Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
Birth Record
Birth Record from family bible, 6 August 1812
Marriage Records
Married Amanda Ann Braddock 28 Aug 1845
Married Ann Blackwood Morgan 14 May 1848
Child Records
Cyrus morgan
August 1849 – 7 September 19BBorn 6 August 1849, married Hannah Hansen on 4 February 1874. Married Lydia Fisk Stout on 14 March 1884. Died on 7 September 1909
albert hopkins
Born 7 March 1851 and died of Scarlett fever on 19 July 1865. Buried in Grafton.
james henry
Born on 18 March 1853, never married, and died on 3 June 1947 in the Phoenix area and buried at Rockville, Utah.18 March 1853 – 3 June 1947
george tomlinson
Born on 24 January 1855. Married Elizabeth Augusta Thaxton on 2 March 1883. Died on 14 March 1929.
emma CECiLIA
Born on 23 September 1856. Married Alexander Gilmore McCleve 18 July 1877. Died on 9 May 1908.
John jacob
Born on 30 April 1860. Died of Scarlett fever on 18 July 1865. Buried in Grafton.
Cyrus Morgan Jennings 1849–1909 KWC1-37P
Albert Hopkins Jennings 1851–1865 K2MH-326
James Henry Jennings 1853–1947 K2MH-3NT
George Tomlinson Jennings 1855–1929 KWZQ-JT8
Emma Cecilia Jennings 1856–1908 KW83-7FL
John Jacob Jennings 1860–1865 KWVG-7YH
Death Records and Will
Died on 27 September 1876
Miscellaneous Sources and Records
Record Source
James Riley Jennings, 1967
Henry Jennings, (1812), son of James, grandson of Jacob, left Waynesville, Ohio, in 1855, for the west. The family consisted of the mother, Ann Morgan Jennings, (Born in Haddonfield) and four sons ranging in age from one to six years. Transportation was by means of two teams and two covered wagons. One wagon was loaded with furniture, household goods and food, the other with implements, tools grain and other supplies. The teams and wagons, with a cow tied on behind to furnish milk for the children, were loaded onto a barge near Cincinnati and floated down the Ohio River, thence on the Mississippi, to St. Louis. Here they joined a wagon train that was being formed for the trek across “great plains”. When they reached Wyoming, near Fort Bridger, they were joined by a new member of the family, Emma Cecelia, who was born 23, Sept. 1856. The only daughter was later to become the mother of the very fine McCleve family in Arizona.
Board of School Examiners – Approximately 1830
The School Examiners for Warren County, Ohio, are satisfied that Henry Jennings is qualified in the following branches of a communication to wit: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar, and Geography and Good moral character.
James Riley Jennings, 1967
Henry Jennings, son of James, taught school in Waynesville. The teachers certificate is dated Oct. 12, 1839. When he applied for the job School Board reminded him of his small stature, and that there were some big and tough boys in the school that he might not be able to handle. Henry replied that he would handle them all right. When the school opened the first day, assignments were given. Henry picked up a small bundle of willows he had obtained from the side of the brook and from which he had stripped the leaves. He walked up and down the center, holding the willows in both hands and cutting the air with a stinging sound. After a few moments he placed the bundle of willows on two pegs above his desk.
There was never any trouble with the “bad boys”. James and his family visited with his son Henry and his family the night before Henry was to start the trek by wagon train to the far west. The next morning the family of James went over for a final farewell. James did not go. He could not bear to tell his son goodbye for what he feared would be the last time. James had given each grandchild a bright new half dollar. Finally, hard times in the frontier made spending the last half dollar necessary. The whole family wept.
When word reached Henry of his father’s death arrangements were made with a friend in Ohio to settle the estate, buy provisions with the proceed sand ship them west by wagon train and to be used by Henry in establishing a general store.
Jacob Mark Jennings Letter – Blackwood Town October 1849 (To Henry Jennings)
Jacob Jennings of the Town and County of Gloucester will dated October 18th 1813. Proved August 2, 1817. Leaving heirs son Joseph, Job, Issac, John, James, and Mark and Daughter Judith and Grandchildren John H Bispham, Thomas Bispham, Joseph Bispham, Elizabeth Bispham, Mary Bispham, Sarah Bispham, and Rachel Bispham.
Isaac Jennings of the Town and County of Gloucester will, dated October 8th 1758 Proved Jan 29th 1759. Leaving heirs his wife Judith So. Jacob and Sarah Flanigan and Deborah Burrows his Daughters.
Henry Jennings of the City of Philadelphia will Dated June 27 1705. Proved April 23rd 1706. Before surrogate of Burlington leaving heirs Issac Jennings and Margaret, Daughter of Issac.
Judith Jennings of the township and County of Gloucester will Dated July 25th 1782. Proved May 39th 1785. Leaving heirs her son Jacob and daughter Rebecca Price and Grandson Issac Jennings and Granddaughter Judith Jennings.
And as we now Believe fully that we are the heirs of Henry Jennings and I think it is a matter of importance of spareing no pains of making it appear not one only. But all of our Race to select it out and if you can ascertain who the Committee of Nashville is and inform us immediately who they are and what their name is and where they live so that we may direct a letter to them as to not get miscarried and our councilors will write immediately as they have taken it to get for one Share the same as one heirs if got and if not they get nothing and they are very anxious who these committees are and we hope that you will spare no Pains in this matter. We would send you a copy of William Jennings will but it the lawyer has got it at present. We should give you a copy of it and that convention in Nashville if we had seen the advertisement a little sooner we would of attended it .
So I shall close with best respects to you all and likewise all our relatives joins me with the same.
A word or two I have missed, I must inform you that I am married and I got a fine son 3 months old an and his name is Edward Dallas Jennings and Brother Isaac he would get get married but he can’t and we are both present at the composing of this note and we shall be happy and anxious to hear from you. By letter and direct your letter either to him or me at Blackwood Town New Jersey
Jacob M Jennings
Isaac lives with me now at present.
Are the nearest heirs of any that has been found as yet in the United States and he says there is but one link to make for us, that is to prove that the same Henry to be the son of Humphrey the uncle of said William. Augustus in Connecticut writes to us that Humphrey had a son Henry and came to the US in 1677 6 mo 16th and I would…
Jacob Mark Jennings – Sicklerville May 1st 1876
To My Dear Cousin Henry Jennings,
Thy letter dated Apriel 10th came welcome to hand and was happy to hear that you was all well and was very sorry that I had not written before but on the account of bad health with my wife, I have not been able to take her up to the City and she is now very poorly. I wanted before I had written again to of taken her and had our pictures taken and forwarded them to the(e)
We received thine in good condition and am very much oblige for thy kindness and as soon as my wife gets so she can go to the city we are a going and I will endeavour to send them to thee.
All the rest of my family, with myself is in usual good health. I must tell the(e) that Brother Jehu Jennings told me a few days ago he received (abbreviation) a letter from a man in Richmond that our family surely was the the rightful heirs of the English estate and the time would come that we could get it. For my part I wish it would come soon, it would be very nice now.
Now I will close by saying that the(e) will hear from me again as soon as i can conveniently do so and now my family join me in love to the(e) and thy family and remain ever your cozen and when ever it is convenient I want the(e) to write to me so farewell.
Direct thy letters to Sicklerville , Camden Couny N.J.
As Before Jacob M. Jennings