Richard Pennington Jr (1770 - 1851)

Born 24 Sep 1770 in Franklin, Pendleton, Virginia, British Colonial America

Husband of Mary E. (Bennett) Pennington — married 1 Apr 1793 (to 24 Aug 1851) in Pendleton, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1851 at age 80 in Randolph, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Richard Pennington in SC 1768 ^[1]

Recently I was given some information on Mary Pennington; daughter of Richard and Eleanor (Pritchard?) Pennington.

According to the 1850 Census of Tipton Co., IN, Jefferson TWP mico-film it shows R. F. Minnis, age 51, no occupation, born in Va., and could not read; Mary age 51, born in Va., could not read; Sarah age 23, born in Va.; Mary age 17 born in Va.; Rebecca age 16 born in Va.; Margaret age 12, born in Va.; and Mary Minnis age 82, born in SC could not read and blind.

ROBERT P. MINNIS, JR., born November 22, 1797, in Pendleton County, WV, and died Aft. July 15, 1875, in Kosciusco, IN.; son of Robert Minnis and Mary Pennington. He married MARY PHARES January 22, 1823, in Pendleton County,WV, daughter of JOHNSON PHARES and SARAH NEGLEY. Mary Phares was born May 15, 1799, Pendleton County, WV and died April 21, 1863, in Indiana.

Children of ROBERT, JR., MARY PHARES are:

i. MARTHA MINNIS, b. October 21, 1823, Pendleton County, WV.

ii. PRUDENCE MINNIS, b. March 21, 1825, Pendleton County, WV; m. SOLOMON P. COLES, March 24, 1842, Fulton, OH.

iii. SARAH MINNIS, b. April 27, 1828, Pendleton County, WV; d. March 19, 1853, Tipton, IN; m. JOHN TUREL, December 03, 1852, Tipton, IN.

iv. ELIZABETH MINNIS, b. January 20, 1830, Pendleton County, WV; d. April 24, 1885, Kosciusko, IN; m. AMOS PHARES, June 05, 1846, Greene, OH.

v. MARY JANE MINNIS, b. July 19, 1832, Champaigne, OH; d. April 21, 1863, Ohio; m. SIMON LEFFERT.

vi. REBECCA K. MINNIS, b. February 28, 1835, Darke, OH; m. G. WASHINTOLER, February 06, 1853.

vii. MARGARET MINNIS, b. April 18, 1838, Licking, OH.

ROBERT MINNIS was born Abt. 1768 in Virginia, and died July 12, 1824 in Pendleton County, WV. He married MARY PENNINGTON Abt. 1795 in Pendleton County, WV, daughter of RICHARD PENNINGTON and ELEANOR PRITCHARD. Mary Pennington was born 1768.

Children of ROBERT MINNIS and MARY PENNINGTON are:

i. BETSY MINNIS.

ii. ANNA MINNIS, b. March 22, 1796, Pendleton County, WV; d. March 05, 1888, La Porte, IN; m. SAMUEL I. HELMICK, January 25, 1814, Pendleton County, WV.

iii. ROBERT P MINNIS JR., b. November 22, 1797, Pendleton County, WV; d. Aft. July 15, 1875, Kosciusco, IN; m. MARY PHARES, January 22, 1823, Pendleton County, WV.

iv. JOHN MINNIS, b. Abt. 1804, Virginia; m. NANCY C. BUNCH, October 01, 1827, Louisa, Va..

v. ELIZABETH MINNIS, b. Abt. 1807; m. WILLIAM SWECKER, January 01, 1828, Pendleton County, WV.

vi. MARGARET MINNIS, b. Abt. 1808; m. PHILIP P. GLADWIN, December 12, 1826, Pendleton County, WV.

vii. WHEELER MINNIS, b. Abt. 1809; d. Bef. 1860; m. (1) LUCY JANE BUNCH, August 05, 1834, Augusta, VA; m. (2) LUCY ANN PULLEN, September 12, 1847, Fredricksburg, VA.

The 1850 Census of Tipton Co., IN, Jefferson TWP is a clue that may suggest that Richard and Eleanor (Pritchard) Pennington were in South Carolina in 1768.

Another lady who sent me this information told me that many of the Pennington's in the Va area moved to South Carolina.

Deed Book 10, Brunswick County, Va.

John Marshall and Henry Morris, 1762, did become two of the securities for the parish Collection of the dures and demand levies on the tithables of

Saint Andrew Parish...

Named among others are:

Lainers: Burd/Bird Lanier, Clement Lanir, Drury Lanier (2), John Lanier (2),

Nicholas Lanier (red head), Richard Lanier, Jr. Robert Lanier, Thomas Lanier, William Lanier (3).

Pilkinton (sic): Richard Pilkinton and Richard Pilkinton, Sr.

Pritchett, William

Will Book 5, Brunswick County, Va

Will of Agness (x) Pilkinton 18 Sep 1794 22 Dec 1794 of St Andrews Parish- 'weak and low'

To my brother Willis Pilkinton

to my brother Richard Pilkinton

mare to Nancey Pilkinton

To my sister Tabitha Edwards

Wit: William Thos Pennington, Burwell Abernathy, Benjamin Davis ^[2]

Notes for RICHARD PENNINGTON, JR:

Pennington, Richard and Cunningham, William 1 Mar 1814 Pendleton County on the waters of the Five Lick Gap adjoining around their former lands Grants 64, p. 162

Pennington, Richard Jr. 24 Dec 1799 Pendleton County 70 a. in the Crab Apple Bottom adjoining and between Waggoner, Gum Mollinexe Grants 44, p. 66

Pennington, Richard Jr. 19 Nov 1804 Pendleton County 30 a. adjoining and below his own land on the Little Walnut Bottom Gap Run and on the east side of the north fork of the south branch of the Potowmack Grants 53, p. 428

Pennington, Richard Jr. 14 Aug 1811 Pendleton County 100 a. on Bullpasture Run a branch of Jacksons River on the east side of Freels land Grants 61, p. 613

Name

Richard Pennington

Birth

24 SEP 1770 Pendleton County, WV

Census

1810 Pendleton, Virginia, United States

1820 Pendleton, Virginia, United States

1830 Pendleton, Virginia, United States

1840 Pendleton, Virginia, United States

1850 District 52, Randolph, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ Posted by: Debbie Britner Date: August 27, 2000 at 20:19:18 of 3596
2. ↑ Source; Debbie DBri185263@aol.com

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Acknowledgment

• WikiTree profile Pennington-681 created through the import of Heflin Family Tree.ged on Jun 12, 2011 by Joani Heflin.

• WikiTree profile Pennington-961 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia.

• This profile was adopted by a volunteer of the Pennington Research Association.