Thomas Jennings and Alice Bright
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'''Thomas Jennings and Alice Bright''' | '''Thomas Jennings and Alice Bright''' | ||
− | Thomas Jennigs was a draper of Abingdon. He was the son of William Jennings by his wife | + | Thomas Jennigs was a draper of Abingdon. He was the son of William Jennings by his wife Joan Bostock and thus by his mother was a 17th generation descendant of [[Henry I, King of England]]. |
Thomas Jennings married Alice Bright and they had at least two daughters: | Thomas Jennings married Alice Bright and they had at least two daughters: | ||
− | *Catherine Jennings (buried 25 Aug 1597 St Helen's, Abingdon) married William Branch of Abingdon, MP in 1593 who died Apr 1602 | + | *Catherine Jennings (buried 25 Aug 1597 St Helen's, Abingdon) married William Branch of Abingdon, MP in 1593 who died Apr 1602; Catherine and William Branch are ancestral to that Christopher Branch who immigrated to Henrico County, Virginia and died there between Dec 1681 and Jan 1682; this couple is ancestral to both myself and [[Thomas Jefferson]], 3rd US President; |
− | + | *Joan Jennings married Thomas Smith who was Mayor of Abingdon in 1584; Joan Jennings and Thomas Smith are ancestral to both [[Sarah Ferguson]], Duchess of York and her deceased sister-in-law [[Diana Spencer]], Duchess of Wales | |
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− | Catherine and William Branch are ancestral to that Christopher Branch who immigrated to Henrico County, Virginia and died there between Dec 1681 and Jan 1682; this couple is ancestral to both myself and [[Thomas Jefferson]], 3rd US President; | + | |
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− | Joan Jennings and Thomas Smith are ancestral to both [[Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York | + | |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Sarah Ferguson to Thomas Jennings]] | *[[Sarah Ferguson to Thomas Jennings]] |