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Descendants of
Francis Jennings
Generation No. 1
1. FRANCIS1 JENNINGS was born Bet. 1551 - 1590, and died Bet. 1593-1671. He married JEANE SCOTT Bet. 1591-1629.
Child of FRANCIS JENNINGS and JEANE SCOTT is:
2. i. JANE2 JENNINGS, b. Bet. 1609 - 1657, AKA-Jane Scott Jennings; d. Bet. 1643-1740.
Generation No. 2
2. JANE2 JENNINGS (FRANCIS1) was born Bet. 1609 - 1657 AKA-Jane Scott Jennings, and died Bet. 1643-1740. She married JAMES HOLMES Bet. 1643-1690. [James Holmes on Ancestors of Nannie Myrtle Kidwell]
Child of JANE JENNINGS and JAMES HOLMES is:
3. i. JEANETTA3 HOLMES, b. 24 Jun 1694, [J(e)anett(e)] Co Down, Ireland; d. 28 Jul 1768, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Generation No. 3
3. JEANETTA3 HOLMES (JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born 24 Jun 1694 in [J(e)anett(e)] Co Down, Ireland, and died 28 Jul 1768 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. She married WILLIAM BALDRIDGE 16 Jun 1714.
Child of JEANETTA HOLMES and WILLIAM BALDRIDGE is:
4. i. SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, b. Bet. 1680 - 1701, AKA-Margaret; d. WFT Est. 1731-1793.
Generation No. 4
4. SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE (JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born Bet. 1680 - 1701 AKA-Margaret, and died Bet. 1731-1793. She married JOHN POSTON I Abt. 1712.
More About JOHN POSTON I:
Fact 01: 26 Apr 1703, Arrived America, Maryland.
Fact 10: 1st settled Leonardstown, St. Marysco
Child of SUSANNA BALDRIDGE and JOHN POSTON I is:
5. i. WILLIAM5 POSTON, b. 1721; d. Abt. 1777.
Generation No. 5
5. WILLIAM5 POSTON (SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born 1721, and died Abt. 1777. He married PRISCILLA NOE CHESHIRE Bet. 1750 - 1771, daughter of JOHN CHESHIRE.
More About WILLIAM POSTON: Religion: Episcopalian.
Child of WILLIAM POSTON and PRISCILLA CHESHIRE is:
6. i. ELIAS6 POSTON, b. 14 Nov 1747; d. 04 Jul 1802.
Generation No. 6
6. ELIAS6 POSTON (WILLIAM5, SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born 14 Nov 1747, and died 04 Jul 1802. He married REBECCA DEAVER CHESHIRE 1776 in WV (Source: (1) Broderbund WFT CD 403:Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, "CD-ROM," 41.000 / CRJ., (2) Broderbund WFT CD 403:Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, "CD-ROM," 986.002, 2 pg Pedigree Chart., (3) Broderbund WFT CD 403:Selected U.S./International Marriage Records, "CD-ROM," 21186.020, 2 pg Family Group Sheet, listed as parents.), daughter of SAMUEL CHESHIRE and ANN ROBBINS.
Notes for ELIAS POSTON:
Biographical & Genealogical Master Index (BGMI) at Ancestry.com
Database: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Combined Matches: 1
918233
Poston, Elias McClellan 1862-1931
Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in
American History." Volume 1, 1897-1942. Chicago: A.N.
Marquis Co., 1943. (WhAm 1)
Child of ELIAS POSTON and REBECCA CHESHIRE is:
7. i. DELILAH7 POSTON, b. 1782; d. 31 Mar 1850.
Generation No. 7
7. DELILAH7 POSTON (ELIAS6, WILLIAM5, SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born 1782, and died 31 Mar 1850. She married BENJAMIN SLANE JR 08 Nov 1801.
Children of DELILAH POSTON and BENJAMIN SLANE JR are:
i. HUGH8 SLANE, b. 1819, [Slone] (Source: The West Virginia Advocate, 11/14/1991,by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D.); d. 1882 (Source: The West Virginia Advocate, 11/14/1991,by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D.); m. MALINDA ELLEN KIDWELL.
8. ii. REBECCA SLANE, b. 21 Feb 1825; d. 04 Oct 1849, dec'd in 3rd childbirth.
