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- Sir Thomas Wentworth, 6th Lord le Despenser, 1st Lord Wentworth1,2
- M, b. circa 1500, d. 3 March 1551
- Father Sir Richard Wentworth, 5th Lord le Despenser, Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk2 b. c 1480, d. 17 Oct 1528
- Mother Anne Tyrrell2 b. c 1481, d. a 11 Nov 1529
- Sir Thomas Wentworth, 6th Lord le Despenser, 1st Lord Wentworth was born circa 1500 at of Nettlestead, Suffolk, England; Age 28 in 1528.2 He married Margaret Fortescue, daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue and Anne Stonor, circa 1520; They had 8 sons (Thomas, Henry, Richard, Philip, John, Edward, James, & Roger) and 9 daughters (Anne, Cecily, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret, Margery, Jane, Katherine, & Dorothy).1,2,3 Sir Thomas Wentworth, 6th Lord le Despenser, 1st Lord Wentworth died on 3 March 1551 at King's Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England.4 He was buried on 7 March 1551 at Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.4
- Family Margaret Fortescue b. c 1502, d. bt 23 Apr 1546 - 12 May 1551
- Children
- Anne Wentworth+5 b. c 1521, d. 28 Aug 1575
- Margery Wentworth+2 b. c 1530
- Dorothy Wentworth6,2 b. c 1540, d. 3 Jan 1601
- Philip Wentworth+5 b. c 1550, d. b 10 Oct 1583
- Citations
- 1.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 497-499.
- 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 381.
- 3.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 692.
- 4.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 382.
- 5.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 381-382.
- 6.[S147] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1938 ed., by Sir Bernard Burke, p., 1723.
- From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2881.htm#... __________
- Sir Thomas Wentworth
- Birth: 1500 Nettlestead, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
- Death: Mar. 3, 1551, England
- Baron Wentworth. 6th Lord Despenser, of Nettlestead, Suffolk. Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Privy Councilor, Lord Chamberlain for the Household of King Edward VI.
- Son and heir to Sir Richard Wentworth and Anne Tyrrell, grandson of Sir Henry Wentworth, Lord Despenser and Anne Say, Sir James Tyrrell (executed for treason as an accomplice to Richard de la Pole) and Anne Arundel.
- Husband of Margaret Fortescue, daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue (beheaded for refusing to take the oath of supremacy) and Anne Stonor. They were married about 1520 and had eight sons and nine daughters
- Thomas
- Henry
- Richard
- Philip
- John
- Edward
- James
- Roger
- Anne, wife of John Poley
- Cecily, wife of Sir Robert Wingfield
- Mary, wife of William Cavendish
- Elizabeth, wife of John Cock and Leonard Matthew
- Margaret
- Margery, wife of John Williams Lord Thame, Sir William Drury and Sir James Croft
- Jane, wife of Lord Henry Cheney
- Katherine
- Dorothy, wife of Paul Withypoll, Sir Martin Frobisher and Sir John Savile
- Sir Thomas took part in the Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk's expedition to France in 1523, was created Lord Wentworth and admitted to the House of Lords 02 Dec 1529. He was also one of the peers to try Queen Anne Boleyn. Sir Thomas served with Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk at the Siege on Montreuil as one of his Council of War. Sir Thomas was granted the manors of Stepney, Hackney, and Cheney Gate, Westminster, Middlesex in 1550.
- Margaret was heir to her younger sister, Frances, the wife of Thomas FitzGerald, and Margaret died between 23 April 1546 and 12 May 1551.
- Sir Thomas died testate at the King's Palace at Westminster and was buried in the Westminster Abbey 07 March 1551.
- Family links:
- Parents:
- Richard Wentworth (1480 - 1528)
- Children:
- Philip Wentworth (____ - 1583)*
- Anne Wentworth Poley (1520 - 1575)*
- Burial: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
- Plot: Chapel of St John the Evangelist
- Find A Grave Memorial# 109856403
- From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=109856403 __________________________
- The Wentworth genealogy, comprising the origin of the name, the family in England, and a particular account of Elder William Wentworth, the emigrant, and of his descendants (1870)
- http://www.archive.org/stream/wentworthgenealo01inwent#page/n174/mo...
- (16) Sir Henry Wentworth, Kt., High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 5 or 7, Henry VII., whose will is dated 17 August, 1499, and proved 27 February, 1500-1. He married twice. By his 2d wife, Lady Elizabeth Scroope, who survived him, he had no issue. By his 1st wife, Anne, daughter of Sir John Say, Kt., he had issue as follows:
- .... etc.
- http://www.archive.org/stream/wentworthgenealo01inwent#page/n176/mo...
- The line was continued by
- (17) Sir Richard Wentworth, Kt., of Nettlestead, Co. Suffolk, whose will was dated 15 October, and proved 21 November, 1528. By his wife, Anne, who survived him, daughter of Sir James Tirrell, of Gipping, Co. Suffolk, Kt., he had issue as follows:
- 1. Sir Thomas, of whom hereafter.
