Absalom Pennington descendant: He will be sorely missed <A HREF="http://www.theadvocate.com/obits/search.asp?mode=Today">Click here: The Advocate Online Obituaries Search Page</A>

I looked in my TN books because of Dee Dee Sanders post and this is what was in Davidson County Pioneer's Book. TN was part of NC before gaining independence. Audrey Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee Compiled by: Edythe Rucker Whitley "Names of persons who were in Davidson County in 1787, being the first year in which the tax on land and polls was taken, being (White) males over twenty-one years, three hundred and seventy-two, and blacks one hundred and five between twelve and sixty years old." Taxable males PENNINGTON, Isaac 3 PENNINGTON, Jacob 4 THOMPSON, Azariah 4 Note: I am a direct desedant of Azariah THOMPSON who was from Orange County, NC, as several of these people on the list were. (Audrey) 1812 In Davidson County TN -In Captain Thomas' Militia company- PENNINGTON, Greaves

Does anyone know the exact age a person was to be exempt from paying taxes in 1780's and in early 1800's in the state of NC? Was it a state standard or did it change from county to county? For the Levi I from Group VI, we have been using the age of Martha to set an age for Levi since we do not know his age. From looking thru the web, I see this is confusing people in their attempts to find a place for Levi I. I had been using the 65 year age limit for being exempt from taxes, but have since seen others refer to a 60 year age limit. If I am reading it correctly and Levi I of Group VI was not to be taxed in 1785, he would then fall under the 1720 to 1725 age bracket. I have not gone deeper into this area as I was never sure exactly what was meant by the notation of Zebedee Woods on the 1785 Randolph Co., NC tax for Isaac Pennington - 1st Note by Zebedee Woods: "Isaac Pennington did not appear to give taxables list. Believe he has moved away. Used last years (1784) tax list to go by." 2nd Note: "Not to tax a poll for Levi. Isaac Pennington gives in twice but tax him enough & C." If the information given by Zebedee Woods was indicating that Levi I was exempt from paying taxes in 1785, then the 60 or 65 age limit becomes very important here. Using the 65 age limit not only sets a good date for Levi but also for his son, Isaac, later in the 1800's. If anyone has information in this area, would appreciate your help. Thanks Jo

Hi Jill, I am tied up right now with a Reader's Theater, but if I forget to watch for Moses PENNINGTON, please get back in touch. I may be busy for awhile on a class reunion coming up the 1st of April, but eventually I will get back to research. Thanks for getting in touch. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: Jill Pennington <jillpenn@adelphia.net> To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [Pennington-L] Bucks County, PA > Audrey, > My name is Jill Pennington and I am very new to genealogy. My husband's > family's oral history has always included the words "Bucks County, > Pennsylvania but those who passed the words along are long dead. His oldest > known relative is Moses R Pennington born May 4, 1830 place unknown died > December 20, 1887. Married Esther Richardson on November 23, 1854 where is > unknown. She was born August 18, 1832 and died in 1885. They had four > children > 1. Joseph Richardson Pennington Born January 11, 1861 in > Dorchester/Doylestown, PA died feb 1, 1937 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Married > Lizzie M. Moody May 23, 1882 in Rome Bradford County PA. No Children. > Married Emma Josephine Shales April 29, 1894 in Waverly, NY. She was born > August 2, 1873 in Avoca, PA and died April 17, 1959 in Sandpoint Idaho. > They had three sons, John Henry Pennington born February 13, 1895 in > Luzerne, PA and died March 20, 1977, Marion Elbert Pennington born March 4, > 1902 in Parsons, West Virginia and died April 21, 1966 in Carson City, NV > and Charles Allen Pennington born February 26, 1906 in Sandpoint, Idaho and > died November 27, 1981 in Sandpoint, Idaho. (I have family trees for all of > these men. > > 2. Kate D. Pennington born February 22, 1858 in Doylestown, PA died in > 1947 Married Thomas S Rice December 29, 1881. They had no children. He > was a doctor. > 3.Laura Matilda Pennington born May 28, 1856 and died April 30, 1877 > 4.John Edward Pennington born January 24, 1867 died September 28, 1934 in > Wolfpoint, Montana I have no other information on this man. > > I posted the information on Moses on the Pennington Research site and the > response was no known information. > > Any help you can give me will be very much appreciated. Thanks for your > help. > > Jill Pennington > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Audrey E. Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> > To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 4:44 PM > Subject: [Pennington-L] Bucks County, PA > > > > Are the Bucks County, PA PENNINGTONS the same that went to Southside VA, > then to SC? > > > > Edward and Isaac PENNINGTON are names seen in both areas. > > > > Anyone descend from these PENNINGTONS of Bucks County, PA? > > > > Thanks, Audrey > > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > > This Pennington mail list is hosted by Rootsweb. > > To subscribe to Rootsweb, and show your support of their efforts, see > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > To search over 5500 archived messages from this list see > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Threaded archives can now be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pennington >

