Sarah ATWELL (Tennison)

Female 1783 -


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  • Name Sarah ATWELL (Tennison) 
    Born ca 1783  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I3476  Dennis/Tennison Families | John Tennison of Caswell Co., NC
    Last Modified 12 May 2022 

    Father Ignatius (Ignatious) Nevitte TENNISON     (B: ca 1745    Prince George Co, MD)    (D: ca 1811    Green Co, KY) 
    Mother Lucrecia TENNISON (Mnu)     (B: ca 1743    Maryland)    (D: 5 Mar 1825    Barren Co, KY) 
    Married ca 1767  Charles Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Asa and His father, Ignatius sold 150 acres on Hogans Creek, Caswell Co., NC in 1809. In 1810 Asa purchased 100 acres in Greens Co., Ky
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard ATWELL     (B: ca 1784    Caswell Co, NC)    (D: aft 27 Mar 1855    Barren Co, KY) 
    Married 8 Dec 1803  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F1549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sarah married Richard Atwell and her sister, Elizabeth married his brother John Atwell. They used several family names in naming their children: John “Tennison “, Richard “Nevet”, “Ignatius”,Lucretia (Ignatius wife name).
      Both Atwell families moved between 1810-1813 to Green County, KY along with several extended family and friends. Richard and Sarah moved to Metcalfe Co., KY aft 1843.

      1850 census has birth location as Virginia.