John Wentworth (abt. 1360 - 1425)

Born about 1360 in North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1425 at about age 65 in North Elmsall, par. South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

John WENTWORTH Esq was born circa 1370 in North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England and died 15 Oct 1425 of North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England at age 55. ^[1]

John Wentworth of North Elmsall, Yorkshire, and "Agnes, sister and co-heiress of William Dronsfield, of West Bernton, Yorkshire" had at least one son: Roger, who married (as her 2nd husband) Margery (or Margaret) le Despenser, widow of John Roos."^[2]

He married Agnes Dronsfield, daughter of William Dronsfield.^[3]

Marriage

• Agnes Dronsfield.

Children

• Roger Wentworth, Esq.^[4][5] d. 24 Oct 1452
• John Wentworth, Esq.
• Sir Roger Wentworth d. 21 Oct 1452
• Thomas Wentworth
• Richard Wentworth, Esq. b. c 1410

Research Notes

Many pedigrees conflated the different Johns in this Wentworth family, resulting in a missing generation. See the research notes on his father's profile for a detailed explanation.

Sources

1. ↑ http://washington.ancestryregister.com/WENTWORTH100006.htm#i1515
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol IV, pp 216-217 NETTLESTEAD #15
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 234-235
4. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 215-216
5. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 456

• John Wentworth, Esq., "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" (website, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR; accessed 12 January 2018), citing Douglas Richardson's
  • Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol. III, pp 234-235, 456
  • Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol. IV, p. 215-216
• Cracroft Peerage
  • 17F. John Wentworth, of North Emsall, co. York
  • 18F. Agnes Dronsfield, dau. of Sir William Dronsfield, of West Bretton, co. York
• Burke's Notable British Families 1600s-1900s Dormant, Abeyant, Forfieted and Extinct Peerages; Page 575.
• https://archive.org/details/visitationofyork00flow/page/344 Visitation of Yorkshire: Page 342 Wentworth