Here are two Peningtons found in Virginia 1799. Virginia Morris Brown ginjonb46@msn.com The 1799 Monroe County, (West) Virginia Personal Property Tax List Transcribed by Jeffrey C. Weaver, July 19, 1998 Name - White Penington, Wm 1 Slave 16+ - 3 Horses Penington, Wheler 1 Slave 16+ - 1 Horse * * * * * * * "A word of caution about the renaming theory. I had a Jeremiah who had 6 sons and 3 daus and "NONE of them named a child Jeremiah. I have found in my own genealogy that renaming patterns "only work about 50% of the time so don't rely on it. Often they are named for people other "than family. Also, I have discovered where people used their middle names and you will find "these on the marriage records and not their first names. "You have to be careful then it comes to names. The funniest one is the man who worked in a "body shop. He used a car model for the children's middle names--John Ford Jones or Michael "Dodge Jones. "Good luck. Eleanor * * * * * * * William Absalom Pennington (1784-1834) - (Possibly born in SC, NC, TN) - (He went by the name of Absalom or Abraham) - (Married (1) Sarah Rebecca Courtney (dau/o Thomas Courtney and Ann Robinson) in 1806 in MS) - (Married (2) Rebecca Ann Glover in 1828 in LA) - (Both wives migrated from South Carolina) - (Possible half brother is Hampton Pennington, and half sister is Jemima Donnelly) - (Fought in 1812 War in Capt William Watson's Co, 12 and 13 Consolidated Reg't LA Militia) - (Died in St. Helena Parish, LA) - I found a Absalom Pennington on the Greene County, Tennessee 1783 Tax List (note Greene Co formed this year from Washington Co, NC) (one year before my ancestor was born) (There is a John Pennington from this county who was a Revolutionary War Soldier in 1783 who possibly might be related) - I found a Absalom Pennington who married a Margery Perkins who was born in 1752 in NC DeeDee Sanders, 1440 Gwen Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 * * * * * * * * * * * * According to History of Pendleton County W.Va. by Morton, 273, Richard Pennington (Eleanor) 1792 Children: Richard (Mary Bennett), Priscilla (Thomas Davis), ?Barbara 1798, ? William (Christina Mace) m. 1814 b. 1802 d. 1891. The date 1792 is confusing to me. This date couldn't have been the date Eleanor died because sources show that she was still living after this date. Richard & Eleanor Pennington to be paid $80 [October 8, 1814] comes from: Pendleton County Court Order Book No. 16: 1808-1814, p. 325. The 1792 could possibly been the marriage date, but again there is no record of this in the WV or VA area suggesting this. Which leads me to believe that this date could possibly be the date they moved to the Pendleton County, VA/WV area? According to the According to the 1850 Census of Tipton Co., IN, Jefferson TWP micro film it shows Mary Pennington the daughter of Richard Pennington living in the household of Robert Minnis (her son) and daughter in law Mary as being born in South Carolina. R. P. Minnis, age 51, no occupation, born in Va. and could not read; Mary age 51, born in Va., could not read; Sarah age 23, born in Va.; Mary age 17 born in Va., Rebecca age 16, born in Va., Margaret age 12, born in Va., and Mary Minnis age 82, born in SC could not read and blind. This is proof that Richard Pennington was in the South Carolina area during the period of 1768 before settling into the Pendleton County, VA/WV area. Which brings me to the Richard Pennington married to Hannah Boone? Another researcher I've been corresponding with wrote and asked me: Why are there so many references for the Richard Pennington who married Hannah? Boone and none of the one almost exactly the same age as our Richard Pennington who didn't. And the wrong Richard was in so many place ours was likely to be? I happen agree with her as you recall I've mentioned this several years ago; and practically got my head chewed off for even suggestion it and back off. But I will be looking a little into this direction. It has been speculated that Eleanor was the wife of Reese Pritchard, but we all know that Eleanor married to Reese Pritchard would have been to old to even have had children with Richard Pennington. Again no one has come forward with proof of this and it's one of the reasons poor Eleanor has been sitting in my data base with no last name. Debbie DBri185263@aol.com Wed Feb 27 04:54:21 2002 * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hi Cuz'm'luv -- I thought it was about time I sent off the latest accumulation. I hope your phone is collected, your furnace is running and your cats are purring. We try not to let out cynicism about the rest of the world get the upperhand. Take care. The Maimiac