Mary (Taylor) Penn (1718 - 1757)

Born 30 May 1718 in King and Queen County, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Penn Sr — married 3 Feb 1735 in Caroline, Virginia Colony

Descendants

Died 13 Sep 1757 at age 39 in Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony

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Biography

"Mary, daughter of John and Catherine Taylor, was born May 30, 1718, and died September 13, 1757."^[1]

"February 3, 1735, I gave my daughter Mary in marriage to Joseph Penn." ^[1]

Their children were:^[2]

1. John Penn, b: 13 Dec 1736 in Virginia - Named as a grandchild in the 16 Mar 1780, Granville Co., NC, will of John Taylor. ^[3]
   "______, son of Joseph and Mary Penn, was born Dec 13, 1736." [The name is obliterated in the manuscript.] ^[1]
2. Joseph Penn, b: 27 Sep 1738 in Virginia
   "Joseph, son of Joseph and Mary Penn, was born Sep 27, 1738, died _____." ^[1]
3. Catherine Penn, b: 11 Mar 1741 in Virginia - Named as a grandchild in the 16 Mar 1780, Granville Co., NC, will of John Taylor. ^[4]
   "Catherine, daughter of Joseph and Mary Penn, was born March 11, 1741." ^[1]
4. Phillip Penn, b: 6 Feb 1743 in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia. Named as a grandchild in the 16 Mar 1780, Granville Co., NC, will of John Taylor. ^[5]
   "Phillip, son of Joseph and Mary Penn, was born Feb 6, 1742-3." ^[1]
5. Moses Penn, b: 3 Dec 1744 in Virginia - Named as a grandchild in the 16 Mar 1780, Granville Co., NC, will of John Taylor. ^[6] Named as a nephew in the 23 Oct 1787, Granville Co., NC, will of his uncle John Taylor. ^[7]
   "Moses, son of Joseph and Mary Penn, was born Aug 12, 174__." ^[1]
6. Elizabeth Penn, b: 16 Jul 1746 in Virginia
7. James Penn, b: 12 Aug 1747 in Virginia
8. Thomas Penn, b: 25 Apr 1749 in Virginia - Named as a grandchild in the 16 Mar 1780, Granville Co., NC, will of John Taylor. ^[8]
   "Thomas, son of Joseph and Mary Penn, was born April 25, 174__." ^[1]
9. Frances Penn, b: 30 Jan 1756 in Virginia - Named as niece Fanny Hunt in the 23 Oct 1787, Granville Co., NC, will of her uncle John Taylor. ^[9]
10. Mary Penn, b: Abt 1757 in Virginia - Named as a grandchild in the 16 Mar 1780, Granville Co., NC, will of John Taylor. ^[10] Named as a niece in the 23 Oct 1787, Granville Co., NC, will of her uncle John Taylor. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Taylor, John. “The Taylor Family.” The William and Mary Quarterly 12, no. 2 (1903): 129–34. https://doi.org/10.2307/1915091.
2. ↑ Joseph Penn, by Bob Allen, 30 Sep 2006
3. ↑ Will of John Taylor the elder. Granville Co., NC, WB 1 (1772-1787), pp. 275-277, written 16 Mar 1780, proved May Court 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/6m698e5c
4. ↑ Will of John Taylor the elder. Granville Co., NC, WB 1 (1772-1787), pp. 275-277, written 16 Mar 1780, proved May Court 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/6m698e5c
5. ↑ Will of John Taylor the elder. Granville Co., NC, WB 1 (1772-1787), pp. 275-277, written 16 Mar 1780, proved May Court 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/6m698e5c
6. ↑ Will of John Taylor the elder. Granville Co., NC, WB 1 (1772-1787), pp. 275-277, written 16 Mar 1780, proved May Court 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/6m698e5c
7. ↑ Will of John Taylor. Granville Co., NC, Miscellaneous Wills, no page numbers, written 23 Oct 1787, proved Nov Court 1787. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/mf7ybrdz
8. ↑ Will of John Taylor the elder. Granville Co., NC, WB 1 (1772-1787), pp. 275-277, written 16 Mar 1780, proved May Court 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/6m698e5c
9. ↑ Will of John Taylor. Granville Co., NC, Miscellaneous Wills, no page numbers, written 23 Oct 1787, proved Nov Court 1787. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/mf7ybrdz
10. ↑ Will of John Taylor the elder. Granville Co., NC, WB 1 (1772-1787), pp. 275-277, written 16 Mar 1780, proved May Court 1780. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/6m698e5c
11. ↑ Will of John Taylor. Granville Co., NC, Miscellaneous Wills, no page numbers, written 23 Oct 1787, proved Nov Court 1787. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://tinyurl.com/mf7ybrdz

See also:

• Spotsylvania, Virginia County Records, 1721-1800
• The Penn family of Virginia: a chronological record, by Clemens, William Montgomery, 1860-1931. Published 1915

• History of John Penn