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Richard Jennings of Great Barr 1491–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Barr, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Derbyshire, England

Father: Richard Jennings

Mother: Dorothy Hayman

Spouse(s): Alicia Simson

Children(s): Alice Jennings

The story of Richard Jennings of Great Barr began in 1491 in Barr, Somerset, England. Richard Jennings of Great Barr married Alicia Simson, and had children including Alice Jennings. Richard Jennings of Great Barr passed away in 1558 in Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Jennings of Great Barr began in 1491 in Barr, Somerset, England.
  • Richard Jennings of Great Barr married Alicia Simson, and had children including Alice Jennings.
  • Richard Jennings of Great Barr passed away in 1558 in Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Jennings
1470–
Birth Location: Kingdom of England
RJ
Dorothy Hayman
1475–1500
Birth Location: Kingdom of England
DH

Spouses(s)

Alicia Simson
1500–
Birth Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
AS

Children(s)

Alice Jennings
1517–1630
Birth Location: Lismore, Cork, Ireland
AJ

Richard Barr's Ancestors

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Richard Barr
1491–1558
Birth Place: Barr, Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Jennings
1470–
Kingdom of England
Dorothy Hayman
1475–1500
Kingdom of England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Thomas Jennings ** Lord) Berkshire;
1443–1530
Melksham Castle, Melksham Forest, Wiltshire, England
Anne (Mary Elizabeth Countess Dilhorne, Staffordshire, Baroness Jennings Berkshire) Horne
1455–1530
Dilhorne Castle , Stafford, Staffordshire, England
John Hayman
1440–
Twerton, Somerset, England
Grace Jeffery
1445–
Kingdom of England
Great-Grandparents
Baron Horne
1433–1471
Ada Edith
1435–1455
Roger Hayman
1415–
Susan
1420–
George Jeffery
1415–
Elizabeth Dyer
1420–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sir
1385–1434
Elizabeth Lady
1380–

Richard Barr's Descendants

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Richard (Jennings of Great) Barr (1491–1558) m. Alicia Simson (1500–)
  1. 1. Alice Jennings 1517–1630 m. Sir (Robert Weston Lord Chancellor of) Ireland 1515–1573
    1. 1. Alice Weston 1541–1631 m. Sir (Knight Geoffrey p FENTON Secretary of State in) Ireland 1539–1608 m. Right (Rev Hugh Brady, Bishop of) Meath 1520–1585
      1. 1. Catherine Fenton 1582–1629 m. Sir (Richard the Great 1st Earl of Cork) Boyle 1566–1643
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Boyle 1594–1685 m. Edward (Richard) Hill 1590–1624

Richard Barr's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Richard Jennings of Great Barr in Barr, Somerset, England
Barr, Somerset, England
1558
1558
Age 67
Death of Richard Jennings of Great Barr in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Barr, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
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