Nancy^[1]

1775 - Aft 1860  (> 86 years)

• Name	Nancy
  Birth	1775	Kentucky, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	29 Aug 1860	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States   [2]
  	The 1860 census enumerates Nancy as born in Maryland.
  _AMTID	162485318743:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LRFZ-TPJ
  _UID	BEF8B32DE9104E21805F8BF2B2E6D2A569A4
  Death	Aft 1860	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
  Person ID	I4798	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family	John B. Tennison,   b. 8 Dec 1774, Prince Georges, Maryland, British America d. 11 Nov 1857, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States (Age 82 years)  [3]
  Marriage	BY 1796	North Carolina, United States   [4, 5]
  	There is confusion between John B. marrying Nancy and marrying Rachel Grant. It appears that Nancy is his wife by the argument presented.
  Children	1. Nancy M. Tennison,   b. 1796, Caswell, North Carolina, United States d. Aft 1860, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States (Age > 65 years) + 2. Ignatious H. Tennison,   b. 1802, Caswell, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Elizabeth Tennison,   b. Bef 1808, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Mary Tennison,   b. Abt 1802, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Sarah Tennison,   b. 1802, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 6. John Washington Tennyson,   b. 15 Jun 1809, Kentucky, United States d. 1898, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States (Age 88 years) + 7. Jane Tennison,   b. Abt 1820, Kentucky, United States d. Bef 1857, Alabama, United States (Age ~ 36 years)
  Family ID	F1462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1775 - Kentucky, United States Marriage - BY 1796 - North Carolina, United States Census - 29 Aug 1860 - Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death - Aft 1860 - Lauderdale, Alabama, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Nancy could have been born in MD or KY. She is found in the 1860 Census in the home of her daughter Elizabeth Arnett in Lauderdale Co.,AL. According to Dr. J.W. Tennison, her son, she was born in Scotland. He reported this in the 1880 Census. There are a number of Caswell County, North Carolina marriage records that indicate that she is actually Betsy Cheatwood

  
  

• Sources

  [S395] The Dennis and Tennison Families of Caswell County. [S727] 1860 US Federal Census, Lauderdale Co., AL, Florence; page 22; dwelling 137, family 137; Elizabeth Arnett. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 614-640. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 616. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 610-611.