Ellen, I don't know if this will help or not, but I did a search on the Southern States marriage cd and this is what I found. I did a search for Celia PENNINGTON .... William MURRELL married Celia PENNINGTON Feb.6,1811 Meckelnburg,VA I did a search on William YATES prior to 1800... William YATES married Elizabeth BOOTH Sept.1,1785 Brunswick,VA (Funny thing is, is this marriage appears twice)..same names Sept.19,1785 in Sussex,VA --did a check and there many PENNINGTON's living there. William YATES married Isabella GAINES Feb.13,1786 Culpepper,VA William YATES married Milly BOARD Nov.30,1798 Franklin,VA I'd check into the Sussex,VA thing a little bit more..Maybe there's some answers there. Gail