Andrew Pennington (born 1809)

Summary: Andrew Pennington is listed as being Samuels father in Cherokee Application #5187. This is impossible because the specific Andrew mentioned was born after Samuel. However, this Pennington family is in the same geographical area and may be related.
The information found on Family Search shows:

1-Abram Pennington b-1775 Ashe
                   m-abt 1808 Ashe
s-Margery          b-abt 1787 of Ashe
  2- Andrew Pennington b-11 Oct 1809 of Ashe
                       d-11 Oct 1882
                       bur-Laurel Cem, Smythe, Va
  s- Hester Ann Blevins b-8 May 1812 Ashe NC    (fa: James Blevins,  mo: Lydia Sizemore)
    3- Able Pennington b-17 May 1836  Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- William Calaway Pennington b-1838 of Ashe County, N.C.
    3- Eli Pennington b-1840 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Matilda Pennington b-11 Jul 1840 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Naomi Pennington b-1843 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Samuel Pennington b-7 Sep 1845 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Hiram Pennington b-1846 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Andrew Jackson Pennington b-1848 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Rebecca Pennington b-1850 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Abraham (Asa) Pennington b-1853 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Emeline Penninton b-10 Oct 1856 Ashe County, North Carolina
  2- Artemecia Pennington b-1810 Ashe Co
                          d-27 Feb 1897
  2- James Pennington b-1810/20 Ashe
  s- Katherine Sexton b-1810/1821 Grayson
    3- Andrew Pennington b-1834 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Peggy Pennington b-1838 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Margaret Pennington b-1838 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Thornton Pennington b-1836/39 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Able Pennington b-1842 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Easter Pennington b-1840/44 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Abraham Pennington b-1842/45 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Artamecia Pennington b-1843/47 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- James Pennington b-1848 Ashe County, North Carolina
    3- Marshall Pennington b-1852 Ashe County, North Carolina
-family search
We don't have any farther back FOR SURE than Andrew Pennington, b 1809, who married Hester Blevins. The only place we have picked up that Abram and Margery might be his parents is in a couple of ECAs filed by relatives of Mecia (Pennington) who married Hester's brother, James Blevins, Jr.

There is even questions as to whether James (md Catherine Sexton), Andrew (md Hester Blevins) and Artemecia (md James Blevins Jr) are really brothers and sister, as mentioned in the same ECAs.

Also, Andrew's first born, Able, is listed in the 1910 Washington Co VA census as Abraham, although all the other census records have Able. His DC has Abel BUT his tombstone has Abram. He died in 1920 and the stone looks like it was put up at the time. So, we don't know if the 1910 census and tombstone are wrong or the death certificate and all prior census records. He should be on the 1920 census as he died in September; I would be curious to see what it says.

I'm wondering if he was called "Abe" and the errors were made by census taker and tombstone guy.
-From Carolyn McAbee-Gober in July 2000.

I am a descendant of Wells Blevins and Elizabeth Pennington of Grayson County, Virginia... Wells Blevins...was the son of James and Lydia Sizemore Blevins and of Jan and Lydia's ten children, at least three (perhaps more) married Penningtons. Wells Blevins married Elizabeth Pennington, James Blevins married Artemecia Pennington, and Hester Ann Blevins married Andrew Pennington. -Letter from Danny Miller, June 23, 1973

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