Officer of the British Navy
John Jennings
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Personal Details |
Date of Birth |
1664 |
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Place of Birth |
Dudleston Hall, Shropshire |
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Father |
Philip Jennings (d1697) |
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Mother |
Christina Eyton |
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Wife |
Alice Breton |
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Son |
George (d.1790) |
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Date of Death |
1743/12/23 |
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Place of Death |
Greenwich |
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Naval Service Events |
Ship |
Date From |
Date To |
Event |
Source |
Promoted to Lieutenant, 12th May 1687 |
W032 |
Pearl |
1687/05/12 |
1688/08 |
Lieutenant |
B051 |
|
1688 |
Part of the Queen of Portugal's escort |
B164 |
|
1688/06 |
Reclassed as a fireship |
B164 |
Saint David |
1688/08/27 |
1688/12 |
Lieutenant |
B051 |
Gainsborough |
1688/12/22 |
1689/11/15 |
Lieutenant |
B051 |
|
1689 |
In the Londonderry operations |
B164 |
Promoted to Captain, 16th November 1689 |
W032 |
Saint Paul |
1689/11/16 |
1689/12/14 |
As Captain |
B164 |
Experiment |
1690 |
1692 |
As Captain |
B164 |
|
1690 |
Sailed to America |
B164 |
Chester |
1692/07 |
1693 |
As Captain |
B164 |
Winchester |
1693/07 |
1693/07 |
As Captain |
B051 |
Mary |
1693/07 |
1694/12 |
As Captain |
B051 |
|
1694/05/12 |
One of the squadron which captured the French privateer commander Rene DuGuay-Trouin's in the Diligente |
|
Chichester |
1696 |
1697 |
As Captain |
B164 |
Plymouth |
1697 |
1699 |
As Captain |
B164 |
|
1697/02/05 |
Present at the Action of 1697-02-05 |
|
|
1697/02/05 |
In company with Rye took Nouveau Cherbourg and Dauphin |
B164 |
Orford |
1699 |
1699 |
As Captain |
B164 |
Kent |
1701 |
1703 |
As Captain |
B057 |
|
1702/06/19 |
Sailed for the attempt on Cadiz |
B164 |
|
1702/10/12 |
Present at the Battle of Vigo |
|
Saint George |
1703/03 |
1704/12 |
As Captain |
B057 |
|
1703/09 |
Sailed for the Mediterranean |
B057 |
|
1704/08/13 |
Present at the Battle of Malaga |
|
|
1704/09 |
Sailed for home |
B164 |
|
1704/12 |
Paid off |
B057 |
Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 20th January 1705 |
W032 |
Royal Anne |
1705/05/15 |
1705 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
Saint George |
1706/01 |
1708/01 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
|
1706/01 |
Recommissioned |
B057 |
Devonshire |
1706/08 |
1707/04 |
As Flag Officer |
B029 |
|
1706/09 |
In the Mediterranean |
B057 |
Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the White, 10th December 1707 |
W032 |
Triumph |
1708/01 |
1700 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
|
1708/01 |
In the Channel |
B164 |
Promoted to Rear-Admiral of the Red, 8th January 1708 |
W032 |
Promoted to Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 26th January 1708 |
W032 |
Saint George |
1708/09 |
1709/12 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
|
1708/10 |
Voyage to Lisbon |
B057 |
Promoted to Admiral of the Blue, 17th December 1708 |
W032 |
|
1709/01/12 |
Paid off |
B164 |
Promoted to Admiral of the White, 14th November 1709 |
W032 |
Royal Anne |
1710 |
1710/08/26 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
|
1710/08/26 |
Admiralty Order to be laid up at Chatham |
B164 |
Blenheim |
1710/10 |
1713 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
|
1710/10 |
Commissioned for the Mediterranean |
B057 |
|
1714/10/14 |
Appointed one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty |
W016 |
Union |
1726 |
1726/10/17 |
As Flag Officer |
B057 |
|
1726/03/23 |
Completed at a cost of �27,580.1.8d |
B057 |
|
1726/10 |
Sailed for the Mediterranean |
B057 |
|
1726/10/17 |
Paid off, seeing no further service |
B057 |
|
1727/06 |
Resigned as one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty due to deafness |
W016 |
|
1734/02/26 |
Retired from active service |
W031 |
Personal Events |
Date |
Event |
Source |
1704/09/09 |
Appointed Knight Bachelor |
|
1705 |
Member of Parliament for Queenborough until 1710 |
W016 |
1710 |
Member of Parliament for Portsmouth until 1711 |
W016 |
1715 |
Member of Parliament for Rochester until 1734 |
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1720 |
Married Alice |
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1720/08/28 |
Appointed Governor of Greenwich hospital and Ranger of Greenwich Park |
B051 |
1733/01 |
Appointed Rear-Admiral of England |
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Notes on Officer |
No Notes Entered |
Last Updated :2010/02/19 at 12:46:31 by Cy
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