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John Jennings 1596 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 December 1596

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 December 1643

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Mass., Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Jenne\Jenney

Mother: Mary Smythe

Spouse(s): Sarah Cary

Children(s): Sarah Jenney

John Jennings was born in 1596 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Jenne\Jenney and Mary Smythe. John Jennings married Sarah Cary, and had children including Sarah Jenney. John Jennings passed away in 1643 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Mass., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Jennings was born in 1596 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Jenne\Jenney and Mary Smythe.
  • John Jennings married Sarah Cary, and had children including Sarah Jenney.
  • John Jennings passed away in 1643 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Mass., Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Jennings's Ancestors

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John Jennings
1596 – 1643
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Jenne\Jenney
1560 – 1620
England, England, United Kingdom
Mary Smythe
1560 –
Grandparents
John (Jenney) (Jennings)
1535 – 1575
Knotishall, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth (Ann Spring) (Jenney)
1535 – 1588
Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Jenney
1486 – 1542
Elizabeth Eyre
1498 – 1539
John Spring
1500 – 1547
Dorothy Waldegrave
1491 – 1564
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wm Eyre
Mary
Thomas Spring
1476 – 1523
Anne Spring
1476 – 1512
William Waldegrave
1462 – 1527
Margery Wentworth
1453 – 1540

John Jennings's Descendants

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John Jennings (21 December 1596 – 28 December 1643) m. Sarah Cary (1590 – 18 February 1655)
  1. 1. Sarah Jenney (July 1623 – 12 March 1710) m. Thomas Pope (1608 – 20 October 1683)
    1. 1. Seth Pope (13 Jan 1648 – 17 Mar 1727) m. Deborah Perry (28 November 1654 – 19 February 1711)
      1. 1. Elnathan Pope (15 August 1694 – Feb. 8, 1735) m. Rebeckah Michell m. Margaret Pope (30 June 1690 – 22 May 1776)
        1. 1. Joanna Pope (20 Feb 1717 – 3 March 1787) m. Benjamin Terry (15 Dec 1710 – 6 Oct 1797)

John Jennings's Timeline

5 Records

1596
21 December 1596
Birth of John Jennings in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1596
21 Dec 1596
John Jennings was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1632
1632
Age 36
John Jennings resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
1643
28 December 1643
Age 47
Death of John Jennings in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Mass., Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Mass., Massachusetts, USA
1842
October 1842
Age 246
John Jennings was married in Forehoe, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Forehoe, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 December 1596
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1596
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 131/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1842
    Event Place: Forehoe, Norfolk, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1620; Page Number: 86

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1623
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rotterdam
    Record Source: Web: Leiden, Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1575-1934

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1643
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Mass., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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