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Ignatius Nevitte Tennison

Ignatius Nevitte Tennison[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1745 - Abt 1812  (~ 67 years)

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  • Name Ignatius Nevitte Tennison 
    Birth Abt 1745  Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1776  Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • PG County census in 1776
    Census 1786  Caswell, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Caswell County Census, 1786.
      3 males under 20, 5 females
      northeast part of the county, Caswell District
    Residence 1786  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    found on tax lists 
    Possessions 1795  Caswell, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    purchases 200 acres on Dobbins's Creek 
    _AMTID 162485319910:1030:191555462 
    _UID 648344CC3BBF4066A669AF2AE2E8E078A183 
    Death Abt 1812  Green, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I5917  Scott Dickson
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2023 

    Father Ignatius Tennison, Sr.,   b. 1695   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Nevitte   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1741  Saint Charles, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F3779  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucrecia,   b. CA 1743   d. 5 Mar 1829 (Age ~ 86 years)  [3
    Marriage Abt 1767  [5
    Children 
    +1. Jenny Dennis,   b. Abt 1773, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1834, Caswell, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years)
    +2. John B. Tennison,   b. 8 Dec 1774, Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1857, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Asa Thomas Tennison,   b. Bef 1783, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Elizabeth Tennison,   b. Abt 1773, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1861, Hart, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 88 years)
    +5. Sarah Tennison,   b. Abt 1785, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Tennison,   b. Abt 1788, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lucreatia Tennison,   b. 1779, Caswell, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary A. Tennison,   b. Bef 1790, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2023 

    Family 2 Mary   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1745 - Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1776 - Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1786 - Caswell, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - found on tax lists - 1786 - North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPossessions - purchases 200 acres on Dobbins's Creek - 1795 - Caswell, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1812 - Green, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Ignatius middle name was either Nevil, Newil, Navie, or Nevin. All are seen from time to time.

      According to a the tax collection to build the first school house and pay a teacher in Green County, KY (about 1803-1806). The tax collector searched for each male in the area and collected $1. It appears that the tax collector went down the Little Barren river looking for males. The first farm North of the Green County line on the Little Barren river had two males living there alone, Richard N. Atwell and Ignatius Tennison. The second farm North of the Little Barren river was James Forbis and his wife Phoebe Bryan. She was the daughter of William Bryan and Mary Boone. William Bryan was the brother of Daniel Boone's wife and Mary Boone was the sister of Daniel Boone.

      In the will of James Forbis. Richard N. Atwell and Ignatius Tennison,neighbors of James Forbis watched him write his will and signed it as witnesses. In the will James Forbis divided up all his land and slaves among his children. It stated that he owned land on both sides of the Little Barren river. It named which slaves each child would receive.James Forbis left his wife nothing except the right to live on his land the rest of her life.

      Richard N. Atwell and Ignatius Tennison left Sarah Tennison in Caswell County, NC before 1803 and went to Green County, Ky and purchased land on the Little Barren River just North of the Green County line. They built a home and started a farm there. In 1812 they both returned to Caswell County, NC to get Sarah Tennison and all their possessions and bring them back in wagons to Green County, KY. Neighbors and relatives in Caswell County heard about it and joined the wagon train back to Green County, KY (thirteen wagons in all through the Cumberland gap).

      On any good map of KY you can find the Little Barren crossing the Green County and Metcalfe County line near Sulphur Well, KY. Metcalfe County was not created until 1859. The Little Barren river at Sulphur Well is about 20 feet wide and you can cross it without getting your knees wet. However, back in 1803 that water may have been very valuable.

      Richard N. Atwell and Ignatius Tennison also started a church called the Shady Grove Meeting House at a point on the map called Shady Grove. That church is now call the Shady Grove Baptist Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S395] The Dennis and Tennison Families of Caswell County.

    2. [S396] Email between Jim Atwell (advanced@earthlink.net).

    3. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 605.

    4. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 606.

    5. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 610-611.


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