Jill, I am curious about Marion Elbert Pennington. There are lots of Penningtons in and around Parsons, West Virginia (Pennington Research Association Group 19). Do you know why Marion Elbert Pennington's parents were in the Parsons area when he was born (maybe visiting relatives???)? Thanks. shaunta Jill Pennington wrote: > [snip] > Marion Elbert Pennington born March 4, > 1902 in Parsons, West Virginia and died April 21, 1966 in Carson City, NV. >

Audrey, My name is Jill Pennington and I am very new to genealogy. My husband's family's oral history has always included the words "Bucks County, Pennsylvania but those who passed the words along are long dead. His oldest known relative is Moses R Pennington born May 4, 1830 place unknown died December 20, 1887. Married Esther Richardson on November 23, 1854 where is unknown. She was born August 18, 1832 and died in 1885. They had four children 1. Joseph Richardson Pennington Born January 11, 1861 in Dorchester/Doylestown, PA died feb 1, 1937 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Married Lizzie M. Moody May 23, 1882 in Rome Bradford County PA. No Children. Married Emma Josephine Shales April 29, 1894 in Waverly, NY. She was born August 2, 1873 in Avoca, PA and died April 17, 1959 in Sandpoint Idaho. They had three sons, John Henry Pennington born February 13, 1895 in Luzerne, PA and died March 20, 1977, Marion Elbert Pennington born March 4, 1902 in Parsons, West Virginia and died April 21, 1966 in Carson City, NV and Charles Allen Pennington born February 26, 1906 in Sandpoint, Idaho and died November 27, 1981 in Sandpoint, Idaho. (I have family trees for all of these men. 2. Kate D. Pennington born February 22, 1858 in Doylestown, PA died in 1947 Married Thomas S Rice December 29, 1881. They had no children. He was a doctor. 3.Laura Matilda Pennington born May 28, 1856 and died April 30, 1877 4.John Edward Pennington born January 24, 1867 died September 28, 1934 in Wolfpoint, Montana I have no other information on this man. I posted the information on Moses on the Pennington Research site and the response was no known information. Any help you can give me will be very much appreciated. Thanks for your help. Jill Pennington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey E. Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: [Pennington-L] Bucks County, PA > Are the Bucks County, PA PENNINGTONS the same that went to Southside VA, then to SC? > > Edward and Isaac PENNINGTON are names seen in both areas. > > Anyone descend from these PENNINGTONS of Bucks County, PA? > > Thanks, Audrey > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > This Pennington mail list is hosted by Rootsweb. > To subscribe to Rootsweb, and show your support of their efforts, see > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

Thanks, I'd suspect that this would be George H s/o Henry Pennington and Delphine Rose. Henry and Delphine where married in Floyd Co in 1845 and George, their first son, was born a year later. George and his wife Margaret Stallings are both buried in the New Albany National Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana. Steve P bvirginia76 wrote: >Steve, > >At the Museum in New Albany, Indiana there was a large framed display >containing photos, in Union uniform, of most members of the >"W. L. Sanderson Post No. 191 >Department of Indiana G.A.R. >Who Served in the Army of the Union 1861-5 >To the Patriotic Citizens of the Coming Generation. >This Memorial is Dedicated. >R. P. Finney, J. W. Edmondson & J. W. Durbin >Committee on Memorial Picture >July 1903" > >Pennington found in the picture: > >Geo. H. Pennington, Drummer, Co. E, 53rd Ind Infantry (He has a largedark, >handle-bar mustache) > >(The following Geo. H. Pennington was listed in a separate roster, but is >probably the same person as the Drummer.) >Geo. H. Pennington, Private, Co. K, 91st Ind Infantry > >(The following soldier not pictured. Probably died before the photos were >taken 1903.) > >Henry Pennington, Capt.,Co. E, 53rd Ind Infantry, Died Oct 10th 1895 >

Steve, At the Museum in New Albany, Indiana there was a large framed display containing photos, in Union uniform, of most members of the "W. L. Sanderson Post No. 191 Department of Indiana G.A.R. Who Served in the Army of the Union 1861-5 To the Patriotic Citizens of the Coming Generation. This Memorial is Dedicated. R. P. Finney, J. W. Edmondson & J. W. Durbin Committee on Memorial Picture July 1903" Pennington found in the picture: Geo. H. Pennington, Drummer, Co. E, 53rd Ind Infantry (He has a largedark, handle-bar mustache) (The following Geo. H. Pennington was listed in a separate roster, but is probably the same person as the Drummer.) Geo. H. Pennington, Private, Co. K, 91st Ind Infantry (The following soldier not pictured. Probably died before the photos were taken 1903.) Henry Pennington, Capt.,Co. E, 53rd Ind Infantry, Died Oct 10th 1895

Folks, I have completed the task of moving the Group VI Web Site. I will be working on it the next few days and will keep interruptions to a minimum. If you have any updates to the info there, please forward it to me at bobpenn1@knology.net or to Jo at bgorge@kans.com. Please let me know if you see any problems or data errors. The URL for the site is: http://www.knology.net/~bobpenn1/ Bobby Pennington Group Leader, Group VI (Levi Sr.) Charleston, SC

Hi, Im looking for help with my g-g-g-grandfather James T Pennington, basically trying to find his parents or anything else for that matter. He married Margaret Ann SAMPLE, who had a twin Timothy Dodson SAMPLE. They can be found in the Davidson Co. Tn. census records for 1850. I feel he is somehow related to Graves Pennington. a) James named a son Graves Pennington b) John W. Pennington married a relative of Margaret's c) John W. was executor to James' Estate I dont think there is a father son relationship, since i have a copy of Graves' will, and due to the wording of it, i feel James would have been mentioned even if there had been a falling out between James and Graves. Graves had no qualms about mentioning who was not recieving anything and why. James died in Nashville, his wife remarried, to a Thomas Winburn. Margaret is buried in La Grange, Fayette Co. Texas. help me please David

Does anyone have any Penningtons in Omaha, NE around 1910 - 1930. Looking for Ralph Pennington and parents. Ralph married Gladys Lehr and they had 3 children: Jane Pennington Richards, Phyliss Pennington Richards and Robert Stanley Pennington. I know that the Karl & Hazel Reese family lived with them at one time. At a brick wall. Sandy in VA.

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

Hi, I am guessing you will receive help soon on this line. It is the same one I think we belong to, but I didn't do the research, and like you am new to the List. My nickname is Dee Dee. Good luck, Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <DecoDeeDee@aol.com> To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:42 AM Subject: [Pennington-L] New Member Needs Help > Hello All - > I am trying to find out what group my Pennington ancestor belongs too, > and where I go from here. Thanks in advance. > > 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 (daughter of 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 Louisiana 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 > > Help - > > DeeDee Sanders > 1440 Gwen Drive > Baton Rouge, LA 70815 > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > This Pennington mail list is hosted by Rootsweb. > To subscribe to Rootsweb, and show your support of their efforts, see > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

Hello All - I am trying to find out what group my Pennington ancestor belongs too, and where I go from here. Thanks in advance. 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 (daughter of 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 Louisiana 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 Help - DeeDee Sanders 1440 Gwen Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Thought I would share something I found on the net about Susannah Nossaman. I was searching for a John Nosseman and was delighted when I found him as Johann Conrad Nossaman. If and when I get pictures of tombstones I'll let y'all know....Lois Desc through Rachel Catherine Pennington> Elizabeth Betty Bennett> John Powers >Rachel Powers>me http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=sandy&id=I13016 Descendants of Johann Conrad Nossaman 1 Johann Conrad NOSSAMAN b: 1752 in Hesse-Cassel, Germany d: 1820 in Giles Co., VA .. +Cathrina UNKNOWN b: 1756 m: Abt. 1778 in Pennsylvania death? 2 Catherine NOSSAMAN b: 19 August 1779 in Lebanon, Lancaster Co., PA death? .... +Peter SICKMAN dates? *2nd Husband of Catherine NOSSAMAN: .... +Bennett WILLS m: 13 November 1800 in Monroe Co., VA dates? 2 Elizabeth NOSSAMAN b: 10 March 1782 in Lancaster Co., PA death? .... +David PAYNE m: 02 April 1801 in Monroe Co., VA dates? 2 John NOSSAMAN II b: 02 February 1786 in Pennsylvania d: 23 July 1849 in Marion Co., IN .... +Abagail WYLIE b: 1789 m: 17 October 1809 in Monroe Co., VA *2nd Wife of John NOSSAMAN II: .... +Luresa/Reacy MEADOWS b: 25 December 1796 in Virginia m: 1816 in Monroe Co., VA d: 10 April 1848 in Marion Co., IN Father: Jacob MEADOWS, Sr. Mother: UNKNOWN Lineage: unproven 2 Sidney NOSSAMAN b: 1787 spouse? 2 Susannah NOSSAMAN b: 1790 in Virginia d: 13 October 1834 in Whitley Co., KY .... +William PENNINGTON, Jr. b: 1783 m: 08 June 1808 in Monroe Co., VA d: 1870

