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Sarah Jennings[1, 2]

Female Abt 1728 - 1782  (~ 54 years)


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  • Name Sarah Jennings 
    Born Abt 1728  Hanover Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1782  Nottoway, Amelia County, Virginia [later Halifax] Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3703  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 25 May 2017 

    Father William Henry Jennings,   b. 1676, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1775, Hanover Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam,   b. 1704, Hanover Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1774, Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1724  Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of William Henry Jennings and Polly Pulliam Jennings
      William Jennings, Jr. (1726-1793), During The Revolutionary War, he was one of the delegates to The Continental Congress & supplied material aid to the war effort.
      ~Agnes Jennings (1727--)
      ~Elizabeth Jennings (1729-1799)
      ~SARAH JENNINGS (1730-1782) m: 1743 JOHN A. FOWLKES (1722-1799). She & her sister below married Fowlkes Brothers!
      ~Mary Jennings (1732-1822) m: Joseph Fowlkes.
      ~Robert Jennings (1733-1798)
      ~John Jennings (1735-1784)
      ~Anne Jennings (1736-1795) m: Samuel Thompson, Jr.
      ~James Jennings (1737-1795)
      ~Joseph Jennings (1739-1804)
    Family ID F6543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John A. Fowlkes,   b. Abt 1722, Hanover County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1799, Nottoway County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married Bef 1789  Hanover Co., Colonial Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of Sarah Jennings and John A.Fowlkes:
      John Field Fowlkes (1745 - 1824)
      Jerusha Fowlkes Ellington (1747 - 1789)
      Henry Bass Fowlkes (1750 - 1808)
      William Fowlkes (1752 - 1835)
      Sarah Fowlkes Thompson (1755 - 1828)
      Mary Fowlkes Thompson-Hudson (1757 - ____)
      James Fowlkes (1760 - 1833)
      Nancy Fowlkes Betts (1763 - 1804)
      Elizabeth Fowlkes Price-Van Amburgh (1764 - 1823)
    Children 
    +1. Nancy Fowlkes,   b. 3 Jul 1763, Nottoway County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1804, Nottoway County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    +2. Jerusha Fowlkes,   b. 26 Jun 1747, Amelia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1789, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Jennings E. Fowlkes,   b. 1744, Amelia Co., Virginia Colony [later Halifax] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1825, Nottoway Parish, Amelia Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2018 
    Family ID F1349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118929598.
      "Nancy Fowlkes" was born on 7-3-1763 in Nottoway Co., VA & died there on 4-22-1804.

      NANCY's PARENTS were: "John A. Fowlkes" (1722-1799) &
      "Sarah Jennings Fowlkes" (1730-1782).

      NANCY's FATHER, "John A. Fowlkes", was born in 1722, Hanover Co., VA. He died, 1799, age 77, Nottoway Co., VA.

      John's parents were: "Gabriel Fowlkes1" & Elizabeth LNU Fowlkes".

      Data from "Just Plain Fowlkes-Our Lineage from Gabriel I, 2nd Edition, 2006, by Stephen Fowlkes.
      "John's plantation was called ?Hyde Park'; it had sheltered five generations of Fowlkes, one of the few to survive The Civil War."

      NANCY's MOTHER, "Sarah Jennings", was b. 1730, Hanover Co., VA. She was one of 10 Children. She died, 1782, Nottoway Co., VA.

      Her Father was: "Col. William Henry Jennings" (1676-1775) who was born in England. He was the youngest son of 'Humphrey & Mary Milward Jennens' & was a British officer who came to Virginia to assist in the fight against the Indians.

      Her Mother was: "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam Jennings" (1704-1774) who was born, Hanover Co., VA to 'James & Mary Pulliam'.

      "Mary Jane 'Polly' Pulliam" was thought to have "perhaps" been Col. William Henry Jennings' 2nd. wife because of the 28-year-age-difference between them. They married on 1-24-1724, Hanover Co., VA.

      JOHN A. FOWLKES & SARAH JENNINGS FOWLKES MARRIED in 174, Hanover Co., VA & had 10 Children of which NANCY is the ninth child.
      THEIR 10 CHILDREN:

      *** This son was a Lt. under his Uncle Gabriel Fowlkes, Jr. who was a Col. during The Rev. War; he was in the Amelia Co., VA Militia. ***
      ~JOHN FIELD FOWLKES (1745-1824)
      m: Dicey Hall
      m: Edith 'Edy' Jeffress

      ~JENNINGS E. FOWLKES (1746-1802)
      m: Joyce Clark Motley

      ~JERUSHA FOWLKES (1747-1789)
      m: 1765 DAVID ELLINGTON, JR. *** This son-in-law = Patriotic Service, VA according to "Soldiers & Patriots of GA" website. ***

      *** This son served in the Amelia Co., VA Militia during "The Rev. War" as a Lieutenant ***
      ~HENRY BASS FOWLKES, SR. (1750-1808)
      m: Tabitha Bass

      *** This son was a Sgt. & Lt. under 2 Gabriel Fowlkes during The Rev. War; he served in North Carolina & was @ The Battle of Guilford. ***
      ~WILLIAM 'Quality Bill' FOWLKES (1752-1835)
      m: Martha Bass
      m: Mary 'Polly' Clark
      m: Sarah 'Sally' Cralle

      ~SARAH FOWLKES (1755-1828)
      m: David Thompson

      ~MARY 'Molly' FOWLKES (1757-?)
      m: Robert Thompson
      m: -- Hudson

      ~JAMES FOWLKES (1760-1833)
      m: Sally Foster

      ~NANCY FOWLKES (1763-1804)
      m: Spencer Betts (1759-1837). *** This son-in-law was a Revolutionary War Soldier from VA. ***

      ~ELIZABETH 'Betsy' FOWLKES (1764-1823)
      m: Charles Price, I *** This son-in-law was a Capt. under the Thomas Watkins Troop of Dragoons, VA during The Rev. War ***
      m: Benjamin Lewis Van Amburgh.
      ________________________________________________
      NANCY FOWLKES BETTS died on 4-22-1804 where she had been born in Nottoway Co., VA.

      I'm attaching photos of the "Fowlkes' Family Home" which was called "Hyde Park" where NANCY FOWLKES BETTS lived with her parents & siblings on the tobacco plantation. "Hyde Park" still stands today in 2014 after 2 1/2 centuries!
      ________________________________________________
      ~~Lynda, 5-great's-granddaughter to "Sarah Jennings Fowlkes & John A. Fowlkes" through their daughter, Jerusha Fowlkes Ellington.
      ________________________________________________

    2. [S62] Janis Knox-KnoxColorado.com, http://knoxcolorado.com/individual.html#2969.

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118864732/john-a.-fowlkes.
      John A. Fowlkes
      Birth 1722, Hanover County, Virginia
      Death 1799 (aged 76-77), Nottoway Co., Virginia
      Burial: Fowlkes Family Cemetery
      Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia
      6808 West Courthouse Rd., State Route 625
      Data from "Just Plain Fowlkes-Our Lineage from Gabriel I, 2nd Edition, 2006, by Stephen Fowlkes.

      "John's plantation was called ?Hyde Park'; it had sheltered five generations of Fowlkes, one of the few to survive The Civil War.
      _______________________
      * * REV. WAR * *
      ~"John Fowlkes" sighted for Patriot Service during the war. SAR (Sons of American Revolution) #P-161266.