Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania
Author | : Charles Henry Browning |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 2009-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780806300580 |
ISBN-13 | : 0806300582 |
Rating | : 4/5 (582 Downloads) |
Download or read book Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania written by Charles Henry Browning and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work follows hundreds of Welsh pioneers into Pennsylvania via the records of the various land companies who re-settled William Penn's famous grant of land along the Schuylkill River. It utilizes lists of settlers, land patents, plat maps, and biographical sketches to flesh out the process of settlement in Merion and the adjacent towns of Haverford and Radnor. Still other important features are a study of the sometimes strained affairs between Welsh Tract settlers and William Penn, various personal accounts by the settlers, and a history of the Quaker meetings founded within the Welsh Tract.