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Captain Micajah Pennington 1743–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1743

Birth Location: Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 12 Jan 1841

Death Location: Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Father: Benejah Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Humphreys

Spouse(s): Rachel Jones

Children(s): Sarah Pennington, Elijah Pennington, Mary Pennington, Micajah Pennington, Elijah Pennington, Johanna Pennington, Sarah Pennington, Elizabeth Pennington, Rachel Pennington, Levi Pennington, Neddy Penington, Benajah Pennington

In 1743, Captain Micajah Pennington entered the world in Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States, born to Benejah Ephraim Pennington Sr And Elizabeth Lycons Humphreys. In 1790, Captain Micajah Pennington resided in Pitt, North Carolina, United States. Captain Micajah Pennington married Rachel Jones, and had children including Benajah Pennington, Elijah Pennington, Elizabeth Pennington, Johanna Pennington, Levi Pennington, Mary Elizabeth Pennington, Micajah J Pennington, Neddy Penington, Rachel Pennington, Sarah Pennington. Captain Micajah Pennington passed away in 1841 in Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Captain Micajah Pennington entered the world in Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States, born to Benejah Ephraim Pennington Sr And Elizabeth Lycons Humphreys.
  • In 1790, Captain Micajah Pennington resided in Pitt, North Carolina, United States.
  • Captain Micajah Pennington married Rachel Jones, and had children including Benajah Pennington, Elijah Pennington, Elizabeth Pennington, Johanna Pennington, Levi Pennington, Mary Elizabeth Pennington, Micajah J Pennington, Neddy Penington, Rachel Pennington, Sarah Pennington.
  • Captain Micajah Pennington passed away in 1841 in Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benejah Sr.
1725–1792
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
BS
Elizabeth Humphreys
1725–1780
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Rachel Jones
1740–1841
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
RJ

Children(s)

Sarah Pennington
1778–1817
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SP
Elijah Pennington
–1800
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
EP
Mary Pennington
1765–1842
Birth Location: Grayson Co., Virginia, Colonial America
MP
Micajah Pennington
1763–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, Colonial America
MP
Elijah Pennington
1761–1800
Birth Location: Greyson Co., Virginia, Colonial America
EP
Johanna Pennington
1779–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, US
JP
Sarah Pennington
1778–1817
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SP
Elizabeth Pennington
1774–1853
Birth Location: Hollow Of Yadkin River, East Side Blue Ridge, North Carolina, Colonial America
EP
Rachel Pennington
1771–1815
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
RP
Levi Pennington
1767–1815
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
LP
Neddy Penington
1769–1860
Birth Location: Wilkes Co., North Carolina, US
NP
Benajah Pennington
1770–1855
Birth Location: Greyson Co., Virginia, Colonial America
BP

Captain Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Captain Pennington
1743–1841
Birth Place: Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benejah Ephraim Pennington Sr.
1725–1792
Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
Elizabeth (Lycons) Humphreys
1725–1780
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim (Pennington) III
1689–1750
Morris, Morris, New Jersey, Colonial America
Joanna Davis
1693–1775
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Humphreys
1700–
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim III
1668–1694
Indian Anon
1667–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim II
1645–1694
Mary Brockett
1645–1694

