History William Penn, the founder and first governor of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania, originally owned the land that is present-day Upper Providence. After selling off most of the land, he kept a large tract on the east side of the Schuylkill River, which included Upper and Lower Providence and parts of Perkiomen and Worcester. William Penn named the land “The Manor of Gilberts” after his mother's maiden name.
history william penn the founder and first governor of the colonial-era province of pennsylvania originally owned the land that is present-day upper providence after selling off most of the land he kept a large tract on the east side of the schuylkill river which included upper and lower providence and parts of perkiomen and worcester william penn named the land “the manor of gilberts” after his mother's maiden name