BACKGROUND: 

#DAVID  Son of Benjamin, the first from England. Documented ancestry begins.

    Many Jennings researchers have been misled and stymied by the book  published by W. H. Jennings in Columbus, Ohio,1899 entitled Genealogical History Of the Jennings Families In England and America.  It is important to remember that W. H. was primarily interested in tracing his own family connections to the famous fortune in London. 

   An excerpt from  the book Jennings , Davidson, and Associated Families by Lillie P. White tells the story of the famous fortune.  

"A John Jennings was quartermaster under Cromwell and owned nearly all the land on which Birmingham, England, now stands. Here he established, about 1840, the iron works which were the foundation of the city's wealth. One of the grandsons of this John Jennings was William Jennings who became fabulously wealthy and died without direct heirs. His carelessness brought about the greatest lawsuit the world has ever known. This suit is chancery involved more than five million pounds, and its duration was a full century. It was upon this suit that Charles Dickenson based his "Jarndyee and Jarndyee" in "Bleak House," following the real incidents of the case closely, particularly the story of Richard Carslone and Wilkie Collins. "Women in White" is partly founded upon a phrase of this celebrated case, and other novels have drawn material from it.

This friendly suit would never have ruined and driven to madness scores of men and women and squandered hundreds of thousands of pounds if William Jennings had not mislaid his spectacles. William was born in 1700 or 1701 and lived to the age of 98, unmarried, during which time he had accumulated a vast estate. In 1798, having destroyed all previous wills, he wrote a new one and went to consult his solicitor before signing the document. He forgot to take his spectacles and , as the solicitor's pair did not fit him, he put his will in his pocket and returned home. In a few days he died and his unsigned will was found still in his coat pocket.

    Several claimants to the estate immediately appeared, including among others Lord Curson; Mary, Viscountess of Andover; and William Pindar Lygon, the first Earl of Beauchamp. The Curson Family secured all the real estate, and Richard Penn Curson was created Earl Howe in 1821 at the cost, it is said of 24,000-the earldom having lapsed in default of male issue. The Beauchamps and Andovers consolidated their claims and secured L750,000 each. This was the last money ever paid out of the estate. Since that time thousands of pounds have been spent in searching church records, public documents, libraries, and even tombstones, with the object of establishing a line of descent for one claimant or another from the Jennings line. More than seventeen lawsuits have been before the court, and in 1934 one was started by certain members of the Jennings family of the United States. I understand that it was either thrown out of court or never allowed to be presented for want of sufficient evidence."  page 7, Jennings, Davidson and Allied Families by Lillie Pauline White. "

     In W. H.' s book, many families were omitted and many  errors such as the statement that Benjamin Jennings m. Mary Springer, Mary Hosmer, and Mary Tucker in succession are still being repeated in Gedcoms today. Benjamin never married Mary Tucker.  However, Jonathan Jennings did marry Mary Tucker. 1759 Aug. 20  (Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Scotch Plains Baptist Church Marriage Records, 1758-1761). Jonathan died in 1765. In the old handwriting, the name Dennis and David look very similar because they often didn't bring the loop of the "d" up the way we do today making it look like an "s".

JONATHAN JENNINGS' WILL. RECORDED JUNE 13, 1765.

   In the Name of God, Amen, this twenty-fourth day of July and in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-four, I, Jonathan Jennings, of the Borough of Elizabeth, County of Somerset, in the Province of East New Jersey, yeoman, being week in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, viz: principally and first of all, I Give and Recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it, and for my Body I Recomend it to the Earth, to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner, at the discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of God, And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life with, I Give, devise and dispose of in the following manner and form.

   Imprimis, It is my will and I do order that Mary, my well beloved wife shall have the use of my house and land that I purchased of Elisha Smalley and John Davis, during the time that she Remains my widow. I also Give and Bequeath unto my well beloved wife my Rown mair and saddle and bridle and a Red Cow and one of my best swine, together with the whole of my household goods. I do likewise order that my well beloved wife shall bring up my son Dennis (or David) Jennings till he is of the age of fourteen years and then for him to be put out to a Trade by my Executors hereafter mentioned. Item it is my will and I do order that the Remaining part of my movable Estate be sold by my Executors in order to pay my just Debts and funeral charges, And I do likewise hereby order and Impower my Executors hereafter named, to sell and dispose of my old homestead plantation which I purchased of my honoured father Joseph Jennings, And also that plantation which I lately purchased of Jonathan Shephard, lying near Cranbury Town, and the monies arising therefrom to pay all my Just debts, but in Case them two plantations doth not amount to enough to pay my debts, then and in such Case I order my Executors to sell such part of my first mentioned lands as will be sufficient to discharge them. And in Case the two plantations should amount to more than paying my debts, I do order that my Son Dennis Jennings shall have the overplus paid to him when he Comes to the age of twenty-one years. I do likewise order that my son Dennis Jennings shall be put to school and learnt to keep a tradsmans book.

  Item, I Give and Bequeath unto my son Dennis (or is it David) Jennings the house and lot of land that I purchased of Elisha Smalley, and all that piece of land that I purchased of John Davis, him, his heirs and assigns forever.

   Item, I do lastly Constitute, make and ordain my loveing  brother Isaac Jennings and Henry Davis of the County of Somerset, aforesaid, to be my only and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and I do hereby Revoke and disannull all and every other former testaments, wills, legacies, Executors by me in any manner of ways before this time, named, willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

                                 JONATHAN JENNINGS. [L.&n

  Signed, Sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said Jonathan Jennings, as his last Will and Testament, in presence of us, the subscribers.

nbsp; JACOB CLARK, 
                                          his 
                                     LOVEL X MORRIS, 
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                                          her 
                                     AGNES X JENNINGS, 
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  Memorandum--that on the thirtieth Day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, Jacob Clark and Lovel Morris, two of the Subscribing Evidences to the within will, appeared before me, John Smyth, duly authorized, etc., And they being duly sworn, on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, on their oaths do declare that they were present and did see Jonathan Jennings, the Testator in said will named, sign and seal the same, and heard him publish, pronounce and declare it to be his last will and testament, that at the doing thereof the said Jonathan Jennings was of sound mind and memory, to the best of their knowledge and as they Verily believe, and that at the same time Agnes Jennings, the other evidence, was also present and signed her name as an Evidence thereto, as they each did, in the Presence of the said Jonathan Jennings. Also that at the same time Isaac Jennings and Henry Davis, the Executors in the within will named, came before me and were duly qualified by taking the oath of Executor as by law appointed.

  JOHN SMYTH. 

  Probate Granted by Governor Franklin, etc. (in the usual form, etc.) dated the same thirtieth day of October, 1764.

CHAS. READ, Regr. 
Examined and agrees with the original.

DAVID JENNINGS

    We start our history from David Jennings (Benjamin) which we have fully documented as the Jennings Ancestor.  A family bible of David Jennings granddaughter Mehitable m. Samuel Moore was preserved in this family giving the names and birthdates of David Jennings and Mary Henthorn. We also have the book "My Story" by our very own W. H. Jennings who made the trip from Pennsylvania to Iowa in 1854.

    The Fayette County, Pennsylvania history books indicate that David Jennings (1741-1824) returned to the Eastern part of the state to persuade his relatives and friends to move to southwestern Pennsylvania.  David Jennings and Mary Henthorn were married in 1762 in York Co., Pa.. According to land records, Benjamin Jennings owned land in Cumberland County adjoining the Henthorn Family and John Watson in 1767, thus, it seems reasonable to assume that Benjamin Jennings is David's father since David married Mary Henthorn.  Family records contain the note that Benjamin was the first from England.

   These same families previously named also owned adjoining land in Fayette County. It is important to remember that county lines changed and often the same piece of land will appear in more than one county as new counties are formed.  The families may not have moved but may have had county lines changing placing their property in a different county than in previous years.

    While I cannot definitively document Benjamin Jennings as David Jennings father, there is reliable evidence that he was. An early correspondent had located Benjamin Jennings died in Ohio Co., West Virginia which is very near the area where David of Fayette Co. Pa. and Benjamin Jennings of Turkeyfoot twp. Somerset Co. Pa lived.

    We have evidence of a land transaction from William Nash of Philadelphia to David Jennings in Westmoreland Co., Pa. in the Pennsylvania Archives.  Fayette Co., was at one time part of Westmoreland County.  William Nash is found in the Philadelphia census records shortly after selling the land to David Jennings.  

     Whether William Nash was Lucretia's  grandfather has not been proved but according to the Journal of Claude Cline published in 1911 Page: pg 44/126/128/130,   Lucretia's siblings were orphans and became scattered after the death of their parents. Did William Nash, perhaps, raise Lucretia??  An uncle?? We have since discovered that Lucretia is the daughter of John and Ann (Couch) Nash. Her birth records and that of a sister Letitia were found in the Catholic Church records of Maryland. Again an area of previous residence of the Henthorns.  We later find her brothers Thomas and John Nash and the sister Letitia with their families living in Allen County, Ohio.

