William Jennings Sr. (1702 - 1775)

Born 1702 in St.Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia

Husband of Mary Jane (Pulliam) Jennings — married 24 Jan 1724 in Hanover County, Colony of VA

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1775 at about age 73 in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia

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William Jennings Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 224611
Rank: Furnished Supplies

Biography

William Jennings was born about 1700 and was the son of Robert Jennings, Sr. (c1660-1716), who served as a member of the Vestry of St.Peter's Parish and as a church warden from 1708 untill his death. ^[1]

In 1719 he resided in New Kent County, Virginia.

On 26 Nov 1719 part of St.Peter's Parish, New Kent County went into the formation of Hanover County, Virginia where he then resided.

William Jennings married on 24 Jan 1723/4 or 24 January 1724/5 to Mary (Allen or Pulliam ?) ^{[2] [3] [citation needed]} (1702-1780).

He appeared in the minutes of the St.Paul's Parish Vestry book, New Kent County, Virginia ^[4] ...

- 1728 "At a Vestry held for St.Pauls Parish ye 28th day of Sep 1728 ... Order'd that the Tithables of Mr. Wm. Terrel, Wm. Jennings, & Madam Frances Littlepage, work on the road whereof John Garland is overseer ..."

- 1735 "At a Vestry held for St.Pauls Parish Octob ye 18th 1735 the following charge was brought in against the said Parish ... To Wm. Jennings acct. for John Rook - .75 ..."

- 1738 "At a Vestry held for St.Pauls Parish ye 14th of Octob, 1738 ... To William Jennings for serving 2 warrants - .17 ...".

The Jennings and Pulliam families were neighbors. William Jennings and William Pulliam witnessed a deed of 06 February 1729/30 for land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia from Christopher Smith of Hanover County, Virginia to Patterson Pulliam

On 01 April 1730 he served sheriffs’ warrants and was several times processioning his land and that of his neighbors, the Garland family.

He and his wife established the Jennings Ordinary which eventually grew to be a village then in Amelia County (but now Nottoway County), Virginia. He was on record as owning 10,000 acres and more than 50 buildings.

This Jennings family patronized the general store run by Thomas Partridge. Several account books from the store for 1734-1756 have survived and reveal details of life in Colonial Virginia.

During 1736 William bought a pair of women’s gloves, a pair of women’s shoes, 20 pounds of sugar, and 3,000 nails. He paid his account with tobacco and 23 beaver furs.

By 1737 he had eight children under the age of ten and that year he made several purchases from Partridge. The most practical were the dozen plates, some "Caess Coco" knives and forks, and 20 ells of "best brown linen". For his wife was a pair of shoes and gloves. Home came a Bible and a testament to feed the soul and 20 gallons of rum for a little merriment.

Before Christmas of 1737, William bought a pair of women’s shoes, one spelling book, seven pounds of sugar, and five gallons of rum. The first two items were perhaps Christmas gifts. The sugar was for cooking and the rum undoubtedly added to the Jennings' Christmas cheer. From Jennings’s account, Partridge paid an Ann Jennings in January 1738/39. We do not know who she was.

Cash was seldom a medium of exchange in Virginia. William paid his debt to Partridge not only with tobacco, but also with two beaver skins and three gallons of molasses. Virginians imported sugar and molasses from the West Indies. The British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733 to tax molasses and sugar coming from parts of the West Indies not under British Control. Yet most Virginians ignored the Act and Parliament repealed it in 1764.

In 1738 Partridge sold a few other items to Jennings on credit. William bought a pair of men's worsted hose and a # hat for himself. The # identified the quality of the hat. For his wife he purchased a pair of red shoes and for a daughter, probably Agnes, also a pair of shoes. He brought home too some paper (one quire).

Partridge made a peculiar reference in Jennings’s 1738 account. A charge was transferred from "yr sonn, Wm. accot. in cash Book" - yet William's son, William, would have been only about ten years of age.

Three of his sons, Robert, John, and William Jennings, moved to Amelia County, Virginia where they appeared together in the 1745 tithable list.

Jennings’s account for 1756 shows he made a variety of purchases. He bought four broad and four narrow hoes. We know William could read and write and his purchase of a primer and some paper showed he wanted his children to do the same. A pair of pumps, a cloak, and two yards of ribbon completed the list.

