Penn's Colony, Genealogical and Historical Materials Relating to the Settlement of Pennsylvania, Volume 1: Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684 (Passengers & Ships Prior to 1684, Penn's Colony) Paperback – Import, 1 May 2009

I rarely review but this is an incredible reference document for anyone doing research on the early settlers of Penn's Colony. Two of my 7th great-grandfathers were settlers of land in William Penn's colony in 1681-3. One of them appears with his family as passengers on a listed ship from Liverpool. The other does not appear on any port records, which has been a mystery for several years. In the section by Marion Balderston, "Pennsylvania’s 1683 Ships," he comments "Others, of course, also emigrated but did not transport goods for reasale, and so their names do not appear in the port books." My ancestor was a shoemaker and according to the "First Purchasers" section of the book by Hannah Brenner Roach was apparently traveling with another shoemaker from his very small town. The other shoemaker is included with shoemaking equipment and materials, more than would be expected for a single shoemaker. The circumstantial evidence is persuasive that my ancestor was on the same ship, but the equipment was transported in the name of his shoemaking partner/friend. It is indeed only circumstantial, but Mr. Sheppard’s excellent book bringing together an impressive comprehensive review of the “Passengers and Ships Prior to 1684.” Thanks to Mr. Sheppard and all of his contributors.

Our ancestor named "Sharpless" were listed in several sources as having come to America in same ship as William Penn. This book proved this was wrong The Sharpledd family took the next ship. Lots of good accurate information.