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Family Group 18
William, b. 1523, of Henham, Essex, England
Introduction
The information which appears here was produced from the data contained in the John French Master File (JFMF). Please remember that much of the information came from other Pennington researchers and depending on the researcher's knowledge, expertise and sources, may be in error. At times, John French, who had researched the Pennington family for over twenty-five years made decisions about what he entered based on his own opinion.
Please read the Family Group Summary carefully. You will be able to see those parts where John French added his own comments to help clarify a particular person or other genealogical note.
FIRST GENERATION
1.
William Pennington was born about 1523 in
Henham, Essex, England. He was
buried on November 11, 1592 in St. Benet's
Gracechurch St.. Pennington Pedigrees 9-2, pg
5-6 indicates birth c. 1514.
He was married to Alice
Woodcock.
Alice
Woodcock was buried on October 9, 1607 in
St. Benet's Gracechurch St.. William
Pennington and Alice Woodcock had the following
children:
2
i.
Jacob Pennington.
+3
ii.
Robert Pennington (born about 1550).
4
iii.
Arthur Pennington.
5
iv.
William Pennington.
6
v.
Thomas Pennington.
7
vi.
Mary Pennington.
8
vii.
Anne Pennington.
SECOND GENERATION
3.
Robert Pennington was born about 1550. He died
on April 18, 1628 in London, England. He was
buried in Church of St. Andrew under Shaft. Robert
was a fishmonger, the second son of William.
From Pennington Pedigrees
9-2, pg 5-6:
Robert, citizen and grocer of
London; m. Alice Shetterden.
He was married to
Alice\Judith Shetterden (daughter of
Isaac Shetterden) about 1584.
Alice\Judith
Shetterden was born about 1565 in West
Cheap, St. Peter, London, England. She died
after 1622.
Additional information from Pennington
Pedigrees 9-2, pg 5-6.
Robert Pennington and
Alice\Judith Shetterden had the following
children:
+9
i.
Judith Pennington (born about 1585).
+10
ii.
Sir Isaac Pennington (born in 1587).
+11
iii.
Daniel Pennington (born about 1589).
+12
iv.
Robert Pennington (born about 1591).
+13
v.
Mary Pennington (born about 1593).
THIRD GENERATION
9.
Judith Pennington was born about 1585 in
London, England.
She was married to \\
Claxton.
10.
Sir Isaac Pennington was born in 1587 in
London, England.
He died on December 17, 1661 in Tower of
London, England.
Isaac, of London, a merchant, ca 40
years, at his father's death, 1627, knighted by
the Speaker of the House of Commons, and in 1649
was made a member of the Council of State,
succeeded to all his father's lands and
tenements in Suffolk and Norfolk, High Sheriff
of London, 1638, M.P. for the City in 1640-1,
and lord mayor in 1643, lieutenant of the tower
and one of the commissioners of the High Court
of Justice for the trial of King Charles I, but
he did not sign the warrant for his execution;
he was betrayed by King Charles II, and
committed to the Tower of London in 166O, and
his estates confiscated. He was sentenced to
death, and died in the Tower, from the effects
of ill-usage, 17 Dec 1661, before his sentence
was put into execution.
Lineage of Sir Isaac
Pennington from Pennington Pedigrees 4-2, pg
42-45.
He was married to Abigail
Allen (daughter of
John Allen) on February 7, 1614/15.
Sir
Isaac Pennington and Abigail Allen had the
following children:
14
i.
Arthur Pennington was born on August 12,
1621 in London, England. (1) Arthur
became a Roman Catholic Priest.
15
ii.
William Pennington was born in 1622. He died
in 1689. William was a London druggist.
+16
iii.
Daniel Pennington (born in 1630).
+17
iv.
Isaac Pennington Jr. (born in 1616).
18
v.
Abigail Pennington.
19
vi.
Bridget Pennington.
+20
vii.
Judith Pennington.
He was married to Mary Young
(daughter of
Matthew Young).
11.
Daniel Pennington was born about 1589 in
London, England.
He died in 1665.
He was married to Elizabeth
Risby.
12.
Robert Pennington was born about 1591 in
London, England.
He died in 1664.
He was married to Anne \\.
13.
Mary Pennington was born about 1593 in
London, England.
