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James Russell Gay [Male]
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From Rootsweb "Cristy" at bluegrasswildflower@@hotmail.com
1880 Obion Co, TN Census Dist 12 File 112-21 next door to hisfather-in-la w
1900 Obion Co, TN Census Dist 10 File 151a
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John Tennison (b. Abt. 1628, d. date unknown)
John Tennison was born Abt. 1628 in Holland, and died date unknown.He married Elizabeth on 1651.
Notes for John Tennison:
Information received in the form of family group sheets from W. E. Cordell, 330 E Jefferson St;Pulaski, TN 38478
Notes for JOHN TENNISON:
John TENNIS/Tennyson came to America about 1650 from England, possibly with Thomas Gerrard's adventurers to Maryland. The first record of his name in Maryland is in 1651 when he witnessed the will of Nathaniel Stiles. From depostion records taken in 1653, he is thought to have been born about 1628 in Holland. His wife, Elizabeth (maiden name unknown), was an indentured servant to Peter Johnson for five years, but married John Tennisson before her indenture expired. Elizabeth is believed to have been born about 1634 in England. John Tennisson promised to pay Johnson for the time that Elizabeth did not serve. Records have not been fround of that payment.
In 1656 John bought land from Richard Preston in St. Mary's Co., on Leonard's Creek called "Stratupt." In 1667 he bought additional land from Thomas Gerrard. This is where he lived and his homplace was known as "Persimmon Point" and there is a creek in St. Clement's Hundred called "Tennisson's Creek" named for his property line.
John Tennison's name appears in court records several times during the next few years and in 1673 he was before the court and "desired the earmark of his cattle and brand mark for horses" to be a " fire fork with three prongs." But the most interesting court appearance was in 1682 when John was summoned to court on 25h Oct to hear his wife's complaints against her husband. The court records show that "she could not live peaceable and quietly with him .....prayed allowance of competent maintenance might be awarded her." John denied the charges and thought them unreasonable but did confess in court that he never entertained the love and respect for his wife and neither afforded her the countenance in his house due for man to wife. John had banished Elizabeth from his home some 2-3 years earlier. Elizabeth was rewarded one bed and furniture, all wearing apparel and yearly for time to come 300 pounds meat, 3 bushels corn, 100 pounds tobacco, during her natural life.
His will was probated February 1682.He appears to be a man of means as the inventory shows he owned Delft china place settings, and apparently was not illiterate as his inventory included two Bibles and several books. At the time of his death he had, among other items, several parcels of land, two slaves and could afford a serving maid who is mentioned in his will.
Elizabeth remarried shortly after John's death to James Green (in 1684) and they soon brought suit aginst Justinian (executor of John's will). James Green continued the suit after Elizabeth's death (1684/1701) to get her portion of John's estate. He eventually won.
8 February, 1682/83
St. Mary's County, MD
Prerogative Court (Wills 4, Pages 16-17)
John Tennison's Will, 1682/1683, St. Mary's County, MD
In the name of God Amen This 20th of Dec in ye y'r of our Lord 1682. I JNO. TENNISON of ye County of St. Mary's in ye province of Maryland being but weake in body but of good and perfect memory thanks bee unto Allmighty God, and calling to remembrance ye incertaine Estate of this Transitory life and that all flesh must yeld unto death when it shall please God to call doe make Constitute ordeine and declare this my last Will & Testam't in mann'er & forme following revoaking and adnulling by these presents all & every Testam't & Testam'ts will & wills heretofore by mee made & declared either by word or in writing & this to bee taken onely for my last Will & Testam't & none other, and first being reenitent & Sorry from ye bottom of my heart for my Sinns past most humbly desireing forgiveness to ye Same, I give & comitt my Soule unto Almighty God my Savio'er & redeemer in who & by ye meritts of Jesus Christ I trust and believe assuredly to bee Saved & to have full remission & forgiveness of all my Sinnes and that my Soule with my body att ye Gen'all day of resurrection shall rise again with Joy & through ye Meritts of Christ death and passion possess and inheritt ye kingdome of heaven prepared for his Elect and chosen & my body to bee buryed in such place where it shall please my Exect'r hereafter named to appoint, and now for ye Settling of my Tempor'll Estate and such good, Chattells & debts as it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow upon mee I doe ord'er give and dispose ye Same in mann'r & forme following that is to say,
First. I will that all those debts & dutyes that I owe in Rt or conscience to any man'r of person or persons whatsoever shall well & truely been contented and paid or ordained to bee paid by Executes hereafter names with convenient time after my decease.
2dly. I will that my Eldest Sonne JNO. posses and enjoy quietly without any trouble or molestation of any person or persons whatsoever what formerly I gave him in his custody & doe now enjoy & 21S. 6 d. more at my death.
3dly. I will that my Sonne in law WM CHESHIRE & MARY his wife & my sonne MATTHEW have each of them 21 s. 6 d. allowed them by Execut'r as Soone as Conveniently may bee after my decease.
4thly. I will that my Loving Friend HENRY FFEARNELY for sevarall times writing my Will & Settling my accot's bee allowed 3000 lbs of tob., 2 Silver Spoons & a hair Camelett Coat lyned with flowered Satin or if not ye Coat & Spoons then in lew of them 3000 lbs of tob. as soone as convenient after my decease.
