Brief Life History of Barbara Frances
When Barbara Frances Thornhurst was born in 1628, in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, Baronet Gifford Thornhurst, was 30 and her mother, Susanna Temple, was 28. She married Sir Richard Jennings in December 1643, in São Paulo, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ferring, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1758. She died on 6 March 1730, in Dublin Castle, County Dublin, Ireland, at the age of 102.
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- Frances in entry for Sarah Jeninges, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Frances in entry for Richard Jenyns, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Frances in entry for Ralfe Jeninges, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1641
Great Catholic-Gaelic rebellion for return of lands, later joined by Old English Catholics in Ireland. Under leadership of Irish chieftain, Rory O'More, conspiracy was formed to seize Dublin and expel the English. English settlers were driven out of Ulster. Catholics hold 59% of land in Ireland.
1649
The Protestant Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell, landed at Dublin. His troops killed 2,000 men. A great part of lands in Munster, Leinster and Ulster (Drogheda and Wexford) was confiscated and divided among the English soldiers.
1672
Over 6,000 Irish boys and women sold as slaves since England gained control of Jamaica.
Name Meaning
From Latin, meaning ‘foreign woman’ (a feminine form of barbarus ‘foreign’, from Greek, referring originally to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners, which sounded to the Greek ear like no more than bar-bar). St Barbara has always been one of the most popular saints in the calendar, although there is some doubt whether she ever actually existed. According to legend, she was imprisoned in a tower and later murdered by her father, who was then struck down by a bolt of lightning. Accordingly, she is the patron of architects, stonemasons, and fortifications, and of firework makers, artillerymen, and gunpowder magazines.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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