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Benjamin Jackson Jennings 1779–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 19 Dec 1822

Death Location: Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

Father: Peter Jennings

Mother: Selah Hight

Spouse(s): Nancy Cooper

Children(s): Luvenia Jennings, Elizabeth Jennings, Dickerson Jennings, Benjamin Jennings

Benjamin Jackson Jennings was born in 1779 in White, Tennessee, United States, the child of Peter Thomas Jennings And Selah Hight. Benjamin Jackson Jennings married Nancy Cooper, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Jennings, Dickerson Jennings, Elizabeth Jennings, Luvenia Serrena Jennings. Benjamin Jackson Jennings passed away in 1822 in Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jackson Jennings was born in 1779 in White, Tennessee, United States, the child of Peter Thomas Jennings And Selah Hight.
  • Benjamin Jackson Jennings married Nancy Cooper, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Jennings, Dickerson Jennings, Elizabeth Jennings, Luvenia Serrena Jennings.
  • Benjamin Jackson Jennings passed away in 1822 in Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States.

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Benjamin Jennings's Ancestors

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Benjamin Jennings
1779–1822
Birth Place: White, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Peter Thomas Jennings
1753–1798
Albermarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Selah Hight
1753–1803
Albermarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Edmund Jennings
1709–1756
Mary Waters
1733–1800
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
William Hight
1713–1781
Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Anne Wilkinson
1716–1787
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Jennings's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jackson) Jennings (1779–19 Dec 1822) m. Nancy Cooper (1795–9 Dec 1892)
  1. 1. Luvenia (Serrena) Jennings 1820–1916 m. James (Jonas) Likins 1815–1900
    1. 1. William (Mansfield Likens) Sr 1848–1923 m. Pari (Zilla) Jones 1851–1916
      1. 1. William Likens 1877–1935 m. Nancy (Ann) Crawford 1900–1978
        1. 1. William (Amos) Likens 1925–1988 m. Vena (Odean) Smith 1923–2012
        2. 2. Amie (Adline) Likens 1925–2010 m. Darnell Parker 1921–1999
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Likens 1869–1905
      3. 3. Dorian Likens 1880–
      4. 4. Dora Likens 1887–1962
      5. 5. John (B) Likens 1870–1948
      6. 6. Eliza (A) Likens 1887–1904
      7. 7. James (H) Likens 1887–1904
      8. 8. Harrison (Green) Likens 1880–1956
      9. 9. Luke (F) Likens 1889–
    2. 2. Samuel (Cornelius) Likens 1839–1916
    3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Likens 1837–1922
    4. 4. Barthena Likens 1845–1906
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Likens 1850–1925
    6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Likens 1853–1932
    7. 7. Isaac Likens 1846–1928
    8. 8. Cansada Likens 1860–1876
    9. 9. Lucy (Cansada) Likens 1861–1925
    10. 10. John (B.) Likens 1839–1916
    11. 11. Louisa Likens 1856–1916 m. Zachariah (Isaac) King 1852–1910
      1. 1. Lona (King) Ramsey 1888–1938
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen King) Pedigo 1895–1975
      3. 3. John (Monroe) King 1881–1953
      4. 4. William (McKinley) King 1897–1970
      5. 5. Irene (Pearl) King 1893–1974
      6. 6. Isaac (B.) King 1877–
      7. 7. Henry (Allen) King 1880–1969
      8. 8. Bert (D.) King 1890–1966
    12. 12. Cansada Likens 1861–1900
  2. 2. Elizabeth Jennings 1804–1868
  3. 3. Dickerson Jennings 1816–1889
  4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Jennings 1818–1889

Benjamin Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Benjamin Jackson Jennings in White, Tennessee, United States
White, Tennessee, United States
1822
19 Dec 1822
Age 43
Death of Benjamin Jackson Jennings in Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1822
    Event Place: Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

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