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Sir John Jenkins 1538–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Jenkins

Mother: Elizabeth Hurd

Spouse(s): Lady Plowden

Children(s): Caroline Jenkins

Sir John Jenkins was born in 1538 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Henry Jenkins And Elizabeth Hurd. Sir John Jenkins married Lady Mary Ann Plowden, and had children including Caroline Elizabeth Angel Jenkins. Sir John Jenkins passed away in 1590 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Jenkins was born in 1538 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Henry Jenkins And Elizabeth Hurd.
  • Sir John Jenkins married Lady Mary Ann Plowden, and had children including Caroline Elizabeth Angel Jenkins.
  • Sir John Jenkins passed away in 1590 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jenkins
1510–1556
Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Hurd
1515–1545
Birth Location: Dorset, Dorchester, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Plowden
1540–1635
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
LP

Children(s)

Caroline Jenkins
1556–1761
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
CJ

Sir Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Sir Jenkins
1538–1590
Birth Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Henry Jenkins
1510–1556
Folkestone, Kent, England
Elizabeth Hurd
1515–1545
Dorset, Dorchester, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John) Jenkins (1538–1590) m. Lady (Mary Ann) Plowden (1540–1635)
  1. 1. Caroline (Elizabeth Angel) Jenkins 1556–1761 m. Michael (Courtney) Jenkins 1558–1601
    1. 1. Reginald (Wilson) Jenkins 1582–1632 m. Abigail Follett 1566–1610
      1. 1. Reginald Jenkins 1608–1683 m. Ann Gale 1615–1678
        1. 1. Sarah Jenkins 1650–1731 m. Jonathan Nason 1645–1691
        2. 2. Robert Jenkins 1647–
        3. 3. Charles Adams 1623–1694
        4. 4. Edward Jenkins 1656–
        5. 5. Jabez Jenkins 1665–1697
        6. 6. John Jenkins 1638–1684
        7. 7. Joseph Jenkins 1667–1777
        8. 8. Stephen Jenkins 1654–1694 m. Elizabeth Pitman 1660–1687

Sir Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Sir John Jenkins in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Age 52
Death of Sir John Jenkins in Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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