If you know or connect the this line, please let me know. Thanks! Caren Descendants of Unknown Jennings Generation No. 1 1. UNKNOWN1 JENNINGS Child of UNKNOWN JENNINGS is: 2. i. HENRY2 JENNINGS, d. 1822. Generation No. 2 2. HENRY2 JENNINGS (UNKNOWN1)1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 died 1822. Notes for HENRY JENNINGS: Walt Blanton, Sara Jean Salter Jennings, and Anna Crawford have James' father as Henry. The only proof that James is Henry's son is below, however, since Henry mentions no heirs in his will, this is only curcumstantial evidence. I do notice that the bond below (Henry's will) was signed by Rhame family members. The Rhame family also witnessed James' (Henry's son) will. The Rhame family were the Jennings/Ginnings neighbors according to the law suit filed by James Jennings' heirs. Also, James Jennings signed Henry's will as Ginnings. Noah Jennings signed his name in documents as Ginnings until the 1860 Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Census where he changed the spelling to Jennings. According to the book "Documented Notes on Jennings and Allied Families" by Doughtie, James Jennings administered Henry Jennings will. Henry Jennings died in Sumter County, South Carolina. His Estate was Administered on March 8, 1822 by James Jennings (James signed as "Ginnings"). The bond was signed by Ebenezer Rhame and Asa Rhame. The Witness was Redden McCoy. No heirs mentioned. (Probate Court Records) Henry Jennings had a grant of 400 acres in Camden District on October 16, 1784. (South Carolina Archives: Land Plats). He sold part of this land in 1816. In 1790, Henry was residing in Camden District, Clarendon County, with 2 males 16 and up, 4 males under 16, and 3 females in his household. Residing on either side of him was Henry Wise and Nathaniel Wise. July 16, 1795: Henry Jennings of Clarendon County, South Carolina a deed from Nathan Wise and John Wise of same place, tract of 100 acres. Recorded on May 12, 1821 (Sumter County, South Carolina: Deed Book F-641) Some slaveholders had made a practice of freeing their most vicious and troublesome slaves and those who were too old to make a living. A law of 1800 required that a master wishing to emancipate must signify his intention to the justice of the quorum, who should summon five freeholders. When they convened with the justice, the master had to bring before them his slave for examination. If the slave was found to be of good character and capable of supporting himself, the justice and freeholders signed a certificate of his fitness, and the master signed a deed of emancipation, both of which documents the master was to have recorded at the courthouse. Henry Jennings on March 30, 1807, freed Judy, Keziah, Peter and Epsey (Gregorie: History of Sumter County, page 132; Sumter County, South Carolina: Deed Book DD-291). Henry Jennings, Sr., Sumter County, South Carolina, a deed to Robert Bowman, of same place, signed February 7, 1816, tract of 200 acres, originally granted to Henry Jennins (spelled Jennins), September 5, 1785. Witnesses: Peter Bowman, A. W. Chewning. (Sumter County, South Carolina: Deed Book-291). Child of HENRY JENNINGS is: 3. i. JAMES3 JENNINGS, d. 1834. Generation No. 3 3. JAMES3 JENNINGS (HENRY2, UNKNOWN1)11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 died 1834. Notes for JAMES JENNINGS: James Jennings, Clarendon County, South Carolina, signed will on October 3, 1834; probated November 10, 1834 naming the following heirs: son - Noah Jennings daughter - Martha Jennings daughter - Mary Jennings Exors: James W. Sheriff, Harvey Skinner Witnesses: Thomas D. Rhame, Samuel N. Thames, William Bradham Estate appraised November 19, 1834 by Henry Byrd, Thomas D. Rhame, and Daniel Kelly. *Note: The Skinner family was in Bermuda and also a Margaret Skinner married Jesse Jennings and they were from Pa. Lawsuit Regarding The Land of the Estate of James Jennings Henry Kelly and wife Ann vs. Noah Jennings, Mary Jennings and Elijah F. Strong, guardian, Adlitim, Martha Jennings, wife of James Ozburn, legal heirs and representatives of James Jennings who died leaving a will in which he