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John married Sarah Tennison in 1833 in Kentucky, United States. Sarah (daughter of John B. Tennison and Nancy) was born in 1802 in North Carolina, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Possessions: 1797, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 1815, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
• Misc: 1817, Green, Kentucky, United States; appears in Green County tax list
• Census: 1820, Green, Kentucky, United States
• Census: 1830, Green, Kentucky, United States
• Possessions: 29 Oct 1838, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
• Census: 1840, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
• Census: 22 Nov 1850, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
• Occupation: 22 Nov 1850, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States; farmer
• Possessions: 22 Nov 1850, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States; real property $100

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Birth:
Sue Green points out that John's family moved to Caswell not long after the 1775 census in Maryland.

Possessions:
John bought property as late as 1815 in Caswell, after his parents and siblings had migrated to Green County, Kentucky. But he went not too long after that.

Census:
Listed as over 45, 6 children at home.

Census:
Only 1 male 10-15 at home (John W)

Census:
Enumeration: 000100001-000111001, 6 people, no slaves

John married Nancy in BY 1796 in North Carolina, United States. Nancy was born in 1775 in Kentucky, United States; died after 1860 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 29 Aug 1860, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

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

Census:
The 1860 census enumerates Nancy as born in Maryland.

Notes:

Married:
There is confusion between John B. marrying Nancy and marrying Rachel Grant. It appears that Nancy is his wife by the argument presented.

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• Residence: 1776, Prince Georges, Maryland, British America
• Census: 1786, Caswell, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: 1786, North Carolina, United States; found on tax lists
• Possessions: 1795, Caswell, North Carolina, United States; purchases 200 acres on Dobbins's Creek

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.

Residence:
PG County census in 1776

Census:
Caswell County Census, 1786.
3 males under 20, 5 females
northeast part of the county, Caswell District

Ignatius married Lucrecia about 1767. Lucrecia was born in CA 1743; died on 5 Mar 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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