wife of 1716 William Penny, Jr.
mother of 8 children, including 1742 William Penny III, 1753/4 Deborah Penny, and 1757 Capt. John Penny
Suggested Notes inserted here: "She was living on 22 September 1761, when she or her husband, William, wrote to her brother, Ammiel "Wekes," in Harwich, Mass., and signed the letter "William[,] Deborah Penney" (Josiah Paine, "Genealogical Notes of Harwich Families," insert between pp. 314 and 315, box 1, Josiah and John H. Paine Collection, SG PAI 11 [ 222], New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston)...On 4 September 1786, a Deborah Penney was one of 40 congregants to reaffirm their membership in the Church of East Philippi, in present-day Southeast, N.Y., following the death of their former minister, Rev. Elisha Kent (H. Calkins Jr., transcr., "The Records of Philippi, Now Southeast, Putnam Co., N.Y.," NYGBR 32:101)...Deborah (Mrs. William) Penny was living in present-day Southeast on 22 September 1761 and perhaps also on 4 September 1786."
wife of 1716 William Penny, Jr.
mother of 8 children, including 1742 William Penny III, 1753/4 Deborah Penny, and 1757 Capt. John Penny
Suggested Notes inserted here: "She was living on 22 September 1761, when she or her husband, William, wrote to her brother, Ammiel "Wekes," in Harwich, Mass., and signed the letter "William[,] Deborah Penney" (Josiah Paine, "Genealogical Notes of Harwich Families," insert between pp. 314 and 315, box 1, Josiah and John H. Paine Collection, SG PAI 11 [ 222], New England Historic Genealogical Society Library, Boston)...On 4 September 1786, a Deborah Penney was one of 40 congregants to reaffirm their membership in the Church of East Philippi, in present-day Southeast, N.Y., following the death of their former minister, Rev. Elisha Kent (H. Calkins Jr., transcr., "The Records of Philippi, Now Southeast, Putnam Co., N.Y.," NYGBR 32:101)...Deborah (Mrs. William) Penny was living in present-day Southeast on 22 September 1761 and perhaps also on 4 September 1786."
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