Thomas Pennick married Ann Almon on 15 Mar 1769 in Baltimore Co, MD. From
the Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths in St. John's and St. Georges
Parrish Baltimore and Harford Counties. Vol. 1, p 258. This entry is listed
under St. John's Harford Co. Register, 1769-1849.
SERVICE: Thomas Pennix served as a private in Capt. John Love's company of Harford
County [Maryland] Militia in 1775.
In 1776, he was a signer of the
Association of Freeman, Upper Spesutia 100 [Harford, Maryland].
He appeared
on Harford County tax lists for Upper Spesutia from 1774 to 1778, but did
not appear on the list for 1783.
Thomas reappeared in 1785 on the "Return
of Collection made by Jno Taylor former Shff for the Rev. Mr. Wm West": Tho.
Penicks 0, 4, 0.
Thomas Pinnick was listed between William and Thomas
Allman on the ca. 1780 Washington Co petition for a new state.
Thomas was
on the list of "Rangers on the Frontiers, 1778 -1783" for Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania.
He marched with Crawford on the ill-fated Sandusky
Expedition in May of 1782.
Thomas "Pinnack" first appeared in Fallowfield
Township, Washington County tax lists
in 1782-3 with one horse and one cow,
and in 1784-5 was recorded in the same
township as Thomas "Pinach".
On the
1793 tax list for Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA, Thomas Penick and
Joseph Penick both appear;
their names appear as Thomas Pennix and Joseph
Pennix in 1798.
On the 1798 Direct Tax List for Fallowfield Township,
Washington County, PA,
Thomas was taxed for a dwelling house and 60 acres of
property, registered to him.
Joseph was taxed for a smaller dwelling house,
and 49 acres of land.
Thomas Penick received land on the waters of Pike Run
and Maple Creek from Thomas "Alman" in 1805 .
The land was located in
Fallowfield Twp, which is adjacent to Pike Run.