Elizabeth (Dodson) Jennings (abt. 1776 - abt. 1850)

Born about 1776 in Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of John Ferguson — married about 1797 in Buckingham, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Wife of Obadiah Jennings — married about 1800 in Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about May 1850 at about age 74 in McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1776 in Virginia. She passed away in 1850 in Warren County, Tennessee.^[1]

Family:

John Ferguson, c1775-1800

Elizabeth Dodson, 1776–1850

Marriage: Abt 1797 in Buckingham, Virginia

Child with John Ferguson:

1. Richard Ferguson, 1798-1879^[2]

Obadiah Jennings, 1760–1830

Elizabeth Dodson, 1776–1850

Marriage: Abt 1800 in Virginia

Stepchildren (from Obediah Jennings' first marriage to an unknown wife)

1. Mary "Polly" (Jennings) Griffith, 1790–1851
2. Nancy (Jennings) Watley, b. 1792
3. Tabitha JENNINGS, b. 1792 (not in will)
4. Ruth (Jennings) Smith, 1796–1878

Children with Obediah Jennings:

1. Leah Jennings, b. 1801
2. Jesse Dodson Jennings, 1802–1884
3. Isham Dodson Jennings, 1805–1877
4. Sarah "Sallie" (Jennings) Hennesee, 1807–1887
5. Elizabeth Jennings, 1812–1877
6. Royal Jennings, 1813–1890

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSTJ-ML4 : 29 July 2017), Elizabeth Jennings, all townships, All counties, Tennessee, United States; citing line 25, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 422,433.
2. ↑ Letter from Florence Fore to Mittie (Goodman) Harvey: Florence's mother-in-law Puss Fore was Richard's granddaughter, and spoke of meeting an Obie Jennings when their family first came to Tennessee, and that he was a close relative of her grandfather

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYM-CLY : 18 August 2017), Elizabeth Jennings, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 326, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 537; FHL microfilm 24,550.

• "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-195-2083129-1-39?cc=1909088 : 22 May 2014), Warren > Inventories, Wills, 1827-1844, Vol. 01 > image 54 of 328; county courthouses, Tennessee.

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