Individual Details
Catharine Penn
(11 Mar 1740 - )
Catherine was a daughter of Joseph Penn.
Deed recorded 3 Oct 1763. Dated 19 Sept 1763- From John Taylor of Caroline co., VA to Joseph Penn of Spotsylvania Co., in trust for purposes here-in-after named, slaves, land, stocks, etc. for the said Joseph Penn during his natural life then to his children, sons: John, Philip, Moses, Thomas, and daughters: Mary, Frances Catherine, the wife of Larken Gatewood.
This trust is likely a substitute for his will.
On 2 May 1769 in Amherst Co., VA the court Order Book has a reference to Mary Penn, infant orphan of Joseph Penn, deceased chose Larkin Gatewood as her guardian.
In 1784 Larkin Gatewood returned an accounting for the guardianship of "Molley" Penn, who is most likely the same person as Mary Penn.
Events
| Birth | 11 Mar 1740 | Caroline County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | Larkin Gatewood |  |
Families
| Spouse | Larkin Gatewood ( - 1805) |
| Child | James Gatewood ( - 1803) |
| Child | Amy Gatewood (1757 - 1826) |
| Child | Mary Gatewood (1760 - 1809) |
| Child | Dolly Gatewood ( - 1830) |
Endnotes
1. Elbert County GA Records in Loose Leaf Binder at Thomasville GA Library. Many of the pages are reprintes from The Georgia Genealogist" compiled by Mary Bondurant Warren., Abstracts of Elbert County Wills..