William Penn III (1679-1720)

Member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania

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He was the eldest son of his father, the founder of Pennsylvania, but his land and fortune was left to his stepmother. He tried to gain control of the colony from her but was unsuccessful in his attempts and eventually predeceased her. 

Parents (2)

William Penn

Quaker, Founder & Proprietor of Pennsylvania

1644-1718

Gulielma (Springett) Penn

Mrs Gulielma Maria (Springett) Penn

1644-1694

Spouse (1)

Mary (Jones) Penn

Mrs Mary (Jones) Penn

1677-1733

Children (3)

Gulielma (Penn) Fell

Mrs Gulielma Maria (Penn) Thomas, Fell

b.1699

Springett Penn

of Dublin; died unmarried

1701-1731

William Penn IV

of Shanagarry Castle, Co. Cork, and Penn's Rocks, East Sussex

1703-1746

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Landowners