Same as Wayne Pennington - I think that he is a son of the Everette Pennington who was a son of Harvey Pennington and Martha Greer. Harvey was a son of Levi Pennington and Elizabeth Henson, grandson of Levi Pennington and Elizabeth, and great grandson of Micajah Pennington and Rachel Jones. Thomas Clifford Pennington age 79 of Lansing, NC died Saturday, March 1, 2003 at his home. Mr. Pennington was born on September 10, 2003 in Ashe County, NC to Everett and Martha Greer Pennington. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 12:00 at the Perry Cemetery. Rev. Jim Francis, Rev. Earl Woods, and Rev. Jim Greer will officiate. Mr. Pennington is survived by: Wife: Ruth Barr Pennington Sons: Bill, Bobby, David, and Lester Pennington all of Lansing, NC Daughter: JoAnn Martin of Warrensville, NC Brothers: John Henry Pennington of Jefferson, NC Wayne Pennington of Lansing, NC Sister: Ruth Moore of Greensboro, NC 16 Grandchildren 2 Great Grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Send condolences to the family by visiting our website at www.badgerfuneralhome.com Badger Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. [email protected] Home Page: http://carmenj.my100megs.com Genealogy Page: http://genheirloom1.topcities.com/ Gallup Home: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallupfam/ PRA Group 7: http://carmenj.my100megs.com/PenningtonPage/PRAGroup7.htm

William Pennington Oscar John Pennington m. Lessie Leona Johnson Melvin Smith Pennington m. Nancy Elizabeth Graybeal John Pennington m. Emeline Kilby Levi Pennington m. Elizabeth Henson Levi Pennington m. Elizabeth Micajah Pennington m. Rachel Jones Mr. William Watson Pennington, better known as Rabbit Pennington, age 72, of Jefferson died Monday morning, September 3, 2001 at Segraves Nursing Care Center. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 2:00 PM at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. JC Norton and Rev. Bill Burchett. Burial will follow in the Old Fields Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM, Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at the funeral home. Mr. Pennington was born in Ashe County on Friday, March 15, 1929 to Oscar Pennington and Lessie Johnson Pennington. He owned and operated a Produce Store in West Jefferson. His parents and two brothers, Paul W. Pennington and Jack Pennington, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Reba Phillips Pennington, of the home; a son, Michael Pennington, of Wilkesboro; two daughters, Becky Fisher, of Deep Gap and Nancy Pennington, of Jefferson; two sisters, Polly Tulbert, of Elkin and Peggy Taylor, of Jefferson; a grandchild; several nieces and nephews also survive. Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to: The Youth Fund of Old Fields Baptist Church, c/o Sally Walters, 5375 Idlewild Road, Fleetwood, NC 28626. [email protected] Home Page: http://carmenj.my100megs.com Genealogy Page: http://genheirloom1.topcities.com/ Gallup Home: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallupfam/ PRA Group 7: http://carmenj.my100megs.com/PenningtonPage/PRAGroup7.htm

This one is a little harder - I think that he is a son of the Everette Pennington who was a son of Harvey Pennington and Martha Greer. Harvey was a son of Levi Pennington and Elizabeth Henson, grandson of Levi Pennington and Elizabeth, and great grandson of Micajah Pennington and Rachel Jones. Mr. Wayne Pennington, age 77, of Lansing, died Thursday afternoon, June 19, 2003 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, June 22, 2003 at 12:00 pm at Suger Grove Baptist Church by Rev. J.B. Hamm and Rev. Earl Woods. Burial will follow in the Perry Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 - 12:00 pm, on Sunday, June 22, 2003, one hour prior to the funeral service. Mr. Pennington was born in Ashe County on Monday, April 26, 1926 to Roy Everette Pennington and Martha Greer Pennington. He worked as a Rite-Away Cleaner for an Electric Company. He is survived by his wife, Aulsie Eldreth Pennington, of the home; a son, Thomas Pennington, of Lansing; two daughters, Brenda Osborne of Creston and Kristine Greer, of Lansing; a brother, John Henry Pennington, of West Jefferson; a sister, Ruth Moore, of Greensboro; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive. [email protected] Home Page: http://carmenj.my100megs.com Genealogy Page: http://genheirloom1.topcities.com/ Gallup Home: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallupfam/ PRA Group 7: http://carmenj.my100megs.com/PenningtonPage/PRAGroup7.htm

