Ranger on the Wester Front, protecting homes
against Indian attacks during the revolutionary war.
Father Johannes Wilhelm Penrod
Mother Gertrude Delbert
wife Catherine Barrone Penrod
children:
John Jr (wife Sarah Davis)
Mary (hus. Vansel)
David (wife Barbara)
Drusilla (hus. Philip Kimmel)
Peter (wife Elizabeth)
Emanuel (wife Fannie Long)
Tobias (wife Catherine)
Israel (wife Elizabeth)
Samuel (wife Polly)
Solomon (wife Sarah)
Eleazer (wife Margaret)
"In Bedford County the John Penrods were part of the Quemohoning Seventh Day Baptist Church. It met for a while in the Penrod home and was referred to by some, as the Penrod Church."
John's estate inventory indicated that he had accumulated quite a sum of money and seems to have been an unofficial community banker. Three pages of loans and bonds are listed as property of his estate. His Will says, ‘First I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands, and in the hands of my children, as it now is, till after my decease, and at my decease shall devolve to my wife, Catherine Penrod, during her natural life and at her decease, then the whole estate belonging to, I order and it is my will shall be equally divided amongst my children as possible, males and females all equal and alike to them or to their heirs.' John Penrod loaned money to his children, either on note or account, to put his money into their hands for their use. He was listed on the 1796 tax roll in Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania. He died by April 13, 1799, when his Will was probated.
Yet Oddly;
"After John died in 1799, his widow, Catherine, moved to Muhlenberg County Kentucky, and may have lived with the Daniel Rhoads family. A bill of sale, recorded in Muhlenberg County in 1808, indicates that Catherine transferred all her possessions to Daniel Rhoads. This seems unusual, since at least three of her children lived nearby."
source: Dr. Delbert Lee Penrod
In 1795 Somerset County was formed from Bedford and here John Penrod Sr. died in 1799 and was buried at Ed Pritt's farm, Millford Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania. He lived twenty-six years after bringing his family to Pioneer this area. This John is the farthest ancestor of which we have record on our Penrod line.
We have a copy of the Will of John Penrod which is very interesting, it was admitted to probate 13 April 1799 so it appears he died earlier in that year. As you read you see he had a great deal of love for his family. It sounds as though he were quite well-off for those days.
Will of John Penrod
In the Name of God Amen. I, John Penrod of Quamahoning Township in the County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say. First, I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands and in the hands of my children as it now is till after my decease, and at my decease, shall devalve to my wife Catherine Penrod during her natural life and at her decease then the whole estate belonging to me, I order and it is my will that my estate shall be divided immediately. She, the said Caty Penrod, to have one third part of the whole estate, and the dividen to be divided amongst my children as above mentioned, and it is my will that at the division of my estate that my son Israel shall not be charged with any money that I gave him to pay his doctor's bill in York County and all other expense I paid for him when he got his legs and thigh broke, and also, I give and bequeath to my son Israel all my blacksmiths tules that he shall not be charged with them at the division of my estate. And also, it is my will that my son Solomon shall not be charged with any land that I gave him to wit: the land that John Good now lives on, and it is my will that my son Peter shall not be charged with any money that he received for my use from Jacob Sterback, and I order that my children shall receive all bonds, notes or book accounts that shall appear due from them to me in payment in their part of the estate, and should it appear that any of them should stand in debt to more than their part amount to them, they shall pay such part to the other heirs at the division of my estate, and it is my will that the money due from James Wells and it shall be paid to my heirs in two payments after my decease, at least one year betwixt each payment, and I hereby appoint James Wells and my beloved son, Israel Penrod, sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I hereby revoke all former wills by me made in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.
Signed, sealed published and delivered by the above named John Penrod to be his Last Will and Testament in the presents of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presents of the testator. Witnesses present: Thomas Faith, Jacob Franhizer, John Alexander.
X his Mark: John Penrod
**7th gGrandfather to my husband
against Indian attacks during the revolutionary war.
