Born in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lemuel Benton
and Elizabeth (Kimbrough) Benton
Sister of
Elizabeth Kimbrough Benton, John Augustus Benton, Lemuel Benton, Clarissa (Benton) Thomas, Charlotte (Benton) Prince, Samuel Benton, Gilly Hinton (Benton) Dubose, Buckley Kimbrough Benton, Polley Benton and Alfred Benton
Wife of
William Brockington
— married
20 Nov 1794 (to 1803) in South Carolina, USA
Wife of
Jacquis Bishop
— married
29 Nov 1803 in Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Mother of
Richard Brockington, William H Brockington and Rebecca Elizabeth Kimbrough (Brockington) Bowen
Died
at about age 61
in Florence, South Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2014
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Biography
When Penelope Jane Benton was born on October 19, 1776, in Camden, South Carolina, her father, Col, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 17. She had two sons and one daughter with William Brockington. She then married Jacquis Bishop MD on November 29, 1803, in South Carolina. She died in 1838 in Florence, South Carolina, at the age of 61.
Marriage
29 Nov 1803, Darlington District, South Carolina
Jaquis Bishop, with Moses Sanders his security and Jos. Woods witness, obtained a license to marry Penelope Brockington. [1]
[Note - There's no middle name for Penelope on the clerk's copy of this license.]
Will
Will of Penelope Bishop. Sumter Co., SC, Original Estate Records, Bundle 163, Pkg. 21, will undated, proved 5 Aug 1839. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/tn8e7ev
[Note - The Brockington surname is spelled Brockinton throughout the will.]
Leaves whole estate to Isaiah Dubose, K. C. Dubose & J H Dubose in trust for the use of Helen L. P. B. Jenkins, Caroline M. B. Brockinton, Richard L. Brockinton, Mary J. T. Brockinton, William Travis Brockinton, Elizabeth K. (N. ?) Brockinton, Sarah A. H. Brockinton, Hannah K. P. Brockinton, Rebecca B. S. Brockinton and Emory (Souls ? Soule ?) Brockinton the children of my son William Brockinton
and to Louisa E. Campbell, William B. Bowen, Penelope B. Dixon, John Bowen, Jacques B. Bowen, Frances Bowen, Henrietta Bowen, James L. Bowen the children of my daughter Eliza K. Bowen
Wit: A. G. (Crosswill ?), Jno Barrett, Jas Durant
Sources
- ↑ Darlington Co., SC, WB B, p. 240. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/quez4v3
- "Doctors of Darlington County, 1760-1912," Horace Fraser Rudisill, 1962, The Darlington County Historical Society
- South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Penelope:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Penelope by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Penelope:
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~0.78%
Rebecca Hopkins
:
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~0.78%
Louisa (Hopkins) Stitt :
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