Searching for the ancestors of Cornelia DRAKE, second wife of James W. PENNINGTON. It is unclear to me whether DRAKE was her maiden name or her surname from a previous marriage. She did not marry James W. PENNINGTON until 1849 when she was reportedly 41 years old.
Here's what I know and suspect about Cornelia DRAKE and her husband James W. PENNINGTON:
Descendants of Cornelia DRAKE
Generation 1
1. CORNELIA1 DRAKE was born on 01 Mar 1808 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA. She died on 04 Sep 1886 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA. She married JAMES W. PENNINGTON on 01 Jan 1849 in Arcadia, Wayne, New York, USA. He was born on 22 Jan 1807 in England. He died on 27 May 1893 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA.
Notes for Cornelia DRAKE:
Her father was most likely Anthony or Samuel DRAKE.
From:
http://drakeville.net/drake_census_list.htmPossible fathers for Cornelia:
Anth Drake Canandaigua, Ontario, NY 1810
Anthony Drake Canandaigua,Ontario,NY 1820
Sam Drake Canandaigua, Ontario, NY 1810
Probably a brothers:
Francis Drake Canandaigua, Ontario, New York 1840
Gilbert Drake Canandaigua, Ontario, New York 1830
Possibly her mother or sisters:
Phebe Drake Canandaigua, Ontario, New York 1840
Phoebe Drake Canandaigua, Ontario, New York 1830
From:
http://community-2.webtv.net/dc6of7/1041/page5.htmlSamuel Drake married Unice Carpenter on April 17, 1790 at First Presbyterian Church, Goshen, Orange, NY. (4)
Samuel Drake witnessed a land transaction of Joshua Carpenter in Chemung Co., NY. Is this the same Samuel Drake? (7)Samuel Drake and Eunice Drake purchased land in Ontario Co., NY from Richard Carpenter in 1813. (8)
Eunice wife of Lt. Samuel Drake died July 14, 1814, age 41y, and is buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY. (9)Samuel Drake sold land in Ontario Co., NY to Thomas Barney in 1816. He married Sarah Drake December 01, 1816. Sarah was born 1796. Sarah was the daughter of
Lt. Samuel Drake and Eunice Carpenter . Sarah died June 17, 1880 in North Cohocton, New York, at 83 years of age.
Jul 11 - It appears on the 1850 census that Cornelia has two nephews living with her, a Leroy (20)
and a Nelson (14) DRAKE. So far I am unable to find their parentage.
Jul 11 from
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_reco...80US_6318766&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=99
Jul 11 from
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Census/household_reco...This could be Nelson on the 1880 census:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Nelson DRAKE Self M Male W 44 NY Stock Dealer NY NY
Gertrude DRAKE Wife M Female W 43 NY Keeps House NY NY
Elmer DRAKE Son S Male W 18 NY Farmer NY NY
Nellie C. DRAKE Dau S Female W 15 IN NY NY
Gertrude DRAKE Dau S Female W 13 IN NY NY
Blanch DRAKE Dau S Female W 12 IN NY NY
Nelson D. DRAKE Son S Male W 9 IN NY NY
Georgie DRAKE Son S Male W 6 OH PA PA
Jacob MILLER Other S Male W 28 GERMANY Laborer GERMANY GERMANY
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Source Information:
Census Place Allen, Noble, (Delaware Co.) Indiana
Family History Library Film 1254302
NA Film Number T9-0302
Page Number 491D
Jul 11 from
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&...This appears to be Leroy:
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Le Roy Drake
Age in 1860: 31
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Arcadia, Wayne, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Arcadia
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Le Roy Drake 31
Eliza Drake 28
Harry Drake 10
Nelson Drake 5
Jul 11 from
http://ontario.nygenweb.net/pioneercemcitycdga.htmPioneer Cemetery
City of Canandaigua - Ontario County NY
DRAKE
Eunice, wife of Lt. Samuel; died July 14 1814; ae 41 yrs;
Notes for James W. PENNINGTON:
James Pennington was a lawyer.
