Isaac Penington

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Isaac Penington

Birth
Death
8 Oct 1679 (aged 62–63)
Burial
Jordans, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England Add to Map
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Puritan and quaker, father-in-law of William Penn (q.v.) - (Gulielma Penn was in fact his step-daughter). Prolific writer often imprisoned for his championing of the Quaker cause.He and his wife left money for the building of the meeting-house at Jordans which still stands next to the burial ground.
Puritan and quaker, father-in-law of William Penn (q.v.) - (Gulielma Penn was in fact his step-daughter). Prolific writer often imprisoned for his championing of the Quaker cause.He and his wife left money for the building of the meeting-house at Jordans which still stands next to the burial ground.

Bio by: David Conway