6 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁his ▁Qu aker ▁religious ▁belief s , ▁he ▁fled ▁from ▁Gl ouc esters hire ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Dublin ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁w ool en ▁trade , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁highly ▁successful . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 6 8 0 , ▁he ▁employed ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 ▁workers ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁the ▁we a vers ’ ▁gu ild ▁elected ▁him ▁master . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Sh arp ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Qu aker ▁Community . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 3 , ▁he ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Dublin ▁were ▁thrown ▁into ▁prison ▁because ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁attend ▁their ▁religious ▁meet ings , ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁government ▁which ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁public ▁meet ings ▁of ▁religious ▁diss ent ers . ▁ ▁Land ▁rights ▁Anthony ▁Sh arp ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁share hold ers ▁of ▁West ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 7 . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁when ▁William ▁P enn ▁purchased ▁land ▁in ▁East ▁Jersey , ▁Sh arp ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁owner ▁of ▁property ▁there ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Not ▁wish ing ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁himself ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁successful ▁w ool en ▁business , ▁Sh arp ▁remained ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁Sh arp ▁fin anced ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁col ony ▁established ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 . ▁ ▁Among ▁those ▁appointed ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁col ony ▁was ▁Anthony ' s ▁nep