pennypacker.net: Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker's hand-written papers

Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker's hand-written papers

The following is a word for word transcript of what my father wrote in 1992, I removed only the names of the living, because without their permission, I don't want to post their names and relatives:

It seems strange that I sit writing on a computer word processor what I copied from Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker's hand-written papers. He wrote in ink, with no erasures or cross-outs. When I reach the end of this I will call up a computer-directed spell checker that will fix my errors.

The numbers assigned to the names are his except those that I hyphenated. These are mine.

Governor Pennypacker traced the family tree in America to show as nearly and completely as possible all those Pennypackers who had ever lived up to the year 1879. He also traced backward into Europe and concluded that in Holland, the family name was Beirman, but that Heinrich came to be known as "Pannenbakker" (tile maker--roof tile) somewhere along the way. He traced our Heinrich to Worms, Germany and thence to the Americas where he shows up as Heinrich Pennebaker in Manhattan. By 1702 he and his wife Eve Umstat (Umstadt?) are settled in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania somewhere along the Trappe Creek near Evansburg, near Markley's Mill. He is thought to have been a Mennonite minister who supported his family by his skills as a surveyor. This is fortunate for us since his signature appears on many documents and he is referred to in many legal documents where land ownership and boundaries are in question. The governor collected and copied (in his own writing) many of these. Mennonite or no, the first page of the minute book of St. James Perkiomen Episcopal Church, Evansburg mentions him as a charitable benefactor. He was naturalized in 1730.

1. Heinrich Pennebaker m. Eve Umstat

Heinrich b. 3/21/1674 d. 4/4/1754

Eve b. ? d. 11/11/1745

they had eight children:

under:
Genealogy
Posted on
2005-08-05

Comments:

What a wonderful site! It is chock full of my relatives and I'm enjoying it so much. I descend from Margaret Pannebecker, daughter of Heinrich and Eva. Margaret married Anthony Vanderslice and their son, Henry Vanderslice is my 5th great-grandfather. I would love to contribute family information from this branch of the tree, if there is an interest!

Posted by:
Phyllis Witman Kelly
on:
2006-03-18 06:39:42

I am descended from Benjamin Vanderslice b Pa ca 1770. Wouldlike to hear about families of Vanderslice of Pa. especially if someone knows the parents of Benjamin Vanderslice who went to Ky married Margaret Scott 1795 Mercer Co Ky.

Posted by:
ann williams
on:
2006-07-24 20:59:05

A fine site. I've read his book on the history of Phoenixville. I have an envelope from a John Pennypacker, about 1880?ish, selling mowing machines in Charlestown. A likely relative.

Posted by:
Bob Kroupa
on:
2006-09-12 19:44:36

My wife is a Steinruck from Parkerford, PA. Descended from Johan Steinrock. Her great-grandmother was Elizabeth Pennypacker, but I couldn't find her on this site. Any ideas??

Posted by:
Richard Hawley
on:
2006-11-29 16:56:38

I'd be interestedin finding out more about descendants of #6 Jacob Pennypacker (1715-1752). His grandson Mathias Pennypacker married Sarah Anderson, dau of Isaac Anderson & Mary Lane. I wonder if there were any other early Pennypacker-Anderson marriages?

Laura

Posted by:
Laura Anderson
on:
2007-02-09 08:59:22

Phyllis, Henry is my 5th great-grandfather also. I descend through his son Anthony.

Posted by:
Pat Richardson
on:
2007-07-09 06:56:42

Fantastic site! I am the grandson of Eleanor Coolidge Pennypacker, daughter of Joseph Whitaker Pennypacker. I have started to try to find my family heritage and am thrilled to find this site!

Please email me with any information you may have other than on this site. Thank you.

Posted by:
Matthew J. Barclay
on:
2007-10-26 15:47:40

This article is closed to further commentary. But you can always contact me directly.

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