On 25 September 1760, William Jennings of Hanover County, Virginia purchased from Martha and Henry Yarborough for £200, 604 acres of land on both sides of the Little Nottoway River in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia ...

"This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord Christ, one thousand seven hundred and sixty, Between Henry Yarbrough and Martha his wife of the Parish of Nottoway in the County of Amelia of the one part and William Jennings of Hanover County of the other part Witnesseth that the said Henry Yarbrough and Martha his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred pounds current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said William Jennings the receipt whereof they doth hereby confess and acknowledge and two hundred pounds more of the like current money to be paid on the tenth day of June in the year o10ne thousand seven hundred and sixty one ... one certain tract or parcel of land containing six hundred and four acres situate, lying and being in Nottoway Parish in the County of Amelia on both sides little Nottoway River and bounded as followeth ... four hundred acres part thereof being part of a patent for eight hundred acres formerly granted unto the said Henry Yarbrough and one Thomas Yarbrough the tenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and forty, and two hundred and four acres the residue granted unto the said Henry Yarbrough by patent bearing date the twentieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and forty five. To have and to hold, the said six hundred and four acres of land with all the appurtenances to the said William Jennings his heirs and assigns forever ...

In witness whereof the said Henry Yarbrough and Martha his wife hath to these presents set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year above written.

[signed] Henry his H mark Yarbrough Martha her + mark Yarbrough ...

At a court held for Amelia County the 25th day of September 1760.

This Indenture and the memorandum thereon endorsed were acknowledged by the within named Henry Yarbrough and Martha his wife parties thereto and ordered to be recorded the said Martha having been first privily examined as the law directs ..." ^[5]

On 02 June 1762 William sold 300 acres of land to his son-in-law, John Fowlkes for £150.

On 24 June 1762 William Jennings sold 300 acres of the land he had purchased from Henry and Martha Yarbrough to John Fowlks ...

"This Indenture made and indented this twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty two Between William Jennings, Senr of Amelia County, planter of the one part and John Fowlks of the aforesaid County planter of the other part Witnesseth that the said William Jennings for & in consideration of the sum of one hundred & fifty pounds current money of Virginia to me in hand paid ... convey & confirm unto the said John Fowlks his heirs exrs admnrs & assigns forever, one certain messuage tract or parcel of land containing by estimation three hundred acres more or less and lying on both sides of Little Nottoway River being part of a tract of land containing six hundred & four acres pattented by Henry Yarbrough, which said pattent bears date September the twentieth day one thousand seven hundred & forty five and by the said Henry Yarbrough conveyed to the aforesaid William Jennings, as by the records of Amelia County ...

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal the day & year first above written.

[signed] Wm. Jennings

At a court held for Amelia County the 24th day of June 1762 This Indenture & the memorandum endorsed were acknowledged by the within named Wm. Jennings party thereto & ordered to be recorded ..." ^[6]

On 25 November 1762 William Jennings, still "of Hanover County" bought from James Atwood and Mary, his wife, 400 acres of land in two parcels for £180.

On 29 April 1763 William Atwood sold "William Jennings, Sr., of Amelia, planter", 200 acres between Cabin Branch and Deep Creek for £95.

On 28 July 1763 William Jennings petitioned the court of Amelia County, Virginia about his plans to build a Mill on his land ...

"At a Court held for Amelia County the 28th day of July 1763 ... On the Petition of William Jennings setting forth that he intends to build a water mill on Deep Creek a convenionl run for the purpose but hath land only on one side of the said run & that the land on the other side opposite to the place where he intends to erect the said Mill is in the possession of James Presnall praying by his said Petition that the court would make such order as the Law directs to intitle him to an acre of the said Presnals land in fee simple opposite to the place where he intends to build the said Mill the Sheriff is commanded to summon a jury of twelve Freeholders of the vicinage of the said Wm. & James to meet upon the land of the said James petitioned for by the said William who being met & duly sworn before a Justice of the peace or the said sheriff to lay off and diligently to view & examine the same and the lands adjacent thereto on both sides of the said Creek which may be affected or laid under water by building such Mill together with the timber and other convenisences thereon & are to report the same with the true value of the said acre of land & of the damages of the party holding the same or any other person or person which may be occasioned by building the said Mill under their hands & seals which report the sheriff is commanded to return to this court." ^[7]

About 1763 William moved to join their sons in Nottoway Parish, Amelia (now Nottoway) County, Virginia.