- 2. Philip, }
- 3. Richard,} living, 1528, under age.
- 4. Anne, }
- 5. Elizabeth, } living, 1528.
- 6. Dorothy, married, after 1528, to Sir Lionel Tollemache, Kt., of Hemlingham and Blutley, Co. Suffold, ancestor to the Earl of Dysart.
- 7. Margery, who married, after 1528, Christopher Glemham, of Glemham, Co. Suffolk, Esq., and had Elizabeth, who married Sir Henry Wentworth. See forward to number (18-2) of this note.
- 8. Thomasine, who married, after 1528, Richard Pinder, Esq., of Ipswich, Suffolk.
- The line was continued by
- (18) Sir Thomas Wentworth, Kt., Lord Chamberlain of the Household; who, in 1529, was summoned to Parliament, by writ, as Baron Wentworth. He died on the 3d, and was buried on the 7 March, 1550-1, in Westminster Abbey. His wife, who survived him, was Margaret, daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue, Kt. They had issue as follows:
- 1. Sir Thomas, 2d Baron, of whom hereafter.
- 2. Sir Henry (not 21 in 1544), who married his first cousin, Elizabeth Glemham. (See back to number (17-7) of this note.)
- 3. Richard (not 21 in 1544), who married Margaret Royden.
- 4. Philip (not 21 in 1544), who married a daughter of Sir Richard Corbet, Kt.
- 5. John (not 21 in 1455), who perished at sea, in 1564.
- 6. Edward (not 21 in 1544.)
- 7. James (not 21 in 1544), who perished at sea in 1564.
- 8. Roger (not 21 in 1544), who married, and had a daughter Katherine, who was buried at Stepney, Co. Middlesex, 14 July, 1577.
- 9. Anne, living 1544; the wife of Sir John Poley, Kt., of Badley, Suffolk.
- 10. Cicily (or Cecilia) married, after 1544, to Sir Robert Wingfield, Kt.
- 11. Mary, who married, after 1544, William Cavendish, Esq., eldest son of Sir Richard Cavendish, Kt.
- 12. Elizabeth, living 1544, unmarried.
- 13. Margaret, who married, after 1544, 1st John Lord Williams; 2dly, Sir William Drury, Kt.; and 3dly, Sir John Crofts, Kt.
- 14. Margery, living, 1544, unmarried.
- 15. Jane, married, after 1544, to Sir Henry Cheyne, Kt., Lord Cheyne of Toddington, Co. Bedford, She died without issue, 16 April, 1614, and was buried at Toddington.
- 16. Catherine, living, 1544, unmarried.
- 17. Dorothy, married, after 1544, 1st, to Sir Wm. Widmerpoole, Kt.; 1dly, to Sir Martin Frobisher, Kt.; and 3dly, to Sir John Savile, Kt., one of the Barons of the Exchequer, who survived her and died 2 February, 1606-7.
- The line was continued by ____________________
- Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition ... By Douglas Richardson
- http://books.google.com/books?id=kjme027UeagC&printsec=frontcover&d...
- Pg.216
- 15. THOMAS WENTWORTH, Knt., de jure 6th Lord Despenser, of Nettlestead, Suffolk, Harston, Cambridgeshire, etc., Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Privy Councillor, Lord Chamberlain of the Household to King Edward VI, son and heir, born about 1500 (age 28 in 1528). He married about 1520 MARGARET FORTESCUE, daughter of Adrian Fortescue, K.B., of Stonor (in Pyrton) and
- Pg.217
- Shirburn, Oxfordshire, and St. Clement Danes, London, by his 1st wife, Anne (descendant of Kind Edward III), daughter and heiress of William Stonor, Knt. [see STONOR 14 for her ancestry]. They had eight sons, Thomas [2nd Lord Wentworth], Henry, Richard, Philip, Gent., John, Edward, James, and Roger, and nine daughters, Anne, Cecily (wife of Robert Wingfield, Knt.), Mary wife of William Cavendish), Elizabeth (wife of John Cock and Leonard Matthew), Margaret, Margery (wife of John Williams [Lord Williams of Thame], William Drury, Knt., and James Croft, Knt.), Jane (wife of Henry Cheney [Lord Cheny]), Katherine, and Dorothy (wife of Paul Withypoll, and Martin Frobisher, Knt., John Savile, Knt.). He took part in the Duke of Suffolk's expedition to France in 1523. He was created Lord Wentworth and admitted to the House of Lords, 2 Dec. 1529. In 1530 he was one of the peers who tried Queen Anne Boleyn. His wife, Margaret, was heiress in 1540 to her younger sister Frances, wife of Thomas Fitz Gerald, 10th Earl of Kildare. In 1544 he served under the Duke of Norfolk as the Siege of Montreuil, being one of his Council of War. Margaret died between 23 April 1546 and 12 May 1551, presumably before her husband. He was granted the manor of Stepney, Hackney, and Cheyney Gate (now The Deanery), Westminster, all in Middlesex, in 1550. SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH, 1st Lord Wentworth, died at the King's Palace at Westminster 3 March 1550/1, and was buried 7 March 1550/1 in Westminster Abbey. He left a will proved 27 Nov. 1551 (P.C.C. 35 Bucke).
