I must say some wise and humbling words by Carolyn. But the subject of the Maryland Penningtons brings up my query. Pennington Research Assoc lists as the head of Family Group #2 Robert Pennington b1754 on the Easter Shore of Maryland, who in 1785 moved to Centre Hall, Centre Co PA to be the local Methodist minister. I have obtained a gedcom for my gg-grandmother Hannah Pennington (1846-1888) which lists her parents as Robert Pennington b1806 in Centre Hall Centre Co PA and Hannah Rorabaugh b1809. This marriage is also recorded in Lewis Bunker Rohrbach's book 'Descendants of Hans Georg Rohrbach'. It seems quite likely that the 1806 birth of Robert Pennington was related to the earlier minister of the same name in the same town. I have been unable to this time to find any more information which could link them, or to find any more descendant information. Because Rev Pennington is listed at the head of the Family Group, it would be beleieved that the PRA does not know of the ancestors of Rev Pennington. However, the discussion here came back to the Penningtons of the Eastern Shore, and I was hoping that someone, especially Carolyn who spoke of her desire to create a web page for the Maryland Penningtons, might have some information that I seek. Thanks Brian Cartwright