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Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate
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spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Jennett have been found, including Jennet, Jennett, Jonnott, Jonnot, Jonnotson and others.
First found in Sussex where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives,
Jennett
- English: from a pet form of the personal name Jan (see Jayne).
- Variant spelling of French Jeannette.
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those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Jennett, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were : John Jennet settled in Pennsylvania in 1682; Peter Jennett arrived in Maryland in 1776.
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