Mary (Elkton) Pennington (abt. 1680 - 1720)

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Died 1720 at about age 40 in Cecil Co., MD

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The maiden surname of Abraham Pennington's wife is unknown; she was most probably not "Mary Elkton", nor was she born in Massachusetts. See the following:

Abraham Pennington, the progenitor of Group 8, was probably born around 1690, possibly in the vicinity of Cecil County, Maryland. Records show he migrated to Virginia and later to Berkeley County, South Carolina where he died in 1756. Much has been written of Abraham and he is referred to in various deeds and records as yeoman, planter and Indian trader.

The identity of Abraham's parents is unknown. A possible good lead in the search for Abraham's parents is the will, dated 1739, of John Pennington of North East, Cecil County, MD (Vol. 2, Folio 94; described in Pennington Pedigrees, volume 29-2, p. 72; article by Sybil Hampton) . The will of this John mentions "my brother Abram Pennington" who could possibly be the Group 8 progenitor. However, the parents of John and his precise relationship to "Abram" are unknown. More research is needed. Please contact me at Rod Pennington with any information or theories relating to the parentage of Abraham. Important note: I, personally, have not seen any evidence to even suggest that Abraham's mother was named "Mary Elkton", nor have I seen evidence to indicate his father was named Abraham.

Wives of Abraham. Abraham's wife at the time of his death was named Catherine, but it is apparent that he had one or more earlier marriages. In his book "Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia", Cecil O'Dell points out that on 4 Nov 1719 Abraham "and his wife Mary" sold land to John Sargeant. However, in a 1724 sale of land by Abraham to William Cox, there is no wife signing the deed or releasing dower rights. Therefore, one can speculate that Abraham's wife Mary was deceased. A 1738 deed (see below) mentions his wife Catherine, who may be the same Catherine named in his will in 1755. Important note: I have not seen any evidence to suggest that Abraham was ever married to a woman named "Katerina Wiester" or "Wuester". (This info per Rod Pennington.)

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