n.6. Jane, geb. c. 1441, Wortley, Yorkshire, Engeland, oorl. 1478, Woolley, Yorkshire, Engeland x Woolley, Yorkshire, Engeland, met Sir Richard WOODRUFF, geb. c. 1436, Woolley, Yorkshire, Engeland, oorl. 15/01/1522, Sheriff of York, s.v. John Woodruffe en Elizabeth Neville. RW xx Beatrix Fitz Williams.
Jane was die dogter van Nicolaas Wortley en Isabella Tunstall.
(Foster, Joseph: Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, Vol. 2, West Riding. London. 1874)
Jane=Poss. U.S. President's 16-Great Grandmother. Lady Diana's 15-Great Grandmother. Poss. Jamie's 14-Great Grandmother. (Jamie Allen's Family Tree & Ancient Genealogical Allegations Version 55)
(Visitation of Yorkshire. P. 350)
Richard Woodrove, Esq., purchased Woolley Hall from Robert Rilston, 5 Henry VH (1489), and the Woodroves appear to have been Lords of the Manor at this time. In the reign of Henry VIII. Sir Richard Woodrove enclosed Woolley Park. He was the son of John Woodrove, of Woolley, and married (i) Jane, daughter of Sir Nicholas Wortley, and (2) Beatrix, daughter of Thomas Fitzwilliam, of Mablethorpe. (Hunter ii, 387 ; Yorkshire Archaological Journal. xii, 3.)
Jane=Poss. U.S. President's 16-Great Grandmother. Lady Diana's 15-Great Grandmother. Poss. Jamie's 14-Great Grandmother. (Jamie Allen's Family Tree & Ancient Genealogical Allegations Version 55)
Richard Woodrove, Esq., purchased Woolley Hall from Robert Rilston, 5 Henry VH (1489), and the Woodroves appear to have been Lords of the Manor at this time. In the reign of Henry VIII. Sir Richard Woodrove enclosed Woolley Park. He was the son of John Woodrove, of Woolley, and married (i) Jane, daughter of Sir Nicholas Wortley, and (2) Beatrix, daughter of Thomas Fitzwilliam, of Mablethorpe. (Hunter ii, 387 ; Yorkshire Archaological Journal. xii, 3.)
Woolley Hall original belonged to the Woodrove (or Woodroffe) family who sold it to the Wentworth family in 1559. Sir Richard Woodroffe (c.1440 - d.1522) was the High Sherif of York between 1510 and 1518, and one of the last members of the Woodroffe Woodruff family to reside in the Hall. In 1559, Francis Woodroffe, was forced to sell the house to his cousin Michael Wentworth the great-great-grandson of Sir Richard Woodroffe and descendent of Sir Thomas Wentworth the great grandfather of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford. (https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Wakefield/Woolley-Hall/)
Woolley-Hall
The County of Yorkshire, being not far from the
Scottish border, was the scene of constant warfare between England and the
Scots for almost 700 years. Richard grew up in a soldierly environment and was
well-connected with soldier knights of Yorkshire. Being on the border lands of
Scotland offered a double-edged opportunity. A man could become a soldier,
fight against the Scots, win recognition - perhaps even knighthood, or be
killed or maimed. Richard’s mother was Elizabeth Neville and among his
ancestors was Sir Thomas Neville, most likely knighted for victories in battles
against the Scots. It appears that Richard had a sister named Elizabeth.
Richard’s first wife was Jane Wortley, daughter of Sir Thomas Wortley who was
knighted in 1497 (Knights Bachelors,). Richard was also knighted around that
time, as a Knight Banneret, in Scotland by Thomas, Earl of Surrey (above
reference and Knights of England by W.A. Shaw). Richard most likely received
training in medieval warfare from the time he was a child. (http://www.jrily.com/genealogy/aqwn132.htm)
Kinders:
o.1. Elizabeth WOODRUFF, geb. c. 1477, West Bretton, Yorkshire, Engeland x 1493 in Wolley, Yorkshire, Engeland met Matthew Wentworth of West Bretton, York, geb. voor 1466 in Bretton,Yorkshire, Engeland, will dated 10th Nov., oorl. 12/11/1505, ancestor of Sir Thomas Wentworth (created Baronet 1664)
