Frances Jennings

Frances Talbot, Countess of Tyrconnel, née Frances Jennings, (c.1647 - March 9, 1730) was the daughter of Richard Jenyns and Frances Thornhurst. She was born at Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England. With the nickname of "La Belle Jennings," Frances (along with her sister, Sarah Jennings) were noteworthy figures at the English Restoration-era court. In 1665, Frances married Sir George Hamilton, son of Sir George Hamilton, 1st Bt. and Mary Butler. With him, she had two daughters, Frances and Mary. After Hamilton's death, Frances married an old suitor she had previously rejected, Richard Talbot in 1681. Talbot was later created Earl of Tyrconnel in the Irish peerage. They had no children.

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C. - 1647 - March 9 - 1730 - Hertfordshire - England - Nickname - Sarah Jennings - English Restoration - 1665 - Richard Talbot - 1681 - Irish peerage

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