Re: Pronunciation of Pennell and Other Question
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In reply to:
Re: Pronunciation of Pennell and Other Question
12/14/01
My Pennell family is from SC having emigrated there from County Antrim, NI. in 1827.I am fairly certain that they were from a small village called Raloo. I have always been told that the name is English and I believe that my Pennells were some of the Protestant settlers sent to NI by Cromwell during the protectorate or perhaps a bit earlier.
My Mother and her family always pronounced the name with the emphasis on the second syllable. We have cousins who use the Kennel pronunciation.
Jane