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Nicholas Wentworth 1490–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1557

Death Location: Buckingham, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Henry Wentworth

Mother: Anne Saye

Spouse(s): Jane Josselyn

Children(s): Clara Wentworth, Peter Wentworth, Joan Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Paul Wentworth, Francis Wentworth

Nicholas Wentworth was born in 1490 in Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Henry Wentworth And Anne De Saye. Nicholas Wentworth married Jane Josselyn, and had children including Clara Wentworth, Francis Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Joan Wentworth, Paul Wentworth, Peter Wentworth. Nicholas Wentworth passed away in 1557 in Buckingham, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Wentworth was born in 1490 in Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Henry Wentworth And Anne De Saye.
  • Nicholas Wentworth married Jane Josselyn, and had children including Clara Wentworth, Francis Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Joan Wentworth, Paul Wentworth, Peter Wentworth.
  • Nicholas Wentworth passed away in 1557 in Buckingham, Oxfordshire, England.

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Nicholas Wentworth's Ancestors

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Nicholas Wentworth
1490–1557
Birth Place: Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Henry Wentworth
1450–1499
Nettlested, Suffolk, England
Anne (de) Saye
1453–1478
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Philip Wentworth
1424–1464
Nettlested, Suffolk, England
Mary (De) Clifford
1416–1478
Appleby Castle, Westmorelandshire, England
John (de) Saye
1430–1478
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Cheney
1420–1473
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Wentworth
1395–1452
Margaret Spencer
1397–1478
John Clifford
1388–1422
Elizabeth Percy
1395–1437
John Saye
1381–1478
Maud Broxbourne
1390–1430
Lawrence Cheney
1396–1461
Elizabeth Cokayne
1403–1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wentworth
1369–1413
Agnes Dronsfield
1373–1437
Philip Spencer
1366–1424
Elizabeth Tiptoft
1370–1478
Thomas Clifford
1363–1391
Elizabeth Ros
1367–1424
Henry Percy
1364–1403
Elizabeth Mortimer
1371–1417
John Saye
1353–1382
Elizabeth Boteler
1346–1411
William Cheney
1365–1399
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
John Cokayne
1364–1429
Edith Grey
1368–1426

Nicholas Wentworth's Descendants

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Nicholas Wentworth (1490–24 Jan 1557) m. Jane Josselyn (1509–26 Aug 1569)
  1. 1. Clara Wentworth 1537–1563 m. Edward (de) Bois 1528–1598
    1. 1. Edward (de) Bois 1556–1588 m. Mary Wentworth 1557–1580
      1. 1. Dorothy (de) Bois 1580–1611 m. Francis Swann 1578–1623
        1. 1. Priscilla Swann 1605–1623 m. Thomas Browne 1609–1663
        2. 2. Frances Swann 1598–
        3. 3. Peter Swann 1600–
        4. 4. Thomas Swann 1601–
        5. 5. Anne Swann 1604–
        6. 6. Dorothy Swann 1605–
        7. 7. Paul Swann 1612–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Swann 1606–
        9. 9. William ("Will") Swann 1585–1638 m. Judith Greene 1589–1636
      2. 2. Edward (de) Bois 1578–
      3. 3. Roger (de) Bois 1582–
      4. 4. Mary (de) Bois 1586–
      5. 5. Peter (de) Bois 1588–
      6. 6. Jane (de) Bois 1591–
      7. 7. Anne (de) Bois 1592–
      8. 8. Frances (de) Bois 1594–
      9. 9. Thomas (de) Bois 1584–
      10. 10. Elizabeth (de) Bois 1585–
    2. 2. Nicholas (de) Bois 1557–
    3. 3. Gersona (de) Bois 1559–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (de) Bois 1561–
    5. 5. Mary (de) Bois 1563–
  2. 2. Peter Wentworth 1529–1595 m. Elizabeth Walsingham 1533–1557
    1. 1. Mary Wentworth 1557–1580 m. Edward (de) Bois 1556–1588
    2. 2. Nicholas Wentworth 1555–1613
    3. 3. Frances Wentworth 1561–
    4. 4. Walter Wentworth 1563–1627
    5. 5. Thomas Wentworth 1559–1628
  3. 3. Joan Wentworth 1529–1558
  4. 4. Henry Wentworth 1531–1614
  5. 5. Paul Wentworth 1534–1594
  6. 6. Francis Wentworth 1535–

Nicholas Wentworth's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Nicholas Wentworth in Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
1557
24 Jan 1557
Age 67
Death of Nicholas Wentworth in Buckingham, Oxfordshire, England
Buckingham, Oxfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Buckingham, Oxfordshire, England

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