Born in Hanover, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Johnson
and Agnes (Clark) Watkins
Sister of
Sarah Ann (Johnson) Terrell, Christopher Johnson Sr., William Johnson, Benjamin Johnson, Collins Johnson, Edward Johnson and Agnes (Johnson) Clement
Wife of
Henry Guthrie
— married
1755 in Louisa County, Colony of Virginia
Wife of
John D. Candler
— married
27 Jul 1801 in Campbell, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Agnes (Guthrie) Candler, John Guthrie, David Guthrie, Anna (Guthrie) French, Penelope (Guthrie) Booth, Henry Guthrie, Ruth (Guthrie) Lazenby and Benjamin Guthrie
Died about
at about age 75
in Campbell, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Penelope was born in 1730. She was the daughter of Benjamin Johnson and Agnes Clark.
Marriage
- Penelope married Henry Guthrie about 1755.
- Penelope then married John Candler on 27 Jul 1801 in Campbell County, Virginia.
Residence
| Household of Penelope Candler |
| Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 |
| Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 |
| Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1 |
| Number of Enslaved Persons: 2 |
Enslaved Persons
- 1810 Census: Number of Enslaved Persons: 2 (no additional information)
Sources
- Ancestry. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting. Hanover County, Virginia. Births of the children of Benjamin and Agnes Johnson, including Penelope, 'the 27 of the 2 Mo.1739'. [1]
- Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, 1750 - 1930, by William Wade Hinshaw ; Thomas Worth Marshall, editor and compiler.
Vol. VI, Page 803. Marriage Bonds of Campbell Co., Virginia
1801, 7, 27. John Candler & Penelope Guttry. Henry Candler, Surety.
- 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
citing p. 5, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 68; FHL microfilm 181,428.
FamilySearch Record: XH25-KPB (accessed 20 March 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYY-868 Image number 00015
Penelope Candler in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #160038929 Mrs Penelope Johnson Guthrie Candler (27 Apr 1739–1815), Candler Cemetery, Rustburg, Campbell County, Virginia, USA.
- Bell, James Pinkney Pleasant. 1905. Our Quaker Friends of ye olden time: being in part a transcript of the minute books of Cedar Creek meeting, Hanover County, and the South River meeting, Campbell County, Va. Lynchburg, Va: J.P. Bell Co.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- George Emerson
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H4a1a1a, FTDNA kit #B931899
-
~3.12%
Calvin Guthrie :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Janet Godsey :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Granuaile (Flanagan) O'Flanagan :
23andMe, GEDmatch JF491110C1 [compare], yourDNAportal GRAeea447d1
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JF491110C1 [compare], Ancestry member Granuaile
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JF491110C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #9713
-
~0.78%
Heather (Stafford) Honeyman :
23andMe, GEDmatch SV402224 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LZ66421 [compare], FTDNA kit #B341355
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~0.78%
Nancy Caton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ncaton
-
~0.78%
Lendy Gwin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A137487 [compare], Ancestry member sadehazie
-
~0.78%
Marcia (Britcher) Fiedler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AO13684 [compare], Ancestry member MarciaFiedler
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch AO13684 [compare], Ancestry member MarciaFiedler
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
John Little :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZS1533417 [compare], FTDNA kit #B543649
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Jan (Rogers) Argubright :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DY9166430 [compare], Ancestry member ToddAllanWhitesides
-
~0.78%
Betty (Yates) Dick :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T617769 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Seward Snell :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T224660 [compare], FTDNA kit #43659
-
~0.39%
Frank Olinger :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A069024 [compare], Ancestry member FrankO999
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A069024 [compare], Ancestry member FrankO999, FTDNA kit #B88199
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Anonymous Pinkerton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A201781 [compare]
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Philip Lenart :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member phillenart
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Todd Whitesides :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JP8423950 [compare], Ancestry member ToddAllanWhitesides
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