directs that the real estate of James Jennings deceased, in Sumter District (Clarendon County) on the waters of Sammy Swamp, bound by lands of Levi F. Rhame, Henry Bradham, L. F. Rhame, north by Estate of E. Benbow containing about 300 acres originally granted to James Cantey. Petition of land requested alloting to said Henry Kelly and wife, Ann, their share thereof. Your orator further sheweth that Martha Jennings since the death of James Jennings has intermarried with James Ozburne; that said James Jennings left a will but said will being not sufficiently explicit as the manner of dividing the property of said deceased; that said James Jennings left as his heirs-at-law, Martha Jennings wife of James Ozburne, Noah Jennings and Mary Jennings, together with your petitioner, said petitioner having purchased all the interest of said Ozburne and wife, Martha. Your petitioner having interest in said land prays for the court to order sale of said land. (Sumter County, South Carolina: File 50-4) More About JAMES JENNINGS: Fact 1: 1834, will probated in Edgefield District, SC naming heirs as Noah, Martha, and Mary Children of JAMES JENNINGS are: i. MARY4 JENNINGS19,20,21. Notes for MARY JENNINGS: Mary Jennings is mentioned in the will of James Jennings (Ginnings) and in the law suit of April 3, 1838 regarding the land that James Jennings left in his will. She was a minor when her father James Jennings died. Her guardian was Elijah F. Strong. ii. MARTHA JENNINGS22,23,24, m. JAMES OZBURNE25,26. Notes for MARTHA JENNINGS: Martha Jennings, wife of James Ozburne/Ozburn is mentioned in the will of James Jennings (Ginnings) and in the law suit of April 3, 1838 regarding the land that James Jennings left in his will. 4. iii. NOAH JENNINGS, b. 1812, South Carolina. Generation No. 4 4. NOAH4 JENNINGS (JAMES3, HENRY2, UNKNOWN1)27,28,29,30,31,32,33 was born 1812 in South Carolina. He married (1) PRICILLA WOODRUFF34,35,36,37, daughter of MOSES WOODRUFF and WINIFRED ARCHEY. She was born 1822 in South Carolina. He married (2) MATILDA UNKNOWN. She was born 1845 in Alabama. Notes for NOAH JENNINGS: Sources close to cousin Harold Jones states that Noah married Priscilla Woodruff, and had at least three sons. He then married Matilda Unknown in 1845 in Alabama and had two children. Noah was farming in Blount County, Alabama in 1858 and near the Maddox community of Calhoun County, Alabama in 1880. In the 1860 Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Census (page 713) Noah and his family was living at dwelling 901 in range 5, 6, and 7 in the Morrisville Postal District. Other Jennings that appear on this Census are Bannister, J. K., John, John B., Lias, Malinda, Miles, Miles, Noah, and W. H. John B. Jennings is a South Carolina Jennings that also moved from South Carolina to Calhoun County, Alabama and lived near Noah Jennings. I do not know if there is a family connection, however, John B. Jennings' ancestors date back to William Jennings of Nottoway County, Virginia. More About NOAH JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Notes for PRICILLA WOODRUFF: Priscilla's maiden name was given to me by a family member in Ohatchee Alabama. Some of his information has turned out to be incorrect so verification is needed. Her first name is indeed correct according to Census Records. More About PRICILLA WOODRUFF: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Children of NOAH JENNINGS and PRICILLA WOODRUFF are: 5. i. JESSE PHILLIP PILGRIM5 JENNINGS, b. February 1846, Calhoun County, Alabama; d. Aft. 1900. ii. HANNAH JENNINGS38, b. 1849. Notes for HANNAH JENNINGS: Birth Year taken from the 1860 Calhoun County, Alabama Census. More About HANNAH JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama iii. NANCY JENNINGS38, b. 1852. Notes for NANCY JENNINGS: Birth Year taken from the 1860 Calhoun County, Alabama Census. More About NANCY JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama iv. MARTHA JENNINGS38, b. 1855. Notes for MARTHA JENNINGS: Birth Year taken from the 1860 Calhoun County, Alabama Census. There is also a John D. "Phil" born in the same year, possibly a twin. More About MARTHA JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama 6. v. JOHN D. OR PHIL JENNINGS, b. 1855. 