Paul WENTWORTH

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• Will: ; Thomas Wentworth died before 16 April 1628 but his Will without date was not proved until 9 December 1629
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• Occupation: Between 1604 and 1628, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Barrister and Member of Parliament
• Residence: 1628, Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, England; of Lincoln's Inn / Also Margarite Wentworth, the sister of Thomas Wentworth, both of Lincoln's Inn. There are only two Wentworth who were members of Lincoln's Inn in 1628, both mentioned in the History of Parliament online.

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!PBT: PCC: Filo 107 Ridley, 1629 GS#92,119
HIS Thomas was a lawyer (Barrister) of Lincoln's Inn, and was
sometime Recorder of the City of Oxford. He matriculated from
University College, Oxford 30 Oct. 1584. He was member of
Parilment for Oxford city. He was an ardent parliamentarian, and
resisted the Union of England and Scotland. In 1610 King James
desired to punish him by imprisonment for his violent speeches.

History of Parliament online
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Thomas 1 Wentworth (1568-1627)

OXFORD 1604, 1614, 9 Feb. 1621, 1624. 1625, 1626

Family and Education
b. c.1568, 2nd s. of Peter Wentworth? (d.1597) of Lillingstone Lovell, Oxon. and 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of William Walsingham of Footscray, Kent, wid. of Geoffrey Gate of Waltham, Essex; bro. of Walter?; half-bro. of Geoffrey Gates?. educ. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1584, aged 16; L. Inn 1585, called 1594. m. by 1598, Dorothy, da. and coh. of Thomas Keble of Newbottle, Northants., 6s. at least 3da. d. by Sept. 1627.

Offices Held
Freeman, Oxford, Oxon. 1603; j.p. Oxford 1603-14, 1616-d., commr. gaol delivery 1604-5, subsidy 1621-2, 1624.

Fee'd counsel, Oxford 1603, recorder 1607-d.; bencher, L. Inn 1609, marshal 1611, reader 1612, kpr. of black bk. 1618, treas. 1620.

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Thomas was an English lawyer and politician elected to the House Of Commons for Oxford, 1604, 1614, 1621, 1624, 1625, 1626 and 1628. In Parliament he was an ardent and sometimes violent opponent of the Crown and of the abuse of royal prerogatives. He oposed the projected union of England and Scotland when it was discussed in 1607. He was appointed Recorder of Oxford in 1607 and held the post until 1623. He fell out with Oxford University, both for his activities in Parliament and his conduct as Recorder of Oxford, in particular his support for the City's desire to establish a police force to patrol the streets at night. This led to his being suspended from membership in the University by the Vice-Chancellor. In 1614 he spoke in Parliament against the imposition of illegal taxes, in which he argued that the Spanish loss of the Netherlands Henry IV of France were the just reward for such impositions; for this inflammatory speech he was imprisoned after the dissolution of Parliament, chiefly to appease the French ambassador. In the Parliament of 1621 he opposed the proposed marriage of the Prince of Wales to a Spanish Princess, and when the King angrily wrote to the Speaker that the Commons should not interfere with such matters of state, he boldly stated he never yet read of anything that was not fit for the consideration of Parliament. In the 1624 parliament he was a strong advocate of declaring war on Spain. He died during his last term in Parliament in 1628 at Henley-on-Thames. (Wikipedia)

Thomas married Dorthy KEBEL in 1584 in Lillingstone, Lovell, Buckinghamshire, England. Dorthy was born in 1563 in Of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1628. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Peter was of Lillingstone Darrell, Buckingham and Member of Parliment for Tamworth for 28 years. He with his brother Paul were leaders of the Puritan party in the time of Queen Elizabeth, and was committed to the Tower of London and is reported to have died there 10 Nov. 1596. Two years before his death he wrote while in the Tower a discourse on Succession to the Crown.
His p. 30 > The Wentworth Genealogy: by John Wentworth, 1878
GS 929.273 W488w vol. 1

Sir Peter was from a strong Puritan background with a radical religious upbringing. Some of the family went into exile during the reign of Queen Mary. Peter inherited Lillingstone Lovell from his father. He entered the Parliament House of Commons in 1571 for Barnstaple and subsequently in 1572 for Tregony and 1586, 1589 and 1593 for Northampton. His strong defense of religious freedom ensured a continuous clash with the established way. He was chastised by Archbishop Parker over the issue of members of Parliament determining for themselves whether something in a bill agreed with the Word of God. His philosophy could be summed when he said that he had rather commit some folly in speech than do injury by silence. Inroads on the freedom of speech by leaders in Parliament and the Queen led to his explicit criticism of her and within a few days he was sent by the House leadership to the Tower. A month later at the end of the Session, the Queen intervened and he was returned to the House. In march 1587 he again agitated in the House for certain liberties and with Anthony Cope and 3 others was sent to the Tower for the remainder of the Session. In August 1591 he was committed a prisoner to the Gatehouse until February 1592 because of a tract he drafted to the Queen. In February 1593 an unrepentant Wentworth again pushed forward with his agenda of freedom and as a disturber of the Queens policy of peaceful transition of power and was again imprisoned in the Tower. There he remained until his death even though he likely could have secured his release upon repentance which he would not do. His wife Elizabeth was permitted to live with him in the Tower where she preceded him in death in July 1596. Although he was not given much respect by his own generation of House members, his notions of freedom and about privilege and power became the accepted doctrine with the parliamentary opposition of the next generation.

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/wentworth-peter-1524-97

Peter married Elizabeth WALSINGHAM about 1555 in , Buckingham, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William WALSINGHAM and Joyce DENNY) was born about 1533 in Horton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 21 Jul 1596 in Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England; was buried in Chapel Of St. Pe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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p. 263 > Dictionary of National Biography: Ref 920.042
D561n vol.59
His Elizabeth was the sister of the well-known Principal
Secretary of State under Queen Elizabeth. Even though her father was a councillor to the Queen this did keep her husband out of the Tower of London. She shared her husbands imprisonment, and died in the Tower, and was buried in the chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula on 21 July 1596.
His p. 30 > The Wentworth Genealogy: by John Wentowrth, 1878
GS 929.273 W488w vol. 1

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• Alt. Birth: Abt 1500; Alt. Birth
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Nicholas was knighted by King Henry VIII in person during his expedition to Boulogne, in August 1544. He possessed numerous estates in Oxford, Bucks, NOrthampton, Warwick and Lincoln, but his chief residence was at Lilling- stone Lovell, co. Oxford which was given to him by the King in 1546. His will was proved 24 June 1557.

Born: 1482 Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England

Died: ABT 1553 / 24 Jun 1557

Notes: held the office of chief porter of Calais. He is variously styled chief porter, master porter, or knight porter. He was knighted byHenry VIII at the siege of Boulogne, 1544, and died in 1557. He married the sister of Sir Thomas Josselyn, K.B., and lived at Lillingstone Lovell, then a detached bit of Oxfordshire surrounded by Buckinghamshire. Lady Wentworth survived to live with her younger son, Paul Wentworth, at Burnham Abbey, and was burled in Burnham church.

Nicholas married Jane "Joan" JOSSELYN in 1525 in Hertfordshire, England. Jane (daughter of Sir John JOSSELYN and Philippa BRADBURY) was born about 1504 in Newall, Josselyn, Essex, England; died in in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England; was buried on 26 Aug 1659 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married Joyce DENNY. Joyce (daughter of Sir Knight Edmund DENNY and Mary COKE) was born on 29 Jul 1495 in Howe, Norfolk, England; died before 30 Jan 1559-1560; was buried on 6 Apr 1559 in Stmaryaldermnbry, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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