'Jennings02'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Jennings of Duddlestone, Jennyns (Jennins) of Welleborne

William Jennyns of Wallyborne father of Elianora, possibly father or grandfather (or uncle, cousin, etc.) of ...
1. Thomas Jennings 'of Welborn (Wallibone)' the first mentioned by the Visitation
  m. Elianora Jay (dau of Rowland Jay of Jay)
A. Rowland Jennyns
  m. Elizabeth Bromley (dau of William Bromley)
  i. Thomas (not William) Jennyns of Welleborne, Salop
  m. Katherine Oteley (dau of William Oteley of Pitchford)
  a. William Jennyns of Welleborne (Wallibone)
  m. Cecilia Leighton (dau of John Leighton of Wattlesborough)
  (1)+ issue - Reginald, William, John, Jacob, Elianora, Katherine
b. Margaret or Margery Jennyns
  m. Robert Williams of Winington
  c. Margery or Margaret Jennyns
  m. Francis Cloughe of Minsterley
  d. Katherine Jennyns
  m. Simon Kensey or Kemsey
  e. Elizabeth Jennyns who apparently married ...
  m. Alexander Wood of Sheinwood
  f.+ other issue - Roland, Richard, Arthur
  ii. William Jennyns
  iii. Elianora Jennyns
  m. William Adams
  B. Jane Jennyns
  m. Roger Bromley
  Visitation identifies Jane & Roger as parents of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England, and then notes that the Chancellor's parentage is shown elsewhere differently. In fact, Jane & Roger were parents of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chief Justice.
2. Elianora Jennyns
  m. Richard Harris of Cruckton

 

 

Given that the following family was also based in Salop/Shropshire, it is thought not impossible that is was connected to the above family.
Philip Jennings of Duddlestone, Salop
m. Christian Eyton (dau of Sir Gerard Eyton of Eyton)
1. Edward Jennings of Duddlestone (b c1647, d 12.06.1725, MP, 5th child)
  m. (c06.1666) Elizabeth Horne (dau of John Horne of London)
  A. Philip Jennings of Duddlestone Hall (b c1679, d 10.02.1740, MP)
  m1. (23.12.1705) Diana Bowyer (d 12.10.1708, dau of Sir William Bowyer, 2nd Bart of Denham)
m2. (1721) Dorothy Clerke (dau of George Clerke, sister of Sir Talbot, 6th Bart)
  i. Sir Philip Jennings, later Clerke, of Duddlestone Hall & Lyndhurst (Hertfordshire), Bart (b 1722, d 14.01.1788, MP)
  m. (before 1756) Anne Thompson (dau of Col. Richard Thompson of Jamaica & Coley Park)
  The following was found on various web sites.
  a.+ issue - John Edward (d by 1788), daughter
2. Sir John Jennings of Byfleet (Surrey) & Newsells (Barkway, Hertfordshire) (b 1664, d 23.12.1743, Admiral, MP)
  m. Alice Brereton (dau of Francis Brereton of Wellington)
  A. George Jennings of Newsells (b c1721, d 09.06.1690, MP)
  m. (30.04.174) Mary Bourke (dau of Michael, 10th Earl Clanricarde)
  i. son (dvp)
  ii. Hester Elizabeth Jennings (d 19.04.1837)
  m. (1784) John Peachey, 2nd Lord Selsey (b 16.03.1748/9, d 27.06.1816)
3. Joan Jennings possibly of this generation (earlier?)
  m. Thomas Vaughan of Plas Thomas
4.+ 12 others

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 20.09.07) :
Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Jennins of Wallibone)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 17.05.12) : various entries for MPs within www.historyofparliamentonline.org
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