Edward Mitchell Pennington

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Edward Mitchell Pennington

Also Known As: "Neddy Pennington", "Neddy", "Neddie Pennington", "Edward M (Neddy) Pennington", "Edward Neddy Pennington", "Edward Neddie Pennington"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 05, 1860 (90)
Lee County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Micajah M. Pennington, Sr. and Nancy Rachel Pennington
Husband of Agnes Pennington and Martha "Patsy" Pennington
Father of Ann Little Pennington; Phoebe Elizabeth Parsons; Thomas F. Pennington; David Pennington; John Dees Pennington and 9 others
Brother of William Elijah Pennington; Micajah Pennington, Jr.; Mary Elizabeth Bolling; Ephraim Levi Pennington; Rachel Pennington and 5 others

Occupation: Believed to be the Founder of Pennington Gap, VA, Pennington Gap named after him
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About Edward Mitchell Pennington

Owned Slaves - Perhaps Pennington Gap is named after him.

https://www.co-opliving.com/coopliving/issues/2000/January/pdf/dh_2...

https://www.penningtonresearch.org/Names_Religions_Migrations

(Magazine article and Pennington Research state the Town of Pennington Gap was named for Edward Pennington)

GEDCOM Note

Unmarked grave (on farm) in Lee Co., VA. Edward is believed to be the founder of Pennington Gap, Virginia along with a brother.
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1850 Census, Lee County, Virginia

Edward Pennington, 80, farmer, value of real estate owned - 2000, born in North Carolina, cannot read/write Martha, 72, born in ? (looks like DO - maybe "ditto"?), cannot read/write

(I have a copy of this census page)




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Edward Mitchell Pennington's Timeline

1769
December 29, 1769
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
1785
1785
Lee County, Virginia, United States
1792
1792
Ashe, NC, United States
1794
September 26, 1794
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
1796
1796
Watauga county, nc
1797
July 5, 1797
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1798
March 12, 1798
Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1801
January 19, 1801
North Carolina, United States
1802
October 5, 1802
Lee, Virginia, United States