My Isaac Pennington is in Surry Co.NC on the records and census as well as his supposed son Joseph Pennington. Isaac lived on Tom's Creek and is found in numerous tax records. Joseph lived on Grassy Creek. Joseph left ca 1825 for IN and Isaac died ca 1833 in Surry Co. You will also find mention of them in Stokes Co. NC earlier and also in Patrick and Henry Cos. VA which are Southside VA counties that break from Lunenburg and go west--Lunenburg to Pittsylvania to Henry to Patrick. The above are found only in Henry and Patrick. Isaac's dau and her husband John Graham and other relatives including Penningtons and Lambs left Surry Co. and went to the area known as Jackson Co. AL ca 1814. Eleanor Audrey E. Pool wrote: > > Good morning, > > Umm, I don't know where to begin. The MORRIS family I am most familiar with > was in Brunswick, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg, break-off counties from each > other, along Southside VA. > > I do know that the name MORRIS appears in some Quaker families of NC. I > think it was a Joseph MORRIS who married a POOL girl. > > I found a PENENTON (PENNINGTON ) record or two in Surry Co, VA, but much > earlier than your Ruth. Believe these PENNINGTONS are seen later in the > counties mentioned above because they broke from Surry. > > I'm going to type in a will from Surry I think you will be interested in, > perhaps a connection for you. > > Soon, Audrey > ----- Original Message ----- > From: bvirginia76 <ginjonb46@msn.com> > To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:04 AM > Subject: [Pennington-L] Re: Morris > > > > Yes, my Morris line is from Virginia and Wales, with Maryland possibly > being > > the port of entry. There has been little success by any of us Morris > Morris > > researchers tracking him from Indiana Territory back to Virginia. None of > > us has any information on ancestors past Morris Morris, who is my > > gr-great-grandfather. He was in Indiana Territory, Harrison County by > about > > the turn of the 1800s. He was married to Rebecca Wilcoxson, b. in KY in > > Harrison County in 1811. He died about 1825. I downloaded a GEDCOM on > > Morris someone submitted to Ancestry.com. I managed to wade through it, > > being unfamiliar with reading GEDCOMs. It finally made sense to me. And > I > > got a lead to a county in Virginia, which I can't remember! And I can't > > find the GEDCOM file right now. I may have to go back and download it > > again. There was a surprise surname which showed up in it - Armstrong. I > > had not heard of that one anywhere in the Morris research. But the other > > names seemed to fit my Morris Morris. I have not run across HOLLOWAY yet > in > > connection with the Morrises. I can write and ask my cousin's husband in > > Indiana. He has done a lot of research, of a professional quality, on the > > Morrises for his wife. She and I share the same great-grandfather, Thomas > > T. Morris, born in IN. > > > > Where would Southside be? Would that date back to the late 1700s? I > > believe that is when Morris left for Indiana Territory. I had hoped to go > > to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, where both he and Rebecca are named, > in > > order to see if I could find more than the skimpy information I found in a > > little corner room of a library in Clark Co., IN. I haven't even applied > > for membership! And I have known about this for years. Henry and Ruth > > Pennington Lamb are also named in the Society. They were also early > > pioneers, 1815, in Indiana Territory, with Morris Morris being there > > possibly as much as 15 years before the Lambs arrived. > > > > I would be so happy to find a clue about Morris in Virginia. Some other > > very remarkable things have happened in the past eight months in my > finding > > cousins I didn't know I had! Have you heard of Nell Beck Truitt? She is > > active in the DAR, and is also researching the Penningtons, the Morrises, > > and the Boones, among others. The more we find by chance about our common > > surnames, the more convinced we are that we will be end up being cousins. > > She may even be related to my daughter-in-law, who is a direct descendent > of > > Daniel Boone through her grandmother! She and my son have been married 27 > > years, and we just discovered this relationship when I began to relate to > > her some of our family history. There are Morrises in her family too! > She > > got up and came back with an album of her grandmother's which had the > family > > relationships in it. She is from Indiana as are we. We live in Florida > now > > though, as do our son and daughter and their families. > > > > When I get that GEDCOM information, I will send it on to you. > > > > Virginia > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Audrey E. Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> > > To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 11:01 PM > > Subject: Re: [Pennington-L] Apology > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Is your MORRIS line from VA, Southside in particular? The family there > > married into more of our family lines; one of the was HOLLOWAY. > > Audrey > > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > > To search over 5500 archived messages from this list see > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Threaded archives can now be found at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pennington > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > To search over 5500 archived messages from this list see > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Threaded archives can now be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pennington >

