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William Henry Jennings[1]

Male 1676 - 1775  (98 years)


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  • Name William Henry Jennings 
    Birth 10 Nov 1676  Aston Juxta Birmingham, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 10 Nov 1676  Aston Juxta Birmingham, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Arrival 1711  , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 1775  Jennings Ordinary, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Burial , Nottoway, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I33371  Master
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2018 

    Father Humphrey Jennings,   b. 23 Aug 1629, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1689, Erdington Hall, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mary Millward,   b. 1636, Shuttington, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1708, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1657 
    Family ID F8125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Pulliam,   b. 1704, , Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1776, Jennings Ordinary, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1724  , Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. James Jennings,   b. 1710, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1815 (Age 105 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Willoughby Jennings,   b. 1724, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1826, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. William Jennings,   b. 10 Mar 1726, Jennings Ordinary, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1793, , Wilkes, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Agnes Jennings,   b. 4 Jan 1727, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1785, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Elkanah Jennings,   b. 1728, , Hanover, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1804, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Elizabeth Jennings,   b. 1729, , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1799, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Sarah Jennings,   b. 1730, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1782, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Mary Jane Fowlkes,   b. 3 Mar 1732, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1822, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     9. Robert B Jennings,   b. 1733, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1794, , Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]
     10. John Jennings,   b. 1735, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1784, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]
     11. Nancy Anne Jennings,   b. 1736, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1782, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]
     12. James Joshua Jennings,   b. 1737, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1795, , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]
     13. Joseph Jennings,   b. 13 Sep 1739, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1804, , Culpeper, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]
     14. Dickerson Jennings,   b. 1747, , Amelia, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1833, , Charlotte, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F8124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 1711 - , , Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jan 1724 - , Hanover, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1775 - Jennings Ordinary, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - , Nottoway, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Generation No. 1
      1.Captain William Henry Jennings, born 10 Nov 1676 in Aston Juxta, Burmingham, Warwickshire, England; died 1775 in Nottoway Co., Virginia.He was the son of
      2. Sir Humphrey Jennings and
      3. Mary Millward. He married (1) Mary Jane Pulliam 24 Jan 1723/24 in Hanover Co., Virginia.She was born 1704 in Yorkshire, England, and died 1794 in Jennings-Ordinary, Nottoway Co., Virginia. She was the daughter of James Pulliam and Mary Holliday.

      Notes for Captain William Henry Jennings:
      William's birth is on record at Leipfield Cathedral, in Yorkshire, England.He came to America a British Officer and when he was buried, his uniform was buried with him. He was deeded a large tract of land in Nottoway Co. Virginia from the Crown and when he died he deeded it to his son.

      "To all to whom these presents shall come: I, William Jennings, Senr., of Amelia County, Parish of Nottoway, send greeting in our Lord God everlasting.Know ye that I, William Jennings, Senr., for, and in consideration of the love, good-will, and affection which I have and do bear toward my loving son."(Sorce: The record of William Jennings is compiled from the pamphlet of Mrs. Mary J. Hardester, a great granddaughter of William.)

      More About Captain William Henry Jennings:
      Burial: Old Jennings Cemetery in Nottoway Co., VA

      Generation No. 2
      2.Sir Humphrey Jennings, born 23 Aug 1629 in St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwick,England; died 6 Jul 1689 in Warwickshire, Erdington Hall, Birmingham, Eng. He was the son of
      4. John Jennens and
      5. Joyce Wearner. He married 3. Mary Millward 1 Aug 1657 in St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwick, England.
      3.Mary Millward, born 1636 in Shuttington, Birmingham, England; died 1708 in Whitacre, Warwick, England.She was the daughter of 6. Colonel John Millward and 7. Ann Whitchalch.

      Notes for Sir Humphrey Jennings:
      The owner of Erdingham Hall and eminent ironmaster. In 1680,he was the lord of the manor of Nether Whiteacre. His son, Robert, is said to have been an aide de camp to the first Duke of Marlbrough.

      Children of Humphrey Jennings and Mary Millward are:
      i. Ann Jennings, born 6 Jan 1657/58 in Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1718.
      ii. John Jennings, born 29 Jan 1658/59 in Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died 17 Jul 1659 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
      iii. Charles Jennings, born 28 Jul 1662 in Saint Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; married Mary Abt. 1682; born 1662.
      iv. Mary Jennings, born 4 Jul 1664 in St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died 27 Oct 1707.
      v. Elizabeth Jennings, born 4 Jan 1665/66 in St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1726.
      vi. John Jennings, born 4 Sep 1667 in St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1733.
      vii. Hester Jennings, born 24 Dec 1670 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1737.
      viii. Sir Robert Jennings, born 1671 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died 1726.

      Notes for Sir Robert Jennings:
      Robert said to have been an aide de camp to the first Duke of Marlbrough.
      ix. Humphrey Jennings, born 1673 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1733.
      x. Captain William Henry Jennings, born 10 Nov 1676 in Aston Juxta, Burmingham, Warwickshire, England; died 1775 in Nottoway Co., Virginia; married Mary Jane Pulliam 24 Jan 1723/24 in Hanover Co., Virginia.
      xi. Felicia Jennings, born 1679 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1744.
      xii. Justina Jennings, born Abt. 1680 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died Abt. 1740.

      Generation No. 3
      4.John Jennens, born 8 Aug 1579 in Birmingham, England; died 25 Feb 1652/53 in Birmingham, England.He was the son of 8. William Jennens and 9. Joanna Elliot.He married 5. Joyce Wearner Abt. 1625.
      5.Joyce Wearner, born Abt. 1605; died Abt. 1690.

      Notes for John Jennens:
      Other children:John JENNINGS; Ambrose JENNINGS; Alice JENNINGS; William JENNINGS; Abraham JENNINGS; Dorothy JENNINGS; Esther JENNINGS; Joseph JENNINGS; Sarah JENNINGS; Edward JENNINGS

      More About John Jennens:
      Christening: 8 Apr 1579, St Martin's, Birmingham, England
      Child of John Jennens and Joyce Wearner is:
      i. Sir Humphrey Jennings, born 23 Aug 1629 in St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwick,England; died 6 Jul 1689 in Warwickshire, Erdington Hall, Birmingham, Eng; married Mary Millward 1 Aug 1657 in St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwick, England.

      6.Colonel John Millward, born 10 Feb 1602/03 in Nuneaton, Warwick, England, Great Britain.He married 7. Ann Whitchalch Abt. 1633.
      7.Ann Whitchalch, born Abt. 1606 in Shuttington, England, Great Britain.
      Child of John Millward and Ann Whitchalch is:
      i. Mary Millward, born 1636 in Shuttington, Birmingham, England; died 1708 in Whitacre,Warwick, England; married Sir Humphrey Jennings 1 Aug 1657 in St. Martins, Birmingham, Warwick, England.

      Generation No. 4
      8. William Jennens, born 1559 in St Martin's, England; died 6 Dec 1602 in England.He was the son of 16. Robert Jennens and 17. Ellen Beard.He married 9. Joanna Elliot Abt. 1578.
      9. Joanna Elliot, born Abt. 1560 in England; died 10 Dec 1601 in Birmingham, England.

      Child of William Jennens and Joanna Elliot is:
      i. John Jennens, born 8 Aug 1579 in Birmingham, England; died 25 Feb 1652/53 in Birmingham, England; married (1) Mary 1602; married (2) Joyce Wearner Abt. 1625.

      Generation No. 5
      16.Robert Jennens, born Abt. 1510 in England.He married 17. Ellen Beard 28 Jan 1558/59.
      17.Ellen Beard, born Abt. 1526.
      Child of Robert Jennens and Ellen Beard is:
      i. William Jennens, born 1559 in St Martin's, England; died 6 Dec 1602 in England; married Joanna Elliot Abt. 1578.
    • Birth: Nov. 10, 1676 Warwickshire, England
      Death: 1775 Amelia County Virginia, USA

      In the parish register of Aston Parish near Birmingham, is the record of baptism, November 10, 1676 for William, youngest son of Humphrey and Mary Milward Jennens.

      Died in Jennings Ordinary in Amelia County (now Nottoway Co.) Nottoway Co. was formed from Amelia Co. in 1789.

      William Jennings was a retired British officer who came to Virginia to assist in the fight against the Indians. He married, perhaps as a second wife, Mary Pulliam of Hanover Co. in 1720. He received three grants of land in Amelia for his services to the colony and established Jennings Ordinary.

      Col. Jennings died in 1775 at Jennings Ordinary. Per pamphlet by Mrs. Mary J. Hardester, he was buried with his full military uniform and sword. His grave was opened in 1875 and the military buttons and sword were found rusted but intact. Col. Jennings and his wife are buried on land owned by Mrs. H. L. Hudgins of Crewe, VA. A stone to mark the graves was placed in 1964 by Samuel Sours of Chatham, VA. Mr. Sours was a descendant of Anne Jennings, daughter of Anne Jennings.

