'Jerningham2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Jerningham of Cossey, Jernegan of Somerley Town (Somerleytown or Somerleton)

                               
John Jernegan of Somerley Town (or Somerleytown or Somerleton) (d 1558)
m. (before 1521) Bridget Drury (dau of Sir Ralph Drury of Hawstead)
1. George Jernegan of Somerleton 'of Belsted'
  m. Eleanor Spelman (dau of Sir John Spelman or Spylman of Norborough by Elizabeth Frowyke)
A. John Jernegan of Somerleton (d 1587)
  m. Katherine Brooke (dau of George Brooke, Lord Cobham)
  i. Elizabeth Jernegan
  m. Charles Forth of Butley
  ii. Frances Jernegan (bur 1598)
  m1. (09.10.1580) Thomas Bedingfield of Oxburgh (d 1590)
  m2. Henry Jerningham of Cossey Hall (d 15.06.1619) @@ below
  iii. Catherine Jernegan (d after 12.02.1613)
  m1. (c1579) Henry Crane of Chilton (d 1586)
m2. (12.03.1589) Sir Wymond Carey of Snettisham (b 06.03.1538, dsp 13.04.1612)
  iv. Margaret Jernegan
  m. _ Hobart
  B. Walter Jernegan (3rd son)
  m. Anne Jenney or Jennys
  C. Thomas Jernegan (b c1544, d 1608)
  m. Elizabeth Thompson (dau of Edward Thompson of Bishops Stortford) last wife of Thomas and presumed mother of ...
  i. Mary Jernegan of Stebbings possibly fits here
  m. Henry Mingay (bpt 1577, d 1632)
  ii.+ 2 sons and 7 daughters
  D. Elye Jernegan (bur 28.08.1588)
  m. Arthur Jenney of Knodishall and Theberton (d 1604/5, son of Francis Jennye of Knottshall)
  E. Anne Jernegan
m. Sigismund Broke
  F. Elizabeth Jernegan
  m. (1564) William Hare
  G. Margaret Jernegan
  m. (1572) William Warner
  H.+ other issue - Robert, George, Henry
2. Robert Jernegan
3. John Jernegan of Belton
  m. Anne Tassell (dau of William Tassell of Bury St. Edmunds)
  A. Mary Jernegan (coheir) possibly of this generation
  m. Thomas Anguishe of Great Melton (a 1569, 1616)
4. Anne Jernegan (bur 28.05.1581)
  m. Sir Thomas Cornwalleys of Brome (d 1604)
5. Elizabeth Jernegan (d 19.01.1518/48)
  m. Sir John Sulyard of Wetherden (d 1574)

 

 

