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Benjamin Jackson Jennings 1779–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1822

Death Location: Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

Father: Peter Jennings

Mother: Selah Hight

Spouse(s): Nancy cooper

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

Benjamin Jackson Jennings was born in 1779 in White County, Tennessee, USA, 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, Serrena Jennings. Benjamin Jackson Jennings passed away in 1822 in Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jackson Jennings was born in 1779 in White County, Tennessee, USA, 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, Serrena Jennings.
  • Benjamin Jackson Jennings passed away in 1822 in Greenforest, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Jennings
1748–1794
Birth Location: Albermarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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Selah Hight
1753–1803
Birth Location: Albermarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy cooper
1800–1892
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Jennings
1804–1868
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
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Benjamin Jennings
1818–1889
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
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Dickerson Jennings
1816–1889
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
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Serrena Jennings
1821–1916
Birth Location: Clay, Tennessee, United States
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Benjamin Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jennings
1779–1822
Birth Place: White County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Peter Thomas Jennings
1748–1794
Albermarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Selah Hight
1753–1803
Albermarle Parrish, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Jennings's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jackson) Jennings (1779–19 Dec 1822) m. Nancy cooper (1800–19 Dec 1892)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Jennings 1804–1868 m. William (J) Smith 1799–1868
    1. 1. Parolee Smith 1824–
    2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Smith 1832–1917 m. John (Thomas) Dilworth 1822–1885 m. William (Duncastle Sherman) Buford 1836–1914
      1. 1. Mildred ("Zora") Dilworth 1852–1930
      2. 2. George (William) Dilworth 1850–1937
      3. 3. Thomas Dilworth 1868–1889
      4. 4. R (Pendulum) Dilworth 1864–1939
      5. 5. John (David) Dilworth 1857–1915
      6. 6. Alexander (Pannlyn) Dilworth 1863–1939
      7. 7. Thomas Dillworth 1870–
      8. 8. Mildred (Zora) Bryan 1852–1930
        1. 1. Maggie (C) Adams 1877–
    3. 3. James (G) Smith 1834–
    4. 4. William (A) Smith 1836–1910
    5. 5. John (D W) Smith 1824–1899
    6. 6. Henry (Patrick) Smith 1838–1924
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Jennings 1818–1889
  3. 3. Dickerson Jennings 1816–1889
  4. 4. Serrena Jennings 1821–1916

Benjamin Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: White County, Tennessee, USA

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