      To reach the graves of Col. Jennings and his wife, go to Route 460, and turn right on Route 617. Rt. # 617 is on the right side of the golf course toward Blackstone. Drive past Watson School. When you come to a large fallen tree on the left side of the road, you follow a path through the woods. The path has been marked by rags tied on trees.

      Deep in impenetrable woods, far from the country road, there is a slight mound of decayed rubbish where Col. Jennings' home, "Sunnyside" stood. A short walk brings one to the ancient burial plot. Other than a rather large grave stone, no other reminder of the sacred spot remains. Decades of weather have obliterated all trace of mounds of other days. But on the one remaining tombstone, one reads:

      MARY JANE PULLIAM
      1704-1774
      Of Hanover County
      Virginia
      COLONEL WILLIAM HENRY
      JENNINGS
      1676-1775
      Born in England
      Retired British Officer
      ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
      CHILDREN:

      1. WILLIAM Jennings, Jr. born 1726; died 1793 in Wilkes Co., GA; married 1750 to Agnes Dickerson (1732-1785). He lived in Nottoway during the Revolution and was one of the delegates to the Continental Congress, and served the cause of the Revolution with unfailing loyalty and much material aid.
      2. AGNES Jennings born 1727; married Henry Dickerson
      3. ELIZABETH Jennings (1729-1799) married 1746 to George Walton
      4. Sarah Jennings Fowlkes
      5. Mary Jane Jennings Fowlkes
      6. ROBERT Jennings (1733-1798) married Elizabeth Childs
      7. John Jennings
      8. ANNE Jennings (1736-1795) sometimes listed as Nancy; married Samuel Thompson, Sr.
      9. JAMES Jennings (1737-1795); 1st wife was Philadelphia Bruce; 2nd wife was widow Martisha (Winn) Crenshaw
      10. JOSEPH Jennings (1739-1804) married 1767 to Ann Billups (1749-1811)

      Parents:
      Humphrey Jennens (1629 - 1690)
      Mary Millward Jennens (1636 - 1708)

      Spouse:
      Mary Jane Pulliam Jennings (1704 - 1774)

      Children:
      Sarah Jennings Fowlkes (1730 - 1782)*
      Mary Jane Jennings Fowlkes (1732 - 1822)*
      John Jennings (1735 - 1783)*
      James Jennings (1737 - 1795)*
    • http://www.longwood.edu/staff/welchds/Westcreek/historyofnottowaycounty.html

      Jennings Ordinary is best known for Colonel William H. Jennings. A close friend of King George II, he protected local settlers from Indian uprisings in the 18th century. Colonel William H. Jennings received 10,000 acres for his service to the colony.

      Nottoway County branched off from Amelia County in 1788 by an act of the Virginia Legislature. The original settlers of Nottoway County were primarily English and can trace their roots back to Jamestown, the first colony of Virginia. The first settlers were still loyal to the Church of England and today's Episeppalain churches remain active in the county. Parents sent their sons to Williamsburg or London to be educated. Women were not educated but were trained in domestic fields of cooking, sewing, and child rearing.

      The social life of the first settlers in Nottoway County was incorporated into religious gatherings such as weddings and church events. Weddings were usually held in the front parlor of the bride’s home with no music during the ceremony, and a large feast was common after the ceremony. Wedding invitations, gifts, and honeymoons were practically unheard of in the area. For couples courting, church services were perfect times to gain affections. However couples could only walk to the door together and then take their seats on the opposite sides of the church.

      The land in Nottoway County was geared more towards agriculture as a main industry. Tobacco was the main cash crop for Nottoway. They also had general crops, some cotton and timber, dairy, cattle, and hogs. Peaches were the special fruit for the county. Agriculture flourished in the 1850’s with the establishment of farmer’s clubs, newspapers, and improved agricultural machinery. Dairy products and beef herds increased in the 1960’s. In the 1970’s, the federal government helped in aiding farmers with improving irrigation and production. Yet today the small farmers are disappearing rapidly. Only 9 dairy farms remain in production in the county.

  • Sources 
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    2. [S242] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.).

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    4. [S1091] Ancestry.com, Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0586.

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    6. [S1093] Ancestry.com, Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Reference Number: DRO 41/2; Archive Roll: M78.

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