James Pennington

1807 - 1900  (93 years)

• Name	James Pennington
  Born	1807	Ashe County, North Carolina
  Census 1850	1850	Ashe County, North Carolina
  Farmer, can't read/write with wife Catherine, children Andrew, Thornton, Peggy, Esther, Abel and Artremisia
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 25 665 James Pennington 30 1820 Male North Carolina 26 665 Catharine Pennington 29 1821 Female North Carolina 27 665 Andrew Pennington 16 1834 Male North Carolina 28 665 Thornton Pennington 14 1836 Male North Carolina 29 665 Peggy Pennington 12 1838 Female North Carolina 30 665 Esther Pennington 10 1840 Female North Carolina 31 665 Abel Pennington 8 1842 Male North Carolina 32 665 Artremisia Pennington 3 1847 Female North Carolina
  Census 1860	1860	South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina
  Farmer, estate $75 can't read/write. W/wife Catherine, children Esther, Abraham, Meece, James, Marshal. Abraham listed as idiotic, but he lived to 90 & was married so don't know what his affliction was, back then could have been anything.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 1 1265 James Penington 50 1810 Male Farmer North Carolina 2 1265 Catherine Penington 50 1810 Female North Carolina 3 1265 Easter Penington 16 1844 Female North Carolina 4 1265 Abraham Penington 15 1845 Male North Carolina 5 1265 Nicy Penington 17 1843 Female North Carolina 6 1265 James Penington 12 1848 Male North Carolina 7 1265 Marshal Penington 8 1852 Male North Carolina
  Census 1870	1870	Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina
  Occupation: Farmer with wife Catherine and children Meese, James, Marshall, James 1 (grandson, probably Meese's)
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 10 218 James Penington 55 1815 Male White Farm Laborer North Carolina 11 218 Catharine Penington 57 1813 Female White Keeping House Virginia 12 218 Masel Penington 23 1847 Female White At Home North Carolina 13 218 Aage James 7 1863 Male White Farm Laborer North Carolina 14 218 Marshall James 16 1854 Male White Farm Laborer North Carolina 15 218 James James 1 1869 Male White North Carolina
  Deed	12 Mar 1877	Ashe County, North Carolina
  James Pennington & wife Catherine, to William Jones, land...waters of Silas Creek beginning at a Chestnut / old corner running N to white oak on Cove Branch, up to poplar near field, S to top of the ridge...
  	James & Catherine Pennington Deed James Pennington & wife Catherine, to William Jones, land...waters of Silas Creek beginning at a Chestnut / old corner running N to white oak on Cove Branch, up to poplar near field, S to top of the ridge...
  Census 1880	1880	Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina
  Occupation: Tends Grist Mill with wife Catherin, children Meese, grandsons James, Robert, Gordon, Arthur.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 44 147 James Pennington Self Male White 1811 69 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina Tends Grist Mill 45 147 Katherine Pennington wife Female White 1816 64 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina 46 147 Meese Pennington daughter Female White 1856 24 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina 47 147 James Pennington grandson Male White 1869 11 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina 48 147 Robert Pennington grandson Male White 1873 7 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina 49 147 Gordon Pennington grandson Male White 1876 4 Single North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina 50 147 Anthon Pennington grandson Male White 1879 1 Married North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
  Died	1880-1900	Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina
  Not in the 1900 census, so died between 1880 and 1900.
  Age	93 years
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Pennington           b. 9 April 1798, Ashe County, NC or Albemarle County, VA           d. 13 December 1868, Whitetop, Grayson, Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)   2. Andrew Pennington           b. 1810, Ashe County, North Carolina   3. Artemecia (Meecy) Pennington           b. 1810, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 27 February 1897, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)   4. Lorenzo Dowell Pennington           b. 1817, Ashe County, North Carolina
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  Notes	Apparently, there is no clear evidence that James Pennington is the son of Abraham, however there is some DNA evidence that tends to point in that direction. Anyone researching this line can get more information about those connections from this site: http://pragroup7.genheirlooms.com/Group30.htm
  Person ID	P5469	Burress | My Ancestors
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Abraham (Abram) Pennington           b. 1775, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. Nov 1825, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Margaret (Margery) "Peggy" Lewis           b. 1780, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. Before 1825, Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	1798	Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
  Family ID	F1765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Catherine "Kate" Sexton           b. Sep 1810, Grayson County, Virginia           d. 1902, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, United States  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Married	1826	Ashe County, North Carolina
  Children	8 children
  1. Abraham (Abel) Pennington           b. 1842, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 26 Sep 1918, Crumpton, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 76 years)   2. Andrew Pennington           b. 1834, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. After 1880, Petersburg, Virginia  (Age 47 years) + 3. Thornton Pennington           b. 1836, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 20 Sep 1863, Dade County, Georgia, USA  (Age 27 years)   4. Margaret "Peggy" Pennington           b. 1838, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1875, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 37 years)   5. Esther Pennington           b. 1840, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 1878  (Age 38 years)   6. Artremisia "Meese" Pennington           b. 1847, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 25 Aug 1915, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 68 years)   7. James Pennington Jr.           b. 13 July 1851, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 27 Sep 1935, Ashe County, North Carolina  (Age 84 years)   8. Marshall Pennington           b. 10 Jun 1853, Ashe County, North Carolina           d. 11 Jun 1930, McDowell County, West Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	18 May 2018
  Family ID	F1759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1807 - Ashe County, North Carolina Married - 1826 - Ashe County, North Carolina Census 1850 - Farmer, can't read/write with wife Catherine, children Andrew, Thornton, Peggy, Esther, Abel and Artremisia - 1850 - Ashe County, North Carolina Deed - James Pennington & wife Catherine, to William Jones, land...waters of Silas Creek beginning at a Chestnut / old corner running N to white oak on Cove Branch, up to poplar near field, S to top of the ridge... - 12 Mar 1877 - Ashe County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth