Tom & List,
I believe Lewis Benjamin Tennant was a descendant of Scottish immigrant
Alexander Tennant, but I still am in the process of verifying the link
between the Kosciusko Co, Ind. Tennants and those of Connecticut.
LEWIS BENJAMIN TENNANT was born June 04, 1804 in Hartford, Connecticut, and
died September 10, 1865 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He married (1)
ELIZABETH DE WITT 1824 in Hamilton, Canada. She was born 1805 in New Jersey,
and died 1845 in Lake County, Indiana. He married (2) MALSY ANN MEDFORD May
02, 1849 in Lake County, Indiana.
I'd be glad to send a file with sources & notes. Here's what what I have.
Brenda Reeg Robison
Indianapolis, IN
Descendants of Alexander Tennant
Generation No. 1
1. ALEXANDER1 TENNANT was born 1654 in Scotland, Great Britain, and died
1710 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut. He married PRUDENCE UNKNOWN.
She was born 1658 in Scotland, Great Britain, and died 1710 in Hebron,
Tolland County, Connecticut.
Children of ALEXANDER TENNANT and PRUDENCE UNKNOWN are:
2. i. DANIEL2 TENNANT, b. 1685, Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island;
d. June 03, 1770, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut.
ii. ABIGAIL TENNANT, b. 1691, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode
Island; d. 1758, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island; m. SAMUEL
(1-2) TEFFT, JR., 1710, South Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island; b.
1685, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. July 14, 1760, South
Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.
Generation No. 2
2. DANIEL2 TENNANT (ALEXANDER1) was born 1685 in Kingston, Washington
County, Rhode Island, and died June 03, 1770 in Colchester, New London
County, Connecticut. He married (1) ANN GREENE 1715 in East Greenwich, Kent
County, Rhode Island. She was born 1694 in East Greenwich, Kent County,
Rhode Island, and died Unknown in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island.
He married (2) ELIZABETH AVERY 1723 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut,
daughter of JONATHAN AVERY and ELIZABETH BRILL. She was born January 18,
1703/04 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut, and died Unknown.
Children of DANIEL TENNANT and ANN GREENE are:
3. i. ANNA3 TENNANT, b. 1715, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut;
d. Unknown, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
ii. FREELOVE TENNANT, b. 1721, Colchester, New London County,
Connecticut; d. September 10, 1790, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts;
m. JOSEPH (1-2) SWEET, JR., March 16, 1736/37, Colchester, New London Co.,
Connecticut; b. October 02, 1715; d. 1761, Colchester, New London Co.,
Connecticut..
Child of DANIEL TENNANT and ELIZABETH AVERY is:
4. iii. CALEB3 TENNANT, b. 1745, Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island;
d. Unknown.
Generation No. 3
3. ANNA3 TENNANT (DANIEL2, ALEXANDER1) was born 1715 in Colchester, New
London County, Connecticut, and died Unknown in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia,
Canada. She married (1) JOHN RATHBONE March 30, 1737 in Colchester, New
London Co., Connecticut. He was born January 01, 1713/14 in New Shoreham,
Block Island, Washington Co., Rhode Island, and died November 27, 1755 in
Salem, New London Co., Connecticut. She married (2) ICHABOD (1-2) RANDALL,
JR. 1756 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut, son of ICHABOD RANDALL
and HUMILITY GREENE. He was born 1737 in Colchester, New London Co.,
Connecticut, and died 1758 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Children of ANNA TENNANT and JOHN RATHBONE are:
i. AMOS4 RATHBONE, b. March 05, 1736/37, Colchester, New London Co.,
Connecticut; d. 1816, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; m. HUMILITY
RANDALL, June 1758, Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut; b. 1744,
Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut; d. 1808, Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia,
Canada.
ii. ABEL RATHBONE, b. November 06, 1746, Salem, New London Co.,
Connecticut; d. Unknown; m. ANNA GATES; b. May 06, 1755, Colchester, New
London Co., Connecticut; d. June 26, 1813.
4. CALEB3 TENNANT (DANIEL2, ALEXANDER1) was born 1745 in Kingston,
Washington Co., Rhode Island, and died Unknown. He married (1) SARAH
WIGHTMAN September 08, 1762 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, daughter
of ABRAHAM WIGHTMAN and SUSANNA STARK. She was born May 29, 1745 in Norwich,
New London Co., Connecticut, and died Bef. 1793. He married (2) EUNICE
CULVER November 14, 1780 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut.
Child of CALEB TENNANT and SARAH WIGHTMAN is:
5. i. WIGHTMAN (WHITMAN)4 TENNANT, b. 1767, Glastonbury, Hartford Co.,
Connecticut; d. December 29, 1841, Prob. Connecticut.
Generation No. 4
5. WIGHTMAN (WHITMAN)4 TENNANT (CALEB3, DANIEL2, ALEXANDER1) was born 1767
in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died December 29, 1841 in
Prob. Connecticut. He married DIMMIS (DEMERIOUS) BABBIT Abt. 1799 in
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, daughter of JACOB BABBIT and REBECCA
MCCALL. She was born June 03, 1775 in Colchester, New London Co.,
Connecticut, and died October 09, 1852 in Prob Connecticut.
Children of WIGHTMAN TENNANT and DIMMIS BABBIT are:
i. LOVICA (LOUISA)5 TENNANT, b. May 11, 1792, Colchester, New London
Co., Connecticut; d. 1882, Whitford Center, Ohio; m. SYDNEY STOCKING,
November 18, 1810, Portland, Connecticut.
ii. ELECTRA TENNANT, b. November 13, 1793, Colchester, New London Co.,
Connecticut; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH STANCLIFF, December 26, 1812, Chatham,
Portland Co., Connecticut.
