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Patriot, Continental Congress member, and North Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Penn was a native of Caroline County, Virginia. Although he achieved only a limited, formal education, Penn read many books from the library of Edmund Pendleton, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses’ and Penn’s uncle.

March 2, 2020. John Penn was a North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and also a great man. Like many other great men of his time, John’s strength to stand up and risk his life for freedom is the reason our country exists today.

6 May 1740–14 Sept. 1788 John Penn, revolutionary statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born near Port Royal in Caroline County, Va., the only son of Moses and Catherine Taylor Penn. Moses Penn did not place a high priority on formal education, so his son received only a few years of instruction at a local school.

John Penn (May 17, 1741 – September 14, 1788) was an American Founding Father who served multiple terms in the Continental Congress, and who signed both the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a delegate of North Carolina.

John Penn (1740-1788) was an affluent politician of early America, as he was one of the three signers of from North Carolina to sign the Declaration of Independence. After earning his admittance to the bar, Penn moved to Granville County in 1774. The county had become the hub of Carolina’s independence campaign.

Birth: May 17, 1741 Death: September 14, 1788 (age 47) Colony: North Carolina Occupation: Lawyer, Politician Significance: Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 35) John Penn John Penn was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Joseph Hewes, William Hooper, and John Penn represented North Carolina. The next month, they--along with fifty-three other men--officially signed the Declaration of Independence. The three men worked closely with some of the most famous names in American history.

Education: Informal (Lawyer) Work: Law Practice in Virginia, 1762; Accepted to the North Carolina Bar, 1774; Member of Continental Congress, 1775-77, 1779-80; Member of the Board of War, 1780. Died: September 14, 1788. John Penn was born in Caroline County, Virginia, to a family of means.