Most family members believe he was born in North Carolina but he is listed on census records age 81, born in Virginia, living with his son Theophilus.
Husband of Elizabeth Strunk, married in 1800 NC, Son of William & Sarah Pennington. Some suggest Sarah's maiden name was Wells. I can't find any documentation to support this claim.
A Tabitha Pennington ancestor posted a story of her family, here is a small part of that story which suggest Wells Pennington was named after Zachariah Wells. The complete story is posted on her memorial:
Wilkes County, NC and in surrounding areas there was such fear of Col. Cleveland and his henchmen that an effort was made by a group of Tories to capture the Colonel and take him to Ninetysix, SC, a Tory stronghold, where he could be turned over to the British. He was, in fact captured in 1780 by William Ridley and Zachariah Wells. While they had the Colonel in captivity he was freed by his own men who overtook the captors. Ridley and Wells were both immediately hanged with plowshares even though at least one of the men had been shot during the fracas.
Now there was in Wilkes County, or that part of Wilkes County that was to become in 1799 Ashe County, one Micajah Pennington who was a Justice of the Peace, and held his job thanks to his loyalty to the British. As a Loyalist he was not harmed by the so-called patriots, but there is a record of his possessions being confiscated. Micajah had several brothers, one being William whose wife in 1781 gave birth to a baby boy. The baby was named Wells, Was he named for Zachariah Wells? Your guess is as good as mine, and if your guess is yes you are probably right.
Wells Pennington
Gender: Male
Birth: circa 1781
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Death: circa 1865 (76-92)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of William Pennington and Sarah Pennington
Husband of Elizabeth Pennington
Father of Theophilus "Ophie" Pennington; Christina Garland; Tabitha Hardwick and Arad Pennington
Husband of Elizabeth Strunk, married in 1800 NC, Son of William & Sarah Pennington. Some suggest Sarah's maiden name was Wells. I can't find any documentation to support this claim.
A Tabitha Pennington ancestor posted a story of her family, here is a small part of that story which suggest Wells Pennington was named after Zachariah Wells. The complete story is posted on her memorial:
Wilkes County, NC and in surrounding areas there was such fear of Col. Cleveland and his henchmen that an effort was made by a group of Tories to capture the Colonel and take him to Ninetysix, SC, a Tory stronghold, where he could be turned over to the British. He was, in fact captured in 1780 by William Ridley and Zachariah Wells. While they had the Colonel in captivity he was freed by his own men who overtook the captors. Ridley and Wells were both immediately hanged with plowshares even though at least one of the men had been shot during the fracas.
Now there was in Wilkes County, or that part of Wilkes County that was to become in 1799 Ashe County, one Micajah Pennington who was a Justice of the Peace, and held his job thanks to his loyalty to the British. As a Loyalist he was not harmed by the so-called patriots, but there is a record of his possessions being confiscated. Micajah had several brothers, one being William whose wife in 1781 gave birth to a baby boy. The baby was named Wells, Was he named for Zachariah Wells? Your guess is as good as mine, and if your guess is yes you are probably right.
Wells Pennington
Gender: Male
Birth: circa 1781
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Death: circa 1865 (76-92)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of William Pennington and Sarah Pennington
Husband of Elizabeth Pennington
Father of Theophilus "Ophie" Pennington; Christina Garland; Tabitha Hardwick and Arad Pennington
Most family members believe he was born in North Carolina but he is listed on census records age 81, born in Virginia, living with his son Theophilus.
Husband of Elizabeth Strunk, married in 1800 NC, Son of William & Sarah Pennington. Some suggest Sarah's maiden name was Wells. I can't find any documentation to support this claim.
A Tabitha Pennington ancestor posted a story of her family, here is a small part of that story which suggest Wells Pennington was named after Zachariah Wells. The complete story is posted on her memorial:
Wilkes County, NC and in surrounding areas there was such fear of Col. Cleveland and his henchmen that an effort was made by a group of Tories to capture the Colonel and take him to Ninetysix, SC, a Tory stronghold, where he could be turned over to the British. He was, in fact captured in 1780 by William Ridley and Zachariah Wells. While they had the Colonel in captivity he was freed by his own men who overtook the captors. Ridley and Wells were both immediately hanged with plowshares even though at least one of the men had been shot during the fracas.
Now there was in Wilkes County, or that part of Wilkes County that was to become in 1799 Ashe County, one Micajah Pennington who was a Justice of the Peace, and held his job thanks to his loyalty to the British. As a Loyalist he was not harmed by the so-called patriots, but there is a record of his possessions being confiscated. Micajah had several brothers, one being William whose wife in 1781 gave birth to a baby boy. The baby was named Wells, Was he named for Zachariah Wells? Your guess is as good as mine, and if your guess is yes you are probably right.
Wells Pennington
Gender: Male
Birth: circa 1781
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Death: circa 1865 (76-92)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of William Pennington and Sarah Pennington
Husband of Elizabeth Pennington
Father of Theophilus "Ophie" Pennington; Christina Garland; Tabitha Hardwick and Arad Pennington
Husband of Elizabeth Strunk, married in 1800 NC, Son of William & Sarah Pennington. Some suggest Sarah's maiden name was Wells. I can't find any documentation to support this claim.
A Tabitha Pennington ancestor posted a story of her family, here is a small part of that story which suggest Wells Pennington was named after Zachariah Wells. The complete story is posted on her memorial:
Wilkes County, NC and in surrounding areas there was such fear of Col. Cleveland and his henchmen that an effort was made by a group of Tories to capture the Colonel and take him to Ninetysix, SC, a Tory stronghold, where he could be turned over to the British. He was, in fact captured in 1780 by William Ridley and Zachariah Wells. While they had the Colonel in captivity he was freed by his own men who overtook the captors. Ridley and Wells were both immediately hanged with plowshares even though at least one of the men had been shot during the fracas.
Now there was in Wilkes County, or that part of Wilkes County that was to become in 1799 Ashe County, one Micajah Pennington who was a Justice of the Peace, and held his job thanks to his loyalty to the British. As a Loyalist he was not harmed by the so-called patriots, but there is a record of his possessions being confiscated. Micajah had several brothers, one being William whose wife in 1781 gave birth to a baby boy. The baby was named Wells, Was he named for Zachariah Wells? Your guess is as good as mine, and if your guess is yes you are probably right.
Wells Pennington
Gender: Male
Birth: circa 1781
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Death: circa 1865 (76-92)
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of William Pennington and Sarah Pennington
Husband of Elizabeth Pennington
Father of Theophilus "Ophie" Pennington; Christina Garland; Tabitha Hardwick and Arad Pennington
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