Jernigan Cousins

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The Jernigan name has a rich heritage dating back to the 900s
AD in Denmark. The first mention of the name I've discovered
was "Jernengham" along with "Jenhingho" (now Jennings),
who were probably brothers. Both were loyal and faithful
captains of King Sweyn I of Denmark during his conquest of
England in 1013/1014.

According to british-history.ac.uk, these two were well
regarded by King Sweyn's son, Canute, for their service to his
father. Canute assumed the throne of England in 1016, holding
the crowns of both Denmark and England.

A devout Christian, Canute embarked on a journey to
Rome from Denmark in 1027 to observe the coronation of the
new Roman Emperor, Conrad II. Upon his return to England,
he brought with him "diverse captains and souldiers from

Denmark" to be christened in England, where many then
settled. It is recorded that King Canute bestowed royalties unto
Jernengham, also called Jernegan, and at Parliament held at
Oxford [date unknown], did give him certain manors in
Norfolk and to Jenhingho, certain manors lying upon the
seaside near Horwich in Suffolk. This began the long and
distinguished line of 'Jernegans' that exist throughout America
today.

The Jernegans were prominent throughout Norfolk and
Suffolk, holding land and title for many generations. Most
prominent of the lands held by the Jernegans of England is
known as Somerleyton. Sir Walter Jernegan, married a
wealthy land owner named Isabelle Fitz-Osbert in the late
thirteenth century, giving rise to a lengthy reign of Jernegan
influence in Somerleyton, England.

Becoming one of the main family estates, Somerleyton once
consisted of some 7,500 acres in the English countryside near
Lowestoft. Somerleyton Hall remains one of most beautiful
manor homes of the early English estates and is open for tours,
should you find yourself in England.

Although the current manor house is the fourth to be built on
the estate, it uses the foundations of the former homes that
stood on the site, at least three of which were occupied by our
Jernegan ancestors.

Our Jernegan ancestors enjoyed wealth and prominence in
England for many centuries. Many were Knights of Suffolk,
serving many monarchs throughout the years. Good standing
ebbed and flowed throughout the years, but Jernegans seemed
to perceiver, holding land and title in England over many
centuries. Sir Henry Jernegan served Queen Mary I as her
Vice Chamberlain and Master of her Household during her
reign between 1553 and 1558. After that time it would appear
that the Jernegan prominence began to decline and the name
began to disappear from England.

The Jernegan name officially arrived in America in 1656.
Thomas Jernegan brought his family to Virginia and settled
near Suffolk, where he was granted 250 acres in Nazemund at a
place called Somerton on May 18th, 1668. Thomas had been
to America several times prior, it would appear. As a young
lad, Thomas was apparently a mariner. Records indicate that
he departed England in 1635 aboard the English ship,
TRUELOVE, bound for Bermuda. Additional records indicate
that he apparently visited Maryland with his sisters on at least
one occasion in 1637, returning to England in 1638. Thomas is
believed to have sailed the Atlantic for around 30 years before
making the journey to America to settle in 1656. Thomas
became a prominent land owner in Virginia and was well
respected. It was recorded in the notes from the General
Assembly of Virginia in Nov 1682, that Thomas was awarded
payments in tobacco, assessed against Nansemond County for
carrying 'publique' letters into Carolina. Thomas purchased an
additional 330 acres near Somerton in 1685. He had four sons
from which the American Jernigans descended. It is Thomas
Jernegan that can be considered the founding Patriarch of the
Jernigans that call America home today. The Jernigan name
has completely disappeared from England in modern times,
with no one by that name as a permanent citizen of the United
Kingdom.

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Deelee McJimsey
(managed by khyssssss1)

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Name :David Jernigan
Spouse:Emily Toler
Father: Josiah Jernigan
Mother Mary Jernigan
Birth 1776 - Wayne County, NC
Death 1839 - Barbour County, AL
Marriage 1820

David Jernigan and Emily Toler were born in North Carolina.
They married and later moved to Barbour County, Alabama.
They were among the first settlers in the county of Barbour.

I know this because I am a direct descendant and have
traced the family tree back to England and further.
Emily's twin sister Winnie married David's brother Blake Jernigan.
From: V. Jernigan (May 2016)

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R.P. admin by ShannonWnc

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G.L. admin by angelw43

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W.J. (managed by Michelle Jones)

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Captain Thomas Jarnagin was in the militia. However he did not
serve under Isaac Shelby at the Battle of King's Mountain in the
Revolutionary War.

I quote Mrs. Dan Carmack Gary, State Regent Tennessee Society
NSDAR. "When Thomas Jarnagin and members of his company
left their homes to join others under the command of Colonel
John Sevier and Colonel Isaac Shelby, their purpose was to engage
the troops of Great Britain in battle. As the troops assembled, it
became clear that if they proceeded accordingly, their homes,
wives and children would be exposed to attack by marauding
bands of Indians. The most practical course was to leave a force
roughly equivalent to one-half the number to guard and protect
their frontier toeholds of civilization.

I can imagine the disappointment and frustration felt by Thomas
Jarnagin when he was ordered to be one of those who did not
march out to participate in the Battle of King's Mountain, the battle
later designated by historians as the turning point of the American
Revolutionary War in the south." Captain Jarnagin, with his wife
Mary(Witt)Jarnagin, accompanied by several of their children, left
Virginia about 1778 and came to Washington County, NC/Tennessee.

In 1783 settled near the bend of the Nolichucky river and built
"Mount Harmony", their home, in what is now Hamblen County, Tennessee.

FAMILY LINE Name of Colonel John Jarniagan of VA submitted by
Mrs. Lawrence Foster, 734 E. 2nd Street, Morristown, TN.

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Mary(Witt)Jarnagin married Capt. Thomas Jarnagin in 1767.
They were the first family to move to east Tennessee, claiming
land on in 1778. Their home site was "Mount Harmony", serveral
miles south of Morristown. Mary was the mother of eleven children.

There is little doubt that “Mary Jonaken” was the wife of Thomas
B. Jarnigan (1746-1802), whom she married around 1767. Thomas
Jarnigan, whose name is seldom spelled that way until the late
1700s, was probably a son of John Jarnigan and Mary Bynum of
Pittsylvania County and a grandson of Thomas B. Jarnigan (see
my Bynum book).

Interestingly enough, Thomas Harbour sold John Jarnigan land on
the Irwin (Smith) River in 1777. Thomas Jarnigan was a revolutionary
veteran, serving in a North Carolina militia company in Tennessee from
1779 through 1783 under John Sevier.[54] He was evidently the first
of this family to move to east Tennessee, claiming land on Cedar Creek
in Washington County on 9 December 1778, described as the land
“said Johnnekin now lives on.”

In 1783, he began acquiring considerable land on and near Long Creek
in present Hamblen County, where he and Mary lived until their deaths.
Their homesite was called “Mount Harmony”, several miles south of
Morristown. There is a family graveyard there with many legible stones.

Thomas and Mary had eleven children, all recorded in their family Bible
which was among the possessions in Mary’s inventory of 14 December
1829: Noah, Lavinia, Chesley, Martha, Anna, Rhoda, Jeremiah, Patsey,
Benjamin, Preston Bynum, and Pleasant There exists an exhaustive
study of this family in Tennessee with much detail on their descendants.

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B.E. admin by wandaevers

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J.H.
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N.H.
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J.J. admin by MJR3353Z