Dear Bill, In response to your query about Susannah Pennington who is buried in Wolf Creek Cemetery in Whitely County, KY. This is, I believe, Susannah (Nossman) Pennington, daughter of John Nossman and wife of William Pennington, Jr., son of William Pennington, Sr. (c1755-1821) of Monroe County, VA/WV and progenitor of the Pennington Research Association's Family Group 26. Susannah and William's marriage is recorded in Monroe County and they are listed on the 1810 census of that county; they are recorded in Whitely County by 1812 and are enumerated on the Whitley County census of 1820. Susannah's husband and sister-in-law, Elizabeth (Pennington) Ellison (and family) and brother-in-law, Andrew Pennington, lived in the Clear Fork area of Whitley County. Andrew died in the 1830s; Susannah's husband, William, and Elizabeth (Pennington) Ellison lived there until their deaths. Both are listed on federal censuses throughout their lives. Whitley County deeds provide a clear picture of where these families lived during this period. I have lots of documentation for this family; if you are interested, I'll be happy to pass it along. Ric Blake PRA Family Group 26 Leader 123 Fieldstone Drive, Londonderry, NH 03053-2709 / 603-434-4932 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- In a message dated 2/12/99 7:24:44 PM, [email protected] writes: >In my wanderings I have come across a cemetery listing of SUSANNAH >PENNINGTON at Wolf Creek Cemetery located at the Wolf Creek Baptist >Church on Highway 628 about 2-3 miles west of I-75 in Whitley Co., KY. >No information appears on the grave marker other than her name and the >date of death which is 13 October, 1834. There are no other Penningtons >listed as being buried at the cemetery and there are no related family >names shown.. This discovery could be of significance if it could be >determined that this Susannah is the Susannah Kelly who married Elijah >Pennington in 1800. The Elijah who married Susannah Kelly was the son >of Micajah Pennington and Rachael Jones Pennington. The 1800 marriage >of Susannah and Elijah was in the Ashe Co., NC area and very little if >anything is known of Elijah after 1800. He was born in 1761 and may >have been married to some other lady before he met Susannah. If this >Susannah is Susannah Kelly (which admittedly is a long shot) it would >show that she apparently spent some of her life in Whitley County which >would likely indicate a relationship to other Whitley County >Penningtons, and particularly Wells Pennington who moved his family >through Whitley County during the years ca 1818 to 1828. I have >speculated that Elijah Pennington might have been the father of Wells. >I would certainly welcome comments especially from anyone who might have >an ID on this Whitley County Siusannah. Bill Pennington, PRA Group 31