Ann (Wiley) Penrose (1718 - 1804)

Born 6 Nov 1718 in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of William Penrose — married 30 Mar 1738 in Maiden Creek, Berks Co PA

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1804 at age 85 in Warrington Monthly Meeting, Adams Co, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Ann was born on 6 November 1718 in Chester Co PA. She was the daughter of Joseph Wiley and Abigail (Lightfoot) Wiley.^[1][2]

When Ann was 19 she married William Penrose on 30 March 1738 in Maiden Creek, Berks Co PA. The couple had one child: Phoebe Penrose.^[3]

Ann died at the age of 85 on 26 February 1804 in Warrington Monthly Meeting, Adams Co PA.^[1][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: Text: John E Eshelman. Exeter Monthly meeting, Pa. Genealogy of Berks County Friends in Pennsylvania. LDS Film #0020459. (accessed before 21 February 2011)
2. ↑ "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2189 #2653053 (accessed 23 February 2024)
   Joseph Wily death 1750, child of Sarah Wily, in Berks, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ Marriage: Text: 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. (accessed before 21 February 2011)
4. ↑ Death: Text: George E McCracken. The Penrose Family of Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England, and of Ballykean, County Wicklow, Ireland... , 1961, pages 1-13, 46. (accessed before 21 February 2011)

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