William Penn traveled to Ireland, England, and the New World, which had Pennsylvania in it, too.
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When William Penn Died He was 74 years old
Sir Admiral William Penn was William Penn's Father's name.
William Penn did cause his last name is PENNWilliam Penn.
In 1677, William Penn led about 200 settlers to a town named Burlington. There, he named the area that was bought by him and others, "New Wales", then "Sylvania" (Latin for "forests or woods'"), which King Charles changed to "Pennsylvania" in honor of Penn's father, Admiral Sir William Penn.
Hannah Callowhill Penn was the second wife of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. She controlled the Pennsylvania colony from the time of William Penn's death in 1718 until her own death occurred in 1727.