John Jennett, I, of Tyrell County

John Jennett

• Birth 1660 (probably South Carolina [1]
• Gender Male
• Death 1748 Tyrell, North Carolina
• Parents: Abraham Perret Jennett and Susannah Favre
• Spouse: Dorothy Biggs

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• Name: John Jennett
• Location: Tyrrell County
• Will Date: 3 Aug 1738
• Probate Date: Mar 1749
• Sons: William ("all my land"), John and Jabez.
• Daughters: Elizabeth Alexander, Dorothy Poptewell, Jean.
• Wife: Dorothy.
• Executor: William Jennett (son).
• Witnesses: Henry Norman, Jos. Spruill, Sam'l Spruill.
• Clerk of the Court: Evan Jones.

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 19 2016, 21:53:16 UTC
• Religion: Quaker
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 20 2016, 2:40:45 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 20 2024, 21:47:27 UTC h/o Dorothy. Parents of John, Jabez, Elizabeth, Jean, Dorothy, and William.
• https://mckenziesofearlymaryland.com/getperson.php?personID=I21309&... cites
  • 1. [S004932] James Crowther, Crowther Family Tree, (2001, Ancestry.com).
  • 2. [S009631] John Byran Grimes, North Carolina Will Extracts, 1660-1790, (Ancestry.com. North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, NC: North Caroline Department of State, 19).
• Tyrrell County (1729) - North Carolina History. Tyrrell was annexed into a separate entity in 1729 so that wetland residents might have easier access and a less arduous journey to court. It gained county status in 1739.
• https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/tyrrell