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Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn 1735–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1735

Birth Location: Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 December 1814

Death Location: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Penn

Mother: Mary Faulkner

Spouse(s): Henry Carter

Children(s): Margaret Carter, Elizabeth Carter, Sarah Carter, Nancy Carter, William Carter

Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn was born in 1735 in Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of John Mathew Penn And Mary Faulkner. Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn married Henry Carter, and had children including Elizabeth Carter, Margaret Peggy Carter, Nancy Carter, Sarah Carter, William Carter. Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn passed away in 1814 in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn was born in 1735 in Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of John Mathew Penn And Mary Faulkner.
  • Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn married Henry Carter, and had children including Elizabeth Carter, Margaret Peggy Carter, Nancy Carter, Sarah Carter, William Carter.
  • Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn passed away in 1814 in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Penn
1712–1791
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
JP
Mary Faulkner
1710–1786
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Henry Carter
1723–1809
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
HC

Children(s)

Margaret Carter
1775–1830
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
MC
Elizabeth Carter
1775–1803
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
EC
Sarah Carter
1765–1832
Birth Location: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
SC
Nancy Carter
1767–1847
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
NC
William Carter
1752–1801
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
WC

Frances Penn's Ancestors

Self
Frances Penn
1735–1814
Birth Place: Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Mathew Penn
1712–1791
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Mary Faulkner
1710–1786
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Benjamin Penn The) Planter
1684–1741
Hanbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Judith (Deavour) Penn
1680–1741
All Awash Island, Grenadines, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Great-Grandparents
Richard Deavour
1640–1702
Mary Holland
1650–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard (Weir)
1612–1701
Grace Fitzmorris
1628–1702
Anthony Holland
1628–1702
Isabelle Parsons
1630–1702

Frances Penn's Descendants

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Frances (Lee “Fanny”) Penn (9 Jan 1735–10 December 1814) m. Henry Carter (1723–June 1809)
  1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Carter 1775–1830 m. Joseph (L) Renfro 1766–1853 m. James (Binford Renfro) Jr 1766–1853
    1. 1. Trephosa Ensor 1803–1833 m. Joseph (C. Higdon) Jr 1800–1851
      1. 1. Asa Briggs 1833–1862 m. Emeline (Minerva 'Emma') Randel 1841–1911 m. Alice (Jane) Renfro 1838–1858
        1. 1. William (David) Higdon 1860–1939
        2. 2. Asa (Charles 'AC') Higdon 1862–1891
        3. 3. Jesse (Byrd) Higdon 1858–1922
      2. 2. Eliza (J.) Higdon 1845–1918 m. William (Rufus "Bill") Willett 1835–1921
        1. 1. Charles (Luther) Willett 1865–1879
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Willett 1863–1864
        3. 3. Maggie (May) Willett 1875–1968
        4. 4. Joseph (Nathaniel) Willett 1875–1910
        5. 5. Matilda (Florence "Tillie") Willett 1870–1968
        6. 6. Charity (Isabel) Willett 1868–1946
        7. 7. John (Robert) Willett 1867–1953
        8. 8. Helen (Lenora Eller) Willett 1877–1949
        9. 9. Willa (Jane) Willett 1881–1938
        10. 10. Nathaniel Willett 1873–1910
        11. 11. Charity (Isabelle) Lemaster 1868–1946
        12. 12. Willa ("Willie" Jane) Willett 1881–1938
        13. 13. Nora (E.) Willett 1878–
      3. 3. Sarah (E) Ensor 1837–1879 m. *William (Montgomery) Wright 1826–1908
        1. 1. John (Edward) Wright 1850–1895
        2. 2. *Mary (Frances) Wright 1869–1919
      4. 4. Lucretia Ensor 1834–
      5. 5. Alexander (P) Ensor 1836–
      6. 6. Franklin (C) Ensor 1838–
      7. 7. Rebecca (E) Ensor 1841–
      8. 8. Ama (P) Ensor 1843–
      9. 9. William (O) Enson 1845–
      10. 10. Triphosa Ensor 1847–
      11. 11. Preston Enson 1842–
      12. 12. Edney (K) Ensor 1844–
      13. 13. Caroline Higdon 1818–1856
      14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") Higdon 1829–1913
      15. 15. Enoch (E) Higdon 1844–1860
      16. 16. Margaret (Ann) Higdon 1834–1881
      17. 17. Isabella (Susan) Higdon 1846–1918
      18. 18. James (D) Higdon 1831–1866
      19. 19. Nancy (E) Higdon 1842–1866
      20. 20. Angeline Renfro 1828–1913 m. Mitchell 1826–1914
        1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1914–2004 m. Donald (B) Melton 1906–1976 m. E. (Beryl) Melton 1905–1978 m. Louis (Albert) Schwendker 1864–1941
        2. 2. William (Joseph) Mitchell 1852–1914 m. Clara 1873–1891
        3. 3. Margrett Mitchell 1866–1913
        4. 4. Julia (Belle Mitchell) Rummons 1858–1918
        5. 5. J (T) Mitchell 1880–1900
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Mitchell 1855–1958
        7. 7. Martha (A) Mitchell 1854–1944 m. William (Harvey) Long 1853–1938
        8. 8. Thomas (E) Mitchell 1859–1946
        9. 9. Mary (Susan) Mitchell 1853–1934
        10. 10. J (T) Mitchell 1880–1900
    2. 2. James (Wood Renfro) Sr 1799–1865
    3. 3. Frances Renfro 1796–
    4. 4. Evalina (Elizabeth) Renfro 1819–1849
    5. 5. Joseph (Bartley) Renfro 1811–1891
    6. 6. Henry (Carty) Renfro 1809–1885
    7. 7. Paulina (Margaret) Renfro 1806–1882
    8. 8. George (William) Renfro 1801–1888
    9. 9. Absalom (Carter) Renfro 1794–1869
    10. 10. Margaret (Binford) Renfro 1800–1854
    11. 11. Margaret Renfro 1815–1839
    12. 12. Sarah (Sally) Renfro 1794–1847
    13. 13. William (C) Renfro 1801–1888
  2. 2. Elizabeth Carter 1775–1803
  3. 3. Sarah Carter 1765–1832
  4. 4. Nancy Carter 1767–1847
  5. 5. William Carter 1752–1801

Frances Penn's Timeline

2 Records

1735
9 Jan 1735
Birth of Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn in Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
1814
10 December 1814
Age 79
Death of Frances Lee “Fanny” Penn in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1735
    Event Place: Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1814
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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