Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Birthabt 1640, Northumberland County, VA21247,21248,21249
Memoabt 1634?
Deathaft 171121250,21251,21252
FatherJohn Gresham (~1613->1655)
MotherUNNAMED (ca1615-)
Research
Williams, James, Spouse: Tennison, Elizabeth (d/Justinian & Eliz. Shanks of CC), bef 1723, Source: Reno21253 (Mother is Elizabeth Shanks not Katherine Gresham?)

p.354 Tennis, Justinian & (Gresham), (Katherine); bef 20 May 1656; bride was a sis. of Justinian Gresham & prob a d/o John & Mary Gresham; (NC OB 1652-65:126; RB 1652-58:46, 77)21254 (Her Mother Mary? Brother of Justinian s/o Mary)

MD Wills & Probate Records 1635-177710057
Could not find Katherine Tennison
Spouses
Birthabt 1629, Weymouth, Dorset County, England21203,21204,21205,21206,21207,21208,21209
Memoabt 1632? or Yarmouth?
Residenceaft 18 Dec 1650, Northumberland County, VA21210,21211,21212
MemoWidow Hills Thickett 250 ac- John Mottrom patented 250 ac who had the rights on assignment from Justinian Tennis who transported 5 persons into the colony
Residencebef 23 Aug 1668, Northumberland County, VA20163
Land Purchase23 Aug 1668, Charles County, MD21192,21213
Memo23 Oct 1668 St Mary’s County, MD? Mile End, 100-350 ac, Surveyed for Justinian Tennison at a bound White Oak the bound tree of Francis Pope
Residence28 Sep 1668, St Mary’s County, MD21214,21215
Memotransported 5 persons; 18 Oct 1668 demanded a warrant for 350 ac for having transported himself, Katherine,his wife, Jane/Jean(sp both ways), Barbara, Justinian & Mary his children & William Somersett his servant into the province
ResidenceJan 1669, MD20163
MemoMoved from Northumberland County, VA
Tax List1678, St Mary’s County, MD21216
Memo100 pounds tobacco
Will Filed23 Jan 1699, Charles County, MD21217,21218,21219,21220
MemoWill dtd; 23 Feb 1699?
Deathaft 23 Jan 1699, Charles County, MD21221,21222,21223,21224,21225,21226,21227,21228,21219
Memobef 08 Jul 1699 St Mary’s County, MD? 29 Nov 1700?
Will Filed8 Jul 1699, Charles County, MD21218,21229,21230,21219,21231,21220
MemoWill probated; also filed in St Mary’s Co, MD; Maryland wills 6:251-252; Charles Co., MD wills A2:222-223
OccupationConstable Northumberland County, VA 166621232
Alias/AKAJustinian Dennis; Justinian Tennis21233,21234
FatherTennison (ca1600-)
Misc. Notes
The Jarvis Family & Other Relatives- Justinian Tennison10917
Sources:
Revolutionary Patriots of Charles County, Maryland 1775-1783, Henry C. Peden, Jr. Early Charles County Maryland Settlers 1658-1745, Marlene Strawser Bates and F. Edward Wright
Tennis - Tennisson - Tennyson Genealogy by Faye Tennison Davidson
E-mail dated Sunday, March 22, 1998 from Brad Molen with reference to the John Cooksey and Mary Reed family. Brad's email address is: bcmolen(at)earthlink.net

Justinian Tennis (sic) Will dtd 23 Jan 1699 Charles Co Probate 8 Jul 1699 Book 6 Pg 251:17668
Daus. Barbara, Mary, Catherine, Eliza, Sarah and Dracle (sic), son John and grandchild John Mansfield at 21 yrs of age, personalty
Wife (unnamed), Executrix and residuary legatee of estate during life, to pass to dau Christian at her decease
Test: Philip Jenkinson, Job Staple, Thos Simpson

