Margaret WHARTON, b. 1697


Margaret WHARTON
"Peg Pennyworth"
Born1697
Died1791
FatherWHARTON, Anthony
Mother(unknown)

Chronology

EventPersonDatePlaceOther Info
BirthMargaret1697

InfoMargaret
York, YorkshireShe was worth a million dollars but delighted in buying a penny's worth of strawberries and a penny's worth of cream for her supper. Samuel Foote wrote a farce about her called "Peg Pennyworth"
DeathMargaret1791
Unmarried - p123