Sir Henry Jernegan, later Jerningham of Huntingfield and Wingfield (b c1509, d 07.09.1572)
m. Frances Baynham (bur 23.12.1583, dau of Sir George Baynham of Clowerwall by sister of Sir Anthony Kingston)
1. Henry Jerningham of Cossey Hall (d 15.06.1619)
  m1. Eleanor Dacre (dau of Sir William Dacre, 3rd Lord of Gillesland)
  A. Sir Henry Jerningham, 1st Bart of Cossey (d 01.09.1646)
  m. (31.01.1591-2) Eleanor Throckmorton (d before 02.12.1648, dau of Thomas Throckmorton of Coughton)
i. John Jerningham (b c1598, dvp 12.1636)
  m. (1619) Mary or Anne Moore (dau of Sir Francis Moore, Bart of Fawley)
a. Sir Henry Jerningham, 2nd Bart of Cossey (b 1620, d 06.10.1680)
  m. Mary Hall (d 30.04.1653, dau of Benedict Hall of High Meadow)
  (1) Benedict Jerningham (d unm 1668)
  (2) Sir Francis Jerningham, 3rd Bart of Cossey (d 26.08.1730)
  m. (c06.1675) Anne Blount (d 13.02.1734-5, dau of Sir George Blount, 2nd Bart of Sodington)
  (A) Sir John Jerningham, 4th Bart of Cossey (bpt 06.09.1678, dsp 14.06.1737)
  m. (1704) Margaret Bedingfield (d 23.12.1756, dau of Sir Henry Bedingfield, 2nd Bart)
(B) Sir George Jerningham, 5th Bart of Cossey (bpt 02.06.1680, d 21.01.1774)
  m. (1733) Mary Plowden (d 09.1785, dau of Francis Plowden by Mary Stafford-Howard)
  (i) Sir William Jerningham, 6th Bart of Cossey (b 07.03.1736, d 14.08.1809)
  m. (16.06.1767) Frances Dillon (d 01.03.1825, dau of Henry, 11th Viscount Dillon)
(a) Sir George William Jerningham, later Stafford-Jerningham, 7th Bart, 8th Baron Stafford (b 27.04.1771, d 04.10.1851) had issue
  m1. (26.12.1799) Frances Henrietta Sulyarde (d 14.11.1832, dau of Edward Sulyarde of Haughley Park by Susanna, dau of John Ravenscroft of Wykeham)
  m2. (26.05.1836, sp) Elizabeth Caton (d 29.10.1862, dau of Richard Caton of Maryland by Mary, dau of Charles Carroll of Carrolstown)
  (b) William Charles Jerningham (b 13.10.1772, d 01.10.1820) had issue
  m1. (05.10.1803) Anne Wright (d 26.08.1814, dau of Thomas Wright of Fitzwalters)
  m2. (08.1816, sp) Anne Moore (dau of Edward Moore)
  (c) Charlotte Georgiana Jerningham (d 29.07.1854)
  m. (16.06.1795) Sir Richard Bedingfield, 5th Bart (d 22.11.1829)
  (ii)+ other issue - John (b c1734, dvp unm 30.06.1757), Edward (b 1737, d 1812), Charles (d 25.11.1814), Mary (d young)
  (C) Charles Jerningham (dsp 28.04.1760)
  m1. Elizabeth Teynham (d 14.11.1736, dau of Christopher Teynham, 5th Lord)
  m2. Frances Belasyse (d 1783, dau of Rowland Belasyse of Fauconberg family)
  (D) Henry Jerningham
  m. Mary L'Epine (dau of Nicholas L'Epine)
  (i) Henry Jerningham (2nd son, to America) had issue
  (ii)+ 4 sons and 3 daughters
  (E) Edward Jerningham
  m. Elizabeth Keighley (dau of John Keighley)
  (i)+ George (dsp), Henrietta (nun)
  (F)+ other issue - Francis (priest), Richard (d young)
  b. Frances Jerningham
m. Philip Crambleton of Newtham
  c. Dorothy Jerningham
  m. Thomas Pegge of Yeldersley
  ii. William Jerningham
  m. Mary Barnard (dau of Francis Barnard of Margaretting)
  iii. Sir Thomas Jerningham (a 1627)
  iv. Catherine Jerningham
  m. (10.02.1624) Francis Saunders of Shankston
  v. Elizabeth Jerningham (d unm)
B. George Jerningham
  m. Eleanor Philpot (dau of Sir George Philpot)
  i.+ issue - George, Ann (nun), Mary (nun), Elizabeth (nun), Frances (nun), Catherine
  C. Ann Jerningham
  m. Sir John Arundel of Lanherne
  D.+ other issue - Thomas (dsp), William (dsp), Henry
  m2. Frances Jernegan (cousin, dau of Sir John Jernegan of Somerley Town) @@ above
  G.+ other issue - Francis, Ann
2. Mary Jerningham
  m. Sir Thomas Southwell
3. Jeronyma Jerningham
  m. Sir Charles Waldegrave
4.+ other issue - William, Francis

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 05.12.05) : Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, Jernegan of Somerleyton)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 30.12.03) : BP1934 (Jerningham)
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