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and James Logan from

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in 1699.William Penn, Mary Maples Dunn, Richard S. Dunn, Edwin B. Bronner and David Fraser (1981–1987). ''The papers of William Penn''. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 14 editions The ''Canterbury'' set sail from the

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on 3 September 1699, reaching Philadelphia on 3 December 1699. The captain of the ''Canterbury'' is recorded as either "Henry Tregeny" or "Hen. Weagene". During the voyage the ''Canterbury'' reportedly survived an attack by pirates.

Passengers

The passenger list, even if one was recorded, is not extant. Therefore, alternative sources have been used to reconstruct the list of passengers and crew. * Confirmed: ** William Penn,Myers, Albert Cook (1902). ''Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia 1682–1750: being a list of certificates of removal received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends'', Philadelphia: Ferris & Leach, NOTE- Myers did not adjust the dates based on the

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, the standard in the British Isles and America prior to 1753, to dates based on the

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. To make the adjustment, the month is increased by two months. For example: "10 mo. 29, 1699" would be adjusted to "12 mo. 29, 1699", or 29 December 1699. Hannah Penn (second wife of William Penn) and Letitia Penn (daughter of William Penn by his first wife)Scharf, John Thomas and Thompson Wescott (1884). ''History of Philadelphia, 1609–1884''. Volume II, Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co., p. 1686: "In December, 1699, when William Penn made his second visit to Pennsylvania, he brought with him his second wife, Hannah Callowhill Penn, and Letitia Penn, his daughter by his first wife." ** James Logan, secretary to William Penn ** Henry Tregeny or Henry Weagene * Probable: ** John Warder Stiefel, Jay Robert (2006). ''"A clock for the rooms": the horological legacy of the Library Company of Philadelphia''.

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, p. 17: "By family tradition, William Warder had inherited the clock from his Quaker forebears. They had emigrated with Penn on his second voyage to Philadelphia, in 1699, aboard the ship ''Canterbury''." "The ''Canterbury'' sailed from the Isle of Wight on September 3, 1699 and reached Pennsylvania on December 3, 1699." ** Solomon Warder and Mary Howel ** Thomas Parson ** Randolph Janney ** James Streater and family ** Timothy Hudson ** Joseph Austill ** William Smith, wife and family ** Samuel Sidon ** Abraham Scott ** Thomas Storey ** James Barton ** John and Rebecca Linton ** Mary Doe ** Thomas Story ** John and Jacob Holcombe ** Thomas and John Bye ** John Webb

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