Deacon Joseph Penniman

Deacon JOSEPH PENNIMAN, son of James1 and Lydia, born Aug. 1, 1639; married Waiting Robinson, daughter of William Robinson* of Dorchester. She died Aug. 21, 1690.

He married second, on May 10, 1693, Sarah (Bass) Stone, widow of Deacon John Stone 2 of Watertown.t and daughter of Deacon SAMUEL BASS1 of Braintree.

He lived in Braintree; was a member of the " Suffolk Troop" of horse, and with four other Braintree men was impressed from that troop to serve against the Indians, as per Return dated Dec. 3, 1675. See Hatden [4.] He was executor of John Hayden's will, 1681.

He died Nov. 5, 1705, at 66. His wife survived him many years, and was living in Sept., 1739, not far from 100 years of age. His will is dated July 11, 1705; proved Nov. 22, 1705; recorded Suff. Prob., 16: 73.

He mentions wife Sarah, sons Moses and James, dau. Deborah White, dau.-in-law Rebecca Stone, son-in-law John Sanders, and his brother Samuel, deceased. Children of Dea. Joseph and Waiting Penniman—

1. Joseph,3 b. Feb. 20, 1670 ;|| d. Jan. 22, 1690-1, of a fever soon after he came from Canada, he being one of the soldiers." [Braintree Records.

2. Moses,3 b. March 15, 1670-1 ; d. in childhood.

3. Mary,3 b. about 1674; m. John Sanders3 of Dorchester.1T

4. Moscs,3 b. Feb. 14, 1677-8; m. Mary

5. Deborah,3 b. Feb. 27, 1679-80; m. Dea. Samuel White.3 [white, 30.]

6. James,3 b. Feb. 11, 1783, [no donbt 1683]; m. Abigail Thayer.4 [tiia., 147.]

From: The Vinton memorial, comprising a genealogy of the descendants of John Vinton of Lynn, 1648: also, genealogical sketches of several allied families, namely, those bearing the names of Alden, Adams, Allen, Boylston, Faxon, French, Hayden, Holbrook, Mills, Niles, Penniman, Thayer, White, Richardson, Baldwin, Carpenter, Safford, Putnam, and Green : interspersed with notices of many other ancient families with an appendix containing a history of the Braintree Iron Works, and other historical matter (Google eBook). John Adams Vinton. Published for the author by S.K. Whipple and Co., 1858 - 538 pages