William
Jennings
Born about in Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Jennings
and Unknown (Sallee) Jennings
Brother of
Jacob Jennings, Thomas Jennings [half], Sarah (Jennings) Heathman [half] and Isaiah Jennings [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Cross) Jennings
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Jennings) Porterfield
Died before
before about age 74
in Wilson, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2022
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Biography
William was born about 1766. He passed away before 1840.
Sources
- 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1790; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 330; Image: 523; Family History Library Film: 0568147
Ancestry Record 5058 #194924 (accessed 8 May 2022)
William Jinnings. - 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee; Page: 416; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 378
Ancestry Record 7734 #1003211 (accessed 8 May 2022)
William Gennings. - Tax Record: "Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2883 #167977 (accessed 8 May 2022)
Name: William Jennings; Year: 1836; Residence: Wilson, Tennessee. - Probate: "Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008"
Administrator's Bonds and Letters, 1838-1845, 1862-1965; Author: Tennessee County Court (Wilson County); Probate Place: Wilson, Tennessee
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9176 #4318281 (accessed 8 May 2022)
William Jennings probate on 7 Dec 1840.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Cherie Harris 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SM6755440 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Bernice (Williamson) Driver :
23andMe
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Anna Fine :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A150641 [compare], Ancestry member charcoalwarrior
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B104564
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