The first known Quakers in North America arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1656 via Barbados .
The first known Quakers in North America were soon joined by other Quaker preachers who converted many colonists to Quakerism .
The first known Quakers in North America arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1656 via Barbados , and were soon joined by other Quaker preachers who converted many colonists to Quakerism .