6. iii. ABRAM (ABRAHAM) TENNANT, b. August 22, 1795; d. November 28,
1881, East Granby, Connecticut.
iv. LAURA TENNANT, b. October 10, 1797; d. Unknown, Parkman, Ohio; m.
GILBERT CURTIS, May 17, 1819, Portland, Connecticut.
v. ASENATH TENNANT, b. November 01, 1799; m. ELI LOW, Abt. 1819.
vi. AVERY TENNANT, b. June 30, 1802, Chatham, Connecticut; d. August 02,
1866, Prob Franklin, Delaware Co., New York; m. (1) ELIZABETH STRICKLAND; m.
(2) CLARISSA CLARA PALMER, January 09, 1822, Marlborough, Connecticut.
7. vii. LEWIS BENJAMIN TENNANT, b. June 04, 1804, Hartford, Connecticut;
d. September 10, 1865, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
viii. CHESTER TENNANT, b. October 24, 1806; d. February 14, 1846; m.
DELINDA CLARK, October 01, 1829, Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut.
ix. SARAH W. TENNANT, b. June 30, 1809, Chatham, Connecticut; m. HOSMER
(HOMER) RICHMOND, September 21, 1831.
x. PHEBE TENNANT, b. March 24, 1813, Chatham, Connecticut; m. HENRY
HEDGES, September 05, 1832.
Generation No. 5
6. ABRAM (ABRAHAM)5 TENNANT (WIGHTMAN (WHITMAN)4, CALEB3, DANIEL2,
ALEXANDER1) was born August 22, 1795, and died November 28, 1881 in East
Granby, Connecticut. He married ACHSAH CRANE November 27, 1823 in East
Windsor, Connecticut.
Child of ABRAM TENNANT and ACHSAH CRANE is:
i. GEORGE A.6 TENNANT.
7. LEWIS BENJAMIN5 TENNANT (WIGHTMAN (WHITMAN)4, CALEB3, DANIEL2,
ALEXANDER1) was born June 04, 1804 in Hartford, Connecticut, and died
September 10, 1865 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He married (1) ELIZABETH DE
WITT 1824 in Hamilton, Canada. She was born 1805 in New Jersey, and died
1845 in Lake County, Indiana. He married (2) MALSY ANN MEDFORD May 02, 1849
in Lake County, Indiana.
Children of LEWIS TENNANT and ELIZABETH DE WITT are:
i. LEUVIEY6 TENNANT, b. 1825, Canada.
ii. MARLYAN TENNANT, b. 1827, Canada.
iii. RACHEL TENNANT, b. 1829, Canada.
iv. ELIZA JANE TENNANT, b. 1831, Canada.
v. WHITMAN TENNANT, b. 1833, Canada.
vi. DEMERIOUS TENNANT, b. 1835, Canada.
8. vii. LEWIS HAND TENNANT, b. November 27, 1837, Canada; d. October 05,
1922, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
viii. JOHNNIE TENNANT, b. 1840, Lake County, Indiana.
ix. JAMES D. TENNANT, b. 1842, Lake County, Indiana; d. April 23, 1863.
x. PHILIP TENNANT, b. 1844, Lake, In.
Generation No. 6
8. LEWIS HAND6 TENNANT (LEWIS BENJAMIN5, WIGHTMAN (WHITMAN)4, CALEB3,
DANIEL2, ALEXANDER1) was born November 27, 1837 in Canada, and died October
05, 1922 in Kosciusko County, Indiana. He married ELIZABETH BARRON August
20, 1865 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. She was born June 16, 1844 in
Pennsylvania, and died February 1937 in Prob Kosciusko Co, Indiana.
Children of LEWIS TENNANT and ELIZABETH BARRON are:
i. JOHN DE WITT7 TENNANT, b. June 19, 1865, Logansport, Cass County,
Indiana; d. December 26, 1947; m. LILLIAN MCCONNELLL, October 27, 1894,
Kosciusko County, Indiana.
ii. CHARLES PEMPERTON TENNANT, b. December 11, 1867, Monroe Twp.,
Pierceton, Kosciusko Co., In; d. February 20, 1966, Whitley County, Indiana;
m. LILLIAN WARNER, December 04, 1898, Kosciusko County, Indiana; d. April
1926.
iii. DEMARIS MAY TENNANT, b. November 08, 1869, Kosciusko County,
Indiana; d. September 01, 1963; m. EMMETT MILLER.
iv. LEWIS WHITMAN TENNANT, b. August 02, 1871, Kosciusko County, Indiana;
d. December 17, 1950, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana; m. CORA ALICE
LENWELL, December 25, 1901, Kosciusko County, Indiana; b. November 27, 1881;
d. October 1976, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana..
v. WALTER MARION TENNANT, b. September 11, 1873, Kosciusko County,
Indiana; d. September 20, 1950; m. SARAH "SADIE" E. KEEFER, March 02, 1901,
Kosciusko County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1874.
vi. FRANK A. TENNANT, b. September 30, 1875, Logansport, Cass County,
Indiana; d. August 26, 1924; m. DESSIE MICHAEL, Abt. 1908.
vii. FREDERICK T. TENNANT, b. March 02, 1878, Logansport, Cass County,
Indiana; d. November 26, 1957.
viii. LEROY EARNEST TENNANT, b. June 02, 1880, Logansport, Cass County,
Indiana; d. May 22, 1885.
ix. ALMA L. TENNANT, b. September 12, 1882, Logansport, Cass Co., In
4-94; d. February 19, 1897.
x. JAMES ELMER TENNANT, b. April 17, 1884, Logansport, Cass County,
Indiana; d. September 12, 1934.
xi. OTIS TENNANT, b. April 22, 1886, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana; d.
December 18, 1964.