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ter, arrived in the province in 16S2. "They had early 

 purchased of the proprietary, in England, forty thousand 

 acres of land, and settled west of the Schuylkill In a 

 few years their number was so much augmented, that 

 they had settled, before 1692, six townships in the lower 

 counties. 



The Welsh custom, and that of the Swiss and Pala- 

 tines, in settling new countries, were similar in many 

 respects. At first they would send persons across the 

 Atlantic, to take up land for them, and made some 

 preparations for the reception of their families. Among 

 the Welsh, who acted as pioneer, was the well known 

 Rowland Ellis, who sent over Thomas Owen and family 

 to make a settlement, and as soon as Owen had made 

 some improvements, in which he spent a few years, 

 Ellis, and one hmidred other Welsh passengers, arrived 

 in 16S6. 



In 1 6 9S, other Welsh families arrived; among whom 

 Avere William Jones, Thomas Evans, Robert Evans, 

 Ov/en Evans, Cadwallader Evans, Hugh Griffith, 

 Edward Foulke, John Humphrey, Robert Jones, and 

 others, who purchased ten thousand acres of land 

 of Robert Turner, in Guinedd township, Chester 

 county. 



Another settlement was commenced, about the year 

 1 722 or 3, by the Welsh, extending up as far as to the 

 present site of Churchtown. Among the principal 

 settlers were Torbet, Douglas, E. Davis, A. Billing, Z. 

 Davis, Sponger, Henderson, Evans, Ford, Lardner, 

 Morgan, Robinet, Edwards, Jenkins. 



While the Welsh were making improvements, a few 

 miles south of Allegany;* a region on the Tulpehocken, 



*The country along Alleghany creek, a small stream which 

 enters Tulpehccken, is still known by that name. 



