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Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain 1589–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 25 May 1644

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony (buried)

Father: Sir (Jennings)

Mother: Lady Smythe

Spouse(s): Mary Carey, Sarah Jenney

Children(s): Abigail Jenney

Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain was born in 1589 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Ralph Jenney Jennings And Lady Mary Smith Smythe. Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain married Mary Sarah Carey, Sara Kaire, Sarah Carey Jenney, and had children including Abigail Jenney. Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain passed away in 1644 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony (buried).

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Biography

  • Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain was born in 1589 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Ralph Jenney Jennings And Lady Mary Smith Smythe.
  • Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain married Mary Sarah Carey, Sara Kaire, Sarah Carey Jenney, and had children including Abigail Jenney.
  • Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain passed away in 1644 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony (buried).

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Jennings)
1560–1619
Birth Location: Great Gressingham, Norfolk, England
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Lady Smythe
1562–1646
Birth Location: Attleborough, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Carey
1596–1656
Birth Location: Monk Soham, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
MC
Sarah Jenney
1585–1656
Birth Location: Monk Soham, Suffolk, , England
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Children(s)

Abigail Jenney
1619–1690
Birth Location: Juid, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Johan Captain's Ancestors

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Johan Captain
1589–1644
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry Ralph Jenney (Jennings)
1560–1619
Great Gressingham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Mary Smith,) Smythe
1562–1646
Attleborough, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
JOHN ((George) JENNINGS) (JENNEY)
1535–1575
Knotishall, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Spring
1527–1588
Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Sir (Thomas Smythe) II
1530–1591
Ostenhanger Castle, Weston Hanger, Hythe, Kent, England
Dame (Alice Judde) Smythe
1535–1593
Weston Hanger, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jenney
1486–1542
Lady Eyre
1498–1558
Robert Esq
1515–1549
Anne Eden
1501–1556
SIr Smythe
1496–1538
Joan Brounker
1496–1579
Sir Will
1492–1558
Dame Mervyn
1516–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Lady
1476–1538
Sir London
1470–1523
Elizabeth Donne
1472–1546

Johan Captain's Descendants

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Johan ("John" (Jene) Jenney) Captain (1589–25 May 1644) m. Mary (Sarah) Carey (21 Dec 1596–4 Apr 1656) m. Sarah (Carey,) Jenney (1585–4 Apr 1656)
  1. 1. Abigail Jenney 1619–1690 m. Henry (Wood,) Atwood 1620–1670
    1. 1. Rebecca Wood 1648–1723 m. Capt. (Jonathan) Ogden 1681–1732
      1. 1. John Ogden 1700–1780 m. Mary Osborn 1706–1758
        1. 1. Charity Ogden 1734–1776 m. George (Jacob) Price 1735–1813

Johan Captain's Timeline

3 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1644
25 May 1644
Age 55
Death of Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony (buried)
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony (buried)
1842
October 1842
Age 253
Johan "John" (Jene) Jenney Captain was married in Forehoe, Norfolk
Forehoe, Norfolk

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1842
    Event Place: Forehoe, Norfolk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1644
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony (buried)
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