Individual Details

James Penniman

(14 Jul 1599 - 26 Dec 1664)



Stephen Lincoln, of Oakham, Mass.; His Ancestry and Descendants, John Emery Morris, 1895, p. 27
"James Penniman, born in England, came probably in the Lion, in 1631 with John Winthrop, Jr., Admitted freeman, March 6, 1631/2. Of Boston at first, but of Braintree in 1639. His wife was Lydia Eliot, daughter of Bennett Eliot of Nazing, England. She was baptized there, July 1, 1610. she was the sister of Rev. John Eliot, the "Apostle to the Indians." James Penniman died Dec. 26, 1664. His will, dated Dec 18, 1664, was proved Jan 31, 1664/5 and recorded in Suffolk Probate, I-443. ....Sworn to in court by Lydia Penniman, widow of James.
She married (2d) Dec 7, 1665, Thomas Wight, as his second wife. He died March 17, 1674."

Events

Birth14 Jul 1599Chipping Ongar, Epping Forest, Essex, England
Death26 Dec 1664Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Families

SpouseLydia Eliot ( - 1676)