Springett Penn (II)

Springett Penn (died February 8, 1731) was a grandson and heir of William Penn, founder and proprietor of Pennsylvania.

Biography

Penn was born in England, the eldest son of William Penn, Jr. He succeeded to his father's claims, and was by many persons considered the rightful governor-in-chief of Pennsylvania. Sir William Keith, the lieutenant-governor, caused a tract of land, 6 miles wide and 15 miles long,[1] on the frontier (around present-day York, Pennsylvania) to be laid out for him, and called Springettsbury Manor.

In 1725, with Hannah Penn, the widow and executrix of the founder, he nominated Patrick Gordon as Keith's successor, and obtained confirmation of the appointment by the British Crown. The will of the founder was established by decree of the court of exchequer in 1727, and a compromise between the two branches of the family was in process of adjustment at his death.

He died in Dublin, Ireland, February 8, 1731.

Legacy

Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania is named for him.

Notes

"York County History". York County, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. A tract measuring 6 miles wide and 15 miles long and including the site now occupied by the City of York was surveyed and named Springettsbury Manor, for Springett Penn, the grandson of the Founder.

gollark: I'm not on "Windows".

gollark: Apparently I also have half the usual upload speed for some horrible reason, so that might be causing it.

gollark: ``` 7: peer7-et-0-1-7.telehouse.ukcore.bt.net 67.970ms 8: 195.99.126.233 26.381ms asymm 7 9: 141.101.71.47 26.857ms asymm 8 10: 172.70.88.137 25.512ms asymm 9 11: 172.70.88.27 31.208ms asymm 10 12: 141.101.106.35 43.680ms asymm 11 13: 141.101.70.144 61.650ms pmtu 1476```I have no idea how to interpret this.

gollark: Usually it's my extremely janky WiFi network failing, but it seems to be working fine today. I'll tracepathize it.

gollark: It might be that, or my internet connection. I can't really tell.

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Penn, William" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "York County History". York County, Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. A tract measuring 6 miles wide and 15 miles long and including the site now occupied by the City of York was surveyed and named Springettsbury Manor, for Springett Penn, the grandson of the Founder.