John Penn (1772–1828) • FamilySearch

John Penn

10 November 1772–about 1828 (Age 55)
Amherst, Virginia, United States

The Life of John

When John Penn was born on 10 November 1772, in Amherst, Virginia, United States, his father, Philip Penn, was 30 and his mother, Martha Rollins Holladay, was 31. He married Mary Baker about 1794, in Elbert, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 9 daughters. He died about 1828, in Elbert, Georgia, United States, at the age of 56.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

John Penn

1772–1828

Mary Baker

1774–

Marriage: about 1794

John Penn Jr.

1794–

Martha "Patsy" Penn

1799–

Elizabeth Penn

1802–

Winney H. Penn

1805–

Mary Penn

1808–

Sarah Jane Penn

1809–

Frances "Fanny" Penn

1811–

Lucinda Penn

1813–1849

John Penn

1810–

Frances Penn

1811–1884

Martha Penn

1812–

Spouse and Children

John Penn

Male1772–1828Male

Mary Baker

Female1774–Female

MARRIAGE
about 1794
Elbert, Georgia, United States

children

(11)

Male1794–Male

Female1799–Female

Female1802–Female

Female1805–Female

Female1808–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Philip Penn

Male1742–1773Male

Martha Rollins Holladay

Female1741–Female

siblings

(11)

Elizabeth Penn

Female1763–1850Female

Mary Penn

Female1766–1836Female

Joseph Penn

Male1768–1848Male

Citty Penn

Female1770–Female

John Penn

Male1772–1828Male

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World Events (8)

1776

Age 4

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Age 4

Georgia is the 4th state.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

Age 15

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

Penn

John

1 English: habitational name from various places, for example Penn in Buckinghamshire and Staffordshire, named with the Celtic element pen ‘hill’, which was apparently adopted in Old English.2 English: metonymic occupational name for an impounder of stray animals, from Middle English, Old English penn ‘(sheep) pen’.3 English: pet form of Parnell .

Possible Related Names

Parnell

Pen

Penner

Penson

Sources (2)

John Penn, "United States Census, 1820"
Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6N-RWS?cc=1999178&wc=9SY5-YWB%3A267655201%2C268137301

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