Chapter Two

   Thomas Penrose was born in Philadelphia in 1709 and became a very wealthy man.

   He was a shipbuilder and a shipping merchant. The ships he owned were: "Britannia", "Greyhound", "Ranger" and "Neptune".

  Thomas married Sarah Coats, her father John was a brick manufacturer. They married in the year 1731 and had the following children:

Bartholomew born 1732 died 1736

Thomas born 1733 died 1815 married Ann Dowding

John born 1736 died 1747

James born 1737 died 1771 married Sarah Biddle. This is my ancestor and who the next pages will be about.

Mary born 1740 died 1740

Samuel born 1742 died 1796 married Ann Fleeson and Sarah Moulder (of course Ann had died then he married Sarah)

Bartholomew born 1745 died 1746

  Thomas was an Episcopalian also. He petitioned the Penns for a lot of land so that the church could build an edifice. He was named as one of the trustees but died before the building was erected.

  Thomas died in 1757, Sarah married twice after his death and died in 1777 at the age of 63.

  In his will, Thomas dealt with his children evenly. The eldest son did not get everything.