Or, Subtitled: When the name you ignore in a document turns out to be the key to the problem you’re trying to solve
In my penultimate posting, I told you that, having recounted Thomas Whitlock’s (abt. 1745 – 1830) story up to the point that he and wife Hannah Phillips Whitlock sold their land in Wythe County, Virginia, and moved to Kentucky in 1805, I’d proceed with a chronicle of their life in Cumberland County, Kentucky. Before I do that, however, I’d like to share some important information I’ve now unearthed about Jonathan Jennings.
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Thank you for this work. I think this will tie Jennings to the Isle of Wight family.
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Thank you for your comment, Pat. I’m glad to hear that this may be helpful to you. I haven’t done enough work on Jonathan Jennings to be able to tell you more about him or his Isle of Wight County connections. I’ll be happy to hear more about those connections.
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Hello William. My name is Connie Byrd Soloway. Jonathan Jennings is my 5th great grandfather, through his daughter Margaret “Peggy/Aggy/Uggy” Jennings Phillips. I have been chasing information on Jonathan Jennings for several years and was thrilled when a friend found your article and forwarded it to me today. Thank you for putting this information together in such a conclusive and convincing way. I noticed several years ago that usually where Jonathan Jennings is, you’ll find members of the Trigg family, too. The Triggs witnessed many of Jonathan Jennings’ land transactions as they all migrated west. I have an inch-thick file on Jonathan Jennings and Diannah Bobbitt, but have yet to find any document that proves Margaret “Peggy”, the wife of Tobias Phillips, is Margaret, the daughter of Jonathan Jennings — even though the circumstantial evidence is so convincing. It is such a shame that whoever wrote Jonathan’s deathbed will as he dictated it wrote “Aggy” instead of “Peggy”. That would have tied everything up with a neat bow. I would love to hear about any further discoveries you might turn up. Thank you. Jonathan Jennings is a proven patriot in the DAR and in Continental Society, Daughters of Indian Wars. I am trying to become a member of that organization through Jonathan Jennings but the registrar does not want to acknowledge “Aggy” in Jonathan’s will as being Margaret “Peggy” Phillips, so my membership is dubious at the moment. Tobias Phillips was my first proven DAR patriot, and his father, George Phillips was my second. From there, I joined Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and continued to prove additional generations of the Phillips, Goad and Williams family lines. If I can provide you any documentation should you want to explore those lines, I’d be happy to share what I have. Regards, Connie soloway1776@gmail.com
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