Alexander Penny (abt. 1734)

Husband of Mary (Gibson) Penny — married [date unknown] in Rowan County NC [uncertain]

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Marriage info https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFSC-GHC

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MIlitary Pay Voucher 17 Dec 1781 Name: Alexander Penney Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 17 Dec 1781 Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male GS Film Number: Digital Folder Number: 004348116 Image Number: 00321

Military Pay Voucher 09 October 1784 Name: Alex Penny Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 09 Oct 1784 Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Event Place: Salisbury, , North Carolina, United States Gender: Male GS Film Number: Digital Folder Number: 004348116 Image Number: 00317

Citing this Record: "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-PWKB : accessed 11 June 2019), Alex Penny, 09 Oct 1784; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

Citing this Record: "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-P37S : accessed 11 June 2019), Alexander Penney, 17 Dec 1781; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.

US Census 1820 info Name: Alexander Penny Event Type: Census Event Date: 1820 Event Place: Battalion 1 or Salisbury Side, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Note: Page: 268 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M33 Affiliate Film Number: 81 GS Film Number: 0162797 Digital Folder Number: 005156904 Image Number: 00155

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-MNN : accessed 11 June 2019), Alexander Penny, Battalion 1 or Salisbury Side, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 268, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 81; FHL microfilm 162,797.

From: bill Penny Subject: Re: [PENNY-L] PENNY in Mecklenburg Co., NC Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:39:54 -0600

17 March 1999

Hi Lise--

I enjoy identifying the sources of my information about my family line, and am interested in finding new cousins.

First of all, several cousins who are in the DAR traced William PENNY (1751-1821) from the PENNY family living in IL 1810 on--to the Wm living in NC during the Revolutionary War; he served in a miitia unit as a Cavalry Captain and was in some skirmishes following the British victory at Camden, SC.

Mecklenberg Co. is an old county, and was later split into other counties; Wm & Elizabeth owned land in the northern corner of Meck. Co., which later became parts of Rowan and other counties. Records of land sales and purchases for Wm & Elizabeth PENNY exist up to ca 1795. The PENNY family is believed to have then moved to eastern TN (Jefferson Co.), then to central TN (Smith or Sumner Co.) by 1709.

Census records then indicate a move into southern IL (Pope Co.) ca 1810, corresponding to the time the Indians were being forced northward. By 1820 William & Elizabeth had moved to the Springfield, IL area. Wm died in 1821 and Elizabeth died in 1822. The DAR has a monument at the Pleasant Plains, IL cemetery noting the war veterans buried there, including Wm. --- Now returning to earlier times, I had a researcher hunt for the parents of Wm PENNY (1751-1821), among all the other PENNY households in NC at the time. The most likely parents were William & Eliza PENNY, probably originating in PA. and following the popular migration path of the Scot-Irish. The result of this is outlined below:

William PENNY (ca 1709 in N. Ireland?--1761 in NC) m. Eliza ______ ca 1733. She died 9 Oct 1775 in Rowan Co., NC Children were-- (A) Alexander b ca 1734 in Chester Co., PA) m. ca 1755 but unknown name of spouse. (B) Mary b ca 1736 in Chester Co., PA m. ca 1756 to _____MARTIN. (C) Margaret b ca 1738 in Chester Co., PA m. ca 1762 to Archibald HOUSTON. (D) John b ca 1742 in Chester Co., PA m. ca 1769 to Margaret _______. (E) William b between 1746 and 1751 (most records indicate 1751) in Chester Co., PA m. ca 1777 Elizabeth BARKLEY . NOTE: A will of 1761 says little except that Wm's wife is Eliza. Then the before-referenced will of 5 Jan 1775, citing the above children (A-E) and grandchildren Rachel d. of Alexander, Margaret d. of Mary, Elizabeth & Rachel ds of Margaret.

The children of Wm (1751-1821) and Elizabeth Barkley PENNY were: (1) Robert (1779-1826) m. Louise Dorcas MC CREE in 1806. (2) Ellender (1782-1858) m. John WITT in 1803. (3) Margaret (1785-1816) m. James Armstrong WHITESIDE in 1803. (4) John Barkley (1786-1836) m. Delilah BREWER in 1817 (2nd m. for him). (5) Enoch (1787-?). (6) Wm Bursby (1789-1865) m. Rebecca COMACK in 1819. (7) Hiram (1790-1852) m. Catherine MC HENRY in 1814. (8) Mary / Polly (1794-?) m. Hugh ROBERTSON in 1818 in Pope Co., IL. NOTE: This is the Mary you say m. Joel DOSS in 1796. This is where I think we may have different families. (9) Solomon (1796--?) m. Ann RENSHAW, then Anna BERNARD.

That covers the information I have for these generations of PENNY.

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