William TENNENT, III

1740 - 1777  (37 years)

• Name	William TENNENT  [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	3 Feb 1740	Freehold, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Education	he graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1758, he later obtained a Master of Arts degree from his alma mater (1761) and Harvard (1763)  [1]
  HIST	He remained at the Congregation Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, until he accepted a call issued by the Independent (Congregational) Church of Charleston, S. C. (Nov. 1771). He arrived in Charleston on March 18, 1772, and soon became one of South Carolina’s foremost clergymen.  [1]
  Occupation	he was ordained a minister by the presbytery of New Brunswick, New Jersey, he preached in Hanover, Virginia, for six months; by July 3, 1765, he was serving as assistant minister of the Congregational Church in Norwalk, Connecticut  [1]
  _UID	18A2EB1E2A954BB08A5D20DE4F0A88286B5E
  Death	11 Aug 1777	High Hills of Santee, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Burial	High Hills of Santee, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1]
  Person ID	I58102	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2006

  
  

  Father	William TENNENT, Jr.,   b. 3 Jun 1705, County Antrim, Ireland d. 8 Mar 1777, Freehold, New Jersey (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Catherine VAN BRUGH,   b. 16 Aug 1704   d. 1786, Pittigrove, New Jersey (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1738  [3, 4]
  _UID	4C57F13F8BDB4076A0EEA772F053542653FA
  _UID	4C57F13F8BDB4076A0EEA772F053542653FA
  Family ID	F60192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanne VERGEREAU,   b. 21 Dec 1742, New York City, New York d. 10 Apr 1795, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1764	New York City, New York   [5]
  _UID	A00755FE20CD4C5E889BBA285F91DA1A7A28
  _UID	A00755FE20CD4C5E889BBA285F91DA1A7A28
  Children	1. Mary Vergereau TENNENT,   b. 20 Mar 1768, Norwalk, Connecticut d. 20 May 1823, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 55 years)   2. Susanne Catherine TENNENT,   b. 22 Sep 1766, Norwalk, Connecticut d. 16 Sep 1840 (Age 73 years)   3. William Peter TENNENT,   b. 16 Jan 1770   d. 29 May 1816 (Age 46 years)   4. Catherine Caroline TENNENT,   b. 14 Aug 1772   d. 21 Apr 1849 (Age 76 years)   5. John Charles TENNENT,   b. 20 Nov 1774, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 29 Jan 1838, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F41101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S7454] Descendants of William Tennent, Sr., page 21. [S659] . [S1945] . [S7454] Descendants of William Tennent, Sr., page 20. [S7454] Descendants of William Tennent, Sr., page 22.