    Many names found in Fayette Co., Pa and also intermarried with our Jeffries and Henthorn relatives are found in Bucks Co., Pa. i.e. Jackson, Johnson, Lowe, Hillborn, Hooten, etc.

[Ref: Bucks County, Pennsylvania Deed Records 1684-1763 by John David Davis Published by Heritage Books, Inc. 1997 pp. 95, 144, 187, 386]

Generation No. 1

  1.  David2 Jennings  (Benjamin1) was born April 18, 1741 in Virginia, and died March 29, 1824 in Uniontown, Menallen Twp. Fayette Co. Pa..  He married Mary Henthorn July 23, 1762 in York Co., Pa., daughter of John Henthorn and Frances Low. [NOTE: Although census records indicate he was born in Va., he was more likely born in what is now Md or Pa. or even W. Va. Border wars were still ongoing during the era when he was born and were not definitive until the Mason Dixon line was surveyed and family records are found all along the PROVINCIAL line.]

 Notes for David Jennings and his near relatives found in the early historical and land records.

HENTHORN, JOHN - 300 A land on the W side of WILLS CREEK adj. the PROVINCIAL LINE and JOSEPH TOMLINSONS land incl his impv't he made in the year 1761 and where he now lives, Aug. 19, 1766.  (My ggggrandfather, Thomas Jarrard, also lived on Tomlinson's Creek)

HARRY, JOHN - 300 A land on GLADDENS RUN adg. the impv't of JOHN WATSON and BENJAMIN JENNINGS incl. the impv't made by JAMES HENTHORN JUN and purchased by him in Cumberland Co., Jan. 15, 1767.

Land Map shows EDW SCOTT owning land, Warrant Nov. 1787, Patented 1800, between JOHN WATSON, Surveyed 1769, patented 1765 to John Watson, and DAVID JENNINGS, surveyed 1769, patented 1792, warrant dated 1792, FearTax.

    History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , by George D. Albert,  published in 1882 by L.H. Everets & Co.  "In 1764, the Indians granted the whites the privilege of erecting forts and trading houses wherever they pleased, in western Pennsylvania, and of traveling the road from sunrising until sunsetting.  In 1765, many immigrants from Maryland and Virginia removed over the mountains for the purpose of settling there.  They settled mostly in Fayette, part of what was then Cumberland County between the Alleghany Mountains and the Monongahela River, some about the Turkey Foot, some in the river bottoms, with a nucleus at Redstone, but most in the southern part of what is now Westmoreland County...as early as 1766, George Crogan, the Indian agent complained of persons settling at Redstone and at Turkey Foot."

    David was a land owner  in Westmoreland Co., Pa as early as 1763.... Transcript of Property listed in Pennsylvania Archives 3rd series, To David Jennings of Westmoreland Co. from  William Nash of Philadelphia in Westmoreland Co., Menallen Twp. 1783.  David  pd taxes in 1786.  (Note: This transaction could no longer be located in Westmoreland Co records., however, it was recorded in the Pennsylvania Archives.)

   Document of David Jennens of Westmoreland Co., dated 1782, selling that "certain improvement to Andrew Huston which he made in the year of 1763".   David would have been a newlywed when he came to Westmoreland Co. Or Bedford Co from which Westmoreland was formed.

   Although it is not recorded in Washington, the Veteran's Bureau has a record of David Jennings serving in the Revolutionary War.  The record says he is buried on the Thompson farm where David and Mary Henthorn Jennings tombstones were located.

    Land named "Mifflin" he received from the Commonwealth in May of 1793, sold to Richard Baker in December of 1793.  It was applied for in 1787 (by warrant) described as 103+ acres on Mills Creek . Clerk's signature Moses Chaplin, same signature as on Susanna Henthorn's  will. 

  Children of David Jennings and Mary Henthorn are:

 + 2 i. Jonathan3 Jennings, born January 21, 1764 in Pennsylvania; died August 17, 1814.
 +3 ii. Sarah Jennings, born October 19, 1765.  She married  *Joseph Cooper.

    NEW:    Western Christian Advocate Death Notices 1836-1843

COOPER
In twenty-six hours after the death of Elizabeth COOPER, Sarah COOPER, wife of *Joseph COOPER, followed her in great peace. she was born October 19, 1765 in Fayette county, Pa., and experienced religion in the 24th year of her age. She was united in marriage, August 10, 1793, and subsequently with her husband moved to Ohio in the year 1800. For many years her house was a home for the ministers of the Gospel of Christ, and a place for public preaching and worship of Almighty God. In the year 1836, she removed with her eldest son to this country, where she spent the remainder of her days. The Bible was her chief study, and her constant companion. She spent fifty-two years of her life in the service of her God, giving strong evidence to all around of the truth and excellency of that religion which she professed. After about twelve days sickness, she calmly fell asleep in Jesus. Yes: she now "rests from her labors, and her works do follow her." She and sister Elizabeth were carried together to the house appointed for all living, and were laid in the same grave, there to rest until the resurrection morning. Jas. F. DAVIDSON.
Kalamazoo, Mich., March 8, 1842

 + 4 iii. Frances Jennings, born October 09, 1767 in Fayette Co., Pa.; died June 01, 1822. She married a Brooks, believeed to be John Brooks.
 + 5 iv. Benjamin Jennings, born April 05, 1770; died March 02, 1843.
 + 6 v. Mary Jennings, born July 13, 1772 in Fayette Co. Pa.; died 1847 in Muskinghum Co., Ohio.
 + 7 vi. David Jennings, born September 03, 1774 in Uniontown, Menallen Twp. Fayette Co. Pa.; died May 23, 1851 in Uniontown, Menallen Twp. Fayette Co. Pa..
  8 vii. Mehitable Jennings, born 1776 in Fayette Co. Pa.; died January 10, 1835.  She married Cooper.
 + 9 viii. Margaret Jennings, born 1777.
  10 ix. Rebecca Jennings, born November 28, 1782; died December 22, 1837.  She married Richard Wooderson.

Generation No. 2

  2.  Jonathan3 Jennings (David2, Benjamin1) was born January 21, 1764 in Pennsylvania, and died August 17, 1814.

  Children of Jonathan Jennings are:

  11 i. Henry4 Jennings.
  12 ii. Son Jennings.

Notes for Son Jennings:
1790 census shows two males under 16 years of age in Jonathan Jennings household, but only Henry is named in his grandfather's will.
 

  4.  Frances3 Jennings (David2, Benjamin1) was born October 09, 1767 in Fayette Co., Pa., and died June 01, 1822.  She married John (?) Brooke Abt. 1784.  Notes for Frances Jennings: Frances Jennings Brooke, et al  was granted 136 acres in Monongalia Co., Va. after the death of her husband.  Her brother-in-law James also received 136 acres at the same time.

  Children of Frances Jennings and John Brooke are:

  13 i. Hannah4 Brooks.
  14 ii. Temperance Brooks.
  15 iii. Margaret Brooks.  She married James Benjamin June 14, 1827 in Perry County, Ohio.
  16 iv. Anna Brooks.  She married Alexander Tennant September 24, 1822 in Perry County, Ohio.
 + 17 v. John Brooks, born 1785 in Pennsylvania; died 1816 in Falls Twp., Muskingum County, Ohio.

  5.  Benjamin3 Jennings (David2, Benjamin1) was born April 05, 1770, and died March 02, 1843.  He married (1) Sarah Taylor February 05, 1798.  He married (2) Elizabeth Bennett July 23, 1833.  He married (3) Lutecia Riddle February 12, 1840.

  Children of Benjamin Jennings and Sarah Taylor are:

  18 i. Joel4 Jennings, born December 21, 1798; died January 1799.
  19 ii. David Jennings, born June 03, 1800; died November 1809.
 + 20 iii. Mahetable Jennings, born March 22, 1802; died June 23, 1836.
  21 iv. Elizabeth Jennings, born August 31, 1804; died August 07, 1839.
  22 v. Alexander Jennings, born June 23, 1806.
  23 vi. Mary Jennings, born August 29, 1808.

  6.  Mary3 Jennings (David2, Benjamin1) was born July 13, 1772 in Fayette Co. Pa., and died 1847 in Muskinghum Co., Ohio.  She married Alexander McCracken.

  Children of Mary Jennings and Alexander McCracken are:

  24 i. Lydia4 McCracken.
  25 ii. Elizabeth McCracken.
  26 iii. Alexander McCracken.
  27 iv. Benjamin McCracken.
  28 v. David McCracken.

  7.  David3 Jennings (David2, Benjamin1) was born September 03, 1774 in Uniontown, Menallen Twp. Fayette Co. Pa., and died May 23, 1851 in Uniontown, Menallen Twp. Fayette Co. Pa..  He married Lucretia Nash Bef. 1809, daughter of John Nash and Ann Couch..

