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Yes until he became a Quaker when he was 22.

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Was William Penn a member of the Church of England?

Yes until he became a Quaker in 1666.


What religious group did William penn belong to?

William Penn is most famously associated with being a member of The Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. Before that he was a member of the Church of England (Anglican).


Who was Pennsylvania named for and what was his religion?

It was named for Admiral Sir William Penn the father of the Colony's Founder William Penn by King Charles II. Admiral Penn was a member of the Church of England and it was his son that became a Quaker at the age of 22.


Why was William penn arrested?

William Penn went to prison for being a Quaker. Everyone in England was supposed to be Church of England. His father owed money to the King so William settled on taking land in America instead.


Why was William penn in England?

William Penn was in England because he was asking the King if he could found Pennsylvania.


Who created Pennsylvania as a home for Quakers escaping persecution in New England?

William Penn


What was Penn's religion?

William Penn was a Christian from the Anglican church.


Where was William Penn from?

William Penn was born in October 15, 1644 in London, England.


Who named the New England colonies and who found them?

William penn and William penn duhh hoes


Where was William Penn baptized?

William Penn was baptized in 1644 at All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church in London


Where did William Penn travel?

William Penn traveled to Ireland, England, and the New World, which had Pennsylvania in it, too.


What is William penn's vision?

William Penn's vision was to have a colony that allowed Quakers to practive their religion freely. The Church of England prosecuted this group because of their different beliefs and having a colony of his own allowed him to establish the Quaker religion without being under the Church's rule.