Recently my first cousin Sharon Vantuyl sent the following information. She is trying to connect Vantuyl-Pennigton unions in their family tree, to other Pennington researchers.. If anyone can see a link, please advise me or Sharon at: : "Sharon Vantuyl" <snail@accessus.net> we will appreciate any help. It appears there could be a possiblity of matching PRA Group #1 about three gereration down from the Group #1 progenator. The locations and dates are very close. There are so many Johns and Williams it is tough to tell them apart. Thanks, Jim Pennington Hopkins Switch, KS -------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN PENNINGTON -- REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 1 -Geanellen Doty Kuranko was born 20 Feb 1940 the daughter of Leo Lester Doty b. 25 Sept 1911 at Chesley, Lewis Co. Idaho and died 4 April 1974 at Seattle, King Co. Washington. Leo Wife: Grace W. Doty.still living. 2 -Leo Lester Doty was the child of Charles Robert Doty and Myra VanTuyl Doty. Myra was b. 13 Sept. 1881 at Marion Co. KA and died 12 Sept 1949 at Rimby, Alberta, Canada. 3 -Myra VanTuyl Doty was the child of James VanTuyl b. 16 Feb 1838 and died 7 Sept 1916. his wife was Penina Jane McElroy . 4 -James VanTuyl was the child of Johnathan VanTuyl b. 30 April 1810 at Somerset Co. NJ and died at Irving, Montgomery, Il on 29 June 1887 his wife was Jane Pennington b. 29 July 1817 at Plainfield, Somerset, NJ and died at Irving, Montgomery, IL on 22 Mar 1901. they married on 12 April 1834 at Somerset Co. NJ 5 -Jane Pennington was the child of William Pennington b. 2 Aug 1793 (do not know where) and died at Somerset Co NJ on 27 May 1870 and his wife Ann Brown was b. 24 April 1792 (don't know where) and died at Somerset Co. NJ on 11 Mar. 1851 they were married 13 Sept 1813 6 -The William Pennington was the child of John Pennington born 3 Sept 1761 at Mendham Twp., Morris Co. NJ died at ;(was living at) Sommerset Co. NJ in 1832 death date was 21 Sept. 1841. his wife was : Jane Ayers (do not have birth date or place) and she died at Somerset Co. NI on 21 Sept. 1841. EVIDENCE FOR THE ABOVE INFORMATION: 1- See National NSDAR # 0776732 -787 (Otto VanTuyl for Geanellen) (also self knowledge, marriage certificate, birth records owned by Geanellen) 2- See Nat'l NSDAR# 0776732 -787 (Otto VanTuyl for Geanellen) (also birth, death & marriage certificates, owned by Geanellen) 3- See Nat'l # 0776732 -787 (Otto VanTuyl for Geanellen) (also birth record, death records, marriage record copies owned by Geanellen) 4- See Nat'l ## 0776732 -787 (Otto VanTuyl for Geanellen) (also obit on Penina Jane McElroy/VanTuyl, Potwin Ledger Aug. 1927 copy owned by Geanellen.) 5- Van Tuyl Chronicle 1996 - page 636 See Nat'l NSDAR # 0776732 -787 (Otto VanTuyl for Geanellen) Cemeteries of Mont. Co. IL -Vol .11-P.87 - Jonathan VanTuyl Pic. Headstone, St. John's Cemetery, Irving Twp. IL -July 1994, Mont. Co. News-Hillsboro & Nokomis paper -"the Free Press-Gazette Vol..XX111 NO. 14-p.4-col.2, Fri Mar 29, 1901 Marriage place: pension-both bride and groom in Somerset Co.NJ (copies of all owned by Geanellen) 6- See Nat'l NSDAR #480266 (Mrs. Hope Nelson for John Pennington) Birth and death for William and Ann Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, Sommerset Co. NJ, Pension #S3670 lists William as Child still living in 1853. Genealogy Magazine of NJ Vol 9. p.67 (copies of all the above information owned by Geanellen) 7- See Nat'l NSDAR # 480266 & Nat'l # 627682 Mrs. Hope Nelson and her mothers Mrs. Edith Pennington Brown. (Mrs. Edith Pennington Brown was age 96 when she Joined NSDAR in 1977) copies of all the above owned by Geanellen. Children of Revolutionary Ancestor as proven by NSDAR # S3670 & 480266 Elijah Pennington Nathaniel Pennington William Pennington b. 2 Aug 1793 married: Ann (Brown) John Pennington James Pennington Married: Elizabeth Richards Sarah Married Smith John Pennington who resided during the American Revolution at Sommerset County, New Jersey assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Private TMS NJ John Pennington service during the Revolutionary war was as follows: John Pennington while a resident in Sommerset County, New Jersey enlisted at the age of sixteen (16) and served eight (8) tours of one (1) month each as a Private in Col. Frelinghuysen's Regiment. Was in the battle of Springfield and subsequently served one year and eight (8) months as a teamster. Later was put to guarding British prisoners of war. Was allowed a pension on 15 Aug 1832. Pension records 4-1-89, 147; 4-2-27, 98 Official Register of the officers and men of NJ in the Revolutionary War - Privates P. 715 John Pennington, New Jersey, S367 0 (Archives) Pension #3 3670.