Vol 4 Pg 15 Pt IV: John Place Jr.20185
At pp. 130-132 of Tennison, Vol. 2, was set forth the records of John & Mary Place and their son John Place Jr. John Gresham (the father of Justinian Tennison Sr.'s wife Katherine) was the step-father of John Place Jr. John Place, Jr moved from Northumberland Co, VA to St Mary's Co, MD where he died in Dec 1674 (see Tennison, Vol. 2, pp. 15 and 132; Justinian Tennison Sr was appointed to appraise his estate.)
Research
Land Records: Charles County Hundred Rent Rolls Tract Index (1642-1753):10934 (Him?)
Tract Name: Mile End; Tennison, Justinian, Charles County Hundred: Newport; Rent Roll: 374; Sequence: 9

Marriages&Deaths StMary’s Co, MD411 (Wife of Justinian Tennison? This Justinian or son of John his brother who was married to Shanks?)
Pg 156 Hill, Giles m. by 1702 Elizabeth Shanks d/John & Abigal Shanks of St. M. Co, & widow of Justinian Tennison who d: 11/29/1700. Elizabeth Hill d: 10/15/1702 Ref. Test Proc. 13:280, Judgement 19:301; Chancery PC:444, 474; wills PC 1:45, 111 & 3:731 & 4:159 (7)
Pg 401 Deaths: Hill, Elizabeth, nee Shanks, wife of Giles Hill & widow of Justinian Tennison who d. 29 Nov 1700, d. 15 Oct 1702. Ref. Chancery Prec. PC:474, 444 & wills 3:741 & 4:16. (4) (7)
Deaths: Tennison, Justinian d: 1699 Widow Elizabeth dau of John Shanks & Abigail Brook Shanks Simmons m.2 Giles Hill (#217) who d: 1702 (84 Women’s Career File, by Carr, St Mary’s City Comm, Historian, Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD)

Burch Families of Southern MD Vol 29905 (Who is Tracie?)
Vol 2 Pg 1 Oliver Burch & Abraham Price were sons-in-law of Justinian Tennison Sr, being married, respectively to his daughters Barbara and Tracie.

Justinian Dennis/Tennison came to America in 1668 & was listed in Skordas Immigration List as Justinian Dennis.10917(1668 or 1650?)

Md Indexes Probate Records Colonia 1634-177710056
Name Date County
Image # 01384 Tenison, Justinian 1699 (None) Box 12 folder 6 Inv, Testam Papers
Image # 01457 Tennason, Justinian 1699 (None) Liber 20 folio 25 Inventory
Image # 01476 Tennis, Justinian 1699 Charles Liber 6 folio 252 Wills
Image # 01483 Tennis, Gustenein 1699 Charles Liber No 2A folio 222 Wills
Image # 01484 Tennis, Justinian 1699 (None) Liber 21 folio 290 Inventory
Image # 01504 Tennison, Justinian 1699 (None) Liber 19 ½ A folio 22 Inventory
Image # 01505 Tennison, Justinian 1699 (None) Liber 19 ½ B folio 22 Inventory

Image SC 5094-4123-01 Tennison, Justinian d: 1699: Father: John Tennison # 632 d: 1683; Wife: Elizabeth Marr: Giles Hill bet 1699-1700; Children: Justinian d: 1687; Jane Marr: Vincent Mansell d: 1687; Occ: Planter 1698; Office: Appraiser 1685; 1696 signed as civil officer/magistrate/etc.21235 (Him? His children; Not his father? Not his wife?)

Mercy Dowsinge, Female, bapt: 21 Dec 1606 Cottonham, Cambridge, England; Father: Thomas Dowsinge; FHL Film 10404541056 (His Mother? According to FamilySearch.org)

MD Wills & Probate Records 1635-177710057
Could not find Justinian Tennison
Marriagebef 20 May 1656, Northern Neck, VA21202
ChildrenMary (ca1658->1728)
 Jane (ca1660->1687)
 Justinian (ca1660-1686)
 Barbary (Barbara) (~1660-~1737)
 John (~1668->1743)
 Catherine (~1670->1725)
 Tracie (~1672-)
 Elizabeth (~1673->1724)
 Sarah (~1676->1729)
 Diana (~1678-)
 Christian (~1680-1759)
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