Captain Pennington's Descendants

1.
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Captain (Micajah) Pennington (20 Apr 1743–12 Jan 1841) m. Rachel Jones (1 Jan 1740–12 Jan 1841)
  1. 1. Sarah Pennington 1778–1817 m. Samuel (Johnston) Sr 1777–1861
  2. 2. Elijah Pennington –1800
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Pennington 1765–1842 m. Jesse Bowling 1758–1841
  4. 4. Micajah (J.) Pennington 1763–1850 m. Cynthia (Correy) Jones 1765–1850
    1. 1. Micajah Pennington 1799–
    2. 2. Charles Pennington 1804–1876 m. Dinah Parsons 1808–1895
    3. 3. Margaret Pennington 1799– m. Joseph Parsons 1803–1880
    4. 4. Henry Pennington 1805–
    5. 5. William (Thomas) Pennington 1784–
  5. 5. Elijah Pennington 1761–1800 m. Susannah Kelley 1760–
    1. 1. Rachel Pennington 1786–1855
    2. 2. Elijah Pennington 1822–1880
  6. 6. Johanna Pennington 1779–1860 m. Douglas Dickson 1775–
  7. 7. Sarah Pennington 1778–1817 m. Samuel Johnston 1777–1861
  8. 8. Elizabeth Pennington 1774–1853 m. John Barton 1755–1839
  9. 9. Rachel Pennington 1771–1815
  10. 10. Levi Pennington 1767–1815 m. Elizabeth 1775–1805
    1. 1. Daniel Pennington 1813–1880
  11. 11. Neddy Penington 1769–1860 m. Agnes Little 1769–1792 m. Martha ("Patsy") Flanary 1779–1852
    1. 1. Susan (Sookie) Pennington 1808–1860
    2. 2. Anne (Little) Pennington 1792–1796
    3. 3. Martha ("Patsy") Pennington 1815–1867
    4. 4. Rebecca Pennington 1805–1886 m. John Parsons 1802–1860
    5. 5. John (Dees) Pennington 1802–1891 m. Rachel Zion 1807–1885
    6. 6. Phoebe (Elizabeth) Pennington 1794–1863 m. William (Simmons) Parsons 1789–1856
      1. 1. Zion Parsons 1835–1862
      2. 2. Rebecca Parsons 1833–1902
      3. 3. Edward Parsons 1816–1887 m. Margaret (C.) Jones 1818–1905
        1. 1. Tobias (F.) Parsons 1845–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Parsons 1844–1873
        3. 3. John (B.) Parsons 1841–
        4. 4. Mary (C.) Parsons 1842–
        5. 5. Harvey (Jackson) Parsons 1852–1914 m. Mary (Ann) Pennington 1852–1939
        6. 6. Pheobe (A.) Parsons 1844–
      4. 4. John Parsons 1821–1888
      5. 5. Polly Parsons 1818–1860 m. Abraham (Davis) Zion 1817–1886
        1. 1. Martha (S.) Zion 1857–1870
        2. 2. Harvey (G. A. Jackson) Zion 1853–1923 m. Mary (Elmira Kelly) Kirk 1849–1882
        3. 3. Pvt (John Patterson) Zion 1840–1883 m. Barbary Zion 1840–1912
        4. 4. Col. (Lafayette McCormick) Zion 1848–1926 m. Minerva Sprinkle 1850–
        5. 5. Corp. (William Parsons) Zion 1841–1918 m. Eliza Jaynes 1848–1929
        6. 6. Martha (Susan Lavina Jane) Zion 1856–1941 m. Harvey (Litton) Sprinkle 1852–1934
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Pennington) Zion 1842–1932 m. John (James) Yeary 1841–1918
        8. 8. George (Washington) Zion 1844–1863
        9. 9. Matthew (William) Zion 1845–1923 m. Nancy (Jane) Yeary 1843–1923
        10. 10. Asa (Thomas "Ace") Zion 1860–1945 m. Estella Francis 1875–1929 m. Elvira Muncy 1862–1896
        11. 11. Mary (Phoebe Rebecca Jane) Zion 1856–1920 m. W (R) Roop 1854–1932
        12. 12. Irvin (B.) Zion 1853–1860
        13. 13. James (Monroe) Zion 1852–1926 m. Samatha (Ellender Josephine) Eggleston 1876–1940
      6. 6. Martha Parsons 1823–1900
      7. 7. William (Simmons Parsons) Jr 1828–1864
      8. 8. Elizabeth Parsons 1816–1900
      9. 9. John Parsons 1818–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Parsons 1829–
    7. 7. Elijah (Benjamin) Pennington 1810–1882
    8. 8. David Pennington 1798–1886 m. Virginia (Jane "Jenny") Stamper 1808–1893
      1. 1. James Pennington 1824–1924 m. Sarah (Mildred) Graham 1831–1891 m. Mary (Jessee) Kyle 1841–1935
        1. 1. Virginia ("Jennie") Pennington 1858–1953
        2. 2. Lucinda ("Cinda") Powell 1844–1903
        3. 3. Nancy (V) Pennington 1849–
      2. 2. William ("Black Bill") Pennington 1831–1915
      3. 3. Edward (Mitchell) Pennington 1835–1924
      4. 4. John Pennington 1820–1893
      5. 5. Elizabeth Pennington 1822–1900
      6. 6. Martha Pennington 1826–1897
      7. 7. Mary ("Polly" A) Pennington 1829–1902
      8. 8. Rebecca Pennington 1837–1901
    9. 9. Mary ("Polly") Pennington 1817–1901
    10. 10. Thomas Pennington 1797–1858 m. Mourning (Minerva) Jones 1825– m. Mary Smyth 1793–1848
    11. 11. Levi Pennington 1812–1889 m. Mary (Vermillion) Litton 1820–1898 m. Martha (Amanda) Stephens 1843–1871 m. Elizabeth Zion 1815–1862
      1. 1. John Pennington 1830–1917
      2. 2. Harvey Penninton 1852–1861
      3. 3. George (Wilkes) Pennington 1866–1944
      4. 4. Rachel Pennington 1840–1917 m. Jacob Collinsworth 1835–1867 m. William (H) Yeary 1847–1937
        1. 1. Harvey Collinsworth 1857–
        2. 2. Martha (Jane) Collinsworth 1858–1931
        3. 3. John (Thomas) Collinsworth 1861–1913
      5. 5. Elkanah Pennington 1847–1913
      6. 6. Mary (Ely) Pennington 1849–1927 m. J (Thomas) Flanery 1850–1884 m. James (W.) Richmond 1836–1905 m. William (J) Standifer 1834–1918
        1. 1. Mima (B.) Flanary 1870–1884
        2. 2. Harvey (Lee) Flanary 1871–1901
        3. 3. Amanda (Elizabeth) Flanary 1874–1952
        4. 4. Rebecca (Ann) Flanary 1877–1960
        5. 5. Elmia Flanary 1868–
      7. 7. Elijah Pennington 1844–
      8. 8. Martha Pennington 1832–
      9. 9. John (Zion) Pennington 1834–1864
      10. 10. Frances Pennington 1851–1863
      11. 11. William (M.) Pennington 1845–1916
    12. 12. Elizabeth Pennington 1801–1891
  12. 12. Benajah Pennington 1770–1855 m. Matilda (Emery) Hembree 1799–1878

Captain Pennington's Timeline

6 Records

1743
28 Apr 1743
Birth of Captain Micajah Pennington in Rowan Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
Rowan Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
1743
20 Apr 1743
Birth of Captain Micajah Pennington in Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States
Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States
1790
1790
Age 47
Captain Micajah Pennington resided here in Pitt, North Carolina, United States
Pitt, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 57
Captain Micajah Pennington resided here in Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina
Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina
1813
12 Jan 1813
Age 70
Death of Captain Micajah Pennington in Ashe Co., North Carolina, US
Ashe Co., North Carolina, US
1841
12 Jan 1841
Age 98
Death of Captain Micajah Pennington in Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1743
    Event Place: Rowan Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 343.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JEJ.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Pennington Research Association

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1743
    Event Place: Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Pitt, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Pitt, North Carolina; Roll: ; Image:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1813
    Event Place: Ashe Co., North Carolina, US
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Pennington Research Association

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Ash, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
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