When Daniel Penny was born on 24 October 1839, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Penny, was 25 and his mother, Ann Macey, was 25. He married Lucyn Melvina Carleton on 20 March 1864. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grape Grove Township, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 50 years. He died on 27 January 1920, in Ray, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Millville, Ray, Missouri, United States.
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English:
from Middle English peni, peny ‘penny’ (Old English pening, penig), applied as a nickname, possibly for a person of some substance or for a tenant who paid a rent of one penny. This was the common ancient Germanic unit of value when money was still an unusual phenomenon. It was the only unit of coinage in England until the early 14th century, when the groat and the gold noble were introduced, and was a silver coin of considerable value. There is some evidence that the word was used in Old English times as a byname. This surname is also found in Ireland. Compare Halfpenny , Farthing , Grote , and Shilling .
alternatively, a variant of Penning or Penn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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