7. vi. DAVID ANDREW JENNINGS, b. 1838. vii. LUNCINDA JENNINGS39, b. 1839. More About LUNCINDA JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama viii. PHOEBE JENNINGS40,41, b. Unknown. Children of NOAH JENNINGS and MATILDA UNKNOWN are: 8. ix. ROBERT J.5 JENNINGS, b. 1869, Alabama; d. 1930. x. MARY ANN JENNINGS, b. 1873. Generation No. 5 5. JESSE PHILLIP PILGRIM5 JENNINGS (NOAH4, JAMES3, HENRY2, UNKNOWN1)42,43 was born February 1846 in Calhoun County, Alabama, and died Aft. 1900. He married RILEY JACKSON MOSES44,45 June 1869, daughter of JESSIE MOSES and EPSEY UNKNOWN. She was born May 1845 in Georgia, and died Aft. 1900. More About JESSE PHILLIP PILGRIM JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Fact 1: Phillip was a deacon in the Baptist Church.46 Fact 2: Jesse Phillip Pilgrim Jennings could have been born in Georgia. Fact 3: Phillip was working on a farm near Jacksonville in 1870. Fact 4: Phillip was farming near Polkville in 1880. Fact 5: Phillip was helping his sons farm in Ohatchee in 1900. Fact 6: Phillip is buried at Oak Bowery Cemetery and no dates are shown on tombstones. Notes for RILEY JACKSON MOSES: Three different sources have given three different first names. 1) Walt 2) Anna Crawford 3) Harold Jones More About RILEY JACKSON MOSES: Fact 1: She is buried at Oak Bowery Cemetery and no dates are shown on tombstones. Children of JESSE JENNINGS and RILEY MOSES are: i. LEWIS J.6 JENNINGS46, b. 1874; d. 1935; m. ADA A. PATTERSON46; b. 1882; d. 1960. More About LEWIS J. JENNINGS: Fact 1: Bet. 1910 - 1920, Lewis was farming in Ohatchee, Alabama in 1910 to 1920. Fact 2: He is buried at Oak Bowery Cemetery. ii. NOAH FRANKLIN JENNINGS46, b. December 05, 1881; d. June 1964; m. ADA A. UNKNOWN; b. February 1882. More About NOAH FRANKLIN JENNINGS: Fact 1: He died at age 84. Fact 2: He lived in Gadsden, Alabama in 1920 and 1957. Social Security Number: 419-09-0119 Alabama47 iii. JOHN H. JENNINGS48, b. March 27, 1870; d. April 29, 1945; m. (1) WILLIE E. BRYANT; b. June 18, 1877; d. December 26, 1902; m. (2) NANNIE SUE UNKNOWN; b. October 1883; d. August 1979. More About JOHN H. JENNINGS: Fact 1: He farmed in Polkville in 1900. Fact 2: Buried at Oak Bowery Cemetery. More About WILLIE E. BRYANT: Fact 1: She died after childbirth. More About NANNIE SUE UNKNOWN: Fact 1: Buried at Oak Bowery Cemetery. iv. FANNIE JENNINGS48, b. 1871; m. ANDERSON L. "GUNTER" NUNLEY, SR.48. v. ZUELLA MARTHA JENNINGS48, b. 1879. vi. MAJOR FORNEY JENNINGS48,49, b. December 21, 1872, Calhoun County, Alabama50; d. March 06, 195750; m. MARY JANE REYNOLDS50,51, April 24, 1898; b. June 01, 1880, Calhoun County, Alabama; d. December 28, 1953. Notes for MAJOR FORNEY JENNINGS: Sources have given more than one birthdate. One is 12/15/1874 and the other is 12/15/1872. One source is Walt and the other is Anna Crawford and the 1880 census. Source from Harold Jones lists three other children of Major and Mary. This have not been proven. For future research information, they are as follows: 1. Lenore Jennings born 1911 2. Zula Jennings born 1912 and died 1919. She is buried at Oak Bowery. 3. Mildred K. Jennings born 1925 and died 1931. She is buried at Oak Bowery. In 1900, Major was a farm laborer. His wife, Mary and son, Albert were living with her father, James Daniel Reynolds. He owned his own farm in Peak's Hill-Polkville in 1910 - 1920. His farm was located near Anderson Nunnally and Berry B. Nunnally, Jr. property. Major Forney Jennings obituary appears in the Book "Documented Notes on Jennings and Allied Families" by Doughtie (Page 888) and in the Birmingham News (Alabama): Issue May 24, 1948. It reads: M. F. Jennings of Route 1, Ohatchee, Alabama, died in May, 1948, survived by the following sons and daughters: 1. Carl Jennings, Hueytown, Alabama 2. T. Z. Jennings, Hueytown, Alabama 3. Archie Jennings, Hueytown, Alabama 4. Wallace Jennings, Hueytown, Alabama 5. Forney Jennings, Ohatchee, Alabama 6. Charles Jennings, Ohatchee, Alabama 7. L. D. Jennings, Ohatchee, Alabama 8. Mrs. Ed. Nunnally, Ohatchee, Alabama 