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    1. A bit more proof
    2. Colgan, Mandy
    3. > Dear Penningtons, > > I thought I would give you a few more things that point towards > Nathaniel's origins in NJ > > Nathaniel is found in the 1830 census for Bernards Twp. Somerset Co. > > His son John Pennington is found in the 1830 Census for Westfield, Essex > Co. NJ and in the 1840 Census for Warren Twp. Somerset Co. > > His son John married a Susan Osborn in 1830. > > Susan Osborn is the daughter of Joel Osborn of Westfield, Essex Co. NJ. > Joel is found in Westfield up until the 1850 census when he is living with > a sister Patience Clark, a son-on law Issac Moore and daughter Mary. > > Joel had these children to my knowlege. > Issac > William > Susan > Joel > Ferdinand > Albert > Mary > > Joel Osborn is the son of John Baldwin Osborn. John Baldwin Osborn had > these children > Patience > Joel > William > John > Jonathan > Charles > Mary > > Rev. War Pension Abstracts, by Joe Osborn > Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pensions and Bounty-Land-Warrant > Application Files. > National Archives Microfilm Publication M805 > > Osborne John B. > S1069 > Aug 17, 1832 Essex Co NJ > John is a resident of Westfield. He was born June 6, 1754, in Elizabeth > Township, Essex Co. NJ He entered the service in june of 1776 under Capt > Gorthwards Co, at Westfield. > > It should be noted here that the Pennington's, Doty's, Moores, Smalleys, > Alwards and Osborns all fought together in the Revolutionary war. There > are many of them. They intermarried and they named children after each > other ex. John Pennington Alward, Aaron Osborn Pennington, William Moore > Pennington, John Pennington Smalley. There are two Penningtons that > fought in the war that I have not placed firmly in the family. A > Nathaniel and Josiah Pennington. In Ephraim's testimony on John > Penington's Pension Statement he says he "recollects of his said brothers > having been called out into the service of the United States when his said > brother was a little over sixteen years [of age]". Does the plural > brothers in his statement that he had more than one brother called out but > is only testifying to is one brother's age? I think this is a possibiliy. > Maybe these brothers died in the war. Is my Nathaniel (said John > Penington's son) named after one of them? I want to get a hold of the Mt > Bethel Church records to see if there are births and baptisms recorded. > > John Baldwin's son (Joel's brother and Susan's Uncle) Jonathan Osborn > became a baptist minister and moved to North Wilna NY, he moved there > about the same time that John Pennington moved there with his wife Susan > Osborn and his parents Nathaniel and Ruth Pennington. Johnathan Osborn > died in 1856 and is buried with his wife in Hillside Cemetary in Antwerp > Twp. Jefferson Co. NY (TOWN OF ANTWERP CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, N-R > Courtesy of A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT) > > The Growth of a Century: As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson, > County, New York, from 1793 to 1894, John A. Haddock, Philadelphia, > Sherman & Co., 1894. Page 814. > > DEACON JONATHAN OSBORN, on the 11th day of May, 1842, came with his family > to North Wilna, where he lived until his death in 1856. He was born at > Scotch Plains, N.J. in 1790. In 1815 he was married to Amelia VanDeemen > in New York city. The father of both John B. Osborn and Abram VanDeemen > served in the war of the American Revolution. Jonathan Osborn's family > was as follows: Amelia E., wife of Dr. George Hubbard, deceased; Ann > Judson, Mrs.Slater; Spencer C., Abram C., a distinguished clergyman of the > Baptist church; Gen. Thomas W., and Mary E., deceased wife of Dr. Samuel > Merrill. Jonathan Osborn was a man of much learning and broad information. > His habits of thought tended toward ecclesiastical subjects and > literature, and from his superiority in these he acquired prominence in > church circles. In 1817 he united with the Baptist church at Scotch > Plains, and a few years after was ordained deacon. He was elected to > minor offices, both in New Jersey and Jefferson county. Directly under > his guidance and influence the North Wilna Baptist church was organized, > and through many years he was its main reliance and support. In all ways, > in integrity, morally and intellectually, he was among the foremost men in > the eastern part of the county. > > The information that the PRN has for Nathaniel includes this statement: > There is also a question about the birthplace of Grandpa's mother, Susan > Osborn. My father states that she was born in North Wilna in 1812. > According to my note, she was brought from England to this country as a > little girl. I think this was told to me by Grandpa. Mr. Osborn