Hi Sandra, Sorry I took so long to get back to you, I was out of town. Now I am trying to catch up on email. I think the Gordon Pennington you have must be a different one, my Gordon E was born 8/7/1832 in Mercer Co., VA. son of James Pennington and Martha Waddle. I will be on the look out for another Gordon, they certainly used the names over and over. Thanks, Sylvia NC