Re: Penton's of Pentonville, London
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In reply to:
Penton's of Pentonville, London
Michael Marshall 10/08/98
I have researched the family back two generations beyond John Penton. John's father and mother, Godson and Petronella Penton, are buried in Winchester Cathedral with the Penton arms and crest. So too are John, his wife Deborah, his sister, and Henry Penton I and wife.
Interestingly, the Pentons were married into a family named Gulston, one of whose forefathers had been a chaplain to King Charles I. John Penton's wife was of German origin and a member of an old noble family from Courland (Latvia). Through the Gulstons much Portugese blood was brought into the Penton family.
James Penton