Father Johannes Wilhelm Penrod
Mother Gertrude Delbert
wife Catherine Barrone Penrod
children:
John Jr (wife Sarah Davis)
Mary (hus. Vansel)
David (wife Barbara)
Drusilla (hus. Philip Kimmel)
Peter (wife Elizabeth)
Emanuel (wife Fannie Long)
Tobias (wife Catherine)
Israel (wife Elizabeth)
Samuel (wife Polly)
Solomon (wife Sarah)
Eleazer (wife Margaret)
"In Bedford County the John Penrods were part of the Quemohoning Seventh Day Baptist Church. It met for a while in the Penrod home and was referred to by some, as the Penrod Church."
John's estate inventory indicated that he had accumulated quite a sum of money and seems to have been an unofficial community banker. Three pages of loans and bonds are listed as property of his estate. His Will says, ‘First I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands, and in the hands of my children, as it now is, till after my decease, and at my decease shall devolve to my wife, Catherine Penrod, during her natural life and at her decease, then the whole estate belonging to, I order and it is my will shall be equally divided amongst my children as possible, males and females all equal and alike to them or to their heirs.' John Penrod loaned money to his children, either on note or account, to put his money into their hands for their use. He was listed on the 1796 tax roll in Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania. He died by April 13, 1799, when his Will was probated.
Yet Oddly;
"After John died in 1799, his widow, Catherine, moved to Muhlenberg County Kentucky, and may have lived with the Daniel Rhoads family. A bill of sale, recorded in Muhlenberg County in 1808, indicates that Catherine transferred all her possessions to Daniel Rhoads. This seems unusual, since at least three of her children lived nearby."
source: Dr. Delbert Lee Penrod
In 1795 Somerset County was formed from Bedford and here John Penrod Sr. died in 1799 and was buried at Ed Pritt's farm, Millford Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania. He lived twenty-six years after bringing his family to Pioneer this area. This John is the farthest ancestor of which we have record on our Penrod line.
We have a copy of the Will of John Penrod which is very interesting, it was admitted to probate 13 April 1799 so it appears he died earlier in that year. As you read you see he had a great deal of love for his family. It sounds as though he were quite well-off for those days.
Will of John Penrod
In the Name of God Amen. I, John Penrod of Quamahoning Township in the County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say. First, I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands and in the hands of my children as it now is till after my decease, and at my decease, shall devalve to my wife Catherine Penrod during her natural life and at her decease then the whole estate belonging to me, I order and it is my will that my estate shall be divided immediately. She, the said Caty Penrod, to have one third part of the whole estate, and the dividen to be divided amongst my children as above mentioned, and it is my will that at the division of my estate that my son Israel shall not be charged with any money that I gave him to pay his doctor's bill in York County and all other expense I paid for him when he got his legs and thigh broke, and also, I give and bequeath to my son Israel all my blacksmiths tules that he shall not be charged with them at the division of my estate. And also, it is my will that my son Solomon shall not be charged with any land that I gave him to wit: the land that John Good now lives on, and it is my will that my son Peter shall not be charged with any money that he received for my use from Jacob Sterback, and I order that my children shall receive all bonds, notes or book accounts that shall appear due from them to me in payment in their part of the estate, and should it appear that any of them should stand in debt to more than their part amount to them, they shall pay such part to the other heirs at the division of my estate, and it is my will that the money due from James Wells and it shall be paid to my heirs in two payments after my decease, at least one year betwixt each payment, and I hereby appoint James Wells and my beloved son, Israel Penrod, sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I hereby revoke all former wills by me made in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.
Signed, sealed published and delivered by the above named John Penrod to be his Last Will and Testament in the presents of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presents of the testator. Witnesses present: Thomas Faith, Jacob Franhizer, John Alexander.
X his Mark: John Penrod
**7th gGrandfather to my husband
Ranger on the Wester Front, protecting homes
against Indian attacks during the revolutionary war.