Some records say that he had a first wife, Catherine. And that Cornelia and he were m. 1 Jan 1849 in Arcadia, Wayne, New York
From:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7575815/person/-1069888203" James W. Pennington
" Birth 22 Jan 1807 in England
" Death 27 May 1893 in Waukon Allamakee Iowa
"
1807 22 Jan Birth England
" 1 source citation
" 1849 1 Jan Age: 41 Marriage to Cornelia Drake Arcadia, Wayne, New York, USA
"
" 1880 Age: 73 Residence Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
" 1 source citation
" 1893 27 May Age: 86 Death Waukon Allamakee Iowa
SPOUSE & CHILDREN
"
" Cornelia Drake 1808 - 1886
"
" Cornelia Drake
" Birth 1 Mar 1808 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
" Death 4 Sep 1886 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
" Elen Pennington 1835 -
"
" George Pennington 1838 -
"
" James Pennington 1844 -
"
" Sarah Pennington 1846 - 1931
"
" Luther Pennington 1848 -
"
" Libbie Pennington 1850 -
"
" Ann Elizabeth Pennington 1850 -
"
" Husbert Pennington 1852 -
"
" Emma Cornelia Pennington 1864 - 1936
From:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&a...1880 United States Federal Census about J. W. Pennington
Name: J. W. Pennington
Home in 1880: Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa
Age: 74
Estimated birth year: abt 1806
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Cornelia Pennington
Father's birthplace: England
Mother's birthplace: England
Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Lawyer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
Household Members: Name Age
J. W. Pennington 74
Cornelia Pennington 72
Emma Pennington 16
George Bircher 25
Bircher Bircher 30
From:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14785002/person/164541480" Cornelia Drake
" Birth 1 Mar 1808 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
" Death 4 Sep 1886 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
" 1808 1 Mar Birth Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
" 4 source citations
" 1850 Age: 42 Residence Arcadia Village, Wayne, New York
" 1 source citation
" 1860 Age: 52 Residence Makee, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
" 1 source citation
" 1870 Age: 62 Residence Makee, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
" 1 source citation
" 1880 Age: 72 Residence Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, United States
" 1 source citation
" 1886 4 Sep Age: 78 Death Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA
SPOUSE & CHILDREN
"
" James W. Pennington 1807 - 1893
"
" Sarah Pennington 1846 - 1931
"
" Emma Pennington 1864 -
From:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenan...Looks like Drake nephews living with them.
1850 United States Federal Census about Cornelia Pennington
Name: Cornelia Pennington
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1807
Birth Place: New York
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Arcadia Village, Wayne, New York
Family Number: 2730
Household Members: Name Age
James W Pennington 45
Cornelia Pennington 43
Elen Pennington 15
George Pennington 12
James Pennington 11
Luther Pennington 2
Sarah Pennington 3
Ann E Pennington 0
Leroy Drake 20
Nelson Drake 14
Peter Spoor 19
Cornelia Carrier 16
From:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenan...1860 United States Federal Census about Cornelia Pennington
Name: Cornelia Pennington
Age in 1860: 51
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Makee, Allamakee, Iowa
Gender: Female
Post Office: Waukon
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
J W Pennington 54
Cornelia Pennington 51
Sarah Pennington 13
Elizabeth Pennington 10
Husbert M Pennington 8
From:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&a...1870 United States Federal Census about Cornelia Pennington
Name: Cornelia Pennington
Birth Year: abt 1808
Age in 1870: 62
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Makee, Allamakee, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
James Pennington 66
Cornelia Pennington 62
Andrew Mcdowell 20
Libbie Mcdowell 20
William Mcdowell 5/12
Herbert Penington 18
Emma Penington 6
From:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op...? Name: James W. Pennington
? Sex: M
? Birth: 22 JAN 1807 in England
? Death: 27 MAY 1893 in Waukon, Iowa
? Burial: Oakland Cemetery (Main), Waukon, IA
? Marriage 1 Catherine b: 1806
Children
1. Evaline Pennington b: ABT. 1829
2. Elen Pennington b: ABT. 1835
3. George Pennington b: ABT. 1837
4. Name unclear Pennington b: ABT. 1838
5. Herbert M Pennington b: 1 APR 1842 in Arcadia, Wayne Co., New York
6. Luther Pennington b: ABT. 1843
7. Sarah Pennington b: ABT. 1848 in Arcadia, New York
Marriage 2 Cornelia Drake b: 1 MAR 1808 in New York
" Married: 1 JAN 1849 in Arcadia, Wayne County, New York
Children
1. Libbie Pennington b: APR 1850 in Arcadia, New York
2. Emma Cornelia Pennington b: 23 JAN 1864 in Iowa
From:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/a/r/Cheryl-Tars...I'm looking for descendants of this James W. Pennington to solve the mystery of his daughter Emma Cornelia, my husband's great-great grandmother.
