Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-08
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Jennings Millions

Morgan Hall, Camden, yesterday afternoon
was thronged with men and women. A meet
ing of the Jennings heirs had been called tor
two o'clock, and the hairs turned out Slone,
Everybody who has read newspapers 6s has near, heard
of the Jennings estate 10 EnglanG: O!9 Ta.A
Jennings, afterward called the Duko ~ Ieu
at the time of the invasion, and settled 10
London in 1900. He grasped right and leit,
and confscated 80 much property that when ne
died his estate was one of tho largest 10 Fog
land. He had one SOD, John, to whom the
property descended. John had three sons,
Humphrey, Joseph aud William. Humphrey
was the eldest and inherited his fathers prop
erty. He had twelve children. The eldest
was Robert, who in turn inherited the estate
Robert had one son, William, who died
bachelor 10 ITS. AL! the descendants OF the
eleven other children had died before him, ana
with the death of William Humphrey llue
became extinct.
The question then arose. who was the next
in the line of descent to William VI hum
phrey's two brothers, Joseph and WIl!Ism'
the former was the second son, ana hls ocsIeu,
dants by law should have the estate. bnF
these descendants had come to America, aoo'
never dreaming of any fortune IN store lor tneh
SCalteTGu.
I'd oftor tima tho Howo family, high amooE
The nobility of London. established their con
nection with remote branch OF the Jennings
family aud secured portion of the estate: Bat
the bulk remained unclaimed The love
family tried to get it all, but Charcery decided
that their connection was too remote 20 ~afra91
nos session of moro than had already been EiVen
them.
The lands belonging 10 the estates wore c"sed
and the money put iuto the Bank OF EoS'anu.
There il has lain fyr two hundred SearsUr more
growing with compound interest TIL Tue all'un'
now 10 money alone seems almost laouIoas.
Every year the Bank of England SENDS cl!c'a'
certificates to representatives OF the 'enn'ngs
family 10 this country, showing no" Muc" 'n'
money amounts to.
Last month the certificates showed lbc tofa!
amount to be thirty. three million tbreo huodred
and thirty one pounds sterling, or about ooc
hundred and sixty million dollars. Besides hls
arc tho valuable estates in various parts OF Nag
land. =, e.
this country hayo been holding mcct,ngs ;-nd
Subscribing money for years. Everybody they
have sent TO Epgland to represent them, now
ever. has proved recreant to the trust, IL 's
ayorred, and enriched 20 ono but themselves.
Counter interests are on the alsrt 10 Eoglana'
always ready to buy up any agent Oh inc ncilS'
About aoventy Of them sat IN thc nan ySs'
to-day. The bulk of them come from South,
eru New Jersey, in and about Camden sns ana
PHILADELPHIA Tho majority live on iar'na'
somo arc business men and somo laborers. ~
Solomon would have failed to trace connection
and relationship by the various faces and tea,
tnres. Women predominated. Some were veil
dressed and others apparently belonged 10 tGe
mora humble walks oflife. There were wome
With Grccisn noses, women with short no5es'
black eyed women. blue eyed women and brown
cved womcu Among tho men appearances
we're likewise diversified. Some were sleak
booded. professional looking men, others lurIn'
era mechanics or laborers. Head to head they
grouped together, compared notes, intcrchansod
soraps of family history, tried to Ink up inc
cbaio of their connection and speculatca AZ 70
their chances. :,h
Anthony A. Cook. stout man, with
smooth. red face, was introduced ny the cha'r
man. VIM. Ingram. Mr.. Cook had proposed
Ia the finance committee, slncs the last meeupg
Of the hoirs, to 20 to Eogand ana estaDlsh tho
claims Of all that were good tor ,olo expenses
nsotsrdsv renorted 10 favor of his proposition.
F;va hundred dollars of the expense money was
=, be held By the committee and sent to him
- EnoIand should the other be Insufficient.
4 iusa Grst task, he told the committee, would DO
/ aas,ch the records Of Cape May county to
so G,J easlaiu papers to establish the CAIN CT
Auu Nt,;n .h-anches of the family. lilo had no
Gers nht hat he could establish tho claims Of sone'
49, ,ociat;on Of so-called Jennings heirs ex,
:ataS a. o. in Nav England. They had capital
.stsI D,oot If $50 0ee, and had been trying TO es
: saSi;oh claim. He was satisfied that tney
II aere not The rightful heirs and would not sue;
"sad He felt almost assured that nc %oulo
Snoseed because the claims OF certain heltI'
sbose nspers he had possession or were Jua' r,,
z IL honed to establish the elalms, without l.l
oation. which he would not undertske ueIs 9 ,i
Convinced he should be successful. One o. ;n
6rgt things that he would 40 up9nu uowc tsSo'b n
Il Iondon would be 10 conclate Lora row. ,"r Wv
w o,a nonuU. claimant. The Howe family was We!
0. oa"sn,ia in London, and if their goou wi w.
oy ond co.oneratiou could be gained Inc "o'
would P.asfo,d o. nsii d. Philadelphia lawyer, VII
Mica Mi; NJ Cook, took the same V!e%
inttou"U .'a- The meeting decided to senu ~ .
She Giu E az Enrope az soon as the money oouao ~
= <CVoA, ~ constitution was adopted nxlce ~
. s;tai stock at $3.50 and the pr'ce o' e''
shsr> Msssrs. Campbell, from Consh9noc;ke, an
ne Inc uts ofs daughter OF JONI ;, n1Sp ah,!,
on desoeu Aled in the ReVolutp!on p,nton Tn.1 N,
:; =; e.: i:is2i :s;:s s:S; 9Th \
meeting ~ .Iready had, to establish their cs, q,
papers .a; = the form Of an afhdaglt from NJ NJ
LYDIA Bas'9ssas' I'd .oa q nsfs n's'V .adeV that
:. ninety sssondmotber' sod name was jennings .
great grahu az u;ntorma,iop in regard to family a
gives suoh bar ancestors az agreed with :!
the MsssFsi Sss st. TrsDou the call 0fthe hna'
Committee. S,., nj e.-RNiladsZph|a 1'ne"