  Children of David Jennings and Lucretia Nash are:

 + 29 i. Enoch4 Jennings, born November 03, 1809 in Fayette Co., PA; died November 15, 1879 in Wisconsin.
  30 ii. Mary Jennings, born 1810; died 1835 in Pennsylvania.
 + 31 iii. John Jennings, born Abt. 1815 in Ohio; died Abt. 1855 in Morgan Co. Ohio.
 + 32 iv. David Jennings, born 1816; died December 1850 in Ohio.
 + 33 v. Benjamin Franklin Jennings, born August 01, 1819 in Uniontown, Pa.; died August 04, 1893 in Louisa Co., Iowa.
 + 34 vi. Jared Jennings, born February 1823 in Pennsylvania; died April 12, 1883 in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Wisconsin.
 + 35 vii. Elijah Jennings, born December 15, 1823 in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa; died October 25, 1854 in Columbus City, Iowa.
 + 36 viii. Henry Jennings, born 1825 in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa; died September 29, 1870 in Louisa Co., Iowa.

  9.  Margaret3 Jennings (David2, Benjamin1) was born 1777.  She married Reinhardt.

10.  Rebecca Jennings married Richard Wooderson, Sr., who was born in Pennsylvania in 1785.   We do not know if his parents were in this country during the Revolutionary War, or arrived afterwards.  In any case, we do not know the names of his parents nor their origin, although family lore claims they were from England.

    Richard Wooderson, Sr. and Rebecca Jennings married in Menellan Township,Fayette County, PA, in 1804-5 and settled down to raise a family.  They appear as a family on the census in 1810, with three children, Sarah; David Jennings, named after Rebecca's father; and an unknown male child.  By 1820, the family had grown; Sarah,  David J., William, Rebecca, and a daughter that
we have been unable to identify.

    At this time in our history, many families were migrating west to take advantage of farming opportunities.  Ohio, where the capital of the Northwest Territory was located, was the goal of many settlers.  The spacious country was attractive for farming and much of it available for those seeking to leave the more populated areas of the east.  About 1818, Richard Sr., at age 33 years, moved his family over the National Cumberland Road (approximately 150 miles) to Wayne County, Sand Creek Township, Ohio. They appear in the 1820 Census, with five children, including the unknown
female, three under the age of 10, and two under the age of 16.  It also
shows his occupation as agriculture.

    Extract of "The History of our Family 1769 - 1998", published by Jackie Marchant, 5264 E. Hannibal St., Mesa, AZ  85205.

Generation No. 3

  17.  John4  Brooks (Frances3 Jennings, David2, Benjamin1) was born 1785 in Pennsylvania, and died 1816 in Falls Twp., Muskingum County, Ohio.  He married Margaret Pogue December 04, 1810 in Licking County, Ohio, daughter of John Pollock and Jane.

Notes for John Brooks:
Purchased land in Fairfield Co., Ohio in 1806

  Children of John Brooks and Margaret Pogue are:

  38 i. Maria5 Brooks, born 1812 in Perry Co., Ohio.  She married John Smiley Pollock.
  39 ii. Isaiah John Brooks, born October 13, 1813 in Perry County, Ohio; died 1890 in Henderson County, Illinois.  He married Jane Thompson Marshall.
  40 iii. Elizabeth Brooks, born 1816.

  20.  Mahetable4 Jennings (Benjamin3, David2, Benjamin1) was born March 22, 1802, and died June 23, 1836.  She married Samuel Moore May 30, 1820. About 1858 they moved from Western Pennsylvania to Sardinia, Ohio. Apparently, when Mehetabel died in 1836, all of the children but William Alexander went to live with an aunt (Mehetabel's sister) at Bryan, Illinois.

  Children of Mahetable Jennings and Samuel Moore are:

  41 i. Sarah J.5 Moore, born July 16, 1821; died June 01, 1833.
  42 ii. Benjamin Jennings Moore, born January 04, 1823 in Fayette Co., Pa.; died August 31, 1886 in Dresbach, Winona Co., Minnesota.  He married (1) Alvina Wilcox July 30, 1846 in Port Byron, Illinois.  He married (2) Julia Fitzsimmons Baker March 04, 1880.
  43 iii. David Milton Moore, born October 10, 1824; died May 03, 1827.
  44 iv. William Alexander Moore, born September 03, 1826.
  45 v. Henry Jennings Moore, born December 25, 1828; died April 07, 1848.
  46 vi. John Darbyshire Moore, born July 04, 1830.
  47 vii. James Samson Moore, born October 26, 1833.
  48 viii. Elizabeth Jane Moore, born January 03, 1835.

  29.  Enoch4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was born November 03, 1809 in Fayette Co., PA, and died November 15, 1879 in Wisconsin.  He married (1) Elizabeth Woodward December 18, 1828 in Pennsylvania or Ohio, daughter of Joshua Woodward and Sarah Daniels.  He married (2) Margaret Sultz Aft. 1872.

