I have trying to go through my "stacks" of genealogy piles and getting it organized in some way...I know that we all have this problem <grin>. I took all of my "Miscellaneous Records" on Jennings and have put them all together. Please read the following records and see if you know where any of these Jennings go. I have an idea of some of them but want to be sure. Also, if you have any Miscellaneous Records that you don't know where the Jennings go, Please share because I know that the records belong to one of you. All of our heads are better than one! Caren Early Records on Gideon Jennings: *Also, does anyone know or have a theory on why this Gideon used an Alias? Would love for you to share. Source: Documented Notes on Jennings and Allied Families by Beatrice Mackey Doughtie Page 736 Gideon Jennings came to Orangeburg Township in 1736 with his wife, Ursula and two sons, John and Phillip. Whether Jennings is the English Zanini or whether Gideon Jennings was an Englishman who assumed the name of Zanini and changed it back to the English Jennings upon returning to live among English people, or whether, he changed the name to Jennings because he fancied the same, is only a matter of conjecture. When Gideon Jennings died in 1750, the Rev. John Giessendanner, Episcopal Minister at Orangeburg made the following entry in the Church Register: "On Saturday, March 30th was entered in the Churchyard of Orangeburg the body of Gideon Jennings, an old protestant Italian liver in this Township these 14 years past, who died the day before. His age unknown." When his widow died in 1756, Rev. Giessendanner made the following entry in the Church Register: "On Friday, September 17th died and on Saturday, September 18th was entered in the Church-yard of Orangeburgh the Body of Ursula, widow of Gideon Zanini alias Jennings late of Orangeburgh, deceased, aged sixty-seven years." The Rev. John Giessendanner, in his Church Register mentions three children of Gideon and Ursula Jennings as follows: 1) John Jennings (this John married Barbara Hasfort, widow) Barbara's will mentions a daughter, Ann Linder. 2) Phillip Jennings (this Phillip married Elizabeth Hasford, widow) (The above John and Phillip are in the probate records in Charleston, South Carolina and indicate John Jennings signed deed (of land in Orangeburg) to Phillip Jennings; also Deed of Gift of a negro girl from John Jennings to his wife, Barbara.) Phillip and Elizabeth had the following children: Phillip Jennings, Jr. John Jennings born August 25, 1748 Gideon Jennings born February 17, 1753 (baptisted on March 25) Mary Jennings born December 31, 1754 (baptisted on Sunday, March 2) Margaret Jennings born October 9, 1756 (baptisted on October 31) 3) Ursula Jennings (this Ursula married Brand Pendarvis) Source: Charleston County, South Carolina Deed Book 6, pages 57-65 Also noted in Documented Notes on Jennings and Allied Families by Doughtie page 729 Richard Jennings and John Jennings of Island of Bermuda, a deed from Isaac Huger signed August 2, 1788, tract of 500 acres, surveyed for said Isaac Huger September 3, 1772 in St. Mark's Parish, Craven County, on McKertneys Creek waters of Susy Bowls* Branch, Turkey Creek waters of Broad River bound by lands laid out to William Mills; also 640 acres 96 District on corner Creek waters of Rock River (October 1784) laid out to Henry Purdie, Thomas Shubrick; also 500 acres in 96 District on NE branch of Rabins Creek bound on South by Moses Kirkland's land, Hugers, West by Moses Kirkland and East by John Abercrombia and Richard Owens; also 250 acres in Bereley County bound on South by Sabina Woolsa's land; also 200 acres in Orangeburg Tp. on Northeast side of Pon Pon River bound by vacant land and part on land laid out to Godinso Ganina (alias Gideon Jennings); also 1000 acres in Prince George Parish, Craven County on Waccamaw Neck, 8 miles swamp, bound on Southeast by Richard Withe! rs' land; Southeast by William Withers land; Northwest by vacant land; Northeast by John Symes and Peter Belins land; 700 acres in Prince George Parish, Craven County, Waccamaw Neck, near long bay, 8 miles swamp lands bounded by Peter Belin and the Withers; also 500 acres bounded North and Northwest by land of Patrick Cunningham & Acquilla Hall, Southwest on great Reedy Creek said land being an original grant to Charles Motte in 1773; also 7819 acres. Charleston District, South Carolina on Ashepoo River. *Note: The first tract of Susy Bowls Creek was along the edge of Chester and York Counties, South Carolina. The second tract was in what is now Abbeville County; the 3rd tract on Raburns Creek was in what is now Laurens County. The 250 acre tract was on the Edisto River in what is now Orangeburg County. The 1,000 acre tract in Prince George Parish was in what is now Horry County; the 700 acre tract in Prince George Parish was near the present site of Myrtle Beach, South ! Carolina and the 500 acre tract was in what is now Laurens County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Volume 5 S. C. District of Orangeburgh: Bill of Complaint of Henry Young, administrator of Johannes Woolf, late of St. Mathews Parish, District of Orangeburgh, with the will annexed against James Carmichael, David Coulter, Henry Jones, Jacob Ott, John Woolf (son of Jacob Woolf), John Francis Woolf and Gideon Jennings.