Ignatius Nevitte Tennison^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1745 - Abt 1812  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Ignatius Nevitte Tennison
  Birth	Abt 1745	Prince Georges, Maryland, British America   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1776	Prince Georges, Maryland, British America   [3]
  	PG County census in 1776
  Census	1786	Caswell, North Carolina, United States   [3]
  	Caswell County Census, 1786. 3 males under 20, 5 females northeast part of the county, Caswell District
  Residence	1786	North Carolina, United States   [4]
  	found on tax lists
  Possessions	1795	Caswell, North Carolina, United States   [3]
  	purchases 200 acres on Dobbins's Creek
  _AMTID	162485319910:1030:191555462
  _UID	648344CC3BBF4066A669AF2AE2E8E078A183
  Death	Abt 1812	Green, Kentucky, United States   [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   [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 d. 1834, Caswell, North Carolina, United States (Age ~ 61 years) + 2. 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. Asa Thomas Tennison,   b. Bef 1783, Maryland, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Elizabeth Tennison,   b. Abt 1773, Maryland, British America d. 26 Feb 1861, Hart, Kentucky, United States (Age ~ 88 years) + 5. Sarah Tennison,   b. Abt 1785, Maryland, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Tennison,   b. Abt 1788, Maryland, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lucreatia Tennison,   b. 1779, Caswell, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary A. Tennison,   b. Bef 1790, Maryland, United States d. 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

  Birth - Abt 1745 - Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Residence - 1776 - Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Census - 1786 - Caswell, North Carolina, United States Residence - found on tax lists - 1786 - North Carolina, United States Possessions - purchases 200 acres on Dobbins's Creek - 1795 - Caswell, North Carolina, United States Death - Abt 1812 - Green, Kentucky, United States  = 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

  [S395] The Dennis and Tennison Families of Caswell County. [S396] Email between Jim Atwell (advanced@earthlink.net). [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 605. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 606. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 610-611.