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Name: * Henry? Jennings
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1715 in Ireland?
Name: *David Jennings
Sex: M
Birth: 1742 in Scotch Plains,Somerset,NJ
Death: AUG 1793 in Killed by a Indian,Cincinnati,Oh
Burial: Babtist Church,Columbiana,Oh
Father: * Henry? Jennings b: ABT 1715 in Ireland?
Wife Sarah Cushman
Name: *Sarah Cushman
Sex: F
Birth: 6 NOV 1743 in Lebanon,Ct
Death: BEF 2 AUG 1827 in Montgomery Co,Oh
Father: *Thomas Cushman b: ABT 1705 in Lebanon,New London Co,Ct
Mother: *Mary Riggs Cutter b: ABT 1717 in Lebanon,New London Co,Ct
Husband David Jennings
Name: Levi Jennings
Sex: M
Birth: 1 JAN 1771
Death: 17 JAN 1837 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Burial: Hebron Cemetary,Wabash Twp, Tippecanoe Co,Ind
Father: *David Jennings b: 1742 in Scotch Plains,Somerset,NJ
Mother: *Sarah Cushman b: 6 NOV 1743 in Lebanon,Ct
Wife Elizabeth Bell
Name: Elizabeth Bell
Sex: F
Birth: 23 APR 1776
Husband Levi Jennings
David Jennings and Sarah Cushman were married 27 December 1763 at New Providence, Essex County, NJ [this information is listed
in a Cushman family genealogy that is housed at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C.]. This family started in NJ,
probably resided in Berkeley Co., VA [now WV], moved to Morgan Twp., Washington Co., PA and then migrated to Ohio.
David Jennings joined the Benjamin Stites group that founded Cincinnati, Ohio. David was killed by an indian in August
1793, as documented in several court depositions that can be found in the Draper manuscripts. One account says that his son
Henry pulled him out of the river after he was shot.
David's wife Sarah Cushman is a descendant of Mary Allerton, who was the last surviving passenger from the Mayflower.
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David Jennings married Sarah Cushman 27 December 1763 in New Providence, Essex, New Jersey
This is a prargraph taken from a letter in Draper Manuscripts.,
The link to the letter in its entirety follows
Mr. Gennings determined to move his family to Columbia in the spring of 1790, and accordingly made the necessary preparations
the preceding winter. At the time he made his arrangements to start, he had had all his effects that he intended to take,
except such as were wanted for their comfort in cooking and sleeping the last night, placed in the boat the previous day,
so as to make an early start the next morning. In the night he dreamed he had performed his trip down the river in safety,
but, after arriving at Columbia, had been most horribly killed and mangled by the Indians. He awoke from sleep and told Mrs.
Gennings his dream, and appeared, as she said, very much disturbed, and in the morning told her he had concluded to abandon
his intention of removing to the Miamies. Mrs. Genning, being a very resolute woman, told him it would be folly in the extreme
to abandon the idea of removal on account of a dream, after they had sold their farm" and other property, but all to
no purpose, for the more he thought, the greater his reluctance to remove. Finally, finding she could not remove his difficulties
by anything she could say, she addressed him thus: " Well, David, if you think you can not with safety go, do you stay
here and make another crop, and I and the boys will go to the Miami country, and raise one, and we shall be able to leave
if there is danger, and will send you word, and, after hearing from us, if you think you can venture you can follow the next
season " The last proposition was agreed upon.
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David Jennings was killed by an Indian in a township called
Columbia in Hamilton Co., OH ca. 1793. He died intestate. Sarah (Cushman) Jennings died intestate in Montgomery Co., OH
sometime prior to 2 August 1827, but she owned a 160 acre tract of land in Miami Co., OH. Sarah's heirs sold the land to a
third party [recorded in Deed Book 6, pp. 421-423, Miami Co., OH]. I (Patricia Shawker, shawker@smart.net)have a rather
poor copy of the deed. Her heirs were:Cyren[i]us Jennings and Mary his wife; Jacob Whitestone and Rhoda his wife (formerly
Rhoda Jennings); Thomas Ross, David Ross, Jacob Ross, and
John Ross (the children of Mary [Jennings] Ross deceased); Henry Jennings; Isaac Dunham, David Dunham, and Jonathan Dunham
(the children of Sarah
Jennings] Dunham deceased); Levi Jennings; and Elnathan Cory and Hannah his wife (formerly Hannah Jennings).
