Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Penny was born about 1742, in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Penney Jr, was 27 and his mother, Deborah Weeks, was 25. He married Thankful Bangs before 1772, in Southeast, Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 15 May 1824, in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York, United States.
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- Edward Penny, "United States Census, 1810"
- Edward Penny, "Find A Grave Index"
- New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-24526-25873-28
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
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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