Good morning, Umm, I don't know where to begin. The MORRIS family I am most familiar with was in Brunswick, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg, break-off counties from each other, along Southside VA. I do know that the name MORRIS appears in some Quaker families of NC. I think it was a Joseph MORRIS who married a POOL girl. I found a PENENTON (PENNINGTON ) record or two in Surry Co, VA, but much earlier than your Ruth. Believe these PENNINGTONS are seen later in the counties mentioned above because they broke from Surry. I'm going to type in a will from Surry I think you will be interested in, perhaps a connection for you. Soon, Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: bvirginia76 <ginjonb46@msn.com> To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:04 AM Subject: [Pennington-L] Re: Morris > Yes, my Morris line is from Virginia and Wales, with Maryland possibly being > the port of entry. There has been little success by any of us Morris Morris > researchers tracking him from Indiana Territory back to Virginia. None of > us has any information on ancestors past Morris Morris, who is my > gr-great-grandfather. He was in Indiana Territory, Harrison County by about > the turn of the 1800s. He was married to Rebecca Wilcoxson, b. in KY in > Harrison County in 1811. He died about 1825. I downloaded a GEDCOM on > Morris someone submitted to Ancestry.com. I managed to wade through it, > being unfamiliar with reading GEDCOMs. It finally made sense to me. And I > got a lead to a county in Virginia, which I can't remember! And I can't > find the GEDCOM file right now. I may have to go back and download it > again. There was a surprise surname which showed up in it - Armstrong. I > had not heard of that one anywhere in the Morris research. But the other > names seemed to fit my Morris Morris. I have not run across HOLLOWAY yet in > connection with the Morrises. I can write and ask my cousin's husband in > Indiana. He has done a lot of research, of a professional quality, on the > Morrises for his wife. She and I share the same great-grandfather, Thomas > T. Morris, born in IN. > > Where would Southside be? Would that date back to the late 1700s? I > believe that is when Morris left for Indiana Territory. I had hoped to go > to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, where both he and Rebecca are named, in > order to see if I could find more than the skimpy information I found in a > little corner room of a library in Clark Co., IN. I haven't even applied > for membership! And I have known about this for years. Henry and Ruth > Pennington Lamb are also named in the Society. They were also early > pioneers, 1815, in Indiana Territory, with Morris Morris being there > possibly as much as 15 years before the Lambs arrived. > > I would be so happy to find a clue about Morris in Virginia. Some other > very remarkable things have happened in the past eight months in my finding > cousins I didn't know I had! Have you heard of Nell Beck Truitt? She is > active in the DAR, and is also researching the Penningtons, the Morrises, > and the Boones, among others. The more we find by chance about our common > surnames, the more convinced we are that we will be end up being cousins. > She may even be related to my daughter-in-law, who is a direct descendent of > Daniel Boone through her grandmother! She and my son have been married 27 > years, and we just discovered this relationship when I began to relate to > her some of our family history. There are Morrises in her family too! She > got up and came back with an album of her grandmother's which had the family > relationships in it. She is from Indiana as are we. We live in Florida now > though, as do our son and daughter and their families. > > When I get that GEDCOM information, I will send it on to you. > > Virginia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Audrey E. Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> > To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Pennington-L] Apology > > > Hi, > > Is your MORRIS line from VA, Southside in particular? The family there > married into more of our family lines; one of the was HOLLOWAY. > Audrey > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > To search over 5500 archived messages from this list see > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Threaded archives can now be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pennington >

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 DBri185263@aol.com wrote: > > I notice that Reese and Eleanor had a daughter named Mary Pritchard born > about 1750. > Maybe there is a possiblity that Mary Pritchard daughter of Reese and Eleanor > Pritchard could have been the wife of Richard Pennington. > I've searched everywhere I could think looking for a marriage for Richard and > Eleanor for the past 6 six years to break this wall down and came up with > nothing. > Since back in those days the first born were name after the mother and father > and Richard Pennington and Eleanor(?) first daughter was named Mary and first > son was name Richard. > What do you think? Could Mary Pritchard daughter of Reese and Eleanor > Pritchard been the wife of Richard Pennington? > The mention of Eleanor is in the book History of Pendleton County WVa 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 ---is the only place I've seen Richard Pennington > mentioned with Eleanor. > Could Mary Pritchard been the wife of Richard Pennington instead of Eleanor? > What do you think? > > Debbie > > > > ID: I3791 > Name: Reese Pritchard > Sex: M > Birth: c. 1720 > Death: 1758 in Frederick Co., VA > > Father: _____ Pritchard > > Marriage 1 Eleanor Jenkins > Married: 7 SEP 1743 in 1st Presbyter. Church, Philadelphia, PA > Children > Reese Pritchard b: c. 1744 > Stephen Pritchard b: c. 1745 in Frederick Co., VA > Hannah Pritchard b: c. 1748 > Sarah Pritchard > Mary Pritchard b: c. 1750 > > > > > > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > This Pennington mail list is hosted by Rootsweb. > To subscribe to Rootsweb, and show your support of their efforts, see > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

