Sir William Wentworth, 1st Baronet

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. A story was told of Wentworth's visit to Bolling Hall and a vision concerning St Ann's well at Buxton.[1]

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.[2]

Marriage and family

He married Anne Atkins, daughter of Sir Robert Atkins of Stowell, Gloucestershire. Their eight sons included:

References
  1. HMC 6th Report: F. R. Frank (London, 1877), p. 459.
  2. David Hey, Family Names and Family History (London, 2000), p. 104.


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