Person:Hannah Penn (1)
Hannah Penn
b.Abt 1608 England
d.17 Jan 1700 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. James PennAbt 1600 - 1671
  2. Hannah PennAbt 1608 - 1700
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1635
  1. Eliezar Townsend1636 - Bef 1671
  2. Patience Townsend1637 - Bef 1671
  3. Hannah Townsend1641 - Aft 1721
  4. Peter Townsend1642 - 1696
  5. Mary TownsendCal 1644 - 1658
  6. James Townsend1646/47 - Bef 1689
  7. Isaiah Townsend1648 - Bef 1671
  8. Deborah Townsend1650 -
  9. Penn Townsend1651 - 1727
  10. John Townsend1653 - 1654
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Hannah Penn
Married Name[1] Mrs. Hannah Penn Townsend
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1608 England
Marriage Abt 1635 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto William Townsend
Other[1][3] 1635 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesnamed as "servant to James Everill'" when admitted to the first church of Boston
Other[1][2] 29 Sep 1671 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesnamed in Will of James Penn, her brother
Death[1] 17 Jan 1700 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Hannah Penn came with her brother to Americacitation needed, as servant of James Everill.1,3 She was admitted to the church at Boston March 15, 1635.1,3

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hannah Penn Townsend in THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM TOWNSEND, OF BOSTON. COMPILED BY HENRY F. WATERS., in Essex Institute Historical Collections. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute Press)
    Vol 19, p 269, 1882.

    ... His [William Townsend's] wife, Hannah Penn, sister of Mr. James Penn, marshal general of the Colony of Mass. Bay, and Ruling Elder of the church in Boston, was called James Everill's maid servant when admitted to the [first] church [of Boston] in 1635. ...

    ... From the recently published Diary of Judge Samuel Sewall we learn that the widow Townsend kept a school after her husband's death. "April 27, 1691. This afternoon had Joseph to School to Capt. Townsend's mother's, his cousin Jane accompanying him carried his Horn-book." From the same Journal we get the following entry. "Jan. 17, 1699-1700, about 5 P. M. Dame Hanah Townsend dies in the 93d year of her Age. Cook, Hutchinson, Sewall, Addington, Chiever, Maryon pater Bearers Jan. 19, 1699-1700." ...

    ... The will of Elder James Penn (1671) mentions kinsmen James Allen and Penn Townsend, sister Hannah Townsend and her sons Peter and James and her daughter Deborah and the children of Hannah Hull, viz., Thomas, Mary and Hannah. ...

  2. ↑ Will of James Penn in Historical Note, in Oasis.lib.harvard.edu.

    ... In his [James Penn's] will, dated September 29, 1671 ...
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    [temporary citation, pending a better one]

  3. ↑ Hannah Penn, in Pope, Charles Henry. Pioneers of Massachusetts (1620-1650): A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns and Churches. (Boston: The Author, 1900)
    p 353.

    [PEN, PENN, PENNE, PENNY,]
    ...Hannah, sister of James, "servant to James Everill," adm. chh. Boston 15 (1) 1635; m. William Townsend. ...

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