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From: malinda jones <>
Subject: Re: [NCSURRY] JENNINGS/GININS OF SURRY/WILKES/ASHE/ALLEGHANY COS., NC
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 17:28:46 -0600


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
>

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