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John Penn 1741–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1741

Birth Location: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1788

Death Location: Townsville, Granville Cty, North Carolina, USA

Father: Moses Penn

Mother: Catherine Penn

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John Penn was born in 1741 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of Moses Penn And Catherine Penn. John Penn passed away in 1788 in Townsville, Granville Cty, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John Penn was born in 1741 in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA, the child of Moses Penn And Catherine Penn.
  • John Penn passed away in 1788 in Townsville, Granville Cty, North Carolina, USA.

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John Penn's Ancestors

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John Penn
1741–1788
Birth Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
Moses Penn
1710–1759
Westmoreland, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Catherine Penn
1719–1759
Rapidan, Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Taylor
1696–1780
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Catherine (Isabella) Pendleton
1699–1774
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1608–1698
Francis Walker
1640–1680
Philip Pendleton
1654–1721
Isabella Pendleton
1654–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Taylor
1573–1656
Margaret Swinderby
1578–
William Walker
1604–1650
Anne Thislethwaite
1600–

John Penn's Timeline

2 Records

1741
17 May 1741
Birth of John Penn in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1788
14 September 1788
Age 47
Death of John Penn in Townsville, Granville Cty, North Carolina, USA
Townsville, Granville Cty, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1741
    Event Place: Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1788
    Event Place: Townsville, Granville Cty, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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