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Isabel Wentworth (Fitzwilliam)

Also Known As: "Elizabeth", "Fitz William"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
Death: January 1508 (57-58)
Yorkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir Richard FitzWilliam, Sheriff of Yorkshire and Elizabeth Fitzwilliam
Wife of Sir William Wentworth
Mother of Thomas "Golden Thomas" Wentworth; Elizabeth Wentworth and William Wentworth
Sister of Margaret Reresby; Catherine Skipwith; Edward Fitzwilliam; Thomas FitzWilliam, Of Aldwark and Elizabeth Fitzwilliam

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About Isabel Wentworth

  • Isabel FITZWILLIAM
  • Born: ABT 1442, probably Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
  • Father: Richard FITZWILLIAM (Sir Knight)
  • Mother: Elizabeth CLARELL
  • Married: William WENTWORTH (Esq.) AFT 15 Oct 1460
  • Children:
    • 1. Thomas "Golden Thomas" WENTWORTH (Sir Knight)
    • 2. Ralph WENTWORTH
    • 3. George WENTWORTH
    • 4. William WENTWORTH
    • 5. Elizabeth WENTWORTH
  • http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/FITZWILLIAM.htm#Isabel FITZWILLIAM2
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  • Testamenta eboracensia: or, Wills registered at York, illustrative ..., Volume 3 By Eng York
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6rRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq...
  • Pg.248
  • These daughters and their alliances are mentioned by Mr. Hunter. On Oct. 15, 1460, archbishop William Booth issued a licence to the vicar of Ecclesfield, empowering him to mary William Wentworth, esq. and Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Fitzwilliam, exq. in the chapel of Aldwark, after banns had been thrice published in the parish church. (Reg. Booth, 18 b.) In Mr. Hunter's pedigree the Christian name of this lady is given as Isabel, and that of her husband was not known to that distinguished antiquary.
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  • 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/n97/mod...
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/wentworthgenealo01inwent#page/n162/mo...
  • (16) William Wentworth, Esq., who married, first, Isabella, daughter of Thomas Durrant, Esq.; and, secondly, Isabel, daughter of Sir Thomas Reresby, of Thriberg, in Yorkshire; and by the former had issue:--
    • (17) Sir Thomas Wentworth, who fought valiantly on the side of Henry VI., at the battle of Hexham, 3 April, 1463, when he was made prisoner with the Duke of Somerset and others. He married Joan, daughter of Sir Richard Redman, Kt., of Harwood Tower, in Yorkshire, and had Issue, two sons, William and John. Of the latter, nothing further is known. The former--
      • (18) William Wentworth, Esq., married, 1460-1, Isabel, daughter of Sir Richard Fitzwilliams, of Aldwarke, in Yorkshire, by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Thomas Clarell of the same place, and had issue, Thomas, Ralphe, George, William, and Elizabeth. The latter married, first, Thomas Lea, Esq., of Middleton, and secondly, Henry Arthington, Esq. Of the three younger sons, there is no record save of their names. The father died in 1477, and the line was continued by the eldest son--
        • (19) Sir Thomas Wentworth,
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  • The Wentworth genealogy: English and American, Volume 1 By John Wentworth
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=KR8aAAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc#v=onepag...
  • Pg. 9-10
    • (17) Sir Thomas Wentworth, who fought valiantly on the side of Henry VI, at the battle of Hexham, 3 April 1463, when he was made prisoner with the Duke of Somerset and others. He married Joan, daughter of Sir Richard Redman, Kt., of Harwood Tower, in Yorkshire, and had issue, two sons, William and John. Of the latter, nothing further is known.
    • (18) WILLIAM WENTWORTH, Esq., married, 1460-1, ISABEL, daughter of Sir Richard Fitzwilliams, of Aldwarke, in Yorkshire, by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Thomas Clarell of the same place, and had issue, Thomas, Ralphe, George, William, and Elizabeth. The latter married, first, Thomas Lea, Esq., of Middleton, and secondly, Henry Arthington, Esq. Of the three younger sons, there is no record save of their names. The father died in 1477, and the line was continued by the eldest son.
      • (19) Sir Thomas Wentworth, who was knighted for his bravery at the Battle of Spurs, 16 August 1513. It will be seen that down to this period, the seccessors to the estate of Wentworth-Woodhouse were almost invariably only sons, and as invariably married heiresses or coheiresses.
