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Sir William Wentworth 1490–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1549

Death Location: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Wentworth

Mother: Beatrice Woodruffe

Spouse(s): Lady Beeston

Children(s): Thomas Wentworth, Beatrice Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Isabel Wentworth, Michael Wentworth

Sir William Wentworth was born in 1490 in Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wentworth And Beatrice Woodrove Or Woodruffe. Sir William Wentworth married Lady Katherine Catharina Beeston, and had children including Beatrice Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Isabel Wentworth, Michael Wentworth, Thomas Henry Ii Wentworth. Sir William Wentworth passed away in 1549 in Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Wentworth was born in 1490 in Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wentworth And Beatrice Woodrove Or Woodruffe.
  • Sir William Wentworth married Lady Katherine Catharina Beeston, and had children including Beatrice Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Isabel Wentworth, Michael Wentworth, Thomas Henry Ii Wentworth.
  • Sir William Wentworth passed away in 1549 in Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Wentworth's Ancestors

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Sir Wentworth
1490–1549
Birth Place: Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Wentworth
1478–1548
Beatrice (Woodrove or) Woodruffe
1486–
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wentworth's Descendants

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Sir (William) Wentworth (1490–1549) m. Lady (Katherine\Catharina) Beeston (ABT 1507–1549)
  1. 1. Thomas (Henry II) Wentworth 1520–1587 m. Lady (Grace Margaret) Gascoigne 1532–1574
    1. 1. Mary (Love *Pilgrim Wentworth (questionable) connection) 1569–1627 m. William (III (the Elder) 'Wil' Brewster (Mayflower I Passanger 1620, Member of the Leiden, Holland Congregation, Signer of the Mayflower Compact) Rev, Mayflower) Pilgrim 1560–1644
      1. 1. Jonathan Brewster 1593–1659 m. Hannah Brewster 1641–1691 m. Lucretia Oldham 1600–1679
        1. 1. Hannah Brewster 1641–1691 m. John Thompson 1630–1688 m. Samuel Starr 1641–1687 m. Samuel Starr 1640– m. James MORGAN 1643–1711 m. Jonathan Brewster 1593–1659
        2. 2. William Brewster 1625–
        3. 3. Mary Brewster 1627–1698
        4. 4. Jonathan Brewster 1629–
        5. 5. Ruth Brewster 1631–1677
        6. 6. Benjamin Brewster 1633–1710
        7. 7. Elizabeth Brewster 1637–1708
        8. 8. Grace Brewster 1639–1684
        9. 9. Hannah Brewster 1641–
      2. 2. Love Brewster 1611–1651 m. Sarah Collier 1616–1691
        1. 1. Wrestling Brewster 1644–1697
        2. 2. Nathaniel Brewster 1639–1676
        3. 3. Deacon (William) Brewster 1645–1723
        4. 4. Rebecca Brewster 1641–
      3. 3. Fear Brewster 1606–1634
      4. 4. Edward Brewster 1587–1635
      5. 5. William Brewster 1586–1608
      6. 6. Robert Brewster 1599–1634
      7. 7. Lydia Brewster 1609–1623
      8. 8. Patience Brewster 1611–1650
      9. 9. Loue Brewster 1599–1609
      10. 10. Robert Brewster 1587–1609
      11. 11. William Brewster 1609–
      12. 12. Child Brewster 1609–1609
      13. 13. Patience (Brewster) Prence 1600–1634
      14. 14. Fear (Brewster) Allerton 1606–1634
      15. 15. Fear Brewster 1600–1608
    2. 2. Grace Wentworth 1570–1571
    3. 3. Thomas Wentworth 1574–1627
  2. 2. Beatrice Wentworth 1524–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wentworth 1524–
  4. 4. Isabel Wentworth 1524–
  5. 5. Michael Wentworth 1524–

Sir Wentworth's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Sir William Wentworth in Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1549
1549
Age 59
Death of Sir William Wentworth
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1549
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wentworth, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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