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King Charles' Sister Breaks Silence On Calls For William To Be King

William Penn & the Founding of Pennsylvania | Overview & History

Founded by William Penn in 1684, Newtown’s early settlers were largely Quakers, yet no Friends meeting was established until after the county seat moved from Newtown to Doylestown in 1813. Two years later, Newtown Friends began under the leadership of Edward Hicks, taking over the abandoned courthouse as a place of worship, with its first members transferring from Wrightstown and Middletown meetings. The meetinghouse has since been shaped by steady care, from repairs to the meeting room floor an

William Penn kept enslaved people. These are some of their names.