Notes for Enoch Jennings:
Enoch Jennings married 2) Margaret Sultz Smith who was the mother-in-law of his son Austin Jennings.

  Children of Enoch Jennings and Elizabeth Woodward are:

  49 i. Harmon5 Jennings, born October 14, 1832 in Morgan County, Ohio; died April 06, 1879 in Viola, Wisconsin.  He married Melissa Catherine Hunter September 11, 1859 in Liberty, Wisconsin.  Notes for Harmon Jennings: General Services National Archives  Harmon's Civil War Packet
 50 ii. Saran Ann Jennings, born May 14, 1835 in Morgan County, Ohio; died October 08, 1903.  She married William Maxwell Piper February 22, 1857 in Wisconsin.
 51 iii. Lucretia Jennings, born May 20, 1836 in Morgan County, Ohio; died November 25, 1883 in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Wisconsin.  She married George Washington Wise February 27, 1855 in Liberty, Wisconsin. Notes for Lucretia Jennings: First couple married in Liberty, Wisconsin Her nickname was "Cresh"

Lucretia's Tombstone inscription

A light from our household is gone;
A voice we love is stilled
A place in our hearts is vacant
That never can be filled.

The Wise family is of Saxon Origin. They were in the west of England prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066.  The first of the line to come to America was John Wise, who at the age of 18, left Gravesend, England and settled on Accomack Island, Virginia where the family lived for seven generations and they were involved in the military and political life of the area.

For further study:
"Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke - The Early History of The Eastern Shore of  Virginia in the 17th Century by Jennings Cropper Wise.

"Colonel John Wise & His Descendants" by Jennings Cooper Wise
 

The Wise & Jennings families have intermarried several times since the 1700's.

  52 iv. David Jennings, born May 05, 1842 in Morgan County, Ohio; died August 21, 1892 in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Wisconsin.  He married (1) Elizabeth Love.  He married (2) Catherine S. Philpott.
  53 v. Urah Jennings, born August 11, 1843.  She married William Clancy July 05, 1869 in Kickapoo, Wisconsin.
  54 vi. Mary Elizabeth Jennings, born September 05, 1845; died October 30, 1919 in Vernon County, Wisconsin.  She married Isaiah Guist February 11, 1866. Notes for Mary Elizabeth Jennings: Nickname "Mel"
 55 vii. Elizabeth Jennings, born March 13, 1848.  She married William Bush Silbaugh November 25, 1866 in Wisconsin.
 56 viii. Ellis Woodward Jennings, born August 31, 1850 in Morgan County, Ohio; died August 16, 1934 in Ortonville, Minnesota.  He married Nancy Ann Grandstaff March 10, 1873 in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
 57 ix. Austin Woodward Jennings, born June 18, 1853; died June 24, 1934 in Centralia, Washington.  He married Sarah Elizabeth Smith 1880.
 58 x. Enoch Jennings, born November 25, 1856; died September 30, 1922 in Glasgow, Montana.  He married Estella Tate 1886. Notes for Estella Tate: aka "Stella"

  31.  John4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was born Abt. 1815 in Ohio, and died Abt. 1855 in Morgan Co. Ohio.  He married Isabelle Barnet.

  Children of John Jennings and Isabelle Barnet are:

  59 i. David5 Jennings, born 1836.
  60 ii. Mary Jennings, born 1838.
  61 iii. William Jennings, born 1840.
  62 iv. Lucretia Jennings, born 1842.

  32.  David4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was August 05, 1817, born
         November 19, 1850, died in 1850 in Ohio.  He married Sarah Drake.

  Children of David Jennings and Sarah Drake are:

  63 i. Mary5 Jennings, born July 23, 1840, Rosseau, Ohio, died February 02, 1876 in Bloomfield, Iowa
  64 ii. Jane Jennings, born November 09, 1841, Rosseau, Ohio, died March 01, 1869
  65 iii. Henry Jennings, born  November 16, 1843, Rosseau, Ohio, died December 21, 1924 in Los Angeles,             California
  66 iv. Enos S. Jennings, born September 27, 1845 Rosseau, Ohio; died January 14, 1921, Brownell, KS
        v.  Arthur Jennings born January 09, 1848, Rosseau, Ohio; died December 24, 1888, Oswego, KS
  67 vi. Elizabeth Jennings, born  August 03, 1849, Malta, Morgan County, Ohio; died December 07, 1858 in              Malta, Morgan County, Ohio
       vii. David Jr. Jennings, born July 03, 1851, Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio; died January 03, 1895 in Bellnap, Iowa
 
Unnumbered names have been added belatedly.

