Mary Trousdale (Fullen) Hedrick (abt. 1767 - aft. 1850)

Born about 1767 in Rockbridge, Colony of Virginia

Wife of George Hedrick — married 23 Oct 1804 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died after 1850 after about age 83 in Missouri, United States

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Biography

Mary and her first husband, Timothy Pennington, moved into "The wilds of Kentucky" near Crab Orchard, Lincoln County to be near Mary's sister Ester Gill Fullen , wife of William Chapman Whitley, the Indian fighter. Mary & Tim's first child, Ephraim Pennington, born about 1786, oldest of 7 children was born at Crab Orchard.

Timothy died in 1801 and his widow, Mary, married again in 1804 to George Hedrick, a neighbor in Lincoln Co., Kentucky. Subsequently they travelled west to Calloway County Missouri, taking the two youngest Pennington children with them. Isabella "Ibby" and Levisa were the two youngest. The rest of the Pennington children stayed in Kentucky with Ephraim.

Sources

• “Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-NM5N : 29 November 2018), George Hedrick and Mary Pennington, 23 Oct 1804; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 192,261.
• 1817 St. Charles Co., Missouri census

1820 St. Charles Co., Missouri census 1830 St. Charles Co., Missouri census 1840, 1850, 1860 Taney Co., Missouri census

• “United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5P8-V1T : 22 December 2020), M Hedrick in household of J Hedrick, Taney, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).