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1751 Henry Zachariah TENNISON/DENNIS

Male 1751 - Bef 1830  (78 years)


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  • Name Henry Zachariah TENNISON/DENNIS 
    Title 1751 
    Born ca 1751  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 1830  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11446  Dennis/Tennison Families | John Sims, son of Henry Tennison
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2020 

    Father John Sims TENNISON/DENNIS     (B: ca 1725    Maryland)    (D: ca 1791    Amherst Co, VA) 
    Mother Ann TENNISON (Mnu)     (B: ca 1725    Unk)    (D: ca 1780    Unk) 
    Married bef. 1750 
    Family ID F4450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret. Peggy TENNISON (Alley)     (B: ca 1750    Unk)    (D: aft 1830    Unk) 
    Married 24 Oct 1795  Amherst Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 24 Oct., 1795 marriage bond of Henry Tennison, bachelor, and Peggy Alley, sinister. Thomas Ridgeway, surety; consent of Peggy's father Josiah Alley. [Source: Sweeny, William M., "Marriage Bonds and other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800," p.74]
    Children      
     1. 1770 John R TENNISON/DENNIS D: 18 Mar 1871Henry Co, MO
     2. Manuel TENNISON/DENNISB: 1805Lincoln Co, TN
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F79  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Nov. 1791 Amherst Co., VA Henry was surety on the bond for his sister Elizabeth's marriage to James Ridgeway. He made then oath that Elizabeth is 21 years of age. The certificate of marriage was signed by Rev. Mr. Coleman and dated Dec. 9, 1791. [Source: Sweeny, William M., "Marriage Bonds and other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800," p.65]
      In Henry's own marriage of 1795, Thomas Ridgeway served as surety while Pegg's father Josiah Alley gave his consent. [Source: Sweeny, William M., "Marriage Bonds and other Marriage Records of Amherst County, Virginia, 1763-1800," p. 74]
      July 1803. Lucy Robinson, of Amherst Co, VA. deeds 38 acres to Henry Tennison for 45 Pounds. Witnesses include Isaiah Alley. [Source: Davis, Bailey F., "The Deeds of Amherst County, Virginia 1761-1807 and Albermarle County. Virginia 1748-1763," p. 253"
      In 1820 census, Henry was living in Franklin Co., KY. He died there before the 1830 census. Peggy listed in the 1830 census. Some researchers declare this is the Henry Tennison that died ca. 1837 in Missouri. Their is no evidence to prove this claim.
      Ancestry.com has this family listed as Zachariah Tennison married to Peggy ALLEY. Marriage date tracks with information from other sources. Do not know which name combination is correct: Henry Zachariah or Zachariah Henry. Add to that confusion, our family has a second man named the Zachariah Henry Tennison, b. 1777, son of Abraham C. Tennison from the Absolam Line. This second Zachariah was born 1777 in NC, a generation later than our first.


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