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Joan Jean Wentworth 1529–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: High Easter, Essex, England

Death Date: 11 Mar 1606

Death Location: High Estre, Essex, England

Father: Sir Wentworth

Mother: Lady Wentworth)

Spouse(s): Geoffrey Gates

Children(s): William Gates, Beatrice Gates, Eustace Gates, John Gates, Peter Sir, Sir Gates

In 1529, Joan Jean Wentworth entered the world in High Easter, Essex, England, born to Sir Nicholas Wentworth And Lady Jane Josselyn Countess Of Wentworth. Joan Jean Wentworth married Geoffrey Gates, and had children including Beatrice Gates, Eustace Gates, John Gates, Peter Gates Sir, Sir Geoffrey Gates, William Gates. Joan Jean Wentworth passed away in 1606 in High Estre, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1529, Joan Jean Wentworth entered the world in High Easter, Essex, England, born to Sir Nicholas Wentworth And Lady Jane Josselyn Countess Of Wentworth.
  • Joan Jean Wentworth married Geoffrey Gates, and had children including Beatrice Gates, Eustace Gates, John Gates, Peter Gates Sir, Sir Geoffrey Gates, William Gates.
  • Joan Jean Wentworth passed away in 1606 in High Estre, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wentworth
1500–1557
Birth Location: Lillingstone Lovell (Oxfordshire) England
SW
Lady Wentworth)
1504–1569
Birth Location: Newhall, Boreham, Essex, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Geoffrey Gates
1525–1553
Birth Location: High Easter, Essex, England, United Kingdom
GG

Children(s)

William Gates
1450–1485
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
WG
Beatrice Gates
1554–1650
Birth Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BG
Eustace Gates
1550–1626
Birth Location: Coney Weston, Suffolk, England
EG
John Gates
1548–1548
Birth Location: High Estre, Essex, England
JG
Peter Sir
1566–1605
Birth Location: High Easter, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
PS
Sir Gates
1550–1640
Birth Location: –
SG

Joan Wentworth's Ancestors

Self
Joan Wentworth
1529–1606
Birth Place: High Easter, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Wentworth
1500–1557
Lillingstone Lovell (Oxfordshire) England
Lady (Jane Josselyn (Countess of) Wentworth)
1504–1569
Newhall, Boreham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Wentworth's Descendants

1.
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Joan (Jean) Wentworth (1529–11 Mar 1606) m. Geoffrey Gates (1525–22 Aug 1553)
  1. 1. William Gates 1450–1485
    1. 1. Thomas Gates 1470–1570 m. Alice England 1482–1519
      1. 1. Agnus (Alice) Gates 1490–1568 m. Sir (John Watts) III 1485–1529
        1. 1. Sir (John Watts 2 IV) knight 1530–1604 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Yetman 1540–1639
        2. 2. Thomas Watts 1520–1562
        3. 3. William Watts 1520–1563
        4. 4. Richard Watts 1512–
        5. 5. Dorithie Watts 1505–1555
        6. 6. Roger Watts 1520–
        7. 7. Lucy Watts 1515–1560
        8. 8. Bennet Wattes 1524–
        9. 9. Avys Watts 1522–1543
        10. 10. John Watts 1523–1559
        11. 11. Thomasyne Watts 1526–1562
      2. 2. Johanna Gate 1490–1568
      3. 3. Alice Gate 1501–1613
  2. 2. Beatrice Gates 1554–1650
  3. 3. Eustace Gates 1550–1626 m. Rose Wright 1567–1635
    1. 1. Sir (Stephen) Gates 1597–1662 m. Ann Hill 1603–1683 m. Anne Gates 1603–1683
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lazell 1630–1704
      2. 2. Simon (Gates) Sr 1646–1693 m. Margarett Barstow 1649–1707 m. Sarah (Woodward) (Gates) 1642–1706 m. Margaret Barstow 1649–1707
        1. 1. Simon Gates 1673–1674
        2. 2. Isaac Gates 1673–1748 m. Mary\Mercy (Benjamin) Gates 1673–1748 m. Jemima (Benjamin Woodward) Gates 1666–1706 m. Elizabeth ('1673' Merriam) Gates 1673–1755
        3. 3. Nathaniel Gates 1675–1731
        4. 4. Stephen Gates 1665–1732 m. Mercy Benjamin 1674–1748 m. Elizabeth (Merriam) Gates 1673–1755 m. Jemima (Benjamin) Gates 1664–1700 m. Jemima Benjamin 1666–1732 m. Hannah Benjamin 1667–1750 m. Jemima Benjamin 1666–1732
        5. 5. Thomas Gates 1669–1726 m. Margaret Geer 1668–1751
      3. 3. Thomas Gates 1640–1726
    2. 2. BRIDGET (GATES 1603) -1617 1603–1617
    3. 3. William (GATES) 1596 1596–1635
    4. 4. Alice (GATES) 1599 1599–1616
    5. 5. Mary (GATES) 1601 1601–1609
    6. 6. Mary (GATES) 1609 1609–1700
    7. 7. Thomas (GATES) 1593 1593–1635
    8. 8. Simon (GATES) 1606 1606–1625
    9. 9. David (GATES 1604 (NOT IN FG) LIST) 1604–1677
    10. 10. Rose (GATES) 1594 1594–1700
  4. 4. John Gates 1548–1548
  5. 5. Peter (Gates) Sir 1566–1605 m. Mary Gates 1568–1620
    1. 1. Thomas Gates 1593–1660 m. Elizabeth (Deol) Weedon 1592–1672 m. Elizabeth Rose 1584–1635
      1. 1. George Gates 1634–1724
      2. 2. John Gates 1621–1731
      3. 3. Simon Gates 1648–
      4. 4. Stephen GATES 1619–1662
      5. 5. Thomas Gates 1631–
      6. 6. Ellen Gates 1618–
    2. 2. Sir (Eustace Gates) (Jaques)(Jayuettes) 1580–1626
    3. 3. Thomas Gates 1585–1622
    4. 4. Josselyn Gates 1580–
    5. 5. Peter Gates 1583–
    6. 6. Governor (Sir Thomas) Gates 1582–1634
    7. 7. Thomas Gates 1582–1635
    8. 8. Stephen Gates 1597–1662
    9. 9. Stephen Gates 1604–1662
    10. 10. Simon Gates 1606–1708
    11. 11. Mary (Gates) (Ackley) 1580–1603
  6. 6. Sir (Geoffrey) Gates 1550–1640

Joan Wentworth's Timeline

3 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Joan Jean Wentworth in High Easter, Essex, England
High Easter, Essex, England
1562
1562
Age 33
Joan Jean Wentworth was married in Great Yeldham, St Andrew, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great Yeldham, St Andrew, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1606
11 Mar 1606
Age 77
Death of Joan Jean Wentworth in High Estre, Essex, England
High Estre, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: High Easter, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Great Yeldham, St Andrew, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Boreham, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shellow Bowells, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1606
    Event Place: High Estre, Essex, England
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