Hannah Boone Pennington
In Memory
Hannah Boone, born 24 August 1746, sister of Daniel Boone, and wife of Revolutionary War soldier Richard Pennington, who served at Enoch Osborne’s Fort in Virginia, died near here on 9 April 1828. The family arrived at Mill Creek in 1798 from Fayette Co., Kentucky, after leaving Wilkes County, North Carolina. They joined their friends John and Phillip Mulkey at Old Mulkey Meetinghouse and worshipped here. Hannah and Richard Pennington were married by John Mulkey in 1777 in North Carolina. The Pennington children were Joshua, Daniel Boone, John Stewart, and Abigail. Hannah first married John Stewart in 1765 and had four daughters, Sarah, Mary, Rachael, and Elizabeth. This monument is placed in her honor and memory by descendants and The Boone Society April 2003.
Marker is on Old Mulkey Road (State Highway 1446), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
