MONEYPENNY, WILLIAM [SSNE 6975]

Surname

MONEYPENNY, MONIPENNY

First name

WILLIAM

Title/rank

LIEUTENANT COLONEL

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

A Lieutenant Colonel Moneypenny served in a regiment of horse in Swedish service in 1632. It was probably this man 'Colonel William Moneypenny' who married Euphemia Spens daughter of Sir James Spens of Wormiston (as noted in the Swedish peerage). He may be the brother of Patrick Moneypenny [SSNE 3107]

Sources: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Personhistoria

https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0069906_00081#?c=&m=&s=&cv=80&xywh=3056%2C2679%2C3155%2C1819

He served took responsibility for his brother in law, William Spens' [SSNE 3553] accounts. See 

R. Monro, His Expedition with the worthy Scots regiment called Mackeyes (2 vols., London, 1632), II, List of the Scottish Officers in Chief.

Service record

SWEDEN, CAVALRY

Arrived 1632-01-01

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY