I would like very much to find the Family of Atkey(Adkey)Pennington b-15 Sep 1759Cecil county, MD. d-14 Feb 1800 @ Middletown, NC, DE. He married 30 Apr 1781 @ Elkton, Cecil, MD. to Martha Ryland, who later married 1 Jul 1802 to Leonard Vandegrift. She was the daughter of Fredus Ryland & Sarah ?. She died 5 Aug 1821 DE. They had three children , that I know of . They were , as follows-- Alrich(Alrick) Pennington b- 6 Jan 1786 St George's 100, NC.,DE. d-27 Nov 1842 @Port Penn, NC.,DE.buried at Old St Ann's church cem., Middletown,NC.,DE.married ca 1807 DE. to Rebecca Vandegrift b-19 Oct 1784 New Castle conty, DE. d-5 Aug 1821 @Port Penn, NC.,DE. She was the daughter of Leonard Vandegrift and Ruth Sankey She is buried @ Old Drawyers, Church cem, Odessa, NC., DE.They had five children , one of whom married my Gr. Grandfather Thomas Cleaver Price. (I have gobs, after him)I need material on the other four and their descendants. I found some of this in the Delaware Gazette, which I ran accross at the Portland , OR., Genealogical Forum, some years ago. I need the parents of Atkey. Some say they were Benedict Pennington & Eliza ? others William & Miss Atkey. I have no proof of either . 2nd child of Atkey- Fredus R. Pennington married Elizabeth Vanickle 3rd child of Atkey- Ashbury S. Pennington b- 4 Feb 1791 @ Port Penn, NC.,DE.Married Jane Eves (1793-1868). I also have many, Cleavers, Vandegrifts, Bennetts and Price records I would be happy to exchange with any one . Merle