I hope any answers are posted to the list. I think that the Wm Smith and John Smith might be mine and I'd like to know where they were located in Wilkes Co . ... Thanks....Malinda Jones Pam Stone wrote: > Hi, all, > > Trying to sort out several JENNINGS men in the NWNC and SWVA > areas who seem very likely to all be related. > --- > Hoping someone can help identify the approximate area of Capt. JUDD's > District on the 1787 Wilkes Tax List (some areas of Surry Co., such as > the Mitchell River Community, were recorded in Wilkes Co. at times, > for some unknown reason...Since I don't know where JUDD's District > was, it is possible that the persons listed in it actually resided in Surry.) > John "JENINS" owned and lived on 159+ acres in JUDD's 1787 District, > and also recorded there was John's apparent son?, Luke JENINS, > with no land, but 1 white poll that year. John JENNINGS > [apparently the same man] also owned 300 acres in the Mitchell River > Community of Surry in 1790, recorded on the Wilkes Tax List as > Capt. HARDIN's District. > John and Luke JENINGS were recorded in the Fourth Company of Wilkes Co. > in 1790; John's household consisted of 3 white males over 16 yrs., and 2 white > females; Luke's household consisted of 1 white male over 16 yrs., > 3 white males under 16 yrs., and 1 white female. > These JENNINGS men had neighbors: William SMITH, John > SMITH, John ROBINS [ROBBINS[, James SERTAIN [SERTIN], > David OWIN (OWEN, OWENS], John FORESTER, Mike MCDOWELL, > Robert HALL, Andrew VANNOY, Henry PUMPHY [HUMPHREY?], > William VEARS [MEARS?], Silas ATKINS, John HALL, Jesse HALL, > Dicey RAY and Sarah RHODES. Does anyone have any deeds or other > documents for these two JENNINGS? Anyone have any deeds for > their neighbors that show where any of these people lived? > --- > And, of course, there was James JENNINGS of 1790 Surry, who > m.Martha "Patsy" MCBRIDE, dau. of William MCBRIDE [d. 1818, > Surry Co.]; at least some of their children reportedly moved > to Georgia. I know that this James was roughly contemporary with > Luke. Does anyone know if he was John's son or brother, or who this > James' father was? > --- > Elijah JINNINS was recorded in Ashe Co. in 1800, with a household of > 1 males 26-45 yrs., 2 males 0-9 yrs., 2 males 10-16 yrs., 3 females > 0-9 yrs., and 1 female 26-45 yrs. [This list was alphabetized, so is > not useful in placing Elijah with neighbors.] > --- > In 1810, E. GINNING had a household in J. BOND's Division of Ashe Co. > that consisted of 1 male over 45 yrs., 1 male 26-45 yrs., 2 males 10-16 yrs., > 1 male 0-9 yrs., 1 female 26-45 yrs., 1 female 16-26 yrs., and 4 females 0-9. > His neighbors were: > C. MILLER, P. [Peter] GRAYBILL [GRAYBEAL], W. COFFEE [COFFEY], > J. MILLER, J. BLACK, A. BOWER, J. GRIMES [GRYMES], C. WALTER > [WALTERS], C. CRIDER [CRYDER], J. FOUTS, H. GRAYBILL, and > G. [George] KOONS [KOONTZ, KOONTS, COONS, etc.] > --- > In 1820, Elijah "JENNOUS" had a household in Ashe of 1 male over 45 yrs., > 1 male 18-26 yrs., 1 male 16-18 yrs., 1 male 10-16 yrs., 2 males 0-9, > 1 female over 45 yrs., 1 female 16-26 yrs., 1 female 10-16 yrs., and > 1 female 0-9 yrs. [This list was alphabetized.] > --- > Does anyone have ready access to the 1830, 1840 & 1850 censuses > for Ashe that would be willing to do a lookup on the JENNINGS > families there? Does anyone know where Elijah JENNINGS died, > and whether he had a son named William or a son named Solomon? > --- > In 1840, Abram or Abraham JENNINGS and Sarah [UNK] JENNINGS were > divorced in Wilkes. Does anyone have further information on this divorce? > --- > There were no GINNINS, GINNINGS, JENNINS or JENNINGS in Surry Co. > in 1850, nor were there any in 1880. > --- > In 1856, William JENNINGS d. in Ashe Co.; his sons, Thornton, William, > Martin, and John; dau. m. John CARSON. Thornton JENNINGS m. > Charity FENDER [b. 1813], dau. of John FENDER [d. 1857, Ashe Co.; > she was a widow in Grayson Co., VA in 1870. Which JENNINGS man > was the husband of Charity's sister, Sarah FENDER? > Meanwhile, William, Martin, and John JENNINGS, sons of Will d. 1856, > all were in Alleghany in 1860; by 1870, Martin was still there, and a widow, > Cynthia was living next door to him. [Was she the widow of his older > brother, William?] > > Any help on any of these JENNINGS and allied families will be most > appreciated. Please respond directly to my E-Mail below. > > THANKS! > > Pam > [email protected]