Sir William Wentworth, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Wentworth (1562-1614) was an English landowner.
He was born in 1562, the son of Thomas Wentworth and Margaret Gascoigne or Gascoyne, heiress of Gawthorpe. His sister was Elizabeth Wentworth who was the mother of the heir Christopher Danby (1582–1624).[1] A story was told of Wentworth's visit to Bolling Hall and a vision concerning St Ann's well at Buxton.[2]
His homes were Gawthorpe Hall (demolished) near Harewood House, and Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham. He became High Sheriff of Yorkshire, and acquired a baronet's title on 20 June 1611.[3]
Marriage and family
He married Anne Atkins, daughter of Sir Robert Atkins of Stowell, Gloucestershire. Their eight sons included:
References
- ^ Cliffe, J. T. (23 September 2004). "Danby family (per. 1493–1667), gentry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/71867. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ HMC 6th Report: F. R. Frank (London, 1877), p. 459.
- ^ David Hey, Family Names and Family History (London, 2000), p. 104.
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