… said Jacob Woolf now deceased was possessed of several negroes by a certain bill of sale 22 October 1773 [one line obliterated], for £ 2200 currency, to him paid by the said Johannes Woolf, the slaves namely Joe, Sylvia, Nancy & Frank, and the said Johannes Woolf was also possessed of certain other negroes & cattle, etc. & made and published his last will & Testament 4 August 1776 and bequeathed to David Woolf, Samuel Woolf, and Phillip, son of the sd. Jacob Woolf and nephews of the testator, four negroes Plenty, Primus, Joe & Handy, and two negro women Lucy and Jenny and a girl Sally, and thereby directed the Margaret Woolf sister of the sd. David, Samuel, and Phillip h! ave no part and bequeathed to Margaret Woolf a negro girl.… The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research when the youngest, Phillip, should attain the age of twenty one; appointed David Woolf and Donald Bruce Executors.…the sd. Johannes Woolf departed this life on or about the month of September 1776 without alterting the same, and the said David Woolf departed this life intestate shortly after the death of the testator without issue without having proved the said will and although Donald Bruce survived both the testator and David Woolf some years but never proved the said will and neglected to intermediate in the affairs; the said Samuel Woolf departed this life without issue on or before the sd. Philip Woolf attained the age of 21 years and about the month of January 1789; the said Margaret Woolf also departed this life without issue, and all property becomes vested in the said Phillip the survivor, and in the lifetime of the sd. Donald Bruce, the said Phillip Woolf possessed himself of a negro girl Mary a child he believes of the said wench Sylvia and a negro Joe and said Joe ! is in possession of said Henry Jones mentioned in the Bill of sale from Jacob Woolf to the testator, and sd. Phillip Woolf about 5 January 1787 before said Phillip Woolf attaned the age of 21, sold to sd. James Carmichael, and about 1787 Abraham Ott, Gideon Jennings and John Francis Woolf possessed themselves of a number of other negroes mentioned in the bill of sale of the Testator, and have kept the said negroes & used them to a great profit; the said Abraham Ott departed this life about June 1800 after whose death the sd. Jacob Ott obtained letters of administration by the Court of Ordinary for Orangeburgh of the personal Estate of said Abraham Ott, and by virtue thereof has possessed himself of a number of said Negroes. The said Phillip Woolf attained the age of 21 and some time afterward, about January 1789 the said Margaret Woolf departed this life without issue, of which primiss the whole of the personal estate bequeathed to the said David Woolf, Samuel Woolf, Philip Woolf and Margaret Woolf descended to and became vested in the sd. Philip Woolf.…the said Phillip Woolf departed this life about October 1795 leaving Rachael Woolf his widow and three children namely Mary aged about 23 years, now the wife of Thomas Tylor, John Johannes Woolf, aged 21 years and Martha aged about 21 now the wife of your orator, all of whom are entitled to a distributive share; that on 22 July 1811 your orator procured letters of administration with the will annexed of the goods and chattels which were of the testator granted [p.109] by James Carmichael, Esq., Ordinary of the District of Orangeburgh, S. C. District of Orangeburgh. The seperate (sic) answer of Gideon Jennings the said Negroes were never out of the possession of the said Jacob…the said Philip Wolfe, Hannah Wolfe, Margaret Wolfe and Cebilla Wolfe met and mutually agreed to a division of the estate of sd. Jacob Wolfe. The defendant denies viz. that he knew how the Negroes mentioned in the Bill were separated; he was a fair and bonafide purchaser from Adam Hickman and Margaret, his wife who had been Margaret Woolfe, daughter of the said Jacob Wolfe, and who is mentioned in the will of the said Joannis Wolfe…that he purchased Sylvia and January, 7 February 1787 and the said woman has since had a boy Joe 18 or 20 years of age…sworn 3 February 1812.