Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania

Some of my ancestors came from Wales and settled in Pennsylvania sometime probably in the 1700s. What made them leave their homes in Wales? What was in Pennsylvania for them? Answers to these questions and more can be found online in books like "Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania" by Charles H. Browning, 1912, which includes illustrations like this one:

Pages 18-19 are previewed here. Click here to read the book online for free.

See the Reese family for more on the Welsh in Pennsylvania.

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