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Thomas Henry Wentworth 1478–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 December 1548

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Richard Despencer

Mother: Anna Tyrell

Spouse(s): Margaret Fortescue

Children(s): Anne Wentworth, Philip Wentworth, Jane Cheney, Thomas Wentworth, Margery Wentworth

In 1478, Thomas Henry Wentworth entered the world in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Wentworth Lord Despencer And Anna Tyrell. Thomas Henry Wentworth married Margaret Fortescue, and had children including Anne Wentworth, Jane Cheney, John Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Philip Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth. Thomas Henry Wentworth passed away in 1548 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, Thomas Henry Wentworth entered the world in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Wentworth Lord Despencer And Anna Tyrell.
  • Thomas Henry Wentworth married Margaret Fortescue, and had children including Anne Wentworth, Jane Cheney, John Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Philip Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth.
  • Thomas Henry Wentworth passed away in 1548 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Wentworth's Ancestors

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Thomas Wentworth
1478–1548
Birth Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Wentworth Lord Despencer
1470–1528
Nettlestead, Suffolk
Anna Tyrell
1479–1534
Gipping, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Grandparents
Henry (Wentworth, Baron le) Despencer
1448–1500
Nettlestead, Kent, England
Anne Say
1453–1484
borough, of, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
James Tyrell
1445–1502
Great-Grandparents
Philip Despencer
1424–1464
John Say
1415–1478
Elizabeth Cheney
1422–1473
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wentworth's Descendants

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Thomas (Henry) Wentworth (1478–5 December 1548) m. Margaret Fortescue (1502–1545)
  1. 1. Anne Wentworth 1520–1575 m. John Pooley 1511–1589 m. Hugh Jenks 1512–1551
    1. 1. Lady (Margaretha) Pooley 1542–1625 m. Thomas Palmer 1540–1625
      1. 1. Henry Palmer 1615–1661 m. Katherine (Ruth) Springall 1624–1650
        1. 1. Deborah (Palmer Jones Burwell) Champion 1643–1727 m. Lewis (M) Jones 1635–1696 m. Samuel Burwell 1643–1728
      2. 2. Jane Palmer 1575–1635
      3. 3. Thomas Palmer 1565–1608
      4. 4. James (Sir Palmer van Dorney) Court 1580–1657
      5. 5. Mabel Palmer 1575–1598
      6. 6. Roger Palmer 1577–1657
    2. 2. Mirabelle Pooley 1552–1581 m. William Brewster 1540–1583
    3. 3. William Jenks 1527–1571
  2. 2. Philip Wentworth –1583
  3. 3. Jane Cheney –1614
  4. 4. Thomas Wentworth 1525–1584
  5. 5. Margery Wentworth 1524–1584

Thomas Wentworth's Timeline

4 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Thomas Henry Wentworth in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1501
1501
Age 23
Birth of Thomas Henry Wentworth in Nettlestead, Suffolk
Nettlestead, Suffolk
1548
5 December 1548
Age 70
Death of Thomas Henry Wentworth in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1551
3 March 1551
Age 73
Death of Thomas Henry Wentworth in , Yorkshire, , England
, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Nettlestead, Suffolk
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1175
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1551
    Event Place: , Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1175
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; London, England; People and Portraits
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1548
    Event Place: Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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