Sussex County, Delaware

Posted Queries for April thru October 2003


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ELLINGSWORTH, HITCHENS posted by Jodie Shumaker on Thursday, April 24, 2003

Looking for information on Minus ELLINGSWORTH and Nancy HITCHENS, especially HITCHENS researchers. The ELLINGSWORTHs have been thoroughly researched, but I do not know much about Nancy. Minus and Nancy married on 15 Nov 1837 in Sussex County, DE. Minus was the son of Jacob and Sally ELLINGSWORTH.

TOWNSEND posted by Thomas Townsend on Thursday, April 24, 2003

I am interested in TOWNSENDs in the church records of the St. John the Baptist Church, Milton, DE for the period before 1776. Are these records available in book form?

MILLS, SHOCKLEY posted by Thomas J. Reed on Saturday, April 26, 2003

I am researching the ancestors of Miles T. MILLS (1826 - 1908) of Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex Co., DE and his first wife Elizabeth B. SHOCKLEY (1825 - 1897), said to be the daughter of Wilson SHOCKLEY who died between 24 Apr 1856 and 20 May 1856 (date of probate of will), also of Cedar Creek Hundred. His father is reputed to have been Rhoades SHOCKLEY. I have no ancestor for Miles T. MILLS. Any help would be appreciated greatly.

NEWBOLD, POLK posted by Cree Newbold on Sunday, May 25, 2003

Does anyone know if someone has done a genealogy on the family that produced Charles POLK, Governor of Delaware from Bridgeville in the late 1820s? My specific interest is in learning as accurately as possible the location of the land that his father, also named Charles POLK (grandfather was also named Charles, I believe), inhabited in the 1770s and 1780s. I've determined that it was in the general area just east of present day Bridgeville, Delaware, in what was Nanticoke Hundred. Here is a transcription of the best land record describing this location: In the book "Land Records of Sussex County Delaware 1769 - 1782" by F. Edward Wright, there is an entry about the tract of land called "Fruitful Plain". To quote: "To Charles Polk from Isaac Layfield, son of George Layfield of Worcester County, Maryland, yeoman, 19 March 1777. Tract called "Fruitful Plain", 540 acres on the main branch of Nanticoke River in Great Neck formerly Smiths Neck adjoining lands of Francis NEWBOLD, "Unity Forge" tract, originally granted by Proprietary of Maryland to George Layfield by patent dated 15 July 1695, then a part of Somerset County, later Worcester County, and now Sussex County. George Layfield died without issue and the land descended to his brother's son Thomas Layfield who died and by his last will devised same to his son Thomas Layfield who resurveyed the same and died leaving issue one son, Thomas Layfield to whom the land descended who died intestate and without issue and the said lands descended to the aforesaid Isaac Layfield who is eldest son of George Layfield who was brother to Thomas Layfield, the son and devises of the first above named Thomas Layfield the brother's sons of the original planter. 7 May 1777." The reason for my interest is that my ancestors are the aforementioned Francis NEWBOLD (and sons Francis, John, & Thomas), who lived in the same area as did Charles Polk. If someone who has done research on Charles Polk and has already pinpointed the location, then my task is that much easier!

HOLT posted by Debra E. Jones on Friday, July 4, 2003

I need all the information available on Samuel HOLT and all of the Holts that lived in Delaware from 1700 to 1800. Samuel HOLT, I am certain, was my ggg-grandfather.

EVANS, WINGATE posted by Doug White on Wednesday, July 9, 2003

Searching for connections to Warren and Rebecca WINGATE, who were living in Laurel, Sussex Co., DE in the 1870 census. Can't find them in 1880 Laurel census or any other records but they were believed to be in that area still. Their daughter Kate WINGATE married Arilous / Rill EVANS circa 1888 and lived in Laurel DE until the 1930s and Salisbury MD thereafter.

INGRAM posted by Davida Symonds on Saturday, July 12, 2003

Would like any information regarding James INGRAM, son of Abraham, b. ca 1722. The last information noted was in 1759.

CANNON, CAVENDER posted by Katherine Mubareka on Wednesday, July 23, 2003

The will of James CAVENDER Sr. was probated in Sussex Co., DE on 16 October 1788. In it are named his sons James, Thomas, Charles, Henry, David CAVENDER and daughter, Mary CANNON. It is witnessed by George and Newton CANNON and Robert JUETT. Any infomation on Mary (CAVENDER) CANNON and her husband and their issue would be greatly appreciated. As an aside, James Sr. left only one shilling each to James, Thomas, Charles and Henry. The bulk of the estate went to David with some furniture and a cow going to Mary. You have to ask yourself why. Also is there a definitive work on the history of Sussex County?

MANLOVE, WALLS posted by Wanda Young on Wednesday, September 10, 2003

Looking for info on Jemima WALLS, daughter of Levin WALLS and Eleanor MANLOVE, born Nov 1774 in Sussex Co., DE.

PASWATERS posted by Lenore Dickinson on Sunday, October 5, 2003

I am looking for information on the family of Boaz PASWATERS, Sussex County, probably born about 1830.

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