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- Descendants if any are not known. None were named in his will of 1759 Oct 22.
Will names all his siblings confirming his father's will of 20 years earlier.
1761 Sept. Inventory of John Tennison; Excecutis- Susanna Tennison.
TINNISON, JOHN, St Mary's Co, 22 Oct, 1759; 28 Jan, 1760
To brother Absolom Tinnison, cloaths.
To sister Ann Millard, 1 sh.
To brother Joseph Tinnison, 1 sh.
To Joshua Tinnison, 1 sh.
To John Sutton, mare.
To Thos. Green, mare.
Wife Susanna.
To sister Mary Tinnison, 500 lbs of tobacco, yearly.
Nephew John Tinnison.
At death of wife ½ of estate to go to brother Absolam Tinnison's children and John Perry son of Susana Perry. Other half at wife's discretion.
Wife extx.
Wit: William Morgan, Jeremiah Cole, Ann Cole. 30. 821
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John Tenniaon 69.125 SM £266.8.3 Feb 13 1760 Jun 9 1760
Appraisers: John Beade, William Lucas.
Creditors: James Bale, Basil Biscoe.
Next of kin: Absalom Tenison, Mary Tinneson.
Administratrix/Executrix: Susannah Tennison.
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John Tennison 3.110 D SM £306.4.3 Sep 1 1761
Executrix: Susannah Tennison.
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Apr. 1755 - Maryland Provincial Court Land Records. John Tennison, of St. Mary's Co., planter, and Susannah his wife, for 10,000 lbs. of crop tobacco, deed to John Attaway Clarke, Gent., one moiety of the "Outlett," containing 50 acres, and one moiety of "Redman's Adventure," containing 50 acres, which said moieties are in St. Mary's Co. near the head of Poplar Hill Creek and were formerly sold or conveyed by Andrew Delaware and Ann his wife to a certain Samuel Johnson, and also all that tract called "Mulberry Fields," lying in St. Mary's Co., Beginning at a bounded chestnut standing on the south side of the land whereupon Samuel Johnson formerly lived and running south to a poplar in the line of Robert Mosely's land and so with the said land to a bounded poplar at the end of the said line, thence with the line of John Redman to the head of the Creek, containing 25 acres.
Signed John Tennison (signature) and Susannah Tennison ("i" her mark. )
Source: Maryland Provincial Court Land Records, Liber EI No.9, pp. 553-6.
Comment: A brief abstract of this deed was given at Tennison, Vol. 2, p. 65. The more complete version above gives the reader information on the location of the tracts and on their previous owner (Susannah's father) Samuel Johnson.
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1756
Volume 701, Page 553
This Indenture made the sixteenth Day of April in the Year of Our Lord
One Thousand Seven hundred and fifty five Between John Tennison
of S.t Marys County in the Province of Maryland Planter and Susannah
his Wife of the one part and John Attaway ^Clarke^ of the Same County and
Province af.d Gentleman of the other Witnesseth that the said John
Tennison and Susannah his Wife for And in Consideration of the Sum
of Five Shillings Current Money to them in hand paid the receipt
whereof is hereby Acknowledged Have Granted Bargained and
Sold and by these presents Do Grant Bargain and sell unto the said
John Attaway Clark his Executors Administrators & Assigns the Several
Moieties parts or parcells of Land following that is to say one Moiety
of a Tract of Land called the out lett Containing fifty Acres More or
less also one other Moiety of a Tract or parcell of Land called Red
Mans Adventure containing fifty acres more or less which said Moieties
or Parcells of Land are Scituate lying and being in S.t Marys County
af.d Near the Head of Poplar Hill Creek and were formerly sold or
Conveyed by Andrew Delaware and Ann his Wife to a Certain Sam.l
Johnson and Also all that tract or Parcell of Land called Mulberry
Fields lying in the Same County contained in the following Metes
and Bounds Beginning at a Bounded Chesnutt Standing on the
South Side of the Land whereupon Samuel Johnson formerly
lived and Running South to a Poplar in the line of Robert Mosleys
Land and so with the said Land to a Bounded Poplar at the End
of the Said Line thence with the Line of John Redmans to the Head
of the Creek Containing twenty five Acres of Land more or less and
the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents issues
and Profits of the said Moieties parts or parcells of Land and of Each
and Every of them To have and to hold the Same Moieties
parts or Parcells of Land herein before Mentioned and intended to
be Bargained and Sold and each and Every of them unto the Said
John Attaway Clarke his Executors Administrators and assigns
from the Day Next before the Day of the Date of these Presents
for and during and unto the full end and Term of One whole year
thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended to the intent &
purpose that the said John Attaway Clarke may be in the Actual
Possession of the hereby Bargained and sold Land & Premisses
and may hereby and by force of the Statute of Uses be enabled
to take a Grant and Release ^of the reversion and inheritance of the same to such Uses Intents and Purposes as shall be therein and thereby specifyed^ Specified and Declared In witness
whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto sett their
hands and seals the Day and Year first above Written
Executed and Delivered in presence of
John Hall jun John Tennison Seal
Tho.s Pal Waughop her
Susannah i Tennisson Seal
Recorded May 21.st 1755 Mark
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1731 - 1760 (29 years)