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Family
Group 28
William,
1765, North Carolina to Kentucky
Introduction
The information which appears here was produced from the data contained in the John French Master File (JFMF). Please remember that much of the information came from other Pennington researchers and depending on the researcher's knowledge, expertise and sources, may be in error. John French himself added many narrative comments to help with his on-going research and you will read such notes in this report. Also, the Group Leader, Paul A. Pennington, has done extensive research and the information below reflects his work as well.
Paul Pennington continues to work hard to update this information. As soon as an updated Family Group Summary Description is ready, it will be posted here. Check back often for updates.
FIRST GENERATION
1.
William Pennington was born on November 3,
1765 in NC. (1) He died about 1844 in Webbville,
Lawrence Co., KY.
He was buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co.,
KY, Webbville Cem..
Source:
Elmer Boggs, Pennington
Pedigrees 17-2, p. 29 & 33 Death: Entry
in Pennington/Lester Bible held by Paul Lafayette
Webb, II, (note: address and phone number
deleted by Gene Pennington, Research Director)
(from Pat Starzer). Pennington Pedigrees 8-2, p.
36: When
Fred Sawyer wrote that he had proved the father of
Elijah to be William, and not John, as they had
formerly supposed, I wrote asking him to give us
information of this William. According
to census, William was born 1763, South Carolina,
and married Abigail Caudill born 1767, Wilkes
County, North Carolina. I will
quote from Fred's letter now: "I
have just come upon a bit of information that
places William in Lee County, Virginia, for a
time: Lee
County Deed Book 2, p. 207-23 September 1805. William
Shepprd and wife Una deeded to William Pennington
of Lee County for $50 a parcel of land in Lee
County on North Fork Powell River being dated 28
June 1886. On
25 June 1811 William Pennington of Knox County,
Kentucky deeded to William Sheppard of Lee County,
Virginia for $50 a parcel of land on North Fork
Powell River -- 100 acres (note description of
land is the same).
Thus we know that he was in Knox County as
early as 1810, as he was in the 1810 Census there. Note that
the Census checks with the date in the Kelley
Bible (Pennington Pedigrees 8-1, p. 36). The death
record of William's daughter Rebecca McHunter
gives her birth as 1794, Lee County, Virginia,
which places William there on that date.
In Harlan County Records, I
find Early Court Order Book A (Knox County became
Harlan in 1819) William Pemberton p. 21, 1801; p.
182, 1805; p. 193, 1806. William Pennington p. 537,
1815. Knox
County grants are described as follows: 18 acres Oven Fork, Poor Fork
Cumberland River 1814; 100 acres Clear Fork
Cumberland River 1816; 50 acres Forks Cumberland
River 1818; Harlan County 100 acres Forks
Cumberland River 1823 and 50 acres Poor Fork
Cumberland River 1826.
The Harlan Tax Records show
William Pennington, Sr. taxed 1820-1832; William
Jr. 1824-1832; James 1820-1832; AAron 1821-27;
Micajah 1824; Alfred 1831. No tax books for 1832, and no
Penningtons by 1833 (some moved in later). In
Lawrence County Deed Books William got land 1832
on Dry Creek (Sr. or Jr.), then William Jr.
received land on Little Sandy 1843 (William Sr.
died 1840). Other
sons of William Sr. bought land in Lawrence
County; Abel 1832 on Little Sandy; also 1833.
Sometimes record mentions they were from Harlan
County. William
Sr.'s son James died in Lawrence County 5 Oct
1854, age 56, blacksmith, son of William and
Abigail.
Pennington Pedigrees 13-2, p.
38: William
and Abigail were known to be founders of the Oven
Fork Church and the Blaine Trace Church in
Kentucky. They
may have been sent by a northern church to found a
church community.
They were members of Washington Association
of Regular Baptist.
A glance at their church minutes shows a
great likeness to Quaker ways. It is
obvious that religion was their life.
William and Abigail moved
from Wilkes County, North Carolina to South
Carolina where their first two children were born: Mary in
1786 and Abel in 1789. In the
1790 census of Pitt County, North Carolina, a Wm.
and Abby are listed. This seems odd as only heads of
households were listed. Census
takers did some odd things. William
next appears in Lee County, Virginia for several
years. Elizabeth
b. 1792, Rebekah b. 1794, John W. b. 1796, James
b. 1799, William b. 1801 (d. 1801), Abigail b.