James W. was born in England on January 22, 1807, died in Waukon, IA on May 27, 1893.
He immigrated to upstate NY, probably in the early '20s to work on the Erie Canal. He married Catherine in the late '20s, and they had seven children, living in Arcadia, Wayne County, NY.
When Catherine died in 1848, he married Cornelia DRAKE in 1849. They had one more daughter, Libbie.
The family subsequently moved to northern Indiana, then settled in Waukon, Iowa in the late '50s.
Emma Cornelia was born January 22, 1863 or 1864. That's the mystery: Cornelia is too old to have been her natural mother, even though the records all say she is. I'd like to find out more about her siblings and their families to see if one of them might have been the birth mother or father.
There are so many Penningtons out there, it's impossible for me to find these siblings' lines. Has someone out there researched their roots back to James W. and can tell me more about them?
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23...From:
'54 - James W. Pennington, Daniel Grandin.
MILITARY HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY.
Pennington Ferguson,
In Service or Enlisted at this Time. - James A. Chandler,
A. Bogart, A. Oli brand, Eli Darling, William T. Dorsey.
Result not Ascertained. - Henry M. Andrews, Aaron Sager,
Pennington Ferguson
From:
http://searches2.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IAALLAMA/1999...From: Cheryl or Jan Tarsala <
tarsala@pacbell.net>
Subject: [IAALLAMA-L] Emma Pennington, b. ca. 1863
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 22:01:01 -0700
Hi,
Just to give you some context to my query about the Waukon Standard:
My husband's great-grandmother, maiden name Emma Cornelia PENNINGTON was born in "Iowa" about 1863, according to census records for her family. Her "parents," James W. PENNINGTON, blacksmith and lawyer, and Cornelia (DRAKE) PENNINGTON, had moved to Iowa from Arcadia, Wayne Co., New York between 1850 and 1860. I have wonderful census and NYGenweb information on them going back to 1830, and there's every indication that her parents lived in Waukon until they died, sometime in their 70s or later, after 1881 (my last piece of data). She later married Arthur C. RICHMOND and they moved to Sioux Falls, where their four daughters were born.
The small problem with Emma Pennington is that her mother Cornelia was 56 years old when she was born. Her father had been married previously
in NY and had a passle of kids much older than she, so I'm wondering if she wasn't one of their natural children adopted by her grandparents. I certainly haven't had time yet to search for birth certificates or anything, but it seems to me that when they told the census taker she was born in Iowa, that might not have been true, and looking for birth certificates without some other mention of her birth (like in the newspaper) would perhaps be a pointless thing to do.
But the Waukon Standard doesn't go back far enough for me (thanks to all who responded with details on how to get it), so I did a search for other newspapers of Waukon and Lansing, pre-1900--and the next message shares the results of that with all of you. (Please read all the cautions before you get too excited!) Now all I have to do is go to Iowa to look at the microfilms ...
