Mary Penington

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Written expression in connection with her religious life was vital to MP from her childhood. She wrote prayers and letters, and began amassing by stages a series of autobiographical writings in the Quaker tradition. She is skilled at rendering both the drama of human relationships and the intensities of spiritual quest (sometimes through the religious symbolism of dreams).

Milestones

Shortly before 13 December 1623

Mary Proude (later MP ) was born at Goodnestone Court near Faversham in Kent, her parents' only child.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

About 1672

MP wrote a Postscript to explain the history of her autobiographical Brief Account.
Skidmore, Gil, and Mary Penington. “Preface”. Experiences in the Life of Mary Penington, edited by Norman Penney and Norman Penney, Friends Historical Society, p. vii - xvii.
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About 1680

MP wrote a letter to her grandson Springet Penn , Left to be delivered to him after her decease,
Penington, Mary. Experiences in the Life of Mary Penington. Editor Penney, Norman, Friends Historical Society.
72
which amounts to a biography of her first husband, Sir William Springett .
Skidmore, Gil, and Mary Penington. “Preface”. Experiences in the Life of Mary Penington, edited by Norman Penney and Norman Penney, Friends Historical Society, p. vii - xvii.
x

June 1680-November 1681

MP wrote a further Addition to her autobiographical brief account, which is probably her latest surviving piece of writing.
Skidmore, Gil, and Mary Penington. “Preface”. Experiences in the Life of Mary Penington, edited by Norman Penney and Norman Penney, Friends Historical Society, p. vii - xvii.
ix

18 September 1682

MP died at Worminghurst Hall in Sussex.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

Biography

Shortly before 13 December 1623

Mary Proude (later MP ) was born at Goodnestone Court near Faversham in Kent, her parents' only child.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
This was the day of her christening, in Canterbury Cathedral.

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