1803 and William Nelson b. 1806, were all born in
Lee County, Virginia. Their land
deed showed William purchased land on the Powell
River in 1805. He sold this same property back
to William Sheppard in 1811. By then he
had resided in Knox County, Kentucky for 2 years. Here in
Knox County, Alfred (Alford) was born in 1809,
Elijah was born in 1812 and Elisha in 1816. William
received land grants on the Poor Fork of the
Cumberland River.
Then in 1820 this part of Knox County
became Harlan County. The
1821-31 tax list shows William as paying on a
great deal of property. In 1832 he
sold his land and moved to Lawrence County, where
he purchased land on Dry Creek and Little Sandy
River. William
died in 1844 at the home of his daughter,
Elizabeth Webb, and is buried in Webbville
Cemetery along with most of his children.. His sons William, James and
Jonathan all took up land grants on Blaine Trace,
Elliott County, Kentucky.
He was married to Abigail
Caudill (daughter of
James Caudill II and Mary Adams) on February 9,
1785 in Wilkes Co., NC.
Abigail
Caudill was born on March 27, 1767 in Wilkes
Co., NC. (2) She died
in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY. She was buried in Webbville,
Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville Cem.. William
and Abigail's dates of birth from Paul Pennington. William
Pennington and Abigail Caudill had the following
children:
+2
i.
Mary "Polly" Pennington (born on
December 14, 1786).
+3
ii.
Abel Pennington (born on August 20, 1789).
+4
iii.
Elizabeth Pennington (born on February 7,
1792).
+5
iv.
Rebecca Pennington (born on February 8,
1794).
+6
v.
John W. Pennington Sr. (born on July 23,
1795).
+7
vi.
James Washington Pennington (born on
January 31, 1799).
8
vii.
William Pennington was born on July 28,
1801 in Lee Co., VA. He died in
October 1801 in Lee Co., VA.
+9
viii.
Abigail Pennington (born on May 9, 1803).
+10
ix.
William Nelson Pennington (born on
September 24, 1806).
+11
x.
Alford Pennington (born on March 27,
1809).
+12
xi.
Elijah Pennington (born on May 1, 1812).
+13
xii.
Elisha Pennington (born on October 20,
1814).
SECOND GENERATION
2.
Mary "Polly" Pennington was born
on December 14, 1786 in SC. (3) She died
about 1822.
She was married to Elijah
Boggs (son of
James L. Boggs and Elizabeth Jane Clement) on
April 12, 1810. (4)
Elijah
Boggs was born in 1784 in Wilkes Co., NC. He died on
August 8, 1869 in Letcher Co., KY. Mary
"Polly" Pennington and Elijah Boggs had
the following children:
+14
i.
Abel Boggs (born on September 26, 1812).
+15
ii.
Silas Boggs (born about 1816).
+16
iii.
Abigail Boggs (born on July 7, 1818).
+17
iv.
James Boggs (born in 1820).
+18
v.
William Boggs (born about 1822).
3.
Abel Pennington was born on August 20,
1789 in SC. (5) He died on
October 16, 1865 in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY. He was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. Abel
served in the War of 1812, and applied for bounty
land in April 1855 at age 65, and a resident of
Lawrence Co., KY.
He had also applied in 1851. He said he
had enlisted in 1812 in Harlan Co., KY. His wife
applied for pension in 1871, said she was
Elizabeth Smith, m. in Harlan Co., KY. (6)
Jan. 1814, that she was now 80. A John
Pennington (age 76) and Rachel Pennington (age 73)
vouched for them.
Source: Pennington
Pedigrees 14-1, p. 71: Abel, son
of William and Abigail Caudill Pennington has been
listed by Pennington Pedigrees as Abel #4. He was
born in South Carolina in 1789. He lived
with his family in Lee County, Virginia and then
Knox County, Kentucky. When Knox
County was divided, the section they lived in
became Harlan County. He served
in the War of 1812 as a Kentucky Volunteer and
when he returned to Harlan County, he married
Elizabeth Smith in 1814. He was
granted much land in Harlan County on the
Cumberland River. He and Elizabeth were members
of the Old Oven Fork Church. In 1833
they and most of the rest of this family moved to
Lawrence County, Kentucky. Here he
applied for and received land grants in both
Lawrence and Elliott Counties.
His family is partially
listed in the Kelly Bible (Pennington Pedigrees
Vol. 13, No. 1). They are listed again in the same
issue in the Elliott County deeds, but not all are
mentioned.
Abel left a great deal of
land. Each
son also gained land grants. When William died, he
left his land to his wife Nancy Kelly. We are
lucky to have his will. He does
not mention his children. Jonathan
had moved to Missouri before he died. A deed in
favor of Abel (which Abel we do not know) was
filed in Lawrence County, Kentucky in 1859 listing
LaFayette County, Missouri as Jonathan's address. This may have been his father,
as Abel #4 was still alive. It also
may have been a nephew as William and Nancy's son
Abel was 19 years old
Pennington Pedigrees 13-2, p.
38: In
1812 Abel enlisted in Garret County, Kentucky
Volunteers at Harlan, Kentucky for a six month
term. He
received his discharge in 1813 and returned to
Harlan to marry Elizabeth Smith in 1814. She is
thought to be the daughter of Jonathon Smith. Abel got a land
grant of 100 acres on the Poor Fork of the
Cumberland River. Then in 1833 he applied for land
in Lawrence County. In 1848 he received another 50
acres. In 1856 he received 4 grants of
200 acres, 131 acres, 125 acres, and 69 acres...In
1871, Elizabeth
Smith Pennington filed for
Abel's pension for his war service. She
received $12 a month, but died in 1872 so she
didn't get to enjoy such luxury.
Pennington Pedigrees 7-2, p.
74: Married
in Harlan County, Kentucky by Spencer Adam
(information from Carter County Marriage Records
1838-1875 p. 16).
Served in War of 1812,
Garrards Company, Kentucky Volunteers, 2nd
Regiment
1820, 1830 Census, Harlan
County Kentucky
1840, 1850 Census, Lawrence
County, Kentucky
He was married to Elizabeth
Smith (daughter of
Jonathan Smith and Jane Fyffe) on January 6, 1814
in Harlan Co., KY. (6)
Elizabeth
Smith was born on March 5, 1791 in NC. She died
on February 1, 1872 in Webbville, Lawrence Co.,
KY. (7) She was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. (7) After Abel
died in 1865, Elizabeth made her home with her
son, William.
Elizabeth was a deaconess of the Baptist
Church. She
was also a midwife.
Abel Pennington and Elizabeth Smith had the
following children:
+19
i.
William W. Pennington (born on June 23,
1815).
+20
ii.
Jonathan Pennington (born on May 15,
1818).
+21
iii.
James Washington Pennington (born on
December 26, 1820).
+22
iv.
Isaac B. Pennington (born in 1822).
+23
v.
Mary Ann Pennington (born on April 10,
1825).
+24
vi.
Frances Susan Pennington (born on
September 16, 1828).
4.
Elizabeth Pennington was born on February
7, 1792 in Lee Co., VA. She died
on June 8, 1848 in Lawrence Co., KY. Elizabeth's
date of birth from Kelly Bible. The Pennington/Lester Bible has
date as 01-01 and year not legible.
She was married to James Webb
Jr. (son of
James Webb Sr. and Elizabeth Nelson) on December
8, 1813 in NC. (8)
James
Webb Jr. was born on May 15, 1787 in Lee Co.,
VA. He
died in 1840 in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY. James Webb
Jr., father served in the Rev, War as a Pvt.,
Serial Number S 43062, in the North Carolina Line. James Sr.
took up a land grant in 1819 at the Poor Fork of
the Oven Fork of the Cumberland River, now in
Letcher Co., KY.
He was a charter member of the Oven Fork
Baptist Church and is buried near that church. He was
born 4 March 1737/1738 in Burks Co., PA and died
31 Dec. 1825 in Perry County, KY. now Letcher
County. James
Sr. father was John Webb, born 1694/1695 in
England, and moved to America from Glouchester,
England in 1700 with his parents. He died at
the age of 80, on 18 October, 1774. He married
Mary Boone, born 23 Sept. 1699, Devenshire,
England, died 16 Jan. 1774, Berks Co., PA. (She
was the sister of Squire Boone, the father of
Daniel Boone, the noted explorer and scout.) They were
married on 13 Sept. 1720 in Philadelphia County,
PA.
The family of James Webb and
Elizabeth is listed in Pennington Pedigrees 9-2,
pg 25 & 26.
Elizabeth Pennington and James Webb Jr. had
the following children:
+25
i.
William Riley Webb (born on March 31,
1815).
+26
ii.
James Calvin Webb (born on September 12,
1816).
+27
iii.
