Frances A. Penney (1824 - 1879)

Born 8 May 1824 in Mercer County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Wife of David W. Thompson — married 5 Mar 1845 (to 13 Nov 1879) in Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1879 at age 55 in Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

My oral family history has always insisted we are related to JC Penney, founder of the JC Penney stores. It turns out this ancestor, Frances A. Penney, was his great aunt. She was my 3 x great grandmother.^[1]

Short History of the Penney Family:

Rev. John Penny, b. 10 Nov, 1759 in Hanover County, Va.; d. 17 June 1833 in Anderson Co., KY. He married Frances White on 23 Feb. 1785 in Hanover Co., Virginia. (John Penney was a Baptist minister)

They had 9 children:^[2]

1. William W. Penney, b 12 Aug, 1790 Hanover Co., Virginia
2. Thomas Penney, b. Abt. 1792, Mercer Co., Kentucky
3. Polly Penney, b.Abt. 1794 in Kentucky
4. John F. Penny, b. 8 Jan 1797 in Kentucky
5. Eli Penney, b. 6 Apr, 1799 (J.C. Penney's g-grandfather) in Kentucky
6. Elizabeth B. Penney, b. Abt 1801 in Kentucky
7. Phillip M. Penney. b. Abt 1803 in Kentucky
8. James S. Penney, b. 18 July 1807 in Kentucky

and

Frances A. Penney, b. Abt. 1825 in Kentucky

NOTE by Chet Snow: After more research, and using common sense, I have changed my ancestor Frances A. Penney's parents to Rev. Eli Penney and his wife, Mary G. (Burris) Penney. The above-cited "history" is wrong because if Fannie White Penney truly were the mother of Frances A. Penney, born on May 8, 1824, she would have been 63 years old at the time - nearly impossible for that time and place. All of Fannie White Penney's other children were born between 1792 and 1807 when she was already 47, quite an advanced age for women to bear children on the US frontier. ^[3][4]

Frances A. Penney & David Thompson were married on March 5, 1845, in Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri.^[5]

They had 9 children together:^[6]

1. Ann Thompson (1846- Bef. 1860) All born in Caldwell, Missouri.
2. Mary Thompson (1847-1864)
3. Sarah Alice Thompson (1848-1942)
4. William Thompson (1851-Bef. 1870)
5. David Wylie Thompson (1857-1911)
6. Frances Viola Thompson (1857-1903)
7. John Young Thompson (1858)
8. Jefferson Davis Thompson (1861-1945)
9. Llewellyn E. Thompson (1863-1953)

Frances A Penney's birthdate of May 8, 1824, comes from her gravestone that reads she died November 13, 1879, aged 55 years, six months and 5 days. ^[7] She is buried in Griffey Graveyard, in the town of Polo, Caldwell County, Missouri, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Note by Chet Snow, 21 Jan 2014
2. ↑ http://genforum.genealogy.com/penney/messages/381.html
3. ↑ Roger Knowles Tree
4. ↑ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71146771 Find A Grave Memorial #71146771
5. ↑ "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920," index, FamilySearch (Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920: accessed 13 May 2015), David Thompson and Francis Penny, 01 May 1845; citing Caldwell, Missouri; FHL microfilm 955,371.
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 71146771
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial # 71146771

See also:

• Find A Grave Memorial # 71146771

• Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920

• Penney Genealogy Forum Messages

• Bond Family Genealogy