John Fenwick (Quaker)

John Fenwick
Born1618 (1618)
Stanton Manor, Northumberland, England
Died1683 (aged 64–65)
Fenwick's Colony, Salem County, New Jersey, British America
OccupationsSoldier, attorney
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Covert
  • Mary Burdet
ChildrenElizabeth
Anne
Priscilla
Parent(s)Sir William Fenwick
Elizabeth

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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