Doddridge County Roots

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Jennet FLEMING

Jennet FLEMING

Female 1793 - 1868  (75 years)

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  • Name Jennet FLEMING 
    Born 26 Jun 1793  Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Olathe, Johnson Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 17 Sep 1868  Olathe, Johnson Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I130044  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2020 

    Family 1 Thomas ROY,   d. 1843 
    Family ID F56881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Phineas CHAPIN,   b. 21 Oct 1792, Springfield, Hampden Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1857, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1849  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Phineas Chapin's wife Nancy Sommerville died in August 1843. On Dec 31 1849, Phineas married Jennet Fleming Roy, widow of Thomas Roy. Her son William Roy was with them in the Chapin household in the 1850 Census.

      1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), 21st District, enumerated on Sep 20 1850:
      Phineas Chapin, 55, b. Massachusetts, clerk, value of real estate $2,000; Jennet, 50, b. England; Virginius P, 24, b. Va, value of real estate $1,000; Mary N.M.M., 20, b. Va, value of real estate $1,200; Ruhama P, 19, b. Va, value of real estate $1,250; Elizabeth S, 18, b. Va, attended school within the year; Sophronia, 17, b. Va, attended school; Caroline, 15, b. Va, attended school; William Roy, 19, b. Canada.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household on one side was that of Aaron Criss (39, b. Va, merchant, value of real estate $4,500) and his wife Jane. The household on the other siede was that of Benjamin Dolbeare (60, b. Connecticut, physician). It is known from other records that Phineas Chapin's home was on West Main Street in Clarksburg.

      Following Phineas Chapin's 1857 death, Jennet and her son William Roy moved to Olathe, Kansas, where they were found in the 1860 Census.
    Family ID F56880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, MR p. 33 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12525716&Type=Marriage.