Father of John Joseph Jennings (Yale Obituary Record 1890–1900: “son of Rev. William Jesup Jennings (Yale 1843) and Miranda D. (Greene) Jennings”).
Yale necrologies and FAG use Jesup; some FAG child-bio text spells Jessup. Styled Rev.; Congregational/Presbyterian pastor (Black Rock, Seneca Falls, North Coventry, Redding). Father Jesup T. Jennings × Isabella (Lee) per own Yale necrology (FAG Seeley — Gen-7 conflict retained, not hunted).
Facts
- Name
- Rev. William Jesup Jennings
- Born
- 7 April 1822
- Birthplace
- New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut (infancy move to Green's Farms / Westport)
- Died
- 5 October 1895
- Place of death
- Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut (at residence of eldest son)
- Generation
- 6
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Male
Sources
- Identity enrichment: husband’s Yale necrology — married 26 Mar 1850 Miranda D., daughter of Russell Greene of Miller's Place; wife died 9 Aug 1892.
John Joseph Jennings, son of Rev. William Jesup Jennings (Yale 1843) and Miranda D. (Greene) Jennings, was born at Black Rock, a village in the suburbs of Bridgeport, Conn., January 30, 1855… He died at his home in Bristol, April 1, 1900… He married, September 1, 1881, at Bristol, Elizabeth Naomi, daughter of Samuel P. and Martha J. Newell.
- Identity enrichment: husband’s Yale necrology — married 26 Mar 1850 Miranda D., daughter of Russell Greene of Miller's Place; wife died 9 Aug 1892.
William Jesup Jennings… was born… April 7, 1822… He had married, on the 26th of the preceding month [March 26, 1850], Miranda D., daughter of Russell Greene, of Miller's Place… died… on October 5, 1895… His wife died on August 9, 1892… Two of the sons are graduates of Yale College (1876 and 1884)…
- Corroboration: Brewster Genealogy Vol. II — Miranda (Greene) Jennings of Westport as mother in “son of” sentence for John Joseph.
m. there, Sept. 1, 1881, John Joseph Jennings, son of Rev. William J. and Miranda (Greene) Jennings of Westport, Conn., b. at Bridgeport or Fairfield, Conn., Jan. 30, 1855; d. at Bristol, Apr. 1, 1900.
- Identity lead (dates/burial; FAG bio not sole lock): FAG 20922535 Rev William Jesup Jennings 7 Apr 1822 – 5 Oct 1895, Redding Center Cemetery; links child John Joseph.
Birth 7 Apr 1822 New Canaan; Death 5 Oct 1895 Bristol; Burial Redding Center Cemetery; spouse Miranda Dimon Greene Jennings; child John Joseph Jennings.