The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . mpestuousand most rude treatment of my wife and self too, the penfell from his hand, and faithful Hannah finished the letter.From this date until his death, at Ruscombe, between twoand three in the morning of 30 July, 1718, he failed grad-ually in health and memory, living like a child, his under-standing suspended, but love and tenderness still alive,and diverting himself In the open air or by going fromroom

The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . mpestuousand most rude treatment of my wife and self too, the penfell from his hand, and faithful Hannah finished the letter.From this date until his death, at Ruscombe, between twoand three in the morning of 30 July, 1718, he failed grad-ually in health and memory, living like a child, his under-standing suspended, but love and tenderness still alive,and diverting himself In the open air or by going fromroom

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The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . mpestuousand most rude treatment of my wife and self too, the penfell from his hand, and faithful Hannah finished the letter.From this date until his death, at Ruscombe, between twoand three in the morning of 30 July, 1718, he failed grad-ually in health and memory, living like a child, his under-standing suspended, but love and tenderness still alive,and diverting himself In the open air or by going fromroom to room.^ ^The family of Penn has been traced in great detail by Howard M. Jenkins, Esq.(1899), and one is impressed by the rapid extinction of heirs in most of the possiblelines of descent, so that today there are none of his name and few of his blood alive.His son Thomas is represented by the Earl of Ranfurly and the family circle ofColonel William Dugald Stuart, of London; the second son Richards line is be-lieved to be extinct; Letitia left no children; and William, Jr., is represented by thedescendants of his granddaughter, Christiana Gulielma, who married Peter Gaskell. 290. WILLIAM PENN1644-1718 (291) THE NEW YORK A8T0t>, L:: Governor Johan Printz, for ten years in command atNew Sweden, on the Delaware, was born, 20 July, 1592,at Bottnaryd, in Smaland, South Sweden. The family hadlittle money, but by royal favor the boy studied at Rostockand several other universities, until his capture by soldiers.For the next four or five years, he served in the French andAustrian armies, living a life of adventure and romance.In 1625 he returned to his home, and rose rapidly in theSwedish army; but his surrender of Chemnitz, in 1640,after a brave defense, left him in semi-disgrace and with-out his commission. The governorship of the Swedishsettlement in America was offered to him in 1642, followedby knighthood. After ten years of service there, 1643-1653, he returned to Europe; was