JENNINGS ORDINARY. Near here were some of the finest homes in Nottoway
before the war.The place was first settled by Colonel William Jennings who was born in
England and died in Amelia, now Nottoway County, in 1775. The house in
which Colonel Jennings lived is still standing, an old tavern from which
Jennings Ordinary received its name.Colonel Jennings married Mary Jane Pulliam of Hanover County in 1724. He
is supposed to have been the heir to the Jennings fortune about which there
has been so much litigation in recent years.[page 86]
It seems that in 1798 William Jennings, of Action, Suffolk and Grosvenor
Square, London, the only child of Robert Jennings and Anne Gpidote, died in
England a bachelor at the age of ninety-seven. This William Jennings was a
nephew of Colonel William Jennings of Nottoway. He left a fortune
consisting of real estate and personal property valued at two million
pounds sterling, and is said to have left it to the heirs of Colonel
William Jennings of Nottoway. Colonel Jennings' heirs were not located at
the time, and the real estate passed to George Augustus Curzon, and thence
to Earl Howe, while the personal property passed to Lady Andover and
William Ligon, and has remained in possession of their heirs since that
time. In later years there have been several attempts made by the heirs of
Colonel William Jennings to dispossess the present owners of this estate,
but so far the courts have found in favor of the defendants.Other Jennings homes in the county are Mallory Hill, Rural Retreat, and
Hico.OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES IN NOTTOWAY
By W. R. Turner
Prince Edward County Death Records (pg 121) lists parents as Alex and ? Marshall, spouse as WJ Owen
1850 Census Hebron, Washington Co., NY
pg 290
1194 1276 Wm Mcclellan 53 Farmer none NY
Margaret 50
Robert 27 Student
Alexander 25 Farmer
John 23
Andrew 17
Jane 20
Donald 12
Sarah 4