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James Jennings Sr. (1755 - 1834)

James Jennings Sr.
Born in South Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married about 1775 in South Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at about age 79 in Caldwell Co., KYmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Private James Jennings Sr. served with 6th South Carolina Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
James Jennings Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062303.
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James Jennings Sr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 224581
Rank: Private / Patriotic Service

James Jennings was born in 1755,[1] probably in South Carolina. The identity of his parents is not known.

He was a soldier of the American Revolution.[1] In 1778, he enlisted on the Pacolet River and served under Captains John Montgomery and George Wiley in Colonel William Henderson's South Carolina 6th Regiment. On Feb 1780 he transferred to the 1st South Carolina Regiment and was taken prisoner at the Fall of Charleston. After his release, he served in Colonel Thomas Brandon's 2nd Spartan Regiment of Militia.[2][3][4]

James may have had an earlier marriage, but we can be certain of his marriage to Polly, whose maiden name we do not know.[3] Some of the children of James Jennings were:

In 1790, James was enumerated on the census for Union, Union, District 96, South Carolina.[5] He remained in what had become Union District in 1800.[6]

By 1820, James had moved to Caldwell, Kentucky, where he is listed in the 1820 Census.[7]

James Jennings passed away on 24 Aug 1834 in Caldwell County, Kentucky.[1] He was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 Nov 2023), "Record of James Jennings", Ancestor # A062303.
  2. ↑ Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Ancestry Record 1995 #32334 U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900; James Jennings, No. S.36630
  4. ↑ Image Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-SSB : Fri Oct 06 07:39:08 UTC 2023), Entry for James Jennings, 1790.
  6. ↑ Ancestry Record 7590 #499259 James Jinnings in the 1800 United States Federal Census
  7. ↑ Ancestry Record 7734 #73604 James Jennings in the 1820 United States Federal Census
  8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #93101549 James A Jennings




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