Jonathan Jennings

1769 - 1808  (39 years)

• Name	Jonathan Jennings  [1]
  Birth	14 May 1769	Westfield, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	shoemaker and blacksmith
  Death	2 Nov 1808	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  Burial	Washington Co., Ohio, USA   [2]
  		Headstone of Jonathan Jennings
  Notes	The home of Jonathan seems to have been at or near Brownsville, Washington Co., PA. Jonathan Jennings emigrated from Washington Co., PA to Washington Co., OH in 1801. With this family and household goods he traveled to Wheeling, WV, in wagons, and from that point floated down the river on a flat-boat. He intended to settle on the Big Muskingum River, but on arriving at the mouth of the Little Muskingum, about dusk, the water was so high that it misled them and they entered that river by mistake. This was on the evening of March 6, 1801. The point at which they landed is where Lafaver's mill now stands. After exploring a while, Jonathan decided that he had no need to go gurther; the climate seemed all that could be desired; the peach tree were in bloom, the grass green and the prospect most inviting to the weary family. The trip down the river had been a hazardous one, and to the parents burdened with the care of five children, the eldest of whom was but eight years of age, and the youngest, Junia, but an infant, it had seemed long and wearisome, and the adjacent country being filled with hostile Indians, their voyage was extremely perilous. So it was that on the morning of March 7, 1801, the family looked with most pleasurable anticipations over the beautiful country which was to become their home. Jonathan built his cabin on what is now known as the Henry Jennings farm; there they lived and prospered and four children were born to them at this place.
  Person ID	I47	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Zebulon Jennings,   b. 26 Nov 1735, Westfield, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA d. 16 Oct 1776, Westfield, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Joanna Little,   b. 13 Sep 1746   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Jun 1762	New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Stephenson,   b. 27 Jun 1775   d. 22 Aug 1852, Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1791	Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Zebulon Jennings,   b. 18 Feb 1792, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Mar 1873, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 81 years) + 2. Margaret Jennings,   b. 6 Nov 1794, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1881, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 86 years) + 3. Nancy Jennings,   b. 30 Aug 1796, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Dec 1879, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 83 years) + 4. Delilah Jennings,   b. 17 Sep 1798, Brownsville, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Nov 1881, Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 83 years) + 5. Junia Jennings,   b. 10 Sep 1800, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Feb 1871, Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 70 years) + 6. Jonathan Jennings,   b. 18 Mar 1802, Washington Co., Ohio, USA d. 3 Jan 1858, Harmar, Washington Co., Ohio, USA (Age 55 years) + 7. Elizabeth Jennings,   b. 29 Sep 1803, Washington Co., Ohio, USA d. 3 May 1880, McConnelsville, Morgan Co., Ohio, USA (Age 76 years) + 8. Henry Jennings,   b. 15 Mar 1805, Washington Co., Ohio, USA d. 30 Dec 1881, Perrysburg, Wood Co., Ohio, USA (Age 76 years) + 9. Rhoda Jennings,   b. 20 Nov 1806, Washington Co., Ohio, USA d. 29 Mar 1886, Amboy, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2002

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 May 1769 - Westfield, Essex Co., New Jersey, USA Marriage - Mar 1791 - Pennsylvania, USA Death - 2 Nov 1808 - Washington Co., Ohio, USA Burial - - Washington Co., Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 14, 17. [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 18. [S530] Assumption. [S610] William Henry Jennings, A Genealogical History of the Jennings Families, (Mann & Adair), 14.