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WILLIAM Penny 1695–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1695

Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 5 JAN 1750

Death Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Father: Mathias Penny

Mother: Mary Chaff

Spouse(s): GRACE Sugg

Children(s): Thomas Penny, Mary Penny, Grace Penny, Willmet Penny, Matthias Penny, Elizabeth Penny

The story of WILLIAM Penny began in 1695 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. WILLIAM Penny married Grace Sugg, and had children including Elizabeth Penny, Grace Penny, Mary Penny, Matthias Penny, Thomas Penny, Willmet Penny. WILLIAM Penny passed away in 1750 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of WILLIAM Penny began in 1695 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
  • WILLIAM Penny married Grace Sugg, and had children including Elizabeth Penny, Grace Penny, Mary Penny, Matthias Penny, Thomas Penny, Willmet Penny.
  • WILLIAM Penny passed away in 1750 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathias Penny
1656–
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Mary Chaff
1654–1719
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

GRACE Sugg
1698–1774
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Penny
1734–1734
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Mary Penny
1736–
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Grace Penny
1730–
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Willmet Penny
1724–
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Matthias Penny
1734–1734
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Penny
1727–1730
Birth Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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WILLIAM Penny's Ancestors

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WILLIAM Penny
1695–1750
Birth Place: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
Parents
Mathias Penny
1656–
Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
Mary Chaff
1654–1719
Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
Grandparents
William Chaffe
1628–1675
Great-Grandparents
Richard Chaffe
1612–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Chaffe
1579–1644
Maria Langson
1579–

WILLIAM Penny's Descendants

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WILLIAM Penny (1695–5 JAN 1750) m. GRACE Sugg (1698–26 JUN 1774)
  1. 1. Thomas Penny 1734–1734 m. Catherine 1733–
    1. 1. Thomas Penny 1757–1834 m. Joan Legassicke 1754–1814
      1. 1. John Penny 1792–1868 m. Elizabeth –1855
      2. 2. THOMAS Penny 1783–1849 m. Susanna Stidstone 1784–1830
        1. 1. Mary (Stidstone) Penny 1817–1883 m. Thomas Knott 1816–
        2. 2. Jane Penny 1819–1892
        3. 3. Silas Penny 1823–1888
        4. 4. George Penny 1821–1870
      3. 3. William Penny 1790–1849 m. Susanna Stidstone 1784–1830
        1. 1. Samuel Penny 1812–1890
        2. 2. Thomas Penny 1806–1879
        3. 3. James Penny 1815–1824
        4. 4. Susanna Penny 1809–1869
      4. 4. George Penny 1780–1812 m. Ann Miller 1780–
        1. 1. Mary Penny 1804–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Penny 1809–
        3. 3. Thomas Penny 1801–
        4. 4. George Penny 1806–
      5. 5. Christiana Penny 1787–1850
        1. 1. Susan Lee 1825–1867
      6. 6. James Penny 1798–1856
      7. 7. Mary Penny 1795–
    2. 2. George Penny 1769–1808
    3. 3. John Penny 1772–1858
    4. 4. Catherine Penny 1760–
    5. 5. William Penny 1763–
    6. 6. Grace Penny 1766–
  2. 2. Mary Penny 1736–
  3. 3. Grace Penny 1730–
  4. 4. Willmet Penny 1724–
  5. 5. Matthias Penny 1734–1734
  6. 6. Elizabeth Penny 1727–1730

WILLIAM Penny's Timeline

2 Records

1695
1695
Birth of WILLIAM Penny in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
1750
5 JAN 1750
Age 55
Death of WILLIAM Penny in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1695
    Event Place: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1750
    Event Place: Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
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