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Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady 1492–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1556

Death Location: Watton, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Hawstead

Mother: Anne Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Sir 🍁

Children(s): George Jernigan

In 1492, Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Robert Drury Lord Manor Hawstead And Anne W257 38 Calthorpe. Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady married Sir Knight John Jernegan Jerningham, and had children including George Jernigan. Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady passed away in 1556 in Watton, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1492, Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady entered the world in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Robert Drury Lord Manor Hawstead And Anne W257 38 Calthorpe.
  • Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady married Sir Knight John Jernegan Jerningham, and had children including George Jernigan.
  • Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady passed away in 1556 in Watton, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Hawstead
1455–1536
Birth Location: Hawstead, Suffolk, England
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Anne Calthorpe
1500–1494
Birth Location: Hawstead, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir 🍁
1495–1559
Birth Location: Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

George Jernigan
1515–1559
Birth Location: Somerleyton, Suffolk, England
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Bridget Lady's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Lady
1492–1556
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Drury, Lord Manor Hawstead
1455–1536
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Anne (W257.38^^) Calthorpe
1500–1494
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Roger (Drury,) Esq.
1400–1494
Hawstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Felice Denston
1404–1523
Besthrope, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Lady's Descendants

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Bridget (Drury (Jernigan)) Lady (1492–1556) m. Sir (Knight, JOHN JERNEGAN (Jerningham),) 🍁 (1495–3 Mar 1559)
  1. 1. George Jernigan 1515–1559 m. Eleanor Spelman 1532–1613 m. Eleanor ("Helen" Elyse "Alice" Spelling "Spelman") (Jernegan) 1532–1613
    1. 1. Thomas Jeringan 1553–1608 m. Elizabeth Thompson 1560–1611
      1. 1. Franck Jernygane 1583–1645 m. Thomas (Edward) Sparrow 1575–1668
        1. 1. John (Reed Thomas) Sparrow 1601–1675 m. Elizabeth Marsh 1600–1675

Bridget Lady's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1556
1556
Age 64
Death of Bridget Drury (Jernigan) Lady in Watton, Hertfordshire, England
Watton, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Somerleyton, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Watton, Hertfordshire, England
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