WENTWORTH, Sir John (c.1578-1651), of Somerleyton, Suff.

Family and Education

b. c. 1578, Add. 19154, f. 389. o.s. of John Wentworth of Darsham, Suff. and Elizabeth, da. of John Southwell of Barrow Hall, Suff. Ibid; Vis. Suff. ed. Metcalfe, 175. educ. Christ’s, Camb. 1588, BA 1592; Al. Cant. L. Inn 1592. LI Admiss. m. Anne, da. of Sir Stephen Soames of London and Little Thurlow, Suff., s.p. Add. 19154, f. 389; Copinger, v. 64. Kntd. 23 July 1603; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 119. suc. fa. 1618. PROB 11/133, ff. 405-6. bur. 16 Oct. 1651 16 Oct. 1651. Add. 19154, f. 389.

Offices Held

J.p. Suff. 1617 – at least36, Norf. 1620-at least 1636; C231/4, ff. 42, 109; C231/5, f. 76; C193/13/1. sheriff, Suff. 1619–20, List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 132. commr. sewers 1619, 1626, C181/2, f. 349; 181/3, f. 201v. dep. lt. 1623–d., C231/4, f. 157; Suff. and the Great Rebellion ed. A. Everitt, (Suff. Rec. Soc. iii), 39. commr. fen drainage, Norf. and Suff. 1625, C193/8, no. 60. repair of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Suff. 1633, GL, ms 25475/1, f. 20v. sequestration 1643, levying money 1643, E. Assoc. 1643, A. and O. i. 115, 168, 235, 293. capt. militia ft., Somerleyton 1643, A. Suckling, Hist. and Antiqs. of Suff. ii. 48. commr. scandalous ministers, Suff. 1644, Cttee. Scandalous Ministers ed. C. Holmes, (Suff. Rec. Soc. xiii), 25. assessment 1644 – 50, New Model Army 1645, militia 1648. A. and O. i. 537, 624, 639, 975, 1243; ii. 43, 309, 478.

Elder, Beccles classis, Suff. 1645. W.A. Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 426.

Parlimentarian

WENTWORTH, Sir John (c.1578-1651), of Somerleyton, Suff.

Main residence: Somerleyton, Suff.

Author

C.R.K.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WENTWORTH, Sir John (c.1578-1651)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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