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Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower 1587–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: St Andrew Undershaft, London, England

Death Date: 17 Dec 1660 - convicted of high treason for supporting Oliver Cromwell

Death Location: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Robert Pennington

Mother: Judith Shetterton

Spouse(s): Abigail Allen

Children(s): Isaac Pennington, Henry Pennington

Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower was born in 1587 in St Andrew Undershaft, London, England, the child of Robert Isaac Pennington And Judith Shetterton. Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower married Abigail Allen, and had children including Henry Pennington, Isaac The Younger Pennington. Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower passed away in 1660 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.

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  • Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower was born in 1587 in St Andrew Undershaft, London, England, the child of Robert Isaac Pennington And Judith Shetterton.
  • Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower married Abigail Allen, and had children including Henry Pennington, Isaac The Younger Pennington.
  • Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower passed away in 1660 in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England.

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Sir Tower's Ancestors

Self
Sir Tower
1587–1660
Birth Place: St Andrew Undershaft, London, England
Parents
Robert Isaac Pennington
1550–1628
St Peter, London, , England
Judith Shetterton
1559–1628
St Andrew Undershart, London, England
Grandparents
William Pennington
1523–1592
Henham, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
'Alice Woodcock
1527–1607
Henham, Essex, England
Alice (Woodcock) Lady
1527–1607
Henham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Pennington
1505–1532
Frances Palgrave
1500–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pennington
1485–1557
Isabella Wilson
1490–1542
Sir Esquire
1470–1516
Lady Glemham
1478–1516

Sir Tower's Descendants

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Sir (Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the) Tower (1587–17 Dec 1660 - convicted of high treason for supporting Oliver Cromwell) m. Abigail Allen (1588–Dec 1661)
  1. 1. Isaac ("the Younger") Pennington 1616–1682
  2. 2. Henry Pennington 1610–1679 m. Joane Leggat 1600–1679 m. Rachael 1600–1679
    1. 1. James PENNINGTON 1635–
    2. 2. Rebecka Pennington 1673–
    3. 3. William Pennington 1675–1713
    4. 4. Abraham Pennington 1660–1733
    5. 5. Henry (Pennington) Sr. 1632–1685 m. Rachael Pennington 1630–1668 m. Elizabeth Pennington 1632–1733
      1. 1. Henry (Jr.) Pennington 1660–1702 m. Elizabeth Othoson 1665–1701
        1. 1. Richard Pennington 1690–1714 m. Mary Wheeler 1692–1766
        2. 2. John Pennington 1755–1745
        3. 3. Henry* Pennington 1688–1745
        4. 4. Rachel Pennington 1692–1701
        5. 5. John Pennington 1686–1736
      2. 2. Rachel Pennington 1666–
      3. 3. Robert Pennington 1668–1740
      4. 4. William Pennington 1675–1713
      5. 5. Rebecka Pennington 1673–
      6. 6. Abraham Pennington 1670–1733
      7. 7. John Pennington 1679–1745
      8. 8. Thomas Penington 1663–1696
      9. 9. Robert Pennington 1668–1709
      10. 10. John Penington 1658–1699
    6. 6. James Pennington 1635–1678

Sir Tower's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower in St Andrew Undershaft, London, England
St Andrew Undershaft, London, England
1660
17 Dec 1660 - convicted of high treason for supporting Oliver Cromwell
Age 73
Death of Sir Isaac "the Elder" Pennington, Fishmonger, Wine and Cloth Merchant, Lord Mayor and Sheriff of London, Commissioner at King Charles' trial, Lieutenant of the Tower in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: St Andrew Undershaft, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1660 - convicted of high treason for supporting Oliver Cromwell
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

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