John M. Webb (born on October 19, 1817).
+28
iv.
Benjamin F. Webb (born on July 6, 1819).
+29
v.
Levi J. Webb (born on January 16, 1821).
+30
vi.
Wesley Webb (born on February 6, 1823).
31
vii.
Dr. Riley Webb was born on August 25, 1825
in KY.
+32
viii.
Rachael Webb (born on March 10, 1826).
+33
ix.
Abigail Webb (born on September 28, 1827).
+34
x.
Mary (Polly) Webb (born on July 5, 1829).
+35
xi.
George Washington Webb (born on February
13, 1832).
+36
xii.
Elizabeth Webb (born on November 19,
1834).
5.
Rebecca Pennington was born on February 8,
1794 in Lee Co., VA. (9) She died
on November 13, 1875 in Lawrence Co., KY. Samuel
McHunter married Rebecca Pennington August 1st,
1833 in Lawrence Co., KY. The
"Mc" was dropped some time after they
married for it states Hunter in 1850 census. Rebecca is
fount in Lawrence Co., KY census of 1860 with a
William Hunter, age 5 living in her household. (Probably
a grandson).
She was married to Samuel
McHunter on August 1, 1833 in Lawrence Co., KY.(10)
Samuel
McHunter was born about 1793 in TN. He died on
January 5, 1856.
Rebecca Pennington and Samuel McHunter had
the following children:
37
i.
Nancy McHunter was born in 1833.
38
ii.
Lucinda McHunter was born on May 31, 1854.
6.
John W. Pennington Sr. was born on July
23, 1795 in Pennington Gap, Lee Co., VA. (11) He died on
January 24, 1882 in Lawrence Co., KY. He was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. Name
is listed as Jonathan in Floyd Co., KY. marriage
records. Family
listed in Pennington Pedigrees 24-1, pg
83. Year of birth shown as 1796 in
Kelly Bible and 1795 in Pennington/Lester Bible.
He was married to Rachel
Morgan (daughter of
Zachariah Morgan) on September 16, 1819 in Floyd
Co., KY. (12)
Rachel
Morgan was born on December 10, 1798 in
Tazewell Co., VA.
She died on April 6, 1882 in Webbville,
Lawrence Co., KY.
She was buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co.,
KY, Webbville Cem..
John W. Pennington Sr. and Rachel Morgan
had the following children:
+39
i.
Abigail Pennington (born about 1820).
+40
ii.
William J. Pennington.
+41
iii.
John Washington Pennington Jr. (born on
January 29, 1827).
7.
James Washington Pennington was born on
January 31, 1799 in Lee Co., VA. (13) He died on
October 5, 1854 in Dry Fork, Lawrence Co., KY. The
Lawrence County Death Notice for James Pennington
states that he was the son of William Pennington
and Abigail Caudill. This
record was found by Fred Sawyer of American Falls,
Idaho. James
Pennington is buried at the head of Lick Creek. Pennington
Pedigrees 8-2, pg 36.
The family of James
Pennington is taken from the 1850 census of
Lawrence Co., KY.
The family is listed in Pennington
Pedigrees -2, pg 30-31. Birth date
given for James from bible. Page torn
and name is not legible.
He was married to Ellender
Caudill (daughter of
William C. Caudill and Nancy Mary Craft) on
November 8, 1819 in Floyd Co., KY. (14)
Ellender
Caudill was born about 1805 in Letcher Co.,
KY. She
died on March 1, 1854 in Lawrence Co., KY. Source: PENNINGTON PEDIGREES 8-2, p.
30: Ellender
Caudill was married 9 Dec 1819 by Simeon Justice
in Floyd County, Kentucky. (Glenn
Bolling has copy of marriage record.) Ellender
Caudill was born in 1805, and moved to Lawrence
County, Kentucky with her husband and family. They
settled on the head of Lick Creek, a branch of Dry
Fork, of the Little Fork of Little Sandy River. Ellender,
sometimes called Eleanor or Ellen, was listed on
her marriage license as Ellender, with Surety
signed by her father William Caudill. James
Pennington and Ellender had a large family of 10
or 12 children.
James Washington Pennington and Ellender
Caudill had the following children:
+42
i.
William Pennington (born in 1820).
43
ii.
Allen Pennington was born in 1822 in KY.
+44
iii.
Elisha Pennington (born about 1825).
+45
iv.
Henry C. Pennington (born in 1827).
46
v.
