William Jennens, Owner of Acton Place, holder of Acton Manor
Dates: Died 1798
Biography
A wealthy eighteenth-century landowner of Acton associated with Acton Place. He died in 1798, after which the Acton estate is reported to have descended to his heir at law.
Notes / Sources
He is also known in local history as the so-called Acton Miser, but that reputation is not necessary to establish his manor holding.
Research sources:
- Walter Arthur Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, vol. 1, passage concerning the Jennens family and the later Earl Howe succession. — https://tempusfugit.me.uk/images/manorsofsuffolkn01copiuoft.pdf
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