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John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn 1650–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 27 July 1721

Death Location: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Penn

Mother: Margaret Jasper

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John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn was born in 1650 in Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of Sir William Penn And Margaret Jasper. John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn passed away in 1721 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn was born in 1650 in Caroline, Virginia, United States, the child of Sir William Penn And Margaret Jasper.
  • John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn passed away in 1721 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States.

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John Penn's Ancestors

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John Penn
1650–1721
Birth Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sir William Penn
1621–1670
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Jasper
1622–1681
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
Capt. (Giles Egidius) Penn
1573–1642
Malmesbury,Minety,Gloucestershire,England
Joan ('Joanne') Gilbert
1581–1622
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
John (Jan Baptiste (Pletjes)) Jasper
1594–1692
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Adelheid ('Aletje' De Kempen) Pletjes
1585–1682
Kempen, Lower, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Admiral Clerk)
1548–1610
Lady Rastall
1548–1658
Giles (Gibarte)
1530–1595
Joan Pearce
1539–1597
John Jasper
1540–1608
Emme Nashe
1545–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georgianna Penne
1522–1592
John Rastall
1508–1558
Annie Penn
1510–1556
EN GGF
1509–1546
Jane Haydon
1513–1600
John England
1524–1604
Joan England
1520–1597
John Nasse
1528–

John Penn's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn in Caroline, Virginia, United States
Caroline, Virginia, United States
1721
27 July 1721
Age 71
Death of John Arthur, Grandfather of Declaration of Independace Signer Penn in Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States
Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Caroline, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1721
    Event Place: Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Virginia, United States

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