Generation No. 8
8. REBECCA8 SLANE (DELILAH7 POSTON, ELIAS6, WILLIAM5, SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born 21 Feb 1825 (Source: "The West Virginia Advocate, 11/14/1991, by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D.."), and died 04 Oct 1849 in dec'd in 3rd childbirth (Source: "The West Virginia Advocate, 11/14/1991, by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D.."). She married JAMES KIDWELL 21 Feb 1845, son of JOHN KIDWELL and MARY HIETT.
Notes for JAMES KIDWELL: Oscar McDonald's Sept 1974 letter to Thelma Day Bailey: Lived at Shipp place about 100 years ago.
More About JAMES KIDWELL:
Census: 1850, 27y, Hampshire Co, VA/WV (Source: Hiatt - Hiett
Genealogy and Family History1669 - 1949, p 141.)
Children of REBECCA SLANE and JAMES KIDWELL are:
9. i. VIRGINIA9 KIDWELL, b. AKA-Jennie.
10. ii. FRANCIS MARION KIDWELL, b. 09 Aug 1846, AKA-Frank; d. 31 Aug 1899.
iii. INFANT KIDWELL, b. 04 Oct 1849 (Source: McDonald, Oscar - Sept 1974 letter to Thelma Day Bailey.).
Generation No. 9
9. VIRGINIA9 KIDWELL (REBECCA8 SLANE, DELILAH7 POSTON, ELIAS6, WILLIAM5, SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born in AKA-Jennie (Source: McDonald, Oscar - Sept 1974 letter to Thelma Day Bailey.). She married JAMES MCDONALD, son of EVAN MCDONALD and ARAH MILLSLAGEL.
More About JAMES MCDONALD: Census: 1850, 15y, Hampshire Co, WV
Children of VIRGINIA KIDWELL and JAMES MCDONALD are:
i. MARIAN10 MCDONALD, b. Bet. 1834 - 1880.
ii. BESSIE MCDONALD, b. 1846.
iii. CHARLES MCDONALD.
iv. LYDIA MCDONALD.
v. REBECCA MCDONALD.
10. FRANCIS MARION9 KIDWELL (REBECCA8 SLANE, DELILAH7 POSTON, ELIAS6, WILLIAM5, SUSANNA MARY4 BALDRIDGE, JEANETTA3 HOLMES, JANE2 JENNINGS, FRANCIS1) was born 09 Aug 1846 in AKA-Frank (Source: "The West Virginia Advocate, 11/14/1991, by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D. (Family Bible)."), and died 31 Aug 1899. He married ISABELLA MCDONALD, daughter of EVAN MCDONALD and ARAH MILLSLAGEL.
Notes for FRANCIS MARION KIDWELL: A verbal history relayed by Irvin Sylvester Day: Frank Kidwell bought a box of nails at the Higginsville, WV store. The nails rattling spooked his horse; and, since his feet were not completely in the stirrups, he died from being drug to the river.
Children of FRANCIS KIDWELL and ISABELLA MCDONALD are:
i. HERB10 KIDWELL, b. Bet. 1868 - 1894; m. DAISY KIDWELL-WIFE.
ii. LEMUEL KIDWELL, b. Abt. 1876; d. 02 Sep 1965, at midnight, 89y, int Ft. Ashby, WV (Rt 28) (Source: Kidwell, Leonard E.); m. (1) ANNIE AGNES OATES, Abt. 1905; m. (2) DAISY, Aft. 1920.
iii. HOWARD ARTHUR KIDWELL, b. 20 Mar 1883; d. 10 Dec 1947; m. CORA MARGARET BRELSFORD, 21 Nov 1906, daughter of Benjamin B. Brelsford (22Jul1849-24May1928) and Sarah Ivy Moreland (17Jul1857-26Nov1941). [Ancestors of Cora Margaret Brelsford]
More About HOWARD ARTHUR KIDWELL: Medical Information: hole in his back from cancer surgeryiv. NANNIE MYRTLE KIDWELL, b. 23 May 1890, AKA-Myrtle (Source: Tombstone - Salem United Methodist Church, Slanesville, West Virginia); d. 01 Mar 1938; m. JOHN DAY.
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