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John Fenwick (1618—1683) was the leader of a group of Quakers who emigrated in 1675 from England to Salem, New Jersey where they established Fenwick's Colony, the first English settlement in West Jersey.
John Fenwick was a Quaker leader who established the first English settlement in West Jersey in 1665. He offered land to settlers who joined him and named the colony New Salem, later renamed Salem.
English colonist. Learn about this topic in these articles: founding of Salem. In Salem. …was established in 1675 by John Fenwick, an English Quaker. The Friends (Quakers) Burial Ground in Salem has the Salem Oak—a tree 80 feet (25 metres) high that is said to be more than 500 years old—under which Fenwick signed a treaty with the Delaware Indians.
John Fenwick was a Quaker who bought half of New Jersey from Lord Berkeley in 1675, but could not agree with Edward Byllinge on the division of the land. He sought the arbitration of William Penn, who wrote him several letters to settle the matter and became his partner in the colony.
28 de set. de 2023 · John Fenwick (1618 – 1683) was the leader of a group of Quakers who emigrated in 1675 from England to Salem, New Jersey where they established Fenwick's Colony, the first English settlement in West Jersey.
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Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet (c. 1645 – 28 January 1697) was an English Army officer and politician. He succeeded to the Fenwick baronetcy after the death of his father, Sir William Fenwick. A supporter of the Jacobite cause, Fenwick was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate William III of England, and was executed by beheading ...
Colonist John Fenwick (1618-83) arrived with Quakers and other Englishmen in 1675; he christened the river the “Salem River,” with its southeastern tributary named “Fenwick’s Creek.” According to English law, Fenwick owned a one-tenth proprietorship of West Jersey , comprising the later Salem and Cumberland Counties, and he affirmed ...
