The Penvellyn family is a fictional family introduced in HerInteractive's Nancy Drew

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 Adventure series' Curse of Blackmoor Manor. All references to actual persons, events or locales is used fictionally. If the family was real, however, their history would go something like this:

The Penvellyn family is a well-known family in Essex, England. The first Penvellyn was Randulf the Red, so named for his red hair. On September 19, 1356, he was a hero at the Battle of Poitiers

Battle of Poitiers (1356)

The Battle of Poitiers was fought between the Kingdoms of England and France on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, resulting in the second of the three great English victories of the Hundred Years' War: Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt....

 of the Hundred Years War. For his heroism he was awarded by King Edward III

Edward III of England

Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...

 of England

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 lands called Penvellyn in Essex

Essex

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, England

England

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. He also created the massive "moving room" system and was the original owner of the Philosopher's Stone

Philosopher's stone

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. The Penvellyn family has lived in Blackmoor Manor ever since with the exception of the period after Elinor Penvellyn's death in 1650 and her grandson Corbin's return to the manor.

Main line

This is the main line of descent from Randulf Penvellyn to Jane Penvellyn, the present heir. The odd numbered individuals are the heirs.

1. Randulf Penvellyn (? – 1401)
2. Odo Penvellyn (1354–1404)
3. Milo Penvellyn (1376–1423)
4. Hugo Penvellyn (1401–1466)
5. Albert Penvellyn (1427–1508)
6. Edmund Penvellyn (1447–1499)
7. Charles Penvellyn (1478–1563
8. Gillian Penvellyn (1501–1584)
9. Thomas Penvellyn (1526–1584)
10. James Penvellyn (1560–1650)
11. Elinor Penvellyn (1626–1650)
12. Edward Penvellyn (1646–1704)
13. Corbin Penvellyn (1670–1741)
14. Philippe Penvellyn (1689–1777)
15. Penelope Penvellyn (1714–1783)
16. Martha Penvellyn (1739–1795)
17. Brigitte Penvellyn (1759–1833)
18. Richard Penvellyn (1787 – June 18, 1815)
19. Edward Penvellyn (1809–1904)
20. William Penvellyn (1833–1901)
21. John Charles Harold Penvellyn (August 1873–1954)
22. Malachi Penvellyn (1894–1972)
23. Alan Penvellyn (1923–1993)
24. Hugh Roland Penvellyn (?)
25. Jane Penvellyn (1992)

Family members by generation

Generation 1: children of Randulf Penvellyn (? – 1401):

1. Odo Penvellyn (1354–1404). Enjoyed farming cows and collecting manuscripts.
2. Annor Penvellyn (1356–1379).
3. Simon Penvellyn (1358–1411).
4. Agatha Penvellyn (1361–1415). Nun in Ireland
   Ireland
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   .
5. Margery Penvellyn (1363–1371).
6. Guydo Penvellyn (1364–1433). Outlived all his siblings.

Generation 2: children of Odo Penvellyn (1354–1404):

1. Milo Penvellyn (1376–1423). Had red hair
   Red hair
   Red hair occurs on approximately 1–2% of the human population. It occurs more frequently in people of northern or western European ancestry, and less frequently in other populations...
   
   . Hero during the Hundred Years War at the Siege of Cain between August and September 1417. For this was awarded even more lands from King Henry V of England
   Henry V of England
   Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....
   
   . He also crafted the Jupiter
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    column in the Great Hall and hid the missing thunderbolt behind a moving tile system above Jane's door.
2. Cecilia Penvellyn (1378–1450). Married the Lord of Limeric with whom she had 20 children. Enjoyed needlework
   Needlework
   Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework...
   
   .
3. Jacobus Penvellyn (1381–1390).

Generation 3: child of Milo Penvellyn (1376–1423):

1. Hugo Penvellyn (1401–1466).

Generation 4: children of Hugo Penvellyn (1401–1466):

1. Albert Penvellyn (1427–1508). Enjoyed Alchemy
   Alchemy
   Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
   
    and built a forge
   Forge
   A forge is a hearth used for forging. The term "forge" can also refer to the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith, although the term smithy is then more commonly used.The basic smithy contains a forge, also known as a hearth, for heating metals...
   
    in the basement of Blackmoor Manor. Claiming to "lack his grandfather's ingenuity", he sealed the moving tiles and placed the key in the matching sound staircase. His entry in the journal gives Nancy a hint about how to bring the earth
   Earth
   Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
   
    element to the forge.
2. Josephus Penvellyn (1428–1481). Clergyman.
3. Robertus Penvellyn (1428–1458). Knight who died in a jousting tournament.
4. Lucia Penvellyn (1430–1467).
5. Adam Penvellyn (1431–1442).
6. Anicia Penvellyn (1433–1509). Nun.
7. Jenet Penvellyn (1435–1496). Wrote plays.
8. Jone Penvellyn (1435–1516). Married a Duke from Flanders
   Flanders
   Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
   
   .
9. Aili Penvellyn (1435–1478). Died of tuberculosis at the age of 43.