Father Johannes Wilhelm Penrod
Mother Gertrude Delbert
wife Catherine Barrone Penrod
children:
John Jr (wife Sarah Davis)
Mary (hus. Vansel)
David (wife Barbara)
Drusilla (hus. Philip Kimmel)
Peter (wife Elizabeth)
Emanuel (wife Fannie Long)
Tobias (wife Catherine)
Israel (wife Elizabeth)
Samuel (wife Polly)
Solomon (wife Sarah)
Eleazer (wife Margaret)
"In Bedford County the John Penrods were part of the Quemohoning Seventh Day Baptist Church. It met for a while in the Penrod home and was referred to by some, as the Penrod Church."
John's estate inventory indicated that he had accumulated quite a sum of money and seems to have been an unofficial community banker. Three pages of loans and bonds are listed as property of his estate. His Will says, ‘First I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands, and in the hands of my children, as it now is, till after my decease, and at my decease shall devolve to my wife, Catherine Penrod, during her natural life and at her decease, then the whole estate belonging to, I order and it is my will shall be equally divided amongst my children as possible, males and females all equal and alike to them or to their heirs.' John Penrod loaned money to his children, either on note or account, to put his money into their hands for their use. He was listed on the 1796 tax roll in Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania. He died by April 13, 1799, when his Will was probated.
Yet Oddly;
"After John died in 1799, his widow, Catherine, moved to Muhlenberg County Kentucky, and may have lived with the Daniel Rhoads family. A bill of sale, recorded in Muhlenberg County in 1808, indicates that Catherine transferred all her possessions to Daniel Rhoads. This seems unusual, since at least three of her children lived nearby."
source: Dr. Delbert Lee Penrod
In 1795 Somerset County was formed from Bedford and here John Penrod Sr. died in 1799 and was buried at Ed Pritt's farm, Millford Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania. He lived twenty-six years after bringing his family to Pioneer this area. This John is the farthest ancestor of which we have record on our Penrod line.
We have a copy of the Will of John Penrod which is very interesting, it was admitted to probate 13 April 1799 so it appears he died earlier in that year. As you read you see he had a great deal of love for his family. It sounds as though he were quite well-off for those days.
Will of John Penrod
In the Name of God Amen. I, John Penrod of Quamahoning Township in the County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say. First, I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands and in the hands of my children as it now is till after my decease, and at my decease, shall devalve to my wife Catherine Penrod during her natural life and at her decease then the whole estate belonging to me, I order and it is my will that my estate shall be divided immediately. She, the said Caty Penrod, to have one third part of the whole estate, and the dividen to be divided amongst my children as above mentioned, and it is my will that at the division of my estate that my son Israel shall not be charged with any money that I gave him to pay his doctor's bill in York County and all other expense I paid for him when he got his legs and thigh broke, and also, I give and bequeath to my son Israel all my blacksmiths tules that he shall not be charged with them at the division of my estate. And also, it is my will that my son Solomon shall not be charged with any land that I gave him to wit: the land that John Good now lives on, and it is my will that my son Peter shall not be charged with any money that he received for my use from Jacob Sterback, and I order that my children shall receive all bonds, notes or book accounts that shall appear due from them to me in payment in their part of the estate, and should it appear that any of them should stand in debt to more than their part amount to them, they shall pay such part to the other heirs at the division of my estate, and it is my will that the money due from James Wells and it shall be paid to my heirs in two payments after my decease, at least one year betwixt each payment, and I hereby appoint James Wells and my beloved son, Israel Penrod, sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I hereby revoke all former wills by me made in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.
Signed, sealed published and delivered by the above named John Penrod to be his Last Will and Testament in the presents of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presents of the testator. Witnesses present: Thomas Faith, Jacob Franhizer, John Alexander.
X his Mark: John Penrod
**7th gGrandfather to my husband
against Indian attacks during the revolutionary war.
