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Mary (Jennings) Fowlkes (1732 - 1822)

Mary Fowlkes formerly Jennings
Born in Colony of Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1753 in Amelia County, Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 90 in Nottoway County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Jane Jennings, daughter of William Jennings Sr. and Mary Jane (Pulliam) Jennings,[1] was born on 3 March 1732 in Hanover County, Virginia.[2]

In 1753,[3] she married Joseph Foulks (c1728-before 3 September 1789).[4]

Their children included[5]

Mary died in Nottoway County, Virginia[3] at the age of about 90 on 2 May 1822.[2]

Research Notes

Parents: William Henry Jennings married Mary Jane Pulliam on 24 January 1724 in Hanover, Virginia. The couple had 2 children: Mary Jane Jennings and James Jennings.[7]

Location Notes: One record had her death in either Nottoway County or Lunenburg County, Virginia.[2] Nottoway County was formed from Amelia County in 1788/9. Amelia County had been formed from Brunswick County and Prince George County in 1734/5. Lunenburg County was formed from Brunswick County in 1746. Before Nottoway County was formed, Amelia County and Lunenburg County shared a border. At the time of her death (given as 1822), Nottoway County had gained a bit more land from Amelia County, but Lunenburg County's northern border had not changed since it was created.[8] Later generations of Fowlkes lived in Lunenburg County, but Joseph died in Nottoway County.[4] More research is need to determine if his widow went to live in a Lunenburg County household. However, DAR descendant records show that she died in - Joseph died before 1789; Mary died in 1822 - also in Nottoway County.[3][6]

Hanover County, given as Mary's birth location,[3] was where her parents are said to have married.[9] Hanover County was formed from New Kent County in 1720/1 and Louisa County was formed from Hanover County in 1742.[8] Google Maps shows the counties to be about 75 miles apart today. Google Maps doesn't have a "by horse" option, but it's about 6 hours by bicycle; about 23 hours on foot.[10]

Sources

  1. William Jennings Sr, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A062452 (accessed 11 August 2023).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000; accessed before 30 December 2010).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 DAR descendant record for Sterling Foulks, son of Joseph and Mary Jane (Jennings) Foulks (accessed 11 August 2023).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Joseph Foulks, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A040967 (accessed 11 August 2023).
  5. DAR records only list children who have descendants that joined the DAR based on the father's (or mother's) record. Most patriots had many more children than listed.
  6. 6.0 6.1 DAR descendant record for William Fowlkes, son of Joseph and Mary Jane (Jennings) Foulks (accessed 11 August 2023).
  7. "Marriage of other person": One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc. (accessed before 30 December 2010).
  8. 8.0 8.1 Virginia County Formation Maps (accessed 11 August 2023).
  9. See this DAR descendant record (accessed 11 August 2023).
  10. Google Maps (Hanover County to Nottoway County).




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Mary is now connected to her correct husband which is Joseph Jennings and Sarah is connected to her correct husband John. Please disconnect the children and reconnect them to the correct set of parents. Thank You, Mary
posted by Mary Gresham
Jennings-291 and Jennings-98 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, siblings, dates of birth and death. Need for merge came about due to an earlier merge of a brother.
posted by Michael Thomas

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