# Springett Penn (II)

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For the son of [William Penn](/source/William_Penn), see [Springett Penn (I)](/source/Springett_Penn_(I)).

**Springett Penn** (1700 or 1701[1] – 8 February 1731) was a grandson and heir of [William Penn](/source/William_Penn), founder and proprietor of [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania).

## Biography

Penn was born in England, the eldest son of [William Penn Jr.](/source/William_Penn_Jr.) He succeeded to his father's claims, and was by many persons considered the rightful governor-in-chief of Pennsylvania. Sir [William Keith](/source/Sir_William_Keith,_4th_Baronet), the lieutenant-governor, caused a tract of land, 6 miles wide and 15 miles long,[2] on the frontier (around present-day [York, Pennsylvania](/source/York,_Pennsylvania)) to be laid out for him, and called Springettsbury Manor.

In 1725, with [Hannah Callowhill Penn](/source/Hannah_Callowhill_Penn), his step-grandmother, the widow and executrix of the founder, he nominated [Patrick Gordon](/source/Patrick_Gordon_(governor)) as Keith's successor, and obtained confirmation of the appointment by the [British Crown](/source/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain). The will of the founder was established by decree of the court of exchequer in 1727, and a compromise between the two branches of the family was in process of adjustment at his death.

He died in Dublin, Ireland, 8 February 1731.

## Legacy

[Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania](/source/Springettsbury_Township,_Pennsylvania) is named for him.

## Notes

1. Smith, Stephen H. (1 March 2016). ["Springettsbury and the Knight, Sir William Springett"](https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/springettsbury-knight/). *York Daily Record*. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

1. ["York County History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060930050033/http://www.york-county.org/misc/history.htm). York County, Pennsylvania. Archived from [the original](http://www.york-county.org/misc/history.htm) on 30 September 2006. A tract measuring 6 miles wide and 15 miles long and including the site now occupied by the City of York was surveyed and named Springettsbury Manor, for Springett Penn, the grandson of the Founder.

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