- .... etc. ___________________________
- Pedigrees of the county families of Yorkshire (1874) Vol. 2
- http://www.archive.org/details/pedigreesofcount02fost
- http://www.archive.org/stream/pedigreesofcount02fost#page/n265/mode...
- http://www.archive.org/stream/pedigreesofcount02fost#page/n266/mode...
- Pedigree of Wentworth, of Elmsall, Bretton and Baron Wentworth, of Nettlested.
- .... etc.
- Sir THOMAS WENTWORTH, only son, knt., 1524, sum. to Parl. by writ 2 Dec., 21 Hy. VIII., 1529, as Baron Wentworth, of Nettlested; Ld. Chamb. of the Household and P.C. temp. Ed. VI.; ob. 3 March, 1550, w. d. 16 May, and cod. 8 June, 1544; p. (C. P. C.) 27 Nov., 1557; buried in Westminster Abby, Nov. 7.= MARGARET, eldest dau and co-heir of Sir Adrian Fortescue, knt., by Ann, dau. and heir of Sir William Stonor, knt., by Ann, daughter and co-heir of Jno. Nevil, Marquess of Montacute. Living 1551. ; ch: Sir Thomas (m. Mary Wentworth), 2. Sir Henry (m. Elizabeth Glemham), 3. Richard (m. Margaret Reydon (? Ryther)), 4. Philip (m. Elizabeth Corbet), 5. John, 6. Edward, 7. James, 8. Roger, 1. Anne (m. John Poley), 2. Cecily (m. Sir Robt. Wingfield), 3. Mary (m. Wm. Cavendish), 4. Margaret (m. Jno. Williams & Sir Wm. Drury & Sir Jno. Crofts), 5. Jane (m. Henry Cheyne), 6. Dorothy (m. Paul Widmerpoole & Sir Martin Frobisher & Sir Jno. Savile), 7. Elizabeth (m. John Cocke), 8. Catherine, 9. Margery Wentworth
- 7. ELIZABETH, married to John Cocke, gent., of Little Stanbridge, co. Essex. His w. d. 12 Dec., 1574, and p. (C. P. C.) 27 Jan. following. She survived him.
- .... etc. __________________
- Thomas WENTWORTH (1° B. Wentworth of Nettlestead)
- Born: ABT 1501, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
- Acceded: 2 Dec 1529
- Died: 3 Mar 1550/51, Wooley, York, England
- Buried: Westminister Abbey, London, England
- Notes: See his Biography.
- Father: Richard WENTWORTH (Sir Knight)
- Mother: Anne TYRRELL
- Married: Margaret FORTESCUE (B. Wentworth of Nettlestead) ABT 1520, Suffolk, England
- Children:
- 1. Thomas WENTWORTH (2° B. Wentworth of Nettlestead)
- 2. Phillip WENTWORTH
- 3. Anne WENTWORTH
- 4. Elizabeth WENTWORTH
- 5. Margaret WENTWORTH
- 6. Dorothy WENTWORTH
- 7. James WENTWORTH
- 8. Thomas WENTWORTH (Sir Knight)
- 9. John WENTWORTH (d. 1562, lost with the Greyhound)
- 10. Margery WENTWORTH
- 11. Cecily WENTWORTH
- 12. Jane WENTWORTH (B. Cheney of Toddington)
- 13. Henry WENTWORTH
- 14. Son WENTWORTH
- 15. Son WENTWORTH
- 16. Dau. WENTWORTH
- 17. Dau. WENTWORTH
- From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WENTWORTH.htm#Thomas WENTWORTH (1° B. Wentworth of Nettlestead) ____________________
- ACCORDING TO OTHER SOURCES THESE ARE NOT THE CORRECT PARENTS FOR ELIZABETH WHO MARRIED RALPH DUNHAM
- Elizabeth WENTWORTH
- Born: BET 1536, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England
- Died: ABT 1570, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
- Father: Thomas WENTWORTH (1° B. Wentworth of Nettlestead)
- Mother: Margaret FORTESCUE (B. Wentworth of Nettlestead)
- Married: Ralph DUNHAM (Esq.) ABT 1556, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
- Children:
- 1. John DUNHAM
- 2. Thomas DUNHAM (m. Jane Bromley)
- From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WENTWORTH.htm#Elizabeth WENTWORTH5 ___________________________
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