'Jerningham1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Jernegan of Horham-Jernegan, Jernegan of Somerley Town (Somerleytown or Somerleton), Jernegan of Stonham

                               
Sir William Jernegan or Jerningham of Horham-Jernegan (d 1187)
m. Isabel Aspall (dau of Thomas Aspall of Aspall)
1. Sir Hubert FitzJerningham of Horham-Jernegan (d 1203)
  A. Sir Hubert Jernegan of Horham-Jernegan (d c1239)
  m. Maude or Margery Harling (dau of Sir Robert Harling of East Harling)
  i. Sir William Jernegan of Horham-Jernegan (dsp)
  m. Julian (dau of either Hugh de Candois or _ Gimmingham of Polstede Hall)
ii. Sir Hugh Jernegan of Horham-Jernegan (d 1272)
  m. Ellen Inglethorpe (dau of Sir Thomas Inglethorpe of Rainham)
  a. Sir Walter Jernegan of Stonham-Jernegan and Horham-Jernegan (d c1299/1303)
  m. Isabella (d 1311, dau of Sir Peter FitzOsbert or FitzOsborne of Somerley Town)
  (1) Sir Peter Jernegan of Somerley Town, Stonham and Horham (b c1270)
  Visitation reports only Sir Peter's marriage to Ellen Huntingfield. BP1934 also ...
  m1. (sp) Alice Germayn (dau of Hugh Germayn)
  m2. Matilda Herling or Harling (dau of Sir Roger de Herling of Herling)
  (A) Sir John Jernegan of Somerley Town
  m. Agatha Shelton (dau of Sir Robert or John Shelton of Shelton)
  (i) Sir John Jernegan of Somerley Town (d 1375)
m. Joan Kelvedon (dau of Sir William de Kelvedon of Kelvedon)
  (a) Sir John Jernegan of Somerley Town (b c1363, d 1405)
  m. (1374/5) Margaret Visdelow (d by 10.1375, dau of Sir Thomas Visdelow or Vysedelew or Vise de Lou of Shortley)
  ((1)) Sir Thomas or John Jernegan of Somerley Town (a 1406)
  m. Joan Appleyard (dau of William or John Appleyard of Dunston)
((A)) John Jernegan of Somerley Town (d 1474)
  m. Agnes Darrell (dau of Sir John Darrell of Cale Hill)
  ((i)) John Jernegan of Somerley Town (d 26.10.1503)
  m. (1459) Isabel Clifton (dau of Sir Gervase Clifton of Clifton)
  ((a)) Sir Edward Jernegan of Somerley Town (d 06.01.1515)
  m1. Margaret Bedingfield (d 24.03.1504, dau of Sir Edmund Bedingfield of Bedingfield)
  (((1))) John Jernegan of Somerley Town (or Somerleytown or Somerleton) (d 1558)
  m. (before 1521) Bridget Drury (dau of Sir Ralph Drury of Hawstead)
(((2))) Margaret Jernegan
  m1. (sp) John Blennerhassett of Frenze and Kenninghall (d 1543/4)
  m2. Richard Holdich of Ranworth (d 1559)
  (((3))) Anne Jernegan
  Some web sites show Anne's marriages 1 & 2 the other way round but Visitation shows ...
  m1. Edward, Lord Greye (possibly 2nd son of Thomas of Groby, Marquess of Dorset)
  m2. _ Barkley (Berkeley)
  m3. Henry (not Edward) Barley
  m4. Sir Robert Drury of Hawstead (d 1535)
  m5. Sir Edmond Walsingham
(((4)))+ other issue - Thomas (dsp), Oliver (dsp), Sir Robert (dsp 25.04.1528), Nicholas, Edward (dsp)
  m2. Mary Scrope (dau of Sir Richard le Scrope)
  (((9))) Sir Henry Jernegan, later Jerningham of Huntingfield and Wingfield (d 07.09.1572)
  m. Frances Baynham (dau of Sir George Baynham of Clowerwall)
  (((10)))+ other issue - Ferdinand, Edmund (dsp 09.02.1546), Edward, Elizabeth,Mary
  ((b)) Sir Richard Jernegan (dsp, ambassador)
  m. Anne Sapcote (dau of Sir Guy Sapcote)
  ((c)) Mary Jernegan
  m. Thomas Stanhope of Rampton (a 1475)
BP1934 mentions only Mary as daughter of Sir John and Isabel. Visitation reports the following daughters ...
  ((d)) daughter
  m. _ Palmer
  ((e)) daughter
  m. _ Scott of Kymberley
  ((f)) daughter
  m. _ Haslake of Norfolk
  ((ii)) Osbert Jernegan of Little Wirlingham and Wathe Hall
  ((iii)) Elizabeth Jernegan (4th daughter)
  m. John Denton
  ((iv))+ other issue - Humphrey, daughters (Ann, Thomasine, Barbara - all nuns, a 1473)
  ((B)) Margaret Jernegan probably the Margaret who married ...
  m. Thomas Gourney of West Barsham , Harpley, etc. (d before 27.07.1471)
  ((2)) Humphrey Jernegan (d unm 1446)
  ((3)) Alice Jernegan
  m. John Cleresby of Cleresby
  ((4)) Elizabeth Jernegan
  m. John Gonville of Rushforth
  (b) Jane Jernegan
  m. Sir Gilbert Debenham of Bridge Place, Sheriff of Suffolk (a 1395)
  m3. Ellen Huntingfield (dau of Sir Roger de Huntingfield of Huntingfield)
  b. Jayne Jernegan
  m. John Leyson (probably of Wade Hall, Leiston)
  iii.+ other issue (dsp) - Godfrey, Robert

Main source(s): BP1934 (Jerningham), Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, Jernegan of Somerleyton)
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