Here is another obit that I found. Joseph Glenn Pennington Lowell Pennington m. Maggie Farmer Elijah Clinton Pennington m. Ada Graybeal Isaac Pennington m. Martitia Osborne Elijah "Coon" Ephraim Pennington m. Mary Osborne Levi Pennington m. Elizabeth Henson Levi Pennington m. Elizabeth Micajah Pennington m. Rachel Jones Joseph Glenn "Joe" Pennington, age 60, of Creston died Saturday morning October 4, 2003 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday evening, 8:00 PM at the Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Wagg and Rev. Julian Owen officiating. Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, October 8, at 11:00 AM at the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Jefferson. The Pennington family will receive friends from 5:00-8:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home, prior to the funeral service. Mr Pennington was born in Ashe County on February 24, 1943 to Lowell and Maggie Farmer Pennington. He had retired from the Sprague Electric Company and raised christmas trees and farmed. He is survived by his wife, Carol Lea Nelson Pennington; one son, Joseph Pennington, Jr. of Creston, NC; one daughter, Mrs. Michele David of Crumpler, NC; his mother, Mrs. Maggie Farmer Pennington of Creston; four sisters, Mary Elliott of West Jefferson, NC, Owilla Landreth of Cockranville, PA, Peggy Richardson, Creston, NC and Kathy Allen of Walkertown, NC; five grandchildren also survive. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Creston Vol. Fire Department c/o Jennifer Gardiner, 15356 NC Hwy. 88 West, Creston, NC 28615. [email protected] Home Page: http://carmenj.my100megs.com <http://carmenj.my100megs.com/> Genealogy Page: http://genheirloom1.topcities.com/ <http://genheirlooms.topcities.com/> Gallup Home: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallupfam/ PRA Group 7: http://carmenj.my100megs.com/PenningtonPage/PRAGroup7.htm

Found this obit in the Ashe Co., NC newspaper - his lineage is: John Smith Pennington Kirby Smith Pennington m. Lula Victoria Jones Melvin Smith Pennington m. Nancy Elizabeth Graybeal John Pennington m. Emeline Kilby Levi Pennington m. Elizabeth Henson Levi Pennington m. Elizabeth Micajah Pennington m. Rachel Jones. Mr. John Smith Pennington, age 70, of Creston, died Monday night at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 19, 2003 at 11:00 am at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Ralph Winters and Rev. Wayne Roark. Burial will follow in the Osborne Cemetery in Creston, NC. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm, on Thursday, December 18, 2003 at Boone Family Funeral Home. Mr. Pennington was born in Ashe County on Monday, April 10, 1933 to Kirby and Lula Jones Pennington. He worked as a Lineman for an electrical company. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Evelene King. He is survived by his wife, Betty Ruth Patrick Pennington, of the home; two sons, Garvey Pennington and wife, Marsha, of West Jefferson and Jerry Pennington, of Lenoir; two daughters, Naomi Persinger, of Lenoir and Kathy Howell, of Millers Creek; four brothers, Raymond Pennington, Oscar Pennington and Joe Pennington, all of Creston and Junior Pennington, of Mountain City, TN; three sisters, Goldie Price, of Lenoir, Margaret Broomell, of Oxford, PA and Irene Fremuth, of Cicero, IL; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive. [email protected] Home Page: http://carmenj.my100megs.com <http://carmenj.my100megs.com/> Genealogy Page: http://genheirloom1.topcities.com/ <http://genheirlooms.topcities.com/> Gallup Home: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallupfam/ PRA Group 7: http://carmenj.my100megs.com/PenningtonPage/PRAGroup7.htm

Hi Artilla, Hope your Christmas was great and the New Year is filled with love, health. I don't think anything has happened - I just think everyone is busy with other things. It seems like both the PRA and the Pennington mailing list have been very quiet. Traditionally, around the holidays everyone is tied up with the season activity and has been quiet. There will come a time when the activity will return, that is my hope anyway. It's nice to hear from you, how is Family Group 30 doing? Rene'e Davis, CFO ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:36 PM Subject: [Pennington-L] Pennington Information > I am Artilla Pennington Williams. I have been subscribed on the rootsweb.com > for several > years and then all of a sudden I have not received anything. I was just > wondering what has > happen that I do not know about. Thank you, > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > To search over 7000 archived messages from this list see > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Threaded archives can now be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/pennington > >

I thought you might enjoy reading two (2) recent articles about DNA and Genealogy. Unfortunately they are not available online yet but they should be available in your local library or if you subscribe to these two (2) magazines, you can read them. 1. January 2004 Issue of Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/), page 78, titled "Putting the Gene Back in Genealogy". 2. November/December NGS (National Genealogical Society - www.ngsgenealogy.org) NewsMagazine, page 34, titled Non-Paternity Problems in Genealogical DNA Analysis". Both of these articles address some of the same problems we face with our DNA Study and they may help you to better understand the challenges. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Vice President Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org

