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BENJAMIN "Private" PENN 1707–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1707

Birth Location: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1777

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Edward Penn

Mother: Judith Penn

Spouse(s): DINAH ACTON, Dinah Penn

Children(s): JOSEPH PENN

BENJAMIN "Private" PENN was born in 1707 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Penn And Judith Holland Deavour Penn. BENJAMIN "Private" PENN married Dinah Acton, Dinah Acton Penn, and had children including Joseph Penn. BENJAMIN "Private" PENN passed away in 1777 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • BENJAMIN "Private" PENN was born in 1707 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Penn And Judith Holland Deavour Penn.
  • BENJAMIN "Private" PENN married Dinah Acton, Dinah Acton Penn, and had children including Joseph Penn.
  • BENJAMIN "Private" PENN passed away in 1777 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Penn
1679–1741
Birth Location: Harbury, Warwickshire, England
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Judith Penn
1685–1741
Birth Location: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

DINAH ACTON
1709–1777
Birth Location: All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
DA
Dinah Penn
1709–1777
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
DP

Children(s)

JOSEPH PENN
1751–1823
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
JP

BENJAMIN PENN's Ancestors

Self
BENJAMIN PENN
1707–1777
Birth Place: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edward Penn
1679–1741
Harbury, Warwickshire, England
Judith (Holland Deavour) Penn
1685–1741
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
William Penn
1644–1718
Tower Hill, Sussex County, England
HANNAH (MARGARET) CALLOWHILL
1670–1726
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Richard Deavour
1640–1702
Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann) Holland
1670–1703
Unknown
Great-Grandparents
Admiral Penn
1621–1670
Margret Jasper
1622–1681
Thomas Callowhill
1642–1712
Hannah Hollister
1644–1712
Richard Deaver
1627–1701
Grace Fitzmorris
1628–1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BENJAMIN PENN's Descendants

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BENJAMIN ("Private") PENN (26 Sep 1707–1777) m. DINAH ACTON (1709–18 Feb 1777) m. Dinah (Acton) Penn (1709–18 Feb 1777)
  1. 1. JOSEPH PENN 1751–1823 m. Charlotte Aker 1773–1843 m. Jane Kennedy 1752–1792
    1. 1. Susan Penn 1804–1869 m. Lee Rollins 1801–1854
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Rollins 1832–1897 m. Eveline Ross 1836–1914
        1. 1. Adelia (Scott) Rollins 1860–1905 m. Henry (Hawkins) Jr 1860–1948

BENJAMIN PENN's Timeline

3 Records

1707
26 Sep 1707
Birth of BENJAMIN "Private" PENN in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1775
Ante 1775
Age 68
BENJAMIN "Private" PENN was married in Indiana
Indiana
1777
1777
Age 70
Death of BENJAMIN "Private" PENN in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1707
    Event Place: All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Ante 1775
    Event Place: Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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