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John Jenney 1472–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Knotishall, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1532

Death Location: Dunwich, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Gyney

Mother: Lady Boyse

Spouse(s): Catherine PELLETT, Anne THIRKILL, Anne Thirkill

Children(s): Francis Jenney, Henry Jenney, Christopher Jenney

In 1472, John Jenney entered the world in Knotishall, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Briggs Jenney Gyney And Lady Katherine Boyse. John Jenney married Anne Thirkill, Catherine Pellett, and had children including Christopher Jenney, Francis Jenney, Henry Jenney. John Jenney passed away in 1532 in Dunwich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1472, John Jenney entered the world in Knotishall, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Edmund Briggs Jenney Gyney And Lady Katherine Boyse.
  • John Jenney married Anne Thirkill, Catherine Pellett, and had children including Christopher Jenney, Francis Jenney, Henry Jenney.
  • John Jenney passed away in 1532 in Dunwich, Suffolk, England.

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John Jenney's Ancestors

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John Jenney
1472–1532
Birth Place: Knotishall, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Edmund Briggs Jenney Gyney
1444–1522
Knodishall, Suffolk, England
Lady (Katherine) Boyse
1446–1540
Knodishall, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Jenney II (Jellye)) Ii
1420–1483
Knoddishall, Suffolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Chase
1425–1469
Knoddishall, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Jenney's Descendants

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John Jenney (1472–17 Feb 1532) m. Catherine PELLETT (1488–Bef 1523) m. Anne THIRKILL (–After 1546) m. Anne Thirkill (ABT 1492–AFT 1546)
  1. 1. Francis Jenney 1532–1577
  2. 2. Henry Jenney 1523–1577
  3. 3. Christopher Jenney 1527–1570

John Jenney's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472
Birth of John Jenney in Knotishall, Suffolk, England
Knotishall, Suffolk, England
1532
17 Feb 1532
Age 60
Death of John Jenney in Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Dunwich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Knotishall, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1532
    Event Place: Dunwich, Suffolk, England

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