bought a > farm and ran a half-way house on the road between Antwerp and Carthage. > Before this the Osborn family lived near Jersey City. Susan's cousin, > Abraham Osborn, was a U. S. Senator. A brother, Tom Osborn, was part of a > colony of six or seven families that moved from England to New Jersey, > then to Jefferson County. Susan's sisters were Fanny and Lucy. > This statement gives some half truths that also reveal some clues: > 1. The Osborns lived near Jersey City - True > 2. Mr Osborn lived near Antwerp and Carthage - True, but this Mr. Osborn > was Susan's uncle Jonathan, not her father. > 3. Susan had sisters Fanny and Lucy - I have not found a Fanny or a Lucy - > ??? > 3. Susan had a cousin and brother named Abram and Tom. - Both of these men > were her cousins > 4. Abraham was a U.S. Senator - incorrect, however, Thomas was a General > in the Civil War and was a U.S. Senator from Florida were he lived after > the war - he was an important man. > The Growth of a Century: As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson, > County, New York, from 1793 to 1894, John A. Haddock, Philadelphia, > Sherman & Co., 1894. Page 822. > SOME UNION SOLDIERS. > GENERAL THOMAS W. OSBORN, son of Jonathan and Amelia Osborn, was born at > the village of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, in 1833. In 1842 he removed > with his parents to North Wilna, Jefferson county. He remained upon the > farm, performing the ordinary labor of a farmer's son, until 1854. During > that time he had no educational advantages excepting the winter terms of > the district school. In the autumn of 1854 he commenced a course of study > preparatory for college. He graduated from Madison University (now > ColgateUniversity) in 1860. After graduation he entered the law-office of > Starbuck & Sawyer, at Watertown, being admitted to practice law in 1861. > It was not until after the battle of First Bull Run that he determined to > do what he could to sustain the government. He raised a company for light > artillery service, afterwards known as Company D, First New York Light > Artillery. Of this command he was commissioned captain. The battery > served continuously with the Army of the Potomac and engaged in more than > 30 pitched battles,from the Peninsula to Gettysburg, proving itself one of > the best artillery forces in the army, only equaled by the battery of Mink > and Spratt, also raised in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. > After this general and entirely truthful statement it is not necessary to > go into details, for Osborn's battery has a record that can be found in > the history of the Army of the Potomac. The services of Captain Osborn > were so meritorious that he was rapidly promoted from one grade to > another, having been chief of artillery of the second division of the > second corps, under General Berry, with the rank of major; in 1863 he was > promoted to the command of the second brigade of the volunteer artillery > of the Army of the Potomac; and in June, 1863, was made chief of artillery > of the second corps, under General Howard, in which capacity he went > through with the battle of Chancellorsville. In 1864 he was transferred > to the Army of the Cumberland, and was chief of artillery of the fourth > corps of that army; and while thus employed was seriously wounded. While > in command of the recruiting barracks at Louisville, Ky., he organized the > 106th, 107th and 108th regiments of colored troops. Returning to the > front as soon as convalescent, on the 28th of July, 1864, he was assigned, > by General Sherman, as chief of artillery of the Army and Department of > the Tennessee, commanded by General Howard. This assignment gave Major > Osborn the largest artillery command held by any officer during the war, > with the one exception of Major-General Barry, who was General Sherman's > chief of artillery. November 1, 1865, upon the organization of Sherman's > army for the Savannah campaign, Major Osborn was relieved from the command > of the artillery of the department, and retained that of the moving army. > December 21, 1864, in addition to his other duties, he was put in command > and had charge of all the artillery, light and heavy, captured at > Savannah; January 9, 1865, he received his previous command of the > artillery only with the moving army and entered upon the Carolina > campaign. This he retained until May 10, 1865, when he was relieved by > the Secretary of War and assigned to other duty. The principal campaigns > in which he was engaged were the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, > Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Valley and Chattanooga, Atlanta, > Savannah and the Carolinas. His first commissions was that of captain, > and at the close of the war he received that of brevet brigadier-general. > The