Hi Gayle, How are you? Is this the father and Grandparents of your James? I am trying to see how he fits in my database? Name: Augustine JENNINGS ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1746 Prince William, VA Father: Augustine JENNINGS (1708-1778) Mother: Hannah WILLIAMS (1710-1780) ----- Original Message ----- From: <GaylJen00@aol.com> To: <JENNINGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [JENNINGS] James Jennings -> Late 1700's to early or mid 1800's -> Ky and... > Judy, > > Found your post re. James Jennings interesting. You may well find yourself > deluged with messages from other Jennings researchers looking for info about > their James J. > > Facts about my James Jennings: > > 1) Parents: Augustine and Rachel Jennings (purchased > 100 acres, 1777, Orange Co. VA, from Uriel and Rachel > Mallory. > > 2) b. 1780, Culpeper, VA > > 3) Siblings names: John, William, Richard Waugh, Polly > > 4) m. 1809, Ann Bradley Montague, of Cartersville, Cumberland > Co, VA (dau. of Mickelborough and Saraiah (Moore) Montague > > 5) Mercantile business, practiced medicine, land investor > > 6) Purchased 2400 acres in MO in 1829. Moved family to MO in > 1839. Seven children: James (said to have been child of 1st > marriage to Ann (unknown). Robert M., William H., Mary Jane, > Edward S., Martha Eliza, John C., Ann M. > > 7) After moving to MO engaged in farming and real estate, wrote > letter dated1850 to nephew, William, of Richmond, VA. Con- > tent of letter mentioned closing of a mercantile business in > VA and also a business interest in Mississippi. Also the death of > nephew, James Parks (Jennings?), brother of William (the letter > recipient) having moved to St. Louis and then on to > New Orleans, suddenly taking ill and dying while in New > Orleans. I believe James Parks and William were the sons of > James Jennings' brother, John Jennings. James' brother John > Jennings m. Fanny Hunt in Culpeper, VA, 1803. > > 8) James Jennings wife, Rachel (?) died in 1799 in Madison Co, VA > Executors: Reuben Willis, Thomas Coleman, John Rouson. > Witnesses: Lucy Head, Sally Rowe, Richard Gaines, Margret > Allen. > > 9) Some descendants of Jamestown, VA immigrant, William > Farrar (told it is pronounced "Farra") moved to > same area in MO (St. Louis) as James Jennings. One or more > Jennings descendants married into Farrar family. > Family burial plot next to Jennings plot in St. Louis cemetery. > > 10) Still searching for information about James Jennings' father, > Augustus/Augustin/Augustine Jennings and Rachel, his wife. > Searching Culpeper, Madison and other counties created from > Orange Co, VA, or from which Orange Co, VA may have > been derived. Also searching in Carolinas, Kentucky, Missouri > and VA for relatives of James Jennings. > > 11) Bill of sale for slaves caught my attention. The names sound > familiar, but will have to double check. > > > > In a message dated 1/13/02 11:19:38 AM Central Standard Time, jwostal@sat.net > writes: > > > > I am looking for a James JENNINGS - Late 1700's to early or mid 1800's > > in VA and/or KY. > > > > In the archives at LSU in Baton Rouge is a collection of papers which > > belonged to my gggg Grandfather, John CLOSE. > > > > John CLOSE was a native of Nelson County, KY. In 1804 he was a young > > man doing business in Louisiana. He was first in New Orleans, and by > > 1805 he was in St. Landry Parish, LA. John Close married in St. Landry > > Parish, LA in 1810 to Euphrosine BARRÉ. > > > > According to the marriage record of John CLOSE and Euphrosine BARRÉ and > > the baptism records of their children, John Close was a native of Nelson > > County, KY and he was the son of Jacob CLOSE of North Carolina and > > Jeanne/Juanna/Joanna FARRA/FARRAR of Virginia. [The documents were > > written in French and the script looks like FARRAR and at times, FARRA, > > however we are not ruling out the possibility the she "might" have been > > Joanna FARROW]. > > > > John CLOSE died in Louisiana in 1865. > > > > In the John Close Papers collection in the Archives at LSU in Baton > > Rouge is a letter dated September 4, 1804 written by Samuel CRAWFORD, > > Jr. from Breckinridge County, KY to John CLOSE, in New Orleans, LA. > > > > The letter from Samuel CRAWFORD, Jr. mentions James JENNINGS: > > "I had the pleasure of seeing