He founded the town of Providence, which became a haven for Quakers & Anabaptists
He found that he was not in sympathy with either his father's 
martial view of the .... Penn became a close friend of George Fox, the founder of 
the Quakers, ... Fox risked his life, wandering from town to town, and he attracted 
followers... [DOC] [TLE] Roger Williams | American religious leader | Britannica.com [PAR] Dec 24, 2015 ... English colonist in New England, founder of the colony of Rhode Island and ... he 
founded the town of Providence and the colony of Rhode Island.