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Apr 21, 2023 · Frances was born, almost certainly at Holywell House, in St. Albans in 1648 to Richard Jenyns and France Thornhurst. She was the eldest daughter, her two brothers both died young. At the age of fifteen or sixteen she went to court to be maid of honour to Anne, Duchess of York. [1]
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- March 17, 1731
- George Hamilton, Richard Talbot
Until his death in 1668, Richard sat in the House of Commons during the reign of Charles II. Sarah's mother Frances Thornhurst was the daughter of Sir Gifford Thornhurst. A shadowy figure, she developed in later years a reputation for witchcraft and seems to have been chronically in debt.
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Sarah Jenyns, the youngest daughter of Richard Jennings MP for St Albans, and his wife, Frances Thornhurst, was born on 5 June 1660 in the early days of the restoration in England. Seeking to have his estate at Agney in Kent restored, Richard Jenyns, came into the acquaintance of James, Duke of York. The Duke appointed Sarah's sister, Frances, as m...
The last name at birth should really be Jenyns as that was the spelling used at the time; Jennings is a more modern form.
History of Parliament online: JENNINGS, Richard (c.1616-68), of Sandridge, HertsDictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 10 Churchill, Arabella by Evelyn Shirley ShuckburghThank you to Kat Huntfor creating WikiTree profile Jennings-1815 through the import of Sargeant Family Tree 2.ged on May 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kat and others.
- Female
- June 5, 1660
- John Churchill KG
- October 18, 1744
Nov 10, 2022 · Explore genealogy for Frances (Thornhurst) Jennings born abt. 1625 Canterbury, Kent, England died 1693 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
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- Richard Jennings MP
Sarah Jennings was born on 5 June 1660, probably at Holywell House, St Albans, Hertfordshire. She was the daughter of Richard Jennings (or Jenyns), a Member of Parliament, and Frances Thornhurst (daughter of Susanna Temple, a maid of honour of Anne of Denmark).
When Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough was born on 29 May 1660, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Richard Jennings, was 41 and her mother, Barbara Frances Thornhurst, was 32.
Died: 18th October 1744. at Marlborough House, Westminster, Middlesex. Sarah was the daughter of a Hertfordshire gentleman, Richard Jennings of Sandridge by his wife, Frances Thornhurst, and became Maid of Honour to Mary of Modena, Duchess of York and, afterwards, Queen of England & Scots.
