(ancestor of Hugh Percy (Smithson), 1st Duke of Northumberland). Anne brought him a dowry rumoured to be £60,000. The marriage was both advantageous and happy and her letters show their deep mutual affection. By his wife he had issue, one son and three daughters as follows: William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1722–1791), son and heir; Anne Wentworth, who married William James Conolly; Lucy Wentworth, who married Sir George Howard; Henrietta Wentworth, who married Henry Vernon (1718-1765) of Hilton in Staffordshire, by whom she had issue, including Henrietta, Lady Grosvenor. Death and succession Thomas Wentworth died on 15 November 1739 of kidney stones, after years of failing health and was succeeded in his titles by his only son William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1722–1791). Notes References External links |- 1672 births 1739 deaths 1st The Royal Dragoons officers 3rd Dragoon Guards officers British Life Guards officers Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire Earls in the Peerage of Great Britain Lords of the Admiralty Garter Knights appointed by Anne Dukes in the Jacobite peerage Peers created by James Francis Edward Stuart English Jacobites Ambassadors of Great Britain to the Netherlands Impeached British officials