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 > > > > > > > > >