Sir Nicholas WENTWORTH, Knight^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1482 - 1557  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Nicholas WENTWORTH
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Knight
  Birth	Abt 1482	Lillingstone, Lovell, Oxfordshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1500
  	Alt. Birth
  FamilySearch ID	LYW2-G1D
  TitleOfNobility	Aug 1544  [5]
  	Knighted
  _UID	0C897FC0FF784F1DADF17D4B9369621B967A
  Death	24 Jun 1557	Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England   [5]
  Person ID	I10357	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Lord Henry WENTWORTH, Of Nettlestead Mano,   b. 13 Feb 1426, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England d. 22 Mar 1482, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Jane FITZSIMON,   b. Aft 1428, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England d. 26 Aug 1489, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1452	England
  Family ID	F5117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane "Joan" JOSSELYN,   b. Abt 1504, Newall, Josselyn, Essex, England bur. 26 Aug 1659, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England (Age ~ 155 years)
  Marriage	1525	Hertfordshire, England
  Children	1. Sir Knight Peter WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1529, Lillingstone, Dayrell, Buckinghamshire, England d. 10 Nov 1596, Tower Of London, London, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 67 years)   2. Joan WENTWORTH,   b. 3 Jul 1529, High Easter, Essex, England d. 22 Apr 1578, Callington, Cornwall, England (Age 48 years)   3. Henry WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1531, London, Midddlesex, England d. 1 Jan 1614, St Sepulchre, London, England (Age ~ 83 years)   4. Francis WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1534, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England bur. 4 Sep 1564 (Age ~ 30 years)   5. Paul WENTWORTH,   b. 1534, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England d. 13 Jan 1594, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England (Age 60 years)   6. Katherine Balsac WENTWORTH,   b. 1537, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1631, Nonington, Kent, England (Age 94 years)   7. Clara WENTWORTH,   b. Abt 1537, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England d. Between 1563 and 1631, Nonington, Kent, England (Age ~ 26 years)   8. Sybyl WENTWORTH,   b. 1539, England d. 1601 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F5116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

  
  

  Marriage	1525	Hertfordshire, England
  Divorced	30 Oct 1953	Arizona
  Family ID	F5151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Photos

  Wentworth Arms.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S414] 269747. [S832] 885655. [S833] 1093784. [S834] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774 CD # 206. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for Nicholas WENTWORTH, person ID LYW2-G1D. (Reliability: 3).