PRA Group 28
Death: Entry in Pennington/Lester Bible held by Paul Lafayette Webb, II, 520 Lauren St;., Liberty, MO 64068, phone (816) 781-6654 (from Pat Starzer). Source; Pennington Pedigree 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 (PP 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. PP 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.[1] His sons William, James and Jonathan all took up land grants on Blaine Trace, Elliott County, Kentucky.
William was born after 1764 in Wilkes (Ashe) Co. Va. He was the son of Ephraim Pennington V and Sarah (Burns) Pennington.[2]
When William was 19 he married Abigail Caudill on 9 February 1785 in Wilkes County, NC.[3]
William died at the age of about 78 in 1844 in Lawrence County, KY.[3][4][2]
Unclassified: Cordell Clippings. Citing: Pg 11 (accessed before 28 June 2023)
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