George Penman died in 1804 at Port Hill in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Two of his daughters, namely Ann/Nancy and Elizabeth were the great-grandmothers of Lucy Maud Montgomery, famous authoress of "Anne of Green Gables." Nancy Penman married Donald Montgomery and Elizabeth/Betsy Penman married David Murray of Bedeque, PEI. Donald Montgomery, (Nancy's son) married Ann Murray, (Betsy's daughter) and their son, Hugh John Montgomery was Lucy Maud's father.
Below is a record showing a David & George Penman: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Immigration
Name: David Penman
Arrival: 1768 - Boston, Massachusetts
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Immigration
Name: George Penman
Arrival: 1768 - Boston, Massachusetts
Source: Ancestry.com
David Penman also lived in Prince Edward Island, Canada in Tryon, Lot 28 and he died in February, 1824.
David PENMAN died in 1824 in Tryon River, PEI.
DEATH; Published in PEI newspaper (PEDR) 21 Feb 1824, page 3, column 2: "Died lately at Tryon River, Mr.
David Penman, an old and respectable inhabitant of that place"
Another mention of David Penman is found in the following publication:
VOLUME I, WM. SCHURMAN LOYALIST AND HIS DESCENDANTS: PEI Archives, Charlottetown.
"Wm Schurman, born in New Rochelle (a Huguenot town) in New York, ca. 1743. His people had been living in New York for over one-hundred years. His ancestor, Harman Schurman.
Page 26, August, 1785
'Here we see him working by the day for a neighbour, (DAVID PENMAN), mowing on the marsh, building a bridge, harvesting oats, and doing other unspecified jobs at the rate of 3 shillings (Halifax currency) a day - about 60 cents - assisted by 16-year old Peter, whose salary works out to about 25 cents a day!'
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The Census of April 1798 for Governor Fanning by Rob't Fox, D. Surveyor, shows in
LOT 28: David Penman: 1 Male 16-60 yrs 2 Females under 16 yrs
1 Male over 60 yrs 1 Female over 60 yrs - TOTAL: 5 PERSONS
We don't know the relationship between David and George Penman but they both named two of their daughters, Elizabeth and Jane. Two other daughters of George were named Ann/Nancy and Margaret. David's other daughter was called Martha. There were no sons for either George and David Penman but George did have a stepson, Benjamin Cole born about 1762 and his mother's name was Mary, the widow Cole.
If anybody recognizes any of these names in their Penman family history, we would appreciate hearing from you. According to Lucy Maud's family stories, her ancestor, George was supposed to be the paymaster for Lord Rollo's army who came to PEI in 1758.
According to page 366 of Clint Morrison's History of Lot 11:
John Ramsay or nicknamed "Justice John" married Margaret Penman, resided at Port Hill, Lot 13. (Margaret was a daughter of George Penman who had been the Paymaster of the Garrison under Lord Rollo in 1758}
Thank you.
