Joseph Roscoe Penn (b. July 30, 1768, d. December 27, 1848)
Joseph Roscoe Penn (son of Phillip Penn and Martha Holloday) was born July 30, 1768 in Virginia, and died December 27, 1848 in Illinois. He married Sally King on April 22, 1790 in Bedford, VA.
Notes for Joseph Roscoe Penn: Marriage bond filed on April 20, 1790 for Joseph Penn and Sally King Martin King;surety The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, volume VI, Virginia shows on April 22, 1790 Married by Jeremiah Hatcher
Joseph and Sally moved from Georgia to Illinois in 1811 or 1812. There is listed a Muster Roll of a company of drafted militia of the Illinois Territory commanded by Captain Amos Squires, called into service by His Excellency Ninian Edwards, Governor of said Territory. In this muster roll from September 9, 1812 to November 14,1812 were listed Joseph Penn Corporal, and also listed were Joseph Penn, Jr. and William Penn. In the period from August 10, 1814 to October 9, 1814 the muster rolls listed the sons, Philip Penn and William Penn as serving. Joseph Penn was a Justice of Peace in St. Clair Co. in 1818. On January 24,1835, Joseph Penn, Sr., of St. Clair Co. got permission to locate a road from Lebanon to the house of Benjamin Johnson.
More About Joseph Roscoe Penn and Sally King: Marriage: April 22, 1790, Bedford, VA.
Children of Joseph Roscoe Penn and Sally King are:
+John Anderson Penn, b. March 16, 1804, Murray, Georgia, d. December 01, 1871, Pana, Christian County, Ill..
+Susanna Penn, b. August 22, 1791, d. date unknown.
+Phillip Penn, b. July 16, 1792, d. November 1850.
Joseph Roscoe Penn (b. July 30, 1768, d. December 27, 1848)
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