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John B. TENNISON
1774 - 1857 (82 years)-
Name John B. TENNISON Born 8 Dec 1774 Prince George Co, Maryland 
Gender Male Died 11 Nov 1857 Person ID I9300 Dennis/Tennison Families | Ignatius Nevitte Tennison, son John Tennison Last Modified 16 Mar 2021
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 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 Nancy TENNISON (Mnu) (B: ca 1775 Maryland) (D: aft 1860 Unk) Married ca 1798 North Carolina (probably) Notes - Moved to Green Co., KY in 1817. John H. and sons moved on to Lauderdale Co., AL. Several of female children and families also relocated there.
Children 1. Nancy M TENNISON 2. Mary FORD (Tennison) + 3. 1802 Ignatious H. (Ignatius) TENNISON B: 1802 Caswell Co, NC 4. Elizabeth "Besty" ARNETT (Tennison) B: bef 1808 North Carolina (unproven) + 5. 1809 John Washington TENNISON B: 15 Jun 1809 North Carolina D: 1898 Choctaw Co, MS 6. Sarah B RUARK (Tennison) B: Mar 1813 North Carolina D: aft 1900 Kentucky Last Modified 1 Sep 2017 Family ID F3405 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - John B. Tennison owned land in Caswell Co., NC as early as 1797 and purchased land in Caswell Co., as late as 1815. The rest of Ignatius Family moved in 1811 to Green Co., KY John B Tennison family did not move to Green Co., KY until 1817. The 1820 Census of Green Co., KY lists John as John B. DENNISON.
John B. and wife Nancy sold their land in Green Co., Ky in a 1835 transaction. They moved to Lauderdale Co., AL as early as October 1836. Two of their married daughters and families also moved that year.
In the 1840 Census "Jno B" Tennison family had 6 Free White, no Free Colored or Slaves.
white persons 20-49 = 2;
white Males 60-69 = 1; Free white males 15 thru 19 = 1
white Females 60-69 = 1; white females 15-19 = 1;
white females 20-29 =1; females 30-39 = 1
John B Tennison purchased land in Lauderdale, AL on 10 Mar. 1852. Meridian Huntsville; Township 2-S; Range 10-W; Section 8. (Information from U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015.
We are lucky to have a record of the birth and christening of John B Tennison. The family lived in St. John's Parish of Prince Georges' County, MD. when the birth of John B. DENNES [sic] son of Ignatius DENNES and Lucreasy [sic; Lucretia], b. Dec 8, 1774. at Board Creek in King George's Parish, Prince George., MD. Note different Parrish in the later christening year.
[Colonial Settlers of Prince's George Co., MD, pg. 95 , Elise G Jourdan] - fr. Ralph Smith
[Birth and Christening records of St. John's Parish Prince George, MD.] -Carol Pittman
Some researchers quote John B's birth date as 1784 and death date 1898 (instead of 1857.)
- John B. Tennison owned land in Caswell Co., NC as early as 1797 and purchased land in Caswell Co., as late as 1815. The rest of Ignatius Family moved in 1811 to Green Co., KY John B Tennison family did not move to Green Co., KY until 1817. The 1820 Census of Green Co., KY lists John as John B. DENNISON.