On 20 August 1764 William Jennings "of Nottoway Parish, Amelia County" sold to George Walton, 177 acres on the north side of Deep Creek for £86. Mary, wife of William Jennings, relinquished her dower right ...

"This Indenture made the twenty day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty four between William Jennings of the Parish of Nottoway in the County of Amelia of the one part & George Walton of the Parish & County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said William Jennings & Mary his wife for & inconsideration of the sum of eighty six pounds current money of Virginia to them in hand paid ... hath bargained sold & doth by these present bargain sell alien make over & confirm unto the said George Walton his heirs executors administrators or assigns one certain tract or parcel of land situate in lying in Nottoway Parish & County of Amelia & on the north side of Deep Creek & by estimation one hundred & seventy seven acres be the same more or less & bounded as followeth, to wit, begining at a corner poplar on the north side of Deep Creek thence ... only one acre at the falls excepted for a mill or in any wise appertaining to the said tract or parcel of land ...

In witness the said William Jennings & Mary his wife have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year above written.

[signed] William Jennings Mary (her J mark) Jennings.

Signed seal'd & deliver'd in the presence of us Abraham Forrest, Joseph Jennings, James Jennings} ...

At a court held for Amelia County the 23d day of August 1764.

This Indenture & the memorandum endorsed were acknowledged by the within named William Jennings & Mary his wife parties thereto & ordered to be recorded the said Mary having been first privily examined as the law directs ..."^[8]

Beginning in 1766 William began to dispose of his property to his younger sons.

On 16 June 1766 William Jennings, Sr. conveyed to his son, James Jennings, 225 acres of land on Deep Creek for £100 ...

"This Indenture made & intented this sixteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty six between William Jennings Senr of Nottoway Parish & County of Amelia of the one part and James Jennings of the parish & County aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that I the said William Jennings for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds of good and lawfull money of Virginia to me in hand paid ... bargain sell alien convey & confirm unto the said James Jennings ... a certain tract or parcel of land lying in the County of Amelia & on the branches of Deep Creek containing by estimation two hundred & twenty five acres & bounded as follows Beginning at the mouth of Cabin Branch upon Deep Creek ...

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day & year first above written.

[signed] Wm. Jennings.

Sign'd seal'd & deliver'd in the presence of Jo. Norris, Joseph Jennings, John Jennings, Elexander Bruce Thomas Owen James Lockett} ...

At a court held for Amelia County the 26th day of June 1766 This Indenture & the memorandum endorsed were proven by the oaths of Alexander Bruce Thomes Owen & James Lockett. Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded ..." ^[9]

On 25 February 1769 William Jennings sold 154 acres of land to John Fowlks ...

"This Indenture made this twenty fifth day of February one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine between William Jennings of the County of Amelia of the one part and John Fowlks of the County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said William Jennings for and in consideration of the sum of twenty seven pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid ... sell unto the said John Fowlks his heirs and assigns one certain tract or parcel of land containing fifty four acres be the same more or less lying and being in the County aforesaid and on the North side of Little Nottoway River and bounded as follows ...

In witness whereof the said William Jennings hath hereunto set his hand & affix'd his seal the day and year first above written.

[signed] William Jennings.

Sign'd seal'd & deliver'd in presence of James Bagley Geo. Bagley jun'r Dickerson Jennings ... At a court held for Amelia County the 23d day of March 1769.

This Indenture and the receipt endorsed were acknowledged by the within named William Jennings party thereto & ordered." ^[10]

On 25 May 1769 William Jennings sold 10 acres of land to his son, Joseph Jennings ...

"This Indenture made this 25th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine Between William Jennings of the one part being of Amelia County and Joseph Jennings of the County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said Wm. Jennings for and inconsideration of the sum of five pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid ... bargain sell alien enfeoff release and confirm unto him his heirs and assigns a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the County aforesaid ... containing by estimation ten acres be the same more or less ...

In witness whereof the said William Jennings hath hereunto set his hand & affixed his seal the day and year first above written.

