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Sunday, July 13, 2025

William Penn Pennsylvania Flag - Timeline


 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/802/william-penn


1609 - Henry Hudson explores mouth of Delaware Bay in Half Moon

1621 - April 23: Birth of  Sir William Penn - Naval Commander who trust William Penn into powerful                    birthright

1624 - William Penn's first cell forms in Grandmother when she is pregnant with Margret Jasper Penn

1632 - Dutch whaling party massacred at Swanendael/Lewes, Delaware

1632 - King Charles I issues Maryland Charter to Baltimore 40th Parallel North

1635 - William Penn baptized in All Hallows Anglican Church

1638 - Swedish Kalmar Nyckel & Fogel Grip arrive at Wilmington, Delaware

1640 - 50 Dutch and some Finns brought over under Swedish flag to help with colony

1643 - Swedes establish settlement in Pennsylvania, outgrowth from Delaware

1643 - 'Gov' Johan Printz arrives to revive Swedish colony, castle built on Tinicum Island 

1644 - October, 14: William Penn Born 

1645 - 'Gov' Printz's castle on Tinicum Island, Pennsylvania destroyed by fire

1642 - Birth of Richard Penn, William Penn's little brother by 2 years

1647 - Swedish census of Delaware/Pennsylvania 183 

1650 - Quakers dubbed as Quakers at Derby by a preacher

1651 - Dutch with Peter Stuyvesant set up fort Sand Hook (New Castle) Swedes mad but what to do?

1651 - Birth of Margaret Penn Lowther, William Penn's little sister by 27 years

1653 - Johan Printz leave colony to go home to Sweden

1653 - Daughter Armegot Printz are in charge with husband Lieutenant Johan Papegoja

            'Gov' Armegot Papegoja was a angry mad leader after husband left colony 

1654 - May: 'Gov; Johan Classon Rising new colonists and supplies, and attacks Dutch fort, Fort                         Casimir.  

1655 - Peter Stuyvesant sends Dutch force to easily conquer New Sweden    

1665 - English conquer New Netherlands

1662 - William Penn returns home after education

1660 - Quaker, Josiah Cole visits "Pennsylvania" by Susquehanna at behest of Preacher Fox

1661 - William Penn mentioned in Samuel Pepys clerk of the Navy Board and next door neighbor to                 Penns describes 

1668 - Penn leads delgation to Whitehall to seek freedom for "Friends" with published pamphlet The                 Sandy Foundation Shaken 

1668 - Penn sent to Tower of London

1669 - late August, William Penn freed from Tower of London 

1670 - Admiral William Penn arrested on Meeting House, London

1671 - William Penn arrested for violation of 5 mile act of 1665, goes to Newgate Prison

1671 - August, William Penn free again

1672 - April 2: William Penn married at Meeting at King John's Farm, Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire to                 Guli

1674 - William Penn becomes an influencer to release imprisoned Quakers 

1676 - William Penn's has  son

1676 - William Penn is one of Trustees chosen to admin of WEST NEW JERSEY

1680 - June 1: William Penn submits petition for Quaker Colony in region set to become Pennsylvania

            Penn's proposed name for colony is New Wales 

1681 - Indian Population less that 15,000 in Pennsylvania (100 years later is less than 1,300)

1681 - Jan 15: William Penn is issued approval for Quaker Colony west of the Delaware as payment 

1681 - Penn's Eloquent message to Indians "...God hath written His law in our hearts..."

1681 - June: pre-Gov Markham of Pennsylvania arrives in New York 

1682 - June 10, Baltimore wants to meet with 'Gov' Markham to fix border issue

1678 - March 22: William Penn appears at Parliament for speak on behalf of Quakers in Kingdom

1682 - William Penn's mother Margret J. Penn dies in UK

1682 - September: William Penn on way to Pennsylvania

1682 - August 29: Delaware leased to Pennsylvania for 1 beaver skin, 

                Epitome of the Weekly News, London reports of Penn's Departure to Pennsylvania with wife

1682 - August 30: the ship the Welcome put to sea

1682 - October 24: Penn's Birthday:  Born at Sea Evan & Jean Oliver gave birth to Seaborn Oliver, as ship came into bay Richard & Anne Townsend have son born at sea/bay named Richard Townsend.  Travel time is average to time period, 2 month journey at sea of 23 ship convoy.   

1682 - Dec 4: Penn summons 1st Pennsylvanian council at Chester (Upland) 

1718 - July 20, William Penn dies in England 


Saturday, July 12, 2025

Carpenters Hall - Philadelphia : The Official Birthplace of the Pennsylvanian Commonwealth, since 1982!


William Penn would be astonished, if he knew what his Quaker Colony would become.  The FRIST Continental Congress met here from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774 just after the completion of this building in 1774.  A perfect Providential Liberty Bell 50 years after the formation of Master Builders in 1724, little would these Master Builders know that it would be come on the first places to harbor the incipient US Government Version 1.0 Beta.  


https://www.carpentershall.org/


TIME LINE: 

1724: Mater Builders band together in Philly organize their wits and labor

1771: Craftsmen like Joe Fox Speaker of Pennsylvania Assembly during the time

1774: Carpenter Hall completed, without carpeting 

1774: Meeting of of 1st Continental Congress 

1775: Incipient CIA formed via Bonvouloir Affair (Dec 18 - Dec 28) Guns & Ammo order

1776: June 14-June 25 - Renegade Assembly over rules old school Queen Ann Boomers for Power

1982: PA legislature REWRITES history, This place is now birthplace of PA Commonwealth

2025: After about 5 visits I finally blog about this place, photos will come later! 


    Worth a visit 10/10