Lucinda PENN

HAIRSTON.org ID#6230, b. 3 September 1771, d. 9 April 1850
Father*Col. Abraham PENN1 b. 27 Dec 1743, d. 1801
Mother*Ruth STOVALL1 b. a 1743, d. a 1800
Birth*Lucinda PENN was born on 3 September 1771 in Virginia.1,2,3 
She was the daughter of Col. Abraham PENN and Ruth STOVALL.1 
Marriage*Lucinda PENN married Col. Samuel Staples, son of John Fleming STAPLES and Keziah NORMAN, in 1791.1,4 
Death DaughterHer daughter, Kiziah Staples Redd, died on 26 July 1818.2 
WillLucinda PENN was mentioned in the will of Col. Samuel Staples on 28 August 1818 in Patrick, Virginia; Mentions his son Abraham, son John, daughter Ruth, deceased daughter Kiziah and their mother. Executors are his son Samuel Staples, son-in-law Waller Redd and John Redd Sr. Witnessed by Horatio Penn and Samuel Howell.5 
Death SpouseHer husband, Col. Samuel Staples, died on 23 March 1825.2 
Death*Lucinda PENN died on 9 April 1850 at age 78.2 
Burial*She was buried in Stuart Cemetery, Patrick, Virginia.2 

Family

Col. Samuel Staples b. a 1763, d. 23 Mar 1825
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S22] Hairston, Elizabeth Seawell, The Hairstons and the Penns and Their Relations, Roanoke, Virginia 1940., Ancestry.com.
  2. [S48] Photo of Grave Marker - only photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof. Find-a-Grave, personal photos and other sources.
  3. [S3842] Jno. T. Penn, Penn-Family, Hairston and Wilson Family Papers. FSL #8218456, image 376., unknown repository.
  4. [S145] Pedigo, Virginia G. and Pedigo, Lewis Gravely. History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia - Genealogical Publishing Co., 1933. - CAUTION - this book was written in 1933 and has many errors regarding the Hairston family.
  5. [S3880] Will of Samuel Staples - Patrick County, VA Will Book 2, p. 153-154. FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-GNW8), IGN: 007646049, image 89/231.
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