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James Joshua Jennings 1737 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1795

Death Location: Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States

Father: Col Jennings,

Mother: Mary Pulliam

Spouse(s): Philadelphia Bruce

Children(s): Nelson Jennings, Samuel Jennings, Mary Jennings

In 1737, James Joshua Jennings entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Col William Henry Jennings, and Mary Jane “Polly” Pulliam. James Joshua Jennings married Philadelphia Bruce, and had children including Nelson Jennings, Samuel Jennings, Mary Jennings. James Joshua Jennings passed away in 1795 in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1737, James Joshua Jennings entered the world in Hanover County, Virginia, USA, born to Col William Henry Jennings, and Mary Jane “Polly” Pulliam.
  • James Joshua Jennings married Philadelphia Bruce, and had children including Nelson Jennings, Samuel Jennings, Mary Jennings.
  • James Joshua Jennings passed away in 1795 in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jennings's Ancestors

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James Jennings
1737 – 1795
Birth Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col William Henry Jennings,
1676 – 1775
Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Jane “Polly”) Pulliam
1704 – 1774
Leipfield, Cathedral, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey (Humfrey Jennings) (Jennens)
1629 – 1689
St Martins, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary) Millward
1637 – 1708
Shuttington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
James (Pulliam) (OUR)
1665 – 1703
Virginia, British North America
Mary Baker
1667 – 1703
Great-Grandparents
John Jennings
1579 – 1656
Mary Weamer
1580 – 1622
John Millward
1603 – 1645
Ann Whitchalgh
1606 – 1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Jennings's Descendants

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James (Joshua) Jennings (1737 – 2 May 1795) m. Philadelphia Bruce (1741 – )
  1. 1. Nelson Jennings (11 Sep 1765 – 1853)
  2. 2. Samuel Jennings (14 Jul 1767 – )
  3. 3. Mary Jennings (3 Mar 1775 – 1861)

James Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of James Joshua Jennings in Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
1795
2 May 1795
Age 58
Death of James Joshua Jennings in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogical history of the Jennings Families in England and America : In three volumes - Vol 1 -

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1795
    Event Place: Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogical history of the Jennings Families in England and America : In three volumes - Vol 1 -

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