JENNINGS, Katherine Frances

1610 - 1683  (73 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

JENYNGES, Peter Robert

1578 - 1651  (73 years)

Birth	1578
Died	1651
Family	BALDWIN, Anne,   b. 1579
Children	+ 1. JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England

BALDWIN, Anne

1579 - 1622  (43 years)

Birth	1579
Died	1622
Family	JENYNGES, Peter Robert,   b. 1578
Children	+ 1. JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England

DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.

1608 - 1657  (49 years)

Birth	1608	Tonbridge, Kent, England
Died	6 Jun 1657	Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Married	Abt 1637	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	1. DEBNAM, Philip + 2. DEBNAM, Mary,   b. 1634, England + 3. DEBNAM, Katherine,   b. Abt 1638, Colony of Virginia, England   4. DEBNAM, Capt. William Jr.,   b. Abt 1639, Colony of Virginia, England + 5. DEBNAM, Ann,   b. Abt 1640, Colony of Virginia, England

DEBNAM, Philip

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Mother	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England

DEBNAM, Mary

1634 - 1687  (53 years)

Birth	1634	England
Died	1687	Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Buried	Abingdon Episcopal Church Cemetery, White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
	Address: Abingdon Episcopal Church Cemetery 4645 George Washington Memorial Highway White Marsh, Virginia USA (804) 693-3035
Father	DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Mother	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Family	SMITH, Maj. Lawrence Sr.,   b. 29 Mar 1629, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Married	1653	White Marsh, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, England
Children	+ 1. SMITH, Sarah,   b. 10 Jun 1659, Colony of Virginia, England + 2. SMITH, Col. Lawrence Jr.,   b. 29 Mar 1660, Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, England + 3. SMITH, Col. Augustine,   b. 16 Jun 1666, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 4. SMITH, Capt. Charles,   b. Abt 1670, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England + 5. SMITH, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1673, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 6. SMITH, John,   b. Abt 1675, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 7. SMITH, Capt. William,   b. 1680, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England

DEBNAM, Katherine

Abt 1638 - Bef 1687  (49 years)

Birth	Abt 1638	Colony of Virginia, England
Died	Bef 2 Mar 1686/87	Colony of Virginia, England
Father	DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Mother	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Family 1	TALIAFERRO, Robert Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1626, Stepney, Middlesex, England
Married	Abt 1660	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	+ 1. TALIAFERRO, Francis Sr.,   b. Abt 1661, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 2. TALIAFERRO, Capt. John "The Ranger" Sr.,   b. Abt 1662, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England   3. TALIAFERRO, Mary,   b. Abt 1663, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 4. TALIAFERRO, Richard Sr.,   b. Abt 1664, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 5. TALIAFERRO, Robert Jr.,   b. Abt 1665, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England + 6. TALIAFERRO, Charles Sr.,   b. 1670, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England + 7. TALIAFERRO, Catherine,   b. Abt 1672, Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England
Family 2	JONES, Col. Cadwallader,   b. Abt 1652
Married	Bef 6 Jan 1672/73	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	+ 1. JONES, Frances Ann,   b. Aft 1672

DEBNAM, Capt. William Jr.

Abt 1639 - Aft 1705  (67 years)

Birth	Abt 1639	Colony of Virginia, England
Died	Aft 1705
Father	DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Mother	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England

DEBNAM, Ann

Abt 1640 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	Abt 1640	Colony of Virginia, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Mother	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Family	HOYLE, Edward,   b. 1 Aug 1641, Barkisland, Yorkshire, England
Children	1. HOYLE, Samuel

GRYMES, Rev. Charles

1612 - 1658  (45 years)

Birth	18 Oct 1612	Rainham, Kent, England
Christened	18 Oct 1612	Rainham, Kent, England
Died	1658	Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England
Father	GRYMES, John
Family	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Married	1658	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	+ 1. GRYMES, John,   b. 1660, Colony of Virginia, England

GRYMES, John

1660 - Abt 1709  (49 years)

Birth	1660	Colony of Virginia, England
Died	Abt 1709	Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	GRYMES, Rev. Charles,   b. 18 Oct 1612, Rainham, Kent, England
Mother	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances,   b. 1610, Tonbridge, Kent, England
Family	TOWNLEY, Alice
Married	Abt 1688	Colony of Virginia, England

