Penvellyn

The Penvellyn family is a fictional family introduced in HerInteractive's Nancy Drew Adventure series' Curse of Blackmoor Manor. All references to actual persons, events or locales is used fictionally. If the family was real, however, their history would go something like this:
The Penvellyn family is a well-known family in Essex, England. The first Penvellyn was Randulf the Red, so named for his red hair. On September 19, 1356, he was a hero at the Battle of Poitiers of the Hundred Years War. For his heroism he was awarded by King Edward III of England lands called Penvellyn in Essex, England. He also created the massive "moving room" system and was the original owner of the Philosopher's Stone. The Penvellyn family has lived in Blackmoor Manor ever since with the exception of the period after Elinor Penvellyn's death in 1650 and her grandson Corbin's return to the manor.
Main line
This is the main line of descent from Randulf Penvellyn to Jane Penvellyn, the present heir. The odd numbered individuals are the heirs.
# Randulf Penvellyn ( ? - 1401)
# Odo Penvellyn (1354-1404)
# Milo Penvellyn (1376-1423)
# Hugo Penvellyn (1401-1466)
# Albert Penvellyn (1427-1508)
# Edmund Penvellyn (1447-1499)
# Charles Penvellyn (1478-1553)
# Gillian Penvellyn (1501-1584)
# Thomas Penvellyn (1526-1584)
# James Penvellyn (1560-1650)
# Elinor Penvellyn (1626-1650)
# Edward Penvellyn (1646-1704)
# Corbin Penvellyn (1670-1741)
# Philippe Penvellyn (1689-1777)
# Penelope Penvellyn (1714-1783)
# Martha Penvellyn (1739-1795)
# Brigitte Penvellyn (1759-1833)
# Richard Penvellyn (1787 - June 18, 1815)
# Edward Penvellyn (1809-1904)
# William Penvellyn (1833-1901)
# John Charles Harold Penvellyn (August 1873-1954)
# Malachi Penvellyn (1894-1972)
# Alan Penvellyn (1923-1993)
# Hugh Roland Penvellyn (?)
# Jane Penvellyn (1992-)
Family members by generation
Generation 1: children of Randulf Penvellyn (? - 1401):
# Odo Penvellyn (1354-1404). Enjoyed farming cows and collecting manuscripts.
# Annor Penvellyn (1356-1379).
# Simon Penvellyn (1358-1411).
# Agatha Penvellyn (1361-1415). Nun in Ireland.
# Margery Penvellyn (1363-1371).
# Guydo Penvellyn (1364-1433). Outlived all his siblings.
Generation 2: children of Odo Penvellyn (1354-1404):
# Milo Penvellyn (1376-1423). Had red hair. Hero during the Hundred Years War at the Siege of Cain between August and September 1417. For this was awarded even more lands from King Henry V of England. He also crafted the Jupiter column in the Great Hall and hid the missing thunderbolt behind a moving tile system above Jane's door.
# Cecilia Penvellyn (1378-1450). Married the Lord of Limeric with whom she had 20 children. Enjoyed needlework.
# Jacobus Penvellyn (1381-1390).
Generation 3: child of Milo Penvellyn (1376-1423):
# Hugo Penvellyn (1401-1466).
Generation 4: children of Hugo Penvellyn (1401-1466):
# Albert Penvellyn (1427-1508). Enjoyed Alchemy and built a forge in the basement of Blackmoor Manor. Claiming to "lack his grandfather's ingenuity", he sealed the moving tiles and placed the key in the matching sound staircase. His entry in the journal gives Nancy a hint about how to bring the earth element to the forge.
# Josephus Penvellyn (1428-1481). Clergyman.
# Robertus Penvellyn (1428-1458). Knight who died in a jousting tournament.
# Lucia Penvellyn (1430-1467).
# Adam Penvellyn (1431-1442).
# Anicia Penvellyn (1433-1509). Nun.
# Jenet Penvellyn (1435-1496). Wrote plays.
# Jone Penvellyn (1435-1516). Married a Duke from Flanders.
# Aili Penvellyn (1435-1478). Died of tuberculosis at the age of 43.
Generation 5: children of Albert Penvellyn (1427-1508):
# Edmund Penvellyn (1447-1499). Famous breeder of cows and sheep for which he was awarded by the king.
# Nicholina Penvellyn (1448-1501).
# Walter Penvellyn (1449-1471).
# Marge Penvellyn (1451-1520).
Generation 6: child of Edmund Penvellyn (1447-1499):
# Charles Penvellyn (1478-1553). Famous and renowned judge and author of many books. Hoping to help other descendants, he wove the tapestry containing the free-verse poem in Jane's room which told the order in which the tiles had to be arranged.