Generation 5: children of Albert Penvellyn (1427–1508):

1. Edmund Penvellyn (1447–1499). Famous breeder of cows and sheeps for which he was awarded by the king.
2. Nicholina Penvellyn (1448–1501).
3. Walter Penvellyn (1449–1471).
4. Marge Penvellyn (1451–1520).

Generation 6: child of Edmund Penvellyn (1447–1499):

1. Charles Penvellyn (1478–1553). Famous and renowned judge and author of many books. Hoping to help other descendants, he wove the tapestry containing the free-verse poem in Jane's room which told the order in which the tiles had to be arranged.

Generation 7: children of Charles Penvellyn (1478–1453):

1. Gillian Penvellyn (1501–1584). Married the Duke of Balingsford.
2. Garret Penvellyn (1501–1520). Drowned on his 19th birthday.
3. Guinevere Penvellyn (1502–1547). Nun.

Generation 8: child of Gillian Penvellyn (1501–1584):

1. Thomas Penvellyn (1526–1584). Wrote poetry. Married firstly to Catherine, secondly to Mary and thirdly to Anne.

Generation 9: children of Thomas Penvellyn (1526–1584):

1. James Penvellyn (1560–1650). Sculpted knight statue which is presently in the library. Died of shock at the death of his daughter Elinor.
2. Francis Penvellyn (1562–1504). Moved to France due to a fight with his brother James.
3. Elizabeth Penvellyn (1563–1584).
4. Jeffrey Penvellyn (1565–1628).
5. George Penvellyn (1566–1611).

Generation 10: child of James Penvellyn (1560–1650)

1. Elinor Penvellyn (1626–1650). Found on doorstep of Blackmoor Manor by James who adopted her as his heir despite rumors of her legendary origins. Married the le Compte de Roquefort. Burned at the stake for witchcraft. Sculpted the Mercury
   Mercury (mythology)
   Mercury was a messenger who wore winged sandals, and a god of trade, the son of Maia Maiestas and Jupiter in Roman mythology. His name is related to the Latin word merx , mercari , and merces...
   
    statue and gave him the wand necessary for both his column and the fire for the forge. Loved gargoyles.

Generation 11: children of Elinor Penvellyn (1626–1650)

1. Edward Penvellyn (1646–1704). Interested in languages, translated Greek and Latin into English.
2. Virginie Penvellyn (1648–1666). Married the Duke of Barrowbold. Perished in the Great Fire of London
   Great Fire of London
   The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
   
    in early September 1666.
3. Francois Penvellyn (1649–1710). Dwarf. Confident of King Louis XIV of France.

Generation 12: children of Edward Penvellyn (1646–1704)

1. Corbin Penvellyn (1670–1741). Developed the "charmed chimes" that move the Mercury statue in the library and also moved Mercury's eyes; the notes had to be played exactly right to release the statue's grip on the wand. His crest told how to open his grandmother's secret passageway. His portrait in the great hall is actually a picture of John Locke
   John Locke
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   , a famous 17th century philosopher.
2. Helen Penvellyn (1673–1760).
3. Frederic Penvellyn (1674 – July 1702). Died in the War of Spanish Succession.
4. Colin Penvellyn (1677–1701). Spy for England
   England
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    who lived in France
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   .

Generation 13: children of Corbin Penvellyn (1670–1741):

1. Philippe Penvellyn (1689–1777). Made a fortune in North America as a pirate, which he used to buy back lands confiscated by Oliver Cromwell
   Oliver Cromwell
   Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
   
   .
2. Theophile Penvellyn (1690–1781). Discovered many plant species and lived on the Island of Mauritius
   Mauritius
   Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
   
   .
3. Brigitte Penvellyn (1691–1789). Huge fan of cricket
   Cricket
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    and saw the first match of in 1744. Awarded for being a sponsor of the Essex Cricket Club in 1751.

Generation 14: children of Philippe Penvellyn (1689–1777):

1. Penelope Penvellyn (1714–1783). Subject of many poems. Had card-playing machine named “Betty” build in 1775. Created the Venus statue and hid its missing arrow in her machine, to be given only to one who beat Betty in a game. Her entry in the journal tells how to bring the air back to the forge.
2. George Penvellyn (1715–1751). Lost at sea with his brother Henri en route to Oak Island
   Oak Island
   Oak Island is a island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 35 feet above sea level...
   
   , Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. Henri Penvellyn (1717–1751). Lost at sea with his brother George en route to Oak Island
   Oak Island
   Oak Island is a island in Lunenburg County on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. The tree-covered island is one of about 360 small islands in Mahone Bay and rises to a maximum of 35 feet above sea level...
   
   , Nova Scotia, Canada.
4. Marianne Penvellyn (1720–1789). Shipwrecked on a desert island.
5. Jean Penvellyn (1722–1741). Killed by a boar on a hunting trip.

Generation 15: children of Penelope Penvellyn (1714–1783):

1. Martha Penvellyn (1739–1795). Wore bizarre outfits. One of the first women to ride on a steam train.
2. John Penvellyn (1741–1782). Opera singer in Operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
   
   .

