Eliza Jennings (1706 - 1746)

Born 3 May 1706 in Drumquin, Tyrone, Ireland

Wife of James Davis — married 3 Jan 1729 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 1746 at about age 39 in Tinicum township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Eliza Jennings was likely born in Ireland due to it being the birthplace of her husband, and the fact that they emigrated to the United States together in 1735. She was born on May 3, 1706. She married James Davis on January 3, 1729. She died in Tinicum township, Bucks County, Pa., in 1746.

Excerpt #1 from 'The Davis Family' ^[1]

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

OUR common ancestor, Samuel Davis, was born near Drumquin, in County Tyrone, Ireland, in the year 1669, and died at his son James's in Tinicum, Bucks County, Pa., in 1758, being 89 years of age. His wife, Margaret Stewart, was born in 1676, and died in 1756, when 80 years old.

Their son, James Davis, was born near Drumquin, March 1, 1699. He married Eliza Jennings January 3, 1729. They emigrated to America in 1735, and thus James Davis became the head and founder of our family in this country.

Excerpt #2 from 'The Davis Family' ^[1]

JAMES THE FIRST

JAMES DAVIS, son of Samuel, was born near Drumquin, March 1, 1699. On January 3, 1729, he married Eliza Jennings, who was born May 3, 1706, and died in Tinicum township, Bucks County, Pa., in 1746.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://archive.org/stream/davisfamilyhisto00indavi/davisfamilyhisto00indavi_djvu.txt Full text of "The Davis family; a history of the descendants of William Davis, and his wife Mary Means" by Thomas Kirby Davis.