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Thomas Wentworth 1501 – 1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Mar 1551

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

Father: Sir Wentworth

Mother: Anna Tyrell

Spouse(s): Baroness Fortescue

Children(s): Anne Wentworth, Jane Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, James Wentworth, Cecily Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Katherine Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Richard Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Dorothy Wentworth, Phillip Wentworth, John Wentworth, Edward Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, Henry Wentworth

The story of Thomas Wentworth began in 1501 in Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Thomas Wentworth married Baroness Margaret Fortescue, and had children including Anne Wentworth, Jane Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, James Wentworth, Cecily Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Katherine Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Richard Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Dorothy Wentworth, Phillip Wentworth, John Wentworth, Edward Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, Henry Wentworth. Thomas Wentworth passed away in 1551 in City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Wentworth began in 1501 in Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Thomas Wentworth married Baroness Margaret Fortescue, and had children including Anne Wentworth, Jane Wentworth, Elizabeth Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Thomas Wentworth, James Wentworth, Cecily Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Henry Wentworth, Margaret Wentworth, Katherine Wentworth, Mary Wentworth, Richard Wentworth, Margery Wentworth, Dorothy Wentworth, Phillip Wentworth, John Wentworth, Edward Wentworth, Roger Wentworth, Henry Wentworth.
  • Thomas Wentworth passed away in 1551 in City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Wentworth's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Wentworth
1501 – 1551
Birth Place: Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Wentworth
1490 – 1528
Suffolk, England
Anna Tyrell
1480 –
Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Henry Wentworth
1448 – 1501
Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth* (de) Neville
1465 – 1515
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
James Tyrrell
1450 – 1502
Gipping, Suffolk, England
Anne Arundel
1448 –
Lanherne, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Wentworth
1424 – 1464
Mary Clifford
1421 – 1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Wentworth
1397 – 1452
Margaret Despencer
1397 – 1478
John Clifford
1388 – 1422
Elizabeth Percy
1370 – 1437

Thomas Wentworth's Descendants

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Thomas Wentworth (1501 – 3 Mar 1551) m. Baroness (Margaret) Fortescue (1502 – 12 May 1551)
  1. 1. Anne Wentworth (1520 – ) m. John Poole (1511 – 20 Oct 1589)
  2. 2. Jane Wentworth (Abt 1521 – 16 Apr 1614) m. Henry Cheney (Abt 1540 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wentworth (1524 – Aft 1544)
  4. 4. Margery Wentworth (1524 – Oct 1584) m. Robert (Moses) Frustenden (1522 – 1582)
  5. 5. Thomas Wentworth (1525 – 13 Jan 1584) m. Mary Wentworth (Abt 1524 – 2 Sep 1571) m. Grace Gascoigne (1522 – 27 Mar 1574) m. Jane Harleston (Mar 1541 – 14 Feb 1615) m. Anne Wentworth (1529 – 12 Sep 1571)
  6. 6. James Wentworth (Abt 1526 – Mar 1563) m.
  7. 7. Cecily Wentworth (1527 – 22 Aug 1573) m. Robert Wingfield (1518 – 19 Mar 1596)
  8. 8. Mary Wentworth (1527 – ) m. William Cavendish
  9. 9. Henry Wentworth (1528 – 13 Jan 1584)
  10. 10. Henry Wentworth (Abt 1528 – ) m. Elizabeth Glenham (Abt 1530 – Bet 1567 and 1643)
  11. 11. Henry Wentworth (Abt 1528 – )
  12. 12. Henry Wentworth (Abt 1529 – 30 Dec 1564) m. Ursula SWINNOWE (Abt 1533 – 4 Sep 1584)
  13. 13. Margaret Wentworth (1530 – 1588) m. William Drury (2 Oct 1527 – 13 Oct 1579) m. John Williams m. Robert Harbin (1526 – 24 Dec 1621)
    1. 1. Jane Drewerie (Abt 1560 – 21 May 1635) m. Sir (Richard) Chetwode (1560 – 21 May 1635)
      1. 1. Richard Chetwode (1580 – ) m. Anne Knightley (Abt 1582 – 1618)
      2. 2. William Chetwode (1581 – )
      3. 3. Catherine Chetwode (1582 – Aft 27 Dec 1620) m. William Skeffington (Abt 1576 – 19 Dec 1605) m. Michael Bray (Abt 1576 – 4 Nov 1613)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Chetwode ( – 11 Apr 1618)
      5. 5. Anne Chetwode (1584 – Aft 1621) m. John Bray (1585 – 1616) m. Giles Bray (Abt 1606 – )
        1. 1. Jane BRAY (Abt 1603 – ) m. Rice JONES (1582 – Abt 1615)
        2. 2. Reginal Bray (Abt 1608 – 1639) m. Martha Humble (Abt 1612 – )
        3. 3. Col. (James R.) Bray (7 Jul 1609 – 24 Oct 1691) m. Angelica Burgess (1611 – 1693)
        4. 4. An Braye ( – 20 Mar 1612)
        5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Bray (1616 – 1695) m. William Booth (Abt 1630 – 16 May 1692) m. Thomas Wright (1619 – 1651)
    2. 2. Anne Drury (Abt 1564 – ) m. Robert Hartwell (Abt 1572 – )
    3. 3. Bridget Drury (1565 – 1625) m. John Harbin (4 Mar 1539 – )
  14. 14. Katherine Wentworth (1530 – )
  15. 15. Mary Wentworth (Abt 1530 – 1611)
  16. 16. Richard Wentworth (1531 – 16 Apr 1614)
  17. 17. Margery Wentworth (1531 – ) m. William Page (Abt 1525 – )
  18. 18. Dorothy Wentworth (1532 – 3 Jan 1601) m. Martin Frobisher (1535 – 15 Nov 1594) m. Sir (John Methley) Savile (1546 – 2 Feb 1607) m. Sir (William) Widmerpole (Bet 1530 and 1539 – Bet 1580 and 1589)
  19. 19. Phillip Wentworth (1536 – 10 Oct 1583) m. Elizabeth Corbet (Abt 1538 – Aft 28 Nov 1604)
  20. 20. John Wentworth (Abt 1538 – Mar 1563)
  21. 21. Edward Wentworth (1539 – 1583)
  22. 22. Roger Wentworth (Abt 1541 – )
  23. 23. Henry Wentworth (Abt 1548 – )

Thomas Wentworth's Timeline

3 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Thomas Wentworth in Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1551
3 Mar 1551
Age 50
Death of Thomas Wentworth in City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1551
Mar 1551
Age 50
Burial of Thomas Wentworth in Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1551
    Event Place: City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1551
    Event Place: Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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