[signed] William Jennings.

Signed seald & delivered in presence of Edmund Bosum, Archelius Dickerson, John Parrott ...

At a court held for Amelia County the 25th day of May 1769 This Indenture and the receipt thereon endorsed were proved by the oaths of Edmund Bosum Archelius Dickerson and John Parrott the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded ..." ^[11]

On 07 November 1772 William conveyed to "my loving son", James Jennings, one negro boy named Daniel. Consideration was love, goodwill and affection I have for my son. James was a planter living in Prince Edward County ...

"To all people to whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that I, William Jennings, Sen'r of the parish of Nottoway in the county of Amelia planter for and in consideration of the love good will and affection which have & do bear towards my loving son, James Jennings, of the County of Prince Edward, planter have given & granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said James Jennings his heirs executors or administrators one negro boy named Daniel which said negro shall be the property of my said son James Jennings immediately after the decease of myself and my loving wife Mary Jennings at which aforesaid time I desire shall be delivered unto the said James Jennings and bearing date to have & to hold the said negro boy to him the said James Jennings his heirs executors or administrators from hence forth as his & their proper right absolutely without any manner of condition.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of November one thousand seven hundred & seventy two.

[signed] William Jennings

Signed sealed & delivered in presents of us Thomas B. Munford Arch. Yarbrough.

At a court held for Amelia County the 25th day of March 1773.

This Bill of Sale was proved by the oaths of Thomas Boling Munford & Archibald Yarbrough witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded Test John Pride DC" ^[12]

In 1773 William conveyed to his youngest son Joseph 200 acres between Cabin Branch and Deep Creek and "a negro boy named Peter. Consideration was "love, goodwill and affection for my son". This was the land where William and Mary were living and Joseph would take possession only after both parents were dead.

On 20 June 1774 William conveyed to his son Joseph four black slaves (Bristol, Jenny, Lucy, and Peter), all of his livestock, and all of his household furniture for £150. The household furniture included items "such as beds, tables, desk, cubbard, chairs, chests and trunks, pewter, pots, looking glass; also my still, working utensils and whatever goods and chattels I am now in possession of". The same day Joseph Jennings and his wife, Anne, sold 200 acres of land on the north side of Deep Creek to Samuel Thompson [410.8/S] for £200. This was maybe the Jennings plantation and though obviously William was still alive that day. We presume William Jennings died later in 1774. NOTE: So are not the Ancestry sources of many published books on the genealogical history of the Jennings family not being considered as viable sources? per Dianne (Howard) Farquharson 30 Nov 2022.

On 27 October 1774 William Jennings sold one acre of land to Jesse Walton ...

"This Indenture made the 27th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy four Between William Jennings Sen'r of Amelia county of parish of Nottoway on the one part and Jesse Walton of the county & parish aforesaid of the other part ... in consideration of the sum of twenty four shillings to him in hand paid ... sell to the said Jesse Walton his heirs & assigns a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being in the County aforesaid on the north side of Deep Creek at the falls of the said Creek ... containing one acre ...

In Witness where of the said William Jennings hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written.

[signed] William Jennings.

Sign'd seal'd & deliver'd in the presence of Benjamin Hughes, Joseph Jennings, Samuel Thomson ...

At a court held for Amelia County the 27th day of October 1774 this Indenture was proved by the oaths of Benjamin Hughes Joseph Jennings & Samuel Thomson witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded ..." ^[13]

In October 1774 William Jennings sold to his son Joseph Jennings what appears to be the bulk of his assets of slaves, livestock, household goods, working tools, debts owned to him and the crops he had growing ...

"Know all men by these presents that I, William Jennings, of Amelia County and parish of Nottoway for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds current money of Virginia to me in hand paid by my son Joseph Jennings of the County and parish aforesaid on or before the sealing and delivery of these presents ... do bargain sell and deliver unto my said son Joseph Jennings one negro man named Bristol one negro wench named Jenny one negro wench named Lucy and one negro boy named Peter together with my whole stock of horses cattle hoggs, etc. with all my household furniture such as beds tables desk cubbard chairs chests & trunks pewter pots looking glasses as also my still working utensels and whatsoever goods & chattels I am now in possession of together with my whole present growing crop and all debts due one from and demands upon any person or person whatever to have and to hold the said bargained premises to my said son Joseph Jennings his heirs and assisgns forever ...

