For Cher: The newspaper can be found at Loyola College on microfilm. Also, you may try ProQuest search tool. You may need to go to a college library to use that. > [Original Message] > From: Spaulding <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 3/3/2004 10:34:26 AM > Subject: Re: War of 1812 > > Hi Rene: > > Thank you for the information. I did have the 1850 census, but not the > newspaper. Do you know how I can get the Baltimore Sun newspaper page from > back then? I just have to find something that says who Ross' parents > were. I wonder if the records of the 1st Reformed Church in Baltimore City > might have some notation on their parents names from their marriage > record. That is the church Ross was married in. Sarah Mumma Penington was > baptized in that same church, so her family records should be there back > quite a ways. Has anybody looked at the lst Reformed Church records for > Penington's? Also, any ideas on church records in Cecil County that I > could research for Ross? He must have been baptized somewhere > there. There can't have been that many churches in that area. Just keep > digging, just keep digging. > Regards, Cher > > At 09:56 AM 03/03/2004, you wrote: > >Hi Cheryl, > > On FTM CD #521, Md. Settlers and Soldiers, 1700-1800. > >In the Baltimore Sun Newspaper, 12/19/1846 pg. 2, there is a listing for the > >marriage 12/17/1846 of Ross T. to Sarah Mumma, daughter of David. Maybe if > >you can gt a copy of the page it may tll you more about him. > > Otherwise I can't find him anywhere else. The 1850 census for MD, in the > >15th Ward, Baltimore Roll #M432-286 pg. 23, line 14(I think you already > >have) but as follows: > >Ross T. 29 a clerk w/m > >Sarah 23 w/f > >David F. 2 yrs. w/m > >Ann R. 8 months. w/f > >George A. H. M. Johnson 11 yrs. b/m > > > > Boy, I am almost as crazy s you are about this Ross guy. Sorry, I > >couldn't help more. Maybe the newspaper will help out. > > > >Rene'e Davis, CFO > >ARD, Family Groups > >PRA - Group 9 > >Pennington Research Association, Inc. > >www.penningtonresearch.org > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Spaulding" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:46 PM > >Subject: Re: War of 1812 > > > > > > > Ross Penington line is from Cecil County. I was able to obtain Ross F. > > > (not T.) Penington's death certificate. He died in Baltimore City in 1892 > > > at age 72. But he was born in Cecil County. Had been in the city 55 > >years > > > when he died, so that means he was in Cecil County until age 17. This > > > should help us connect him. He's definitely a Cecil County native. Any > > > thoughts? Cheryl > > > > > > > > > At 10:38 AM 02/28/2004, you wrote: > > > >Hi Cheryl and Everyone, > > > > In one of my books on the Shanendoah Valley in VA there is a small > > > >amount of information listed on the War of 1812. > > > > There are not many records available according to the author as most > > > >were destroyed during the Civil war. But, here is what I can share with > >you. > > > > James Barbour then Govenor of VA, called for volunteers. Winchester > > > >immediately became the scene of was preparations. Recruiting stations > >were > > > >established in the Lower Valley. According to the Military Archives in > > > >Washington DC and many newspaper clippings, several companies were > >accrdited > > > >to this section and Winchester named as the recruiting station for > >companies > > > >commanded by Capt. Willouby Morgan, Capt. Thomas Roberts, Capt. Wm. > >Morris, > > > >Capt. Henry Beatty and Capt. Michael Coyle. > > > > The First Infantry Company was recruited by Capt. Morgan, who was > > > >promoted and entered the regular Army. he Company was reorganized and > >used > > > >as mounted Infantry and became known as Cavalry Company #4. > > > > Officer: Capt. Tos. Roberts. No other officers named. Members of the > > > >Comany according to the records found: Thomas Roberts, Wm. Roberts, > > > >Alexander Holliday, Wm. Ball, Wm. Campbell, James Campbell, Solomon > >Heister, > > > >Wm. C. Holliday, Augustine Streit, Jacob Baker, Charles Conrad, Nicholas > > > >Burwell, Peter Bowers, Jno. Bowley, James Bennett, Joshua Reed, John > >Denny, > > > >Andrew Bush, James Vance, Sandy Hutchinson, Jno M. Magson, Presley > >Hansbury, > > > >Richard Beckwith, James Barr, Stewert Grant, Isaac Lauck, Jno Sloat, > >James > > > >Meredith, Philip Sherer, John Foster, Phillip Hoff, John Price, Isaac > >Kurtz, > > > >John Miller, Riuchard Holliday, Philip Bowers, James White, John Carter, > > > >George Rice, Jno C. Clarke, Robert Jack, Geo. Swallum, Solomon Spengler, > > > >Jonas Ashby, Wm. Kane, Lewis Beatty, John Everly, John W. Miller, > >Alexander > > > >Newman. > > > > Artillery Company (no number) > > > > Officer: Capt. Wm. Morris; 1st Lt. Geo. W, Kiger; 2nd Lt. Isaac > >Lauck; > > > >3rd Lt. Wm. Streit; 4th Lt. Jo Poe. 1st Corporal, Wm. Van Horn' 2nd Corp. > > > >Wm. oung, 3rd Corp. Nathan Parrkins; 4th Corp. Wm. Macfee;Fifer, John > >Day; > > > >Drummer: John Everly. Privates: Danl Gray, Jno Allen, Thomas Austin, Wm. > > > >Barnes, Levi Booker, Francis Beckwith, David Cather, John Cooley, Louthan > > > >Cochrane, Jos Kremer, Robt. Davidson, Wm. Dalby, John