5thly. I will that my Serving Maid GRESSELL DONGIN for her faithfulness & care in ye time of her Service & Sence bee allowed & delivered her one Cow & Calfe & 2000 lbs of tob., 1 feather bed bolst'r worsted Rugg pillow & a p'r of blanketts, 1 large pewter dish & 2 larg pewter basons, 2 pewter plates, 2 pewter poring'es & 10 y'rd of hair Camelett which I have now in ye house as soone as convenient after my decease of if not ye particular things aforemencenced then in lew of them to have tenn thousand pounds of tob. more than what Tob. is already menconed
6thly and Lastly I will that my two Sonnes JUSTINIAN & ABSALOM have equally between them ye plantacon I now live on & all other Land that is mine & all & singular my Goods & Chattells whatsoever & negroes namely Perry & Solomon & all my Sheep, hogges & cattle to mee belonging as absolutely as they wer my owne when I was liviing unto them ye s'd JUSTINIAN & ABSALOM my Execut'rs of this my last Will & Testam't & doe desire my loving friend & neighbo'r & Cap't JOHN COODE to bee assistant to them in ye performing and managing their affairs. In Wittness to ye above s'd articles I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seale ye day & year above written.
Acknowedged to bee his last Will & Testam't
& Sealed it in ye presence of us.
JNO (x) TENNISON
JNO BUTLER
VINCENT (X) MANSELL
WM. (X) GODDARD
THOMAS PARKER
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And on the back side of ye s'd Will was thus written VIZ
Febr'e ye 8th 1682/83. Then came ye within named Wm. Goddard one of ye Wittnesses to ye within
menconed Will & made oath according to usuall forme before mee.
WM DIGGES
More About John Tennison and Elizabeth:
Marriage: 1651
Children of John Tennison and Elizabeth are:
+John Tennison, b. 1652, d. 1700.
Mary Tennison, b. Abt. 1655, d. Bef. 1733.
Matthew Tennison, b. Abt. 1653, d. Aft. 1705.
Absalom Tennison, b. Abt. 1665, d. date unknown.
+Justinian Jesse Tennison, b. Abt. 1664, d. Bef. 1699.
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From Rootsweb "Asc. and Desc. of Samuel Thomas and Susan Woodlief of Amelia Co. VA"
From the records of Elliston Thomas, dated Feb. 1966 --
"Atha Thomas Jamison, b. March 5, 1866 at Murfreesboro, Tenn. Was ateacher, ordained as Bapti st preacher 1895; spent most of his life inchild welfare work, Supt. of an orphanage [the Con nie Maxwell Orphanage,at whose press the 'Record of the Thomas Family 1772-1903' by Mary AnnT homas Pope was published]; was a Democrat, also Rotarian and Mason, andauthor of several books. Married Emma Caldwell Oct. 3, 1889; died Aug.9, 1947. ... A more extensive history of Ath a Thomas Jamison is in1932/1933 issue of 'Who's Who in America'."
From History of South Carolina, Volumne 3 edited by Yates Snowden, Harry Gardner Cutler:
Atha Thomas Jamison. His ordination as a minister of the Baptist Church in 1895 was the signal for the beginning of a career of crwded usefulness, and for twenty years. Mr. Jamison has been on of the leading men in the ministry of the church of South Carolina.
He is a native of Tennessee, born in the historic city of Murfreesboro March 5, 1866, son of Robert D. Nd Camilla (Patterson) Jamison. His father was a teacher and held such offices as county supertendent of education and principle of the Murfreesboro High School during the early youth of Atha T. Jamison.
The latter grew up on a farm, and had a sound training at home and in local schools. Most of his broad literary education was acquired by following the Chautauqua courses of reading for eleven years. In 1885, he was appointed secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association at Charleston, South Carolina, and that year he began to qualify for the ministry, a vocation for which he felt a special call, and was a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky, from Oct, 1804, until Jun 1895. At the latter date he was ordained by The Citadel Square Baptist Church in Charleston and in July began his duties as pastor of the church at Camden. He quickly acquired a well earned popularity justified by his splendid talents as a preacher and his influence as an organizer and co-worker, especially among the younger people of the church community. When the Baptist Young People's Union of South Carolina was organized at Orangebur he was elected president and was re-elected at other meetings at Greenville, Batesburg and Columbia. For a number of years he edited the Baptist Young People's Union Department in the baptist Courier.
The institution that has most greatly benefited by Mr. Jamison's ability and work has been the Connie Maxwell Orphanage at Greenwood. He was made superintendent and treasurer of this institution in 1900. He is an ideal administrator of such an institution as an orphanage, his personal qualities endearing him to his little charges, while his business abilities are all that are required for the management of the finances and other problems directly connected with such an institution.
Mr. Jamison married Miss Emma C. Caldwell on October 4, 1889. She died December 17, 1900. On June 7, 1904, he married Mrs. Margaret Wallace Caldwell.
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From the records of Elliston Thomas, dated Feb. 1966 --
"Eris Campbell Jamison, born July 24, 1867; married Mattie Henley aCliftonville, Miss. Jan. 8 , 1891; resided five years there, then moved toBrookville to operate a furniture business; h e retired, mo ving to LagunaBeach, Calif."
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Name: Henry Downs Jamison
Event: Death
Event Date: 24 Aug 1932
Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Race or Color: White
Age: 61
Estimated Birth Year:
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1871
Birthplace: Tennessee
Spouse: Marguerite ...In
Father: Robert D. Jamison
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother: Camilla Patterson
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Street Address:
Residence: near ..., Tennessee
Cemetery: ...
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 25 Aug 1932
Informant:
Additional Relatives:
Digital Folder Number: 4184135
Image Number: 88
Film Number: 1876792
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Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Scherrerville, IL
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