Isabel Pennington was born in 1830 in KY.
+47
vi.
John Pennington (born in 1832).
+48
vii.
James W. Pennington (born on February 20,
1835).
49
viii.
Abigail Pennington (15) was born in 1837 in KY. She died
on February 5, 1888.
+50
ix.
Benjamin Pennington (born in 1839).
51
x.
Huse (Houston?) Pennington was born in
1843 in KY. (16)
52
xi.
Francis Pennington was born in 1845 in KY.
53
xii.
Elizabeth Pennington was born in 1847 in
KY.
9.
Abigail Pennington was born on May 9, 1803
in Lee Co., VA. (17) She died
in 1887 in Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY.
She was married to Benjamin
Caudill (son of
Stephen Caudill and Sarah Adams) on September 15,
1820. (18)
Benjamin
Caudill was born in 1799 in Wilkes Co., NC. He died in
1850 in Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY. Abigail
Pennington and Benjamin Caudill had the following
children:
+54
i.
William Jackson "Jack" Caudill
(born about 1822).
55
ii.
Esther Caudill was born in 1825.
+56
iii.
Abel Caudill (born in 1827).
57
iv.
Sarah "Sally" Caudill was born
in 1828.
58
v.
Stephen Caudill.
59
vi.
Elizabeth "Betts" Caudill.
60
vii.
Rebecca "Becky" Caudill.
61
viii.
Abigail Caudill.
62
ix.
Mary "Polly" Caudill was born
about 1835.
+63
x.
Nancy Jane Caudill (born on May 13, 1837).
64
xi.
Lydia Caudill was born in 1839.
65
xii.
Benjamin Caudill was born in 1841.
+66
xiii.
Rachael F. Caudill (born on February 3,
1845).
67
xiv.
John Reed Caudill Sr. was born in 1846.
10.
William Nelson Pennington was born on
September 24, 1806 in Lee Co., VA. (19) He died on
January 25, 1862 in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY. He was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. "William
Nelson Pennington built his home on Lick Creek. At one
time he owned 24,000 acres in Carter and Lawrence
Counties. Over
the years he deeded most of his land to his
children. When
he died 1-25-1862, he left the remainder of his
property to his son William." Pennington
Pedigrees 24-1, pg. 35.
The 1850 Census of Lawrence
Co., KY gives a partial list of William and
Delila's children:
William
Age 43
Delila
43
Nancy
20
Levi
18
Elizabeth
16
Andrew
13
Frances
10
Alford
8
William
6
Susannah
5
The family is listed in
Pennington Pedigrees 26-1, pg 66.
He was married to Delila
Caudill (daughter of
William C. Caudill and Nancy Mary Craft) in 1825
in Harlan Co., KY.
Delila
Caudill was born on May 8, 1806 in Letcher
Co., KY. (20)
She died on February 20, 1900 in KY. She was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. Delila
married Martin Thompson after the death of William
Nelson Pennington.
The marriage did not work and Martin moved
to MO and Delila stayed in KY. William Nelson Pennington and
Delila Caudill had the following children:
+68
i.
Rebecca Pennington (born about 1826).
+69
ii.
James Pennington (born on August 19,
1827).
+70
iii.
Nancy Virginia Pennington (born on August
5, 1829).
+71
iv.
Levi Pennington (born on September 3,
1831).
+72
v.
Andrew Jackson Pennington (born on
December 14, 1834).
+73
vi.
William Nelson Pennington Jr. (born about
1835).
+74
vii.
Elizabeth Pennington (born about 1836).
+75
viii.
Frances "Fannie" Pennington
(born on June 9, 1839).
+76
ix.
Alfred Pennington (born on January 2,
1841).
+77
x.
Susannah Pennington (born on November 14,
1844).
11.
Alford Pennington was born on March 27,
1809 in Knox Co., KY. (21) He died on
October 23, 1890 in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY. He was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. Land
surveys of Harlan Co. show Abel and Alfred
Pennington had land on same date, 4 Nov. 1829 on
Poor Fork, Cumberland River. Abel
bought 100 a., Alfred 50 A. He always
insisted that his name be spelled ALFORD. Marriage
date uncertain as page in the bible was and not
entirely legible.
Bible shows name spelled ALFRED.
He was married to Mary Holand
Jenkins on October 22, 1829. (22)
Mary
Holand Jenkins was born on March 23, 1812 in
Jenkins, Letcher Co., KY. She died
on March 23, 1865 in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY. She was
buried in Webbville, Lawrence Co., KY, Webbville
Cem.. Alford
Pennington and Mary Holand Jenkins had the
following children:
+78
i.
