HI All My husband, Bob, is 5X Great-grandson of Pike Co early settlers John Silas Coggin & Wife, Sarah Bowland, through their daughter Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Coggin. They are buried at the Coggin Cemetery near Hollonville, Pike Co., GA -- this area is very close to the Spalding Co. line. Eliza married William Henry Pennington on Valentine's Day 1828. I don't know who William's parents are. . . William & Eliza were the parents of six children, including son, Silas Mathew Pennington. He married Frances Emily Stewart on 18 July 1858 in Coweta Co., GA and is enumerated with her in the 1860 Census there. Their daughter, Ida Elizabeth Pennington m. Charles Bartow Nixon -- hubby's GG Grandparents. Mathew Silas Pennington was a member of Member of C.S.A., Company G, 53d Regiment; Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia (Coweta Co., Ga). He enlisted as a Private on 30 April 1862. Wounded at Knoxville, TN 29 Nov. 1863. Died & buried at Rock Island Barracks, Rock Island, Illinois in the Confederate Cemetery. I have transcribed a number of documents relating to these families. They are posted at the Pike Co., GA archives at: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/pike.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/pike.htm) To find what I have posted, use the surname search box and put in my e-mail address: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) instead of a surname. I am interested in all families allied with these lines. Again: Coggin Pennington Horton Nixon Hardy Descendants of John Silas Coggin 1 John Silas Coggin b: 23 Jul 1778 in North Carolina d: 12 Aug 1853 in Pike Co., Georgia Burial: Coggin Family Cemetery - s/of Hollonville, Pike Co., Georgia Will: 17 Jun 1852 Pike Co., Georgia (Proved 17 Oct 1853) +Sarah Bowland b: 2 Nov 1780 in North Carolina m: Abt 1800 in North Carolina d: 13 Jul 1852 in (Pike Co., Georgia?) Burial: Coggin Family Cemetery - s/of Hollonville, Pike Co., Georgia Father: Mother: ~ 2 Silas Coggin b: 1801-1802 in North Carolina d: Bef Jun 1877 in Pike Co., Georgia ~~ +Cabra Brooks m: 18 Aug 1823 in Morgan Co., Georgia d: Bef Oct 1838 in (date of Silas's 2nd marriage) Father: Mother: ~ *2nd Wife of Silas Coggin: ~~ +Frances "Fanny" Pace b: 1811-1813 in Georgia m: 25 Oct 1838 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 1870-1880 in (not enumerated with family in 1880 census) Father: Mother: ~ 2 Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Coggin b: 1802-1805 in North Carolina d: 1850-1852 in (Pike Co., Georgia?) ~~ +William Henry Pennington b: Abt 1801 in Virginia (Mecklenburg Co.?) m: 14 Feb 1828 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 13 May 1873 in Coweta Co., Georgia Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery - Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia Father: ?_______ Pennington Mother: ~ 2 Nancy Coggin b: 3 Dec 1803 in North Carolina d: 21 Jan 1865 in (Meriwether Co., Georgia) ~~ +Robert McCrary b: 25 Dec 1799 in North Carolina m: 2 Nov 1834 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 15 Sep 1862 in (Meriwether Co., Georgia) Father: John McCrary Mother: ~ 2 Mathew Coggin b: 21 Feb 1805 in Georgia d: 1870-1880 in (enumerated in 1870 Census of Pike Co., GA but not found in 1880 Census) ~~ +Martha Pryor b: 2 Oct 1806 in Georgia m: 18 Mar 1832 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 12 Apr 1863 in Pike Co., Georgia Father: John Pryor, Jr. Mother: Lydia B. ?_______ ~ 2 Ellender "Nelly" Penelope Coggin b: Abt 1810 in Georgia ~~ +John H. Pryor b: 1809 in Georgia m: 15 Apr 1832 in Pike Co., Georgia d: Aft 1859 Father: John Pryor, Jr. Mother: Lydia B. ?_______ ~ 2 Mary "Polly" Coggin b: Abt 1812 in Georgia d: Feb 1864 in Pike Co., Georgia ~~ +Robert Scott b: Abt 1810 in Georgia or North Carolina m: 3 Dec 1829 in Pike Co., Georgia d: Bef 1850 in (Not enumerated with family in 1850 census) Father: Mother: Valerie Freeman Tustin, California
