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Ancestors of Brian C. Smith

Generations 9-11


Generation 9 

386. Thomas Askren, Sr. — bp. June 19, 1719 in Haywood, Yorkshire, Eng. d. 1804 in Fayette Co., PA 
387. Martha Drew — b. Unknown d. before 1774 in Loudoun Co., VA — New / Nu surname on a Fayette Co. record likely an abbreviation for Name Unknown 
400. Thomas Crago, Sr. — b. Abt 1738 d. 1770 - Seved in Capt. Shelby's Company — He was killed by natives when he tried to stop them from stealing his horse. He had been living in a leanto by the Monongahela River with his two sons. 
402. Samuel or Charles Thoroman - b. between 1735-1750 d. Unknown
404. Samuel Fordyce, Sr. — b. October 17, 1734 in Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland d. December 5, 1824 in Garard’s Fort, PA — Served in the Morris Co. NJ, Revolutionary War 
405. Elizabeth Huggins — m. February 4, 1755 in New Jersey b. 1737 in Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland d. July 17, 1814 in Greene Co., PA 
406. Zebulon Jennings, Jr. — b. November 26, 1735 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ d. October 16, 1776 in New Jersey — Served in the Revolutionary War, killed in the Battle of Long Island 
407. Joanna Little — m. June 17, 1762 in Woodbridge, NJ b. September 13, 1746 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ d. Unknown in New Jersey 
408. Michael Franks, II — b. 1745 in Germany, Alsace Loraine d. February 3, 1814 in Fayette Co., PA - Served in the Revolutionary War 
409. Elizabeth Livengood — m. Abt 1763 probably in MD b. Unknown d. Unknown 
410. Michael Kechler — b. Unknown d. Unknown in Wooster, OH 
418. Benjamin Davis — b. Unknown d. January 1804 in Westmoreland Co., PA 
419. Elizabeth Unknown — b. Unknown d. Unknown
420. Daniel Brenneman, Jr. — b. Abt 1743 d. after 1810 in Westmoreland Co., PA - Emigrated to Philadelphia on October 27, 1764 aboard the ship "Hero" — Served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Jacob Metzger's Company, Fourth Battalion, Lancaster County Militia — Served in the Whiskey Rebellion — His g-uncle Melchior Breneman, Jr. helped him purchase land in Pennsylvania 
421. Barbara Mennard — m. 1767 in Lancaster County, PA b. Abt 1743 d. Unknown 
422. Jacob Schmidt — b. bef 1760 d. aft 1812 
423. Anna Maria Unknown — m. Bef 1780 b. Bef 1764 d. aft 1812 

 
Generation 10

772. William Askerne — b. 1688-1689 in Stubbs Walden, Yorkshire, Eng. d. December 1721 in Haywood, Yorkshire, Eng. 
773. Dinah Unknown — b. Unknown d. Unknown 
774. William Drew — b. Unknown d. Unknown said to be a well-to-do English family
808. Hugh Fordyce — b. September 18, 1701 in Ulster Province, Ireland d. Unknown
809. Amelia Souter Hervey — m. January 4, 1731/32 in Ireland b. Abt 1711 probably in Aberdeen, Scotland 
812. Zebulon Jennings, Sr. — b. 1709 d. c1777 in New Jersey 
813. Sarah Unknown — m. Bef 1735 b. 1724 d. March 24, 1770
814. Jonathan Little — b. 1723 d. Unknown Note: Evidence that he is Joanna's father is inconclusive
815. Eleanor Unknown — b. Unknown d. Unknown
816. Michael Franks, I — b. 1725 in Germany, Alsace Loraine d. March 1793 in Fayette Co., PA — Served as a wagoner in the VA Militia under Gen. Braddock — believed to be the troops that built Braddock’s Road and Ft. Necessity — Emigrated Sept 11, 1749 on the "Priscilla".
817. Unknown — pedigrees listing spouse as Martha Bell are in error — she was wife of Michael Franks, IV 
818. Peter Livengood — b. Unknown d. 1714 — May have been a descendant of the Mennonite Livengoods from Somerset and Lancaster Co. 
840. Daniel Brenneman, Sr. — b. Abt 1705 d. Aft 1768 
842. Frederick Mennard — b. Abt 1707 in Germany or Switzerland d. 1774 in Lancaster Co., PA 
843. Anna Unknown — m. Bef 1736 in Germany or Switzerland b. Abt 1714 in Germany or Switzerland d. Unknown 


Generation 11 

1544. Richard Askeren — b. 1642 d. February 1717/18 in Stubbs Walden, Yorkshire, Eng. 
1616. Peter Fordyce — b. May 8, 1680 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland d. Unknown  - *Important note - Fordyce ancestry prior to Peter has been called into question because the lineage prior to him is credited to Gustave Anjou, a genealogical faker. Please contact me if you have documentation proving his ancestry. 
1617. Mary Martha France — m. August 1700 in Ulster, Ireland b. Abt 1680 probably in Ulster, Ireland 
1618. Samuel Hervey — b. Unknown d. Unknown 
1619. Amelia Souter — b. Unknown d. Unknown 
1624. Benjamin B. Jennings — b. Unknown d. after 1759 - he was the father of Benjamin Jennings, Jr. who tradition says was Zebulon's brother.
1628. Samuel Littel — b. between 1674 and 1680 in Elizabeth, Sussex Co., NJ d. June 5, 1753
1629. Lydia Bonnell — b. 1677 in Elizabethtown, Essec Co., NJ d. Unknown
1680. Stephan Brenneman — b. August 23, 1663 in Oberdiessbach, Switzerland d. Aft 1753

 
 
 
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   Last Update: February 4, 2001
  Author: Brian C. Smith