Royal Jennings, Sr.

Male 1762 - 1839  (77 years)


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  • Name Royal Jennings 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1 Feb 1762  Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military Revolutionary War Patriot  [2
    Death 1 Feb 1839  Grainger County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Locust Grove Cemetery, Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I27762  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2015 

    Father (John Jennings),   b. (Henrico County, Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother (Mary LNU) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    Family ID F9999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Daniels,   b. (Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (Grainger County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage (Henrico County, Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. John Pryor Jennings
     2. Pleasant Jennings
     3. George Wesley Jennings
     4. Royal Jennings, Jr.
     5. Augustus Jennings
     6. Elizabeth Jennings
     7. Sarah "Sallie" Jennings
     8. Mary "Polly" Jennings
     9. Nancy Jennings
     10. Cleveland Jennings
     11. Martha Jennings
     12. Eliza Jennings
     13. Catherine Jennings
     14. Caroline Jennings
     15. John Jennings
     16. William Jennings
     17. Rial Jennings
     18. Augustus Jennings
     19. Robert Jennings
    Family ID F9998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Feb 1762 - Henrico County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Feb 1839 - Grainger County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Locust Grove Cemetery, Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - - (Henrico County, Virginia) Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • http://genforum.genealogy.com/jennings/messages/4144.html

      Re: Obediah Jennings of Claiborne/Warren TN
      Posted by: TINA LEPHEW COOKE Date: December 05, 2001 at 10:19:28
      In Reply to: Re: Obediah Jennings of Claiborne/Warren TN by Betty (Kirby) Whitlock of 6059


      HAVE YOU GOT A COPY OF THE WILL ? I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A COPY OF IT FOR MY RECORDS.ROYAL OF GRAINGER,TN (BORN IN HENRICO,VA) WAS MY GGGGG GRANDPA,HE WAS MARRIED TO CATHERINE DANIELS.THEIR DAUGHTER,MARTHA WAS MY GGGG GRANNY;SHE WAS MARRIED TO HENRY JENNINGS.


      Posted By: tina lephew cooke
      Email: r2cooke@earthlink.net
      Subject: royal jennings from grainger co.tn.
      Post Date: August 31, 2001 at 09:37:11
      Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/jennings/messages/3781.html
      Forum: Jennings Family Genealogy Forum
      Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/jennings/


      my 5x great grandparents were royal jennings and catherine daniels jennings.he was b.2-1-1762 in henrico co.va. d.2-1-1839 in gr.co.tn.

      children were:

      john pryor m.mary moore;
      pleasant m.abby cleveland;
      george wesley m.ellen waller;
      royal jr. m.ida wilmoth;
      augustus(never married);
      elizabeth m.wm.clark;
      sarah"sallie" m.lewis mabry ellis;
      mary"polly" m.george w.rose;
      nancy m. harrison brown;
      wm.d.m.?
      cleveland;&

      my 4x great granny,martha who m. henry jennings( who was his parents?).

      martha & henry had these kids:

      louisa m.david brock;
      loretta m.j.w.mason;
      james m. elizabeth hurst;
      eliza;
      catherine;
      caroline m.joseph beeler;
      john;
      wm.;
      rial;
      augustus;&

      my 3x greatpapaw,robert jennings m. mary elizabeth hurst.they had these kids:

      archie;
      burl m.hila monk;
      floyd m.beulah hipshire;
      myrtle m.wm.e.bray;
      hallie m. lloyd hurst;
      robert lee m. ethel taylor;&

      my 2x great papaw,grover cleveland jennings m. mary jane carpenter( dau. of robert carpenter & tennessee barnard).they had these kids:

      edith m.hubert miles;
      bobbie cleo m. henry landon hurst;
      lee;leo;infant girl;
      stewart m. meda young;
      robert l.;&

      my 1x great granny,vada mae jennings m. earnest hartman lephew.(grover married again after mary died-her name was minnie b.reynolds,they had

      wm.bill & bessie
      irene m. lester davidson).
      vada & ern lephew had these kids:

      naoma lee m. rel epperson;
      doyle edward;
      phyllis jean m.1-charles denton,2-j.w.rose;
      iokie juanita m. thurl cameron;
      shirley ann m. j.n.harville;roland lester(lived only 1 day);&

      my granny,mary lou m. robert "joby" ramsey.they had these kids:

      linda sue;
      ruby inez m.james "bud" stansberry;
      glenn m. mary jo robbins;larry wayne m. cathy chumley;barbara ann;buford lephew( d.young and born out of wedlock);&

      my daddy,woodrow roger lephew(born out of wedlock-his dad was woodrow wilson turnmire).daddy b.10-24-1946 d.5-5-1983,m. 6-3-1966 to helen jean hayes(dau.of james nathan hayes & ruby lee hurst).his children were:

      roger lynn;
      ronnie gene;
      rebecca"becky" ann;
      & myself,tina aileen b.5-21-1968 ,m.8-24-1986 to ronald richard cooke.

      our kids:

      james walter " j.w." b.2-16-1989 ;&
      patrick roger b.10-23-1991.

      i hope this helps someone out.i hope that i can get some new info. in return on the children of royal jennings. tina

      [5]
    • Jennings, Royal

      Born Henrico County, Virginia circa 1762 died February 1 1839, buried in family cemetery, but grave was later moved to Locust Grove Cemetery: grave unmarked;

      Enlisted as Private in 1779 under Capt. Dudley Basdel and Col Fleming, at Battle of Camden and Siege of Yorktown.
      [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36550] http://genforum.genealogy.com/jennings/messages/4144.html.

    2. [S10931] "Pvt Royal Jennings", Cemetery Profile, revisited, recorded & uploaded to this website, Sunday, April 30th, 2017, by Dav.

    3. [S10933] David A. Hennessee, Researcher, info@classroomfurniture.com, 626 Biscayne Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 3401, 561.832.661.

    4. [S10932] "Re: Obediah Jennings of Claiborne/Warren TN, By tina lephew cooke, December 05, 2001 at 10:19:28, In reply to: Re: Obe.

    5. [S53049] Posted By: tina lephew cooke.

    6. [S46377] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=jennings&GSfn=royal&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=45&GScntry=4&GSob.