Misc. Notes
The Jarvis Family & Other Relatives- Justinian Tennison
11003Sources:
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.netJustinian Tennis (sic) Will dtd 23 Jan 1699 Charles Co Probate 8 Jul 1699 Book 6 Pg 251:
17765Daus. 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.
20287At 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.)
Land Records: Charles County Hundred Rent Rolls Tract Index (1642-1753):
11020 (Him?)
Tract Name: Mile End; Tennison, Justinian, Charles County Hundred: Newport; Rent Roll: 374; Sequence: 9
Marriages&Deaths StMary’s Co, MD
413 (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 2
9985 (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.
11003(1668 or 1650?)
Md Indexes Probate Records Colonia 1634-1777
10138 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.
21349 (Him? His children; Not his father? Not his wife?)
Mercy Dowsinge, Female, bapt: 21 Dec 1606 Cottonham, Cambridge, England; Father: Thomas Dowsinge; FHL Film 1040454
1064 (His Mother? According to
FamilySearch.org)
MD Wills & Probate Records 1635-1777
10139 Could not find Justinian Tennison