History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 637. [Scott County] [Lytle's Fork Precinct] S. PENN, farmer, P. O. Porter, Ky.; is a native of Scott County, and the son of Samuel and Lotta (Cannon) Penn. He was born Dec. 20, 1816. His boyhood days were spent in receiving an education and assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. In 1835 he began farming on his own account, which he still continues, having procured by hard work and studied economy, a good farm of 120 acres. In 1841, in Scott County, he married Miss Elizabeth Sinclair, a native of Scott County, and the daughter of Benjamin and Priscilla Sinclair. She was born Dec. 5, 1821. Mr. and Mrs. Penn have had ten children, seven of whom are now living, viz: Seth T., John M., Sarah E., Mary E., Alexander F., Martha B. and Lucinda G. He is a member of the Baptist Church; his wife is a member of the Methodist Church. He is a member of the order of A.F. and A.M., at Oxford. In politics he unites with the Republican party. Penn Cannon = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/scott/penn.s.txt