tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39922620407553662282024-03-08T06:54:34.156-08:00Robert Jennings BermudaA blog about my family history. The Jennings family of Bermuda has a long and illustrious history.Steven Weishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15751094527297237880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992262040755366228.post-65151412433940878522011-11-01T13:44:00.001-07:002011-11-01T13:45:41.781-07:00Robert Jennings Bermuda Origin<a href="http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/JENNINGS/1999-01/0916856281">http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/JENNINGS/1999-01/0916856281</a><br />
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Below is some correspondence that others might be interested in. If anyone<br /><br />
has any information on the below Jennings, please let me know.<br /><br />
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Caren<br /><br />
<a href="mailto:FourPawsJake@worldnet.att.net">FourPawsJake@worldnet.att.net</a><br /><br />
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Hi Diane,<br /><br />
<br /><br />
I've hit a very high brick wall on my Jennings. My Jennings is Noah<br /><br />
Jennings b. 1812 in SC son of James Jennings died 1834 the possible son of<br /><br />
Henry Jennings.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
I am interested in William Jennings because I received a letter stating the<br /><br />
following:<br /><br />
"That the first of our Jennings came to South Carolina at Port Royal in the<br /><br />
early 1600's. The original Jennings was one Captain William Jennings (not<br /><br />
the same Captain William Jennings of Amelia & Nottoway County, VA). Our<br /><br />
William Jennings was a member of Henry Morgan's crew (he was a pirate). Our<br /><br />
Captain William Jennings left the ship and moved inland and established a<br /><br />
way station and tavern on the Edisto River and there married an Indian.<br /><br />
After the tavern was destroyed by Indians, Captain William Jennings moved<br /><br />
into what is now North Carolina and settled on either the Tar or Haw River.<br /><br />
Later generations moved back into South Carolina."<br /><br />
I have also seen a pirate with the name of Henry Jennings in the same area<br /><br />
in the 1600's. William and Henry Jennings are mentioned on some of the<br /><br />
internet sites about pirates.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
>From the book "Documented Notes on Jennings and the Allied Families" by<br /><br />
Beatrice Mackey Doughtie <br /><br />
Captain John Jennings, Bermuda, m January 20, 1765, Mary Dutarque, St.<br /><br />
Thomas & St. Denis Episcoal Church Register, Berkeley Co. SC.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
There is a Nathaniel Ginnings transported to SC on July 3, 1694<br /><br />
<br /><br />
There is also a group of Jennings that lived in Bermuda and went back and<br /><br />
forth to the Carolina's. There was a Richard Jennings and John Jennings,<br /><br />
sons of Richard Jennings and his wife Mary. After Richard Sr.'s death Mary<br /><br />
Jennings married Robert Hall, late of ye Island. The document begins ---<br /><br />
May 9, 1700: To all of Whome these presents shall come, I Richard Jenings<br /><br />
of ye Island of Bermuda, but now in ye Province of Carolina, Mariner, send<br /><br />
Greetings.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings, Esq. of Island of Bermuda & wife Mary, a deed to Daniel<br /><br />
Jennings, Esq. of Charleston, SC on October 15, 1792. The information I<br /><br />
have also mentions a John Dutaigue Jennings, Attorney, of the Isle of<br /><br />
Bermuda. <br /><br />
<br /><br />
Land is mentioned in Lewis Dutarque's will regarding a plantation lying in<br /><br />
sd. District on south side of south Fork of Edisto River and the sons and<br /><br />
daughters of Mary and John Jennings were Lewis' heirs at law. Remember the<br /><br />
letter of oral tradition in the beginning of this e-mail about the William<br /><br />
Jennings of Edisto River...interesting.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Then a Daniel Jennings appears as the director of the National Branch Bank<br /><br />
in Charleston, SC 1793. Daniel of Charleston SC and wife Elizabeth had<br /><br />
these children mentioned in Daniel's will signed September 6, 1792 pr.<br /><br />
November 14, 1793 (proved before Henry Hamilton, Esq. Gov., of Island of<br /><br />
Bermuda, 22 Jan. 1794). The children mentioned in his will were<br /><br />
wife<br /><br />
son Henry Jennings (I would really like to know who this Henry's<br /><br />
descendants are)<br /><br />
daughter Ann Jennings (minor)<br /><br />
daughter Mary Jennings (minor)<br /><br />
Mentions a co-partnership of Jennings & Woodrop.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Daniel does mention in his will that he was late of Charleston, S.C., but<br /><br />
at present residing in Warwick Parish in the Island of Bermuda.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
For what it is worth, on April 16, 1855, James B. Jennings, aged 71 years,<br /><br />
resident of Campbell County, Virginia appeared to make application for<br /><br />
additional Bounty Land for his War of 1812 service. His signature appears<br /><br />
by mark in this application with Thomas Pugh and Edwin B. Jeffress,<br /><br />
residents of Charlott County, Virginia, witnessing). I guess that this is<br /><br />
too late of a date to be your Thomas Pugh.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Now for what I know of the William Jennings of NC:<br /><br />
Quoting from page 133, Boddie's 17th Century Isle of Wight, Virginia: <br /><br />
"William Jennings patented 350 acres in Surry County* in 1657 and there is<br /><br />
no further record of him in Surry. He is probably the same William<br /><br />
Jennings who patented 550 acres on New Begin Cr. in 1663, next to Phillip<br /><br />
Evans and Robert Lowery. In 1667, Miller, Acting Governor of Albermarle<br /><br />
was kept prisoner at the house of old William Jennings at the upper end of<br /><br />
Pasquotank River under strong guard".<br /><br />
<br /><br />
*Surry County --- <br /><br />
I have the info on this William from Surry County if you want it. It is<br /><br />
now about 1:34 a.m. here and I've got to go to bed.<br /><br />
William Jennings, 550 acres, New Begin Creek adj. Robert Lowry, September<br /><br />
25, 1663. Trans. of 11 persons (Va. Land Patents: Book 3, 1655-64, page<br /><br />
594).<br /><br />
<br /><br />
William Jennings of Pasquotank County signed will January 24, 1686/7 pr.<br /><br />
April 1687, naming following heirs:<br /><br />
d. Ann Lathan<br /><br />
sii Ralph Garnet<br /><br />
gr-dt. Mary Garnet<br /><br />
son John Jennings, Exor.<br /><br />
Witness: Thomas Rolfe, Edward Chambers, William Rolfe (Hathaway: NC Hist &<br /><br />
General. Reg: 1-327:Grimes: N.C. Wills)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings, Vertryman, So-West Parish of Pasquotank Precinct, 1715<br /><br />
(Saunders: 1-209)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings of Pasquotank County, NC signed will August 13, 1718 pr June<br /><br />
16, 1720, wife Ann, son William Jennings, daughter Mary Sawyer, and<br /><br />
Elizabeth Reding (Hathaway: 1-55)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Ann Jennings, widow of John, Pasquotank County, NC signed will 20 February<br /><br />
1719 pr. May 2, 1720 naming the following heirs son Stephen Delamare,<br /><br />
daughter Ann Delamare her husband was a Scarborough, sone Edward Pope, and<br /><br />
daughter Mary Reading.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
William Jennings, Pasquotank County, appears in quit rents from 29<br /><br />
September 1729 to March 1732. (Saunders: Colonial Records of NC: 22-249)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings, Pasquotank County, NC signed will 14 May 1734 pr. April 1735<br /><br />
naming wife Elizabeth Witnessed by Ann Bryan (Hathaway: 1-54)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings, Pasquotank County, NC signed will April 15, 1751 pr July<br /><br />
Court of 1751 naming wife Lucy and son Isaac "Mentions four oldest and two<br /><br />
youngest children". Witnesses: Zach. Keeton, Nathan Overman (Hathaway:<br /><br />
1-328)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings: By instructions rec'd from his Excellency the Palatine and<br /><br />
the rest of the true and absolute Lords Proprietors of the province of<br /><br />
Carolina at Whitehall, 5th day of February 1678, remaining upon record in<br /><br />
ye Countie of Albermarle in province of Carolina, doe and by grant unto<br /><br />
John Jennings and Thomas Relfe a plantation containing 750 acres lying in<br /><br />
precinct of Carterette on SW side of Craven River being due to sd Jennings<br /><br />
and Relfe for transportation of 15 persons into this Collony (Saunders:<br /><br />
colonial Records of NC: 1-270)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
William Jennings, Sr.: General Court held at Queen Anns Creek (This<br /><br />
general court was for all of the precincts then in existence), Chowan,<br /><br />
October 29, 1719, the Grand Jury presents Jam Boulton cohabitting with and<br /><br />
seducing Mary Jennings, wife of William Jennings, Sen. from her husband by<br /><br />
the information of John Bell. (Saunders: Colonial Records of NC 2-365)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
William Jennings of Currituck County, NC signed will in July, 1713 pr.<br /><br />
October 1729:<br /><br />
w. Mary, Extrx. and sole legatee<br /><br />
Witness: John Blish, John Norton, Mary Norton (Hathaway: 1-328)<br /><br />
Mary Jennings, Currituck County, NC. signed will December 7, 1725 pr.<br /><br />
October 7 naming the heirs as follows:<br /><br />
s. John Relfe<br /><br />
sil John Norton, Exor.<br /><br />
Witnesses: David Linsey, Henry Smith, John Martyn<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennins, Jr. Juror, Currituck County February 23, 1739 Saunders:<br /><br />
Colonial Records of NC: 4-519<br /><br />
<br /><br />
John Jennings, Jr. Perquimans voters for 1723 (Saunders: Colonial Records<br /><br />
of NC: 25-187) Also in same volume William Jennings Jr., Juror 1723,<br /><br />
Perquimans Precinct.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
At a Council held in New Bern September 28, 1750, Robert Jennings petitions<br /><br />
for 100a. in Anson County (Saunders: Colonial Records of NC 4-1047)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Thomas Jennings, New Hanover County, NC signed will on October 23, 1733 pr,<br /><br />
1747 naming following heirs: w. Elinor, Extrx. with Michael Higgins s.<br /><br />
Thomas Jennings, Jr. Witnesses: James Mackilwean, Samuel Draper. <br /><br />
(Hathaway: NC Hist. and General Reg. 1-327-8)<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Johnathan Jennings, April Term, 1780, Licensed to keep a Tavern in<br /><br />
Wilmington. Remember the oral tradition above. Is Wilmington on the<br /><br />
Edisto River?<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Anyway as for NC Jennings, I have various land deeds, dates of death, and<br /><br />
other miscellaneous items. I will send it to you snail mail if you will<br /><br />
send me your address.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Also, North Carolina was a part of the Province of Carolina from 1670 until<br /><br />
the Province was divided into North and South Carolina on July 26, 1729. <br /><br />
So both North and South Carolina (and parts of Tennessee, I think) records<br /><br />
are one and the same until 1729. There is also an early John Jennings on<br /><br />
Orangeburg SC USGenWeb site. It is possibly the same John that was in the<br /><br />
Isle of Bermuda.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
All of these John's and Williams are confusing but if we all work together<br /><br />
maybe we can sort them out.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Let me know what you think and I hope that this has provided you with some<br /><br />
new information.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Happy Hunting,<br /><br />
Caren<br /><br />
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