Born in Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Penfield
and Mary (Allen) Penfield
Sister of
Mary Penfield, James Penfield, Samuel M. Penfield, Hannah (Penfield) Hobart, Sarah (Penfield) Silliman, Peter Penfield Jr., Ann (Penfield) Nichols and John Penfield
Wife of
David Silliman
— married
21 Dec 1763 in Christ's Church, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
David Silliman, Sarah (Silliman) Beardsley, Mary (Silliman) Lyon, Cyrus Silliman, Phebe (Silliman) Hubbell, Lydia (Silliman) Gregory, Ruth (Silliman) Seeley, Philo Silliman, Peter Silliman, Betsey Silliman and Anna Silliman
Died
at age 74
in Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2017
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Biography
Her will is dated 12 October 1816 and proved on 21 January 1817 in Weston and recorded in Fairfield.[1]
Her inventory was completed in Weston on 14 March 1817.[2]
In 1817, her estate distribution was set out to Sarah Beardsley (eldest daughter, Peter Silliman, David Silliman, Cyrus Silliman, the children of Mary Lyon, Phebe Hubbell, Lydia Gregory, Betsey Silliman, Ruth Seely, and Ann Silliman.[3]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TGMZ : 12 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 382-383, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 159-160.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TL5W : 16 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 460, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 303.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y41S : 26 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 283-285, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 551-555.
- Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1889)Page 520
- Family records, Colonial Dames paperwork
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