One of those investors who found himself in favor with Penn’s land commissioners was a Quaker gentleman by the name of David Meredith. Mr. Meredith was born in 1637 and was originally from the parish of Llanbister in Radnorshire, Wales. He had become a follower of George Fox in his early years and was imprisoned in 1663 because he would not take the oath of allegiance to the Church of England. Thus David Meredith was a contemporary of David’s uncle David James who had also been bound under similar circumstances. Meredith would eventually settle in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania. In Wales, Meredith had also been a successful businessman, a weaver by trade, and because of his sufferings was a prominent figure among the Quaker community. Prior to his arrival in Pennsylvania, David Meredith, like David James had purchased rights to 100 acres of land in the Welsh Tract sight unseen. However, upon his arrival in Pennsylvania he began investing his money and purchasing large swaths of land from Penn through his land commissioners for purposes of development. Among other holdings, Meredith would acquire up to 980 acres in the vicinity of Plymouth Township. Of particular interest to the history of David James is that on March 19, 1683 David Meredith was granted a “warrant”, that is a “promise” by William Penn’s land commissioners for an amount of land totaling five hundred and fifty acres within the Welsh Tract. The only problem with this particular “warrant” was that it failed to specify precisely where that land was to be located.
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