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Name Abraham TENNANT

Birth 1819 Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA [1]

Gender Male

Siblings 6 brothers and 2 sisters

>	1. Nancy A. TENNANT b. 1808, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA ▻ Joseph MOORE
>	2. Richard R. TENNANT, III b. Wed 8 Jul 1812, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Sun 21 May 1871, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA (Age 58 years) ▻ Marinda THOMPSON, m. Thu 1 Nov 1838 ; Perdilla WILSON
>	3. Jacob A. TENNANT b. Fri 8 Jan 1813, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Sat 19 Jul 1884, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) ▻ Margaret WILSON, m. Wed 18 Mar 1835
>	4. Joseph H. TENNANT b. Fri 18 Feb 1814, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 14 Dec 1882, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 68 years) ▻ Rebecca MOORE
>	5. Asa TENNANT b. Tue 3 Dec 1816, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Oct 1908, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 91 years) ▻ Eliza TENNANT
>	6. Ivan TENNANT b. Sat 21 Aug 1819, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 8 Oct 1885, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) ▻ Perdilla WILSON
>	7. Simeon TENNANT b. Fri 14 Jul 1820, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Wed 28 Oct 1903, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years) ▻ Lucretia STEPHENS, m. Bef 1850
>	8. Louvina TENNANT b. Wed 21 Aug 1822, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Wed 1 Nov 1905, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years) ▻ William M. TENNANT

Person ID P25631 Cole/Tanner Families

Last Modified Sat 15 Jul 2000

Father Richard D. TENNANT, II
b. 1777, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. Sun 27 Jun 1824, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA (Age 47 years)

Mother Sarah CHEW
b. Fri 19 Aug 1785, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
d. Wed 20 Sep 1865, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage 1806 Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA [2]

Age at Marriage Richard : ~ 29 years old - Sarah : ~ 20 years and 4 months old.

Children 9 children

	1. Nancy A. TENNANT b. 1808, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
	2. Richard R. TENNANT, III b. Wed 8 Jul 1812, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Sun 21 May 1871, Shelby Co., Indiana, USA (Age 58 years)
	3. Jacob A. TENNANT b. Fri 8 Jan 1813, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Sat 19 Jul 1884, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 71 years)
	4. Joseph H. TENNANT b. Fri 18 Feb 1814, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 14 Dec 1882, Tyler Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
	5. Asa TENNANT b. Tue 3 Dec 1816, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Oct 1908, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 91 years)
	6. Abraham TENNANT b. 1819, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA
	7. Ivan TENNANT b. Sat 21 Aug 1819, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Thu 8 Oct 1885, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
	8. Simeon TENNANT b. Fri 14 Jul 1820, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Wed 28 Oct 1903, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
	9. Louvina TENNANT b. Wed 21 Aug 1822, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., Virginia (now West Virginia), USA d. Wed 1 Nov 1905, Monongalia Co., West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)

Family ID F4901 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Pedigree

1 Abraham TENNANT(1819 – )	2 Richard D. TENNANT, II(1777 – 1824)	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
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		5 Elizabeth HAUGHT(1748 – 1830)	10 Peter HAUGHT(1720 – Bef 1785)	20
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			11 Elizabeth {unknown}(1739 – Aft 1800)	22
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	3 Sarah CHEW(1785 – 1865)	6 Richard Oliver CHEW(1756 – )	12	24
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		7 Rachel Franklin SCARF(1763 – )	14	28
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Reference David L. Cole. " Abraham TENNANT". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P25631&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).

Sources

[S64] Sharon Annora Smith, Descendants of Richard Tennant, (Sharon Annora Smith Home Page [http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/m/i/Sharon-Annora-Smith/]), none.
[S65] William Martin, Descendants of Richard Tennant Sr., (William Martin Genealogy [http://www.cbplanet.com/bill/index.htm]), none. (Reliability: 2).