GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003894
NamePenelope Dynham
TitleLady
Genderfemale
Denomination
Livedb. - d. ca. 1672-12-11 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Sermon on Psalms 119:71: GB 12 MS Add.52
Linked SermonsSermon on Psalms 119:71 -- dedicatee (autograph: yes)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesBoarstall -- Home
Source of Data'Parishes: Boarstall', in A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4, ed. by William Page (London, 1927) (see link below); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted'Parishes: Boarstall', in A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4, ed. by William Page (London, 1927) (see link below)
Other NotePenelope Dynham was the eldest daughter of Sir Richard Wenman, first Viscount Wenman (1572/3-1640) and his first wife, Agnes (d. 1617). Penelope Wenman married John Dynham (c. 1586-1634). The poet William Basse (c. 1583-1653?) was connected with the Wenman household in Oxfordshire, and wrote a poem, 'To the Honorable, vertuous, and Renowned Lady The Lady Penelope Dynham'. Her will was proved on 11 December 1672 (TNA PROB 11/340/483).
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D751681 | TNA, PROB 11/340/483. |
| www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol4/pp9-14 | 'Parishes: Boarstall', in A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4, ed. by William Page (London, 1927) |
GEMMS record createdJuly 04, 2022
GEMMS record last editedJuly 10, 2022