Every so often I find something in my family history research that compells me to post it here, and yet something holds me back: the fact that the history involves people that, to my knowlege, are not related or, at the very least, the connection to "my side" is not clear.
By all accounts, Paul Bishop Jennings was an Englishman with seemingly unlimited potential and talent. He arrived in America around 1785, was educated in the ways of business while living in Philidelphia, and finally settled in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. He and his sons where largely responcible for the creation of many enterprizes there, including lumber, milling, and retail. But, who is he to me? Nobody knows for sure.
The patriarch of "my side" is William Jennings, the fellow pictured at the top of the blog. He was my third great grandfather. He was born around 1821, came to America around 1835, and eventually settled in Mehoopany, where he ran a hotel. To confuse matters more, Paul Bishop also had a son named William, which leads me even more to the conclusion that somehow Paul Bishop and William -- though separated by a generation -- are distantly related. But how, nobody knows. My gut feeling is that PBJ (I just now thought of that) was his uncle.
However, the real frustration lies in the fact that PBJ's side did a lot of really cool things -- things which I wish I could "boast about", but the familiar connection has yet to be found. On the other hand, if I don't document their achievements I might let them slip back into time's dim reaches, and that will be a shame if and when the connection is made. So, from now on, I'm going to let fly all that I learn about ALL the Jennings' achievements -- regardless of whose side they're on!
