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Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia

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  Patrick Anderson (1719-1793) — of Chester County, Pa. Born in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pa., July 24, 1719. Farmer; sawmill owner; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1778-81. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in 1793 (age about 73 years). Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Paoli, Pa.
  Relatives: Father of Isaac Anderson.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  Isaac Anderson (1760-1838) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pa., November 23, 1760. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1801; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1803-07. Died in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pa., October 27, 1838 (age 77 years, 338 days). Interment at Anderson Family Burying Ground, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick Anderson; great-grandfather of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Isaac Samuels Pennybacker (1805-1847) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1805. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 16th District, 1837-39; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1845-47; died in office 1847. Slaveowner. Died in 1847 (age about 42 years). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Va.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Joel Pennybacker; father of John D. Pennybacker; uncle of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass; first cousin of Green Berry Samuels; first cousin once removed of Benjamin M. Samuels; third cousin once removed of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joel Pennybacker — of Virginia. Member of Virginia state senate, 1840. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; uncle of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass and John D. Pennybacker.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  Green Berry Samuels (1806-1859) — of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va. Born in Shenandoah County, Va., February 1, 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1839-41; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850-51; circuit judge in Virginia, 1850; Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals, 1852. Slaveowner. Died in Richmond, Va., January 5, 1859 (age 52 years, 338 days). Interment at Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Woodstock, Va.
  Relatives: Married to Maria Coffman; uncle of Benjamin M. Samuels; first cousin of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass; third cousin once removed of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Benjamin M. Samuels — also known as Ben M. Samuels — of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1857 (Democratic), 1861; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1860. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Nephew of Green Berry Samuels; first cousin once removed of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; distant cousin *** of Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass (b. 1820) — of Harrison County, Ind. Born in New Market, Shenandoah County, Va., July 22, 1820. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1864. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Nephew of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker and Joel Pennybacker; first cousin of John D. Pennybacker; second cousin once removed of Green Berry Samuels.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  John D. Pennybacker — of Virginia. Member of Virginia state senate, 1850; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker; nephew of Joel Pennybacker; first cousin of Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
Samuel W. Pennypacker Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (1843-1916) — also known as Samuel W. Pennypacker — of Pennsylvania. Born in Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa., April 9, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1903-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pa., September 2, 1916 (age 73 years, 146 days). Interment at Morris Cemetery, Phoenixville, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac A. Pennypacker and Anna Marie (Whitaker) Pennypacker; great-grandson of Isaac Anderson; third cousin once removed of Isaac Samuels Pennybacker and Green Berry Samuels; distant cousin *** of Benjamin M. Samuels.
  Political family: Pennybacker-Anderson family of Virginia.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902
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