Wonder if the "eldest son named Auchin" : John ANDERSON - alias STALCUP. 29 Aug 1679. 20 Jul 1686. A:79 Wife Christina Carlos; son in law Lucas STIDDOM; eldest son named Auchin; children viz: Charlos, John, Peter, Mary, Jonas. is the same as the son Andrew mentioned below having been left one of the two remaining plots of his father's land. Immanuel (Emanuel) Church, New Castle: Marriage: Philip Vn. Luvenigh of town of New Castle, saddler, Mary Stallcop of New Castle County; surety, John Gilbert of New Castle, saddler. wit: Richard McWilliam. May 9, 1750. Marriage: Israel Stalcop and Agnus Means, November 21, 1758. Baptism: Ann, daughter of Israel and Agnus Stalcop, February 18, 1760, aged 1 day Banns: Ambrose Lunden and Bridget Stalcope of White Clay Creek, January 6, 1714-15. Banns: John Stalcup and Caty Philzgerald (Fitzgerald?), April, 1769. "In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen Stidham, had owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North from the Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the Brandywine was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the Christina was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's land, that of Peter Alrichs... Stalcop, who died before 1685, had granted half of his land to Samuel Peterson and Lars Cornelison. He willed the remainder in two plots, one each to is wife and son Andrew. Peterson kept his land; Cornelison sold his to Matthias de Foss, who sold it to Charles Pickering. The Pickering tract became the glebe of Old Swedes Church by gift of John Stalcop, Jr. Later, Peterson's son sold the Peterson land to Andrew Justison. Tour, Rt. 13, from DE/PA border south: "at 5.8 miles, the highway crosses Shellpot Creek, a tributary of the Brandywine Creek. The name is a corruption from the Swedish Skoldpadde Fallet (Turtle Falls). The first gristmill was erected here soon after 1662 by John Stalcop, aided by other Swedes and Dutchmen. Mills flourished on the stream well into the 18th century. William Penn, writing in 1683, included the lower reaches of "Skilpot" Creek with the Christina, Brandywine, and Schuylkill as each having "room enough to lay up the Royal Navy of England"." "Among the artist-joiners of that [18th] century...Israel Stalcop descendant if John (Johan) Anderssen Stalcop, who in the 17th century owned half of the present Wilmington." Wilmington Reminiscences..., published 1851: "Opposite the Almhouse was the estate of Hannah Stalcup, the descendent of a wealthy Swede. She was long deranged and confined to her own house, but at times would make her escape, to the terror of the children. Though mischievous, she was inoffensive compared with Tamar Way. Her [Hannah] paternal inheritence was valuable, and it was supposed that riches caused her insanity, which continued to her death. A part of her property is now owned by Rev. S. M. Gailey, a Presbyterian clergyman, who has a respectable classical school there, and calls his school Mantua."

Earl Jones wrote a number of volumes on the Stalcup family and I'm sure you could find your family there. I have only volume 1 and the index. Send me again who you are looking for and I'll check it out. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: [NewCastle] More on Stalcop > Wonder if the "eldest son named Auchin" : > > John ANDERSON - alias STALCUP. 29 Aug 1679. 20 Jul 1686. A:79 > Wife Christina Carlos; son in law Lucas STIDDOM; eldest son named > Auchin; children viz: Charlos, John, Peter, Mary, Jonas. > > is the same as the son Andrew mentioned below having been left one of > the two remaining plots of his father's land. > > Immanuel (Emanuel) Church, New Castle: > > Marriage: Philip Vn. Luvenigh of town of New Castle, saddler, Mary > Stallcop of New Castle County; surety, John Gilbert of New Castle, > saddler. wit: Richard McWilliam. May 9, 1750. > > Marriage: Israel Stalcop and Agnus Means, November 21, 1758. > > Baptism: Ann, daughter of Israel and Agnus Stalcop, February 18, 1760, > aged 1 day > > Banns: Ambrose Lunden and Bridget Stalcope of White Clay Creek, January > 6, 1714-15. > > Banns: John Stalcup and Caty Philzgerald (Fitzgerald?), April, 1769. > > "In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen Stidham, had > owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the > Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes > landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run > [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North from the > Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the Brandywine > was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the Christina > was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's land, > that of Peter Alrichs... > > Stalcop, who died before 1685, had granted half of his land to Samuel > Peterson and Lars Cornelison. He willed the remainder in two plots, one > each to is wife and son Andrew. Peterson kept his land; Cornelison sold > his to Matthias de Foss, who sold it to Charles Pickering. The > Pickering tract became the glebe of Old Swedes Church by gift of John > Stalcop, Jr. Later, Peterson's son sold the Peterson land to Andrew > Justison. > > Tour, Rt. 13, from DE/PA border south: "at 5.8 miles, the highway > crosses Shellpot Creek, a tributary of the Brandywine Creek. The name > is a corruption from the Swedish Skoldpadde Fallet (Turtle Falls). The > first gristmill was erected here soon after 1662 by John Stalcop, aided > by other Swedes and Dutchmen. Mills flourished on the stream well into > the 18th century. William Penn, writing in 1683, included the lower > reaches of "Skilpot" Creek with the Christina, Brandywine, and > Schuylkill as each having "room enough to lay up the Royal Navy of > England"." > > "Among the artist-joiners of that [18th] century...Israel Stalcop > descendant if John (Johan) Anderssen Stalcop, who in the 17th century > owned half of the present Wilmington." > > Wilmington Reminiscences..., published 1851: > > "Opposite the Almhouse was the estate of Hannah Stalcup, the descendent > of a wealthy Swede. She was long deranged and confined to her own > house, but at times would make her escape, to the terror of the > children. Though mischievous, she was inoffensive compared with Tamar > Way. Her [Hannah] paternal inheritence was valuable, and it was > supposed that riches caused her insanity, which continued to her death. > A part of her property is now owned by Rev. S. M. Gailey, a Presbyterian > clergyman, who has a respectable classical school there, and calls his > school Mantua." > >

Last year about this time, I exchanged several e-mails with a "STALCOP" cousin from Sweden, Hans Ling. Hans descends from the marriage of Rev. Ericus Tobias BJORK (of the Old Swedes Church) and his wife, Christina Stalcop (D/O Peter). When Rev. BJORK and Christina were called back to Sweden (along with their son Tobias BJORK) these descendants lived in Sweden until the present time. Hans is very aware of his North American heritage. He is a most interesting fellow. Larry E. Baker [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbie <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: [NewCastle] More on Stalcop > Wonder if the "eldest son named Auchin" : > > John ANDERSON - alias STALCUP. 29 Aug 1679. 20 Jul 1686. A:79 > Wife Christina Carlos; son in law Lucas STIDDOM; eldest son named > Auchin; children viz: Charlos, John, Peter, Mary, Jonas. > > is the same as the son Andrew mentioned below having been left one of > the two remaining plots of his father's land. > > Immanuel (Emanuel) Church, New Castle: > > Marriage: Philip Vn. Luvenigh of town of New Castle, saddler, Mary > Stallcop of New Castle County; surety, John Gilbert of New Castle, > saddler. wit: Richard McWilliam. May 9, 1750. > > Marriage: Israel Stalcop and Agnus Means, November 21, 1758. > > Baptism: Ann, daughter of Israel and Agnus Stalcop, February 18, 1760, > aged 1 day > > Banns: Ambrose Lunden and Bridget Stalcope of White Clay Creek, January > 6, 1714-15. > > Banns: John Stalcup and Caty Philzgerald (Fitzgerald?), April, 1769. > > "In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen Stidham, had > owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the > Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes > landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run > [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North from the > Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the Brandywine > was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the Christina > was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's land, > that of Peter Alrichs... > > Stalcop, who died before 1685, had granted half of his land to Samuel > Peterson and Lars Cornelison. He willed the remainder in two plots, one > each to is wife and son Andrew. Peterson kept his land; Cornelison sold > his to Matthias de Foss, who sold it to Charles Pickering. The > Pickering tract became the glebe of Old Swedes Church by gift of John > Stalcop, Jr. Later, Peterson's son sold the Peterson land to Andrew > Justison. > > Tour, Rt. 13, from DE/PA border south: "at 5.8 miles, the highway > crosses Shellpot Creek, a tributary of the Brandywine Creek. The name > is a corruption from the Swedish Skoldpadde Fallet (Turtle Falls). The > first gristmill was erected here soon after 1662 by John Stalcop, aided > by other Swedes and Dutchmen. Mills flourished on the stream well into > the 18th century. William Penn, writing in 1683, included the lower > reaches of "Skilpot" Creek with the Christina, Brandywine, and > Schuylkill as each having "room enough to lay up the Royal Navy of > England"." > > "Among the artist-joiners of that [18th] century...Israel Stalcop > descendant if John (Johan) Anderssen Stalcop, who in the 17th century > owned half of the present Wilmington." > > Wilmington Reminiscences..., published 1851: > > "Opposite the Almhouse was the estate of Hannah Stalcup, the descendent > of a wealthy Swede. She was long deranged and confined to her own > house, but at times would make her escape, to the terror of the > children. Though mischievous, she was inoffensive compared with Tamar > Way. Her [Hannah] paternal inheritence was valuable, and it was > supposed that riches caused her insanity, which continued to her death. > A part of her property is now owned by Rev. S. M. Gailey, a Presbyterian > clergyman, who has a respectable classical school there, and calls his > school Mantua." >