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and seventy four.

[signed] Wm. Jennings. Seal'd and deliver'd in presence of Jesse Walton, Jer Walker Benjamin Hughes.

At a court held for Amelia county the 27th day of October 1774 this Bill of Sale was proved by the oaths of Jesse Walton and Benjamin Hughes two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded ..." ^[14]

In 1774 William Jennings @72yrs sold his last assets to his son, Joseph Jennings, which may have been his way of disposing of his estate. No will or estate records have been located in Amelia County, Virginia, or Nottoway County, Virginia for William Jennings.

He died on 10 November 1775 in in Nottoway Parish, Amelia County, Virginia. ^{[15] [16]}

In 1788 Nottoway parish in Amelia county, Virginia went into the formation of Nottoway County, Virginia, USA.

Children

1. William Jennings, b: 1726; m: Agnes Dickerson
2. Agnes Jennings, b: 1727; m: H. Dickerson
3. Mary (Jennings) Cary c1727-1819
4. Rachel (Jennings) Patterson c1728-c1799
5. Elizabeth Jennings, b: 1729 m: George Walton
6. Sarah Jennings, b: 1730; m: John Fowlkes
7. Mary Jennings, b: 1732; m: Joseph Fowlkes
8. Robert=Robin Jennings, b: 1733; d: c1794; m: Elizabeth Childs
9. Mary Frances (Jennings) Arnold c1735-1799
10. John Jennings, b: c1735; m: Temperance Thompson
11. Anne "Nancy" Jennings, b: 1736; m: Samuel Thompson
12. James Jennings, b: 1737 m1: Philadelphia Bruce; m2: (widow) Chrenshaw
13. Joseph Jennings, b: 1739; m: Anne Billups.

Research Notes

Needs discussion of disputed items (ex: origins & Colonel ?). --Spratlin-29 on 05 Dec 2022

It is possible several William Jennings have been combined. Further research needs to be done into the early records of New Kent county, Virginia to locate further information on father, Robert Jennings.

Disputed Birth

This profile has been categorized as "England, Uncertain Existence", but that has not been discussed directly. There is conflicting information on his origins. All sources prior to arrival in America are of unproven connection.

Some tentative sources have been ...

• Christ Church Parish, Virginia Records 1653-1812 Ancestry Record 4194 #471

• Virginia Births and Christenings] 1584-1917 citing Baptismal Records of St.Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia; FHL#6048679; FamilySearch Record: VRR4-SFV & p16 on archive.org; for William Jenings, bpt: 05 Jul 1702 St.Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia (son of Robt. Jenings)

• "Parish Register of Saint Peter's New Kent County, Virginia from 1680 to 1787" published by National Society of Colonial Dames of America in 1904 Richmond, VA; p4 (Parish Register=p17)

• Family Data Collection - Births compiled by Edmund West; on ancestry.com Ancestry Record 5769 #2413786; b: 1702 New Kent County, VA

• Register of Aston Parish (near Birmingham), Warwickshire, England; for William Jennens, bpt: 10 Nov 1676 Aston Parish, Warwickshire, England (father:Humphrey Jennens & mother: Mary Milward)

notes: He became a British Officer and came to America to fight in the Indian Wars.

m2?: 24 Jan 1724 Mary Pulliam of Hanover County, Virginia.

For his services to the Colony, he received three grants of land in Amelia County, Virginia.

d: 1775.

• England Births & Christenings 1538-1975 on FamilySearch.org; for William Jennens, b: c1676 ...

- William Jennens, b: 10 Oct 1676 Yorkshire, England

Also consider John Jennings, b: 02 Sep 1698; bpt: 23 Sep 1698 St.Paul Parish, New Kent County, Virginia (father: Robert Jennings).

For info on apocryphal link to the Jennings family of England, see The Humphrey Jennings Fraud.

Some oral family history has it that the original William Jennings in Virginia was either a cousin or nephew of the Sarah Jennings who married the Duke of Marlborough. The history includes some of the story about the Jennings' inheritance in England. If you know about that story, you're almost certainly family.