      • By this time, therefore, the wealth of this family had become enormous, as may be judged by the fact that this Sir Thomas bore the sobriquet of "Golden Thomas." He paid at one time a heavy fine to be excused from accepting the Order of the Bath, and in 1528 obtained a license from Henry VIII to remain covered in the royal presence. The reason alleged was his infirmity, arising from old age. But as he lived twenty years longer (he died 5 December 1548), the presumption is that the license was purchased at a great price for the purpose of gratifying a whim or some feeling of personal pride. He married Beatrix, daughter of Sir Richard Woodruff, Kt., of Woolley, in Yorkshire and widow of John Drax, Esq., of Woodhull, by whom he had issue as follows:-- 1. William, 2. Gervase, 3. Michael, 4. Thomas, 5. Bryan, 6. Elizabeth, 7. Isabel, 8. Beatrice.....
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  • Heraldic visitation of the northern counties in 1530 By Thomas Tonge, William Hylton Dyer Longstaffe
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=swQVAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=J...
  • Pg. 75
    • THESE BE THE ARMES AND PETYGRE OF THOMAS WENTWORTH, ESQUYER.
    • ARMS. Quarterly.
    • I. IV. - Sable, a chevron between three leopards' heads or.
    • II. - Argent, a cross patonce sable.
    • III. - Paly of six, gules and argent, a bend counter-changed.
  • THOMAS WENTWORTH,3 of Wentworth, maried the doughter of Syr Richard Redman, Knyght: and by her he had yssue, Willyam, son and heryre; and John, ijde son.
    • 3. William de Wentworth, living 2 Edw. II., married Isabella, daughter and co-heiress of Wm. de Pollington (Quarter III.), and their son William maried Isabella, daughter and coheiress of Walter de Tinsley. The crest was a griphon argent; and Thomas Wentworth, who married Margaret, the heiress of Gascoigne, and died in 1587, bequeaths to his heir, his chain of gold and gold ring, whereon is engraven his crest, badge, and cognizance, and a dozen of silver spoons, with gryphons' heads at the ends. From this line proceeded the Earl of Strafford. The crest is given as a gryphon argent.
  • "The Lord Wentworthe" [of Nettlested, co. Suffolk]. -- Sabel, a chevron between three leopards' heads or; on the chevron a crescent of the field for difference. Above the shield is a vase. Supporter a gryphon argent, differenced as in the arms. (Harl. MS., 2076.) On 20 Nov., 8 Edw. IV., Henry Wentworth, sen., Esq., sealed with the device of a single leopard's head. (Deed, p. J. J. Howard, LL.D.)
    • Pg. 76
    • WILLIAM, son and heyre of Thomas maryed Isabell, doughter of Syr Richard Fytzwillyam of Aldwerk: and by her had yssue, Thomas, son and heyre; Rauff, ijde son; George, iijde son; Elisabeth, maryed, furst to Thomas Lee, and after to Henry Ardyngton, esquier.
      • THOMAS, son and heyre of Willyam, maryed Beatrix, doughter of Syr Richard Woderofe: and by her had yssue, Willyam, son and heyre; Mighell, ijde son; Thomas iijde son; Brian, iiijth son; Elisabeth, maried to Rauff [sic], esquier; Isabell, maried to Nicholas Woomwell, esquier; and Beatrix.
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  • Isabel FitzWilliam1
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  • Father Sir Richard FitzWilliam, Sheriff of Yorkshire1 b. c 1425, d. 22 Sep 1479
  • Mother Elizabeth Clarell1 b. c 1423, d. 12 May 1503
  • Isabel FitzWilliam and William Wentworth, Esq. obtained a marriage license on 15 October 1460.1
  • Family William Wentworth, Esq. b. c 1440, d. 8 Jan 1509
  • Citations
  • 1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 658.
  • http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1503.htm#...
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  • http://www.wentworthvillage.net/history/family-tree
  • INTERACTIVE TREE
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  • A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and ... By John Burke
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=aB0IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA564&lpg=PA564&dq...
  • Pg.564
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  • The visitations of Suffolk made by Hervey ... 1561, Cooke ... 1577, and ... By William Hervey, Robert Cook
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=EycAAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=M...
  • Pg. 78-79
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Isabel Wentworth's Timeline

1450
1450
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
1464
1464
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
1465
1465
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)

Wooley has also been seen spelt as, Walley. Another source states he was born in Wentworth-Woodhouse, England.

1470
1470
Aldwarke, Yorkshire, England
1508
January 1508
Age 58
Yorkshire, England
1935
April 27, 1935
Age 58
April 27, 1935
Age 58
April 27, 1935
Age 58
May 14, 1935
Age 58