She was married to Robert
Robinson.
FOURTH GENERATION
16.
Daniel Pennington was born in 1630 in
London, England. (2)
He was married to Elizabeth
Rigsby.
17.
Isaac Pennington Jr. was born in 1616 in
England. He
died on August 8, 1679 in Goodneston, Kent,
England. He
was buried in Jordans, Buckhamshire, England.
He was married to Mary Proude
(daughter of
Sir John Proude and Anne Fagge) on May 13, 1654
in St. Margaret's Westminister, London, England.
Mary
Proude died on July 18, 1687 in Woodside,
Amersham. Isaac
Pennington Jr. and Mary Proude had the following
children:
+21
i.
Gulielma Maria Springett.
22
ii.
John Pennington was born on October 2,
1655 in Datchet, Buckingham Co., England. (3) He died
on March 8, 1710.
He was buried in Jordans, Buckhamshire,
England. John
was never married. Will
dated 05-31-1708, probated 06-02-1710.
+23
iii.
Mary Pennington (born on December 10,
1657).
24
iv.
Ned Pennington (4) was
born in 1661 in Amersham, Buckingham Co.,
England.
25
v.
Isaac Pennington was born in 1663. (5) He died
in 1670. Isaac
drowned at sea in 1670.
+26
vi.
William Pennington (born on June 3,
1665).
+27
vii.
Edward Pennington (born on July 3, 1667).
20.
Judith Pennington died about 1710. Judith
was mentioned in the 1708 will of John
Pennington, son of Isaac Pennington, Jr., as his
aunt.
She was married to Molineaux.
FIFTH GENERATION
21.
Gulielma Maria Springett. Stepdaughter
of Isaac Pennington Jr.
She was married to William
Penn (son of
Vice Admiral Sir William Penn and Margaret
Jasper) in 1692 in England.
William
Penn (6) was
born on October 14, 1664 in London, England. He died
on July 30, 1718 in Ruscombe, Berkshier,
England. Founder
of Pennsylvania.
23.
Mary Pennington was born on December 10,
1657. Additional
information from Pennington Pedigrees 18-1, pg
7-8.
She was married to Daniel
Wharley on September 4, 1686.
Mary
Pennington and Daniel Wharley had the following
children:
28
i.
Daniel Wharley.
29
ii.
Isaac Wharley.
30
iii.
Henry Wharley.
31
iv.
Edward Wharley.
26.
William Pennington was born on June 3,
1665 in Chalfont, Buckingham Co., England. (7) He died
before 1723.
William Pennington had the
following children:
+32
i.
Mary Pennington.
27.
Edward Pennington was born on July 3,
1667 in Chalfont, Buckingham Co., England. (8) He died
on November 11, 1701/2 in Philadelphia,
Philadelphia Co., PA. Edward
Pennington immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1699. Lineage
from Pennington Pedigrees 5-2, pg 76-81.
He was married to Sarah
Jennings (daughter of
Samuel Jennings) on November 16, 1699 in
Burlington Friends, Burlington, NJ.
Edward
Pennington and Sarah Jennings had the following
children:
+33
i.
Isaac Pennington (born on November 22,
1700).
SIXTH GENERATION
32.
Mary Pennington.
She was married to Thomas
Pixley.
33.
Isaac Pennington was born on November 22,
1700 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He died
on July 5, 1742 in Bucks County, PA. The Complete Book of Emigrants,
1607-1776
He was married to Ann Biles
(daughter of
William Biles II and \\ Langhorne) on November
5, 1725.
Ann
Biles was born on February 4, 1702/3. She died
on February 22, 1748/49. Isaac
Pennington and Ann Biles had the following
children:
+34
i.
Edward Pennington (born on December 4,
1726).
+35
ii.
Mary Pennington (born on June 5, 1732).
+36
iii.
Sarah Pennington (born on June 10, 1734).
37
iv.
Thomas Pennington was born on April 1,
1738. He
died on January 4, 1739/40.
SEVENTH GENERATION
34.
Edward Pennington was born on December 4,
1726 in Bucks County, PA. He died
on September 30, 1796 in Philadelphia,
Philadelphia Co., PA.
He was married to Sarah
Shoemaker (daughter of
Benjamin Shoemaker and Sarah Coates) on November
26, 1754.
Sarah
Shoemaker was born on April 3, 1729. She died
on November 3, 1797. Edward
Pennington and Sarah Shoemaker had the following
children:
38
i.
Isaac Pennington was born on October 30,
1756. He
died on April 28, 1802.
39
ii.
Anne Pennington. Died in infancy.
+40
iii.
Anne Pennington (born on April 28, 1760).
41
iv.
Sarah Pennington. Died in infancy.
42
v.
Mary Pennington. Died in infancy.
43
vi.
Benjamin Pennington.
+44
vii.
Edward Pennington (born on May 8, 1766).
45
viii.
Sarah Pennington. Died in infancy.
46
ix.
John Pennington was born on September 29,
1768. He
died on September 20, 1797.
+47
x.
Mary Pennington (born on March 17, 1771).
35.
Mary Pennington was born on June 5, 1732.
She was married to Isaac
Smith in Trenton, NJ.
36.
Sarah Pennington was born on June 10,
1734.
She was married to \\
Beesonet.
EIGHTH GENERATION
40.
Anne Pennington was born on April 28,
1760. She
died in August 1791.
She was married to Robert
Smock.
44.
Edward Pennington was born on May 8,
1766. He
died on March 16, 1834. From
Pennington Pedigrees 5-2, pg 76-81.
EDWARD PENINGTON (1766-1834)
Edward Penington, the only
son of Edward and Sarah Shoemaker Pennington,
who married and left issue, was born May 8,
1766. He was associated in business with his
eldest brother, Isaac Penington, as already
indicated. Like his ancestors, he was possessed
of literary tastes and was the owner of a
library comprising over 6,000 volumes. In 1834
he was elected a member of the American
Philosophical Society.
From 1805 to 1823 he was a
manager of the Pennsylvania Hospital. He married
September 27, 1798, Helena Lawrence Holmes, and
died March 16, 1834. His widow died January 28,
1852. They had six children, all sons as
follows: John, Edward, William Le Conte,
Lawrence, Henry, and George.
Very few descendants survive
of this notable family of distinguished
ancestors off spring of the doughty Old Mayor of
London, the friend and follower of Cromwell.
(See Penns and Penningtons)
He was married to Helena
Lawrence Holmes on September 27, 1798.
Helena
Lawrence Holmes died on January 28, 1852. Edward
Pennington and Helena Lawrence Holmes had the
following children:
+48
i.
John Pennington (born on August 1, 1799).
+49
ii.
Edward Pennington (born on December 6,
1800).
+50
iii.
William Le Conte Pennington (born on
April 13, 1803).
51
iv.
Lt. Lawrence Pennington U.S.N. was born
on October 25, 1805. He died
on August 5, 1870. LAWRENCE
PENINGTON, SR. (1805-1870)
Lawrence Penington, Sr., another brother,
was born October 25, 1805, and died unmarried
August 5, 1870. He was a Lieutenant in the
United States Navy.
The fifth of the six brothers, Henry
Penington, was born September 19, 1809, and died
without issue November 11, 1858. He was admitted
to the Philadelphia bar October 21, 1828, and
published in 1847, en American edition of
Holthouses' Law Dictionary.
53
vi.
George Pennington was born on July 17,
1809. He
died on November 10, 1809. The
youngest of these six sons, George Penington,
who was born July 17, 1809, died in infancy,
November 10, 1809.
47.
Mary Pennington was born on March 17,
1771. She
died on December 24, 1819.
She was married to Benjamin
Smith Barton M.D. (son of
Thomas Barton Rev. and Ester Rittenhouse) in
September 1797.
Benjamin
Smith Barton M.D. was born on February 10,
1766. He died on December 19, 1815.
SOURCES
1. LDS
Family History Center. Penningtons
in England,.
Batch C004962, Serial Sheet 2122.
2. Ibid. Batch
8313908, Serial Sheet 1.
3. Ibid. Batch
C073232, Serial Sheet 0811.
4. Ibid. Batch
T990329, Serial Sheet 0130.
5. Ibid. Batch
990329, Serial Sheet 0132.
7. LDS
Family History Center. Penningtons
in England,.
Batch 990329, Serial Sheet 0134.
8. Ibid. Batch T990329, Serial Sheet 0136.
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