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Matthew Wentworth 1500–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: West Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 4 June 1572

Death Location: Yorkshire

Father: Sir Wentworth

Mother: Anne Dyneley

Spouse(s): Matilda Middleton

Children(s): Jane Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth

Matthew Wentworth was born in 1500 in West Bretton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Wentworth And Anne Dyneley. Matthew Wentworth married Matilda Maud Middleton, and had children including Jane Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth. Matthew Wentworth passed away in 1572 in Yorkshire.

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Biography

  • Matthew Wentworth was born in 1500 in West Bretton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Wentworth And Anne Dyneley.
  • Matthew Wentworth married Matilda Maud Middleton, and had children including Jane Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth.
  • Matthew Wentworth passed away in 1572 in Yorkshire.

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Matthew Wentworth's Ancestors

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Matthew Wentworth
1500–1572
Birth Place: West Bretton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Wentworth
1470–1527
Monk Bretton Manor, West Bretton, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Anne Dyneley
1475–1537
Wakefield Manor House, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
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Matthew Wentworth's Descendants

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Matthew Wentworth (1500–4 June 1572) m. Matilda (Maud) Middleton (1500–5 Jan. 1599)
  1. 1. Jane Wentworth 1525–1591 m. William Rockley 1520–
    1. 1. Mary Rockley 1567–1604 m. William (O.) Wombwell 1565–1653
      1. 1. Capt. (Thomas William) Wombwell 1604–1662 m. Margaret (Martha) Wentworth 1604–1687
        1. 1. Capt. (Thomas) Wombwell 1625–1687
  2. 2. Thomas Wentworth 1525–

Matthew Wentworth's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Matthew Wentworth in West Bretton, Yorkshire, England
West Bretton, Yorkshire, England
1572
4 June 1572
Age 72
Death of Matthew Wentworth in Yorkshire
Yorkshire

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: West Bretton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1572
    Event Place: Yorkshire

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