Benjamin Penn

GEDCOM Note

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!Military: Records in National Archives, Washington D.C. Microcopy 602 Roll 162 War Of 1812 Georgia Militia 1st Regt(Harris) Military Record- Georgia Militia, Ensign 8/1/1812, Elbert Co.GA 1st Lieutenant 9/24/1813, Milledgeville, GA. Captain 1821, Elbert Co. GA.

!War of 1812: Lieutenant Benjamin F. Penn of Captain Charles Carter of Drafted Volunteer Infantry. Colonel, Harris First Regiment of Georgia Militia, August 25, 1813 to March 2, 1814, Duty Post-Milledgeville, GA. Fort Laurence, Georgia, Fort Mitchell, Alabama.

!Copy of War of 1812, Company Muster Roll of August 25, 1813 to March,2 1814, Company Pay Roll of August 25,1813 to 9 March 1814

!Subsistence Allowance Voucher for 197 days 20 cent per day total 78.40 August 25,1813 to March 9,1814, Signed by Benjamin Penn Lieut

!Pay Voucher for 197 days at 30 dollars per month for the total of 183

!Dollars August 25,1813 to March 9,1814, Signed by Benjamain Penn Lieut

!Copy of first Penn deed recorded at Newton Co.Courthouse, Covington,GA. on August 13,1822

!Georgia Elbert County

!This indenture made and agreed on this twelfth day of February,1822, between Lindsey Oglesby on one part and Benjamin Penn of the other part and both of the state and county aforesaid. Witnesseth that I,the said Lindsey Oglesby for and in consideration of the sun of Eight Hundred and Eighteen dollars to him in hand paid by the said Benjamin Penn at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents and receipts whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained sold and delivery and forever confirm unto him the said Benjamin Penn one tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the county of Walton in the State aforesaid containing two hundred and fifty acres more or less on Bear Creek it being lot two hundred and twenty four first district of Walton County and granted to Thomas Oglesby on the fifteenth day of August, 1821 by His Excellency, Governor John Clark as will appear by references to said plat and grant said lot or tract of land I the said Lindsey Oglesby do for myself my heirs executors administers or assigns warrant and forever defend the aforesaid lot or parcel of land unto hin the said Benjamin Penn his heirs executors administrators or assigns so that he or they shall at all times hereafter be quietly peaceably possessed of the same clear from the claim or claims of all or any person or persons in any manner whatsoever in fee simple and affix my seal the day date above.

!Written signed and acknowledged in presence of us witnesses: Lindsey Oglesby John H. Trimble, Clerk Joseph Chipman Newton County, Georgia Durry Oglesby Lauchlin McCurry Entered this 13th August 1822

!Occupation: Plantation Owner

!Places of Residence: Virginia,Elbert Co.GA. Newton Co.GA. Cass Co.GA. now Bartow Co.GA.

!Georgia Census- 1820 - Elbert Co. Ga Page 190 1830 - Newton Co. Ga Page 32 Dist 870 1840 - Cass Co. Ga Page 84 Dist 849 Now Bartow Co. 1850 - Cass Co. Ga Page 199 12th Div Now Bartow Co. 1860 - Cass Co. Ga Page 907 Cassville P.O.Now Bartown Co. Listed under his son Hiram S.Penn 80 years old Born Va. Wife not listed after 1850

!Penn;Penna (English) Dwell near a pen or sheepfold, one who came from (enclosure), or hill, The name of places in Buckinghamshire and Stafordshire , England.

!Robert S. Penn,deceased of Atlanta,Ga. said that his great grandfather Thomas Holida y Penn had an old hymn book that stated Thomas Holiday's father, Benjamin Penn, was b orn in Amherst County Co.Virginia. Also,that Thomas,father of Benjamin Penn wa s born in Virginia. I have a copy of the page that came from this book Research of Penn fami ly by Andrew Leon Penn, Covington, Ga.