Regards,
Cheryl Tarsala
Los Angeles, CA
From:
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/cemetery/oaklandmain_5...Oakland Main cemetery
Woodmansee records sorted by lot number
Lots 220-279
Pennington, Cornelia 1873 Jul 24 1874 Nov 12 232
Pennington, Cornelia 1808 Mar 01 1886 Sep 04 232
Pennington, Herbert M. 1842 Apr 01 1878 Mar 10 Obit 232
Pennington, James W. 1807 Jan 22 1893 May 27 232
Pennington, Minnie 1882 May 02 1882 Oct 12 232
From:
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/history4/politics_1880...Allamakee Co. Officials
1880's
1882 - Allamakee Co. Officials & Misc. others
L.M. Bearce, clerk courts, salary $1,300
G.H. Bryant, treasurer, salary $1,500
C.A. Leithold, sheriff, salary -fees
S.R. Thompson, auditor, salary $1,200
L. Eels, county superintendent, salary -fees
E.D. Presdy, recorder, salary -fees
H.B. Miner, surveyor, salary -fees
Board of Supervisors
N.J. Beed, 1885
G. Satrang, 1884
E.A. Blum, 1883
Attorneys
J.H. Boomer, J.B.B. Baker, C.C. Banfill, Dell J. Clark, Henry Dayton, J.F. Dayton, H.F. Fellows, M.B. Hendrick, A.M. May, J.W. Pennington, D.W. Reed, J.H. Rohert, H.H. Stilwell, C.S. Stillwell, A.G. Stewart, M.B. Smith -- Waukon
M.V. Burdick, L.E. Fellows, M. Healy, S.H. Kinne -- Lansing
F.S. Burling, John T. Clark, S.S. Powers, G.W. Pratt -- Postville
P.V. Coppernoll -- Harper's Ferry
E.W. Robey -- Volney
Banks
Waukon bank, L.W. Hersey & Co.; Bank of Waukon, Boomer Bros. -- Waukon
J.W. Thomas & Co., bankers -- Lansing
W.S. Roberts bank -- Pottsville [sic - Postville]
- source: Iowa Official Register - 1882
- transcribed by S. Ferrall
From:
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/history2/chap11.htmChapter 11
Past & Present of Allamakee County, 1913
COUNTY OFFICERS, STATE LEGISLATURE - SENATE
STATE LEGISLATURE - HOUSE, DISTRICT COURT, CIRCUIT COURT
COUNTY OFFICERS
The following is as complete a list of the Allamakee county officials, from the organization of the county to the present time, as it is possible to produce at this day, it being borne in mind that the early records are very incomplete, as stated in the account of the first elections.
The year first mentioned against each name generally indicates the year of election, though in most cases possession of the office was taken the first of January following, except in the very early years.
…. Coroner - C. P. Williams, 1849-; M. F. Luark, 1857-58; F. W. Nottingham, 1858-59; J. W. Granger, 1859-61; John Ryan, 1861-63; John Farrell, 1863-65; David Harper, 1865-66; Fred Bartheld, 1866-67; J. Farrell, 1867-69; A. G. Collins, 1869-71; L B. Adams, 1871-73; W. D. Morgan, 1873-75; John Farrell, 1875-77; D. H. Bowen, 1877-81; W. D. Morgan, 1881-83; S. C. Hulse, 1883-85; D. F. O'Brien, 1885-87; J. W. Pennington, 1887-89; Wm. Nopper, 1889-93; G. E. Thompson, 1893-94; Wm. Nopper, 1894-95; S. C. Meyers, 1895-1902; D. Strock, 1902-08; O. J. Blessin, 1908-10; D Strock again, 1910-13; resigned July 1913, and Dr. J. C. Lewis appointed…..
From:
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/taxes/1862_assessments...1862 Annual Assessments, Allamakee Co.
Persons in Division No. 12 of Collection District No. 3 of the State of Iowa
A-G H-M N-Z Notes:
- Deciphering the old handwriting was at times nearly impossible. The assessor's 'fancy' handwriting makes it difficult to tell the difference between an uppercase 'O' & 'D' , 'I' & 'J' and a 'C' & 'G'. I have done the best I can, but there are most certainly errors.
- The 'notes' section gives other possible spellings when I was completely unsure.
- The assessor's name is given as John J. Taylor, but the entries are clearly 3 different styles of handwriting.
- The assessments appear to have been done Sept. - Dec. 1862 but this is very unclear on the microfilm.
- This likely is not a complete tax assessment for 1862
Source: Microfilm, 1862 Annual Assessments, film # unknown
Transcriber: Sharyl Ferrall
Pennington, J.W. Waukon Lawyer
From:
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/history2/chap20b.htmCHAPTER 20
Past & Present of Allamakee County, 1913
HISTORY OF WAUKON continued
Early School History - Allamakee College
The Press - Postoffice - Public Library - Financial Institutions - Churches
THE WAUKON SCHOOLS (pg 341-348)
Early School History
Miss Jessie Lewis
The first school of Waukon was out east of town at what is known as the Four Corners-a little log schoolhouse. Mr. D. D. Doe taught there in 1853. Then in the winter of 1854-5 L. O. Hatch taught in town in what is now Nelson Maxwell's house. It stood then about where E. Dillenberg's residence now stands. It was a private house, Mr. Israel owning it and living upstairs the family's egress and ingress being through the schoolroom.