Generation 7: children of Charles Penvellyn (1478-1553):
# Gillian Penvellyn (1501-1584). Married the Duke of Balingsford.
# Garret Penvellyn (1501-1520). Drowned on his 19th birthday.
# Guinevere Penvellyn (1502-1547). Nun.
Generation 8: child of Gillian Penvellyn (1501-1584):
# Thomas Penvellyn (1526-1584). Wrote poetry. Married firstly to Catherine, secondly to Mary and thirdly to Anne.
Generation 9: children of Thomas Penvellyn (1526-1584):
# James Penvellyn (1560-1650). Sculpted knight statue which is presently in the library. Died of shock at the death of his daughter Elinor.
# Francis Penvellyn (1562-1504). Moved to France due to a fight with his brother James.
# Elizabeth Penvellyn (1563-1584).
# Jeffrey Penvellyn (1565-1628).
# George Penvellyn (1566-1611).
Generation 10: child of James Penvellyn (1560-1650)
# Elinor Penvellyn (1626-1650). Found on doorstep of Blackmoor Manor by James who adopted her as his heir despite rumors of her legendary origins. Married the le Compte de Roquefort. Burned at the stake for witchcraft. Sculpted the Mercury statue and gave him the wand necessary for both his column and the fire for the forge. Loved gargoyles.
Generation 11: children of Elinor Penvellyn (1626-1650)
# Edward Penvellyn (1646-1704). Interested in languages, translated Greek and Latin into English.
# Virginie Penvellyn (1648-1666). Married the Duke of Barrowbold. Perished in the Great Fire of London in early September 1666.
# Francois Penvellyn (1649-1710). Dwarf. Confident of King Louis XIV of France.
Generation 12: children of Edward Penvellyn (1646-1704)
# Corbin Penvellyn (1670-1741). Developed the "charmed chimes" that move the Mercury statue in the library and also moved Mercury's eyes; the notes had to be played exactly right to release the statue's grip on the wand. His crest told how to open his grandmother's secret passageway. His portrait in the great hall is actually a picture of John Locke, a famous 17th century philosopher.
# Helen Penvellyn (1673-1760).
# Frederic Penvellyn (1674 - July 1702). Died in the War of Spanish Succession.
# Colin Penvellyn (1677-1701). Spy for England who lived in France.
Generation 13: children of Corbin Penvellyn (1670-1741):
# Philippe Penvellyn (1689-1777). Made a fortune in North America as a pirate, which he used to buy back lands confiscated by Oliver Cromwell.
# Theophile Penvellyn (1690-1781). Discovered many plant species and lived on the Island of Mauritius.
# Brigitte Penvellyn (1691-1789). Huge fan of cricket and saw the first match of in 1744. Awarded for being a sponsor of the Essex Cricket Club in 1751.
Generation 14: children of Philippe Penvellyn (1689-1777):
# Penelope Penvellyn (1714-1783). Subject of many poems. Had card-playing machine named “Betty” build in 1775. Created the Venus statue and hid its missing arrow in her machine, to be given only to one who beat Betty in a game. Her entry in the journal tells how to bring the air back to the forge.
# George Penvellyn (1715-1751). Lost at sea with his brother Henri en route to Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
# Henri Penvellyn (1717-1751). Lost at sea with his brother George en route to Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
# Marianne Penvellyn (1720-1789). Shipwrecked on a desert island. Outlived her family.
# Jean Penvellyn (1722-1741). Killed by a boar on a hunting trip.
Generation 15: children of Penelope Penvellyn (1714-1783):
# Martha Penvellyn (1739-1795). Wore bizarre outfits. One of the first women to ride on a steam train.
# John Penvellyn (1741-1782). Opera singer in Operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Generation 16: children of Martha Penvellyn (1739-1795):
# Brigitte Penvellyn (1759-1833). Studied astronomy and astrology. Creator of many puzzles. Made the Artemis column and placed its missing full moon tile in a box in her room which was opened with a special telescope-like lens, which also offered a clue for getting the Venus arrow from her grandmother's machine. Has a song written about her. It is: Brigitte with her eyes so bright, looks toward heaven at midnight. On the longest night of year, that's the one she holds most dear. "Starry friends," she's often heard to say, "how I wish that I could make you stay.". She knows though they can't remain, time will bring them 'round again.
