Hi, Boy, what a treasure to have a letter from back in that time. This is what I have found on Richard. (you may already have this census info) 1810 - Pendleton Cty. VA Assuming Richard is the head of the house, he shows to be born between 1766 and 1784. In the household - there is 4 w/male children under 10, 1 w/male 10-15 and 1 w/female under 10, 1 w/female 10-15, 1 w/female 16-25, 1 fw/emale 26-44. (no slaves)Source" Roll 252_70, ph. 1104 1820 - Pendleton VA, Richard (same dates of birth) 2 w/males under 10, 2 w/males 10-15, 1 w/male 16-18, 1 w/male 16-25, 2 w/males over 45, 2 w/females under 10, 1 w/female 16-25, 1 w/female 45 or over, 2 in agriculture. (no slaves) Source Roll 33_140. Pg. 37 * Interesting, next to Richard is a Henry Sr. Peninger about the same age. 1830 - Richard shows 1 w/male under 5, 1 w/male under 10, 2 w/males 15-20, 1 w/males 50-60, 1 w/female under 10, 2 w/females under 15, 2 w/female under 30 and 1 w/female under 60. (no slaves) Source: Roll M19_201 Pg. 25, line #2 * Interesting in this census is listed John Pennington and Sampson Penington in the next households. 1840 - Pendleton Cty. Richard 1 w/male under 15, 1 w/male under 20, 1 w/male under 30, 1 w/male under 40, 1 w/male 60-70, 1 w/female under 10, 2 w/female 15-20, 1 w/female 70-80. (no slaves) *Interesting also listed is households of Henry Pennington 40-50; John Penington, 30-40; Precilla Penington with a w/male over 100 yrs. old, the oldest female is 15-20; Sampson Penington is listed 40-50 yrs. The oldest female is 30-40 in the Sampson household. Source: M704_572 Pg. 141 Debbie, does anyone know when or where the marriage took place for Grp. 19, Richard and Eleanor Pritchard? Maybe if we could find that record we could get parents name or possibly an area that they are from. Hope this helps - I'm sure it adds more questions, at least for me... 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: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [Pennington-L] Dr Pennington--help needed > Rene > > A while back a cousin sent me some information regarding some questions I had > on my Pennington line. > She had came across an old letter that someone found and passed it on to her. > > The information I needed was answered by the letter she was telling me about. > > I went by what she had told me in this letter and had found the answers that > have been roadblocks for years. > On these roadblocks all have been answered except for one. > Finding out who the parents of Richard Pennington (group 19) were and where > was he from? > In this letter it mentions a Dr. Pennington in Moorefield being a cousin to > Richard Pennington (group 19), so I am looking for information reguarding this. > > Thanks > Debbie > > > Hi Debbie, > > I can't help with Dr. Pennington but I can tell you that Moorefield is > > in Hardy County today and just south of Hampshire. I think back in the > > 1760's Hardy County was part of Hampshire County. Both of these counties had > > Penningtons in them. Can you tell us where you found this "Dr. Pennington"? > > Maybe that will give us a clue of where else we can check or follow-up on. > > 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: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 2:18 AM > > Subject: [Pennington-L] Dr Pennington--help needed > > > > > > >Has anyone came across any information on a Dr Pennington living in the > > >Moorefield, WV area about 1820-1830s? > > >It is believed that this Dr Pennington is the cousin of Richard Pennington > > of > > >Pendleton County, WV. > > >Thanks > > >Debbie > > > > > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > To search over 7000 archived messages from this list see > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >