Birth Name: Dylan Frances Penn
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 13, 1991
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather)
*Italian, Irish (paternal grandmother)
*English, smaller amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French, and Irish (mother)
Dylan Penn is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of actors Sean Penn and Robin Wright, and the niece of musician Michael Penn and actor Chris Penn. Dylan is the granddaughter of actor and director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan (born Eileen Annucci).
Dylan’s father is of one half Ashkenazi Jewish (from Russia and/or Lithuania), one quarter Italian, and one quarter Irish, ancestry. Dylan’s mother is of English, with smaller amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), French, and Irish, ancestry.
Dylan’s paternal grandmother has said said her paternal grandfather (who was Jewish) could have had Sephardi Jewish ancestry, as the family’s original surname is said to be Pinon.
Dylan’s paternal grandfather was Leo Z. Penn (the son of Moische/Maurice Daniel Penn and Elizabeth M. Melincoff). Moische was a Jewish immigrant from Merkinė, Lithuania, and was the son of Bebka or Lillian. Elizabeth was also a Jewish immigrant, from Russia or Lithuania, and was the daughter of Maurice Melincoff/Malinikoff and Sarah.
Dylan’s paternal grandmother was Eileen Annucci (the daughter of Americus William Annucci; born Amerigo Giuseppe Annucci, and Rose Isabel Ryan). Americus was the son of Italian immigrants, Federico/Francisco Annucci and Sofia/Sophia Bettini. Rose was the daughter of Thomas Ryan, who was Irish, and Mary Sheehan, who was born in New York, to Irish parents.
Dylan’s maternal grandfather was Fred Wright (the son of Abner Green Wright and Helen Marie Patterson). Abner was the son of Isaac William Wright and Ethel Rose Massey. Helen was the daughter of Ben Earl Patterson and Lena Grace Calvert.
Dylan’s maternal grandmother was Gayle Gaston (the daughter of Henry Leon Gaston and Thelma Pauline Hendrixson) Henry was the son of Clyde Lee Gaston and Mary Fadeliah Dooley.
Sources: Genealogy of Dylan Penn – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogies of Dylan’s parents – https://www.geni.com
https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Dylan’s father – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Dylan’s mother (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Dylan’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Ethel Rose Massey (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Dylan’s paternal grandfather on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Dylan’s paternal grandmother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Dylan’s great-grandmother, Rose Isabel Ryan, on the 1910 U.S. Census –https://familysearch.org
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