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William Penn

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William Penn

Birth
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Death
1777 (aged 31–32)
Burial
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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William never married.
He was a Lieutenant in the Continental Army.
He died from smallpox while serving under General George Washington in Princeton NJ.
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His Will is recorded in Will Book No. 1, pg. 355 in Amherst County, VA.
He made his will prior to entering the Continental Army.
Named (brothers) George Penn & Gabriel Penn as Executors.
Left his possessions to his brothers, George Penn, brother Philip Penn, brother, Gabriel Penn, brother, Abraham Penn.
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Were they all sons of George Penn and Ann Fleming ??????
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Col Gabriel Penn and his wife Sarah Callaway Penn are buried on The Glebe site near Clifford, VA. The home is still there; their graves have not been found.
William never married.
He was a Lieutenant in the Continental Army.
He died from smallpox while serving under General George Washington in Princeton NJ.
===
His Will is recorded in Will Book No. 1, pg. 355 in Amherst County, VA.
He made his will prior to entering the Continental Army.
Named (brothers) George Penn & Gabriel Penn as Executors.
Left his possessions to his brothers, George Penn, brother Philip Penn, brother, Gabriel Penn, brother, Abraham Penn.
===
Were they all sons of George Penn and Ann Fleming ??????
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Col Gabriel Penn and his wife Sarah Callaway Penn are buried on The Glebe site near Clifford, VA. The home is still there; their graves have not been found.


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