Debbie wrote: In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen Stidham, had : > owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the : > Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes : > landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run : > [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North from the : > Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the Brandywine : > was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the Christina : > was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's land, : > that of Peter Alrichs... Do any of you have an idea how much land that is? It is a phenomenal amount. It encompasses the entire 'radius'. Today you could view it as from the very south end of Newark/Christiana to some distance into present day Chadd's Ford, PA.. It is at least a half hour by car at 60 mph as the crow flies! The Brandywine is not next door to Christiana as they run parallel and are many miles apart. These men were exceedingly wealthy landholders. William Penn was not exaggerating when he said they could hold the entire British Navy. : From: Debbie <[email protected]> : To: <[email protected]> : Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:26 PM : Subject: [NewCastle] More on Stalcop : : : > Wonder if the "eldest son named Auchin" : : > : > John ANDERSON - alias STALCUP. 29 Aug 1679. 20 Jul 1686. A:79 : > Wife Christina Carlos; son in law Lucas STIDDOM; eldest son named : > Auchin; children viz: Charlos, John, Peter, Mary, Jonas. : > : > is the same as the son Andrew mentioned below having been left one of : > the two remaining plots of his father's land. : > : > Immanuel (Emanuel) Church, New Castle: : > : > Marriage: Philip Vn. Luvenigh of town of New Castle, saddler, Mary : > Stallcop of New Castle County; surety, John Gilbert of New Castle, : > saddler. wit: Richard McWilliam. May 9, 1750. : > : > Marriage: Israel Stalcop and Agnus Means, November 21, 1758. : > : > Baptism: Ann, daughter of Israel and Agnus Stalcop, February 18, 1760, : > aged 1 day : > : > Banns: Ambrose Lunden and Bridget Stalcope of White Clay Creek, January : > 6, 1714-15. : > : > Banns: John Stalcup and Caty Philzgerald (Fitzgerald?), April, 1769. : > : > "In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen Stidham, had : > owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the : > Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes : > landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run : > [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North from the : > Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the Brandywine : > was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the Christina : > was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's land, : > that of Peter Alrichs... : > : > Stalcop, who died before 1685, had granted half of his land to Samuel : > Peterson and Lars Cornelison. He willed the remainder in two plots, one : > each to is wife and son Andrew. Peterson kept his land; Cornelison sold : > his to Matthias de Foss, who sold it to Charles Pickering. The : > Pickering tract became the glebe of Old Swedes Church by gift of John : > Stalcop, Jr. Later, Peterson's son sold the Peterson land to Andrew : > Justison. : > : > Tour, Rt. 13, from DE/PA border south: "at 5.8 miles, the highway : > crosses Shellpot Creek, a tributary of the Brandywine Creek. The name : > is a corruption from the Swedish Skoldpadde Fallet (Turtle Falls). The : > first gristmill was erected here soon after 1662 by John Stalcop, aided : > by other Swedes and Dutchmen. Mills flourished on the stream well into : > the 18th century. : > : > "Among the artist-joiners of that [18th] century...Israel Stalcop : > descendant if John (Johan) Anderssen Stalcop, who in the 17th century : > owned half of the present Wilmington." : > : > Wilmington Reminiscences..., published 1851: : > : > "Opposite the Almhouse was the estate of Hannah Stalcup, the descendent : > of a wealthy Swede. She was long deranged and confined to her own : > house, but at times would make her escape, to the terror of the : > children. Though mischievous, she was inoffensive compared with Tamar : > Way. Her [Hannah] paternal inheritence was valuable, and it was : > supposed that riches caused her insanity, which continued to her death. : > A part of her property is now owned by Rev. S. M. Gailey, a Presbyterian : > clergyman, who has a respectable classical school there, and calls his : > school Mantua." : > : :