Major's best work was probably performed at the battle of Gettysburg, > while in command of the artillery brigade of the 11th corps. We pass over > the first two days' fighting at Gettysburg, and state that, excepting a > severe fight by Slocum, before and after service, to dislodge Ewell from > some earth works, there was no considerable fighting on the third day > until the artillery contest, preparatory to the grand charge of Pickett's > division. In the forenoon, the officers of Mead's army with their field > glasses could plainly see Lee's batteries going into position along the > crest of Seminary Ridge. Those batteries, standing at regular intervals, > covered a point of about two miles, and about 150 of Lee's guns were in > position. This was believed to be the longest and finest line of field > guns ever in position upon a battlefield, and engaged at the same time in > battle. Major Osborn's five battalions occupied the crest of Cemetery > Hill. The distance between the two lines of battle, from seven-eighths of > a mile to a mile and a half, was just enough for efective artillery work. > At precisely one o'clock Lee's signal gun was fired, the shot directed > upon Cemetery Hill. In less than a minute after, the 150 guns opened, > more than half of which were turned upon Cemetery Hill. After this firing > had been in progress about an hour, General Hunt came upon the hill, and > while consulting with Generals Howard and Schurz and Major Osborn of the > progress of the battle, the artillery fire and Lee's probable, the Major > suggested that the firing of Meade's should entirely cease and permit Lee > to develop his plans. The three generals approved the plan and Hunt at > once acted upon the suggestion. The firing along the entire line had no > sooner ceased than Lee advanced Pickett's division, supported by two other > divisions, to the grand chargeupon Hancock's line. The result of that > charge is well known. As soon as Pickett's column was in half-range, > every one of Meade's guns opened with grape and canister, with deadly and > sickening effect. Pickett's column melted away like the mists of morning > before the rising sun. At the close of the war, Major Osborn was > assigned, by the Secretary of War, to other important duty, the Bureau of > Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands for the State of Florida. In that > capacity he served two years, and resigned his commission in the army and > became a citizen of Florida, with his residence at Tallahassee. Soon > after his resignation he received from Chief Justice Chase the appointment > of Register in Bankruptcy for Florida. During the enforcement of the > Reconstruction Laws, he took an active part in the politics of the State; > was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention, and drafted the > Constitution of the State. By the Legislature elected under the new > Constitution, he was elected in May, 1868, to the United States Senate, as > a Republican, for the term ending 1878. He entered the Senate at the age > of 35. In 1876 he served as United States commissioner at the Centennial > Exposition, at Philadelphia. Otherwise than that he has held no public > office since he retired from the Senate. In later years he has been > engaged n business in Florida and New York, and in literary pursuits. > > What happened in essence is that two families that were related moved from > NJ to NY together: > John Pennington with his wife Susan Osborn and his parents Nathaniel and > Ruth Pennington . > Susan Osborn's Uncle Jonathan Osborn and her cousins including Abram and > Tom. > > Mandy > > > >

    01/08/2004 05:57:04
    1. Re: A bit more proof
    2. Rene'e Davis
    3. Mandy - Mr. Osborn rand a bell with me. This is right down your alley regarding Mr. Thomas Ward Osborn. Source - United States Government Printing Office 1971, Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971, page 1404 (believe it or not I bought this book for $2.00 - an estate sale) "Thomas Ward Osborn, a Senator from Florida; born in Scotch Plains, Union County, NJ., March 9, 1836; moved to New York in 1842 with his parents, who settled in North Wilna; attended the common schools, and was graduated fro Madison (now Colgate) University, Hamilton, NY., in 1860; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1861; during the Civil War entered the Union Army in 1861 as Lieutenant and became captain of Battery D, First Regiment, New ork Light Artillery; subsequently promoted to major; attained the rank of colonel in 1865; appointed assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Refugees and Freedmen for Florida in 1865 and 1866; settled in Tallahassee, Fla., and commenced the practice of law; appointed register in bankruptcy in 1867; member of the State constitutional convention in 1868 and drew up the constitution