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David Jennings 1741 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1741

Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Death Date: 29 Mar 1824

Death Location: Menallen Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Benjamin Jennings

Mother: Abigail Bishop

Spouse(s): Mary Henthorn

Children(s): Frances Jennings

David Jennings Sr. was born in 1741 in York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, the child of Benjamin Jennings and Abigail Ann Bishop. David Jennings Sr. married Mary Henthorn, and had children including Frances Jennings. David Jennings Sr. passed away in 1824 in Menallen Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • David Jennings Sr. was born in 1741 in York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, the child of Benjamin Jennings and Abigail Ann Bishop.
  • David Jennings Sr. married Mary Henthorn, and had children including Frances Jennings.
  • David Jennings Sr. passed away in 1824 in Menallen Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Jennings
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
BJ
Abigail Bishop
1720 – 1785
Birth Location: Saint Ann and Saint Agnes with Saint John Zachary, London, England
AB

Spouses(s)

Mary Henthorn
1739 – 1815
Birth Location: Codorus Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
MH

Children(s)

Frances Jennings
1767 – 1822
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, British Colonial America,
FJ

David Jennings's Ancestors

Self
David Jennings
1741 – 1824
Birth Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Parents
Benjamin Jennings
1720 – 1800
Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Abigail (Ann) Bishop
1720 – 1785
Saint Ann and Saint Agnes with Saint John Zachary, London, England
Grandparents
Isaac (John) Jennings
1677 – 1746
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Rose Goodspeed
1680 – 1720
Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Jennings
1667 – 1722
Ruhama Turner
1645 – 1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Turner
1622 – 1675
Ann Wright
1626 – 1726

David Jennings's Descendants

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David Jennings (18 Apr 1741 – 29 Mar 1824) m. Mary Henthorn (14 Nov 1739 – 10 Apr 1815)
  1. 1. Frances Jennings (9 Oct 1767 – 1 Jun 1822)
    1. 1. John (S) Brooks (1784 – 19 Mar 1816) m. Margaret (Jane) Pogue (1781 – 28 Aug 1865)
      1. 1. Maria (Jane) Brook (16 Jan 1812 – 04 Jun 1884) m. Dr. (John Smiley) Pollock (19 Jan 1812 – 20 Nov 1859)
        1. 1. James (Brook) Pollock (14 Aug 1842 – 04 Feb 1930) m. Priscilla (Ann) Rankin (28 Dec 1842 – 21 Jun 1919)
        2. 2. Amanda (J) Pollock (abt 1846 – )
        3. 3. Smiley Pollock (abt 1850 – )
        4. 4. George Pollock (abt 1853 – )
        5. 5. Clarence (S) Pollock (abt 1859 – )

David Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1741
18 Apr 1741
Birth of David Jennings Sr. in York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1824
29 Mar 1824
Age 83
Death of David Jennings Sr. in Menallen Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Menallen Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1741
    Event Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1824
    Event Place: Menallen Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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