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b. c. 1415, CIPM, xxv. 25. s. and h. of John Jenney (d.1460), of Theberton and Knodishall, by his first w. Maud, da. and coh. of John Bokele of Friston, Suff.; er. bro. of John*. educ. adm. L. Inn by 1430. J.H. Baker, Men of Ct. (Selden Soc. supp. ser. xviii), ii. 943-4. m. (1) Elizabeth (fl.1466), da. of Thos Caus, ?wid. of – Calthorpe, 4s. inc. Edmund† and Nicholas†, 4da.; (2) by 1478, Eleanor (d.1494), da. of John Sampson of Harkstead, Suff., wid. of Robert Inglose (d.1475/6), of Gunton. Vis. Norf. (Norf. Arch.), i. 132; Vis. Suff. ii (Harl. Soc. n.s. iii), 296; CP40/759, rot. 330; E.W. Ives, Common Lawyers: Thomas Kebell, 467; C1/72/6; W.A. Copinger, Suff. Manors, ii. 109; Norf. RO, Norwich consist. ct., Regs. Typpes, f. 19, Gelour, f. 111; F. Blomefield, Norf. iv. 258; vi. 96. Summ. as j.KB 1483, [1484]; Kntd. 5 July 1483. Vis. Suff. ii. 296. This was the eve of the coronation of Ric. III. It was presumably in error that he was called ‘Sir’ William Jenney on the roll for the Parl. assembled on 20 Jan. 1483: PROME, xiv. 410.
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Commr. of gaol delivery, Norwich July 1441, Nov. 1453 (q.), Feb. 1454 (q.), Nov. 1457 (q.), Jan. 1462 (q.), Ipswich Feb. 1442, Jan. 1447 (q.), Feb. (q.), July (q.), Oct. 1450 (q.), Oct. 1455 (q.), May (q.), Oct. 1456 (q.), Oct. 1457 (q.), Sept. 1458, Mar., Oct. 1459, May (q.), Oct. 1461 (q.), Oct. 1462 (q.), Oct. 1464, Oct. 1465, Oct. 1467, Oct. 1468, Feb. 1470 (q.), Oct. 1471, Oct. 1473, Aug. 1474 (q.), Sept. 1475 (q.), May 1476, May 1477, Sept. 1479 (q.), Oct. 1480, Oct. 1481, Norwich castle Feb., Nov. 1450 (q.), Sept. 1464 (q.), Great Yarmouth June 1450 (q.), Aug. 1467 (q.), Bury St. Edmunds Nov. 1450 (q.), Feb. 1451, Apr. 1462 (q.), Feb., Mar. 1474 (q.), July 1478, June 1481, Colchester castle Feb. (q.), June 1463 (q.), Jan. 1476 (q.), Ramsey Nov. 1464, Melton July 1468, May 1474, Nov. 1475, June 1476, Nov. 1478, May 1480, York castle June 1471, York June 1471, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and castle June 1471, Appleby castle June 1471, Carlisle castle June 1471, July 1473, July 1480, Appleby Apr. 1478 (q.), Gloucester, Hereford, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Worcester castles Feb. 1482, Oxford, Stafford castles Feb. 1483; C66/450–550. to take an assize of novel disseisin Suff. Apr. 1448, Norf. July 1452, Yorks. (N. Riding) Feb. 1474, (E Riding) May 1476; C66/466, m. 38d; 474, m. 13d; 532, m. 10d; 538, m. 17d. of oyer and terminer, Oxon. May 1450 (activities of Humphrey Stafford III*), Essex, Kent, Suff. (treasons, felonies etc.), Norf., Suff. July 1473, Glos. July 1482 (treasons and other offences of Thomas Milde alias Miller of Warwick), Glos., Herefs., Salop, Worcs. Aug. 1482, London Aug. 1483, Berks., Essex, Herts., Kent, Mdx., Oxon., Surr., Suss. Aug. 1483; sewers, Suff. Nov. 1452 (from Minsmere harbour to Yoxford bridge), Hunts. Dec. 1459, June 1460 (between Huntingdon and Holywell), Cambs., Norf. Mar. 1470 (parts of Marshland, Upwell and Outwell to sea); inquiry, Norf., Suff., Norwich Feb. 1453 (concealments), E159/229, commissiones Hil. Suff. Feb. 1459 (piracy against Venetian merchants), Norf., Suff. July 1459 (spoil of Scottish ship), June 1464 (treasons, insurrections etc.), Norf. Feb. 1471 (petition of Gt. Yarmouth’s inhabitants for a reduction of their fee farm), Suff. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms); to cause coastal watches to be made Nov. 1456; of array Sept. 1457; to assign archers Dec. 1457; organize resistance to Richard, earl of Warwick, and to arrest his supporters Feb. 1460; assess tax July 1463.

J.p.q. Norwich 28 Nov. 1442 – Mar. 1443, 27 July 1480–?d., Suff. 20 Nov. 1445-Apr. 1448, 9 Oct. 1450 – June 1470, 16 July 1470 – d., Gt. Yarmouth 16 May 1462–?, Northumb. 8 Dec. 1471-May 1483, Yorks. (W. Riding) 24 Feb. 1472 – May 1483, Yorks. (N. Riding) 25 Feb. 1472 – May 1483, Yorks. (E. Riding) 18 Dec. 1472 – Feb. 1482, Cumb. 20 June 1473 – May 1483, Westmorland 6 May 1474–83, Berks. 21 Sept. 1481 – June 1483, Herefs. 28 Nov. 1481 – July 1483, Worcs. 2 Dec. 1481 – Aug. 1483, Oxon. 18 Feb. – June 1483, Glos. 14 May – July 1483.

Gov. of L. Inn 1443 – 44, 1446 – 47, 1449 – 50, 1451 – 52, 1455 – 56, 1460–2. L. Inn Black Bks. i. 14, 17, 19, 21, 27, 35, 36.

Serjeant-at-law 7 Nov. 1463–13 May 1481 (?King’s serjeant by Nov. 1478); justice of assize, northern circuit by 1471 – 81, western circuit 1481–d.; CP40/840, rots. 396, 399; 863, rot. 383; 864, rot. 484d; 865, rot. 305; 866, rot. 309; 867, rot. 144; Baker, 944. j.KB 14 May 1481–d. CCR, 1461–8, p. 173; CPR, 1476–85, p. 270. The will of Katherine Fastolf of Oulton, dated 20 Nov. 1478, refers to Jenney as a ‘King’s serjt.’: Reg. Gelour, f. 221.

Trier of petitions, Gascon 1483. PROME, xiv. 410.

Parlimentarian
JENNEY, William (c.1415-83), of Theberton and Knodishall, Suff.
Main residences: Theberton; Knodishall, Suff.
Geney, Genney, Genneye, Jeney, Jenny, Jeny
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C.E.M.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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