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John
Jennings of Skipton
John
Jennings, father
of Timothy Jennings, was born in Skipton, and christened on 16 October
1687
[1]
. He was the eldest surviving son of Edmund Jennings
and Grace Cryer
[2]
. He joined his sisters Margaret aged thirteen,
Agnes, aged eight and Anne, aged four
[3]
. When he was two years old, he was joined by
his younger brother Edward
[4]
. Edward and John were probably very close to
each other. John’s father Edmund Jennings was a farmer of Stirton and Thorlby
and his family had been farming there for generations. Edmund farmed
at Thorlby from 1675 until 1683 when he moved to Thorlby
[5]
. John probably helped his father and his brothers
on the farm. In 1706 John’s eldest sister Agnes married William
Gill in Kildwick
[6]
. Their first son was born in August 1708
[7]
. John married Rebecca Cockshott
in Kildwick Parish Church, in 1708
[8]
. This may have been a shotgun marriage as Rebecca
was already four months pregnant with their first son John who was
born in June of 1708
[9]
. John was recorded as an agricultural labourer
of Silsden in 1709 and he may have moved from Stirton to Sildsen
on his marriage to Rebecca. They seem to have made a comfortable
home as their second son Joseph arrived two years later in 1710
[10]
. However, 1711 was not a joyous year as John’s
sister Ann Jennings was buried in November of that year
[11]
. She was only twenty-eight years old. Life continued
for John and Rebecca and their third son Edmund was christened in
1715
[12]
. John’s brother Edward had set up as a mason in Stirton and had
married and started a family in Skipton by 1716. He and his wife
Susannah had their first daughter Agnes in that year
[13]
. In 1719 they had their first son John. He was
their only surviving child. He may have been named after Edward’s
older brother John Jennings. John lost his father Edmund in 1721, when he appears to have
returned to Stirton from Silsden
[14]
. This may have been to inherit the smallholding.
This move may have mean that John and Rebecca could increase their
family as they had more income to support their family. Rebecca
and John appear to have had no more children for seven years, after
the birth of Edmund in 1715. After the move to Stirton they had
their last two sons, Timothy and Joseph and their only daughter
Hannah
[15]
. John’s mother Grace may also have been on hand
to help care for the young children and certainly lived to see the
birth of her grandchildren Hannah and Joseph. However, Grace Jennings
nee Cryer passed away and was buried on 3 May 1725
[16]
. John Jennings was buried in Skipton
in 1745 aged only forty years old
[20]
. His wife Rebecca only outlived him by twelve
years
[21]
.
[1]
Holy Trinity Skipton Parish
Registers.
[2]
Grace Cryer and Edmund Jennings
married on 7 January 1674. Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers.
[3]
Margaret Jennings was christened
on 20 June 1675, Agnes Jennings was christened on 30 March 1679, Petter Jennings was buried on 30 June 1682,
Ann Jennings was christened on 18 February
1683. She was buried on 12 November 1711 in Skipton. Holy Trinity Skipton Parish
Registers.
[4]
Edward Jennings was christened on 24 August
1689.
Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers.
[5]
Skipton Parish registers.
[6]
Agneta Jennings married Gulielmus
Gill on 6 December 1706. Kildwick Parish registers.
[7]
John Gill was christened on
27 August 1708. William Gill was christened on 2 December 1711.
Martha Gill was christened on 6 June 1714. Kildwick Parish Registers.
[8]
John married Rebecca Cockshott
in Kildwick Parish Church on 18 January 1708. She
was the daughter of John and Maria Cockshott
and christened on 31 December 1682. Kildwick Parish Registers.
[9]
John Jennings
was
christened on 25 June 1708. Kildwick
Parish Registers.
[10]
Joseph Jennings
was christened on 10 August
1710. Joseph probably
died young. Kildwick Parish Registers.
[11]
Ann Jennings
was buried on 12 November 1711
in Skipton.
Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers.
[12]
Edmund Jennings
was christened on 20 March 1715.
Kildwick Parish Registers.
[13]
Agnes Jennings was christened
on 14 January 1716. John Jennings was christened on 11 October
1719. Grace Jennings was christened on 10 February 1722. Grace
was buried on 9 May 1765 a spinster of Skipton. Ann was christened
21 November 1727 and buried on 31 December 1736. Holy Trinity
Skipton Parish Registers.
[14]
Edmund Jennings was buried
on
7 February 1721 in Skipton. In 1725 John Jennings was described as a
Labourer Stirton. Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers.
[15]
Joseph Jennings was christened on 6 October1722,
Hannah Jennings
was christened on 31 May 1725.
Timothy
Jennings was christened on 24 March 1728.Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers.
[16]
Grace Jennings was buried on
3 May 1725. Holy Trinity Skipton Parish registers.
[17]
Hugh the son of John Jennings
of Silsden shoemaker and Alice was christened on 16 May 1732.
Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers.
[18]
Anne Lamb married Edmund Jennings
on 21 February 1736 Otley. IGI.
[19]
Edmund Jennings was christened
on 22 January 1738, Jane Jennings was christened on 19 November
17 27 and buried on 8 July 1738, William Jennings was christened
on 13 January 1740, John Jennings was christned on 24 January
1742, Jacob and Esau Jennings were both christened on 7 July
1745. All christened in Otley. IGI.
[20]
John
Jennings
was buried on 29 October 1745 in Skipton. Holy Trinity Skipton Parish
Registers. [21] Rebecca Jennings was buried on 3 March 1757 in Skipton. Holy Trinity Skipton Parish Registers. |
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