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From: "Anna Penny" <>
Subject: Re: [PENNY-L] Pennys of Lincoln Co., NC
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:10:17 -0600


Lise, Do you have Pennys in Burnet Co., Tx. ? I only know back to William
Penny b. 1859 in Ala. d. Tx. Anna Penny, Groesbeck, Tx.
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From: Lise Doss <>
To: <>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 8:55 PM
Subject: [PENNY-L] Pennys of Lincoln Co., NC

>Hi,
>I'm new to the list. The most recent Penny in my husband's family was
>his fourth great grandmother, Mary Penny. She married Joel Doss in 1796
>in Lincoln Co., NC. She died sometime after 1831, probably in Greene
>Co. or Tuscaloosa Co., Ala., where her children lived.
>
>Her father was William Penny. His will was probated in Oct. 1818 in
>Lincoln Co. I do not know when or where he was born. He had a wife who
>died after giving him 8 children, then he married Abigail Bryant in 1798
>and may or may not have had more children. The will abstract is a
>little ambiguous there.
>
>His mother's name was Elizabeth. I have a copy of her will, which
>refers to him, and also to Alexander, Mary, and Margaret, wife of
>Archibald Houston. I think they also lived in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
>I don't know if they moved or the county boundaries moved.
>
>There is a deed referring to a John and Margaret Penny in 1769 in Meck.
>Co., but I don't know what relationship they are to William.
>Also one in 1774, "William Penny and wife Elizabeth of Meck.".
>Since I don't know when he was born it's hard to tell if this is him or
>a relative.
>
>Looking forward to learning about Pennys,
>Lise in Texas
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