Jennings Family Line
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Grandy's 4x Great-Grandmother:
My 6x Great-Grandmother:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 7x Great-Grandmother:
Elizabeth Jennings (1755 - 1852)
Elizabeth Boaz
Also Known As: "Betty Boaz"
Birthdate: ca. 1755
Birthplace: Prince Edward Co., Virginia
Denomination: (probably) Baptist
Death: ca. 1852 in Buckingham County, Virginia
Parents:
Robert Robin Jennings III
1726-1794
Rachel Patterson
1728-1799
Family
Spouse:
Daniel Boaz
Birthdate: 1743
Birthplace: Goochland County, Colony of Virginia
Denomination: (probably) Baptist
Death: 1794 in Buckingham County, Virginia
Immediate Family:
Son of Thomas Boaz, Sr. and Elinor Archdeacon Cody
See: Boaz Family Line
Children:
1. Daniel Boaz, Jr. 1774–1809
2. Meshack Boaz 1776–1859
3. James Boaz 1777–1828
4. Thomas I. Boaz 1783–1830
5. Agnes A. Boaz 1787–1877
6. Elizabeth " Libby" Boaz 1787–
7. Robert Jennings Boaz 1792–1832
About Elizabeth Jennings
The Life Summary of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Jennings was born in 1755, in Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert Robin Jennings III, was 29 and her mother, Rachael Patterson, was 27. She married Daniel Boaz in 1772, in Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Buckingham, Virginia, United States in 1810 and Nebraska, Appomattox, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died in 1852, in Appomattox, Virginia, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Beckham, Appomattox, Virginia.
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6V8-MSZ/elizabeth-jennings-1755-1852
https://www.geni.com/people/Elizabeth-Boaz/6000000000579928293
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Grandy's 5x Great-Grandfather:
My 7x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 8x Great-Grandfather:
Robert Jennings (1726 - 1794)
Robert Jennings, Sr.
Also Known As: "Robin", "Robert Jennings, III", "Robert Robin Jennings"
Birthdate: ca. 1726-1733
Birthplace: Hanover or New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
Denomination: (probably) Baptist
Military Service: Revolutionary War Veteran
Parents:
Death: bet. 1794-1798 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Robert Jennings
1702-1800
Mary Allen
1704-1774
Family
Spouse:
Rachel Patterson
1728-1799
Rachel Jennings
Also known as: "Rachael"
Birthdate: ca. 1726-1733
Birthplace: Prince George County, Colony of Virginia
Denomination: (probably) Presbyterian /Baptist
Date of Marriage: 1754
Place of Marriage: Prince Edward County, Colony of Virginia
Death: 1799 in Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Nathaniel Patterson and Isabella Erwin
See: Patterson Family Line (Virginia)
Children:
1. Betty Boos or Boaz Jennings 1751–
2. John Jennings 1753–
3. Allen Jennings 1755–1821
4. Elizabeth Jennings 1755–1852
5. Frances Franky Jennings 1758–1830
6. Robert Jennings 1760–1843
7. Agnes Jennings 1765–
8. Elkana Cain Jennings 1767–1856
9. Samuel Jennings 1767–1829
10. Clement Johnson Clem Jennings 1767–1837
11. Richard Jennings 1772–1858
12. Doctor William Jennings 1774–1856
About Robert Robin Jennings, III
Revolutionary War Veteran
Biography
Robert was born about 1720 / 1726. Robert Jennings ... He passed away about 1794. [1]
Son of William Jennings and Mary Allen
' SAR: Born Robert Jennings Birth Date: 1720 image says 1720/1726, both dates have been found
"Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications" [2]
Name: Robert Jennings
Birth Date: 1720 image says 1720/1726
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 1794
Death Place: Prince Edward, Virginia
SAR Membership: 95681
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 8 Nov 1969
Father: William Jennings it says in the image born 1702
Spouse: Rachel Jennings
Children: Anne Wimbish Cook
Will of Robert Jennings of Prince Edward Co.
Will Book 2, page 237
Prince Edward Co., in the State of Virginia, in the name of God, Amen* I, Robert Jennings, of Prince Edward, Co. be of a right mind and Disposing will, I will and do ordain this my last Will and Testament.
I first devise that all my lawful debts to be paid and my burying be Directed with Decency.
I also lend my loving wife Rachel Jennings the half of my Personal Estate and the half of my land that I now live on, containing one hundred and ninety Acres, including the buildings, during her life. I order my last springs Bay mare colt to be sold and equally divided amongst my children whose names is as follows: Allen Jennings, Betty Boaz, John Jennings, Billy Jennings, Frankey Arnold, Bob Jennings, Aggie Arnold, Cain Jennings, Davy Jennings, Clem Jennings.
I order that my loving wife, Rachel Jennings, shall be maintained during her life with decency. I give to my son Sam Jennings, the other half of my land that I now live on, containing one hundred and ninety acres, to his heirs and assigns forever, the one hundred and ninety acres of land that I have lent to my loving wife, at her decease I give to my son Dick Jennings, to his heirs and assigns forever. The other half that I have not lent my wife of my personal estate I order it to be sold and equally divided among my three sons Sam, Dick, and Doctor Jennings.
What remains of my personal estate I have lent to my loving wife, after herdecease I give to my son Doctor Jennings forever and lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Sam Jennings and Robert Kelso my executors whereunto I have set my hand and seal this first day of October, 1794. Robert Jennings Teste--
James Faris Andrew Porter William Hill
This will was presented at Court and ordered to be recorded on order of minute book page 186.
Name Robert Jennings
"U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900" [3]
Name:Robert Jennings
Gender:Male
Birth Place:VA
Birth Year:1726
Spouse Name:Rachel Patterson
Spouse Birth Year:1728
Number Pages:1
Household Members Name Age:
Rachel Patterson
Robert Jennings
"Find A Grave Burial Record" [4].