an epistle from your hand to your sister > > and brother James JENNINGS which gave me great satisfaction to hear of > > making out well in that country and also to think that you are in the > > handsome business of making money". > > > > and later he adds: > > > > "NB I saw your sister a few days since and she and family are all well > > Mr. JENNINGS and family is well and all your friends severally well" > > > > This Samuel CRAWFORD, Jr was the Son of Samuel CRAWFORD and Jennett > > MEASON/MASON. Among the siblings of Samuel CRAWFORD, Jr. was Eleanor > > "Ellen" CRAWFORD b. 6 FEB 1777 d. 19 AUG 1817, who married James > > JENNINGS on 12 SEP 1799 in Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., KY. This James > > Jennings may have had a father named James Jennings ... so I am not sure > > if Samuel CRAWFORD was referring to James JENNINGS (the father) or James > > JENNINGS (the son). > > > > I am trying to find the ancestors of John CLOSE and in the process, I am > > also trying to learn the connection between John CLOSE and this James > > JENNING. Was Samuel CRAWFORD referring to James JENNINGS as brother of > > John CLOSE, or was he referring to James JENNINGS as a brother-in-law of > > John CLOSE? > > > > ----------------- > > A friend went to the Library and looked up James Jennings in > > Breckinridge County, KY records and wrote: > > > > "In Breckinridge records the James Jennings showed up so many times that > > I didn't even try to write all of them down. He was appointed to > > appraise, witness, etc. and bought and sold land. > > > > Settlements of Accounts of Edmund Jennings, Adm of James Jennings, Dec's > > 21 Mar 1814. > > > > Edmund Jennings moved to Henderson Co., KY 1 Negro, 3 hourses tax > > 0.24-1/2. > > > > Bill of Sale James Jennings 4 negro slaves Winney, Peg, Anna, Let > > purchased from my father James Jennings, Sr. 17 July 1809. > > > > Dec 6 1806 Thomas Kincheloe, high sheriff of Breckinridge County of Adam > > Bear Writ of firi facias dated March 4 1806 commanding in regarding > > estate of John Pate, collector of county levy for the year 1804 and > > Samuel Craswford, Jr. and James Jennings, his secuities, directing the > > sheriff to collect sum of $275.90 which Martin Wale recovered against > > them for debt, also $2.50 costs, to sell lots in town of Hardinsburg, > > lots #28 and 32, in the size of 1/2 acre each sold to Adam Bear, the > > highest bidder. > > > > Saw name as Eleanor Jennigs from 1806 thru May 1811 where it has: > > John Pate and Jane his wife, James Jennings and Eleanor his wife, George > > Jackson and Sally his wife (which said Jane, Eleanor and Sally are > > daughters of Samuel Crawford and Jane his wife), appoints Joseph Allen > > as their attorney in fact to demand and receive their part of the estate > > of James Mason dec'd, late of Betetourt Co., Virginia. Wit: John P. > > Oldham, Richard Stevens, and John Miller. > > > > Another one says they apoint Samuel Crawford, Jr. their attorney-in-fact > > to demand, ask and receive from the estate of James Mason --- > > > > - But on 21 Dec 1816 it is shown as Elizabeth Jennings. > > March 12, 1816 Henry Haynes and Pheba his wife to Elizabeth Jennings, > > late Elizabeth Duncan, Nancy Duncan, several more Duncan children heirs > > of Joshua Duncan dec't late of Clark Co., KY............etc > > > > > > You probably already had the info on the marriage of James Jennings & > > Elenor Crawford Surety John Pate. Samuel Crawford father gave > > consent. Witness: > > John Pate, Edward Pate by J. Dodge 9-12-1799 (Nelson Co., KY). > > > > Jan 1822 James Jennings is apointed guardian of Jefferson Jennings, > > James Jennings, Jr. allen Jennings, Samuel C. Jennings, Henry Jennings > > and Margaret Jennings and with Robert Stephens and James H. L. Moorman > > his securities entered into bond in the penalty of $1500.00." > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Judy T. Wostal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== JENNINGS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, it is as easy as pie, > just send to JENNINGS-L-request@rootsweb.com and > write unsubscribe in textfield.NOTHING ELSE,NO SIGNATURES. > Our mail list archives contain a wealth of information, try them. > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=jennings >