Thomas Wentworth PC (1501 - 1551)

Born 1501 in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Fortescue) Wentworth — married 1520 in Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1551 at about age 50 in Woolley, Yorkshire, England

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Thomas Wentworth PC was born in Suffolk, England.

Thomas Wentworth PC is Notable.

Thomas Wentworth was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Thomas Wentworth was born at the family seat of the Wentworths, (Nettlestead Manor) in 1501 at Nettlestead, Suffolk, England. ^[1] He was the son of Sir Richard Wentworth "5th Lord le Despenser" Kt and Anne (Tyrrell) Wentworth.

When Thomas was 22, he joined the Duke of Suffolk's expedition into France in 1523, and was subsequently knighted in the chapel at Roye, Somme, France, on the 31 October, 1523.

In 1520 Thomas Wentworth married Margaret Fortescue in Suffolk, England. ^[2]
(There is a bit of a mystery here. "Cokayne's Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland and Great Britain" states on page 497 that they were married in 1525/27 but The Dictionary of National Biography states the marriage was in 1520, so that seems more reliable as it fits in with the birth of the first child. ^[1]

In 1520, Sir Thomas Wentworth married Margaret Fortescue [b. 1502, d. 12 May 1551], daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue, Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and Anne Stonor.
They had 8 sons and 9 daughters^[3]

CHILDREN: ^[4]
If more accurate birth and death dates are found, please replace them. This is so far, the only source I have found with dates.

1. Anne Wentworth 1520-1575 wife of John Poley, Esq^[5]
2. Jane Wentworth 1521-1558 wife of Sir Henry Cheyne aka Cheney.
3. Elizabeth Wentworth 1524-1570 wife of 1. John Cock, & 2. Leonard Matthew
4. Thomas Wentworth 2nd Baron Wentworth baptised 1525 died 13 Jan 1584 ^[6]
5. Cecily (Wentworth) Wingfield 1527-1573 m. Sir Robert Wingfield.
6. Mary (Wentworth) Cavendish (bef 1531) 1527-1611 Mary, wife of William (Cavendish Gernon) Cavendish
7. Henry Wentworth 1528-1584 Nettlestead, Suffolk.
8. Richard Wentworth bef. 1531-1614 Nettlestead, Suffolk.
9. Katherine Wentworth c.1532- unmarried
10. Margaret Wentworth c.1534 Guess.
11. Margery (Wentworth) 1537-1675 m. John Williams, 1st (and last) Baron Williams of Thame (c. 1500-14 Oct 1559) ^[7]
12. Dorothy Wentworth 1532- d. 3 Jan 1601 1m. Paul Withypoll, 2m Sir Martin Frobisher, ^[8] & 3m. Sir John Savile ^[9]
13. Philip Wentworth, Gent. 1536 - 10 Oct 1583 Nettlestead, Suffolk
14. Roger Wentworth 1537-1577 Nettlestead, Suffolk
15. John Wentworth 1538-1563 Killed in action
16. Edward Wentworth 1539-1583 Nettlestead, Suffolk.
17. James Wentworth (1540-1563) Killed in action

Soon after, in 1527 Sir Thomas was a member of the household of Henry VIII's sister Mary Tudor,^[10] and on 17 Oct. 1528 succeeded his father Sir Richard Wentworth "5th Lord le Despenser" Kt to the title of 6th Lord le Despenser and ownership of Nettlestead Manor, in Nettlestead, Suffolk, England. Not long after this, on the 2nd December, 1529 he was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead.

Lord Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth of Nettlestead, ^[11] was often referred to in northern Yorkshire books as "Lord Wentworth of the South". This was because the original ancient family of Wentworths came from Yorkshire, two branches of which were settled at Wentworth-Woodhouse, and North Elmsall (later to Nettlestead), the latter branch being the "southern" Wentworths.
The Wentworth Family "split" into three branches. 1. Wentworth of Nettlestead, Suffolk, 2. Wentworth of Gosfield, Essex and 3. Wentworth of Lillingston Lovell of Oxfordshire, England. The family history is written in a book called "Three Branches of the Family of Wentworth" by William Loftie Rutton, London, 1891. ^[12]

One of the first duties he fulfilled as a Baron was to sign the Peers' letter to the pope in 1530, requesting that King Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon might be granted, and in 1532 he attended King Henry VIII on his visit to Calais to meet King Francis I.

