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Penelope "Peiny" Holland 1797–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 January 1797

Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 03 July 1895

Death Location: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States

Father: Benjamin Holland

Mother: Rhoda Key

Spouse(s): William Thompson

Children(s): David Thompson

The story of Penelope "Peiny" Holland began in 1797 in Wake, North Carolina, United States. Penelope "Peiny" Holland married William Jasper Thompson, and had children including David Charles Thompson. Penelope "Peiny" Holland passed away in 1895 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Penelope "Peiny" Holland began in 1797 in Wake, North Carolina, United States.
  • Penelope "Peiny" Holland married William Jasper Thompson, and had children including David Charles Thompson.
  • Penelope "Peiny" Holland passed away in 1895 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Holland
1765–1853
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
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Rhoda Key
1773–1862
Birth Location: North Carolina Colony
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Spouses(s)

William Thompson
1797–1842
Birth Location: Northampton County, North Carolina
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Children(s)

David Thompson
1827–1919
Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee, United States
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Penelope Holland's Ancestors

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Penelope Holland
1797–1895
Birth Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Holland
1765–1853
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Rhoda Key
1773–1862
North Carolina Colony
Grandparents
James (HOLLAND, Sr) 5thGG
1724–1798
Edgecombe, North Carolina
Sarah ('Sarey' WOODWARD) 5thGG
1730–1798
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Agnes) Witt
1731–1788
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Woodward
1695–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Penelope Holland's Descendants

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Penelope ("Peiny") Holland (10 January 1797–03 July 1895) m. William (Jasper) Thompson (April 2, 1797–November 6, 1842)
  1. 1. David (Charles) Thompson 1827–1919 m. Salitha (Elizabeth C "Leacy") Yates 1831–1904
    1. 1. NARCISSA (E.) THOMPSON* 1853–1935 m. ROBERT (CHARLES) ROPER* 1835–1911
      1. 1. LILARD (LAFAYETT) ROPER* 1878–1942 m. Maude (Eddie) Alford 1880–1939
        1. 1. Floyd (Frederick) Roper 1901–1972 m. Mary (Lou) Reynolds 1904–1981

Penelope Holland's Timeline

2 Records

1797
10 January 1797
Birth of Penelope "Peiny" Holland in Wake, North Carolina, United States
Wake, North Carolina, United States
1895
03 July 1895
Age 98
Death of Penelope "Peiny" Holland in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1797
    Event Place: Wake, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 July 1895
    Event Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States
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