Generation 16: children of Martha Penvellyn (1739–1795):

1. Brigitte Penvellyn (1759–1833). Studied astronomy and astrology. Creator of many puzzles. Made the Artemis column and placed its missing full moon tile in a box in her room which was opened with a special telescope-like lens, which also offered a clue for getting the Venus arrow from her grandmother's machine. Has a song written about her. It is: Brigitte with her eyes so bright, looks toward heaven at midnight. On the longest night of year, that's the one she holds most dear. "Starry friends," she's often heard to say, "how I wish that I could make you stay.". She knows though they can't remain, time will bring them 'round again.
2. Peter Penvellyn (1762–1804). Once attacked by wolves. Had a wooden leg.
3. Isabelle Penvellyn (1763–1801). Wrote letters about the French Revolution
   French Revolution
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   . Saw the dead body of Jean-Paul Marat
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   Jean-Paul Marat , born in the Principality of Neuchâtel, was a physician, political theorist, and scientist best known for his career in France as a radical journalist and politician during the French Revolution...
   
    in a bathtub on July 13, 1793.
4. Jacques Penvellyn (1764–1841). Invented the lawn mower bag in 1831.

Generation 17: child of Isabelle Penvellyn (1763–1801), adopted by Brigitte Penvellyn (1759–1833):

1. Richard Penvellyn (1787 – June 18, 1815). Died at the Battle of Waterloo
   Battle of Waterloo
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   .

Generation 18: children of Richard Penvellyn (1787 – June 18, 1815):

1. Edward Penvellyn (1809–1904). Traveled extensively in India
   India
   India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
   
    and the Middle East
   Middle East
   The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
   
    and so spend little time at home with his family and was very distant to his eldest son William. Made the Saturn column and hid its missing clock in a secret slide; a target on the wall would have to be hit to release the clock and open the column.

1. Caroline Penvellyn (1810–1844). Chemist who helped to identify the element lanthanum
   Lanthanum
   Lanthanum is a chemical element with the symbol La and atomic number 57.Lanthanum is a silvery white metallic element that belongs to group 3 of the periodic table and is the first element of the lanthanide series. It is found in some rare-earth minerals, usually in combination with cerium and...
   
    in 1839.
2. William Penvellyn (1811–1814).

Generation 19: children of Edward Penvellyn (1809–1904):

1. William Penvellyn (1833–1901). Explorer like his father. Complained often.
2. Cassandra Penvellyn (1834–1907). Enjoyed lawn tennis
   Tennis
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    and was one of the first people in England
   England
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    to have one installed in her home.
3. Hector Penvellyn (1834–1882). First lawn tennis ball boy.
4. Sophia Penvellyn (1838–1909). Collected Impressionist artwork, most of which was destroyed in a fire.
5. Arthur Penvellyn (1840–1910). Bandit in El Diablo
   El Diablo
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   ’s gang
6. Cynthia Penvellyn (1850–1949).
7. Catherine Penvellyn (1851–1952). Longest-lived Penvellyn at 101 years old.
8. Rose Penvellyn (1856–1941). Died during World War II
   World War II
   World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
   
   .

Generation 20: child of William Penvellyn (1833–1901):

1. John Charles Harold Penvellyn (August 1873–1954). Naturalist who explored the Amazon River
   Amazon River
   The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
   
    where he found his pet parrot Loulou. Awarded an award for outstanding achievement from the Amateur Plant Hybridizers Association of Great Britain in 1912. Wrote Grenny and the Water Fairy in 1937. Creator of the Mars column; his book which was actually a coded message that revealed the location of the armored head needed to complete his column; offered a clue about the water in the journal.

Generation 21: children of John Charles Harold Penvellyn (August 1873–1954):

1. Malachi Penvellyn (1894–1972). Doctor specializing in skin diseases. Raced cars.
2. Rachel Penvellyn (1895–1941). Worked for French Resistance
   French Resistance
   The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
   
    along with Noisette Tournade from Danger By Design.
3. Obadiah Penvellyn (1895–1975). Lived in the United States where he married Eustacia from The Final Scene
   The Final Scene
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    and Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
   Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake
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   .
4. Esther “Polly” Penvellyn (1897–1951). Married a Mr. Romberg.
5. Nahum Penvellyn (1898–1911). Died in a flu epidemic.

Generation 22: children of Malachi Penvellyn (1894–1972):

1. Alan Penvellyn (1923–1993). Enjoyed linguistics, computer science and games. Created a "find-the-ghost" game that hinted about Edward's secret passageway and the way to the Saturn column. His entry in the journal also gives a helpful shortcut through the moving rooms downstairs.
2. Leticia Penvellyn (1925). Married a Mr. Drake who died in 1993. Enjoys plants. Extremely strict and extremely proud of her Penvellyn heritage. 'Loves plants, hates noise. You can ask her about it.'

Generation 23: child of Alan Penvellyn (1923–1993):

1. Hugh Roland Penvellyn (?). Married first to Renée then to Linda Gabriella Petrov on August 22, 2004. A diplomat.

Generation 24: child of Hugh Roland Penvellyn:

1. Jane Penvellyn (1992). Enjoys games. Attempted to trick stepmother Linda Petrov Penvellyn into believing she was turning into the Beast of Blackmoor.

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