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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. Years later, James Joshua Jennings married Philadelphia Bruce, and the couple became parents to Nelson Jennings, Samuel Jennings and Mary Jennings. James Joshua Jennings died in 1795 in Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Col Jennings,
1676 – 1775
Birth Location: Haworth, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
CJ
Mary Pulliam
1704 – 1774
Birth Location: Leipfield, Cathedral, Yorkshire, England
MP

Spouses(s)

Philadelphia Bruce
1741 –
Birth Location: –
PB

Children(s)

Nelson Jennings
1765 – 1853
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
NJ
Samuel Jennings
1767 –
Birth Location: –
SJ
Mary Jennings
1775 – 1861
Birth Location: –
MJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1737
    Event Place: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, 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 Year: 2 May 1795
    Event Place: Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, 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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