Vivian, Robert McCrary son of John is my Fourth Great Grandfather through his son John Mathew McCrary who married Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" BOYD. Grandfather Robert was born in South Carolina, not North Carolina. Sincerely, Lena [email protected] wrote: HI All My husband, Bob, is 5X Great-grandson of Pike Co early settlers John Silas Coggin & Wife, Sarah Bowland, through their daughter Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Coggin. They are buried at the Coggin Cemetery near Hollonville, Pike Co., GA -- this area is very close to the Spalding Co. line. Eliza married William Henry Pennington on Valentine's Day 1828. I don't know who William's parents are. . . William & Eliza were the parents of six children, including son, Silas Mathew Pennington. He married Frances Emily Stewart on 18 July 1858 in Coweta Co., GA and is enumerated with her in the 1860 Census there. Their daughter, Ida Elizabeth Pennington m. Charles Bartow Nixon -- hubby's GG Grandparents. Mathew Silas Pennington was a member of Member of C.S.A., Company G, 53d Regiment; Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia (Coweta Co., Ga). He enlisted as a Private on 30 April 1862. Wounded at Knoxville, TN 29 Nov. 1863. Died & buried at Rock Island Barracks, Rock Island, Illinois in the Confederate Cemetery. I have transcribed a number of documents relating to these families. They are posted at the Pike Co., GA archives at: _http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/pike.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/pike.htm) To find what I have posted, use the surname search box and put in my e-mail address: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) instead of a surname. I am interested in all families allied with these lines. Again: Coggin Pennington Horton Nixon Hardy Descendants of John Silas Coggin 1 John Silas Coggin b: 23 Jul 1778 in North Carolina d: 12 Aug 1853 in Pike Co., Georgia Burial: Coggin Family Cemetery - s/of Hollonville, Pike Co., Georgia Will: 17 Jun 1852 Pike Co., Georgia (Proved 17 Oct 1853) +Sarah Bowland b: 2 Nov 1780 in North Carolina m: Abt 1800 in North Carolina d: 13 Jul 1852 in (Pike Co., Georgia?) Burial: Coggin Family Cemetery - s/of Hollonville, Pike Co., Georgia Father: Mother: ~ 2 Silas Coggin b: 1801-1802 in North Carolina d: Bef Jun 1877 in Pike Co., Georgia ~~ +Cabra Brooks m: 18 Aug 1823 in Morgan Co., Georgia d: Bef Oct 1838 in (date of Silas's 2nd marriage) Father: Mother: ~ *2nd Wife of Silas Coggin: ~~ +Frances "Fanny" Pace b: 1811-1813 in Georgia m: 25 Oct 1838 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 1870-1880 in (not enumerated with family in 1880 census) Father: Mother: ~ 2 Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Coggin b: 1802-1805 in North Carolina d: 1850-1852 in (Pike Co., Georgia?) ~~ +William Henry Pennington b: Abt 1801 in Virginia (Mecklenburg Co.?) m: 14 Feb 1828 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 13 May 1873 in Coweta Co., Georgia Burial: Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery - Senoia, Coweta Co., Georgia Father: ?_______ Pennington Mother: ~ 2 Nancy Coggin b: 3 Dec 1803 in North Carolina d: 21 Jan 1865 in (Meriwether Co., Georgia) ~~ +Robert McCrary b: 25 Dec 1799 in North Carolina m: 2 Nov 1834 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 15 Sep 1862 in (Meriwether Co., Georgia) Father: John McCrary Mother: ~ 2 Mathew Coggin b: 21 Feb 1805 in Georgia d: 1870-1880 in (enumerated in 1870 Census of Pike Co., GA but not found in 1880 Census) ~~ +Martha Pryor b: 2 Oct 1806 in Georgia m: 18 Mar 1832 in Pike Co., Georgia d: 12 Apr 1863 in Pike Co., Georgia Father: John Pryor, Jr. Mother: Lydia B. ?_______ ~ 2 Ellender "Nelly" Penelope Coggin b: Abt 1810 in Georgia ~~ +John H. Pryor b: 1809 in Georgia m: 15 Apr 1832 in Pike Co., Georgia d: Aft 1859 Father: John Pryor, Jr. Mother: Lydia B. ?_______ ~ 2 Mary "Polly" Coggin b: Abt 1812 in Georgia d: Feb 1864 in Pike Co., Georgia ~~ +Robert Scott b: Abt 1810 in Georgia or North Carolina m: 3 Dec 1829 in Pike Co., Georgia d: Bef 1850 in (Not enumerated with family in 1850 census) Father: Mother: Valerie Freeman Tustin, California ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1ยข/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.