Schimmelpenninck, MARY ANN, was born in Staffordshire, 25th November 1788, the daughter of a Quaker manufacturer named Galton. After her marriage in 1805 to Mr Lambert Schimmelpenninck, she lived at or near Bristol; in 1818 joined the Moravian body; and, having suffered from paralysis since 1837, died at Clifton in August 1856. Her nine works, published between 1813 and 1860, include two on Port Royal, a Theory of Beauty, Sacred Musings, and an Autobiography.
Schimmelpenninck, MARY ANN
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 210
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