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William Augustus Jennings 1537 – 1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: County Londonderry, Ireland

Father: Thomas Baron

Mother: Alice Bright

Spouse(s): Joan Bostock

Children(s): Francis Jennings

In 1537, William Augustus Jennings entered the world in Oxfordshire, England, born to Thomas John Henry Jennings, Lord Baron and Alice Elizabeth Anne Bright. William Augustus Jennings married Joan Bostock, and had children including Francis Jennings. William Augustus Jennings passed away in 1603 in County Londonderry, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1537, William Augustus Jennings entered the world in Oxfordshire, England, born to Thomas John Henry Jennings, Lord Baron and Alice Elizabeth Anne Bright.
  • William Augustus Jennings married Joan Bostock, and had children including Francis Jennings.
  • William Augustus Jennings passed away in 1603 in County Londonderry, Ireland.

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William Jennings's Ancestors

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William Jennings
1537 – 1603
Birth Place: Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas John Henry Jennings, Lord Baron
1500 – 1551
Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Alice (Elizabeth Anne) Bright
1501 – 1570
Culham, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jennings's Descendants

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William (Augustus) Jennings (1537 – 1603) m. Joan Bostock (aft abt 1540 – )
  1. 1. Francis Jennings (1580 – 1630) m. Jean Scott (1585 – 1652)
    1. 1. Christiane Jennings (1598 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Jennings (1600 – 1635)
    3. 3. Jean Jennings (1602 – ) m. William Cramp (1600 – )
    4. 4. William Jennings (26 Mar 1604 – )
    5. 5. Frances Jennings (1610 – 1652)
    6. 6. Margaret (Jane) Jennings (4 Aug 1611 – 1659) m. James (A.) Holmes (6 Jun 1606 – 19 Feb 1639)
      1. 1. William Holmes (2 Nov 1627 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Holmes
      3. 3. Isabell Holmes (11 Jan 1633 – )
      4. 4. John Holmes (2 Dec 1633 – )
      5. 5. Peter (James) Holmes (1634 – 1678) m. Jane Jennings (1648 – 31 May 1720) m. Catherine (Ann) Slawson (1637 – 31 May 1727)
      6. 6. Jeanette Holmes (abt 1635 – )
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Holmes (6 Apr 1635 – 18 Sep 1691) m. John Caldwell (16 Sep 1630 – 20 Jun 1692) m. John (Robert) Caldwell m. John (Robert) Caldwell
      8. 8. Marie Holmes
      9. 9. Thomas Holmes (27 Dec 1638 – )
    7. 7. Jane Jennings (1648 – 31 May 1720) m. Peter (James) Holmes (1634 – 1678)
      1. 1. Margaret (Wallace) Holmes (1664 – 15 Sep 1738) m. Thomas Craighead (1664 – 26 Apr 1739)
      2. 2. William (James) Holmes (1668 – 1 Jun 1727) m. Margaret (Jane) Jennings (1672 – 31 May 1720) m. Margaret (Jane) Jennings (1672 – 31 May 1720)
        1. 1. John Holmes (1682 – 1757) m. Martha Jaquis (1670 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Holmes (1685 – )
        3. 3. Charles Holmes (1687 – )
        4. 4. Robert Holmes (1689 – )
        5. 5. Thomas Holmes (1692 – )
        6. 6. William Holmes (1692 – )
        7. 7. Charles Holmes (1693 – )
        8. 8. Elizabeth Holmes (abt 1693 – )
        9. 9. Janette Holmes (24 Jun 1694 – 28 Jul 1768) m. William (Albert) Baldridge (11 Nov 1689 – 25 Nov 1772)
        10. 10. Robert Holmes (1695 – )
        11. 11. Gabriel Holmes (abt 1695 – )
        12. 12. William Holmes (1696 – )
        13. 13. James Holmes (abt 1697 – )
        14. 14. Hannah Holmes (abt 1699 – )
        15. 15. Jane Holmes (abt 1701 – )
        16. 16. John Holmes (abt 1703 – )
        17. 17. Martha Holmes (abt 1705 – )
        18. 18. Mary (Jane) Holmes

William Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of William Augustus Jennings in Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire, England
1603
1603
Age 66
Death of William Augustus Jennings in County Londonderry, Ireland
County Londonderry, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: County Londonderry, Ireland

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