Fenton, Jno Farmer, > > > >Thomas Foster, Roger Faulkerson, Richard Giibbs, Jno Hoffnagle, Samuel > > > >Hersdman, Wm. Haas, John Hesser, Asa Joyce, Richard Jones, Daniel Kiger, > > > >John Keeler, John Klyfustine, Thos. Lafferty, Jno Miller, John Morris, > >James > > > >McCann, Craven Shaw, John Schultz, George Schreck, Elisha Winn, Henry > > > >Young. > > > > Infantry Co. #5: > > > > Officers: Michael Coyle, Capt. Wm. Throckmorton, 1st. Lt. Privates: > > > >Michael Copenhaver, Jacob Copenhaver, Henry Sloat, Jacob Mesmer, Robert > > > >Long, Isaac Russell, Jacob Lauck, ? Brill, Daniel Brown, Frederick > >Aulick, > > > >Benjamin Scrivner, Jno. V. Brown, John Magson, Henry Crebs, John Coyle, > >S. > > > >Hester, Wm and Stephen Jenkins, J. Foster, John Jenkins. > > > > The file shows other names but not from this area of the valley. All > >the > > > >Companies named were sent to Norfolk and Point Comfort. Some of the > > > >Frederick County men died of Yelow Fever. There was another cavalry > >company > > > >listed under Judge Henry St. George Tucker who marched to Norfolk but > >there > > > >is no list. > > > > It talks about the payroll of the Emergency Soldiers that enlisted > >for > > > >90 days and are not part of the Winchester Companies from Frederick > > > >Cty.(Shenandoah Cty). I should also tell you that among these names there > > > >are no Penningtons. But if you want to check other surnames, they are > > > >Hillman, Touchstone, Glaize, Crawford, Owen, Ryan, Perry, Hodgson. > > > > Sorry, I could not help further. I hope this has helped some of you. > > > >There is also a list on Rootsweb at www.rootsweb.com/~kyharris/1812vets > > > > Have a good weekend, everyone.. > > > > > > > >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: Thursday, February 26, 2004 9:19 AM > > > >Subject: Re: War of 1812 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Carmen, may I ask who the parents of this Joshua Pennington were? > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > Nell > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not aware of anyone who has done a lot of work on the War of > >1812. > > > > > > However, you do point out that there are probable several > >Pennington's > > > >who > > > > > > served. The only one in Group 7 that I am aware of is Joshua > > > >Pennington - > > > > > > here are the notes that I have on him and his pursuit of his 1812 > > > >pension. > > > > > > As you can see, they originally came from the Pennington Pedigrees. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joshua made a total of four attempts to get a War of 1812 Veteran > > > >Pension, > > > > > > beginning on 22 September 1852 from Johnson Co., KY. He was rejected > >for > > > > > > lack of required number of days of duty. Sixty days of active duty > >was > > > >the > > > > > > minimum requirement for a pension. In June 1854, he applied for a > > > >pension > > > > > > from Morgan County, KY., and for bounty land on April 12, 1855, > >stating > > > >that > > > > > > he was 59 years old. He was rejected for the pension, but was > >granted > > > >160 > > > > > > acres of land on Warrant #23284-160-55. It has not been found where > >or > > > >when > > > > > > he took possession of this land. He filed again on June 3, 1871, > >stating > > > > > > that he was then 79 years old. The results were the same. The > >pension > > > >law > > > > > > was liberalized in 1878 and he filed again from Paintsville, KY, > >where > > > >he > > > > > > lived on Hood's Creek. He was unsuccessful again. When he made both > >of > > > >the > > > > > > last two applications by his son, Levi with whom he may have been > > > >living. He > > > > > > was, by this time, in his mid-eighties. His wife, Nancy died on > >March > > > >15, > > > > > > 1878, while Joshua was still alive in Johnson Co., KY , but he has > >not > > > >been > > > > > > found after that. It is unknown where and when he died. This is per > > > > > > Pennington Pedigrees19-1 pg 19-27. > > > > > > > > > > > > Carmen > > > > > > Assistant Research Director - JFMF > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > just a note from . . . . . > > > > > Nell Truitt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > > > > > For help with your research, go to > > > > > http://www.penningtonresearch.org and > > > > > click on Research Tips. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > > >==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > > > >To learn about the PRA Family Groups, visit 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. > > > > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION List ==== > > > For more information about the PRA visit our Web Site at > > > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > > > > > > > > > > > >==== PRA Mailing List ==== > >==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > >To submit a query, go to > >www.penningtonresearch.org and > >click on "Submit Query" button. > > > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by The CCIS.net MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION List ==== > For more information about the PRA visit our Web Site at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org