Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
Mertz Genealogy - Person Sheet
NamePenelope Stallings 
Birth3 January 1785
Spouses
Birth1759, New Hanover Co, NC
Death29 February 1828, Sampson Co, NC
Memo(Penelope’s pension app)
FatherNicholas Fennell (~1725-1792)
MotherJane Doane
Marriage8 December 1818
Marr Memo(Penelope’s pension app)
Parent-Proof notes for Penelope Stallings
Jerry Vernon has told me her maiden name was Stallings, a fact known from Maurice’s pension application.
My Comments notes for Penelope Stallings
From Penelope’s application, we learn:
She was born 3 Jan 1785. She married Maurice 8 Dec 1818. Daughter Leonora Alice was born 24 Sep 1819, She married John Henry Heath. Several children were born to that marriage.
Maurcie died 29 Feb 1828.
She was born 3 Jan 1785. She married Maurice 8 Dec 1818. Daughter Leonora Alice was born 24 Sep 1819, She married John Henry Heath. Several children were born to that marriage.
Maurcie died 29 Feb 1828.
Parent-Proof notes for Maurice (Spouse 1)
Said to be a brother of Nicholas and also served in the Revolutionary War per Margaret Fennell’s pension application.
My Comments notes for Maurice (Spouse 1)
Jerry Vernon, a descendant of Maurice’s daughter by his second wife, sent me a transciption of Maurice’s Revolutionary War Pension Applicatin and his widow’s later application.
These are the pertinent facts:
Maurice’s applicatin was filed on 20 Aug 1823, he said he was 67. [1756]. He served in the Continetal Line. His wife (then) was Penelope, age 37, infirm. They had a daughter Leonora Alis age 3.
These are the pertinent facts:
Maurice’s applicatin was filed on 20 Aug 1823, he said he was 67. [1756]. He served in the Continetal Line. His wife (then) was Penelope, age 37, infirm. They had a daughter Leonora Alis age 3.