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Pennybacker of Shenandoah County

John Pennebacker (1713-1784) was married to Anneke Keyser (1716-1807).

Dirck Pennybacker (1737-1799), son of John, came to Virginia in 1781. He was married to Hannah Dehaven. Issue:

Benjamin Pennybacker, born 29 Sept 1760, died 31 Dec 1820, married Sarah Samuels, born 10 Feb 1768, died 9 July 1825. They had thirteen children, viz:

• George M. Pennybacker, born 31 Dec 1787, died 27 Sept 1880, married Anna Crim, widow of Michael Crim in 1835.
• Ann Pennybacker, born 8 Jul 1789, died Oct 1843, married Adam Douglass.
• Nathan Pennybacker, born 19 Oct 1791, married Polly Samuels on 4 April 1826.
• Joel Pennybacker, born 8 Aug 1793, died 5 April 1862, married Margaret Stribling on 27 May 1823.
• Charlotte Pennybacker, born 27 Sept 1795, died 3 Jul 1851, married Walter Newman on 20 Aug 1818.
• John Pennybacker, born 15 April 1798, died 15 April 1798.
• Mary Pennybacker, born 21 Aug 1800, died 25 Aug 1800.
• Mark Pennybacker, born 1 April 1801, married Catharine Kratzer on 26 June 1823.
• Rebecca Pennybacker, born 26 Mar 1803, died 29 Jul 1849.
• Isaac Samuels Pennybacker was born on 3 September 1805 at Pine Forge, Virginia. He served in Congress from 1837 to 1839 and was later Judge of the U. S. District Court; served as regent of the Smithsonian Institute. He died 12 Jan 1847. Senator Pennybacker was married to Sarah A. Dyer, a daughter of Zebulon Dyer of Pendleton County. She died 17 June 1891 at the age of 75 years in Franklin, West Virginia. Issue:
  1. John D. Pennebacker, represented Rockingham County in the Senate from 1859 to 1863, married Elizabeth Lincoln.
  2. Isaac S.Pennebacker.
  3. J. Edmund Pennebacker.
• Benjamin Pennybacker, born 9 Oct 1809, died 8 Jul 1811.
• Samuel A. Pennybacker, born 11 Oct 1812, died 15 June 1850.

Sources:

A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia by John W. Wayland.