  33.  Benjamin Franklin4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was born August 01, 1819 in Uniontown, Pa., and died August 04, 1893 in Louisa Co., Iowa.  He married (1) Nancy Ann Jeffries December 24, 1840 in Fayette Co., Pa., daughter of Mifflin Jeffries and Jane Mullen.  He married (2) Nancy Drake September 21, 1868 in Washington County, Iowa, daughter of Thomas Drake and Sarah.

Photo of Tombstone in Spring Run Cemetery.

 Notes for Benjamin Franklin Jennings:
For the consideration of One Hundred Sixty Dollars, we James S. Hensley and Martha G. Hensley, husband & wife hereby Quit Claim our right & interest unto Benjamin Jennings of the County of Louisa County in the State of Iowa to wit:  The South Half of the South East quarter of the South East Quarter of Section 24 (twenty-four) Township Seventy Four (74) of Range (5) Five West

Signed Sixteenth day of January 1863, James S. Hensley and Martha G. Hensley.  J.M. Edwards Notary Public  Filed for Rcord April 10, 1863 at 11 o'clock

    Photo of remaining seven members of Benjamin Jennings Family:  The eldest son Elijah Jennings died August 31, 1863 from illness incurred during the Civil War.  Jeffries Jennings died in 1862 at the age of 14 years.

Children of Benjamin Jennings and Nancy Jeffries are:

68 i. Elijah5 Jennings, born November 23, 1841; buried at thenational cemetery in the Iowa section at Vicksburg.  He died from illness contracted during the  Civil War.
69 ii. Mifflin Jennings, born July 27, 1843; died 1922 in Kansas.  He married Mary Elizabeth Stillwell July 04, 1867 in Wapello, Louisa Co., Iowa.
70 iii. William Henry Jennings, born February 14, 1845; died December 30, 1930 in Lincoln, NB.  He married Ruth Ann Clayton October 04, 1870 in Dallas Co., Ia..

W.H. Jennings Family Below.

 

71 iv. Taylor Jennings, born October 04, 1846 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died May 06, 1938 in Van Meter, IA.  He married Elizabeth Hunt October 24, 1869 in Polk Co., Iowa.

Notes for Elizabeth Hunt:

Postmistress at Montrose, Iowa during the Civil War.  Along with her regular duties, she read daily dispatches to the interested neighbors who gathered at the post office.  She taught school for one term at Campbell, Iowa before her marriage to Taylor.  She and Taylor moved to a farm southwest of Van Meter, later known in 1938 as the A.C. Smith farm.

  72 v. Jeffries Jennings, born November 19, 1848; died July 20, 1862 in Louisa Co., IA.
  73 vi. Enoch Jennings, born May 21, 1851 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died February 22, 1927 in Van Meter, Iowa.  He married Mary Alice Golden 1874.
  74 vii. Doctor Franklin Jennings, born December 02, 1853; died 1894 in Kansas.
  75 viii. Ellen Jennings, born March 01, 1856; died 1926 in Oregon.  She married Abner Harrison Trindle December 25, 1877 in Van Meter, Iowa.
  76 ix. Alvin Wharton Jennings, born March 13, 1858 in Louisa Co., Iowa1; died September 26, 1925 in Louisa Co. Ia.  He married Mary Isabelle Hester January 25, 1883 in Dallas Co., Iowa.

Photo of Alvin and Mary Isabelle

Tombstones in Spring Run Cemetery for Alvin and Belle.

 

Notes for Alvin Wharton Jennings:

Know All Men by These Presents that we M. Jennings and Elizabeth Jennings, his wife; W.H. Jennings and Ruth Jennings, his wife; T. Jennings and Elizabeth Jennings, his wife; Enoch Jennings and Alice Jennings, his wife; Ellen Trindle and Abner Trindle, her husband; Nancy Jennings, widow; and Ginevra Jennings Single, Heirs of B. Jennings, deceased for the consideration of Six Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy Eight & 10/100 Dollars hereby convey to Alvin W. Jennings of the County of Louisa County and the State of Iowa The South East quarter (1/4) of Section 24, Twp. 74 Range 4 West containing 160 acres and the south part of lot no. six (6) of Section 20 Twp. 74 Range 4 containing Six and 50/100 acres.  Signed different dates in different areas.  Filed March 18,1896

  77 x. Oliver Jennings, born March 12, 1860; died 1861 in Louisa Co., IA.
  78 xi. Emma Jane Jennings, born August 26, 1862 in Iowa; died 1864 in Iowa.

  Child of Benjamin Jennings and Nancy Drake is:

  79 i. Ginevra Ann5 Jennings, born June 03, 1869.

