Re: Gilbert Drenning married Ann McMurtry

I am a direct desc. of Walter Drennen (Note spelled Drennon - Drinnon - Drinnon - Drinning on various deeds land records - guardianship records of children - military records) My line runs Walter Drennen & ? Marlin - Lawrence Drennen & Sarah (Sally) Day - Susannah Drennen & John Boggs - Margaret Boggs & Joseph Stephen Hicks - George Washington Hicks & Delilah Burdette - Joseph Stephen Hicks & Mildred Fitzwater - Cody Hicks & Edith Walker - Reginald James Hicks & Chloe Marie Sebert - me Mary Hicks & David Driggers --Note Lawrence Drennen died 1783 in Greenbrier Co. W.Va. then Va. and his widow Sarah remarried Emanuel Smith by 1787(Source guardian ship records for her younger children. Sarah (Day) Drennen Smith was the Daughter of Nathaniel Day Sr. & Susan Wylie daughter of James Wylie. Most people on line list Nathaniel Day as killed in the same raid that killed his wife Susan and son David. This is not true and provable with Greenbrier deeds. Family legend say that he was scalped but survived this raid. Nathaniel Day's son John Day was twice married his 2nd wife was Esther Drennen dau. of Walter she was also married before to someone other than John Day. John Day went to Jefferson Co Tenn and there two of his daughters married his sister Sarah (Day) Drennen Smith's sons namely Richard Drennen(Spelled Drinnon on mar rec.) married Mary Day May 15, 1805 Bond by her brother Levi Day - Elizabeth Day married Thomas Drennen August 18, 1800 Bond by her brother Levi Day. Levi Day married Melody Smith Oct. 22, 1805 Bond Thomas Drinnen - Stephen Day married Barbara Weaver Dec. 6, 1802 - Nathaniel Day married Ruth Brittain January 14, 1808 - Hannah Day maried Thomas Berry Nov. 3, 1806. There are several more Drennen/Day marriages in Greene - Cocke - Sevier - Jefferson Co. of Tenn. All are connected to John Day and his sister Sarah (Day) Drennen Smith. Richard Drinnin has a will Jefferson Co. Will Book 1 page 339 named his wife Mary and son James Drinnin Executor was his brother Thomas Drinnin wit. were Nathaniel Day and James Drinnin Dated March 19, 1810. John Day later took his son inlaw Thomas Drennen to court to get his grandson James Drennen's land. John's son Nathaniel Day also has a will Jefferson Co. Tenn Will Book 1 pages 348-349 Dated Nov. 14, 1810 Named wife Ruthy children Daughters Sinthy - Susannah - Sons Joseph - David he apointed James Drinnen hisExcutor. Stepehn Day bought land of Saymore Catching 1809 and was proven in court by Richard Drennon and John Day Saymore also deeded land to John Day also winessed by Levi Day - Richard Drennon -Stephen Day - James Bradford Sheriff of Jefferson Co Tenn to Barbara Day widow of Stephen Day. Adj. to John Day and James Brittain dated 1812 - Jefferson Co. Tenn Register of Deeds Vol. 1 James Bradford Sheriff of Jefferson Co. Deed to John Day in Quater Sessions court Dec. 1812 by John Day against Thomas Drinen Excutor of the last will and testament of Richard Drinin Deceased a writ of Sire Facias was made to Mary Drinin guardin of James Drinin. I also have the other marriages of John Day's older children and Drennen - Day Cem. records for Jefferson Co.---Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files By the Tenn DAR. #S22737 William Drenning Pa. Lineappl. Nov. 30, 1832 Bedford City. Pa.age 69 resident of Cumberland Valley Township Pa.Soldier served part of his service as a sub. for his father Samuel Drenning. Soldier was born there Nov. 30, 1762--#S3308Thomas Drennen Pa. Line Sol. enlisted in Coneccheage Valley Cumberland City Pa. Appl. Oct. 26, 1832 Alleghany city pa. aged 77 res. of Elizabeth City Pa. ---#W1843Hugh Drennen Pa. Line Hugh Drennen's widow Margaret Sol. married Margaret Hughes Jan. 14, 1797 Boubon City KY.Sol. appl. March 5, 1834 Fleming City KY. aged 72. enlisted Shippensburgh in Cumberland City Pa, Widow Margaret appl. for pension March 26, 1849 aged about 78 Fleming City Ky. Sol. died Dec. 26, 1842. --#W3527 James A. Drennen/Drenman Widow Martha Pa. Line Soldier Born Oct 1752 East Nottingham Township, Chester City Pa. where he always lived appl. thereOct. 23, 1832 married Martha July 1, 1785/July 1, 1787 both dates given Sol. died Feb. 25, 1841 --#S15816 William Drenen/Drennen Pa. & Va. lines Sol. born Dec. 23, 1757 in Pa. enlisted Juniata River Huntington City Pa. moved to KY March 1780 and also enlisted there. Sol. appl. July 21, 1834 Jefferson City Mo. & was refered to as William Drenen Sr. So here are two William Drennen's both born Pa. just a couple of years apart and in the same area. According to several dif. W.Va. History books Jacob Marlin fatherinlaw of Walter Drennen orginaly came from New England. I have done alot of Marlin research. Thomas Marlin Father of Jacob Marlin the W.Va. pioneer settler was in Hunterdown Co. New Jersey. Thomas Marlin's parents are Jacob Marlin and Sarah Armstrong. Many of the Marlin's ended up in Rowan Co. North Carolina. Walter Drennen's son Jacob Drennen(Indian Spy Rev. War under same command as John Day) went to Wood Co. W.Va. John Boggs husband of my Susannah Drennen took a huge tomahawk chop (Way to stake a claim to land other than a corn right.)also in Wood Co. Va./W.Va. of several thousand acres known as the Tilton Survey. I hope this helps. Sincerrely Mary Hicks Driggers