Margaret Wentworth
Life History
Oct 1560 |
Married William Drury |
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Birth of daughter Elizabeth Drury |
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Birth of daughter Anne Drury |
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Birth of daughter Jane Drury |
13th Oct 1579 |
Death of William Drury in Waterford |
Notes
Margaret, daughter of Thomas, Lord Wentworth, and widow of John, last lord Williams of Thame.
From A Who's Who of Tudor Women
"Margaret Wentworth was the daughter of Thomas, 1st baron Wentworth (1501-March 3, 1550/1551) and Margaret Fortescue (c.1502-c.1548).
By a settlement dated April 19, 1557 she married, as his second wife, John, baron Williams of Thame (1500-November 15, 1559).
She acquired Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire in the marriage settlement. They had one daughter.
Margaret was at court as a lady of the privy chamber early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Lord Williams left his widow several manors and his house at Elsingspital, together with cups given him by the queen, the duchess of Norfolk, and the second earl of Bedford.
Less than a year after the death of her first husband, on October 10, 1560, she married William Drury (October 2, 1527-October 13, 1579), by whom she had Jane, Anne, and Elizabeth. He was knighted in 1570 and died of illness while serving as Lord Deputy of Ireland.
In 1580, she married James Croft (d. September 4, 1624), third son of Sir James Croft of Croft Castle, Herefordshire, who had been on Sir William's staff in Ireland. They settled at Weston-on-the-Green in the summer of 1580.
Portrait: Dr. Roy Strong has suggested that the portrait by Hans Eworth, long believed to be Margaret Clifford, countess of Derby, is really Margaret Wentworth. Given its similarities to the probable portrait of her sister Jane, this is a reasonable assumption.The coat of arms was added much later and isn't right for either Margaret."