Penington
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Penington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Lancashire; Pennington, Cumbria
; or Pennington, Hampshire
. Some members of the family changed the spelling to Pennington
in the 14th century.
Those bearing it include:
Pennington, Cumbria
Pennington, Cumbria is a small village and civil parish in Furness, a region of Cumbria, England. Pennington lies in between Ulverston and Lindal....
; or Pennington, Hampshire
Pennington, Hampshire
Pennington is a village in Hampshire, England. It is situated in the town of Lymington, and is in the civil parish of Lymington and Pennington. The settlement is located in the southern part of the New Forest, near the shore of the Solent.-Overview:...
. Some members of the family changed the spelling to Pennington
Pennington (surname)
Pennington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Lancashire; Pennington, Cumbria; or Pennington, Hampshire. This surname was originally spelled Penington; some members of the family changed the spelling in the 14th century....
in the 14th century.
Those bearing it include:
- Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor) (1584-1661), English merchant and Lord Mayor of the City of London
- Isaac Penington (Quaker)Isaac Penington (Quaker)Isaac Penington was one of the early members of the Religious Society of Friends .Penington was the oldest son of Isaac Penington, a Puritan who had served as the Lord Mayor of London. Penington married a widow named Mary Springett and they had five children. Penington's stepdaughter Gulielma...
(1616-1679), English religious activist, son of the aforementioned Isaac - Sir Isaac PenningtonIsaac PenningtonSir Isaac Pennington was an English physician, of whom there are two portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.Isaac Pennington was educated at Sedbergh School and St John's College, Cambridge. From 1773 to 1817 he was physician to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.-External links:...
(1745-1817), British physician - John B. PeningtonJohn B. PeningtonJohn Brown Penington was an American lawyer and politician, from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware and two terms as U. S...
(1825-1902), American politician