William
Augustus
Jennings
Born in Albemarle, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Jennings
and Diannah (Bobbitt) Jennings
Brother of
Mary Margaret (Jennings) Phillips, Edmund Jennings, Elizabeth (Jennings) Peyton, Jonathan Jennings Jr, Susannah (Jennings) Hawes and Joseph Jennings
Husband of
Elizabeth (Ogle) Jennings
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Hezikiah Jennings, George Jennings, Thomas Jennings, Jonathan Jennings, Amos Jennings and William Jennings
Died
at about age 93
in Carroll County, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2017
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William Jennings lived in Appalachia. See Appalachia Project.
Biography
Soldier William Jennings served with Montgomery County, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
William Jennings is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A131485.
William was born in 1750. William Jennings ... He passed away in 1843.[1]
William Jennings was born in 1750, in Albemarle county, Virginia. At the time of the American Revolutionary War, William was residing on Big Reed Island, in modern day Montgomery county, Virginia, which was established in 1776. William served in the Virginia Militia in Montgomery county, and took the Oath of Allegiance in support of the Patriots. [2]
William Jennings is honored for his service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as DAR Ancestor #A131485. DAR records indicate that he died November 15, 1843, in Island Creek, Carroll county, Virginia created 17 January 1842 from Grayson and Patrick Counties. William's wife was Elizabeth Ogle. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their sons, Jonathan Jennings, who married Nancy Henson; Thomas Jennings, who married Sarah Clifton; and Robert Jennings, whose wife was named Elizabeth (no maiden name given); and of their daughter, Diannah, who married John Durnil. [3]
Sources
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- ↑ VA MAG, VOL 47, P 37; KEGLEY, ADVENTURERS ON THE WESTERN WATERS, VOL 1, P 151; KEGLEY, MILITIA OF MONTGOMERY CO, VA, PP 8, 17, 60
- ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A131485
- See also: https://www.smokykin.com/tng/familygroup.php?familyID=F650&tree=Smokykin
- Death certificates, pictures, talking with older family members, and online research.
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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 test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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 test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Thomas Carroll
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H4a1a4b, FTDNA kit #924656, MitoYDNA ID A10536 [compare]
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~0.78%
Cindy (Ramsey) Barnett :
23andMe, GEDmatch WE6681429 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WE6681429 [compare], yourDNAportal CIN85014fd6, Ancestry member cbarnett74
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~0.78%
Sandra (Duncan) Seavers :
23andMe, GEDmatch M511038 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jimmie Duncan :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Cindy (Modrall) Krieg :
23andMe, GEDmatch YM6944262 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Modrall3 [compare], Ancestry member cynthiakrieg
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~0.78%
Duane Heffelbower :
23andMe, GEDmatch A879133 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A879133 [compare], Ancestry member du814
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~0.78%
David Wallace :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal DAV9acd9d5f, Ancestry member wallace8549
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~0.78%
Jonnda (Hughett) Burner :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BUNSEN63
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~0.78%
Laverne (Priest) Ebert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A575047 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tammy (Newport) Wallin :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Jennings :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Daveowar1
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Linda (Weppner) Kramer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LindaKramer
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
David Weppner :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B911775
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch PE8671963 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Teddi Schrakamp :
23andMe, GEDmatch HH2598254 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A508181 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Julie (Drexler) Lee :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A346184 [compare], Ancestry member jdevors1
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~0.39%
Clair McClure :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300041 [compare], Ancestry member claircassidy
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~0.39%
Cindy Schrakamp :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Sandra Pursifull :
AncestryDNA
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CJ Livingston
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Jennings-11308 and Jennings-5473 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same life span, same wife.
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by CJ Livingston
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