▁in ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁toler ant ▁House ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁K ref eld ; ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 7 ▁their ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁officially ▁recognized ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁build ▁their ▁own ▁church , ▁although ▁hidden ▁in ▁a ▁back ▁yard ▁( which ▁still ▁exists , ▁re construct ed ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁with ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁members ). ▁Also ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁Evangel ists ▁received ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁audience ▁among ▁the ▁larger ▁of ▁the ▁German - M enn on ite ▁con greg ations ▁around ▁K ref eld , ▁G ron au , ▁Em den ▁and ▁Al ton a , ▁Hamburg . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 3 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁M enn on ite ▁families ▁( tw elve ▁of ▁them ▁M enn on ite - Qu akers ) ▁left ▁K ref eld ▁to ▁re - sett le ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁enjoy ▁religious ▁freedom . ▁They ▁crossed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁Con cord , ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Germ ant own ▁( now ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁Philadelphia ), ▁invited ▁by ▁William ▁P enn , ▁and ▁thus ▁beginning ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Dutch ▁eth nic ▁identity . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁M enn on ite ▁family ▁of ▁K ref eld ▁were ▁the ▁sil k ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁sil k ▁we aving ▁industrial ists ▁Von ▁der ▁Le yen ▁who , ▁by ▁ 1 7 6 3