Penniman, Samuel

1646 -

• Name	Penniman, Samuel
  Birth	14 Nov 1646	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  LifeSketch	"The Great Migration Begins" lists only one son Samuel born 14 Nov 1645. The Braintree vital records from "Records of the Town of Braintree 1640 to 1793" on page 632 has a son Samuel born 1 Nov 1655. [3] Perhaps there were two sons named Samuel and the first died young, but I\'ll go with the arguments given in \"The Great Migration Begins\" (quoted below) and say that the earlier birth date is correct. From \"The Great Migration Begins\": © 1995, 2000 The New England Historic Genealogical Society The early Braintree vital records have been published in two different places, and the birth date for Samuel Penniman, son of James and Lydia, is given differently in the two locations [NEHGR 12:107; BrVR 632]. The vital events for several years were recorded at one time, and as a result four of the Penniman children were entered together - Hannah, Abigail, Mary and Samuel, in that order. The information on the three daughters is identical in the two published versions, but the son is said in one place to be born \"14:9:45\" (i.e., 14 November 1645) [NEHGR 12:107] and in the other \"(1) (9) (1655)\" (i.e., 1 November 1655) [BrVR 632]. The earlier date is preferred here, even though it would mean that the children were entered out of birth order. If Samuel really was born in 1655, then there would be an unexplained gap in the list of children of about five years, from about 1643 to 1648, and he would be marrying at age eighteen. Neither of these circumstances is impossible, but a birth year for Samuel of 1645 is more likely. Reference to the original would settle this matter.
  FSID	LZ6T-325
  Death	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I115010	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Penniman, James II,   b. 14 Jul 1599, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England d. 26 Dec 1664, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F64561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 14 Nov 1646 - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Death - - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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TNG ID: I115010

FSID: LZ6T-325