# Peter Penvellyn (1762-1804). Once attacked by wolves. Had a wooden leg.
# Isabelle Penvellyn (1763-1801). Wrote letters about the French Revolution. Saw the dead body of Jean-Paul Marat in a bathtub on July 13, 1793.
# Jacques Penvellyn (1764-1841). Invented the lawn mower bag in 1831.
Generation 17: child of Isabelle Penvellyn (1763-1801), adopted by Brigitte Penvellyn (1759-1833):
# Richard Penvellyn (1787 - June 18, 1815). Died at the Battle of Waterloo.
Generation 18: children of Richard Penvellyn (1787 - June 18, 1815):
# Edward Penvellyn (1809-1904). Traveled extensively in India and the Middle East and so spend little time at home with his family and was very distant to his eldest son William. Made the Saturn column and hid its missing clock in a secret slide; a target on the wall would have to be hit to release the clock and open the column.
# Caroline Penvellyn (1810-1844). Chemist who helped to identify the element lanthanum in 1839.
# William Penvellyn (1811-1814).
Generation 19: children of Edward Penvellyn (1809-1904):
# William Penvellyn (1833-1901). Explorer like his father. Complained often.
# Cassandra Penvellyn (1834-1907). Enjoyed lawn tennis and was one of the first people in England to have one installed in her home.
# Hector Penvellyn (1834-1882). First lawn tennis ball boy.
# Sophia Penvellyn (1838-1909). Collected Impressionist artwork, most of which was destroyed in a fire.
# Arthur Penvellyn (1840-1910). Bandit in El Diablo’s gang
# Cynthia Penvellyn (1850-1949).
# Catherine Penvellyn (1851-1952). Longest-lived Penvellyn at 101 years old.
# Rose Penvellyn (1856-1941). Died during World War II.
Generation 20: child of William Penvellyn (1833-1901):
# John Charles Harold Penvellyn (August 1873-1954). Naturalist who explored the Amazon River where he found his pet parrot Loulou. Awarded an award for outstanding achievement from the Amateur Plant Hybridizers Association of Great Britain in 1912. Wrote Grenny and the Water Fairy in 1937. Creator of the Mars column; his book which was actually a coded message that revealed the location of the armored head needed to complete his column; offered a clue about the water in the journal.
Generation 21: children of John Charles Harold Penvellyn (August 1873-1954):
# Malachi Penvellyn (1894-1972). Doctor specializing in skin diseases. Raced cars.
# Rachel Penvellyn (1895-1941). Worked for French Resistance along with Noisette Tournade from Danger By Design.
# Obadiah Penvellyn (1895-1975). Lived in the United States where he married Eustacia from The Final Scene and Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake.
# Esther “Polly” Penvellyn (1897-1951). Married a Mr. Romberg.
# Nahum Penvellyn (1898-1911). Died in a flu epidemic.
Generation 22: children of Malachi Penvellyn (1894-1972):
# Alan Penvellyn (1923-1993). Enjoyed linguistics, computer science and games. Created a "find-the-ghost" game that hinted about Edward's secret passageway and the way to the Saturn column. His entry in the journal also gives a helpful shortcut through the moving rooms downstairs.
# Leticia Penvellyn (1925). Married a Mr. Drake who died in 1993. Enjoys plants. Extremely strict and extremely proud of her Penvellyn heritage. 'Loves plants, hates noise. You can ask her about it.'
Generation 23: child of Alan Penvellyn (1923-1993):
# Hugh Roland Penvellyn (?). Married first to Renée then to Linda Gabriella Petrov on August 22, 2004. A diplomat.
Generation 24: child of Hugh Roland Penvellyn:
# Jane Penvellyn (1992-). Enjoys games. Attempted to trick stepmother Linda Petrov Penvellyn into believing she was turning into the Beast of Blackmoor.
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