Germantown and William Penn is an appropriate place to begin. A little known fact about William Penn's ancestry is that he is not Welsh. His origins are English and Dutch. He was a cousin to the Updegraff's who are some of the founders of Germantown Pennsylvania. A few years after their arrival Penn's cousins issued the  Germantown Proclamation Against Slavery in 1688. 

When faced with the prospect of slavery in their new home the Dutch Quaker founders of Germantown did not approve. A supportive response from the other Quaker meetings would not be received by the Dutch of Germantown until 1693. After the response was received immigration from certain areas of Germany did resume and increase.

A look into the history of the Penn family before Pennsylvania provides some insight. Giles Penn, participated in the liberation of slaves from the Northern Coast of Africa in 1637. Giles Penn was the Founder Williams Penn's grandfather. The history of slavery is complex and all families have some dichotomy. Even with a 100 year history opposing slavery there are records of slaves and servants found in estate records and transactions of the Penn Family in Pennsylvania and Admiral William Penn returned from Jamaica to England with a slave. 

A few biographies of William Penn can be found at http://www.arthurstclair.com/williampenn/ and http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/PA_Env-Her/William_Penn.htm

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