Adam Brown TENNANT^[1]

1798 - 1876  (77 years)   Has 12 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Adam Brown TENNANT
  Nickname	Hairy Ad
  Birth	Sun 2 Dec 1798	Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1799 (0 years old)  [3]
  	Probably not correct
  Death	Thu 2 Nov 1876	Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Age	77 years
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Richard D. TENNANT           b. Wed 4 Jan 1797, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Sun 14 Nov 1886, Statler Run, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Mary Margaret BROOKOVER > 2. Nimrod TENNANT           b. Mon 30 Aug 1802, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Sun 28 Feb 1875, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years) ▻ Catherine MOORE,  m. Fri 17 Jan 1823 ;   Emella WILSON,  m. Sun 25 Jul 1830 > 3. Enos TENNANT           b. Wed 4 Jan 1804             d. Sat 5 May 1855  (Age 51 years) ▻ Christina HAUGHT > 4. Rebecca TENNANT           b. Fri 23 Jun 1809             d. Mon 23 Jul 1894  (Age 85 years) ▻ Richard Bland TENNANT   5. Catherine TENNANT   6. Martha TENNANT
  Person ID	P14141	Cole/Tanner Families
  Last Modified	Tue 17 Feb 2004

  
  

  Father	Peter TENNANT           b. Thu 25 Feb 1773, South Branch of Potomac River, Moorefield, Hardy Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Fri 29 Jan 1847, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BROWN           b. Sep 1774, Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Mon 3 Jun 1867, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Fri 3 Apr 1795	Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Age at Marriage	Peter : 22 years and 2 months old - Elizabeth : 20 years and 7 months old.
  Children	7 children
  1. Richard D. TENNANT           b. Wed 4 Jan 1797, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Sun 14 Nov 1886, Statler Run, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years)   2. Adam Brown TENNANT           b. Sun 2 Dec 1798, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Thu 2 Nov 1876, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)   3. Nimrod TENNANT           b. Mon 30 Aug 1802, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Sun 28 Feb 1875, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA  (Age 72 years)   4. Enos TENNANT           b. Wed 4 Jan 1804             d. Sat 5 May 1855  (Age 51 years)   5. Rebecca TENNANT           b. Fri 23 Jun 1809             d. Mon 23 Jul 1894  (Age 85 years)   6. Catherine TENNANT   7. Martha TENNANT
  Family ID	F4290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BALDWIN           b. Fri 4 Apr 1806, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Tue 26 Aug 1851, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Tue 2 Apr 1822	Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA   [2]
  Age at Marriage	Adam : 23 years and 4 months old - Sarah : 16 years old.
  Children	2 sons and 5 daughters
  1. Mahala TENNANT           b. 1824   2. Margaret TENNANT           b. 1825   3. Peter A. TENNANT           b. 1827             d. 1887 (Age 60 years)   4. Ami TENNANT           b. 1830             d. 1901 (Age 71 years)   5. Esther TENNANT           b. 1832, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Sun 15 Apr 1860, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA (Age 28 years)   6. Mary Polly TENNANT           b. Mon 11 Apr 1836, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA           d. Sun 31 May 1903, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 67 years)   7. Elizabeth Z. TENNANT           b. 1839
  Family ID	F4658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Wed 29 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1 Adam Brown TENNANT(1798 – 1876) 2 Peter TENNANT(1773 – 1847) 4 Richard D. TENNANT, I(1744 – 1822) 8 Richard TENNANT, Sr.(1712 – 1759) 16 Robert TENNANT 17 Mary GEISLER 9 Janet WARK(Abt 1725 – Abt 1780) 18 19 5 Elizabeth HAUGHT(1748 – 1830) 10 Peter HAUGHT(1720 – Bef 1785) 20 21 11 Elizabeth {unknown}(1739 – Aft 1800) 22 23 3 Elizabeth BROWN(1774 – 1867) 6 Adam BROWN 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 Rosanna MAUS 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Reference

  David L. Cole. " Adam Brown TENNANT". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P14141&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).