On behalf of the Pennington Research Association, I want to wish you the best of Happy Holidays! Thank you for all your support this past year. It has been full of challenges but we keep moving forward and anxiously await the future. May God Bless each and everyone of you and your families. Gene Pennington (Group 7) Vice President Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org

My old stomping group. Enjoy! www.virginiaplaces.org Happy Holidays Rene'e Davis, CFO ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org

Yes, I received the Pedigree. Betty Hartman [email protected] wrote: > Part 1.1Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.2Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.3Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.4Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.5Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.6Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.7Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.8Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.9Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.10Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.11Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.12Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.13Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.14Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.15Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.16Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.17Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.18Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822) > > Part 1.19Type: Microsoft MHTML Document 5.0 (message/rfc822)

Rene, Should I order a Pedigree as well. I think I also am a member newer than when these were mailed for. REgards, Cher At 04:29 PM 12/16/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Mandy and Barbara, > If our new members wanted the two volumes of this years Pedigrees, they >can still order them, correct? > >Rene'e Davis, CFO >ARD, Family Groups >PRA - Group 9 >Pennington Research Association, Inc. >www.penningtonresearch.org >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Barbara W Pennington" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:48 PM >Subject: Re: Pedigrees > > > > Hi Mandy, > > Your new membership is for 2004 and the Pedigree that was just mailed is >the > > second one for the members on record for the calendar year of 2003. After > > Oct 1, all dues paid are for the following calendar year, which I think I > > mentioned in the welcoming letter sent to you with the New Member > > Information Booklet. Hope this clarifies this for you. If you have any > > questions please contact me. > > > > Barbara W. Pennington, Group 4 > > Membership Chair > > Pennington Research Association, Inc > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Colgan, Mandy" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:41 AM > > Subject: RE: Pedigrees > > > > > > > hello, > > > I have not received Pedigrees. I am a new member and may not have been >on > > > the mailing. > > > Mandy Cummings Colgan > > > > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > > > Learn what's new at the PRA. To learn more, go to --> > > http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left > > side of the page. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > > For more information about the PRA DNA Study, visit our Web Site at > > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > > > > > > >==== PRA Mailing List ==== >==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== >PRA publications are available at the PRA Web Site at >http://www.penningtonresearch.org > > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by The CCIS.net MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean.

Hi Mandy and Barbara, If our new members wanted the two volumes of this years Pedigrees, they can still order them, correct? Rene'e Davis, CFO ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara W Pennington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:48 PM Subject: Re: Pedigrees > Hi Mandy, > Your new membership is for 2004 and the Pedigree that was just mailed is the > second one for the members on record for the calendar year of 2003. After > Oct 1, all dues paid are for the following calendar year, which I think I > mentioned in the welcoming letter sent to you with the New Member > Information Booklet. Hope this clarifies this for you. If you have any > questions please contact me. > > Barbara W. Pennington, Group 4 > Membership Chair > Pennington Research Association, Inc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colgan, Mandy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:41 AM > Subject: RE: Pedigrees > > > > hello, > > I have not received Pedigrees. I am a new member and may not have been on > > the mailing. > > Mandy Cummings Colgan > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > > Learn what's new at the PRA. To learn more, go to --> > http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left > side of the page. > > > > > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > For more information about the PRA DNA Study, visit our Web Site at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > >

Paul, Thanks for your kind words but it is so interesting that it is not work! Regarding your comments about the statistics I understand what you are saying but......mutations are very rare events and if one has allot of them, the only way you can interpret them is to use statistics and probability. Allot of mutations means a very distant common ancestor and one cannot ignore that as I am sure you appreciate. Anyone who could say that DNA is useless for genealogy must be a Luddite! You know the guys who felt that any mechanization was not an advance (because it put people out of work) and so all machines should be destroyed! The DNA Study is working for us, there is no question. FTDNA do not know how we are all related just that we are all Pen(n)ingtons. The results they return are all spot on when relationships between the participants were previously known to us -they agree with the DNA! There is no way they can fake that. In addition, when some one is quite closely related they have a small number of mutations between them in fast mutating markers only. Our illustrious leader G.W. Bush would not believe we had Saddam until his DNA was typed. Incidentally they did the identity (paternity) DNA test to compare with his sons (that result is unique to Saddam) in addition they did the Y chromosome test to confirm he had the same paternal lineage as his sons. Note that Saddam's Y chromosome will not be unique in Iraq, there are probably hundreds if not thousands in Iraq and around the world that are from the same paternal lineage as him. Nick. "Paul Pennington" <[email protected]> 12/16/2003 12:35 PM Please respond to PRA-L To: [email protected] cc: Subject: Re: Major Change in Interpretation of the DNA Result for Group 28 Nick; Thanks for the good news -- it makes a nice Christmas present for the many members of Group 28. I'm sure everyone in PRA appreciates all the behind-the-scenes work you do on the DNA project. We especially value your translating all this complex scientific information into something of practical value in sorting out our family groups. The science on DNA is very new, and PRA is among the first to use it for genealogical purposes. It should surprise no one that revisions and new findings come along from time to time that force us to re-think our conclusions. I recently received an email from someone in another family who claimed that DNA testing was "absolutely worthless" for genealogy. I certainly do not agree with that, but some caution is in order with the results. Sometimes we forget that all this is based on random events -- mutations over time. While the probability and statistics are useful averages when considering large groups, individual mutations can occur at any time. The DNA has no memory of the last time a mutation occurred. I am glad to see that Family Tree DNA is asking for input from families like ours in an attempt to improve their knowledge of the rates of change at individual locations on the Y-chromosome. Please accept a virtual pat on the back from all of us for your efforts. Paul A. Pennington Augusta, Georgia Group 28 Leader ==== PRA Mailing List ==== ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== To submit a query, go to www.penningtonresearch.org and click on "Submit Query" button.

Hello All, Thank you all who have sent in your BALLOTS. The stated deadline was November 30, 2003. Due to the unexpected delay in getting the Pedigrees and ballot to the membership, I will be ACCEPTING BALLOTS postmarked DECEMBER 31, 2003. I encourage you to vote. With regard to those who have not received their PEDIGREES: some of you are new members who sent your application and check after October 1, 2003. It is our policy to accept those members for the next year. The reason for this is usually the second issue of the Pedigrees is in production and about to be delivered in October. Due to circumstances beyond our control printing and mailing were delayed over a month. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] Happy Holidays to you all,. Barbara W. Pennington, Group 4 Membership Chair Pennington Research Association, Inc

Hi Mandy, Your new membership is for 2004 and the Pedigree that was just mailed is the second one for the members on record for the calendar year of 2003. After Oct 1, all dues paid are for the following calendar year, which I think I mentioned in the welcoming letter sent to you with the New Member Information Booklet. Hope this clarifies this for you. If you have any questions please contact me. Barbara W. Pennington, Group 4 Membership Chair Pennington Research Association, Inc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colgan, Mandy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 7:41 AM Subject: RE: Pedigrees > hello, > I have not received Pedigrees. I am a new member and may not have been on > the mailing. > Mandy Cummings Colgan > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > Learn what's new at the PRA. To learn more, go to --> http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > > >

Nick; Thanks for the good news -- it makes a nice Christmas present for the many members of Group 28. I'm sure everyone in PRA appreciates all the behind-the-scenes work you do on the DNA project. We especially value your translating all this complex scientific information into something of practical value in sorting out our family groups. The science on DNA is very new, and PRA is among the first to use it for genealogical purposes. It should surprise no one that revisions and new findings come along from time to time that force us to re-think our conclusions. I recently received an email from someone in another family who claimed that DNA testing was "absolutely worthless" for genealogy. I certainly do not agree with that, but some caution is in order with the results. Sometimes we forget that all this is based on random events -- mutations over time. While the probability and statistics are useful averages when considering large groups, individual mutations can occur at any time. The DNA has no memory of the last time a mutation occurred. I am glad to see that Family Tree DNA is asking for input from families like ours in an attempt to improve their knowledge of the rates of change at individual locations on the Y-chromosome. Please accept a virtual pat on the back from all of us for your efforts. Paul A. Pennington Augusta, Georgia Group 28 Leader

Just wanted to let you know we have received our latest Pennington Pedigrees. I think it came on Saturday. Here in Franklin, IN.

hello, I have not received Pedigrees. I am a new member and may not have been on the mailing. Mandy Cummings Colgan

Nick: Thank you for the updated information. I'm working on updating my article on the PRA's website now. The Pennington Research Association is truly fortunate to have you as a member. Thank you for all your hard work on our DNA Study! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Gene Pennington (Group 7) Vice President Research Director Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.PenningtonResearch.org

Got mine last week. Great job. Margaret