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 >