Father Johannes Wilhelm Penrod
Mother Gertrude Delbert
wife Catherine Barrone Penrod
children:
John Jr (wife Sarah Davis)
Mary (hus. Vansel)
David (wife Barbara)
Drusilla (hus. Philip Kimmel)
Peter (wife Elizabeth)
Emanuel (wife Fannie Long)
Tobias (wife Catherine)
Israel (wife Elizabeth)
Samuel (wife Polly)
Solomon (wife Sarah)
Eleazer (wife Margaret)
"In Bedford County the John Penrods were part of the Quemohoning Seventh Day Baptist Church. It met for a while in the Penrod home and was referred to by some, as the Penrod Church."
John's estate inventory indicated that he had accumulated quite a sum of money and seems to have been an unofficial community banker. Three pages of loans and bonds are listed as property of his estate. His Will says, ‘First I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands, and in the hands of my children, as it now is, till after my decease, and at my decease shall devolve to my wife, Catherine Penrod, during her natural life and at her decease, then the whole estate belonging to, I order and it is my will shall be equally divided amongst my children as possible, males and females all equal and alike to them or to their heirs.' John Penrod loaned money to his children, either on note or account, to put his money into their hands for their use. He was listed on the 1796 tax roll in Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania. He died by April 13, 1799, when his Will was probated.
Yet Oddly;
"After John died in 1799, his widow, Catherine, moved to Muhlenberg County Kentucky, and may have lived with the Daniel Rhoads family. A bill of sale, recorded in Muhlenberg County in 1808, indicates that Catherine transferred all her possessions to Daniel Rhoads. This seems unusual, since at least three of her children lived nearby."
source: Dr. Delbert Lee Penrod
In 1795 Somerset County was formed from Bedford and here John Penrod Sr. died in 1799 and was buried at Ed Pritt's farm, Millford Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania. He lived twenty-six years after bringing his family to Pioneer this area. This John is the farthest ancestor of which we have record on our Penrod line.
We have a copy of the Will of John Penrod which is very interesting, it was admitted to probate 13 April 1799 so it appears he died earlier in that year. As you read you see he had a great deal of love for his family. It sounds as though he were quite well-off for those days.
Will of John Penrod
In the Name of God Amen. I, John Penrod of Quamahoning Township in the County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say. First, I order that my whole estate shall be and remain in my own hands and in the hands of my children as it now is till after my decease, and at my decease, shall devalve to my wife Catherine Penrod during her natural life and at her decease then the whole estate belonging to me, I order and it is my will that my estate shall be divided immediately. She, the said Caty Penrod, to have one third part of the whole estate, and the dividen to be divided amongst my children as above mentioned, and it is my will that at the division of my estate that my son Israel shall not be charged with any money that I gave him to pay his doctor's bill in York County and all other expense I paid for him when he got his legs and thigh broke, and also, I give and bequeath to my son Israel all my blacksmiths tules that he shall not be charged with them at the division of my estate. And also, it is my will that my son Solomon shall not be charged with any land that I gave him to wit: the land that John Good now lives on, and it is my will that my son Peter shall not be charged with any money that he received for my use from Jacob Sterback, and I order that my children shall receive all bonds, notes or book accounts that shall appear due from them to me in payment in their part of the estate, and should it appear that any of them should stand in debt to more than their part amount to them, they shall pay such part to the other heirs at the division of my estate, and it is my will that the money due from James Wells and it shall be paid to my heirs in two payments after my decease, at least one year betwixt each payment, and I hereby appoint James Wells and my beloved son, Israel Penrod, sole executors of this my Last Will and Testament and I hereby revoke all former wills by me made in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.
Signed, sealed published and delivered by the above named John Penrod to be his Last Will and Testament in the presents of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presents of the testator. Witnesses present: Thomas Faith, Jacob Franhizer, John Alexander.
X his Mark: John Penrod
**7th gGrandfather to my husband
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