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: His children included:

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
William Wentworth
George Wentworth (of Wentworth Woodhouse)

References[]

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

External links[]

Remains of Gawthorpe Hall discovered in Yorkshire

Baronetage of England
New creation	Baronet (of Wentworth Woodhouse) 1611–1614	Succeeded by Thomas Wentworth

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[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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