Tennille of Virginia and Washington County

Francis Tennille, Sr. was born ca 1710 in Virginia and died in Prince William County, Virginia, his LWT being probated in 1779. He was married to Margaret Sinclair on 9 November 1740 in Stafford County, Virginia. Family tradition has it that they were French Huguenots from Picardy, France, coming to America in the early 1700s. Issue:[1]

• Joseph Tennille, born 18 February 1742 in Stafford County, Virginia, died after 1800 in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  
  
• John Tennille.
  
  
• Francis Tennille, Jr., Colonel, was born 1747 in Prince William County, Virginia, died 1813 in Washington County, Georgia. He served in the American Revolution as a First Lieutenant in the 2nd Continental Georgia Battalion. Tennille, Georgia was named for him, as he apparently took up some land grants in Washington County, Georgia. He married (1) Winifred Pollard and (2) Mary B. Dixon.
  
  Issue by 1st wife:
  
  
  1. William A. Tennille..
     
  2. Betsy Tennille.
  
  Issue by 2nd wife:
  
  
  1. Robert Tennille, born 1801, died 1867 married Clara Harlow Shehee. Issue:
     

  • Mary E. Tennille.
  • Eliza Tennille.
  • William A. Tennille.
  • Martha Tennille.
  • Clara Tennille married Mr. Harlow.
  • Polk Tennille.
  • Ann Tennille.
  • Algernon S. Tennille.
  • Mary Tennille.
  • Francis T. Tennille.

• Benjamin Tennille.
• George Tennille.
• Elizabeth Tennille.
• Charity Tennille.
• Jemima Tennille.
• Mary Tennille.

Near Beauvais,Picardy-France

Plat of Francis Tennille, Washington County

Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book C, page 250. 19 April 1797, Francis Tennille of Washington County, Georgia deeds to Benjamin Taylor of Oglethorpe Co. for 100 pds, a bounty of land in Washington County when surveyed, but now in Oglethorpe Co., 287 1/2 acres, beginning ash corner on East Fork of Big Creek, S 50 E 53 chains 62 links to white oak corner, N 40 E 53 chains 62 links on dogwood corner, N 50 W 53 chains 62 links to red oak on fork of Big Creek, on creek ast it meanders to beginning, originally granted to Daniel McNelly on 10 December 1792 and sold by said McNeely to Francis Tennille on 16 September 1793.

[1] Personal Records of C. Robert Watkins, 3325 Malatche Drive, Columbus, Georgia 31907 (1968).