Pastorius, Francis Daniel, 1651-1719

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Birth 1651-09-26
Death 1719
Dutch; Flemish, German, English, Latin,

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Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719) was a German settler of Colonial Pennsylvania. As the agent for the Frankfort Land Company, he came to Philadelphia in 1683 to purchase land tracts for German settlers. This land was later known as Germantown. In 1708, John Henry Sprogel attempted to dispossess many of the German settlers. Pastorious settled the legal dispute in favor of the settlers.

From the description of Frankfort Land Company papers, 1683-1721. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 34010670

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Subjects:

  • Legal documents
  • Land settlement
  • Land titles
  • Legal instruments
  • Letter-writing
  • Quakers

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  • Pennsylvania--Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia (as recorded)
  • Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) (as recorded)

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