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Peter Wentworth 1524–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 Nov 1597

Death Location: London, City Of London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Wentworth

Mother: Lady Wentworth)

Spouse(s): Lady Walsingham

Children(s): Mary Wentworth

Peter Wentworth was born in 1524 in Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Nicholas Wentworth And Lady Jane Josselyn Countess Of Wentworth. Peter Wentworth married Lady Elizabeth Walsingham, and had children including Mary Wentworth. Peter Wentworth passed away in 1597 in London, City Of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Peter Wentworth was born in 1524 in Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Sir Nicholas Wentworth And Lady Jane Josselyn Countess Of Wentworth.
  • Peter Wentworth married Lady Elizabeth Walsingham, and had children including Mary Wentworth.
  • Peter Wentworth passed away in 1597 in London, City Of London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wentworth
1500–1557
Birth Location: Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
SW
Lady Wentworth)
1509–1569
Birth Location: Newhall, Boreham, Essex, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Lady Walsingham
1533–1596
Birth Location: Horton, Northamptonshire, England
LW

Children(s)

Mary Wentworth
1555–1616
Birth Location: Lillingstone, Lovell, Kent, England
MW

Peter Wentworth's Ancestors

Self
Peter Wentworth
1524–1597
Birth Place: Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Wentworth
1500–1557
Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Jane Josselyn (Countess of) Wentworth)
1509–1569
Newhall, Boreham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Henry) Wentworth
1426–1501
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Lady (Joan) FitzSimon
1431–1521
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
John Josselyn
1460–1525
High Roding, Essex, England
Philippa Bradbury
1466–1530
Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wentworth
1395–1452
Margaret Despencer
1397–1478
Robert FitzSimon
1410–1474
Katherine Manfield
1412–
George Josselyn
1432–1520
Maud Bardolph
1432–1525
William Bradbury
1430–1465
Jane FitzWilliam
1442–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Josselyn
1400–1478
Alice Duke
1410–
Edmond Bardolph
1406–1450
Maude Barton
1405–1450
Thomas Esq.
1388–1479
Margaret Dymoke
1393–1463

Peter Wentworth's Descendants

1.
PW
Peter Wentworth (1524–10 Nov 1597) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Walsingham (1533–21 Jul 1596)
  1. 1. Mary Wentworth 1555–1616 m. Sir (Edward De) Bois 1554–1625
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothye De) Bois 1580–1617 m. Sir (Francis Swan Lord) Denton 1572–1623
      1. 1. Anna (Swan) (Shannon) 1605–1631 m. John (SHANNON) Jr. 1601–1633
        1. 1. Robert SHANNON 1630–1733 m. Annal (Maca) POWELL 1635–1692

Peter Wentworth's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Peter Wentworth in Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England
1597
10 Nov 1597
Age 73
Death of Peter Wentworth in London, City Of London, Greater London, England
London, City Of London, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Lillington Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1597
    Event Place: London, City Of London, Greater London, England
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