Re: Eli, William, Leander Chiddix
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Eli, William, Leander Chiddix
12/10/99
I am descended from Jesse Jennings Sr.I have copies of letters written by the brother of my gr grandfather which state that Jesse's sister married a Chiddix.A child of that marriage was Eli Chiddix who married Sarah Hinnegar in 1807, Wash. Co. VA.My Jesse Jr and family were living there in Saltville VA at the same time along with William Jennings (Jesse Jr's brother) and his wife Mary Hinnegar.William married in 1803 in Wash. Co. and Jesse Jr married in 1803 in Grainger Co TN just across the border.
I have a note somewhere that says in the "VA Tax Lists 1782-1787" by Mrs. Fothergill that there was a Jesse Jennings and a William Chiddix in Campbell Co. VA during that time.Since the 1790 VA census was destroyed in the war of 1812, that Tax List has been an official substitute for the 1790 census.
Le Anne Boynton has provided me withthe following information:Vinetha Jennings Neccessary said in the 1880 census that her grandfather (William) was born in England.
I have copies of letters from/to my gr grandfather (son of Jesse Jr) that said their gr grandfather came from England.So there is some contradiction there.Vinetha was old at the time of the census, and the recollections of my gr grandfather may be incorrect.My information shows that this William was born in 1778, possibly Bedford Co. VA.Campbell Co. was created out of Bedford Co. VA in 1781-2.
The whole point of this discussion is to further suggest that Jesse Jennings Sr and a William Chiddix were both living in Campbell Co. VA in the 1780-90 time frame.Their families were almost certainly intermarried.
I know that Jesse Sr bought land in Grainger Co. TN in about 1800, this would suggest that he sold land about that time.Possibly in Campbell Co. VA.I do not have any information of Jesse Sr ever living in Washington Co. VA, although 2 of his sons lived there 1805 - 1815 time frame.
I also don't know where the Hinnegars come into the picture, but it may have been in Washington Co. VA.
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Jim Jennings
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