  34.  Jared4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was born February 1823 in Pennsylvania, and died April 12, 1883 in Viola Cemetery, Viola, Wisconsin.  He married Emily Harris December 26, 1850 in Morgan County, Ohio. She was born February 9, 18334 and died March 25, 1902

  Children of Jared Jennings and Emily Harris are:

  80 i. Isaac N.5 Jennings, born June 08, 1852.
  81 ii. Harmon Davis Jennings, born March 13, 1854; died 1912 in Vernon County, Wisconsin.  He married Margaret Tate.
  82 iii. John William Jennings, born January 09, 1857.
  83 iv. Celeste Ellen Jennings, born August 12, 1860.  She married Tom Larry.
  84 v. Olivea Ann Jennings, born October 29, 1862.
  85 vi. Benjamin Franklin Jennings, born June 22, 1866.

Notes for Harmon Davis Jennings:

Information from Mrs. Lawrence Floerke, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin and Clarice Carnahan of Lompac, Calif.

Notes for Margaret Tate:
Sister to Stella Tate who Married Enoch Jennings b. November 25, 1856, son of Enoch Jennings and Elizabeth Woodward.
 
 

  35.  Elijah4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was born December 15, 1823 in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa, and died October 25, 1854 in Columbus City, Iowa.  He married (1) Jane Jeffries September 03, 1846 in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa, daughter of Mifflin Jeffries and Jane Mullen.

Notes for Jane Jeffries:

    This Deed witnesseth that Joseph Mickey and Mary A. Mickey his wife of the County of Louisa in the State of Iowa for the consideration of three hundred dollars we hereby convey unto Jane Wilson, wife of S.E. Wilson of the County of Louisa in the State of Iowa the following Real Estate situated in the county of Louisa State of Iowa to wit: The South half of the  South East quarter of teh South East quarter of Section Number (section number omitted) Seventy Four Township Range Number five (5) West containing 20 acres more or less.  And we warrant the Title Against all Persons whomsoever in testimony whereof, we have subscribed our names this the first day of Janaury A.D. 1859 Signed Joseph Mickey and Mary A. Mickey

Wesley Garner, Notary Public of Columbus City, Iowa

Children of Elijah Jennings and Jane Jeffries are:

  86 i. Lucretia Jane5 Jennings, born February 27, 1847.  She married John Wesley McCoy May 17, 1866 in Wapello, Iowa.
  87 ii. Benjamin Franklin Jennings, born September 26, 1848; died July 22, 1892 in Elk Creek, Nebraska.  He married Estella Andrews.
Notes for Benjamin Franklin Jennings:
Left some children.  No record.  Widow remarried.
 88 iii. Rachel Jennings, born April 04, 1850 in Fayette Co., Pa.; died in Baker City, Oregon.  She married (1) Perkins.  She married (2) Lewis Crabill August 14, 1872.

  Children of Shephard Wilson and Jane Jeffries Jennings are:

  89 i. Albert
  90 ii. Theodore
  92 iii  Irwin Edwin
  93 iv. Orie
  94 v.  Elma

  36.  Henry4 Jennings (David3, David2, Benjamin1) was born 1825 in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa, and died September 29, 1870 in Louisa Co., Iowa.  He married (1) Rachel Jeffries, daughter of Mifflin Jeffries and Jane Mullen.  He married (2) Martha Dix April 28, 1863 in Louisa Co., Iowa.
 Notes for Rachel Jeffries: Age 33 years when she died.

  Children of Henry Jennings and Rachel Jeffries are:

  95 i. Milton S5 Jennings.
  96 ii. Emma Jennings, born January 26, 1859; died October 20, 1900.  She married Charles W. Marshall.
  97 iii. Lydia Jennings.
  98 iv. John William Jennings, born August 30, 1855; died December 20, 1925 in Henry Co., Iowa.  He married Susan Viola Bemis September 20, 1877.
  99 v. Matilda Jennings, born 1858.
  100 vi. Robert Allen Jennings, born Abt. 1861; died September 29, 1862.

  Child of Henry Jennings and Martha Dix is:

101 i. Candace Mae5 Jennings, born 1866; died 1933 in Columbus City, Iowa.  She married Ira Carr.

Endnotes

1.  Portrait and Biographical Album of Louisa County, Iowa
2. Mrs. Lawrence Floerke
3. Clarice Carnahan
4. Extract of "The History of our Family 1769 - 1998", published by Jackie Marchant, 5264 E. Hannibal St., Mesa, AZ  85205.
5. Jennings, Davidson and Allied families by Lillie Pauline White.