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- The Wentworth family was a prominent American political family, mostly based in the British colonies and later U.S. states of New Hampshire, Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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The Wentworth family was a prominent American political family, mostly based in the British colonies and later U.S. states of New Hampshire, Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prominent members of the family include: William Wentworth (1616–1697), patriarch of the New Hampshire branch of the family, and one of the early settlers of ...
Long before the time of the English Civil War (1642–51), members of the Wentworth family held seats of power and influence in the area, building the imposing estate at Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire as their home.
Sep 16, 2024 · They are known as the Wentworth-Woolley Hall papers to distinguish them from the Wentworth-Woodhouse collection in Sheffield City Libraries. (The Yorkshire Archaeological Society also holds...
- 14th century-20th century
- Wentworth-Woolley Hall
Around 1300 AD, the Wentworth family, who had taken their surname from the settlement, married the nearby Woodhouse family who had taken their name from their house! The most famous member of this family, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (d.1641), was for a time chief minister of England.
An extensive collection of deeds, accounts, letters and maps relating to the Wentworth family and their estates at Woolley Hall, Yorkshire, and dating from the 14th century onwards. They cover all aspects of the family's estates and interests.
The Wentworth family owned Wentworth Woodhouse and Hooton Roberts (Yorkshire, West Riding) by the 14th century, and extended its West Riding property by purchase (Barbot Hall in 1525,...
Dec 1, 2009 · The combined Wentworth family went on to dominate the area for centuries, slowly acquiring more land, money and influence. The first Wentworth family member to achieve national fame was Thomas Wentworth (b. 1593), 1st Earl of Strafford (pictured).
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