Martha Pennington (1803 - 1885)

Born 27 Jan 1803 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Archibald Carmichael Jr. — married 5 Aug 1824 in Near Pilot Mountain, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1885 at age 82 in Pickering, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Research Notes

Name

Martha "Patsy" Pennington

Birth

27 JAN 1803 Surry Co., NC

25 Jan 1803 Surry Co., NC (birth date calculated from tombstone; findagrave)

Another researcher stated she was born in Patrick Co., VA

In the old family Bible, printed over 100 years ago, I find recorded Archibald Carmichael, born November 23, 1801; Martha Pennington, born January 27, 1803.

Marriage

2 AUG 1824 Surry Co., NC (Surry Co., NC Marriages)

5 AUG 1824 Another possible marriage date

In the old family Bible, printed over 100 years ago, I find recorded Archibald Carmichael, born November 23, 1801; Martha Pennington, born January 27, 1803. United in marriage August 5, 1824, in Surry County, North Carolina, near the Pilot mountain.

Religion

Primitive Baptist Family History - Union Church, Buena Vista, Indiana

UNION (BUENA VISTA)(1860)

Union Church was organized on the first Saturday in July, 1860, in Greene County. The presbytery was composed of Elder Gideon Potter, Bro. Chambers, and John W. Carmichael. The charter members were all dismissed from Hebron Church, viz., Archibald Carmichael, Martha Carmichael, Hardy Sparks, Jacob Hostetter, Albert H. King, Rachel King, Constance J. Carmichael, Mary Ann Carmichael, Andrew Martindale, Nancy Martindale, Hiram Rankins, John Carmichael Jr., Mahaley Carmichael, and Augustin Carmichael. Meetings were held for several years in homes of the members, or schools, until December 1867 when the church agreed to build a meeting house on the lower corner of Henry Sparks' land. It was replaced in 1880 with the present meeting house, in the vicinity of Buena Vista, near Little Indian Creek. The church prospered, and lettered out members to organize new churches several times. In 1865 an arm of the church began meeting in Page county, Iowa, until it was constituted, in 1868. In 1884 28 members who had met as an arm of this church were dismissed by letter to constitute West Union Church in Nodaway County, Missouri. In 1905 several members were dismissed to organize a church in or near Vincennes. A total of 29 pastors have served Union Church to the present time. In 1872 Elder James H. Oliphant was ordained to the ministry by this church.

SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:

Acuff, Anderson, Arthur, Baggarly, Bennett, Bowers, Brassfield, Bray, Brown, Burch, Burge, Burks, Byers, Cannon, Carmichael, Carter, Cathcart, Chastain, Clendenen, Collins, Coverdill, Crum, East, Eaton, Edwards, Evans, Fausett, Ferguson, Floyd, Foddrill, Foster, Fowler, Freeman, Graves, Green, Gwaltney, Hall, Hatfield, Henderson, Hodges, Holtsclaw, Horstman, Hostetter, Hutchins, Inman, Jordan, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Kirk, Mann, Martindale, McDonnell, McDonald, McFarland, Miller, Minks, Mitchell, Mood, Nelinger, Noris, Oliphant, Pedigo, Penington, Perry, Phillips, Pickard, Rankins, Riddle, Rite, Robinson, Santafer, Sare, Seiron, Sexton, Sharr, Shelton, Shields, Simmons, Simpson, Smith, Snow, Sparks, Stark, Stone, Stretcher, Stults, Sullivan, Sumner, Swinford, Teague, Varner, Waterford, Weaver, Wilson, Wood. ^[1]

Census

1870 Census, Polk Twp, Nodaway Co., MO. page 612b.

Carmichael, Arch 70 NC

Carmichael, Martha 67 NC

Death

12 MAR 1885 Pickering, Nodaway Co., MO

12 MAR 1886 (Death date on tombstone; findagrave)

Burial

Burch Cemetery, Buchanan Twp., Braddyville, Page Co., IA

Photo Added by: Sylvia Whaley

Research

A son of Martha Pennington gave some description of the family and their location in his autobiography ^[2]

Autobiography of Constant Joseph Carmichael, written in his 86th year -- Part 1

Monroe County (IN) Historical Society, Carmichael-Hostetter Family File

At the request of my grandsons, Oak and Ray Davis, I will write a short sketch of my life.

In the old family Bible, printed over 100 years ago, I find recorded Archibald Carmichael, born November 23, 1801; Martha Pennington, born January 27, 1803. United in marriage August 5, 1824, in Surry County, North Carolina, near the Pilot mountain. They immigrated to Indiana in the early part of 1825 and located in Monroe County. To this union nine children were born, of which I was the middle one. Their names follow: Augustine, Elizabeth, Stacy Ann, Martha Jane, Constant Joseph,Josephine, Starling, Archibald and Henry.

My grandfather, Archibald Carmichael, was born in Scotland and came to America in the early days. He settled in North Carolina, Surry County. My grandmother, Elizabeth Nix, was also born in Scotland and came across the great ocean in a sail ship and located in Surry County, North Carolina, where she and grandfather became acquainted and were united in marriage. To this union were born eight children, five sons and three daughters, to wit: Starling, Richard, Alexander, Joseph and Archibald; the daughters were Sarah, Elizabeth and Jane. All lived to an old age. Grandfather served seven years in the war of the Revolution. None but God and the men who walked and fell by his side knew the suffering endured. In recounting the sad events of the long war, he would often repeat the incident of the Indian that took seventeen deliberate shots at close range at General Washington and then said that he could not be killed with a bullet.

My grandfather, Joseph Pennington,and his wife came from Ireland over the mighty deep and selected a beautiful home on Ranch Creek, Surry County, North Carolina. He was a miller by profession, yet farmed some. Lived happily to a good old age. Grandmother Pennington was noted for piety and industry in rearing and caring for her family. She spent many days and years at the spinning wheel and loom. She was the mother often children, four sons and six daughters. All lived to rear large families. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Primitive Baptist Family History - Union Church, Buena Vista, Indiana; chinspin originally shared this at ancestry.com
2. ↑ Constant Joseph Carmichael autobiography provided by Ted Stout, 3 May 2004
3. ↑ Autobiography of Constant Joseph Carmichael, written in his 86th year --Part 1 published in the Monroe County (IN) Historical Society, Carmichael-Hostetter Family File

• Surry Co., NC Marriages

Acknowledgement

This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.