Boy, what our poor ancestors went through, it is amazing we are here. Debbie

The British surprized several ships at anchor at Head of the Elk,Maryland,Aug 27,1777 with their own 260 ships of Gen Clinton's wing of the British military moving from New York city. The British lost,or sickened their own horses en route. They had a bit of resistance at Cooch's Bridge,s e Newark,Delaware Sept 3rd,1777. [Newark is not Val Hollingsworth's New Ark,which changed to Kennett Quaker meeting.] Sept 17,1777,was the Battle of Brandwine. They pillaged,and they forraged,and they took horses from the locals. [Did they set off a migration westward by the very NW Delaware, ne Md, S pA people left pennyless by their passing?] I live in sw Ohio near the route of Confederate Calvery raiderGen George [?] Hunt Morgan's 1873 raid. They took horses,and burnt covered bridges, and pillaged stores and farms for food ,shoes,and clothing. Behind them was a Union army chasing them,and also being supplied by the counrtyside. I grew up in the 1950 era hearing tales of that raid of 2days 90 years before. Dad's uncle was the local Provost Masrhal,who had the job of attempting to get the correct horses back to their original owners. Claims were filed vs the government for damages,but were unpaid .We have a paper trail of the damages printed on 3 pages of our 1880 'History of Clermont Co,Ohio",by Eerts. Was there a source with more detail of the passing of the British military,and George Washington's men thru New Castle.? Did you know Laurence Washington was a Loyalist?

Republished with Ms. Arday's permission... ---------- From: Susan Arday <drslarday@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:34:05 -0500 To: Historic Glasgow Park <historicglasgow@earthlink.net> Subject: More clues to the FREE African-Americans at the LaGrange (Anne Barczewski) farm in Glasgow, DE Several decades ago, some of the descendants of Samuel H. and Dorcas M. Black gave the Black family bible to my grandmother (Anne Barczewski). The Black family was so grateful and appreciative of what my grandparents did to restore and preserve the history of the LaGrange farm. Dr. Samuel Henry Black, his wife, Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black, and many of their descendants are buried in Pencader Presbyterian Church, which is only a 1/4 mile from the La Grange farm in Glasgow. Currently, and only temporarily, I have the Black family bible (circa 1807, printed in Philadelphia, PA). It is huge and in fair condition, although very fragile. We have always handled it as little as possible, and usually with clean, white cotton gloves covering our hands. Very soon, my mother (Joanne Barczewski Lewis) and I are going to take the Black family bible to the DE Public Archives in Dover so that the archives can make microfiche copies of certain historical and genealogically important pages in the bible. After this process is complete, my mother will have the bible appraised by a historical documents appraiser, and then the bible will be donated, on behalf of Anne B., to an appropriate archival source in the state of DE - possibly to the Morris Library at the University of DE in Newark, where many of Dr. Samuel H. Black's journals, letters, and papers already are preserved and archived for careful and controlled public examination. The bible is not for sale at any price. Several groups are very interested in the relationship that Dr. Samuel H. and Dorcas M. Black had with the unnamed FREE African-Americans who were part of the Black household in 1810 and 1820. Dorcas Black wrote the following in the back of the Black family bible, and this may ultimately help me find a link to put names to those FREE African-Americans who were part if the Black household in 1810 and 1820. Transcribed from page 834, at the end of the Apocrypha, in the Dr. Samuel Henry Black and Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black family bible. "Kitty Williams a coloured [sic] woman the ages of her children that is [sic] liveing [sic] Ann her eldest November 21, 1831 Priscilla March 22, 1834 Louisa her third child born July 5th, 1836. William Evans a coloured [sic] child son of Henry and Julia Ann Evans born January 21, 1832." My theory is that these African-Americans were very special to Dorcas Middleton Black, such that of all people, who were not members of her immediate family by blood or marriage, nonetheless Dorcas wrote about them in her family bible. I am sure that Bible was a treasured possession of Dorcas'. I figure Dorcas probably considered these African-Americans to be like family to her. These African-Americans - Kitty Williams, and Henry and Julia Ann Evans - must have had a very special and likely longstanding personal relationship with Dorcas Middleton Black. They may have lived at LaGrange and worked for Samuel and Dorcas Black on the Black farm (LaGrange). They may have been a comfort and an abiding help on the farm and in the Black household to Dorcas when her husband, Samuel H. Black, died suddenly and unexpectedly in his 40s on April 17, 1827. When Samuel H. Black died, he was 44 years old, leaving Dorcas a widow at the age of 37 years. I believe that Dorcas M. Black had 9 living children in April 1827 (Harriet, Charles, Robert, David, George, Samuel, Margaret, Levi, and xxxxx Jane). The oldest child, Harriet Black, was 17 years old, and the youngest child, xxxxx Jane, was 8 months old, when their father, Samuel H. Black died. Dorcas would have had her hands full to manage and run a huge farm along with 9 children to feed, clothe, and educate. Dorcas suffered another blow in December 1827 when her and Samuel's four year old son, Levi B. Black, died. The evidence shows that 1827 was a very difficulty year for the family of Samuel Henry Black, MD. In 1827, Dorcas would have needed all the help and support she could get. Therefore, anyone who was there for her over time, especially during hardship periods such as 1827, would have been near and dear to her heart. Thus, I wonder if Kitty Williams and Henry and Julia Ann Evans are some of the unnamed FREE African-Americans who were part of Samuel H. and Dorcas M. Black's household according to the 1810 and 1820 Federal censuses of Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, DE? If Dorcas A. Black had a will and/or if I can find some letters she wrote over the years of her lifetime, I may be able to find a confirmatory link. I have searched the later years (1830, 1840, 1850, & 1860) of the New Castle County, DE, censuses (state and Federal rolls). Although I have not found Kitty Williams (whose formal first name may have been Katherine), I did find Henry and Julia Evans, a husband and wife, in the 1860 Federal census for Newark, New Castle County, DE. The Evans had their own household in Newark, DE, and were living very geographically close to the place where Dorcas A. Black was residing in 1860. In 1860, Dorcas A. Black was in her 70s and was a member of her son's, David William Black's, household in Newark, DE. 1860 U.S. Census € Delaware € New Castle € White Clay Creek Household of David W. Black Name Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Home in 1860 (City, County, State) Gender David W. Black 40 1819 Delaware   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Male Dorcas A. Black 73 1786 Delaware   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female Harriet Black 50 1809 Delaware   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female Caroline ?dvuid? 10 1849 Delaware   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female Laura ?dvuid? 14 1845 Delaware   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female Annie ?dvuid? 8 1851 Delaware   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female 1860 U.S. Census € Delaware € New Castle € White Clay Creek Name:   David W. Black Age in 1860:   40 Birthplace:   Delaware Home in 1860:   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Gender:   Male Value of real estate:   View image Post Office:   Newark Roll:   M653_97 Page:   561 Year:   1860 Head of Household:   David W. Black Household 1860 U.S. Census € Delaware € New Castle € White Clay Creek Name:   Dorcas A. Black Age in 1860:   73 Birthplace:   Delaware Home in 1860:   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Gender:   Female Value of real estate:   View image Post Office:   Newark Roll:   M653_97 Page:   561 Year:   1860 Head of Household:   David W. Black Household 1860 U.S. Census € Delaware € New Castle € White Clay Creek Name:   Henry Evans Age in 1860:   60 Birthplace:   Delaware Home in 1860:   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Race:   Colored Gender:   Male Value of real estate:   View image Post Office:   Newark Roll:   M653_97 Page:   552 Year:   1860 Head of Household:   Henry Evans Household 1860 U.S. Census € Delaware € New Castle € White Clay Creek Name:   Julia Evans Age in 1860:   60 Birthplace:   Delaware Home in 1860:   Newark, New Castle, Delaware Race:   Colored Gender:   Female Value of real estate:   View image Post Office:   Newark Roll:   M653_97 Page:   552 Year:   1860 Head of Household:   Henry Evans Household 1860 U.S. Census € Delaware € New Castle € White Clay Creek Household of Henry Evans Name Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Race Home in 1860 (City, County, State) Gender Henry Evans 60 1799 Delaware Colored Newark, New Castle, Delaware Male Julia Evans 60 1799 Delaware Colored Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female Anna Evans 23 1836 Delaware Colored Newark, New Castle, Delaware Female John Evans 6 1853 Delaware Colored Newark, New Castle, Delaware Male The Black family bible is covered in dark brown leather, no visible printing on the cover or spine, and it has either vellum or rag paper pages. There are many religious genre newspaper clippings tucked inside the pages of the bible, a recipe clipping for Oxford sausages, and a clipping from "The Rural Economist" on raising fruit tree by planting the scions and using ashes as a source of potash to improve agricultural soil. There are additional religious newspaper clippings, vignettes, and poems that have been glued to the inside front and back hard covers of the bible. The newspaper clippings typically appear to date from the 1830s, although some maybe be older [from the time frame of 1807 to 1830]. There is a slip of plain paper tucked in the bible. The slip of paper is a hand written receipt which says: "Doctor Black in Au't with James Smith December 25th 1816, Pd 3 months Tuition of Joseph Middleton $2.25 Dec 29th Rec'd paymt and ???? James Smith" This receipt may be referring to Joseph Middleton's tuition to the Newark (DE) Academy, forerunner of the University of Delaware. I wonder if Samuel Black was paying his brother-in-law's or nephew's tuition? Another slip of ruled paper (like notebook paper) tucked in the Black family bible appears to be a running financial tab for various people living in the vicinity of Glasgow, DE. I cannot be certain whether the tallies represent money that the Black family owed others, or more likely, that members of the Glasgow, DE, community owed the Black family. My best guess is that this is a store tally for various customers that would have been kept by Robert Middleton Black, son of Samuel and Dorcas Black. It is my understanding that in the 1850s, Robert M. Black ran a store in Glasgow, DE. There are items such as potatoes and corn, listed beneath various names on the tally. Some of the names on the tally sheet include George McDaniel, John London, George N. Gardener, John M. Sackard, John Hogg, George Lightfoot, George Simpson, Amos Ruth, D. B. Stewart, Smith Garrett, and Caroline Boulden. One newspaper clipping glued to the front inside cover of the Bible is a religious poem titled "Thoughts Amid the Cholera". I am sure that cholera was quite a scourge and feared infectious disease during Dr. and Mrs. Black's lifetimes. The Blacks may have lost numerous family members and friends to cholera. I often wonder as I stroll through Pencader Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Glasgow, DE, how many of the people who lived contemporaneously to Dr. Samuel Black as judged by the dates on the headstones, were friends and maybe patients of Dr. Black's at some point during their short or long lives. My husband is a physician and I am a medical epidemiologist, so it must have been difficult back in the early 1800's to watch your family members and friends quickly and suddenly succumb cholera. During the 19th century, pandemic cholera spread repeatedly from the Ganges delta of India to most of the world. In severe untreated cases of cholera, death may occur within a few hours, and the case-fatality rate may exceed 50%. With proper treatment and public health measures available now, but not in Dorcas Black's lifetime, the case-fatality rate is less than 1%. There must have been some way that a cholera epidemic personally touched Dorcas Black's life, such that Dorcas felt compelled to cut out and glue inside her bible a newspaper clipping of a religious poem titled "Thoughts Amid the Cholera". I wonder if a cholera epidemic was raging in the New Castle County, DE, area during July 1832 (which is the date of clipping)? Thoughts Amid the Cholera When Pestilence invades our streets, And frights our friends away, How calm, but solemn, seems the hours To us who lonely stay! Our wont places now no more Their wonted faces shew; And silence seldom yields to sound Of voices which we know. But, oh! what hours are these for pray'r, When scarce the world intrudes! For now we feel that God is near, The more in solitudes. We pray for those who're absent far; And, ah! how blest we'll feel, When wakes again the social pray'r, Where lonely now we kneel. New York, July 10, 1832. The dimensions of the Black family Bible are approximately: 11 inches long x 9 inches wide x 3 1/2 inches thick. I would venture that there are close to 950 total pages in this bible. The face page of the bible reads: "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments: together with the Apocrypha. Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. By special command of King James I of England with marginal notes and references, to which are added an index, an alphabetical table, and the names of the Old and New Testaments, with their significations, tables of scripture weights, measures, and coins; John Brown's Concordance, &c., &c., &c. Embellished with ten maps and twenty historical engravings. Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Mathew Carey, No. 122, Market Street. In the year 1807. " On the inside back hard cover of the bible, in lovely large longhand black ink well pen script there is written "Dorcas A. Black's Book 1827". On the back side of one of the first pages in the Black family bible, someone at some point in time made a lead pencil rubbing of the reverse side of a US Capped Bust Half Dollar. This coin was authorized for use in April 2, 1792, and was issued during 1807 through 1839. The rubbing does not render enough information to tell me what year the particular coin of the rubbing was minted. I conjecture that this Bible was likely a wedding gift to Dorcas A. Middleton upon her marriage on 21 March 1807 to Samuel Henry Black, MD. Given the perfect and beautiful handwriting, with hardly any misspellings or misused grammar, along with the numerous newspaper clippings in the bible, I postulate that Dorcas A. Middleton Black was a well educated woman for her time, intelligent, literate, and could read and write. Family records, written in longhand ink well pen, in the Samuel Henry Black and Dorcas Armitage Middleton Black family bible: MARRIAGES Samuel H. Black and Dorcas A, Middleton married 12th day of March 1807 BIRTHS Samuel H. Black was born 20th December 1782. Dorcas A. Middleton was born October the 8th 1789. Harriet Black Daughter of S. and D. Black was born Sunday morning 30th October 1808. Charles Henry Black (ink is faded and there is a hole in the page) 23rd March 18.. Robert Middleton Black son of S. and D. Black was born 28th December 1811. David William Black son of Sam'l & D. Black was born 7th day of September 1813 (or possibly 1814 - ink is blurred). George ?Washington? (ink is very faded) Black born 28th April 1816. Samuel Black son of S. & D. Black born 9th December A.D. 1817. Margaret Black born December 13th A.D. 1819. William Black born November 7th A.D. 1821. Levi B. Black ???? 19th A.D. 1823 (ink is faded and there is a hole in the page where the month would be written) ?first name illegible? Jane Black born August 28th 1826. (ink is faded and there is a hole in the page where the girl's first name would be written) Mary I. (? - not sure of middle initial) Middleton born June 30th 1791. John T. Cochran born January 3, 1813 son of Mary L. Cochran ?Hanna? (ink is very blurred) and ???? M. ??? Middleton. Mary Cochran born March 15, 1814. DEATHS Samuel H. Black died ?Senia? April 17, 1827. William Black died 24th October 1822. Levi B. Black died December 1827. (There is a big space between the month and the year, as if the writer hoped eventually that she or he would remember the specific day Levi died and would then go back and fill in the blank space.) Margaret Black died August 28th 1828. George W. Black died April 8, 1829. Samuel B. Miles died the 9th of December 1831. Harriet B. Miles died May 28th 1891 aged 83 years. James L. Miles died 1856. Robert M. Middleton died Monday the 10 of January 1825. Joseph L. Middleton died November (either 12 or 22) of 1827. Mary L. Cochran died May 26th 1835. William B. Cochran died Feb (day missing - hole in page) 1829 aged thirty eight year. Note: Bottom half of page 679 / 680 is torn off and missing. It is not clear, though, that any birth or death information is missing as a result of the long lost lower half of page 679 / 680.

FRIENDS OF HISTORIC GLASGOW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Headline - Battle To Preserve Glasgow Farm Will Continue Glasgow, DE, February 11, 2005 - Friends of Historic Glasgow (FOHG), a grassroots organization that has collected 1,300 signatures in favor of preserving the 236-acre La Grange farm, vows to continue opposing all development plans for the property. Although the Barczewski family, who currently owns the farm, recently accepted a sales agreement from local developer Steven J. Nichols, the farm has not yet been sold. The farm is located just outside Glasgow, DE, near the intersections of U.S. Route 40 and state route 896. "We are disappointed that the sales agreement was signed," stated Earnie Davis, who has been active in representing FOHG at recent public meetings. "However, we believe that continued community opposition has the potential to save the property, which has great historic and environmental significance to all of Delaware." The 1815 Federal period farmhouse and nearby granary building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the granary is also listed on the Historic American Building Survey. There are two archaeologist documented Native American encampments on the farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). In the farm's woods are authenticated, intact remains of British and Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War battle of Cooch's bridge. There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker NC-59). Major areas of drainage and wetlands crisscross the property. Eight distinct and separate areas have been designated as national wetlands. Seven distinct areas have been designated as state wetlands. A quarter of the water recharge area for Glasgow is on the Barczewski farm. Anne Barczewski and her late husband purchased La Grange in the mid 1940s, and set about restoring the property. She had stated many times, both publicly and privately, that she did not want the farm to ever be developed. Mrs. Barczewski, who is 94, suffers from advanced Alzheimer's disease, and is currently in hospice care. Last year, New Castle County officials made a $9.6 million offer to buy all but five acres of farm for preservation. Those five acres are the only ones currently zoned for commercial development, while the rest of the farm is zoned suburban. However, at a September 2004 public hearing before the New Castle County Council, attorney David Ferry, who represents brothers Steven and George Barczewski, insisted the farm was worth at least $12 million, and that his clients would not accept anything less. New Castle County and Delaware state government officials had recently been in contact with Joanne B. Lewis, Anne Barczewski's daughter, about putting together another deal to purchase the farm for preservation. Although Mrs. Lewis was amenable to discussions, Mr. Ferry threatened Mrs. Lewis with legal action on behalf of his clients if she delayed any longer signing a sales agreement with a developer. Mr. Nichols has 90 days under the sales agreement to determine if the farm can be developed to his satisfaction. The initial deposit paid to the family was only $25,000. The agreement then gives the buyer another six months to close the sale. "We believe that significant public opposition to development can still save La Grange," explained Mr. Davis. "We are encouraging people to contact their state and county officials and to turn out at public hearings if they would like to see the farm preserved." CONTACT INFORMATION: If you would like to help protect this property from development and permanently preserve its historic, cultural, and natural resources for future generations, please contact: The Friends of Historic Glasgow ATTN: Nancy V. Willing 5 Francis Circle Newark, DE 19711 Telephone: (302) 366-1855 E-mail: historicglasgow@earthlink.net E-mail: NancyVWilling@yahoo.com

From: DavidA788 Date: Saturday, February 5, 2005 8:56 AM To: chale@delawareonline.com Subject: Re: Developer buys Glasgow farmland Your article contains distortions and omissions, perhaps due to Mr. Ferry, who is a master at spinning the tale that he thinks people want to hear. Perhaps you will consider writing a more detailed piece with more of the facts included. You can verify most of the following by contacting Friends of Historic Glasgow, Dan McCollum, or Joanne Lewis. FALSE: Nichols agreed to preserve a farmhouse and 10 acres around it as part of the deal signed late Thursday. TRUTH: Joanne B. Lewis, Anne Barczewski's daughter, asked to have Nichols place within the sales contract a written promise to preserve the historic farmhouse and surrounding land. Nichols refused, and Mr. Ferry threatened to sue Ms. Lewis on behalf of her two brothers, in order to force her to sign the sales contract anyway, whereupon she capitulated. (Ms. Lewis claims her capitulation is due to a current illness, leaving her unwilling to continue fighting for preservation.) To my knowledge, Nichols has only made vague verbal promises to consider whatever the local zoning and Historic Review boards will require of him to preserve any parts of the property. There is no guarantee, at present, that anything will be preserved. FALSE: He [Ferry] said the family needs the money to pay for Anne Barczewski's nursing home expenses. FACT: Ferry's clients, Steven and George Barczewski, have limited assets, but there are additional, sufficient sources of assets to cover Anne's care expenses, as she is currently in hospice care, and has a limited life expectancy. FALSE: David Ferry, an attorney for two of the four property owners, said Stephen J. Nichols has paid $14.25 million for the Barczewski farm, located along U.S. 40 near Del. 896. FACT: A sales contract has been signed for that amount. However, Mr. Nichols may fall back upon several clauses within the contract to either reduce the sales price or withdraw his offer prior to closing, if he finds he cannot develop the land to his satisfaction. PARTIAL TRUTH: Ferry said his clients wanted to sell the property to the county in hopes of seeing it preserved as a park, but they could not reach an agreement on the price. ACTUAL TRUTH: His clients never wanted to sell the property to the county. Only Joanne Lewis did. The county made a fair offer last summer, but Ferry worked to thwart it by publicly claiming that developers would offer more. While the county rightfully refused to be extorted, the county also refused to negotiate and promptly withdrew their purchase offer, which was fine with Mr. Ferry and his clients. OMISSIONS AND ADDITIONAL FACTS: 1) The farm abuts and overlaps two other historic district overlays, along its east side. 2) The 1815 federal style manor house and nearby granary building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The granary is also listed on the Historic American Building Survey. (Although this should afford these structures some degree of protection from destruction, developers typically allow historic structures which stand in their way to be neglected, and deteriorate to the point that they lose their structural integrity. Such "demolition by neglect" allows owners of historic properties to thwart preservation regulations. The roof of the La Grange farmhouse is currently in disrepair, having been neglected for several years by the current farmhouse tenant, George Barczewski, who has long favored developing the property. The County has considered filing formal demolition by neglect charges against the Barczewski family, but has not followed through.) 3) There are two archaeologist documented Native American encampment sites on the La Grange farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). To comply with existing policies, a level II archaeological investigation (including excavation) may be required prior to any development. 4) In the farm's woods are authenticated, intact remains of British and Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War battle of Cooch's bridge. The surrounding acres would also warrant protection from development. 5) There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker NC-59). 6) The New Castle County Historic Review Board has stated that it is opposed to allowing any development on the property. The Board would have to approve any development plans before they could be undertaken. 7) The New Castle County Land Use Office is strongly opposed to re-zoning any of the property to allow commercial, industrial, or high density residential construction. 8) Major areas of drainage and wetlands crisscross the Barczewski farm property. Eight distinct and separate areas have been designated as national wetlands. Seven distinct areas have been designated as state wetlands. The total state wetland areas are larger than the total national areas. A quarter of the water recharge area for Glasgow is on the Barczewski farm. These wetlands warrant protection under existing environmental regulations. 9) There is significant community opposition to development of this farm. A grassroots organization, Friends of Historic Glasgow, has gathered over 1,000 signatures opposing development. Continued community opposition might have an impact on any proposals to remove or modify the existing protections on the property, or to obtain any re-zoning. But without such opposition, the farm no longer has any chance of being preserved.

From: DavidA788 Date: Saturday, February 5, 2005 8:56 AM To: chale@delawareonline.com Subject: Re: Developer buys Glasgow farmland Your article contains distortions and omissions, perhaps due to Mr. Ferry, who is a master at spinning the tale that he thinks people want to hear. Perhaps you will consider writing a more detailed piece with more of the facts included. You can verify most of the following by contacting Friends of Historic Glasgow, Dan McCollom, or Joanne Lewis. FALSE: Nichols agreed to preserve a farmhouse and 10 acres around it as part of the deal signed late Thursday. TRUTH: Joanne B. Lewis, Anne Barczewski's daughter, asked to have Nichols place within the sales contract a written promise to preserve the historic farmhouse and surrounding land. Nichols refused, and Mr. Ferry threatened to sue Ms. Lewis on behalf of her two brothers, in order to force her to sign the sales contract anyway, whereupon she capitulated. (Ms. Lewis claims her capitulation is due to a current illness, leaving her unwilling to continue fighting for preservation.) To my knowledge, Nichols has only made vague verbal promises to consider whatever the local zoning and Historic Review boards will require of him to preserve any parts of the property. There is no guarantee, at present, that anything will be preserved. FALSE: He [Ferry] said the family needs the money to pay for Anne Barczewski's nursing home expenses. FACT: Ferry's clients, Steven and George Barczewski, have limited assets, but there are additional, sufficient sources of assets to cover Anne's care expenses, as she is currently in hospice care, and has a limited life expectancy. FALSE: David Ferry, an attorney for two of the four property owners, said Stephen J. Nichols has paid $14.25 million for the Barczewski farm, located along U.S. 40 near Del. 896. FACT: A sales contract has been signed for that amount. However, Mr. Nichols may fall back upon several clauses within the contract to either reduce the sales price or withdraw his offer prior to closing, if he finds he cannot develop the land to his satisfaction. PARTIAL TRUTH: Ferry said his clients wanted to sell the property to the county in hopes of seeing it preserved as a park, but they could not reach an agreement on the price. ACTUAL TRUTH: His clients never wanted to sell the property to the county. Only Joanne Lewis did. The county made a fair offer last summer, but Ferry worked to thwart it by publicly claiming that developers would offer more. While the county rightfully refused to be extorted, the county also refused to negotiate and promptly withdrew their purchase offer, which was fine with Mr. Ferry and his clients. OMISSIONS AND ADDITIONAL FACTS: 1) The farm abuts and overlaps two other historic district overlays, along its east side. 2) The 1815 federal style manor house and nearby granary building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The granary is also listed on the Historic American Building Survey. (Although this should afford these structures some degree of protection from destruction, developers typically allow historic structures which stand in their way to be neglected, and deteriorate to the point that they lose their structural integrity. Such "demolition by neglect" allows owners of historic properties to thwart preservation regulations. The roof of the La Grange farmhouse is currently in disrepair, having been neglected for several years by the current farmhouse tenant, George Barczewski, who has long favored developing the property. The County has considered filing formal demolition by neglect charges against the Barczewski family, but has not followed through.) 3) There are two archaeologist documented Native American encampment sites on the La Grange farm (the Butterworth and the Barczewski sites). To comply with existing policies, a level II archaeological investigation (including excavation) may be required prior to any development. 4) In the farm's woods are authenticated, intact remains of British and Hessian earthen trenches from the September 3, 1777, Revolutionary War battle of Cooch's bridge. The surrounding acres would also warrant protection from development. 5) There is also documented evidence on the farm of Benjamin Latrobe's venture to build a feeder canal in 1804 (New Castle County Historical Marker NC-59). 6) The New Castle County Historic Review Board has stated that it is opposed to allowing any development on the property. The Board would have to approve any development plans before they could be undertaken. 7) The New Castle County Land Use Office is strongly opposed to re-zoning any of the property to allow commercial, industrial, or high density residential construction. 8) Major areas of drainage and wetlands crisscross the Barczewski farm property. Eight distinct and separate areas have been designated as national wetlands. Seven distinct areas have been designated as state wetlands. The total state wetland areas are larger than the total national areas. A quarter of the water recharge area for Glasgow is on the Barczewski farm. These wetlands warrant protection under existing environmental regulations. 9) There is significant community opposition to development of this farm. A grassroots organization, Friends of Historic Glasgow, has gathered over 1,000 signatures opposing development. Continued community opposition might have an impact on any proposals to remove or modify the existing protections on the property, or to obtain any re-zoning. But without such opposition, the farm no longer has any chance of being preserved.

http://www.delawareonline.com/updates/DeveloperbuysGl.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Developer buys Glasgow farmland By CHARLOTTE HALE / The News Journal 2/4/2005 GLASGOW ‹ A 236-acre farm that New Castle County had considered buying to add to a regional park that is under construction in Glasgow has been sold to a private buyer. David Ferry, an attorney for two of the four property owners, said Stephen J. Nichols has paid $14.25 million for the Barczewski farm, located along U.S. 40 near Del. 896. Ferry said Nichols agreed to preserve a farmhouse and 10 acres around it as part of the deal signed late Thursday. Nichols has built a Wawa convenience store, Kohl¹s department store and the Perch Creek residential community in the U.S. 40 area. His attorney, Andy Taylor, would not confirm the sale price and said there are no firm plans for the farm. However, Nichols intends to talk to land planners, residents and government leaders before deciding how he will use the property, Taylor said. County Land Use Department spokesman Vince Kowal said most of the land is zoned for residential development, with commercial zoning on a small sliver. The farm also is in a historic overlay district, which could mean a higher level of scrutiny of any development there. The land was owned by Anne Barczewski and her three grown children. Ferry said his clients wanted to sell the property to the county in hopes of seeing it preserved as a park, but they could not reach an agreement on the price. He said the family needs the money to pay for Anne Barczewski¹s nursing home expenses. See complete coverage in Saturday¹s News Journal and at www.delawareonline.com. Contact Charlotte Hale at 324-2792 or chale@delawareonline.com. Posted 3:52 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Does anyone have access to the tax lists circa 1790. I am looking for the enumeration for a William Redax New Castle Co, Penacader Hundred. Any help would be appreciated. Paul Reddick