In 1855 a schoolhouse was built and Charles Jenkins was one of the carpenters. It stood about where the Sister's school now is. It was mad on the usual plan, with a front door opening into a long hall and a door at each side, one for girls and one for boys, and what an ignominious punishment it was for a girl to be sent out into the cold hall to meditate on her sins. Boys were not sent out; they got a thrashing then and there, provided the teacher could do it. The seats inside were in four rows, the first row large, the next smaller and so on down..... November 8, 1862, the independent district of Waukon was erected, comprising all of sub-district No. 8 in Makee township; the south half of section 25, southeast quarter section 26, northeast quarter section 35, and all of section 36 in Union Prairie; and section 6 and west half section 5, in Jefferson township. The first election of school officers in this independent district was held November 29, 1862, resulting as follows: W. K. McFarland, president; E. B. Lyons, vice president; J. R. Brown, secretary, and Jacob Shew, treasurer. Directors: J. B. Plant, one year; A. A. Griffith, two years (Mr. Griffith later a noted elocutionist in Chicago, died in Palmyra, Wisconsin, June 19, 1889), and J. W. Pennington, three years. The independent district was formed with a view to effect a transfer of the Allamakee college building to the district, in which to establish a graded school, and in December a committee was appointed to wait upon Professor Loughran with that purpose. In February, 1863, a proposition of Professor Loughran was rejected, and an attempt was made to secure the new court house, then standing vacant…..
Jul 11 from
http://wayne.nygenweb.net/WAYNE COUNTY, NY BIRTHS - 1849, Part 3
Arcadia, Butler, Galen, Lyons and Macedon
CHILD - BIRTHDATE - PARENTS
ARCADIA BIRTHS 1849
Pennington (female) Dec. 13 James W. & Cornelia Pennington
Jul 11 from
http://wayne.nygenweb.net/WAYNE COUNTY, NY MARRIAGES - 1847
Part 1
Arcadia, Butler, Galen, Lyons, Macedon, Marion
DATE
GROOM, RESIDENCE, AGE
BRIDE, RESIDENCE, AGE
CLERGYMAN, RESIDENCE
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ARCADIA --- MARRIAGES --- 1847
Jun. 9
Vincent Reynolds, Arcadia, age 23
Evaline Pennington, Arcadia, age 20
Nathaniel Kellogg, Esq., Arcadia
Jul 11 from
http://wayne.nygenweb.net/WAYNE COUNTY, NY MARRIAGES - 1849, Part 2
Arcadia, Ontario, Wolcott, Sodus
Marion, Savannah and Lyons
ARCADIA MARRIAGES 1849
January 1 Jas. W. Pennington, age 43 Caroline Drake, age 40 Revd. Mr. Watts
Jul 11 from
http://wayne.nygenweb.net/East Newark Cemetery, Part 6
Town of Arcadia
Wayne County, NY
Pennington, Catherine, 10 Sep 1848, 42y 6m 6d, Wie of J.W.