• Name	JENNINGS, Katherine Frances  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1610	Tonbridge, Kent, England   [1, 3]
  	Her parents and her birth location, England or Virginia, are unknown.
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	87399189
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87399189
  Will Probated-Heir and Executrix	1658	Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England   [4]
  	by his widow, Katherine,
  	Role: Heir and Executrix
  Will-Heir and Executrix	1658	Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England   [5, 6]
  	bequeathing land to each of his three step-daughters, Katherine, Ann and Mary DEBNAM, daughters' of his second wife, Katherine (JENNINGS) DEBNAM GRYMES,
  	Role: Heir and Executrix His widow Katherine, as his Executrix, probated the will in 1662 in Gloucester County. Katherine DEBNAM:  On 9 August 1711 in Essex County (Deed & Wills Book #12, p 426), Robert TALIAFERRO III, grandson of Robrt TALIAFERRO I and Katherine DEBNAM, sold to Augustine SMITH, 200 acres of land that was originally patented to Charles GRYMES on on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located south of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656 and Essex in 1692. Ann DEBNAM:  On 20 June 1726 in King George County (Deed Book #1, p 361), Samuel HOYLE, son of Edward HOYLE and Ann DEBNAM, sold to Samuel SKINKER, 300 acres of land that was half of the land originally patented to Charles GRYMES on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located north of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656, Richmond in 1692 and King George in 1721. Mary DEBNAM:  On 6 August 1692 in Essex County (Book #1, p 40), John SMITH of Ware Parish in Gloucester County, son of Maj. Lawrence SMITH Sr. and Mary DEBNAM, sold to John TALIAFERRO of St. Marys Parish in Essex County, son of Robert TALIAFERRO I and Katherine DEBNAM, and brother-in-law of John SMITH, 200 acres of land that was originally patented to Charles GRYMES on on 4 September 1654 in Lancaster County, and renewed on 8 October 1657 and 23 November 1661. This land was located south of the Rappahannock River, and subsequently in the following counties as they were created: Old Rappahannock in 1656 and Essex in 1692.
  Death	26 Aug 1683	Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England   [1, 3, 7]
  Age	73 years
  Person ID	I4948	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	JENYNGES, Peter Robert,   b. 1578   d. 1651 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	BALDWIN, Anne,   b. 1579   d. 1622 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F2346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	DEBNAM, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1608, Tonbridge, Kent, England d. 6 Jun 1657, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1637	Colony of Virginia, England   [1, 3, 4, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 27 years - He : ~ 29 years.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Children	1. DEBNAM, Philip   d. Yes, date unknown +   2. DEBNAM, Mary,   b. 1634, England d. 1687, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England (Age 53 years) +   3. DEBNAM, Katherine,   b. Abt 1638, Colony of Virginia, England d. Bef 2 Mar 1686/87, Colony of Virginia, England (Age 49 years)     4. DEBNAM, Capt. William Jr.,   b. Abt 1639, Colony of Virginia, England d. Aft 1705 (Age 67 years) +   5. DEBNAM, Ann,   b. Abt 1640, Colony of Virginia, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	GRYMES, Rev. Charles,   b. 18 Oct 1612, Rainham, Kent, England d. 1658, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1658	Colony of Virginia, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10]
  	Their marriage is refered to in a York County, VA court record of 25 June 1658: "Mr. Charles Grymes as Intermarrying with the Relict [wife] of William Debnam Dced." - "The Townleys and Warners of Virginia and Their English Connections", The Virgina Magazine of History and Biography, vol 81, p 360. [8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 48 years - He : ~ 45 years and 2 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Children	>   1. GRYMES, John,   b. 1660, Colony of Virginia, England d. Abt 1709, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1610 - Tonbridge, Kent, England Marriage - Abt 1637 - Colony of Virginia, England Will Probated-Heir and Executrix - by his widow, Katherine, - 1658 - Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England Will-Heir and Executrix - bequeathing land to each of his three step-daughters, Katherine, Ann and Mary DEBNAM, daughters' of his second wife, Katherine (JENNINGS) DEBNAM GRYMES, - 1658 - Rappahannock County (Old), Colony of Virginia, England Marriage - 1658 - Colony of Virginia, England Death - 26 Aug 1683 - Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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