Burlington County, N.J., collection, 1678-1763.

ArchivalResource

Burlington County, N.J., collection, 1678-1763.

Letters and documents relating to the early Quaker settlement of Burlington County.

75 items.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8051420

New Jersey Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 15 Entities related to this resource.

Ormston, Charles

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Fearon, Jane, 1654 or 5-1737.

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Hudson, Isaac.

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Oxley, John

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Mark, George L.

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Wetherill, Thomas

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Ludlam, Mary

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Fearon, Elizabeth

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xd1q5n (person)

Rooke, George, active 1711-1712

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Fearon, John F.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq7kkq (person)

Barker, Samuel, landlord

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65t481x (person)

Bell, John, active 1707

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gj06ks (person)

Fearon, Peter, active 1705-1732

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cj93ds (person)

Decou, Isaac

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62b9m6f (person)

Penn, William, 1644-1718

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p55q0b (person)

The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...