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John Jenney 1398–1460 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1398

Birth Location: Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Dec 1460

Death Location: Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Maud Gerrard

Mother: William Jenney

Spouse(s): Maud Bokill

Children(s): William Jenney, John Jenney, Eleanor Gyney, Anne Gyney, Margery Jenny

John Jenney was born in 1398 in Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom, the child of Maud Gerrard And William Jenney. John Jenney married Maud Bokill, and had children including Anne Gyney, Eleanor Gyney, John Jenney, Margery Jenny, William Jenney. John Jenney passed away in 1460 in Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Jenney was born in 1398 in Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom, the child of Maud Gerrard And William Jenney.
  • John Jenney married Maud Bokill, and had children including Anne Gyney, Eleanor Gyney, John Jenney, Margery Jenny, William Jenney.
  • John Jenney passed away in 1460 in Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maud Gerrard
1380–1400
Birth Location: Knodishall, Suffolk, England
MG
William Jenney
1372–1466
Birth Location: Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
WJ

Spouses(s)

Maud Bokill
1400–1498
Birth Location: Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MB

Children(s)

William Jenney
1420–1484
Birth Location: Knoddishall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
WJ
John Jenney
1422–1496
Birth Location: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Gyney
1425–1476
Birth Location: Scultonbordeleys, Norfolk, England
EG
Anne Gyney
1429–
Birth Location: Knoddishall, Suffolk, England
AG
Margery Jenny
1433–1470
Birth Location: Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
MJ

John Jenney's Ancestors

Self
John Jenney
1398–1460
Birth Place: Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Maud Gerrard
1380–1400
Knodishall, Suffolk, England
William Jenney
1372–1466
Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Jenney
1372–1466
England
William Jenney
1350–1379
Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jenney
1320–1411
Elizabeth Bourne
1322–1390
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Jenney's Descendants

1.
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John Jenney (1398–Dec 1460) m. Maud Bokill (1400–1498)
  1. 1. William Jenney 1420–1484 m. Elizabeth Cawse 1426–1469 m. Sampson 1420–1496
    1. 1. Margaret Jenney 1460–1515 m. Christopher Willoughby 1453–1498
      1. 1. Margaret Willoughby 1478–1543 m. Sir (John) Tyrrell 1470–1540 m. Thomas Tyrell 1478–1551
        1. 1. Anne Tyrrell 1512–1576 m. John Gilbert 1511–1557
        2. 2. Joan Tyrrell 1510–1557
        3. 3. Anne Tyrrell 1512–1576 m. John Gilbert 1511–1557 m. John Clere 1511–1557
        4. 4. James Tyrell 1500–
        5. 5. Jane Tyrell 1502–1536
        6. 6. James (Tyrrell,) Knight 1505–
        7. 7. John Tyrell 1506–1573
        8. 8. Joan Tyrrell 1510–1588
        9. 9. Jane Tyrell 1512–1576 m. George Gardiner 1509–1558
        10. 10. George Tyrell 1520–
        11. 11. Vincent Tyrell 1521–
        12. 12. John Tirrell 1522–1573 m. Elizabeth Munday 1511–1566 m. Ann Elizabeth 1535–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Willoughby 1473–1548 m. William (Eure Knight of) Witton 1483–1593
      3. 3. Katherine Willoughby 1476–1542 m. John Heydon 1468–1550
      4. 4. Christopher Willoughby 1481–1539 m. Elizabeth Tailboys 1497–1546 m. Lady (Elizabeth de) TAILBOIS 1487–1546
      5. 5. William Willoughby 1482–1526 m. Mary Hussey 1484–1516 m. Maria (de Salinas) Gonzalez 1482–1539
      6. 6. George Willoughby 1484–1553 m. Elizabeth Tallboys 1486–
      7. 7. Thomas Willoughby 1486–1545 m. Bridget Rede 1487–1558 m. Dorothy MOUNTJOY 1480–1552
      8. 8. Edmund Willoughby 1487–
      9. 9. John Willoughby 1489– m. Cecelia 1488–
      10. 10. Robert Willoughby 1490–1567
      11. 11. Richard Willoughby 1491–1546
      12. 12. Hugh Willoughby 1498–
      13. 13. John Willoughby 1472– m. Eleanor Bampfield 1470–
      14. 14. Isabel Willoughby 1494–
      15. 15. Charles Willoughby 1496–
    2. 2. Edmund Jenny 1441–1523 m. Anne Thirkill 1450–1546 m. Katherine Boyse 1446–1540
    3. 3. Catherine Jenney 1445–1483
    4. 4. Hugh Jenney 1446–1473
    5. 5. Richard Jenney 1447–
    6. 6. Nicholas Jenney 1448–1506 m. Margery Bosard 1450–
    7. 7. Richard Jenney 1448–
    8. 8. William Jenney 1448–
    9. 9. Richard Jenney 1450– m. Elizabeth Seckford 1455–
    10. 10. Several (Daus) Jenney 1444–
    11. 11. Thomazine JENNEY 1456–
    12. 12. Agnes (Jane) Jenney 1467–1506 m. Sir (John Alley of) Wycombe 1460–1506 m. William (Wycombe Alley Alleigh) Major 1483–1570
    13. 13. Eleanor Jenny 1501– m. Robert Fiennes 1497– m. Robert Fiennes 1426–
  2. 2. John Jenney 1422–1496
  3. 3. Eleanor Gyney 1425–1476
  4. 4. Anne Gyney 1429–
  5. 5. Margery Jenny 1433–1470 m. Thomas Bacon 1427–1485

John Jenney's Timeline

3 Records

1398
1398
Birth of John Jenney in Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom
Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom
1460
3 Dec 1460
Age 62
Death of John Jenney in Knotishall, , Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Knotishall, , Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1460
Dec 1460
Age 62
Burial of John Jenney in Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Knowleshal, Suff, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Jenney, person ID GNVD-G6G.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1460
    Event Place: Knotishall, , Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Jenney, person ID GNVD-G6G.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1460
    Event Place: Knodishall with Buxlow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Jenney, person ID GNVD-G6G.
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