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Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York 1626–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1626

Birth Location: Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1691

Death Location: City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Jonathan MA

Mother: Elizabeth Jennings

Spouse(s): Lady Jennings

Children(s): Charles Jennings, Elizabeth Beckwith

The story of Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York began in 1626 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York married Lady Margaret Barkham Jennings, and had children including Charles Or Humprefey Jennings, Elizabeth Beckwith. Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York passed away in 1691 in City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York began in 1626 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York married Lady Margaret Barkham Jennings, and had children including Charles Or Humprefey Jennings, Elizabeth Beckwith.
  • Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York passed away in 1691 in City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan MA
1600–1649
Birth Location: Rippon County, Yorkshire, England
JM
Elizabeth Jennings
1604–1700
Birth Location: Hornesby Castle, Lancashire, England
EJ

Spouses(s)

Lady Jennings
1626–1687
Birth Location: St. Mary Bothaw, Tottenham, Middlesex, London, England
LJ

Children(s)

Charles Jennings
1641–1701
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
CJ
Elizabeth Beckwith
1662–1708
Birth Location: England
EB

Sir York's Ancestors

Self
Sir York
1626–1691
Birth Place: Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Jonathan Jennings, Esq: Barrister-at-law; Administratior Lincoln's Inn; Cambridge Graduate- BA- MA
1600–1649
Rippon County, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Lady of Waddington, Yorkshire Yorkshire\Parker) Jennings
1604–1700
Hornesby Castle, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Peter (Robert) Jennings
1578–1651
Silsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Stonehill) Baldwin
1579–1627
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jennings
1550–1651
Elizabeth Parker
1560–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir England
1520–1575

Sir York's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of) York (30 Nov 1626–22 Sep 1691) m. Lady (Margaret Barkham) Jennings (09 May 1626–October 1687)
  1. 1. Charles (or Humprefey) Jennings 1641–1701
    1. 1. ADA (ELIZABETH) JENNINGS 1667–1711
      1. 1. William (John) Hudson 1692–1734
        1. 1. Charles Hudson 1720–1783
  2. 2. Elizabeth Beckwith 1662–1708 m. Sir (Roger Beckwith, of) Aldborough 1636–1700
    1. 1. Marmaduke Beckwith 1687–1780
      1. 1. Marmaduke (Beckwith) Jr 1734–1802
      2. 2. Jonathan Beckwith 1720–1796

Sir York's Timeline

8 Records

1626
30 Nov 1626
Birth of Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York in Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
1644
1644
Age 18
Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1650
abt 1650
Age 24
Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1654
1654
Age 28
Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York was married in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1665
15 AUG 1665
Age 39
Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York was married in Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
1678
1678
Age 52
Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1678
ABT 1678
Age 52
Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York was married in England
England
1691
22 Sep 1691
Age 65
Death of Sir Edmund Knight Jennings; Lord Mayor of London ; Member of Parliament for Ripon; Sheriff of York in Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Ripon, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1650
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1665
    Event Place: Ripon, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1678
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1691
    Event Place: Ripon, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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