Joshua TENNISON

Male 1773 - 1832  (59 years)


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  • Name Joshua TENNISON 
    Born 1773  St. Andrews Parish, St. Mary`s Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Aug 1832  Washington, District Of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I163  Dennis/Tennison Families | Abraham
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2021 

    Father Absolam (Absalom) TENNISON     (B: 1701    St. Mary`s Co, MD)    (D: 22 Oct 1759    St. Mary`s Co, MD) 
    Mother Susanna TENNISON (Mnu)     (B: ca 1702    St. Mary`s Co, MD)    (D: 13 Sept 1785    St. Mary`s Co, MD) 
    Married ca 1725 
    Family ID F67  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine TENNISON (Cocke)     (B: 1777    Richmond Co, VA)    (D: bef 1851    Washington, DC) 
    Married 28 Aug 1792  Richmond Co, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children          
     1. George TENNISON
     2. Walker TENNISON
     3. male TENNISON
     4. Catherine MEYER (Tennison)
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2019 
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Served in Miltia 1794. 1805 Lieutenant in Navy. Mentions in 1832 Obituary of Father as still in service.
      1810 in Culpeper Co., VA; (See discussion below)
      By 1817 running hotel in Washington, DC. In 1830 lives in Georgetown, VA.

      1810 - Joshua Tennison is in the 1810 Census of Culpeper, Culpeper Co., Va., p. 117, as follows: 40010-20100-02.
      Comment: On the issue of whether this is AH.2g Joshua Tennison, it is helpful that:
      --There is no Joshua Tennison in the 1810 Census of Maryland.
      --There are no other Tennisons in the 1810 Census of Culpeper Co., Va.
      --There are no other Tennisons in nearby Northern Va. counties (Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William) in the 1810 Census.
      --There is no Joshua Tennison in the 1820 Census of Virginia.
      --There are no Tennisons in the 1820 Census of Culpeper Co. or other Northern Va. Counties

      Note Ralph’s referenced this Joshu as 1b(3) but he needed to be labeled '