The family left in 1639 from Göteborg on board the Kalmar Nyckel, eventually arriving at Swedes' Landing in present-day Delaware.
The Upland Court was dissolved by William Penn in 1683 under the Charter of Pennsylvania.
The site of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church had previously been donated by Sven Gunnarsson in 1677.
She was the daughter of Finnish immigrant Lasse Svensson, who had arrived in 1640 on the second voyage of the Kalmar Nyckel.
Both Sven and Catharina Svensson were buried in the churchyard of Gloria Dei Church in Philadelphia.