My Jennings tie in is that Mary Jennings married Oliver Jeter resulting in their daughter, Nancy Jeter, marrying Jesse Hardy and having Whitmel Hardy. The Jennings ancestry is as follows: JOHN JENNINGS ------------------ --------------------- b cir 1500, England b m d d ----children---- ----> William Jennings WILLIAM JENNINGS JOAN ELLIOTT ------------------ --------------------- b England b m Jan 28, 1559 Birmingham, Eng d 1602 d 1622 ----9 children---- Thomas Jennens William Jennens Abraham Jennens Ambrose Jennens Ann Jennens Mary Jennens --- Jennens --- Jennens ----> John Jennens JOHN JENNENS JOYCE WEAMAN (2nd wife) ------------------ --------------------- b cir April 9 1579,Birmingham, England b m d bef March 10, 1653 d ----6 children---- (by first wife Mary) John Jennens 1607-1650 Ambrose Jennens b Sep 30, 1610 Alice Jennens b Aug 29, 1613 d 1614 William Jennens Dec 30, 1615 d Feb 25, 1621 Thomas Jennens Mar 9, 1616 d July 21 1616 Abraham Jennens June 21, 1618 d Apr 16 1693 (by second wife Joyce Weaman) ----> Humphrey Jennens Dorothy Jennens May 23, 1623 Aug 16, 1623 Esther Jennens Aug 6, 1626 d 1696 Joseph Jennens Aug 16, 1626 d 1708 Sarah Jennens b 1634 Edward Jennens Oct 28, 1638 d 1710 HUMPHREY JENNENS MARY MILLWARD ------------------ --------------------- b cir Aug 1629, England b ca 1636 m Sep 16, 1657 d July 1690 Warwick, England d 1708 Mary was daug of John Millward and Ann Whichalgh. ----12 children---- Humphrey Jennens b 1658 d 1725 Justin Jennens b 1659 d 1659 Henry Jennens b 1661 d 1676 Charles Jennens b 1662 d 1747 Mary Jennens b 1664 d 1708 Elizabeth Jennens b 1665 d 1737 John Jennens b 1667 d 1733 Ann Jennens b 1668 d 1709 Esther Jennens b 1670 d 1770 Robert Jennens b 1671 d 1725 William Jennings (see below) **** Felicia Jennens b 1674 d 1724 ----> William Jennens WILLIAM JENNINGS MARY JANE "POLLY" PULLIAM ------------------ --------------------- b 1676 or 1700/1702, England b m 1724 Va d 1775, America d 1794 She was the daug of Joseph and Mary Pulliam ----10 children---- ----> William Jennings, Jr Agnes Jennings b 1727 Va m Henry Dickerson Elizabeth Jennings b 1729 Va d1799 m Geo Walton Sarah Jennings b 1730 Va d 1797 m John Fowlkes Mary Jennings b 1732 Va d 1822 m Joseph Fowlkes Robert Jennings b 1733 Va d 1798 m Eliz Childs John Jennings b d 1774 m Temperance Thompson Nancy Ann Jennings b1736 Va d1795 m Sam Thompson James Jennings b 1737 Va d 1795 Joseph Jennings b 1739 d 1804 m Ann Billips WILLIAM JENNINGS, JR AGNES DICKERSON ------------------ --------------------- b Cir 1726, Hanover, Va b 1732 m 1750 d 1793, Wilkes Cty, Ga d 1785 Wilkes Cty Ga ----13 children---- Dickerson Jennings b 1747 d 1833 John Jennings b 1754 d Jan 1795 William Jennings b 1756 James Jennings b 1758 Moody Jennings b 1760 Joseph C Jennings b 1762 d 1837 Robet B Jennings Sr b 1764 d 1815 Thomas Jennings b 1766 Henry Jennings b 1768 Elizabeth Jennings b 1770 m Anderson Sarah Jennings b 1772 m John Robertson Sr ----> Mary Jennings m Oliver Jeter Nancy Jennings b 1774 m John Hicks OLIVER JETER MARY JENNINGS ------------------ --------------------- b b 1772 m d d see Separate page for JETER for further descendants **** The above referenced William Jennings, son of Robert Jennings, died in 1798. At that time, he was worth $120 million dollars and was the owner of several castles. He was single and left no heirs. During the 1800s, there was a sizable attempt in America to verify the relationship to this person for the purpose of inheriting from him. That was not accomplished but many ties were verified resulting in a good lineage record. A good reference book on the Jennings line is JENNINGS, THE DESCENDANTS AND ANCESTORS by Robert B Jennings, Sr and Tabitha (Lockhart) Jennings,
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