Abigail Pennington (1787 - aft. 1835)

Born 27 Jan 1787 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Gist Jr. — married 20 Dec 1804 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Died after 1835 after age 47 in Jackson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Abigail Pennington was born in 1787 to Richard and Hannah (Boone) Pennington.

Abigail Pennington

Birth 27 Jan 1787 in NC

Death 1835-1840 in Jackson Co., AL

Abigail Pennngton, the youngest and only daughter of Richard and Hannah Pennington, was b. Jan 24, 1787, in NC. and d. in Alabama, date and place unknown. On Dec 20, 1804 she was m. in Barren Co., KY. to William Gist Jr. who was b. in NC. They moved to White Co., IL. in 1806 along with William's father and Abigail's brother, Joshua, who in that same year had m. Mary "Polly" Gist, sister of William. After 1806 the name, William Gist, is listed in many court records of White Co., but no distinction is made as to whether it is William Sr. or William Jr. At some later time the Gists moved to Alabama, probably to Jackson Co., where a William Gist appears on the 1840 census as having a family consisting of 1 male 50-60; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 5-10; 1 female 15-20; 2 females 10-15; and 1 female 5-10. If this is the right William Gist, it is apparent that his wife, Abigail, had died before 1840. Going by the age of the youngest child, Gist must have lost his wife between 1835 and 1840. This is the only William Gist found in Alabama and the name does not appear in the 1850 census. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Research by the Pennington Research Association

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