Following on from that, Thomas Wentworth was present as one of the peers who were at the trial of Anne Boleyn. After her execution, he was also sent to Calais, France, to receive King Henry's third wife, Anne of Cleves in December 1539.

Thomas did not benefit by Henry VIII's will, but in February 1546–7 Paget declared that it was the late king's intention that Wentworth should be granted the stewardship of all the bishop of Ely's ^[13] lands in Cambridgeshire, England.

In July 1549 sat as a member of the privy council. He was further rewarded for his faithfulness to the Royal causes, by being appointed one of the six lords to attend on Edward VI, and on 2 Feb. 1549–50, At that time, Thomas Wentworth succeeded Henry Fitzalan Arundel ^[14] as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal household.

On the 16th April, 1550, Thomas Wentworth was granted the manors of Stepney and Hackney for his loyal services.

A portrait of Wentworth is among the Holbein drawings at Windsor; it was engraved by Dalton, by Bartolozzi in 1792, and by Minaso in 1812.
Another portrait was lent by Mr. F. Vernon-Wentworth of Castle Wentworth to the South Kensington loan exhibition of 1866 (No. 169).
A third, painted by Theodore Bernards, belongs to Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Bt., and was reproduced as a frontispiece to Mr. W. L. Rutton's ‘Three Branches of the Wentworth Family’ (1891).
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth, was also possibly painted by John Bettes the Elder^[15] A portrait of Wentworth is among the Holbein drawings at Windsor; it was engraved by Dalton, by Bartolozzi in 1792, and by Minaso in 1812.
Another portrait, painted by Theodore Bernards, belongs to Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, Bt., and was reproduced as a frontispiece to the book by Mr. W. L. Rutton's ‘Three Branches of the Wentworth Family’ (1891).

He was a constant attendant at the privy council meetings until the 15th February, 1550/51, a month before he died on 3 March 1551.
Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st Lord Wentworth, 6th Lord Despenser, Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Privy Councillor, Lord Chamberlain for the Household of King Edward VI passed away on the 3rd March, 1551 at Wooley, Yorkshire, England. ^[16] He was buried with great pomp and ceremony on the 7th March 1551 at Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England. ^[17] His estate was probated on 27 November 1551.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dictionary of National Biography (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wentworth,_Thomas_(1501-1551)_(DNB00) ) Accessed 5th June 2020
2. ↑ Thomas Wentworth's marriage: The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant; Vol. 12 Part 2 Pages 497 Title No 271412_12_02 by Cokayne, George Edward, 1825-1911 Gibbs, Vicary; (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/534709-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-12-part-2?offset=1) Subject Great Britain – Genealogy, Great Britain – Nobility. Publisher Digital FamilySearch International, Download: (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/534709-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-12-part-2?viewer=1&offset=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=) Accessed 2 June 2020
3. ↑ The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 497-499.
4. ↑ Wentworth Children (https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L28Z-7PQ/baroness--margaret-fortescue-1502-1551)
5. ↑ The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 497-499.
6. ↑ 2nd Baron Wentworth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wentworth,_2nd_Baron_Wentworth) Citing: Wikipedia contributors, "Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Wentworth,_2nd_Baron_Wentworth&oldid=955070918 (accessed May 30, 2020).
7. ↑ "John Williams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams,_1st_Baron_Williams_of_Thame)
8. ↑ Martin Frobisher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Frobisher) Citing this page: Wikipedia contributors, "Martin Frobisher," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Frobisher&oldid=960230847 (accessed June 5, 2020).
9. ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1938 ed., by Sir Bernard Burke, p., 1723.
10. ↑ Mary Tudor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Tudor,_Queen_of_France) Citing this Page: Wikipedia contributors, "Mary Tudor, Queen of France," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Tudor,_Queen_of_France&oldid=959200136 (accessed June 4, 2020)
11. ↑ Lord Thomas Wentworth: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Wentworth,_1st_Baron_Wentworth) Citing this page: Wikipedia contributors, "Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Wentworth,_1st_Baron_Wentworth&oldid=959842269 (accessed June 5, 2020).
12. ↑ Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition. Three Branches of the Family of Wentworth. by William Loftie Rutton, London, 1891 (https://books.google.com.au/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=RA2-PA682&lpg=RA2-PA682&dq=%27%27Family+of+Wentworth%27%27+by+William+Loftie+Rutton,+London,+1891&source=bl&ots=qwLjGA6hhe&sig=ACfU3U0Z1EJgJK9eSpL4JPhD6ldi6LwfUA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyh6-w1erpAhUjwjgGHRAZD_QQ6AEwEnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Family%20of%20Wentworth%20by%20William%20Loftie%20Rutton%2C%20London%2C%201891&f=false)
13. ↑ Bishop of Ely (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Ely) Citing this page: Wikipedia contributors, "Bishop of Ely," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bishop_of_Ely&oldid=944745735 (accessed June 5, 2020).
14. ↑ Henry Fitzalan Arundel: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fitzalan,_12th_Earl_of_Arundel) Citing this page: Wikipedia contributors, "Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Fitzalan,_12th_Earl_of_Arundel&oldid=951072193 (accessed June 5, 2020).
15. ↑ National Portrait Gallery, London Website. Portrait of Thomas Wentworth,by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist (possibly John Bettes the Elder), oil on panel, circa 1547-50, 30 3/8 in. x 28 7/8 in. (771 mm x 734 mm)
16. ↑ "Death Entry" FaG Sir Thomas Wentworth (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109856403/thomas-wentworth) Citing: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 May 2020), memorial page for Sir Thomas Wentworth (1500–3 Mar 1551), Find a Grave Memorial no. 109856403, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Anne Shurtleff Stevens (contributor 46947920) . Accessed 30 May 2020
17. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 239.

See also:

• Visitation of Essex Vol 13: Wentworth
• Le Neve's Pedigrees of the Knights, edited by George W. Marshall, LL.D., FSA., London, 1873, p.121. Le Neve's pedigrees of the knights made by King Charles II., King James II., King William III. and Queen Mary, King William alone, and Queen Anne By Le Neve, Peter, 1661-1729; Marshall, George W. (George William), 1839-1905, ed Publication date 1873 Topics Knights and knighthood -- Great Britain, Nobility -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Genealogy Publisher London Collection ColumbiaUniversityLibraries; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN (https://archive.org/details/lenevespedigrees00lene) Download: (https://ia800201.us.archive.org/20/items/lenevespedigrees00lene/lenevespedigrees00lene.pdf)
• Jubilee Date Book THE REGNAL YEARS. Jubilee Date Book, the REGNAL YEARS. -- by Selby, Walford D. (Walford Daking), 1845-1889

(https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/433704-the-jubilee-date-book-the-regnal-years-of-the-kings-and-queens-of-england-from-william-the-conqueror-to-victoria?viewer=1&offset=40#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=) (Accessed 2 June 2020)

• The History of the family of Drury by Arthur Campling, F.S.A., London, 1937, p.102.
• The Visitation of Suffolk 1561 made by William Hervy, Clarenceux King of Arms, edited by Joan Corder, F.S.A., London, 1981, part 1, volume 2, pps: 167 - 168.
• The Complete Peerage by G.E.Cockayne, edited by Geoffrey H. White, MA., FSA., FRHist.S., & R.S.Lea, MA., vol.xii, London, 1959, p.497-499.
• Watson, G.W, article "Despenser" [1387] in Complete Peerage, 2nd edn, Vol. 4, ed. Gibbs, p. 294.
• Plantagenet Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Baltimore, Md., 2004, p.381.
• Magna Carta Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Baltimore, Md.,2005, pps: 271 and 615.
• Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 36, Fortescue.

Hints Only:

• Wentworth Family on Tudor Place: (http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WENTWORTH.htm)
• Paul Withypoll on MyHeritage (https://www.myheritage.com/names/paul_withypoll)
• This link menthioned on MyHeritage Paul Withypoll may be of interest. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Old_and_New_London,_Illustrated_(1873)