William Penrose (1712 - 1785)

Born 6 Mar 1712 in Monduff, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Wiley) Penrose — married 30 Mar 1738 in Maiden Creek, Berks Co PA

Descendants

Died Sep 1785 at age 73 in Huntington Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William Penrose (Robert*6, Robert* Penrose5 (II), Robert*4 Penrose, Richard*3, John*2, Thomas*1) was born March 06, 1712 in Monduff, County Wicklow, Ireland and died September 1785 in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

William Penrose married Ann Wiley March 30, 1738, daughter of Joseph Wiley and Abigail Lightfoot^[1].

Children of William Penrose and Ann Wiley are:

1. Phoebe born ca. 1746 in Exeter, Berks Co PA; died Oct 23, 1822 in York Co PA.
2. Mary married Thomas Edmundson Oct 21, 1762 in Warringtown Twp, York Co PA.
3. Jane married Jediah Hussey May 3, 1764 in Warrington Twp, York Co PA.
4. Hannah married (1) Samuel John April 23, 1772 in Warrington Twp, York Co PA. She married (2) Thomas Whinery Sep 12, 1805 in Warrington MM.
5. Thomas born ca. 1750. He married Abigail Cadwallader May 11, 1775 in Warrington Twp, York Co PA.
6. William
7. Susanna married David Cadwallader May 17, 1781 in Warrington, MM.
8. John

Birth

Birth: 6 MAR 1712^[2][3] Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Note: Ancestry.com provides a different date (6 OCT 1711)

Marriage

Husband: William Penrose

Wife: Ann Wiley

Marriage: 30 MAR 1738 Maiden Creek, Berks Co PA

Source: #S275

Source: #S276

Child: Phoebe Penrose

Death

Death: SEP 1785 Huntington Twp, Adams Co PA

Source: #S277

Source: #S276

Research Notes

No marriage or death record located.

Sources

1. ↑ Heritage Consulting. Millennium File. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
2. ↑ “Ireland, Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births,” database with images, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IRE%2FQUAKER%2FBIRTH%2F37927 : accessed 08 August 2021), birth of William Penrose in Monduff co Wicklow on 6d 1mo (Mar) 1711 (1712), father: Robert, mother: Mary; citing Register of births & deaths, WICKLOW, 1859, Religious Society Of Friends In Ireland Archives.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society.

See also:

• S275 Letter from Priscilla T Thompson, 592 C St, Independence OR 97351, 12 Mar 1988, to Kathy Patterson. This letter included Leech and Penrose data, extracted from Roberts, Early Friends of Upper Bucks. Also Xerox copy of original marriage certificate, Thomas Leech and Phebe Penrose from the Warrington MM, giving both their parents. Hanna File, under Leech.

• S276 John E Eshelman. Exeter Monthly meeting, Pa. Genealogy of Berks County Friends in Pennsylvania. LDS Film #0020459.

• S277 George E McCracken. The Penrose Family of Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England, and of Ballykean, County Wicklow, Ireland... , 1961, pages 1-13, 46.

Research Notes

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 (Page: 253, Volume: 116) list William Penrose's birth place as USA, and date as 6 Oct 1711. Need to resolve which location is correct in the above biography -- Ireland or PA.

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011.