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

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. > >