Has anyone run across a HUTCHINSON or similar spelled surname with a daughter Elizabeth or Ellen who would have been born about 1810 in DE. There is a possibility that she was orphaned at a young age and was sent to live with an Aunt in Phila. I have no other clues. Kathleen Burnett

I am looking for the parents of Isabella Fletcher, who was born on 16 Oct 1838, in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, and died on 10 Oct 1907. She married Zachariah Pickels (the surname is sometimes spelled as "Pickles") on 26 Apr 1859. According to the 1880 census, in which her husband's name is spelled as "Zackeriah PICKLES," Isabella's father and mother were both born in Delaware. Isabella had a brother named Charles Fletcher. There is a Charles B. Fletcher in the 1880 census who was born around 1842 in Delaware, and his parents were both born in Delaware as well. I suspect that he is the brother of Isabella. Any information on the parents of Isabella and Charles would be greatly appreciated. Regards, --oris > >

Mary Elizabeth Harrison, b Mar 29, 1906, New Castle DE. Married James Richards Walls. Parents William Francis Harrison and Elizabeth Rebecca Brower. Paul Mezzatesta, b Aug 28 1927, d. Sep 19, 1979. Married Mary Elizabeth ( Maust) Walls. Evan Goss d Jul 1981. Married Carrie Brower Hubert Henze, b Sep 1 1904 d Sep 1970. Married Mabelle Walls Carrie Brower b Sep 28, 1892 d Jan 1983? in PA. Married Evan Goss Thanks, Krystal Wilson

Hi Helen, Can you look up to see if there is anything on the following surnames, Gonce, (possibly Rudolph), VanHorn, Jacob, Any McDade, and Hutchisson, (possibly Gavin) You are so kind to do this. Thank you so much............. Ann Carlton Oppenheimer Researching these surnames: Allen, Allison, Anderson, Atkins, Blevins, Bridges, Carlton, Crouch, Ezell, Gonce, Grigg, Gusdorf, Jones, McCrary, Nunnelley, Oppenheimer, Powell (2 lines), Rogers, Sanguinetti, Scott, Southerland, Truett/Truitt, Whitehorn, Wiggins, Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: <HMWEBBER@aol.com> To: <DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [NewCastle] I will do a lookup: Wills 1789-1853 & Admins.1789-1850 Dela. ...

Hi list, I'm looking for information on a Raymond McSHANE who was b. 24 Apr 1912 & d. 10 Jun 1992 in Wilmington, DE. I'm not sure who his parents are -- he shows up as a son in the 1930 census but is not named as a son in the 1920 census. 1920 Census -- 220 Van Buren, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE Mc SHANE John Head M W 58 M PA Ire Ire Belt Maker Belt Works Mary Wife F W 59 M DE Ire Ire none John J. Son M W 38 S DE PA DE Plumber Contractor Alice A. Daug F W 26 S DE PA DE Clerk Ice Cream Store? Anna A. Daug F W 24 S DE PA DE Clerk Ice Cream Store? Reginia E. Daug F W 23 S DE PA DE Clerk Ice Cream Store? 1930 Census -- 220 Van Buren St.,, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE McSHANE John Head M W 72 M 30 PA DE DE None Mary Wife F W 72 M 30 DE DE DE None John J. Son M W 49 S PA PA DE Machinist Machine Shop Alice A. Daug F W 39 S DE PA DE Clerk Department Store * Raymond Son M W 17 S DE PA DE Clerk Chemical Co. Reginia E. Daug F W 29 S DE PA DE Cashier Chemical Co. O/ $4000. Is there anyone who could lookup his obit or tell me how to get a copy of it? I'm interested in info on any of these McSHANES. Many thanks! Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

Hi Cathy, Sorry, I found no Will but there could have been an administration. I only have an Administration Index List up to the year 1850. Hence, I can't look that up for you. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 1/12/05 4:49:19 AM, o2bab@bedford.net writes: << I'm looking for something on George W Moore, d 1857 Chester. I would appreciate your checking for me. Cathy >>

