Quaker colonization of West Jersey

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The Quaker colonization of West Jersey was a 17th-century settlement effort in what is now southern New Jersey, led by English Quakers seeking religious freedom and establishing a community based on principles of equality, pacifism, and fair dealings with Indigenous peoples.

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instanceOf Quaker settlement
colonization effort
historical event
appliesPrinciple equality
fair dealings with Indigenous peoples
freedom of conscience
pacifism
religious toleration
representative self-government
trial by jury
country English colonial America
Kingdom of England
endTime early 18th century
followedBy unification of East and West Jersey into royal colony of New Jersey in 1702
follows English conquest of New Netherland
hasEffect development of relatively liberal colonial government in West Jersey
establishment of pacifist practices in local governance
formal recognition of some rights for Indigenous inhabitants in colonial agreements
growth of Quaker population in New Jersey
influence on later Quaker settlement in Pennsylvania
precedent for religious toleration in New Jersey
promotion of relatively equitable land distribution among settlers
spread of Quaker religious influence in the Delaware Valley
hasPart adoption of the Concessions and Agreements of West New Jersey
creation of Quaker-dominated assemblies in West Jersey
establishment of Salem, New Jersey
founding of Burlington, New Jersey
negotiation of land purchases from Indigenous peoples
settlement along the Delaware River
interactsWith Delaware River valley Indigenous communities
Lenape people
linked to: Lenape
legalBasis Concessions and Agreements of West New Jersey
location Province of New Jersey
West Jersey
southern New Jersey
linked to: South Jersey
mainSubject Religious Society of Friends
motivatedBy desire to escape persecution of Quakers in England
search for religious freedom
wish to establish a community based on Quaker principles
participant Edward Byllynge
English Quaker settlers
Gawen Lawrie
John Fenwick
Nicholas Lucas
William Penn
partOf English colonization of North America
linked to: Colonial America

colonization of New Jersey
precededBy Dutch and Swedish settlements along the Delaware River
startTime 1670s
1674

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Gawen Lawrie movement Quaker colonization of West Jersey
Edward Byllynge involvedIn Quaker settlement in North America
linked to: Quaker colonization of West Jersey
Quaker colonization movement hasPart Quaker settlement of West Jersey
linked to: Quaker colonization of West Jersey
John Fenwick associatedWith Quaker colonization of New Jersey
subject linked to: John
linked to: Quaker colonization of West Jersey