Name:Robert Jennings Sr
Birth Date:1726
Birth Place:Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Death Date:20 Oct 1794
Death Place:Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Sources
↑ First-hand information as remembered by Barry Williams, Sunday, March 23, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
↑ SAR Membership 95681 see:https://tinyurl.com/y7s3j9bu
↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #162755333 , database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 August 2018), memorial page for Robert “Robin” Jennings, Sr (1726–20 Oct 1794), Find A Grave Memorial no. 162755333, ; Maintained by Kathy LeBlanc (contributor 48132041) Unknown.
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Jennings/6000000002541886832
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LRZ2-6V5/robert-robin-jennings-iii-1726-1794
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jennings-2549
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRZ2-6V5
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162755333/robert-jennings
http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1708&tree=Woodworth
http://cundiffgenealogy.org/getperson.php?personID=I329&tree=Tree28
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/l/Lucy-A-Mclean/GENE4-0019.html
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Grandy's 6x Great-Grandfather:
My 8x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 9x Great-Grandfather:
Robert Jennings (1702 - 1800)
Robert William Jennings
Also Known As: "Jennens", "William Jennings", "William Jenings"
Birthdate: ca. 1702
Birthplace: St. Paul's Parish, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
Baptism: July 5, 1702
Denomination: (probably) Baptist
Death: ca. 1800 in Hanover or New Kent County, Virginia
Parents:
William Henry Jennings
1676-1775
[mother unknown]
Family
Spouse:
Mary Allen
1704-1774
Mary Jennings
Also Known As: "Mary Jane"
Birthdate: January 4, 1704
Birthplace: Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
Denomination: (probably) Baptist
Date of Marriage: January 24,1723
Place of Marriage: Colony of Virginia
Death: 1774 in Prince Edward County, Commonwealth of Virginia
Immediate Family:
Daughter of William Samuel Allen and Margaret Peggy Waggoner
Children:
1. William Jennings 1722–
2. Robert "Robin" Jennings 1726–1794
3. Elkanah Jennings 1728–1804
4. Mary Ann Jennings 1735–1799
5. Samuel Jennings 1741–
6. Fanny Jennings 1745–
7. Rhoda Jennings 1747–
8. David Jennings 1768–1820
9. Clem Jennings 1770–
10. Richard Jennings 1772–
About
References:
As Robert Jennings:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G4Q4-R2F
As William Jennings:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jennings-285
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164120660/william-jennings
http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1714&tree=Woodworth
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/l/Lucy-A-Mclean/GENE4-0019.html
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/william-w-c-col-jennings-md-mary-allen-24-wlhw5k
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GW32-RBS
https://www.geni.com/people/William-Jennings/6000000074101345848
Jennings Family History:
https://www.angelfire.com/va/vjennings/JenningsHistory.html
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[too much confusion to go any further]
Grandy's 7x Great-Grandfather:
My 9x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandfather:
William Henry Jennings
1676-1775
[mother unknown]
As Col William Henry Jennings:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181715017/william-henry-jennings
http://www.reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I17993&tree=reynolds1
https://www.geni.com/people/William-Jennings/6000000001759980700
As Robert Jennings:
https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Jennings/6000000001760072181
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jennings-287
Jennings Family History:
https://www.angelfire.com/va/vjennings/JenningsHistory.html
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Grandy's 8x Great-Grandfather:
My 10x Great-Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:
http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1709&tree=Woodworth
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G3NY-7Q8/robert-jennings-ii-1686-1758
Jennings Family History:
https://www.angelfire.com/va/vjennings/JenningsHistory.html
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Jennings History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The history of the name Jennings began when it was derived from The name Jennings is derived from the personal name John, or perhaps more accurately from several diminutions of the name John, such as Jan, Jon, or Jen.
Patronymic surnames belong to the larger category of surnames, known as hereditary surnames, and they arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. In the religious naming tradition, which was developed later than the vernacular tradition, surnames were bestowed in honor of religious figures or church officials. In Europe, the Christian Church was one of the most powerful influences on the formation of given names. Personal names derived from the names of saints, apostles, biblical figures, and missionaries are widespread in most European countries. In the Middle Ages, they became increasingly popular because people believed that the souls of the deceased continued to be involved in this world. They named their children after saints in the hope that the child would be blessed or protected by the saint. John, of course, is derived from John the Baptist, who was born in order to announce Christ's coming.
Early Origins of the Jennings Family
The surname Jennings was first found in Sussex where Roger Jonyng was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1296. A few years later in 1327, the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire listed Walter Jannen and Richard Janyns in 1327. In the same year, John Janyng was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex. From these early entries, we must look over 100 years later to find Thomas Jenyn in the Feet of Fines for Sussex in 1428.
Jennings Spelling Variations
There are many spelling variations of Breton surnames, because the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The official court languages, which were Latin and French, were also influential on the spelling of a surname. Since the spelling of surnames was rarely consistent in medieval times, and scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find references to one individual with many different spellings of their surname in the ancient chronicles. Moreover, a large number of foreign names were brought into England, which accelerated and accentuated the alterations to the spelling of various surnames. The name has been spelled Jennings, Jenings, Jennins, Jennyns, Jennens, Jennynge, Jennynges, Jenyns and many more.
Jennings Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Mary Jennings, who settled in Maryland 1633
Mary Jennings, who landed in Maryland in 1633
Nicholas Jennings, aged 22, who landed in New England in 1634
Jon Jennings, who arrived in Virginia in 1635
Richard Jennings, aged 35, who landed in Bermuda in 1635