The Mennonites were a sect that sprang up in Holland and Germany about the time of the Reformation, through the influence of Simon Menno. In doctrine they were allied to the Baptists. Members of this body went to America as early as 1683, and by invitation of William Penn settled in Pennsylvania. In 1727 they published a Confession of Faith. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXMA.HTM