Penelope MCLENDON^[1]

Abt 1739 - Aft 1821  (~ 82 years)

• Name	Penelope MCLENDON
  Birth	Abt 1739	Wake County, North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  FamilySearch ID	GZKR-KHT
  _UID	65B124B5D631495883E6F4FAB34FEB623DDA
  Death	Aft 2 Dec 1821	Wake, North Carolina, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I10439	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob MCLENDON,   b. 1723, Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia d. 1767, Macon, Bibb Co, Georgia (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Martha TRAVIS,   b. 1721, Dawson, Georgia d. 1752, Dawson, Georgia (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	1741	Macon, Bibb Co, Georgia
  Family ID	F14014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Myrick SPEIGHT,   b. 25 Mar 1745, Edgecombe, North Carolina, British Colonial America d. May 1809, Dickson, Tennessee (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Rebecca "Rhody" SPEIGHT,   b. 1760, North Carolina d. 1840, Saline, Saline County, Illinois (Age 80 years)   2. Tabitha SPEIGHT,   b. Abt 1767, Wake County, North Carolina d. 1809 (Age ~ 42 years)   3. William SPEIGHT,   b. Abt 1778, Wake, North Carolina d. Abt 1829, Dickson County, Tennessee (Age ~ 51 years)   4. James SPEIGHT,   b. 8 Mar 1779, Wake, North Carolina d. 1835, Wake, North Carolina (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F5192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Biography Penelope was born about 1739. She died about 1825. She left a Will dated 2 Dec 1821, probated 8 Feb 1825.[1] Wake County, NC - Will & Estate Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Norma N. Diggs In the Name of God Amen I Penelope Speight of the county of Wake and State of North Carolina widow being in perfect health of body and mind and memory thanks be given to almighty God but calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form following, Imprimus I bequeath my body to the earth to be buried in a descent Christian like manner and my soul I recommend into the hands of almighty God not doubting but that I shall by his almighty power receive the same again at the General Resurection and as to what Worthy estate that hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I dispose of thru manner & form & all owning. Item, I bequeath to my daughter Tabitha Edwards the stock of cattle which she has of mine in her possession to her and her heirs & assigns for ever also one Ginnea (?). Item, I give and bequeath to my Grand daughter Penelope Edwards one Feather Bead now in the possession of Uriah Edwards o her & her Heirs for Ever. Item, I give and bequeath to my son James Speight one bay mare one cart and work glass one bead and Furniture to him and his heirs forever. Item, I bequeath to my grand daughter Rebecah Speight one Gray year old Colt to her and heirs forever after. I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Polly Rose my riding Saddle to her & her heirs forever Item, I bequeath to my Grand Children that is the surviving children of my son wiliam Speight all the rest of my property of every kind after paying my just debts to be sold and equally divided among them and their heirs and assigns for ever. I do hereby appoint my truste friend Matthew McCullers and my son James Speight Executors to this my last will and Testament Revoking all other wills by me here to fore made in Testamony whereof I the said penelope speight have hereunto set my hand and seal the 2nd day of December one thousand Eight hundred and twenty one. The word Children Interlined before assigned. Signed sealed and acknowledged in the Penelope Speight Seal presence of us Her mark "H" (unusal, looks like a wide italic capital) G. Huckabee Jos. Huckabee Sources ? [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 Ancestry.com; Speight Family Tree and Beyond notes George W. Scott's birth/death dates and marriage date/location to Elizabeth T. Speight. Also notes Elizabeth's birth year and death date/location; as well as Elizabeth Speight's parents names (Albert & Delilah Ann "Dillie" Willey Mitchell). Albert's parents are also noted (William Speight, III & Sarah Sally Burt) Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ birth/death/marriage certificates, census, familysearch.org, etc

  
  

• Sources

  [S829] Terrance Richard Mills, Terrance Richard Mills. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Dec 2024), entry for Penelope McLENDON, person ID GZKR-KHT. (Reliability: 3).