Hi Dana, Well, I don't have an excuse like a reunion to give you for the reply delay. Truth is- my office is torn apart - this time I'm not looking in my piles, I'm looking for a legal pad, the whole thing ! It has the source for the marriage of Abraham and Mary Elkton. I have spent a week looking for the silly thing but I haven't given up yet. I hate to tell the list this - because right now it is only SPECULATION, I am still working on sources. What I can tell you about Abraham(1st) and Mary is both were born about 1730 in MD. The children so far are: Abraham Jr., Isabella Having said that - I can put this Abraham in Frederick County which includes Orange Co. VA. Abraham was one of the first land deeds recorded where Abraham sold property (500 Acres) to Christopher Beeler. The land was just west of the Shenandoah River (which today would be in Hampshire Cty. WV). Anyway, Abraham obtained the land in 1734. (Source: History of Lower Shenandoah Valley; J.E. Norris Pg. 79. I can also put Capt. Isaac Penington in the same area located on Long Marsh in Oct. 1750. Could Abraham and Capt. Isaac be brothers? Only time will tell. Of interest::: I can also put the surnames connected to the Penington's (VARIOUS SPELLINGS) of LOFTIN, ANDERSON (many and also connnected to my family throughtout history)BEALE, BEESON, MC KEAVER, ORR, PRITCHARD, PUGH, RIDGEWAY, STRIBLING, VANMETER, VEASEY, WARD, WETZEL, in the early history of the valley. Now at the same time that Abraham has his land (1730s), another division of the Shenandoah Valley was divided by Gov. Spottswood, he divided, Spottsyvania Cty was divided and its northern half erected into the County of Orange. This is where I found the marriage of Abraham and Mary (listed on that notebook- that is probably under my nose - by now). In 1738 Frederick Cty. was formed which included what is now Shenandoah Cty., portions of Page, Warren, Clark, Berkley, Jefferson and Morgan and the counties exactly westward of this section (orig. Lord Fairfax Grant) I think because there are no Elkton's in the area of VA. So, is it possible that Mary meant Abraham in MD and he took off with her, they married in Orange, Frederick, VA in 1720? The Elkton name- the census takers really had fun spelling this name. It will make you crazy - even using the soundex. As soon as I find that notepad - I will post to the mailing list - I always do :>) HEY, HISTORY DETECTIVES ON TONIGHT - PBS. Rene'e Davis ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 9:35 PM Subject: abraham penington > Hi Rene'e, > Sorry I haven't gotten back sooner. We drove back to CA for my husband's 20th > HS reunion and haven't had time to scan in the Abraham Penington pages. The > mag is sitting open to the page so I won't forget to scan and email this > weekend. I'm reading all the pra emails now. Do you have any documents about abraham > sr and Mary Elkton and child Isabella? I'm trying to locate cemetery records, > birth records, death, etc...and haven't found anything on anyone other than > Isabella except for other people's postings on LDS and ancestry. The only > document I found is the deed from the Teague mag. Maybe these documents are listed > in the pedigrees but I haven't received mine, yet, so I can't look. Thanks! > Dana (grp 9) > > In a message dated 6/25/2004 7:07:57 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Hi Dana, > Excuse the delay, feeling under the weather. > Yes, Abraham and Mary Elkton Pennington did have your ancestor, daughter > Isabella and they do have a Abraham Jr. Although I do not have a source for > Abraham Jr. yet. There are Teague's all inter twined in Grp 9. > Yea, we are all detectives - ain't it fun !!! You should get the > invitation from Carmen in the near future for the Myfamily website. When you > do let us know if you have questions. > Enjoy the weekend and thanks for posting... > > Rene'e Davis > ARD, Family Groups > PRA - Group 9 > Pennington Research Association, Inc. > www.penningtonresearch.org > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:53 AM > Subject: Re: History Detectives > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > PRA publications are available at the PRA Web Site at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > >