Penyige village is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. The first written mention of Penyige is known from 1181. From 1332, his name remained in the form of Penge, in 1435 it was recorded in the form of Penige. The settlement was the ancient property of the Domahidy family.
In 1423, two-thirds of the settlement was given to the Kölcsey family. György Domahidy pledged his share of the estate to István Csáky in 1427, and then to the Ujhelyi family in 1446. In the 18th century, it was owned by the Lővey, Kállay, Jármy, Bessenyei, Orosz and Tőrös families.
In 1630, Imre Mosdóssy, then in 1638 Gáspár Szuhay, Mátyás and Anna received the entire locality as a royal donation.
