John Wentworth (1481 - 1544)

Born 1481 in North Elmsall, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Aug 1544 at about age 63 in Yorkshire, England

Biography

John Wentworth ... ^[1]

Death date is the date that Wentworth's will was proved.^[2]

Estimated birth date taken from same site.^[2]

Research Notes

From a search of Google Books' online copy of 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):

Jane Appleton, dau. of Roger Appleton, Gent., & Anne Sulliard, m (1) John Wentworth, Knt. (Roger’s will was proved 1529). p 15

Jane Appleton, widow of John Wentworth, m (2) Sir Thomas Gargrave before 1549 (died 1579; Jane survived him). p 242

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by BK McDonald, Tuesday, November 5, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} South Yorkshire: the History and Topography of the Deanery of Doncaster, in the Diocese and County of York (1828-1831), Hunter, Joseph, (2 volumes. London: J.B. Nichols, 1828-1831), FHL book Q 942.74 H2hu; FHL microfilm 1,696,503 it., vol. 2 p. 453.
   cited by
   "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:78LG-LBT : accessed 2023-12-20), entry for Sir John Wentworth Knight, cites sources; "Europe. Royal and Noble Houses. Date range: 400s–1900s." file (2:2:2:MMD2-H72), submitted 2016-01-21 by FamilySearch.

• Clay: page 295, VII.
• Baildon: Volume 2, page 365.
• Visitation of Yorkshire Page 133 Gargrave
• Foster, Joseph. Pedigrees of the county families of Yorkshire. 1874. Vol 1. Pg. 79. Creyke of Marton Archive.org

Acknowledgments

Thank you to BK McDonald for creating Wentworth-718 on 5 Nov 13.