John B. Tennison^{[1, 2]}

1774 - 1857  (82 years)

• Name	John B. Tennison
  Birth	8 Dec 1774	Prince Georges, Maryland, British America   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Address: St. John's Parish
  	Sue Green points out that John's family moved to Caswell not long after the 1775 census in Maryland.
  Gender	Male
  Possessions	1797	Caswell, North Carolina, United States   [4]
  Possessions	1815	Caswell, North Carolina, United States   [4]
  	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.
  Misc	1817	Green, Kentucky, United States   [4]
  	appears in Green County tax list
  Census	1820	Green, Kentucky, United States   [4]
  	Listed as over 45, 6 children at home.
  Census	1830	Green, Kentucky, United States   [4]
  	Only 1 male 10-15 at home (John W)
  Possessions	29 Oct 1838	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
  Census	1840	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States   [7]
  	Enumeration: 000100001-000111001, 6 people, no slaves
  Census	22 Nov 1850	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States   [3]
  Occupation	22 Nov 1850	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States   [3]
  	farmer
  Possessions	22 Nov 1850	Lauderdale, Alabama, United States   [3]
  	real property $100
  _AMTID	162485319915:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	9X9N-83F
  _UID	54F0D384F5874B7691E6EAF8359E5C95F50C
  Death	11 Nov 1857	Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I5919	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Ignatius Nevitte Tennison,   b. Abt 1745, Prince Georges, Maryland, British America d. Abt 1812, Green, Kentucky, United States (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Lucrecia,   b. CA 1743   d. 5 Mar 1829 (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1767  [6]
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy,   b. 1775, Kentucky, United States d. Aft 1860, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States (Age > 86 years)  [2]
  Marriage	BY 1796	North Carolina, United States   [4, 6]
  	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 - Address: St. John's Parish - 8 Dec 1774 - Prince Georges, Maryland, British America Marriage - BY 1796 - North Carolina, United States Possessions - 1797 - Caswell, North Carolina, United States Possessions - 1815 - Caswell, North Carolina, United States Misc - appears in Green County tax list - 1817 - Green, Kentucky, United States 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 - farmer - 22 Nov 1850 - Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Possessions - real property $100 - 22 Nov 1850 - Lauderdale, Alabama, United States Death - 11 Nov 1857 - Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Alabama Ancestry Administration Pages. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8799/007736933_00115?pid=7015719&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D8799%26h%3D7015719%26tid%3D41552722%26pid%3D19642809954%26hid%3D17422475176%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DYfG4704%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue&treeid=41552722&personid=19642809954&hintid=17422475176&usePUB=true&_phsrc=YfG4704&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=007737009_01366 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8799/images/007737009_01366?ssrc=&backlabel=Return Pages 1366-1509

  
  

• Sources

  [S395] The Dennis and Tennison Families of Caswell County. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 614-640. [S468] 1850 US Federal Census, Lauderdale Co, AL, Division 2 East of the Military Road; page 103; dwelling 722, family 722; John B. Tennison. [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. 605. [S1832] Tennison and Dennis Families Migration from Maryland - Sue Dennis Green 2006, vol. 4, p. 610-611. [S735] 1840 US Federal Census, Lauderdale Co, AL, Not Stated; page 4; John B Tennison.