Son of Jacob Jennings and Ann Albertson Hopkins
Birth, Marriage, and Death Records
Birth Record
No birth record for Mark. Proposed birth 13 September 1848.
Marriage Records
Married Mary Fleetwood 22 Oct 1807.
Child Records
Jacob Jennings 1809–1815 MZDG-M4C
Catharine Ann Jennings 1812–1876 L3FQ-ST1
Mark Jennings 1814–1821 MZDG-MHB
Mary Jennings 1817–1817 MZDG-MZH
Richard Jennings 1818–1894 KCP8-ZZC
Isaac Jennings 1820–1895 LKRM-2NG
Jacob Mark Jennings 1823–Deceased LHWQ-QZF
Sarah Jennings 1826–Deceased K87J-FSW
Isaac Jennings 1828–Deceased G7WV-82R
Job Jennings 1828–1890 K8DV-3CW
Jehu Jennings 1830–1916 KHPV-BY2
Mary Jane Jennings 1833–Deceased K6HZ-JGX
Death Records and Will
Will date: 26 August 1833
Will of Mark Jennings, son of Jacob and Elizabeth
William Henry Jennings 1899
I MARK JENNINGS of the town of Deptford County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey, being weak in body, yet of sound mind and memory Do make and publish for my Last Will and Testament viz-
First. I order and direct my Executors herein after named to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses.
SECOND. I also Direct my Executors to make public sale of my goods & Chattels as soon as may be convenient after my decease, and also sell my real estate at public or private sale, as they may judge best for the interest of my Estate within the space of two years and to make a good and sufficient Title to the purchaser for the same.
THIRD. I give and bequeath unto Mary my beloved wife one third part of the amount of my whole estate real and personal and also the Interest & profits arising on the other two thirds thereof for the term of five years, in lieu of her right of Dower, she taking upon her the cost & expense of bringing up and Educating our Children out of the same.
FOURTH.-I direct my said Executors to pay to our Daughter Catharine Ann Jenings one Hundred Dollars of the proceeds of my personal Estate as soon as monies sufficient are collected to make it convenient so to do, which sum to be reckoned as so much toward her equal share with our other children.
FIF’IH. I direct my Executors to put the remainder of my estate out at Interest upon good Security and to pay to our Daughter Catharine Ann the remaining part of her equal share with our other children at the expiration of five years from my decease and to our other children as they arrive at age viz. our sons at Twenty one & our Daughters at eighteen Years of age, an equal part to each, share and share alike.
LASTLY. I Constitute and appoint Mary my-beloved wife Executrix and James Saunders & Samuel Webster Executors of this my last will.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my-hand and seal this nineteenth day of the eighth month in the Year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty-three.
Signed Sealed and pronounced by the said MARK JENINGS (L.S.)
MARK JENNINGS to be his last will and Testament in the presence of:
RICHARD L. FLEETWOOD (his mark X)
JOSEFH COOK
Mark Jennings Will 1833
At Trenton,
Mark Jennings – of the township of Deptford, County of Gloucester will dated August 18, 1833. Proved December 3, 1833. Leaving heirs, Mary his wife, Daughter Catherine Ann and other children whose names are not mentioned.
Miscellaneous Sources and Records
Record Source
GCHS Bulletin 5:30
Courtesy Rutgers University
Jennings Family Bible
Records from a Bible in possession of Luther Mark Jennings,
Crosskeys Road, Berlin, New Jersey, 1954
The Bible was published in England by Henry Fisher, 38
Newgate St. London 1823.
Mark Jenings Son of Jacob & Ann Jenings Was born on the 17th of the 3rd mo 1786.
Mary Fleetwood daughter of R.L. & C. Fleetwood was born first mo 3rd 1793.
MARRIAGE
Mark Jenings to Mary Fleetwood 27th October 1807
Names Births Deaths
Jacob Jenings 10 mo 11 1800 8th 3rd 1815
Catharine Ann Jenings 4th 9th 1812 12th 31st 1876
Mark Jenings 8th 17th 1814 11th 13th 1821
Mary Jenings 4th 24th 1817 8th 26th 1817
Richard Jenings 7th 15th 1818 3rd mo 15th 18
Isaac Jenings 12th 1st 1821 3rd mo 14th 1895
Jacob M. Jenings 10th mo 28th 1823
Sarah Jennings 6th 2lst 1826
Job Jenings 7th 5th 1828 2nd mo 24th 1890
Jehu Jenings 5th 9th 1830
Mary Jane Jennings 1st 14th 1833
Jennings Family #2
On a page titled “Family Record” Children’s Marriages
the following are found:
Mark Jannings son of Jacob & Ann Jannings departed this life 8 mo 26 1833
Mary Jennings departed this life 11th month 24th 1856
Daughter of Catharine and Richard L. Fleetwood
Job Jennings Dide February 24x 1890
Richerd Jennings Dide March 15x 1894
Names Month Day Year
C.Ann Jannings & J. Davie 10th 3rd 1833
Rd Jenings & E. Green 2nd 1841
Sarah Jenings·& J. Campbell 2nd mo 11 1843
Jacob M. Jennings &
Emma C. Sickler
was married 12th mo 30th 1846
Mary Jane Jennings &
John B. Sutton 12th mo 16th 1852
Jehu Jennings &
Anna Elizabeth Redfield February 11th 1853
was married
Job Jennings married
Mary Green July 4th 1857
Isaac Jennings
to Isabella Pedrick 5th mo 20th 1869
Daughter of Ruben & Ann Pedrick
Jennings #3
Catharine Fleetwood Departed this life January the 18th 1856
Catharine Ann Jenings was born Daughter of Richard and Eliza Jenings was born on the 24th of December about six o’clock in the morning in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and forty
Sarah Jane Jenings Daughter of Richard and Eliza Jennings was born on the mo 3rd 1843
May the 19th 1845 a son born of Richard Jenings and Eliza Jenings on the 19th of May 1845
Eliga Jenings Eligea Jenings departed this life the 25th of May 1845 son of Richard Jenings and Eliza Jenings
Elizabeth Ann Jennings was born daughter of
Richard and Eliza Jennings was born May the 24th 1846
about 3 o’clock in the morning
Elizabeth Ann Jenings departed this life
February the 28th 1848 daughter of Richard Jenings and Eliza “Jenings Ellan M. Jennings was born the 19th of August 1848 the Daughter of Richard Jennings and Eliza Jennings.
((Three ways of spelling Jennings are found in this record.))
Jenings Jennings Jannings
Job Jennings attended Friends Monthly Meeting 1807
Mark Jennings attended Friends Monthly Meeting 1807
Deborah Jennings attended Friends Monthly Meeting 1807