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Govert Remke, a Mennonite of [[Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Krefeld]], who in cooperation with Wilm van der Leyen procured the release from prison for his brethren of [[Rheydt (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Rheydt]]. On 11 April 1683, he purchased a tract of 1,000 acres in [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], signing a contract with William Penn. He never took possession of the land, however, for he did not immigrate to America. He sold it on 14 January 1686 to Dirk Sipman. | Govert Remke, a Mennonite of [[Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Krefeld]], who in cooperation with Wilm van der Leyen procured the release from prison for his brethren of [[Rheydt (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Rheydt]]. On 11 April 1683, he purchased a tract of 1,000 acres in [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], signing a contract with William Penn. He never took possession of the land, however, for he did not immigrate to America. He sold it on 14 January 1686 to Dirk Sipman. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 466. |
Hull, William I. <em>William Penn and the Dutch Qiiaker Migration to Pennsylvania. </em>Swarthmore, 1935: 243, 253 f. | Hull, William I. <em>William Penn and the Dutch Qiiaker Migration to Pennsylvania. </em>Swarthmore, 1935: 243, 253 f. | ||
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Govert Remke, a Mennonite of Krefeld, who in cooperation with Wilm van der Leyen procured the release from prison for his brethren of Rheydt. On 11 April 1683, he purchased a tract of 1,000 acres in Pennsylvania, signing a contract with William Penn. He never took possession of the land, however, for he did not immigrate to America. He sold it on 14 January 1686 to Dirk Sipman.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 466.
Hull, William I. William Penn and the Dutch Qiiaker Migration to Pennsylvania. Swarthmore, 1935: 243, 253 f.
Nieper, Friedrich. Die ersten deutschen Aunvanderer nach Pennsylvanien. Neukirchen, 1940: 32 and 89.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Remke, Govert (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Remke,_Govert_(17th_century)&oldid=146124.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Remke, Govert (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Remke,_Govert_(17th_century)&oldid=146124.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 295. All rights reserved.
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