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

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 >