Disputed Wife

Did William Jennings marry Mary Allen or Mary Jane Pulliam ? The letter was daughter of Mary and James Pulliam. However, this may have been contrived information along with the other Jennings’ ancestral deceptions.

No marriage record has been located. William's wife signed some deeds with him where only her given name what given. She was not literate and used a mark which was the letter "J" with her surname Jennings. ^[17]

Incorrect County

The records for William Jennings consistently list his place of residence as Nottoway Parish, Amelia County - NOT Nottoway county.

He has sometimes been incorrectly cited as having an Ordinary in Nottoway County, Virginia

Nottoway County, Virginia did not exist until 1788 when it was formed by the Virginia legislature.

Sources

1. ↑ St.Paul's Parish New Kent County, Virginia Vestry book and land overseer records 1706-1785 image#25,31,44,46,64 of 343
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61266/images/41904_539822-00158?pld=214813&pId=214813
3. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records compiled by Edmund West; on ancestry.com Ancestry Record 4725 #2935201
4. ↑ St.Paul's Parish New Kent County, Virginia Vestry book and land overseer records 1706-1785; image#95,96,110,117,118 of 343
5. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#7 (1759-1762) p321-323 for 1760 Deed from Henry and Martha Yarbrough to William Jennings
6. ↑ Amelia county, Virginia Deed Book#7 (1759-1762) p638, 639 & 640
7. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Order Book#7 (1763) p99&100
8. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#8 (1762-1765) p412-414
9. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#9 (1765-1768) p9&10
10. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#10 (1768-1769) p195-197
11. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#11 (1769-1772) p6&7
12. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#12 (1773-1774) p45&46
13. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#13 (1774-1776) p84&85
14. ↑ Amelia county, Virginia Deed Book#13 (1774-1776) p85&86
15. ↑ Family Data Collection - Deaths compiled by Edmund West; on ancestry.com Ancestry Record 5771 #1400942
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #164120660 for William Jennings (1702-1800)
17. ↑ Amelia County, Virginia Deed Book#8 (1762-1765) p412-414 for 1764 Deed from William Jennings to George Walton

• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s; p42; arrival: 1711 Virginia on ancestry.com

• Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s compiled by Gale Research on ancestry.com

• DAR ancestor #A062452 William Jennings, b: 05 July 1702 New Kent County, Virginia; patriotic service: providing supplies; d: bef. 05 June 1800 Nottoway County, Virginia; m: Mary Jane Pulliam; currently in Data Correction File as there are multiple men of the same name providing patriotic service. Any new DAR membership applications will have to prove the correct William Jennings and service.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970 Ancestry Record 2204 #1035262 citing SAR Membership #95681; application: 08 Nov 1969; for ancestor William Jennings, b: 1702 VA; for son, Robert Jennings

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970 Ancestry Record sarmemberapps #846823 b: 1676; d: 1775

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications 1889-1970 citing SAR #81040

• "Genealogical History of the Jennings Families in England and America" by William Henry Jennings (b: 1842); 3 volumes c1890-1899 by Press of Mann & Adair of Columbus, Ohio; digitized at Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

• 1958 Letter by Mrs. Peter MacQueen, Jr. to Mr. Carter Watkins Friend of Alexander, VA; with transcription of research by Mrs. Blanford T. Anderson for line of Col. William Henry Jennings

• FamilySearch.org Family Tree contributed by various users

• Ancestry Family Tree submitted by ancestry.com members Ancestry Family Tree 56298827

• Ancestry Family Tree unsourced

• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=c-l-cole&id=I128

Acknowledgements

• Jennings-285 created 30 Dec 2010 by Ronald Rideout

• Jennings-302 created 15 Jan 2011 by Elizabeth Turner through import ov Turner_2011-01-14.ged

• Jennings-414 created 05 May 2011 by William Anderson LaBach through import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged

• Jennings-2291 created 10 Nov 2013 by Allan Harl Thomas

• Jennings-2550 created 24 Mar 2014 by Barry Williams

• Jennings-3226 created 20 Oct 2014 by Bryan Sypniewski through import of LentVise3b_2014-10-20.ged

• Jennings-8462 created 17 Mar 2019 by Kate Kolstad

• Wikitree profile created Oct 2019 by Martha Lee