Re: Michael Wentworth of Little Harbor, New Hampshire

Dear Leo, Nat, John, etal.

Here is the lineage of Sothill that was developed over the past two years by
John Ravilious and myself. This is slightly different than what is in the
archives. Please note that William de Sothill married Joan in generation 4 not
his brother Henry. This is shown by:

DD/SR/26/37
3 Edw II [1309-10]
Grant by Henry son of Sir John de Sothill', brother and heir of William de
Sothill', to Joan, widow of William, of the manor of Sothill' etc, with all
William's lands etc in Morlay, Batelay, Heckmundwick', Erdeslawe and
Chiddeshill' (Soothill, Yk Morley, Yk Batley, Yk Heckmondwike, Yk Ardsley, Yk Chidsall,
Yk) as dower Henry to have two thirds and Joan one third of the profits from
thinning the woods: [other conditions are stated]

DD/SR/26/38
3 Edw II [1309-10]
Quitclaim by Richard son of John de Heckmundwyk' (Heckmondwike, Yk) in
favour of Joan widow of William son of John de Sotthyll' of all ameans of rent and
service on the tenement in Heckmundwyk' which her late husband held of
Richards father.

The following AT explains the descent the documentation shows for this
family. I am sorry that I confused you by stating that GBR was one generation off.
What I meant by this statement was that Beatrice Sothill was the sister of
Henry Sothill that married Joan Fitzwilliam not their daughter.

1.Reginald de Sothill
2. John de Sothill
3.Sir John de Sothill [-bef. 1311]
4. Henry de Sothill
5. Henry de Sothill [-bef. 1371]
+ Beatrice de Neville
6. Henry Sothill [ca. 1345-1376]
+ Dionysia [ her second husband was Thomas
Markenfield]
7. Beatrice Sothill
+ Thomas Markenfield [-aft. 1415]
8. Elizabeth Markenfield
+ Walter Calverley, Esq.
[1402-March 5, 1466/7]
9. Joan Calverley [aft. 1457]
+ John Wentworth [aft.
1459]
10. Thomas Wentworth
[1447-1524]
+ Jane Mirfield
[-bef. April 1, 1522]
7. Henry Sothill [ca. 1365 -bef. April 20,
1421]
+ Joan Fitzwilliam [daughter of William
Fitzwilliam and Maud
Cromwell] [ca. 1380-1385 -aft. April
20, 1421]
8. John Sothill
8. Henry Sothill
7. Robert Sothill
6. Sir Gerard Sothill [1352-1410]
+ Maud Salvain
7. Sir Gerard Sothill
8. Richard Sothill
7. John Sothill [ -1445]
+ Joan Poucher [ -1451]
8. John Sothill [- ca. Nov. 28, 1494]
+ Agnes Ingelby [ -bef. 1482]
9. George Sothill [1464-1502]
9. Barbara Sothill
+ Sir Marmaduke Constable [
1478-Sept. 7, 1545]
9.Mary Sothill
+ sir John Normanville
7. Thomas Sothill
7. Joan Sothill
5. Isabel Sothill
+ William de Bosville
5. John Sothill
+ Helen de Moseley
4. William de Sothill
+ Joan
2. William de Sothill

Nathaniel Taylor...

Michael Anne, Thanks for this outline. Joan Fitzwilliam has been, at
least in some pedigrees, placed as wife of one of the earlier
Henrys--that's part of the origin of the confusion.

Nat Taylor

a genealogist's sketchbook:

my children's 17th-century American immigrant ancestors:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nathanieltaylor/leaves/immigrantsa.htm

Best regards,
MichaelAnne