Jean, I think I have probably been following some of the same lines: Descendants of ? Morris, PA Phla 1 ? Morris, PA Phla ........ 2 James Morris,PA Phla,DE grfatherofRichardEmpson 1690 - 1747 ............ +Margaret Cook, wife of James Morris ................... 3 James Morris, of James ................... 3 Phebe Morris,ofJas,sis mCornEmpson,mRobtHolliday ....................... +Robert Holliday, m PhebeMorris,ofJas,wCornEmpson ................... 3 Mary Morris, of James, m Corn. Empson ....................... +Cornelius Empson, of Richard 1708 - 1733/34 ............................. 4 Richard Empson, of Cornelius 1733 - ............................. 4 Margaret Empson, of Cornelius 1733 - ................... *2nd Husband of Mary Morris, of James, m Corn. Empson: ....................... +Benjamin Jones, m. Mary Morris Empson ............................. 4 Benjamin Jones, Jr, of Benj & Mary Morris Empson - 1773 ................................. +Dorothy Dolly ?,widJacob Hattabaugh,mAndrewJenkins Barb Holmes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Schorfheide" <aschorfheide@comcast.net> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 6:54 PM Subject: [DEKENT] Kent County, DE Land Records > For those of you who may be interested in these books, here's some > additional information: > > Kent County, Delaware Land Records > Volume 1 1680-1701 (copyright 1996) > Volume 2 1702-1722 (copyright 1996) > Volume 3 1723-1734 (copyright 1997) > Volume 4 1734-1742 (copyright 1997)(I don't own this one yet) > Volume 5 1742-1749 (copyright 1997) > Volume 6 1749-1756 (copyright 1997) > Volume 7 1756-1764 (copyright 1997) > Volume 8 1764-1768 (copyright 1998) > Volume 9 1768-1772 (copyright 1999) > Volume 10 1772-1775 (copyright 1999) > > Volumes 1-8 are by Mary Marshall Brewer; Volumes 9 and 10 are by Irma Harper > I got my copies from Willow Bend Books, 65 East Main Street, Westminister, > MD 21157-5036, phone 800-876-6103, <www.WillowBend.net>. They may be > available from other sources as well. > > My responses will be posted privately since the books are copyrighted. I > don't mind posting my own research to lists, but I won't post publicly > someone else's hard work. > > And, in case anyone can lend me a hand,here's (very briefly) where I am on > my MORRIS and HOLLIDAY families: > > James MORRIS (son of Anthony and Mary (JONES) MORRIS - came from England to > Burlington, NJ in 1682) was born 1688, died 1747. Married Margaret COOK in > 1709 and had surviving children James (married a TILTON?), Mary (married > Cornelius EMPSON?), and Phoebe born 1720. > > John HOLLIDAY (birth date unknown, died before 22 June 1747) married > Susannah GREENWOOD in 1723 and had several surviving children. John's son > Robert (birth date unknown, died before 10 Feb. 1810) married Phoebe MORRIS > (daughter of James above) in 1752 and had 2 surviving children, Susannah > (born 1756, died 1815, married George WILSON 1775), and James (born 1758, > died 1816 in Madison County, IL, married Amelia JONES). > > I have more details on dates, but my file is buried at the moment. All of > the above except Anthony and Mary (JONES) MORRIS lived the majority, if not > all of their lives in Kent County, DE and were active Quakers at Duck Creek > Monthly Meeting. I am particularly interested in more information on James > MORRIS's wife, Margaret COOK, and their descendents by James and Mary; the > parents and siblings of John HOLLIDAY and Susannah GREENWOOD and their > descendents by Robert's siblings; and any information on Amelia JONES and > her parents and siblings. > > Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated! > > > Jean Schorfheide > Galloway, NJ > > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the DEKENT list, use > DEKENT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM or DEKENT-D-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM if you > are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >