In the book, is there perchance any mention of a William Morris of Murderkill Hundred and the location of his land in that area. . He is my ggggrandfather. He owned a farm; he did free his slaves when his will was probated in 1797. Thank you. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed & Kathy Hughes" <heweys@prodigy.net> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > I have no idea if this Jackson is the one you are looking for, but.... > > "History of Delaware", page 1154. > To the northwest of "Caroon Manor", and adjoining the village of Magnolia, > lies a tract of land called "The Plains". [several paragraphs about The > Plains] ... > "The Plains" is now principally owned by WM. JACKSON, Philip J. Barrett, > Samuel Saxton, Avery D. Marvel, Stephen M. Thomas, Mrs. Sarah Wilson and > Henry Burke. > > AND, page 1155: Adjoining "The Plains" on the east, and abutting on Caroon > Manor on the north, lying on St. Jones Creek, is another tract of land taken > up by Robert Bedwell, under a patent from Edmond Andros, in > 1679...................About fifty acres of the southern or smaller part was > purchased by Thomas M. Vinson in 1880, and two hundred acres of the larger > or northern part, abutting on Caroon Manor, by EDWARD JACKSON the same year. > > I'm afraid those are the only references to a Jackson. > > Kathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MissDixie" <Dixieljaw@msn.com> > To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > Hi, > > I would like to know who John Wm. Fletcher Jacksons' father was... He > was in Murderkill Hundred... > > Dixie Lea... > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Barb Holmes > > To: DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 12:07 PM > > Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > > > Dixie, > > > > What Jacksons are you looking for? Names? Connections? > > > > Barb > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MissDixie" <Dixieljaw@msn.com> > > To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 11:57 AM > > Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > > > > Hi ! > > > I would like to know if any Jacksons are profiled in it... > > > Yes, Murderkill Hundred... > > > Thanks for answering... > > > Dixie Lea in K.C... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Ed & Kathy Hughes > > > To: DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com > > > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 6:10 AM > > > Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > > > > > > There are a number of pages in "History of Delaware" 1609-1888"; > Scharf, > > J. > > > Thomas, 1843-1898. Published/Created: Port Washington, NY. Kenikat > Press > > > (1972) - Reprint of the 1888 edition, that refer specifically to > > Murderkill > > > Hundred, which I have. This volume also has the rest of Kent County > > (and of > > > Delaware) but I do not have those pages. > > > > > > If it is Murderkill Hundred you are interested in, I can send copies > of > > > those pages. Otherwise, maybe your library can help you. > > > > > > Kathy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "MissDixie" <Dixieljaw@msn.com> > > > To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 2:26 AM > > > Subject: [DEKENT] Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > > > > > > > RE-SENDING... > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: MissDixie > > > > To: DEKENT-L@ROOTSWEB.COM > > > > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 12:30 AM > > > > Subject: Fw: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Re-Sending... > > > > Dix... > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: MissDixie > > > > To: DEKENT-L@ROOTSWEB.COM > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:03 PM > > > > Subject: COUNTY HISTORY ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Is there a history book for the county of Kent...? > > > > Dixie Lea... 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