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Sir Nicholas WENTWORTH, Knight

Sir Nicholas WENTWORTH, Knight[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1482 - 1557  (~ 75 years)

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  • Name Nicholas WENTWORTH 
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix Knight 
    Born Abt 1482  Lillingstone, Lovell, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1500 
    Alt. Birth 
    FamilySearch ID LYW2-G1D 
    TitleOfNobility Aug 1544  [6
    Knighted 
    _UID 0C897FC0FF784F1DADF17D4B9369621B967A 
    Died 24 Jun 1557  Lillingstone Lovell, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I10357  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2022 

    Father Lord Henry WENTWORTH, Of Nettlestead Mano,   b. 1426, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1482, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Jane FITZSIMON,   b. Aft 1428, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1489, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married Abt 1452  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    Married 1525  Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 30 Oct 1953  Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Wentworth Arms.jpg
    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 
    1. [S414] 269747.

    2. [S832] 885655.

    3. [S833] 1093784.

    4. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    5. [S834] Maryland Probate Records 1674-1774 CD # 206.

    6. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Dec 2022), entry for Nicholas WENTWORTH, person ID LYW2-G1D. (Reliability: 3).