From: Isabel Tuell Coburn Date: 20 Sep 1997 If I may, I'd like to supplement some of the DE marriage items Lori Croswell so generously provided recently: Groom: Pennington, James Bride: McDonough, Hannah Date: bef. 10 Nov 1795 1. Hannah Pennington is named in the probate rec. of her fa, Maj. Thomas McDonough, M.D. who d. 10 Nov 1795 (grst at Trap Farm, St. Geo. Hd, NC Co, DE) well bef. the probate rec. of her bro. Joseph, 6 Oct 1807. 2. Petition of James Ford/Foard to the Judges of the Orphans Court for the County of Newcastle, 12 Dec 1796, for division of the real estate of Thomas McDonough "leaving to survive him nine children...[including] Hannah intermarried with James Pennington..." 3. Distribution Account of Benjamin S. Caulk, adm, 1 April 1801, including James Pennington in right of his wife Hannah. -- Orphans Court Case Files (Box 54) Groom: Pennington, John Atkey [(ca1744-1820), par unk] Bride: Elizabeth Mansfield [not w1 or mo/o his chn] Date: 3 Mar 1799, Pencader Presbyterian Church This is not Atkey Pennington (1756-1800), s/o James & Elizabeth (Beastin) Pennington, who m. Martha Ryland. Ample proof on hand! Groom: Dushane, Jesse M Bride: Pennington, Marie/Maria Vance Contrary to several listings, Marie/Maria Vance Pennington, w/o Jesse Dushane, is dau/o James & Hannah (McDonough) Pennington of Red Lion Hd, NC Co, not dau/o Atkey & Martha (Ryland) Pennington. 1. Proof is found in the probate rec. of her grfa, John Atkey Pennington of St, Geo. Hd, NC Co, DE who d. int. bef. 17 Oct 1820, and whose real estate was disposed of 20 Jul 1826. Included among the heirs were: "the children of his son James Pennington to wit: Maria Dushane who hath since died leaving three children, to wit, Nathan Thomas Dushane, Eliza Dushane and John Dushane." Among the heirs to whom payments were made were "the children of the said James Pennington, a son of the said intestate, to wit: Jane...James... Harriett...and the children of the said Maria Dushane daughter of the said James Pennington, to wit: Nathan Thomas Dushane...Eliza Dushane...and John Dushane." 2. Marie/Maria Vance Pennington was named for her maternal grmo: Mary Vance, w/o Thomas Pennington. 3. Dushane was adm. of James Pennington's estate and guardian of his minor children. Groom: Pennington, Samuel Bride: Meldrum, Rebecca [1st of 3 wives] Date: bef. 26 Dec 1795 [b. of 1st ch] Groom: Pennington, Samuel Bride: McConnaughey, Hannah [2nd of 3 wives] [Thanks for Hannah's surname and bond data!] Groom: Pennington, Thomas McD Bride: Henrietta Barr Thomas is s/o James & Hannah (McDonough) Pennington, named for his maternal grfa, Maj. Thomas McDonough, M.D. and uncle, Commodore Thomas McDonough, hero of the battle of Lake Champlain, War of 1812. Isabel