Born about in Prince Edward, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Rowlett Jr.
and Edith (Jackson) Rowlett
[uncertain]
Sister of
William Rowlett Sr., John Rowlett, Mary (Rowlett) Bradshaw, Mackness Rowlett, Unknown Rowlett, Sally Rowlett, Nathan Rowlett and Jessie Rowlett
Wife of
John Penick Jr.
— married
15 Dec 1783 in Prince Edward County, VA
Descendants 
Mother of
John Penick III, Judith (Penick) Holt, Mary (Penick) Hudson, Thompson Penick, Jane (Penick) Richardson, Edward Penick and Nancy (Penick) Pulliam
Died after
after about age 75
in Russell County, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Prudence Rowlett, the oldest of eleven children and six daughters of John Rowlett and Edith Jackson was born about 1755 in Prince Edward, Virginia and died after 1830.
On 15 December 1783, Prudence Rowlett married John Penick in Prince Edward, Virginia. [1]
Known children of Prudence Rowlett and John Penick are:
- Edward Penick
- Nancy Penick
- John Penick
- Judith Penick
- Jane Penick
- Mary Penick
- Thompson Penick
- Mary Penick
In 1830 Prudence Penick was living in Prince Edward, Virginia. Total Persons in household were 8 including 6 slaves:
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1
Slaves - Males - Under 10: 2
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99: 1
Slaves - Females - Under 10: 1
Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20:1
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total Slaves: 6
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8 [2]
Research Notes
Prudence, wife of John Penick who may or may not be the Prudence listed in the 1830 census residing in Prince Edward, Virginia. She would have been 75 in 1830if born in 1755.
Prudence Pinick and John Pinick are named in death record for daughter Nancy Pullean (nee Pinick) where she died 1 Aug 1866 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States at the age of 86.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6N8K-TNL2 : Sun Mar 10 04:53:34 UTC 2024), Entry for John Penick and Prudence Rowlet, 15 Dec 1783.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5J-8Q7 : Sat Mar 09 05:53:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Prudence Penick, 1830.
- ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RJ-8NT : 6 August 2020), Prudence Pinick in entry for Nancy Pullean, 1866.
- See also Prudence Rowlett's "Family Search" Profile: ::https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKY8-4XP
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Prudence by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Prudence:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Prudence by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Prudence:
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~1.56%
George Rowlett
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A949418 [compare], Ancestry member growlett
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Judy (Chaves) Byrum :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a094887 [compare], Ancestry member byrum53
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~1.56%
Aline (Norcross) De Noyer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AD
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~0.78%
Edward Thomas :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Melissa (De Noyer) Burgess :
23andMe, GEDmatch M630618 [compare], yourDNAportal MEL79459d0c
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~0.78%
Melissa Acree :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member melissasolomon40
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Terri Lewis :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal DOR7254b702
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