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Sarah Pennington 1778–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1778

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Captain Pennington

Mother: Rachel Jones

Spouse(s): Samuel Johnston

Children(s):

Sarah Pennington was born in 1778 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Captain Micajah Pennington And Rachel Jones. Sarah Pennington married Samuel Johnston. Sarah Pennington passed away in 1817 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Pennington was born in 1778 in North Carolina, United States, the child of Captain Micajah Pennington And Rachel Jones.
  • Sarah Pennington married Samuel Johnston.
  • Sarah Pennington passed away in 1817 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Children(s)

Sarah Pennington's Ancestors

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Sarah Pennington
1778–1817
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Captain Micajah Pennington
1743–1841
Rowan Co, NC Grayson, North Carolina, United States
Rachel Jones
1740–1841
Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Grandparents
Benejah (Ephraim Pennington) Sr.
1725–1792
Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
Elizabeth (Lycons) Humphreys
1725–1780
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Hezekiah Jones
1715–1774
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Ann Dibble
1714–1808
Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim III
1689–1750
Joanna Davis
1693–1775
Humphreys
1700–
Rachel Clark
1685–1726
Abraham Dibble
1684–1737
Hannah Hosford
1690–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim III
1668–1694
Indian Anon
1667–1724

Sarah Pennington's Timeline

2 Records

1778
24 November 1778
Birth of Sarah Pennington in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1817
1817
Age 39
Death of Sarah Pennington in Perry County, Kentucky, United States
Perry County, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1778
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24037.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Pennington Research Association

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Perry County, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Pennington Research Association

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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