I'm looking for something on George W Moore, d 1857 Chester. I would appreciate your checking for me. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <HMWEBBER@aol.com> To: <DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:36 AM Subject: [NewCastle] 1789-1870 Will Index for Delaware Co., PA -- Lookup > Good morning list, > > If you would like me to do a lookup in the 1789-1870 Will Index for > Delaware Co., PA please e-mail me the person's full name. > > Please do NOT ask for a list of all the JONES or SMITHs, etc. > > You have Dr. Robert Plowman at the Delaware Co. Court Archives > to thank for getting this info to researchers. Previously, the index I > had was from 1789-1853. For the time being, Bob will not be doing any > more preparation work on the Wills & Administration until next summer. > Presently, he is working on miscellaneous records & as soon as the > grants come in he will then be working on the Naturalization Records. > (They will be filmed.) > > All these records are being prepared for the long awaited "viewing room" > to open, for the public, in the near future. I understand the room has been > painted, has a new air conditioner, new roof & they are now waiting for > electricians to put in the lighting. If everything runs smoothly it should > be open by this Spring! :) > > Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) > >

Good morning list, If you would like me to do a lookup in the 1789-1870 Will Index for Delaware Co., PA please e-mail me the person's full name. Please do NOT ask for a list of all the JONES or SMITHs, etc. You have Dr. Robert Plowman at the Delaware Co. Court Archives to thank for getting this info to researchers. Previously, the index I had was from 1789-1853. For the time being, Bob will not be doing any more preparation work on the Wills & Administration until next summer. Presently, he is working on miscellaneous records & as soon as the grants come in he will then be working on the Naturalization Records. (They will be filmed.) All these records are being prepared for the long awaited "viewing room" to open, for the public, in the near future. I understand the room has been painted, has a new air conditioner, new roof & they are now waiting for electricians to put in the lighting. If everything runs smoothly it should be open by this Spring! :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS)

The Delaware Genealogical Society will be doing a series of free programs jointly with the Historical Society of Delaware! The theme will be "QUICK START YOUR FAMILY RESEARCH AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE". An Historical Society of Delaware staff member will give a description of a collection; a Delaware Genealogical Society member will then discuss the collection with it's applications in genealogy. The 2nd hour will be spent assisting attendees with the hands on use of the collection/collections in the library. Currently the dates we have are: a. Thursday, January 27, 2005- 2 TO 4 P.M. "City, State Directories and Maps in Family Research- Make Them Work for You." For a reservation call Kay at 302-328-8764 b.. Thursday, February 24, 2005-2 to 4 P.M. "Church Records and Cemeteries as a Genealogical Resource". For a reservation call Nancy at 302-234-0460 Later c. Monday, March 21, 2005-7 to 9 P.M. "Naturalizations and Passenger Manifests, The Use of Immigration Related Documents in Family Research". For a reservation call Nancy at 302-234-0460.

RHYS is one spelling for REES REESE RIES Welch

Hi Cathy, Yes, the Evans name is so common in the Chester Co. area it is hard to do the work on them but I have done a bit.There were Evans that were Baptists and the other gang (mine) who were Quakers. My Evans are buried at Willistown Quaker church. Yes, didn't realize how common the Reese name was. Will have to do some more on that family. I do have Ann Ree who married Valentine Hollingsworth. Thanks for your response. Sue

Evans and Reese are two VERY COMMON NAMES in this area! I also have Evans but in Delaware and no Abraham at that time period you mention. Reese as a first name evidently is not uncommon as I know a professor at Rutgers Univ who has that as his first name. I have not done any Evans research in Chester or Delaware Counties but did do some on Reese/Reece/Rees until I located my own family. If you get back to the surname itself and I can help you, do write. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <SusanVan@aol.com> To: <DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [NewCastle] Reece > Hi Cathy, > I read with interest about your Reese family. I guess the two of you have > been communicating back and forth about this family. I am writing to the list in > hopes that somebody can shed some light on questions about my Evans family. > They were in Chester Co. as early as early 1800's to the best of my knowledge. > Have ggggrandfather and his wife and family. One of the boys was named: > Reese. > This is the family: > Abraham or Abram Evans- born 15 August 1786 Delaware married (Veteran of war > of 1812) > Rebecca ? born Pa 1793. > They had ten children. One was named Reese Martin Evans. He was born 1837. > His older brother was my ggrandfather William Miller Evans. He served as a Pvt. > in the civil war. > Just wondering how this Reese name ties in. A bit unusual for a first name. > I have the names of all the children and some of the marriages. There are > some popular Chester Co. names in this family. Two of the children married into > the Yarnall family. > Hope somebody out there will regonize one or more of these names. > Thanks, Sue in Florida > >