Individual Details
Margaret "Peggy" Fenton
(Bef 1759 - )
Events
| Birth | Bef 1759 | ||||
| Court Record | 3 Aug 1803 | Mary Fenton, in a case of bastardy, complains of James McCarter. People’s witnesses are Mary Fenton, Katy Johnson, Margaret Fenton and James T. Macy (or Mary). Defendant’s witnesses are Joseph Brotherton, John Taylor, and Henry Lowther. - New York, New York |  | ||
| Court Record | 4 Apr 1804 | Margaret Fenton is indicted and pleads not guilty to keeping a disorderly house. [Disorderly house charges against women usually, but not always, involved prostitution.] - New York, New York | | ||
| Newspaper Article | 9 Apr 1804 | Disorderly House - Margaret Fenton convicted by verdict, and fined 40 dollars and the costs of prosecution. - New York, New York | | ||
| Newspaper Article | 11 Apr 1804 | Margaret "Peggy" Fenton petitions Mary's creditors to forgive her debts. Mary may, or may not, have been in debtors prison. - New York, New York | | ||
| Residence | 1807 | Corner of Broadway and Barley (not listed as a widow) - New York, New York | | ||
| Court Record | 11 Aug 1807 | Samuel Martin, Margaret Fenton, and William Browne were indicted with 'consipracy.' No mention of victims or the crime's intention. - New York, New York | |||
| Residence | 1810 | Margaret was listed alone in Ward 1. She was 45 or older. - New York, New York | | ||
| Court Record | 6 Feb 1811 | Margaret was convicted of Grand Larceny and sentenced to three years and a day in the state prison. - New York, New York |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph FENTON (1750 - ) |
| Child | Mary FENTON (1782 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Kenneth Scott, New York City Court Records 1801-1804 (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 1988), Margaret connected to Mary Fenton.
2. Kenneth Scott, New York City Court Records 1801-1804 (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 1988), Margaret's profession?.
3. , New York Spectator Newspaper (N.p.: n.p., 12 April 1804), trial result.
4. , American Citizen Newspaper (New York City, New York: n.p., 4 May 1804), Margaret connected to Mary Fenton.
5. , Longworth's New York Almanac (N.p.: D. Longworth, 1805), address.
6. Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1810; Census Place: New York Ward 1, New York, New York; Roll: 32; Page: 4; Image: 00008; Family History Library Film: 0181386.