which was adopted ; moved to Pensacola, Fla.; member of the State Senate ; upon the readmission of Florida to representation was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from June 25, 1868, to March 3, 1873; was not a candidate for reelection; served as United States commissioner at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, in 1876; moved to New York City and resumed the practice of law; also engaged in literary pursuits; died in New York City December 18, 1898; interment in Hillside Cemetery, North Adams, Berkshire County, Mass." Hope this is helpful and something you don't already have. Isn't this stuff - just plain fun !!! Rene'e Davis, CFO ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colgan, Mandy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 10:57 AM Subject: A bit more proof > > Dear Penningtons, > > > > I thought I would give you a few more things that point towards > > Nathaniel's origins in NJ > > > > Nathaniel is found in the 1830 census for Bernards Twp. Somerset Co. > > > > His son John Pennington is found in the 1830 Census for Westfield, Essex > > Co. NJ and in the 1840 Census for Warren Twp. Somerset Co. > > > > His son John married a Susan Osborn in 1830. > > > > Susan Osborn is the daughter of Joel Osborn of Westfield, Essex Co. NJ. > > Joel is found in Westfield up until the 1850 census when he is living with > > a sister Patience Clark, a son-on law Issac Moore and daughter Mary. > > > > Joel had these children to my knowlege. > > Issac > > William > > Susan > > Joel > > Ferdinand > > Albert > > Mary > > > > Joel Osborn is the son of John Baldwin Osborn. John Baldwin Osborn had > > these children > > Patience > > Joel > > William > > John > > Jonathan > > Charles > > Mary > > > > Rev. War Pension Abstracts, by Joe Osborn > > Selected Records from Revolutionary War Pensions and Bounty-Land-Warrant > > Application Files. > > National Archives Microfilm Publication M805 > > > > Osborne John B. > > S1069 > > Aug 17, 1832 Essex Co NJ > > John is a resident of Westfield. He was born June 6, 1754, in Elizabeth > > Township, Essex Co. NJ He entered the service in june of 1776 under Capt > > Gorthwards Co, at Westfield. > > > > It should be noted here that the Pennington's, Doty's, Moores, Smalleys, > > Alwards and Osborns all fought together in the Revolutionary war. There > > are many of them. They intermarried and they named children after each > > other ex. John Pennington Alward, Aaron Osborn Pennington, William Moore > > Pennington, John Pennington Smalley. There are two Penningtons that > > fought in the war that I have not placed firmly in the family. A > > Nathaniel and Josiah Pennington. In Ephraim's testimony on John > > Penington's Pension Statement he says he "recollects of his said brothers > > having been called out into the service of the United States when his said > > brother was a little over sixteen years [of age]". Does the plural > > brothers in his statement that he had more than one brother called out but > > is only testifying to is one brother's age? I think this is a possibiliy. > > Maybe these brothers died in the war. Is my Nathaniel (said John > > Penington's son) named after one of them? I want to get a hold of the Mt > > Bethel Church records to see if there are births and baptisms recorded. > > > > John Baldwin's son (Joel's brother and Susan's Uncle) Jonathan Osborn > > became a baptist minister and moved to North Wilna NY, he moved there > > about the same time that John Pennington moved there with his wife Susan > > Osborn and his parents Nathaniel and Ruth Pennington. Johnathan Osborn > > died in 1856 and is buried with his wife in Hillside Cemetary in Antwerp > > Twp. Jefferson Co. NY (TOWN OF ANTWERP CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, N-R > > Courtesy of A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT) > > > > The Growth of a Century: As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson, > > County, New York, from 1793 to 1894, John A. Haddock, Philadelphia, > > Sherman & Co., 1894. Page 814. > > > > DEACON JONATHAN OSBORN, on the 11th day of May, 1842, came with his family > > to North Wilna, where he lived until his death in 1856. He was born at > > Scotch Plains, N.J. in 1790. In 1815 he was married to Amelia VanDeemen > > in New York city. The father of both John B. Osborn and Abram VanDeemen > > served in the war of the American Revolution. Jonathan Osborn's family > > was as follows: Amelia E., wife of Dr. George Hubbard, deceased; Ann > > Judson, Mrs.Slater; Spencer C., Abram C., a distinguished clergyman of the > > Baptist church; Gen. Thomas W., and Mary E., deceased wife of Dr. Samuel > > Merrill. Jonathan Osborn was a man of much learning and broad information. > > His habits of thought tended toward ecclesiastical subjects and > > literature, and from