I notice that Reese and Eleanor had a daughter named Mary Pritchard born about 1750. Maybe there is a possiblity that Mary Pritchard daughter of Reese and Eleanor Pritchard could have been the wife of Richard Pennington. I've searched everywhere I could think looking for a marriage for Richard and Eleanor for the past 6 six years to break this wall down and came up with nothing. Since back in those days the first born were name after the mother and father and Richard Pennington and Eleanor(?) first daughter was named Mary and first son was name Richard. What do you think? Could Mary Pritchard daughter of Reese and Eleanor Pritchard been the wife of Richard Pennington? The mention of Eleanor is in the book History of Pendleton County WVa 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 ---is the only place I've seen Richard Pennington mentioned with Eleanor. Could Mary Pritchard been the wife of Richard Pennington instead of Eleanor? What do you think? Debbie ID: I3791 Name: Reese Pritchard Sex: M Birth: c. 1720 Death: 1758 in Frederick Co., VA Father: _____ Pritchard Marriage 1 Eleanor Jenkins Married: 7 SEP 1743 in 1st Presbyter. Church, Philadelphia, PA Children Reese Pritchard b: c. 1744 Stephen Pritchard b: c. 1745 in Frederick Co., VA Hannah Pritchard b: c. 1748 Sarah Pritchard Mary Pritchard b: c. 1750

Yes, my Morris line is from Virginia and Wales, with Maryland possibly being the port of entry. There has been little success by any of us Morris Morris researchers tracking him from Indiana Territory back to Virginia. None of us has any information on ancestors past Morris Morris, who is my gr-great-grandfather. He was in Indiana Territory, Harrison County by about the turn of the 1800s. He was married to Rebecca Wilcoxson, b. in KY in Harrison County in 1811. He died about 1825. I downloaded a GEDCOM on Morris someone submitted to Ancestry.com. I managed to wade through it, being unfamiliar with reading GEDCOMs. It finally made sense to me. And I got a lead to a county in Virginia, which I can't remember! And I can't find the GEDCOM file right now. I may have to go back and download it again. There was a surprise surname which showed up in it - Armstrong. I had not heard of that one anywhere in the Morris research. But the other names seemed to fit my Morris Morris. I have not run across HOLLOWAY yet in connection with the Morrises. I can write and ask my cousin's husband in Indiana. He has done a lot of research, of a professional quality, on the Morrises for his wife. She and I share the same great-grandfather, Thomas T. Morris, born in IN. Where would Southside be? Would that date back to the late 1700s? I believe that is when Morris left for Indiana Territory. I had hoped to go to the Society of Indiana Pioneers, where both he and Rebecca are named, in order to see if I could find more than the skimpy information I found in a little corner room of a library in Clark Co., IN. I haven't even applied for membership! And I have known about this for years. Henry and Ruth Pennington Lamb are also named in the Society. They were also early pioneers, 1815, in Indiana Territory, with Morris Morris being there possibly as much as 15 years before the Lambs arrived. I would be so happy to find a clue about Morris in Virginia. Some other very remarkable things have happened in the past eight months in my finding cousins I didn't know I had! Have you heard of Nell Beck Truitt? She is active in the DAR, and is also researching the Penningtons, the Morrises, and the Boones, among others. The more we find by chance about our common surnames, the more convinced we are that we will be end up being cousins. She may even be related to my daughter-in-law, who is a direct descendent of Daniel Boone through her grandmother! She and my son have been married 27 years, and we just discovered this relationship when I began to relate to her some of our family history. There are Morrises in her family too! She got up and came back with an album of her grandmother's which had the family relationships in it. She is from Indiana as are we. We live in Florida now though, as do our son and daughter and their families. When I get that GEDCOM information, I will send it on to you. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey E. Pool" <ddpool@madnet.net> To: <PENNINGTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [Pennington-L] Apology Hi, Is your MORRIS line from VA, Southside in particular? The family there married into more of our family lines; one of the was HOLLOWAY. Audrey