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[edit] Will Abstract
[edit] NotesThe will of George Penn was destroyed but there is a record of his widow, Ann, presenting it for probate in Caroline County, VA on September 8, 1749. Ann, his widow, remarried to Thomas Dudley and this caused a second court proceeding on Jan 8, 1756. Moses Penn was named one of the executors. Ann died in 1764. [s/b 1794] Her will was dated May 5, 1764 [1794] and probated in Amherst County, VA July 21, 1764. [s/b 1794, not 1764] Ann Dudley named five children in her will: Frances Tucker, George Penn, Phillip Penn, Gabriel Penn and Abraham Penn. Her son William Penn never married. He enlisted into the Continental Army in 1776 and was a Lieutenant. He died in 1777. Before he entered the army he made a will which was probated in Amherst County on July 7, 1777. In it he names his brothers, George Penn, Philip Penn, Gabriel Penn and Abraham Penn. His brothers were to share equally if he did not return. William received 2,666.66 acres of land in Kentucky for his service. Another brother, Moses Penn, had died in 1774. He wrote a will Aug 3, 1774 and it was probated Oct 3, 1774 in Amherst County. In it Moses names: brother Phillip Penn, Parmelia Penn daughter of his brother Gabriel Penn, George Penn son of his brother George Penn and his brother William Penn. He loaned William a slave for his journey through some of the southern states. Moses Penn also named his nephews Frank and Richard Lee and niece Nancy Lee. He also mentioned a John Conner "for waiting on me in my sickness." Abraham Penn was a Colonel in the Henry County Militia. He was very influential during the was and there is now an Abram Penn Chapter of the DAR. Abraham died June 26, 1801 in Patrick County, VA. William Hannah was witness to the inventory. William Hannah was the son-in-law of his brother Phillip Penn. Both George Penn and Gabriel Penn also served in the Revolution until the surrender at Yorktown. Image Gallery
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