Jul 11 from
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/cemetery/oaklandmain_5...Oakland Main cemetery
Woodmansee records sorted by lot number
Lots 220-279
Pennington, Cornelia 1873 Jul 24 1874 Nov 12 232
Pennington, Cornelia 1808 Mar 01 1886 Sep 04 232
Pennington, Herbert M. 1842 Apr 01 1878 Mar 10 Obit 232
Pennington, James W. 1807 Jan 22 1893 May 27 232
Pennington, Minnie 1882 May 02 1882 Oct 12 232
Jul 11 from
https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=h...This is a possibility:
England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900 for ... Pennington
Search collectionAbout this collectionName: ... Pennington
Gender: Male
Event Type: Christening
Birth Date:
Christening Date: 01 Feb 1807
Marriage Date:
Banns Date:
Death Date:
Burial Date:
Event Date:
Birthplace:
Christening Place: Great Budworth, Cheshire, England
Marriage Place:
Banns Place:
Death Place:
Burial Place:
Event Place:
Father's Name:
Mother's Name: Martha Pennington
Principal's Marital Status:
Principal's Residence: , Great Budworth, Cheshire, England
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Residence:
Spouse's Father:
Spouse's Mother:
Age:
Image Number: 575
Digital Folder Number: 4011851
Film Number: 1655825
Jul 11 from
http://www.penningtonresearch.org/Names_Religions_Migrations"The name Pennington is one of the oldest in England. Surnames did not exist before the Norman Conquest (1066 AD). The population was so low that names of neighbors were not duplicated often enough to pose problems. With the conquest, surnames began to be taken by the nobility. By 1200 most families used two names, though the second name was not always hereditary. The name Pennington started, as so many English surnames did, as a place name. It is a manor, parish and village in the old land of Cumbria, later called North Lancaster and now in the new county of Cumbria. The Cumbrians are of mixed Brigantes tribe of Celts and Viking ancestry, with a strong mixture of Saxon, Danish and Irish blood as well. The manor is exactly the same size as the parish which formerly belonged to the Cistercian Abbey of Furness, and includes 4,160 acres or six and one-half square miles. The parish was the smallest in Lancashire. The village was composed of 50 houses and 284 people in the mid-nineteenth century, and is about the same size today. The name was spelled Pennegetun in the Domesday book of 1086 AD, the first census of England initiated by William the Conqueror, when all of England and Wales had only about one and a half million people. The name apparently arose either from the British word pennig (little hill) or from pennaig (prince) and the Saxon word ton (town).
The oldest Pennington we know of, Gamel de Peninton or Penitone, bore an Old Norse first name, indicating Viking ancestry. He held the manor during the time of King Henry II, count of Anjou and a Plantagenet, who reigned from 1154 to 1189. The grass covered ruins of the original manor house and castle still stand, but in about 1242 the lord of the manor moved to Mulcaster, now Muncaster castle at the mouth of the river Esk, some twenty miles to the west. The lord of Muncaster was generally a knight until 1676 when he was made a Baronet.
In 1783, his descendant was made a Baron. During the War of the Roses, Holy King Harry, Henry VI, became lost after the Battle of Towton in 1464. Sir John Pennington rescued him near Muncaster. In gratitude, King Henry presented Sir John with a fragile glass cup called the "Luck of Muncaster" and a blessing that the family would never run out of male heirs so long as the cup remained unbroken. Though the cup still survives, the last male Pennington of this line died in 1917. The present lord, Sir William Pennington-Ramsden, is descended from the family of the mother of the last Lord Pennington. (1)
The oldest male Pennington given names are those of the lords of Pennington and Muncaster. Gamel’s sons were Benedict and Meldred. Alan was lord in 1208, followed by Thomas (d. 1240), Gamel, and many Alans, Johns, and Williams. The various cadet (younger sons) branches in the area had such names as Allen, Christopher, Edward, George, Gilbert, Henry, Rowland, Thomas and William from 1500 through 1627. The female names from this period were Agnes, Alice, Allys, Catherine, Elizabeth, Isable, Mabell and Margaret. (2) By 1250 the Pennington names were all in Norman form. In general, Old English (Saxon) and Cymric (Welsh or British) names were a minority in the population. It may well be that other inhabitants of the village of Pennington took the town name as a surname during the 1100’s and 1200’s, yet since it was a very tiny village, it is very likely all were closely related anyway. Gamel de Peninton can with very great confidence be called an ancestor of all the Penningtons today....."
James W. PENNINGTON and Cornelia DRAKE had the following child:
i. ANNA ELIZABETH2 PENNINGTON was born on 13 Dec 1849 in Arcade, Wyoming, New
York, USA. She died on 10 Apr 1926 in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, USA. She
married WILLIAM ANDREW MCDOWELL in 1869 in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa, USA,
son of William McDOWELL and Barbara SIDES. He was born on 23 May 1850 in
Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on 29 Nov 1916 in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota,
USA.
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