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Peter Wentworth 1530–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 NOV 1596

Death Location: Tower of London, London, England

Father: Nicholas Wentworth

Mother: Joan Jocelyn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Walsingham, Lettice Lane

Children(s): Mary Wentworth, Walter Wentworth, Christiana Wentworth, Catherine Knatchbull, Walter Wentworth, Nicholas Wentworth, Francis Wentworth, Frances WENTWORTH, Wentworth None, Elizabeth Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, Wentworth None, Jane Wentworth, Philippa Wentworth

Peter Wentworth was born in 1530 in Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Nicholas Wentworth And Joan Jocelyn. Peter Wentworth married Elizabeth Walsingham, Lettice Lane, and had children including Catherine Knatchbull, Christiana Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Frances Wentworth, Francis Wentworth, Jane Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Nicholas Wentworth, Philippa Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, Walter Wentworth, Wentworth. Peter Wentworth passed away in 1596 in Tower of London, London, England.

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Biography

  • Peter Wentworth was born in 1530 in Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Nicholas Wentworth And Joan Jocelyn.
  • Peter Wentworth married Elizabeth Walsingham, Lettice Lane, and had children including Catherine Knatchbull, Christiana Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Frances Wentworth, Francis Wentworth, Jane Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Nicholas Wentworth, Philippa Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, Walter Wentworth, Wentworth.
  • Peter Wentworth passed away in 1596 in Tower of London, London, England.

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Peter Wentworth's Ancestors

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Peter Wentworth
1530–1596
Birth Place: Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Nicholas Wentworth
1500–1557
Wethersfield, Essex, England
Joan Jocelyn
1509–1569
Boreham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Wentworth's Descendants

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Peter Wentworth (1530–10 NOV 1596) m. Elizabeth Walsingham (1533–21 JUL 1596) m. Lettice Lane (1532–BEF 1555)
  1. 1. Mary Wentworth 1550–1616 m. Edward Boys 1540–1635 m. Edward Boise 1540–1599 m. Edward Boys 1540–1634
    1. 1. Dorothy Boys 1580–1617 m. Francis Swan –1622
      1. 1. William Swann 1585–1637 m. Judith Greene 1588–1636
        1. 1. Thomas Swann 1616–1680 m. Sarah Cod 1629–1655 m. Margaret Delton 1614–1646 m. Sarah CHANDLER 1634–1662 m. Ann Fludd 1602–1668 m. Mary Mansfield 1644–1700
        2. 2. John Swann 1618–1708 m. Rebecca Palfrey 1630–1654 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pratt 1632–1702
        3. 3. Samuel Swann 1620–1671
        4. 4. Matthew Swann 1620–1702 m. Mary (Harris) Splittimber 1602–1665 m. Mary (Sarah) Harris 1633–1753
        5. 5. John Swann 1625–
        6. 6. James Swann 1631– m. Ann Burch 1631–
        7. 7. Edward Swann 1633–1706 m. Susannah Heath 1632–1676
      2. 2. Frances Swann 1599–
      3. 3. Edward Swann –1707 m. Leah Swan 1605– m. Sarah Swann 1604–
      4. 4. Amy (or Anna) Swan 1606–
      5. 5. William Swann 1607–
      6. 6. Richard Swann 1608–
      7. 7. Priscilla Swann 1605–1653 m. THOMAAS BROWN 1601– m. Henry (Thomas) Browne 1609–1663
      8. 8. Paul Swann 1612–
    2. 2. Nicholas Boys 1541– m. Miss Wooer 1565–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Boys 1545–
    4. 4. Mary Boys 1547– m. Thomas Ovington 1559–
    5. 5. Edward Boyse 1578–1646 m. Elizabeth Hammond 1584–1673
    6. 6. Roger Boys –1623
    7. 7. Mary Boys 1586–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Boys 1587–
    9. 9. Peter Boys –1627
    10. 10. Jane Boys 1591–1592
    11. 11. Ann Boys 1592– m. Francis Warnett 1592–
    12. 12. Frances Boys 1597– m. John Thompson 1585–
  2. 2. Walter Wentworth 1532–1627
  3. 3. Christiana Wentworth 1540–1558 m. Amies 1561– m. John Amies 1538–
  4. 4. Catherine Knatchbull 1550–1578 m. Edward Boise 1540–1599
  5. 5. Walter Wentworth 1550–1627 m. Maria Hampden 1556–1614 m. Mary Hampden 1567–
  6. 6. Nicholas Wentworth 1555–1612 m. Susana Wigston 1555–1622 m. Lettice Lane 1532–1555
  7. 7. Francis Wentworth 1556–
  8. 8. Frances WENTWORTH 1561–1636 m. Walter Strickland 1555–1636
  9. 9. Wentworth 1565–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Wentworth 1565–
  11. 11. Thomas Wentworth 1568–1628 m. Dorothy Kebel 1563–1628 m. Wentworth 1589– m. Miss Johnson 1603– m. Dorothy Kibble 1538– m. Johnson 1570–
  12. 12. Wentworth 1570– m. Amies 1566–
  13. 13. Jane Wentworth 1570–
  14. 14. Philippa Wentworth 1570–

Peter Wentworth's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Peter Wentworth in Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
1596
1596
Age 66
Burial of Peter Wentworth in Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, Tower Of London, London Borough Of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, ENGLAND
Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, Tower Of London, London Borough Of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, ENGLAND
1596
10 NOV 1596
Age 66
Death of Peter Wentworth in Tower of London, London, England
Tower of London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Lillingstone Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Peter Wentworth, person ID LR7B-HLG.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, Tower Of London, London Borough Of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, ENGLAND
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Peter Wentworth, person ID LR7B-HLG.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1596
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, England
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for Peter Wentworth, person ID LR7B-HLG.

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