Hello Jennings and Berks researchers, I have been watching the Jennings connections for a couple of years now and have yet to see anyone have a real connection in Berks County, PA. I will try again to see if someone can connect to these Berks County JENNINGS. Hey Virginia and Ohio......maybe this Mary is yours, I can't find any data on her in these neck of the woods, maybe she moved away. Maybe your Mary Jennings has a skeleton in her closet:) I have a very large brick wall and am hoping someone can knock some holes in it. My Jennings is: Mary JENNINGS; probably born about 1800, gave birth to a son in 1821 with Charles KEPPLE, possibly Lancaster County, PA. I have no proof of their marriage or who raised the son Charles KEPPLEY. At the baptism of the baby, a John JENNINGS and Barbara were the sponsors and the name of the parents were given as if it were an illigitimate child at Trinity Lutheran Church. Charles married and resided in the area of St Daniel's church in Robesonia To elaborate on the John & Barbara....I suspect this Barbara's maiden name was MAURER and John was previously married to a Barbara KUHN. QUESTIONS: Was Mary a daughter of John JENNINGS and the previous Barbara KUHN or were they siblings. Was Mary from outside of the Berks area or did she leave after having the baby. Was the baby brought into Berks from elsewhere? Was she already married to someone else and Jennings was her married name? Was the reason she didn't marry Charles because her family was against her marrying a German? Sure would love to know her story! Here are some records from the Reading, Berks County area. Check them out and see if you can relate to any of these names for a connection ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Berks Tax list 1767 - Timothy JENNINGS - Maidencreek Twp - Laborer 1770 - William JENNINGS - Maidencreek Twp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MARRIAGES - PA MARRIAGES prior to 1790 by LINN & EGLE 1746 Nov - Mary JENNINGS & Andrew McNARE 1751 Oct 7 - Rebecca JENNINGS & Richard PRICE 1760 Feb 1 - Susanna JENNINGS & James SCULL 1765 Dec 2 - Mary JENNINGS & John NEEDHAM 1774 Jul 26 - William JENNINGS & Elizabeth McCADAMES MARRIAGES - Trinity Luth. Church, Reading, Berks Co. PA 1795, Apr 21 Jacob JENNINGS, Pottsgrve; Mont. Co. PA. 2nd s/o John, dec'd & Dorothea SCHMIDT of Reading, 2nd d/o Johann 1812, July 26 - John JENNINGS, widower and Barbara MAURER, widow , both of Reading, PA 1813, Jul 4 - Adam JENNINGS & Elisabeth SEIBRAND, both of Reading, PA 1822, Feb 10 - John JENNINGS & Mary LINKLER, Reading 1824, Apr 9 - Barbara JENNINGS & Abraham LINKLER, widower, Reading 1826, Dec 14 - Peter JENNINGS & Sara LESSING 1830, Aug 19 - Elizabeth JENNINGS & John FOX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1813, Aug 10 - Sarah JENNINGS married John ?ILL (1st Reformed Church, Reading) 1835, Dec 27 - Maria JINNINGS married Charles SNYDER (1st Reformed Church, Reading) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEATHS - Trinity Lutheran Church Judy JENNINGS d/o Solomon, dec'd & sister of the wife of Nicolaus SCULL d May 24, 1766, buried by the English minister, Rev. MURRAY, May 27, 1766 Elisabeth JENNINGS d/o John & wife Barbara - buried 1804 Sep 17 - 3m 12 days - Barbara JENNINGS, nee KUHN w/o Johan JENNINGS - b Jun 28, 1774 - d Apr 1, 1812 - buried Apr 3, 1812 Adam JENNINGS, s/o John & Barbara JENNINGS - buried Oct 31, 1814 - aged 49y 9mo 15days John JENNINGS, s/o John & Barbara JENNINGS - buried Oct 13, 1823 - aged 54y 3mo less 7 days Rachel JENNINGS b Mar 10, 1782, d Dec 30, 1837 - aged 55y 9mo 19days Jacob JENNINGS s/o Adam & Elizabeth JENNINGS - buried Oct 4, 1839 - aged 25y 4 mo 21 days - Mary Dorothea JENNINGS nee SCHMIDT - buried Mar 29, 1847 - aged 77y 10mo 16 days John JENNINGS - d Jun 21, 1866, buried Jun 23, 1866 - 66y 1mo 23days ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BERKS COUNTY WILLS Timothy JENNINGS, Hamburg (Nov 15, 1793 - Feb 17, 1794 wife RAIHACE (Rachel?) children not named Exr: Friend James SILLEYMAN Wit: John MEYER & Jost MATZ John SCULL, Surveyor, Reading - Aug 29, 1768 - Mar 28, 1770 wife Ann Exr Wit: James SCULL & Edward BIDDLE Esq John SCULL, Reading - Mar 11, 1771 - Dec 9, 1771 mentions a bond of his brother William SCULL assigned from his mother Ann back to her for hr own use. Also mentions wife Mary exr. Wit: Ann ROBERTS & Eliza SHOEMAKER [John's wife Mary's maiden name was SHOEMAKER] James SCULL, Reading - Jan 8, 1773 Adm to Susanna SCULL, the widow [Susanna's maiden name was JENNINGS] Nicholas SCULL, Reading - Mar 12, 1773 Adm to Rachel SCULL, the widow [Rachel's maiden name was probably JENNINGS] Jasper SCULL, Esq., Reading - Feb 3, 1775 Adm to Mary SCULL, the widow William SCULL, surveyor, Reading - Sep 29, 1783 - Jun 28, 1784 Mentions brothers Nicholas, Philip, Ludwig, John & Frederick Edward SCULL, Reading - Nov 15, 1783 - Jul 5, 1794 Mentions mother Mary SCULL as exr Wit: Abigail SCULL, Ann MORGAN [nee SCULL] & William SCULL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAPTISMS - Trinity Lutheran Church Helena SKULL , b Mar 16, 1760, bp Oct 26, 1762 - d/o James & Susanna -Sp: John JENNINS & Elisabeth, w/o Edward BIDDLE Friederich JENNINGS b Jul 1792, bp Jan 24, 1795 - s/o John & Barbara -Sp: Christian FUCHS & Adam KOCH & Marie Anna Maria JENNINGS b May 12, 1796, bp Aug 3, 1796 - d/o Jacob & Dorothea - Sp: Daniel STAUD, schoolmaster & Sophia Johannes JENNINGS b Nov 15, 1798, bp Sep 4, 1803 - s/o Johan JENNINGS & Barbara.Sp: Abraham CLEMENS & Christina Johannes JENNINGS b Apr 28, 1800, bp May 8, 1800 - s/o Jacob JENNINGS & Dorothea Sp: Caspar MADARA & Margaret Elizabeth JENNINGS b Jun 3, 1803, bp Sep 4, 1803 - d/o John & Barbara JENNINGS - Sp: John PHILBY & Elizabeth ELY Peter JENNINGS b Jul 5, 1806, bp Mar 12, 1820 - s/o John JENNINGS & Barbara Sp: Parents Carl BUSSLER b Sep 29, 1810, bap Dec 25, 1810 - s/o George & Catharine - Sp: Jacob JENNINGS & Dorothea Jacob JENNINGS b Apr 26, 1814, bp May 29, 1814 - s/o Adam JENNINGS & Elisabeth -Sp: Jacob JENNINGS & Elisabeth John JENNINGS b Feb 15, 1815, bp Apr 30, 1815 - s/o Fred JENNINGS & Elisabeth - Sp: Fred JENNINGS & Susanna Rueben JENNINGS b Feb 15, 1818, bp Mar 12, 1818 - s/o Mary JENNINGS & Peter Ignatus JENNINGS? August WITMAN b Oct 22, 1819, bp Mar 12, 1820 - s/o Abraham & Catharine - Sp: John JENNINGS & Barbara Sara STROHECKER b Mar 27, 1820 bp Apr 29, 1821 - d/o George & Mary - Sp: John Jennings & Sara PFLEGER Emanuel EVERT b May 28, 1821, bp Jul 21, 1821 - s/o Joseph & Elisabeth - Sp: John JENNINGS & Mary LINKLER Charles KEPPLEY b Jul 22, 1821, bp Sep 2, 1821 s/o Charles KEPPLE & Mary JENNINGS - Sp: John JENNINGS & Barbara MaryAnna LEUTHEUSER b Nov 1, 1821, bp Dec 7, 1821 - d/o William & Sara - Sp: John JENNINGS & Mary LINKLER Catharine JENNINGS b Apr 27, 1825 d/o Hannah KEPPEL & Ignatus? - Sp: George KEPPEL & Catharine HANSCH Rosina HELVY b Aug 10, 1825, bp Oct 23, 1825 - d/o Michael & Catharine - Sp: John JENNINGS & Mary Clorinda FRANK b Oct 17, 1827, bp Dec 26, 1827 d/o Daniel & Catharine - Sp: John JENNINGS & Mary ST GABRIEL'S CHURCH Elizabeth SCULL b Apr 13, 1768, bp Aug 8, 1768 - d/o James & Susanna - Sp: John JENNINGS & Rachel SCULL