Do you know where I might find more information on the Royal family? All I have is Royal Richards m. Mary Maddox 1831--d,1838. His mother may have been a Royal. They lived in Madison Co. Ga. Thanks , ACB ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JENNINGS-L] Hezekiah and John S. Jennings of Claiborne Co. TN > Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 3:52 PM > > Hi, Cousins and Fellow Researchers - > > It seems my family has been at a brick wall since about the 1980s - and now > it's my turn to try to knock it down. Or at least get a peek through. I will > tell you a lot of what I know in the hope it matches something you've > discovered. I sure appreciate your giving this your attention. > > My Jennings line settled in Grainger and Claiborne Co. TN. Family lore says > that two brothers came in to fight the Indians. I've heard they came from > Virginia, but that might have been by way of North Carolina first. We don't > know their names, but I have found a Hezekiah (our ancestor) and a Royal > Ginnings listed under Capt. Isaac Lane's company (have no idea what kind of > company) in Grainger in 1799. I am trying to establish a firm link between > this Royal and Hezekiah. To do this, I will need to find our who the parents > of Hezekiah were, which no one knows yet. > > Hezekiah was born around 1770-75, died in Claiborne Co. around 1806. He > married Sarah Johnston in 1790 or 1796, reportedly in Johnston Co., NC. (We > have lots of information on Sarah's family.) I believe this Royal and the > Royal from Grainger Co. might be the same, but I can't prove it. The > Grainger Royal was a revolutionary soldier. He apparently had ties to > Maryland and Henrico, Va. > > In Hezekiah's line are at least two Royals, including my ancestor Royal > Sterling Jennings. Hezekiah had several children, including Anderson Jennings > (my line) (1800-1857), Rebecca, Sarah and Lacy. Royal was appointed guardian > of these children when Hezekiah died. Anderson, in turn, married Zelphia > Moore (daughter of David Moore and Polly Shearman) and had: Anderson M., > David F., Jane, Elizabeth, Lucinda, Margaret and ROYAL STERLING (b. 1845 and > married Eliza Jane Yoakum, daughter of Ewing B. Yoakum and Martha Van > Bebber). My line runs through Royal Sterling's daughter, Hattie Cordelia > Jennings, and her daughter, Bessie Lee Hill. My mother was Louise Yoakum. > > Sarah Jennings (wife of Hezekiah) was a member of Big Springs Baptist Church > (think Hezekiah was dead by the time it was established) in Claiborne. Also > members were an older Elizabeth Jennings and Obediah and Elizabeth Dodson > Jennings. We think Elizabeth Jennings might be Obediah's mother. I would also > love to establish a link between Hezekiah and Obediah. I know the Obediah > Jennings researchers have been looking for Obediah's parents as long as I've > been looking for Hezekiah's. (Obediah was born 1787, died 1830 - lived in > Grainger and moved around 1810 to Warren County. Children: Rutha, Jesse > Dodson, Mary Polly, Sally, Tabitha, Nancy, Leah, Royal and Isham.) > > What one researcher has said is that four brothers who are mentioned together > in the Wake County, NC records came to Tennessee together: Hezekiah, Royal, > William, George and John. There was an older William in Claiborne Co. at that > time, who had a son William Jr. I can find nothing of George (perhaps he > moved on?) or John. Or an Isham that was mentioned about this time. (late > 1700s) Do any of these belong to your families? > > I have Jennings on both sides of my mother's family. Another missing link is > JOHN STERLING JENNINGS (about 1810-1880). We don't know who his parents were > either. He married at least twice, first to my ancester, Mary Polly Moore. > His son, William D. Jennings, (born about 1850 and married to Martha Ann > Vance) had my great-grandmother, Dora Jennings, who had Horace Clayton > Yoakum, who married my other line of Jennings, Bessie Lee Hill, my > grandmother. > > It would be wonderful to clear up the mystery of where these two sets of > Jennings came from. There is also an Edward Ned Jennings in the early > Claiborne records. I am wondering if Hezekiah or John S. could have been > related to him as well. We seem to be able to trace everyone AFTER this - but > not before. > > > Thanks so much. I look forward to hearing from you. > > > Ann > > > ==== JENNINGS Mailing List ==== > This list is brought to you by the dedicated folks at Rootsweb. > To ensure that the list continues, please visit and subscribe at > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html