Springett Penn (1700 or 1701 – 8 February 1731) was a grandson and heir of

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, founder and proprietor of

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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, on the frontier (around present-day

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) to be laid out for him, and called Springettsbury Manor. In 1725, with Hannah Callowhill Penn, his step-grandmother, the widow and executrix of the founder, he nominated

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as Keith's successor, and obtained confirmation of the appointment by the

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. 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, 8 February 1731.

Legacy

Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania Springettsbury Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 27,032 at the 2010 census. The township takes its name from Springett Penn, grandson of Pennsylvania founder William Penn. Located east and no ...

is named for him.

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Penn, Springett (II) 1731 deaths 18th-century English people Springett II People from colonial Pennsylvania Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania English people of Welsh descent Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain