JAMES PENNOCK

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THE STORY AS I KNOW IT

The Pennock family was a leading Quaker family in colonial Pennsylvania. The descendants are numerous. Three known books have been written about them:
The Pennocks of Primitive Hall by George Valentine Massey II,
The Pusey Family by Pennock Pusey, and
Christopher Pennock Genealogy, compiled by Charles A. Rudolph, 1959.

James Pennock was born about 1780 in either Chester County Pennsylvania or New Castle County, Delaware. He was the fourth son of John Pennock and Elinor Pusey.

For some time John and Elinor lived on a farm in Delaware on Red Clay Creek. They ran a water corn mill and a sawmill. The property was owned by John's father Nathaniel Pennock. When John died intestate about 1786 , the farm was sold. James was just 6 years old. We don't know where his mother moved with her five children.

James married Mary Hayes on 10/1/1799. They had 1 child.  shortly thereafter, Mary died.  

James Pennock was remarried by 1807 to Mary Thornbury.  re Chester county Wills 1713-1825 for Richard Jones.  He left money to  "Robert Thornbury and his daughter  Mary Pennock".  It is an interesting will as he also names his sister Ruth Hayes as well as naming nephews, friends, etc. It is possible that Ruth Hayes was related to Mary Hayes. So we know the community was small and very connected. 

With both of James' wives being named Mary, it was hard to separate them, but in Mary Thornbury dated 1845, she clearly claims daughters Ann and Hannah.

So James' children were:
                                     1..John Pennock born in 1800 married Elizabeth Stevens, born to Mary Hayes
                                    2. Ann Pennock married Isaac Woodrow and
                                    3. Hannah Pennock married Joshua White, born to Mary Thornbury. They probably lived in Chester County but very little of their life is known. We do not know when either James or Mary died,  The Quakers kept great records, but they tended to not give middle names. There are a number of James' and lots of Mary Pennocks. 

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

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    1. Where was James born?
    2. What did he do?
    3. Where did he marry Mary Hayes?
    4. Check the London Grove Meeting 1800's.
    5. When did Mary Hayes Pennock die?
    6. When and where did he marry Mary Thornbury?
    7. Did they have any children?
    8. When did he die?
    9. Where is he buried?
    10. Get Mary Thornbury Pennocks will

 

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