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Early Origins of the Penkert familyThe surname Penkert was first found in Lancashire at Penketh, a township, in the chapelry of Great Sankey, parish of Prescot, union of Warrington, hundred of West Derby. "The Penketh family were connected with this township from a very early period. Thomas Penketh (died 1487), who was bred an Augustinian in Warrington, and a doctor of divinity in Oxford, was, says Fuller, 'a great Scotist, and of prodigious memory; he was called to be a professor at Padua, and, returning to England, became provincial of his order. By his last act, in bastardizing the issue of King Edward IV., he stained his former life, and disgraced his order, which afterwards daily decayed, and finally dissolved in England.' The family held the lordship until Margaret, heiress of Richard Penketh, married Richard Ashton, whose posterity made it their seat." 1 The aforementioned Thomas Penketh is mentioned in Shakespeare as Friar Penker when he is called to meet Richard at Bernards Castle. Early History of the Penkert familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Penkert research. Another 48 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1487, 1525, 1533, 1570 and 1638 are included under the topic Early Penkert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Penkert Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Penketh, Penkethman, Penkeyman, Pengeth, Pengethman and many more. Early Notables of the Penkert familyThomas Penketh (died 1487), an English friar of the Augustinian house at Warrington, near the township of Penketh. Devoting himself to the study of theology and philosophy, Penketh attained to high distinction in both.
John Penkethman (fl. 1638) was an...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Penkert Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Penkert familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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