Sarah's heirs sold the land to a third party [recorded in Deed Book 6, pp. 421-423, Miami Co., OH]. I (Patricia Shawker, shawker@smart.net)have
a rather poor copy of the deed. Her heirs were:Cyren[i]us Jennings and Mary his wife; Jacob
Whitestone and Rhoda his wife (formerly Rhoda Jennings); Thomas Ross, David Ross, Jacob Ross, and
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Levi and Henry Jennings purchased land in Tippecanoe
Note: County, IN where they both died. Levi was b. Jan. 1771 d. 17 Jan. 1837 and Henry was b. 1775 and d. 1839. Cyren[i]us
Jennings lived in Warren Co., OH
CLANN BELL Sept of ~~ CLANN MacMILLON
see SCOTTLAND CLANNS PAGE
Sarahs Parents
Levi Jennings: b.1771, married Elizabeth (Bell or Linas) abt.1792. Levi and Elizabeth died in Tippecanoe Co., IN (1837 &
1853, resp).
BELL (British). "Residence by the town bell".
BELL (British). "Beautiful, handsome" (Old French); or "Bell-ringer"; or diminuitive of Isabell.
Levi and Elizabeth (bell) Children
Sarah (b.1795 m.John Hain),
Jacob (b.1797),
Rhoda (b.1800 m.Amos Morehouse 1817),
Elizabeth (b.1803),
David (b.1804, d.1866)
Mary Polly (b.1806 m.William Northcutt 1822),
Levi (b.1808),
Hannah (b.1810, m. Jonathan Kellogg bef.1835),
John (b.1812)
Joseph (b.1818)
Nancy Jane (b.1821, m. E.C.Jennings).
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Descendants of Henry Jennings
1 Henry Jennings b: Abt. 1720 in Ireland
2 David Jennings b: Bet. 1740 - 1742 in Scotch Plains, Somerset Co., New Jersey d: August 1793
in Columbiana (near what is Cincinnati), Hamilton Co., Ohio
... +Sarah Cushman b: November 06, 1743 in Lebanon, Connecticut d: April 1828 in Montgomery Co.,
Ohio m: December 28, 1763 in New Providence, Union Co., New Jersey
3 Cyrenus Jennings b: 1766 in Morgan tnp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania d: 1841
.... +Mary Margaret Cuber b: Bet. 1760 - 1770 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania d: August 16, 1835
in Warren Co., Ohio
3 David Jennings b: Abt. 1767
.... +Margaret Bailey m: 1815 in Warren Co., Ohio
3 Mary Jennings b: Abt. 1768
.... +Ignatious Ross m: 1785
3 Levi Jennings b: January 31, 1771 in Winchester, Ohio or Frederick Co., Virginia d: January
17, 1837 in Wabash, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
.... +Elizabeth Bell b: Bet. January 19, 1774 - 1777 in Pennsylvania or Kentucky d: January 19,
1853 in Wabash, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana m: Abt. 1794 in Ohio
3 Henry Jennings b: 1775 d: 1839
3 Benjamin Jennings b: Abt. 1776
3 Hannah Jennings b: August 23, 1779 d: August 20, 1834 in Clark Co., Ohio
.... +Elnathan Cory b: January 25, 1771 in New Providence, Union Co., New Jersey d: June 08,
1842 in Marion, Clark Co., Ohio m: June 1800 in Ohio
3 Rhoda Jennings b: Abt. 1780
.... +Jacob Houk d: Bef. 1805 m: January 05, 1803
*2nd Husband of Rhoda Jennings:
.... +Jacob Whetstone m: Abt. 1805
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