William Isaac Pennington (born on August
18, 1830).
+79
ii.
Elizabeth McCarty Pennington (born on
March 4, 1832).
+80
iii.
Abigail Pennington (born on June 27,
1834).
+81
iv.
Lucinda "Cinda" Pennington (born
in 1836).
+82
v.
John W. Pennington (born in 1838/39).
+83
vi.
Mary Ann "Pop" Pennington (born
on October 20, 1841).
12.
Elijah Pennington (23) was born on May 1, 1812 in Knox
Co., KY. (24) He died on
December 18, 1878 in Elliott Co., KY. He was
buried on December 19, 1878 in Elliott Co., KY. The family
of Elijah and Sarah is listed in Pennington
Pedigrees 2-2, pg 51; Pennington
Pedigrees 7-2, pg 81; and Pennington Pedigrees
12-1, pg 16. There is some different information
in each of these listings. All dates
do not agree.
Further information on the descendants of
Elijah was provided by Edgar Truman Pennington of
Lima, OH.
He was married to Sarah
Elizabeth Caudill (daughter of
James Caudill III and Sarah \) in 1832 in Elliott
Co., KY.
Sarah
Elizabeth Caudill was born in 1814 in Letcher
Co., KY. She
died on April 30, 1881 in Elliott Co., KY. Elijah
Pennington and Sarah Elizabeth Caudill had the
following children:
+84
i.
Diadame Pennington (born on November 27,
1832).
+85
ii.
Nelson Pennington (born on June 8, 1835).
+86
iii.
Eli Pennington (born on March 31, 1837).
+87
iv.
James Holman Pennington (born on March 31,
1839).
+88
v.
Francis (Fannie) Pennington (born on
September 13, 1841).
+89
vi.
Abel Pennington (born on November 9,
1843).
90
vii.
Daniel Pennington was born on November 29,
1846 in Louisa, Lawrence Co., KY. He died on
March 18, 1910 in KY. 1900
census marked "insane". Served on
the Union side in the Civil War.
+91
viii.
Elijah Pennington Jr. (born on January 1,
1849).
+92
ix.
Sarah Elizabeth Pennington (born on
February 22, 1851).
+93
x.
Melinda Pennington (born on October 10,
1853).
+94
xi.
Abby Jane Pennington (born on December 9,
1855).
13.
Elisha Pennington was born on October 20,
1814 in Knox Co., KY. (25) He died on
August 27, 1851. (26) The family
of Elisha Pennington in given in Pennington
Pedigrees 8-2, pg 34. Will
written 26 Jan. 1851, probated 26 Jun. 1851.
Pennington Pedigrees 8-2, p.
34: Elisha
Pennington, being the baby of William and Abigail
Pennington's family, came to Lawrence County after
his parents passed away. No further
research has been done on Uncle Elsha's family,
but it is assumed he perhaps had more than the
above four children and where they settled
finally. (Last
account on Little Sandy River.) (--Glenn Bolling)
Pennington Pedigrees Vol. 17
No. 2, p. 34:
WILL OF ELISHA PENINGTON
Lawrence County, Kentucky
In the name of God Amen -
I, Elisha Penington being
weak in body but sound in mind do make this my
last Will and Testament - That after my death my
body to a decent Burial and my soul to God that
gave it. It
is my desire that my Funeral expenses be paid
first and also all my debts. And I do
will and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy
Penington all property both Real and personal to
do as she may choose during her natural life,
there being about Two hundred and seventy five
acres of land.
Also all my personal property which I now
have - my beloved wife Nancy
Given under my hand this 26th
day of January 1851.
Test.
his
John M. Webb
Elisha x Penington
his
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John x Penington
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He was married to Nancy
Sturgill on November 27, 1835 in Harlan Co., KY. (27)
Nancy
Sturgill was born on November 20, 1819 in
Harlan Co., KY. (28) She died
in 1912. The date of birth for Nancy may
be 1814. Bible
pages hard to read.
Elisha Pennington and Nancy Sturgill had
the following children:
+95
i.
Jemima Pennington (born on June 11, 1837).
96
ii.
Abigail Pennington was born on February
24, 1839 in KY. (29)
97
iii.
John Maren Pennington was born on December
21, 1840 in KY. (30)