Eliza Jane Penny was born about 1845 in North Carolina. She is the daughter of Seth Penny and Sally Holloway.[1]
She lived on her grandfathers farm in Wake County, as a young girl, with her grandmother living right next door.
The family moved some time before 1860 to Knap of Reeds in Granville County.[2]
Sources
↑1850US Eliza Penny, age 5, born in North Carolina
↑1860US Jane Penny, age 16, born in North Carolina - assuming this is Eliza as the age and sex line up.
1850 United States Federal Census, Census Place: Western Division, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M432_647; Page: 234A; Image: 471
1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Knap of Reeds, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: M653_898; Page: 541; Family History Library Film: 803898
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Eliza: