James D DINNING

Notes:

1850 TN Census, Sumner Co., Dist 17, Mi Page 213, House # 187,
Denning, James 35 M Farmer, $1000, TN
Denning, Mary 32 F
Denning, John 12 M
Denning, Sarah 14 F
Source: NARA Microfilm M432-897

Other Events:

• Census: 1790, , Orange, North Carolina, USA
• Tax List: 1790
• Military: 1799
• Census: 1830, , Sumner, Tennessee, USA; fam #1616

Notes:

Will of John Dinning -
$10.00 to the heirs of Cader Hunter dec'd begotten of the body of my daughter Phebe.
To Thomas Groves $10.00.
To Richard Smith $100.00.
To Henry Williams $100.00.
To George Watwood $100.00.
To heirs of Andrew Dinning dec'd $10.00.
To my son William Dinning $100.00.
To James Mays $150.
To William Alderson $150.00.
To by deed of gift to my son James Dinning some negroes said James not to have property until after death of John and Polly Dinning the father and mother of said James.
To my son James Dinning 340 acres of land to have posession at my death. James to support his mother Polly during her life.
After my debts are paid any remainder to be equally divided between Henry Williams, William Alderson, James Mays and William Dinning.
Appoints Joseph McGlothlin Jr. and Wm. Lovell as executors.
Signed 17 Feb 1837
Witnesses: James Granger, Andrew McGlothlin.
Proved Nov 1837 Sumner Co., Tennessee. (pp. 225-226)
Source: Genealogical Records: Early Tennessee Settlers, 1700s-1900s;
Sumner County Will Abstracts, 1788-1842, Abstracts of Will Book 2, pp. 64-65
Source: "The Denning Family of Sumner County Tennessee and Their Kin", by Mike Denning, Section 1, pp B-C (transcript)
In the "Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution", it states that John Dinning served as a Lieutenant and acted as a Captain under Colonel Kimball. He served as a horseman in the militia under Captains Barry and Gray, and as a footman under Captain Richards, and General Pickens, during 1779. He was in the Battle at Stano and the Siege of Charleston.
Most of John Dinning's children stayed in Sumner Co., Tennessee, except for a few; Anna Dinning Groves moved to Nodaway Co., Missouri; Mary Dinning Mays moved to Hickman Co., Tennessee; Andrew Dinning moved to Weakley Co., Tennessee about 1827; and Nancy Dinning Thompson went to Polk Co., Texas.
Source: "The Denning Family of Sumner County Tennessee and Their Kin", by Mike Denning, Section 1, p A.
Dinning, John
Source: 1790 NC Orange Co., Tax Lists - Rootsweb File: 1790casdt.txt
Dinning, John
Source: Orange Co., NC 1790 First Federal Census Index
NARA Microfilm M-637, p 93
@ http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/orange/census/oran1790.txt

Tax List:
Orange Co, North Carolina

Military:
under Captain Richards, footman, Revolutionary War

Census:

Denning, John 1-M 15-20, 1-F 41-50, 1-M 71-80

John married Mary HUNTER about 1813. Mary was born in 1790; died in Deceased. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Polly Hunter

Andrew married Margaret ???. Margaret was born about 1730; died after Nov 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"I believe there were three Dinning brothers who came to Orange Co., North Carolina, from Londonderry Co., Ireland, in the 1750s to the early 1760s. Those three brothers were Andrew, David and James. I believe that before they lived in Ireland that they may have lived in Lanark Co., Scotland."
Source: "The Denning Family of Sumner Co., and Their Kin", by Mike Denning, Page I
We believe the basis for the DINNINGs coming from Derry Co., Ireland comes from the Revolutionary War Pension Application of David DINNING, Jr., son of David DINNING Sr.
In David DINNING Jr.'s Pension Application, (# S30992 - copy in possession) 19 Aug 1834, David states he was 18 months old when he came with his parents in [Nov] 1762 to Orange Co., North Carolina, from Derry Co., Ireland. David came to Sumner Co., Tennessee, in the fall of 1799.