Hester (Thompson) Penny (1786 - 1860)

Born 9 Feb 1786 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

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Died 5 Dec 1860 at age 74 in Miami County, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Hester was born to Quaker parents, Richard Thompson and Susannah Stedman, on 9 February 1786, according to records of the Bush River Monthly Meeting in South Carolina.^[1][2]

Esther married John Theopolis Penny (1779-1864) about 1803, the year before the birth of their first child in late 1804. Her gravestone features an alternative spelling of her first name, Esther, and an alternative birth date.^[3] She passed away on 5 December 1860, and was buried at the Old Ludlow Cemetery, Laura, Miami County, Ohio.

Sources

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ5-25M : 12 April 2016), Esther Penny in household of John Penny, Union, Miami, Ohio, United States; citing family 2344, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1. ↑ * Birth: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #9061436 (accessed 8 July 2022)
   Hester Thompson born on 9 Feb 1786, child of Richard & Susannah, in Newberry, South Carolina.
2. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/bush_river_quakers.htm
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20480969/esther-penny'