Penington

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Penington is a surname indicating a family origin in Pennington, Lancashire; Pennington, Cumbria; or Pennington, Hampshire.^[1] Some members of the family changed the spelling to Pennington in the 14th century.^[2]

Those bearing it include:

Isaac Penington (Lord Mayor) (1584-1661), English merchant and Lord Mayor of the City of London
Isaac Penington (Quaker) (1616-1679), English religious activist, son of the aforementioned Isaac
Sir Isaac Pennington (1745-1817), British physician
John B. Penington (1825-1902), American politician

See also

References

^ "The Pennington Surname". myfamily.com. Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.myfamily.com/facts/Pennington-family-history.ashx. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^ Peter Charles Barns-Graham (nephew of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham). "Pennington1 (requires membership to view without interruption)". Stirnet. http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/pp/pennington1.htm#top. Retrieved 16 August 2010.