his superiority in these he acquired prominence in > > church circles. In 1817 he united with the Baptist church at Scotch > > Plains, and a few years after was ordained deacon. He was elected to > > minor offices, both in New Jersey and Jefferson county. Directly under > > his guidance and influence the North Wilna Baptist church was organized, > > and through many years he was its main reliance and support. In all ways, > > in integrity, morally and intellectually, he was among the foremost men in > > the eastern part of the county. > > > > The information that the PRN has for Nathaniel includes this statement: > > There is also a question about the birthplace of Grandpa's mother, Susan > > Osborn. My father states that she was born in North Wilna in 1812. > > According to my note, she was brought from England to this country as a > > little girl. I think this was told to me by Grandpa. Mr. Osborn bought a > > farm and ran a half-way house on the road between Antwerp and Carthage. > > Before this the Osborn family lived near Jersey City. Susan's cousin, > > Abraham Osborn, was a U. S. Senator. A brother, Tom Osborn, was part of a > > colony of six or seven families that moved from England to New Jersey, > > then to Jefferson County. Susan's sisters were Fanny and Lucy. > > This statement gives some half truths that also reveal some clues: > > 1. The Osborns lived near Jersey City - True > > 2. Mr Osborn lived near Antwerp and Carthage - True, but this Mr. Osborn > > was Susan's uncle Jonathan, not her father. > > 3. Susan had sisters Fanny and Lucy - I have not found a Fanny or a Lucy - > > ??? > > 3. Susan had a cousin and brother named Abram and Tom. - Both of these men > > were her cousins > > 4. Abraham was a U.S. Senator - incorrect, however, Thomas was a General > > in the Civil War and was a U.S. Senator from Florida were he lived after > > the war - he was an important man. > > The Growth of a Century: As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson, > > County, New York, from 1793 to 1894, John A. Haddock, Philadelphia, > > Sherman & Co., 1894. Page 822. > > SOME UNION SOLDIERS. > > GENERAL THOMAS W. OSBORN, son of Jonathan and Amelia Osborn, was born at > > the village of Scotch Plains, New Jersey, in 1833. In 1842 he removed > > with his parents to North Wilna, Jefferson county. He remained upon the > > farm, performing the ordinary labor of a farmer's son, until 1854. During > > that time he had no educational advantages excepting the winter terms of > > the district school. In the autumn of 1854 he commenced a course of study > > preparatory for college. He graduated from Madison University (now > > ColgateUniversity) in 1860. After graduation he entered the law-office of > > Starbuck & Sawyer, at Watertown, being admitted to practice law in 1861. > > It was not until after the battle of First Bull Run that he determined to > > do what he could to sustain the government. He raised a company for light > > artillery service, afterwards known as Company D, First New York Light > > Artillery. Of this command he was commissioned captain. The battery > > served continuously with the Army of the Potomac and engaged in more than > > 30 pitched battles,from the Peninsula to Gettysburg, proving itself one of > > the best artillery forces in the army, only equaled by the battery of Mink > > and Spratt, also raised in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. > > After this general and entirely truthful statement it is not necessary to > > go into details, for Osborn's battery has a record that can be found in > > the history of the Army of the Potomac. The services of Captain Osborn > > were so meritorious that he was rapidly promoted from one grade to > > another, having been chief of artillery of the second division of the > > second corps, under General Berry, with the rank of major; in 1863 he was > > promoted to the command of the second brigade of the volunteer artillery > > of the Army of the Potomac; and in June, 1863, was made chief of artillery > > of the second corps, under General Howard, in which capacity he went > > through with the battle of Chancellorsville. In 1864 he was transferred > > to the Army of the Cumberland, and was chief of artillery of the fourth > > corps of that army; and while thus employed was seriously wounded. While > > in command of the recruiting barracks at Louisville, Ky., he organized the > > 106th, 107th and 108th regiments of colored troops. Returning to the > > front as soon as convalescent, on the 28th of July, 1864, he was assigned, > > by General Sherman, as chief of artillery of the Army and Department of > > the Tennessee, commanded by General Howard. This assignment gave Major > > Osborn the largest artillery command held by any officer during the war, > > with the one exception of Major-General Barry, who was General