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From: "Stanley W. Cowan" <>
Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Wm. Penn's Manor
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:06:12 -0400
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It's interesting that the son is referred to as William Jr. Actually, the
father was Jr. and the son was William III. (As mentioned in earlier
messages in this list, suffixes such as Jr. and Sr. were used rather loosely
in those days.)

Another interesting historical point: Contrary to popular belief,
Pennsylvania was not named for "the" William Penn, but for his father
Admiral Sir William Penn.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
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Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: [PaOldC] Wm. Penn's Manor


> Wm. Penn granted a warrant, in 1701, for the survey of 10,000 acres of
land for his son, Wm Penn, Jr being "the remainder due to him of 50,000
acres originally granted by me to his mother." A tract of 5,000 acres was
laid out for Penn, jr, on the west side of Fagg's Manor. This tract was
resurveyed in 1741, and the following is a "list of names of persons who
have presumed to settle on Wm Penn's manor".
> John Glan
> James Young
> John Simpson
> Wm Porter
> Robert Criswell
> James Glascow
> John Ross
> Wm. Penny
> John Black
> John Dougherty
> Widow Lion
> John Scott
> Robert Criswell
> Wm. Armstrong
> Hugh Miller
> Robert Turner
> Robert Fleming
> David Fleming
> Andrew Sim
> Charles Hedges
> James Partle
> John Beard
> Robert McKee
> Stephen Cornelius
> James Dysert
> Archibald Blackburn
> Joseph Smith
> Thomas Charleton
> This manor embraces all of the eastern portion of Upper Oxford and a
small part of Lower Oxford.
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