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Henry Wentworth 1429 – 1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1429

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1482

Death Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England

Father: Roger Wentworth

Mother: Margaret Despencer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Howard, Joan FitzSimon

Children(s): Henry Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, William Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Agnes Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, William Wentworth, Robert Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Henry Wentworth

Henry Wentworth was born in 1429 in Essex, England, the child of Roger Wentworth and Margaret Le Despencer. Henry Wentworth married Elizabeth Howard, Joan FitzSimon, and had children including Henry Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, William Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Elizabeth Alice Wentworth, Agnes Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, William Wentworth, Robert Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Henry Wentworth. Henry Wentworth passed away in 1482 in Wethersfield, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Wentworth was born in 1429 in Essex, England, the child of Roger Wentworth and Margaret Le Despencer.
  • Henry Wentworth married Elizabeth Howard, Joan FitzSimon, and had children including Henry Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, William Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Elizabeth Alice Wentworth, Agnes Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, William Wentworth, Robert Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Henry Wentworth.
  • Henry Wentworth passed away in 1482 in Wethersfield, Essex, England.

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Henry Wentworth's Ancestors

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Henry Wentworth
1429 – 1482
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Roger Wentworth
1397 – 1452
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Margaret (Le) Despencer
1397 – 1478
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John (Godfrey) Wentworth
1369 – 1425
North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Dronsfield
1360 – 1437
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Philip (Le) Despencer
1364 – 1424
Goxhill, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Tibetot
1370 – 1424
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Dronsfield
1320 – 1380
Anne Gascoigne
1322 – 1388
Philip Despencer
1342 – 1401
Elizabeth Cobham
1350 – 1401
Robert Tibetot
1341 – 1372
Margaret Deincourt
1350 – 1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dronsfield
1320 – 1373
Ann Gascoigne
1322 – 1388
William Gascoigne
1298 – 1366
Margaret Clarell
1310 – 1396
Philip Despenser
1313 – 1349
Joan Cobham
1313 – 1357
John Cobham
1324 – 1408
Margaret Courtenay
1328 – 1395
John Tiptoft
1313 – 1367
Margaret Badlesmere
1305 – 1349
William Deincourt
1310 – 1364
Milicent Zouche
1311 – 1379

Henry Wentworth's Descendants

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Henry Wentworth (1429 – 22 Mar 1482) m. Elizabeth Howard (26 Aug 1428 – 22 Mar 1483) m. Joan FitzSimon (1431 – 26 Aug 1521)
  1. 1. Henry Wentworth (1450 – 1 Aug 1499) m. Ann Hammond (Abt 1448 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Wentworth (1450 – 17 Oct 1528)
  3. 3. William Wentworth (1452 – 9 Aug 1539)
  4. 4. Margery Wentworth (1453 – 7 May 1540)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Alice) Wentworth (1455 – 1528) m. Charles Morton (1478 – 1531)
  6. 6. Agnes Wentworth (1456 – 1500) m. Robert Timperley (Abt 1453 – 1494)
  7. 7. Margaret Wentworth (Abt 1457 – Aft 1530) m. Edmund Wingfield (1468 – 1530)
  8. 8. Mary Wentworth (Abt 1458 – 1500) m. Thomas Tymperley (Abt 1477 – 1505)
  9. 9. Roger Wentworth (Abt 1465 – 9 Aug 1539) m. Anna Tyrell (1474 – 28 Aug 1534)
  10. 10. William Wentworth (1468 – 17 Oct 1528)
  11. 11. Robert Wentworth (1470 – )
  12. 12. Margery Wentworth (1478 – Oct 1550) m. John Seymour (1474 – 21 Dec 1536)
  13. 13. Henry Wentworth ( – 1511)

Henry Wentworth's Timeline

3 Records

1429
1429
Birth of Henry Wentworth in Essex, England
Essex, England
1482
22 Mar 1482
Age 53
Death of Henry Wentworth in Wethersfield, Essex, England
Wethersfield, Essex, England
1482
Mar 1482
Age 53
Burial of Henry Wentworth in Wethersfield, Essex, England
Wethersfield, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1429
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1482
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1482
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Essex, England

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