I have a brick wall in my own Pennington Family tree but... I have been proactive in my attempts to circumnavigate it. Here is what I am doing:
1) joined the Pennington Research Association. This group has Pennington members from around the globe all together in one place, neatly aligned in Groups.
2) had a male Pennington in my family Y-DNA tested through FamilyTree DNA.
The DNA results helped the most. At the 67 level I had one person with a 2-step mutation meaning that our lines meet at some point in time. Several other Pennington names popped up but there were too many mutations between our lines to make research between them unprofitable.
J Sanford Kruizenga
Is everyone here a member of the Pennington Research Association? http://www.penningtonresearch.org/
I have a brick wall in my own Pennington Family tree but... I have been proactive in my attempts to circumnavigate it. Here is what I am doing:
1) joined the Pennington Research Association. This group has Pennington members from around the globe all together in one place, neatly aligned in Groups.
2) had a male Pennington in my family Y-DNA tested through FamilyTree DNA.
The DNA results helped the most. At the 67 level I had one person with a 2-step mutation meaning that our lines meet at some point in time. Several other Pennington names popped up but there were too many mutations between our lines to make research between them unprofitable.
How has everyone else fared with DNA testing?
Feb 24, 2014
Mike Pennington
I found some info on a Larcena Pennington from Nashville, Tn into Arizona may be interesting for those of you from that area>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larcena_Pennington (January 10, 1837 - March 31, 1913)
Feb 24, 2014
Mike Pennington
Mr. Kruizenga yes a member of PRA and yes to the DNA?
Feb 24, 2014