'Jennings02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Jeynens of Bosmawgan, Jennings of Duddlestone, Jennings of Kibworth, Jennyns (Jennins) of Welleborne

                               
William Jennyns of Wallyborne father of Elianora, possibly father or grandfather (or uncle, cousin, etc.) of ...
1. Thomas Jennings 'of Welborn (Wallibone)' the first mentioned by the Visitation or Vivian
  m. Elianora Jay (dau of Rowland Jay of Jay)
  A. Rowland Jennyns
m. Elizabeth Bromley (dau of William Bromley)
  i. Thomas (not William) Jennyns of Welleborne, Salop
  m. Katherine Oteley (dau of William Oteley of Pitchford)
  a. William Jennyns of Welleborne (Wallibone)
  m. Cecilia Leighton (dau of John Leighton of Wattlesborough)
  Shown by Vivian as dsp but by Visitation (Shropshire) as parents of ...
(1)+ issue - Reginald, William, John, Jacob, Elianora, Katherine
  b. Ronald Jeynens of Bakonock, Cornwall
  Ronal is mentioned by Visitation (Shropshire). Vivian provides the following.
  (1) Francis Jeynens of Bosmawgan, Cornwall (d 01.02.1613)
  m. Elizabeth Spour (dau of Henry Spour of Trebartha)
  (A) Henry Jeynens of Bosmawgan (b c08.1595, dsp 10.01.1628)
  (B) Elizabeth Jeynens
  m1. Nicholas Lavers
  m2. _ Baschill
  (C) Mary Jeynens
  m. John Thomas
  (D) Grace Jeynens
m. Daniel Harrie
  (E) Lowday Jeynens
  m. (09.05.1629) Richard Symons
  (F)+ other issue - Phillip(a), Anne
  c. Margaret or Margery Jennyns
  m. Robert Williams of Winington
  d. Margery or Margaret Jennyns
  m. Francis Cloughe of Minsterley
e. Katherine Jennyns
  m. Simon Kensey or Kemsey
  f. Elizabeth Jennyns who apparently married ...
  m. Alexander Wood of Sheinwood
  g. Jane Jennyns possibly of this generation
  m. Richard Lyster of Rowton
  h.+ other issue - Richard, Arthur
  ii. William Jennyns
  iii. Elianora Jennyns
  m. William Adams
  B. Jane Jennyns
  m. Roger Bromley
  Visitation identifies Jane & Roger as parents of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England, and then notes that the Chancellor's parentage is shown elsewhere differently. In fact, Jane & Roger were parents of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chief Justice.
2. Elianora Jennyns
  m. Richard Harris of Cruckton

 

 

Given that the following family was also based in Salop/Shropshire, it is thought not impossible that is was connected to the above family.
Philip Jennings of Duddlestone, Salop
m. Christian Eyton (dau of Sir Gerard Eyton of Eyton)
1. Edward Jennings of Duddlestone & the Inner Temple (b c1647, d 12.06.1725, MP, 5th child)
m. (c06.1666) Elizabeth Horne (dau of John Horne of London)
  A. Philip Jennings of Duddlestone Hall (b c1679, d 10.02.1740, MP)
  m1. (23.12.1705) Diana Bowyer (d 12.10.1708, dau of Sir William Bowyer, 2nd Bart of Denham)
  m2. (1721) Dorothy Clerke (dau of George Clerke, sister of Sir Talbot, 6th Bart)
  i. Sir Philip Jennings, later Clerke, of Duddlestone Hall & Lyndhurst (Hertfordshire), Bart (b 1722, d 14.01.1788, MP)
  m. (before 1756) Anne Thompson (dau of Col. Richard Thompson of Jamaica & Coley Park)
The following was found on various web sites.
  a.+ issue - John Edward (d by 1788), daughter
  B. Anne Jennings (b 1681, d 1736) probably of this generation
  m. (1700) Sir George Cooke of Harefield & the Inner Temple (b 1675, d 1740)
2. Sir John Jennings of Byfleet (Surrey) & Newsells (Barkway, Hertfordshire) (b 1664, d 23.12.1743, Admiral, MP)
  m. Alice Brereton (dau of Francis Brereton of Wellington)
  A. George Jennings of Newsells (b c1721, d 09.06.1690, MP)
  m. (30.04.174) Mary Bourke (dau of Michael, 10th Earl Clanricarde)
  i. son (dvp)
  ii. Hester Elizabeth Jennings (d 19.04.1837)
  m. (1784) John Peachey, 2nd Lord Selsey (b 16.03.1748/9, d 27.06.1816)
3. Joan Jennings possibly of this generation (earlier?)
  m. Thomas Vaughan of Plas Thomas
4.+ 12 others

 

 

Sharing the page with the above 'for our convenience' is ...
John Jennings, 1st of Kibworth, Leicestershire (b 1634 (in Oswestry), d 20.09.1701)
m. Mary (b c1646, d 06.02.1721)
1. John Jennings of Kibworth (minister)
m. Anna Letitia Wingate (dau of Sir Francis Wingate of Harlington by Ann Annesley, dau of Earl of Anglesey)
  A. Arthur Jennings of Cheapside, London
  m1. Martha Cornwall (sister of John Cornwall of London)
  i. Anna Letitia Jennings
  m. John Kinder of Cheapside
  ii. Martha Jennings (d 02.1830)
  m. John Aikin of London
  m2. Elizabeth Whitbread (dau of Samuel Whitbread of London)
  iii. John Wingate Jennings of Harlington (b c1757, d 1810)
  m. Mary Curtis Vipan (dau of Joseph Vipan of Sutton)
  a. Elizabeth Jennings
  m. George Pearse of Bedford & Harlington
  (1)+ issue - George, Harriot, Anna Letitia
  B. Francis Jennings
  m. _ Green
  i. David Jennings, later of Ampthill (a 11.1820)
m. _ Green of Oundle
  a. daughter
  m. Thomas Vipan of Thetford (brother of Mrs. Jennings)
  ii. John Jennings, later of Plymouth (dsp, stockbroker)
  m. _ Goble of Ireland
  C. John Jennings of St. Ives (dsp, minister)
  m. Mary Vipan (dau of Benjamin Vipan of Sutton, aunt of Mrs. Jennings)
  D. Jane Jennings
  m. John Aikin of Warrington (minister)
2. David Jennings
  A. David Jennings
  B. Joseph Jennings of Cheapside (linen draper)
  m. ?? (niece of Nathaniel Lardner, son of dau of Nathaniel Collyer of Hawkhurst)
  i. David Jennings of London & Hawkhirst (sic)
  m. _ Neal
  ii. daughter (d unm)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 20.09.07, expanded 14.08.18) : Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, 'Jennins of Wallibone'), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Jeynenes of Bosmawgan', p243)
(2) For middle section (uploaded 17.05.12) : the section on MPs within HoP
(3) For lower section (uploaded 18.01.16) : FMG (vol 1, MS82, 'Jennings', p180+)
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