Sherman's > > chief of artillery. November 1, 1865, upon the organization of Sherman's > > army for the Savannah campaign, Major Osborn was relieved from the command > > of the artillery of the department, and retained that of the moving army. > > December 21, 1864, in addition to his other duties, he was put in command > > and had charge of all the artillery, light and heavy, captured at > > Savannah; January 9, 1865, he received his previous command of the > > artillery only with the moving army and entered upon the Carolina > > campaign. This he retained until May 10, 1865, when he was relieved by > > the Secretary of War and assigned to other duty. The principal campaigns > > in which he was engaged were the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, > > Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Valley and Chattanooga, Atlanta, > > Savannah and the Carolinas. His first commissions was that of captain, > > and at the close of the war he received that of brevet brigadier-general. > > The Major's best work was probably performed at the battle of Gettysburg, > > while in command of the artillery brigade of the 11th corps. We pass over > > the first two days' fighting at Gettysburg, and state that, excepting a > > severe fight by Slocum, before and after service, to dislodge Ewell from > > some earth works, there was no considerable fighting on the third day > > until the artillery contest, preparatory to the grand charge of Pickett's > > division. In the forenoon, the officers of Mead's army with their field > > glasses could plainly see Lee's batteries going into position along the > > crest of Seminary Ridge. Those batteries, standing at regular intervals, > > covered a point of about two miles, and about 150 of Lee's guns were in > > position. This was believed to be the longest and finest line of field > > guns ever in position upon a battlefield, and engaged at the same time in > > battle. Major Osborn's five battalions occupied the crest of Cemetery > > Hill. The distance between the two lines of battle, from seven-eighths of > > a mile to a mile and a half, was just enough for efective artillery work. > > At precisely one o'clock Lee's signal gun was fired, the shot directed > > upon Cemetery Hill. In less than a minute after, the 150 guns opened, > > more than half of which were turned upon Cemetery Hill. After this firing > > had been in progress about an hour, General Hunt came upon the hill, and > > while consulting with Generals Howard and Schurz and Major Osborn of the > > progress of the battle, the artillery fire and Lee's probable, the Major > > suggested that the firing of Meade's should entirely cease and permit Lee > > to develop his plans. The three generals approved the plan and Hunt at > > once acted upon the suggestion. The firing along the entire line had no > > sooner ceased than Lee advanced Pickett's division, supported by two other > > divisions, to the grand chargeupon Hancock's line. The result of that > > charge is well known. As soon as Pickett's column was in half-range, > > every one of Meade's guns opened with grape and canister, with deadly and > > sickening effect. Pickett's column melted away like the mists of morning > > before the rising sun. At the close of the war, Major Osborn was > > assigned, by the Secretary of War, to other important duty, the Bureau of > > Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands for the State of Florida. In that > > capacity he served two years, and resigned his commission in the army and > > became a citizen of Florida, with his residence at Tallahassee. Soon > > after his resignation he received from Chief Justice Chase the appointment > > of Register in Bankruptcy for Florida. During the enforcement of the > > Reconstruction Laws, he took an active part in the politics of the State; > > was elected a member of the Constitutional Convention, and drafted the > > Constitution of the State. By the Legislature elected under the new > > Constitution, he was elected in May, 1868, to the United States Senate, as > > a Republican, for the term ending 1878. He entered the Senate at the age > > of 35. In 1876 he served as United States commissioner at the Centennial > > Exposition, at Philadelphia. Otherwise than that he has held no public > > office since he retired from the Senate. In later years he has been > > engaged n business in Florida and New York, and in literary pursuits. > > > > What happened in essence is that two families that were related moved from > > NJ to NY together: > > John Pennington with his wife Susan Osborn and his parents Nathaniel and > > Ruth Pennington . > > Susan Osborn's Uncle Jonathan Osborn and her cousins including Abram and > > Tom. > > > > Mandy > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > >

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