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Family HistoryFamily History - Ellen Brent Senay


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ellen Brent Senay and four of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Ellen Brent Senay,1 born 7 February 1927 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, the daughter of Charles Timothy Senay, Jr. and Ellen Brent Pearson Myatt;1, 2, 3 died 19 September 2000 in Naples, Collier County, Florida.1, 3 Ellen married, first, ca. 1946, John M. Jones4 (born ____, parents not determined). Ellen married, second, 11 May 1974 in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Robert Graeme Smith3, 6 (born 24 April 1926, parents not determined;5 Robert died 4 April 1978 in Collier County, Florida5).

Ellen was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, a proud Mayflower descendant and the great-granddaughter of Governor Fowle of North Carolina. She attended Vasser College and earned a masters degree in fine arts from Tulane University. Ellen was a professor of theater arts at the University of Connecticut and the educational program director at the Hartford Stage Company. In her later years, she was a long time resident of Naples, Florida, where she volunteered at Naples Players. Ellen was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church and she worked at a thrift shop in Naples. She was survived by four children from her first marriage, two step children from her second marriage, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.3


Children of Ellen Brent Senay and John M. Jones:

+2i. Candice Carol Jones, born 19 December 1947 in Florida. Married Robert Joseph David.
 3ii. Melanie Ellen Jones, born 17 September 1952 in Chincoteague, Virginia.4, 7
 4iii. Charles Henry Jones.
 5iv. John Raleigh Jones.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Ellen B. Smith, no. 118-22-1228
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation, Enumeration District 52-13, Sheet 95B, family of Charles and Ellen Senay.
  3. Obituary, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, Ellen Brent Senay Jones Smith, 24 September 2000
  4. Birth Announcement, The Day, New London, Connecticut, 1 October 1952: A daughter, Malaine Ellen, born 17 September in Chincoteague, Virginia, to Lieutenant and Mrs. John M. Jones of Horntown, Virginia. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Charles T. Senay.
  5. Florida Death Index 1877-1998; available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Smith, R. Graeme, 4 April 1978
  6. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Robert G. Smith, age 49. Bride: Ellen B. Jones, age 47. Marriage Date: 11 May 1974. Marriage Place: Harwinton, Litchfield, CT.
  7. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
Second Generation
2. Candice Carol Jones2 (Ellen1), born 19 December 1947 in Florida.1, 2 Candice married, 23 November 1968 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Robert Joseph David3 (born 30 September 1946 in Connecticut, the son of Joseph Martin David and Madeline Dorothea Kennedy1, 2). Their marriage ended in divorce on 13 March 1974 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.1

  1. Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  3. Marriage Announcement, Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 2 January 1969; marriage of Robert Joseph David and Candice Carol Jones on 27 November 1968 in Hartford, Connecticut.