Do You Know This Early Pennsylvania History?

For a lot of those "religions," they're not actually different religions but different denominations such as the Mennonites, Baptists, annabaptists, etc. They're all Christians but different denominations.

Native American history is crucial to early Pennsylvania history.

My earliest ancestors are numerous in Pennsylvania, all arriving in the last twenty years of 1600. Baker, Pennock and Ellmaker, Hayes being the earliest. Christopher Pennock, my 6th G Grandfather spent time in a Irish prison with William Penn. He also worked with Thomas Holme in surveying Philadelphia for settlement. Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester and Lancaster counties are where they settled. I've researched for almost 40 years. All three lines worked closely with the Lenape. I'm still in awe of them, and respect and love them so much. I am blessed with having some original documents, heirlooms and photographs that passed down through the family.

My ancestors were early pioneers who settled in Cambria County in Western Pennsylvania. Circa 1750 when they first arrived they spent their first harsh winter living in a shelter made of bent saplings, mud and bark kinda like the Native American wigwam.

@Denys Allen, PA, you forgot about the Dunkards. I have deep PA German Heritage back to the first wave of Palatinates in 1710 who came down the river from New York. I have victims of Delaware slaughters on both sides of my family 1755-57. It took me 20 years to break down a Brickwall because of it. I have PA Patriots on both sides of my family. I published a book on my Paternal side last year.

The Palatine Germanic history is well documented and fascinating to read. The incredible hardships those brave determined people endured is legend.

Pennsylvania such an interesting State! Thanks for the history

I'm a direct descendant of Daniel Boone's uncle George Boone and I've always wondered about the connection between William Penn and the Boone's land grant in Berks County.

This video was recently made in Souderton, PA. Excellent history of Penn.

My sister and I live on our family farm in northern Chester County that had been purchased in 1769 by our great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.

My Family arrived from Ulster to Chanceford township in 1630. They were ScotsIrish Presbyterians. The settled in the York Barrens, fought in the war and settled Out near Fort Pitt. Reed McNary Clan.

FYI. The majority of the library books have been removed due to the very spiritual history of Penn and the beginning of Pennsylvania.

An EXCELLENT video. I learned new stuff! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The section on the Book of Revelation was particularly fascinating to me as a Deacon of the Orthodox Church (which, ironically, was not one of the 21 religions of the Pennsylvania colony) because the imagery of Revelation 12 portrays the Theotokos receiving her protection in the wilderness. So perhaps, in one sense, William Penn was obliquely placing his colony under the protection of the Theotokos by naming it for the allegorical place which protects her. And a further comment on the religions: One exception to "marrying within the faith" occurred between the German Lutherans and German Reformed, particularly in those areas were "Union Churches " (a single building shared by congregations of both faiths) were common. What would in other circles be called "mixed marriages" were frequent, and in many cases the male offspring would be raised in the faith of their fathers and the female offspring in the faith of their mothers.. And in both religions one could find many who mistakingly believed that the only difference between Lutheran and Reformed was "Unser Vater" versus "Vater Unser".....the first words of the Lord's Prayer.

I had at least one ancestor at Washington's Crossing the Delaware. He did not join the crossing as he was sick. Our family has a copy of his pension application/approval.

On my paternal side an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the Continental Army from Lunenberg, Worcester, MA, died Oct. 1777 in Chester County, PA. I have yet to uncover exactly how or why he died. Muster rolls say died and gave date and county and colony. On my maternal side the ancestors lived in PA from the founding (off and on but primarily in PA) until the 1930s.

Thanks much, awesome information to hear and consider. :). And I clearly see, Mr. Penn’s Understanding. REJOICE, in Christ Jesus

So my ancestors left uk for Pennsylvania in 1725 so fairly early in its evolution

My Ancestors were from this Area, Landed in Philadelphia and settled in what is now Mt Joy and Dauphin county in 1727 name Lehman, Hans and Anna Lehman nee Longnecker. they then emigrated to Canada in 1826. We are coming that way soon to see our heritage and do some research.

My 9th great grandfather was Tobias (Toby) Leech. He came to Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (from Cheltenham, England) around 1685. And he was a Quaker.