9. Mrs. Ben Jones, Ohatchee, Alabama 10.Mrs. W. S. Reynolds, Ohatchee, Alabama More About MAJOR FORNEY JENNINGS: Census: 1880, Calhoun County, Alabama52 Fact 1: Major is buried at Oak Bowery Baptist Chruch in Middleton, AL.53 Fact 2: 1880 census shows birthdate as December 21, 1872.54 Notes for MARY JANE REYNOLDS: Dates provided by Harold Jones from Ohatchee are: Mary Reynolds born June 1, 1879 and died on December 28, 1953. More About MARY JANE REYNOLDS: Fact 1: She is buried at Oak Bowery Cemetery and no dates are shown on tombstones. vii. PHILIP SAMUEL JENNINGS55, b. December 15, 1876, Calhoun County, Alabama; d. April 28, 1962; m. NORA CLEMENTINE FLEMING, April 14, 1901; b. April 28, 1881; d. January 11, 1961. More About PHILIP SAMUEL JENNINGS: Fact 1: He lived in Blount County, Alabama in 1920. Fact 2: He lived in Oneonta, Alabama in 1957.. 6. JOHN D. OR PHIL5 JENNINGS (NOAH4, JAMES3, HENRY2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1855. He married MARTHA KINNEY. She was born 1865. Notes for JOHN D. OR PHIL JENNINGS: Birth Year taken from the 1860 Calhoun County, Alabama Census. One source list John D. (this is from Harold Jones), Walt sent the name Phoebe, and the 1860 Census list Phil? More About JOHN D. OR PHIL JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Children of JOHN JENNINGS and MARTHA KINNEY are: i. COKE T.6 JENNINGS, b. 1880; d. 1947; m. UNKNOWN. More About COKE T. JENNINGS: Fact 1: Divorced. Fact 2: He is buried at Rabbit Town Baptist Church Cemetery. ii. JOE H. JENNINGS, b. 1887. iii. JULIA C. JENNINGS, b. 1890; m. UNKNOWN ESTERWOOD. More About JULIA C. JENNINGS: Fact 1: She lived in Eason Hill, Georgia. iv. IRA D. JENNINGS, b. 1891. v. ANNIE A. JENNINGS, b. 1893; m. UNKNOWN GILBERT. vi. VIOLA B. JENNINGS, b. 1899; m. UNKNOWN ADKINS. vii. LOU J. JENNINGS, b. 1904; m. UNKNOWN HOLLIMAN. 7. DAVID ANDREW5 JENNINGS (NOAH4, JAMES3, HENRY2, UNKNOWN1)56 was born 1838. He married MARTHA SARAH MURRY. She was born June 1836 in Georgia. More About DAVID ANDREW JENNINGS: Census: 1860, Benton/Calhoun County, Alabama Fact 1: Andrew was farming near Jacksonville and Rabbit Town in 1870 to 1900. Children of DAVID JENNINGS and MARTHA MURRY are: i. J. B.6 JENNINGS, b. April 1856; m. MARTHA UNKNOWN; b. 1861. More About J. B. JENNINGS: Fact 1: J.B. and Martha had 10 children and were living in Rabbit Town in 1900. ii. MARGARET JENNINGS, b. 1858; d. 1935; m. UNKNOWN PONDER. More About MARGARET JENNINGS: Fact 1: She is buried at Nances Creek Cemetery. iii. SARAH JENNINGS, b. 1863. iv. ROBERT B. L. JENNINGS, b. June 1866. v. CHARLES JENNINGS, b. 1867. vi. JANE JENNINGS, b. 1869. vii. HENRY JENNINGS, b. 1871. viii. NANCY JENNINGS, b. 1874. ix. ADA JENNINGS, b. 1876. x. JOHN T. JENNINGS, b. December 1878; m. MARY E. UNKNOWN; b. February 1879. More About JOHN T. JENNINGS: Fact 1: John and Mary lived in Rabbit Town in 1900. xi. J. E. JENNINGS, b. July 1884. 8. ROBERT J.5 JENNINGS (NOAH4, JAMES3, HENRY2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1869 in Alabama, and died 1930. He married JULIA A. HAMM 1888. She was born 1872, and died 1950. More About ROBERT J. JENNINGS: Fact 1: Robert is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery on Highway 202. More About JULIA A. HAMM: Fact 1: Julia is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery on Highway 202. Children of ROBERT JENNINGS and JULIA HAMM are: i. OSCAR JACKSON6 JENNINGS, b. 1890; m. MAUDIE FINLEY; b. 1890; d. 1961. More About OSCAR JACKSON JENNINGS: Fact 1: Oscar and Maudie are buried at Post Oak Springs Baptist Cemetery. ii. MARY JENNINGS, b. 1893; m. A. L. HILL. iii. THOMAS HAMILTON JENNINGS, b. 1894; d. 1952; m. ORIE L. HUMPHRIES; b. 1900; d. 1976. More About THOMAS HAMILTON JENNINGS: Fact 1: Thomas and Orie are buried at Post Oak Cemetery. iv. MATILDA JENNINGS, b. 1899; m. G. S. STRICKLAND. v. H. FLOYD JENNINGS, b. 1901. More About H. FLOYD JENNINGS: Fact 1: He lived in Anniston, Alabama. vi. BELLE JENNINGS, b. 1904; m. J. L. MARTIN. vii. ROBERT LEE JENNINGS, b. 1906; d. 1958; m. PAULINE UNKNOWN. More About ROBERT LEE JENNINGS: Fact 1: Robert is buried in Lloyd's Chapel Cemetery..