Timeline of the Kennington Family
1691 The area assumed the name South Carolina; based on Carolus = Charles
1700 Population of South Carolina = 5,000 people
1700 Sept. Hurricane hit South Carolina; Charles Town was flooded; ships sunk
1713 Carolina Hurricane; significant death toll; storm surge drove vessels ashore
1745 Birth of John Kennington in SC, son of Edward
1750 Edward Kennington was living on Lick Creek, Craven County, SC
1752 Sept. The Great Carolina Hurricanes. Two hurricanes hit SC 2 weeks apart; Wharfs & bridges ruined; all houses damaged in Charles Town
1776 – 1783 Revolutionary War; Capt. John Kennington served in SC forces
1783 Charles Town renamed Charleston
1786 Violette Kennington was born, daughter of John & Martha Kennington
1788 South Carolina became the 8th state in the United States
1791 First 10 Amendments to the Constitution, Bill of Rights, were ratified.
1800 Population of South Carolina = 345,591
1801 – 1809 Thomas Jefferson, President of the US
1803 8 Jul. Violette Kennington married William J. Fortenberry, Flat Creek, SC
1804 Sept. The Great Gale. Hurricane hit South Carolina; damage along coast; ships sunk & crops destroyed; 11-foot tidal surge
1809 3 Dec. Birth of Euseba Fortenberry, daughter of William Jasper & Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry
1809 – 1817 James Madison, President of the US
1812 – 1814 War of 1812
1817 Mississippi became the 20th state in the United States
c1819 William Jasper & Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry moved to Mississippi
1819 Spain agrees to cede Florida to the United States
1835 Baking powder was invented
1837 – 1841 Martin Van Buren, President of the US
1840 Population of Mississippi = 375,651
1840 William Jasper & Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry lived in Pike Co., MS
1858 Death of Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry in MS, age 72 years
This chart shows the connection between the Kennington family & my paternal grandfather.
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