The Christina and Brandywine Rivers come within a couple of blocks distance of each other at the south end of Wilmington, DE near "The Rocks" where the Swedes landed in 1638. In fact, just a few blocks north: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/wilmingtonde/2263024195.html "The downtown business area [of Wilmington], wedged between the Brandywine and Christina, is laid out in a grid system, less than 20 blocks wide or long." The distance from "The Rocks" to "Rattlesnake Run", the northern extension of the Stalcop/Stidham land, is about 2 miles. Stalcop's land was originally about 800 acres. An acre of land is 43,560 sq. feet, or somewhat less that a football field which is 48,000 square feet (from goal line to goal line and 160 feet wide). A good deal of land but still well within the limits of present day Wilmington. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Friday, December 20, 2002, at 02:50 AM, Debra Rookard wrote: > Debbie wrote: > In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen Stidham, had > : > owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the > : > Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes > : > landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run > : > [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North > from the > : > Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the > Brandywine > : > was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the > Christina > : > was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's > land, > : > that of Peter Alrichs... > > Do any of you have an idea how much land that is? It is a phenomenal > amount. It encompasses > the entire 'radius'. Today you could view it as from the very south end > of > Newark/Christiana to some distance into present day Chadd's Ford, PA.. > It is at least a > half hour by car at 60 mph as the crow flies! The Brandywine is not > next door to Christiana > as they run parallel and are many miles apart. These men were > exceedingly wealthy > landholders. William Penn was not exaggerating when he said they could > hold the entire > British Navy. > > : From: Debbie <[email protected]> > : To: <[email protected]> > : Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:26 PM > : Subject: [NewCastle] More on Stalcop > : > : > : > Wonder if the "eldest son named Auchin" : > : > > : > John ANDERSON - alias STALCUP. 29 Aug 1679. 20 Jul 1686. A:79 > : > Wife Christina Carlos; son in law Lucas STIDDOM; eldest son named > : > Auchin; children viz: Charlos, John, Peter, Mary, Jonas. > : > > : > is the same as the son Andrew mentioned below having been left one > of > : > the two remaining plots of his father's land. > : > > : > Immanuel (Emanuel) Church, New Castle: > : > > : > Marriage: Philip Vn. Luvenigh of town of New Castle, saddler, Mary > : > Stallcop of New Castle County; surety, John Gilbert of New Castle, > : > saddler. wit: Richard McWilliam. May 9, 1750. > : > > : > Marriage: Israel Stalcop and Agnus Means, November 21, 1758. > : > > : > Baptism: Ann, daughter of Israel and Agnus Stalcop, February 18, > 1760, > : > aged 1 day > : > > : > Banns: Ambrose Lunden and Bridget Stalcope of White Clay Creek, > January > : > 6, 1714-15. > : > > : > Banns: John Stalcup and Caty Philzgerald (Fitzgerald?), April, 1769. > : > > : > "In 1671, two Swedes, Johan Andersson Stalcop and Dr. Tymen > Stidham, had > : > owned between them all the land from the Christina River to the > : > Brandywine, and from the neighborhood of The Rocks [where the Swedes > : > landed near the mouth of the Brandywine in 1638] to Rattlesnake Run > : > [behind current Trolley Square]. Stalcop's land extended North > from the > : > Christina; Stidham's south from the Brandywine. Across the > Brandywine > : > was the land of Jacob Vandever, a Dutch settler; across the > Christina > : > was Long Hook, owned by Jean Paul Jacquett, and east of Jacquett's > land, > : > that of Peter Alrichs... > : > > : > Stalcop, who died before 1685, had granted half of his land to > Samuel > : > Peterson and Lars Cornelison. He willed the remainder in two > plots, one > : > each to is wife and son Andrew. Peterson kept his land; Cornelison > sold > : > his to Matthias de Foss, who sold it to Charles Pickering. The > : > Pickering tract became the glebe of Old Swedes Church by gift of > John > : > Stalcop, Jr. Later, Peterson's son sold the Peterson land to > Andrew > : > Justison. > : > > : > Tour, Rt. 13, from DE/PA border south: "at 5.8 miles, the highway > : > crosses Shellpot Creek, a tributary of the Brandywine Creek. The > name > : > is a corruption from the Swedish Skoldpadde Fallet (Turtle Falls). > The > : > first gristmill was erected here soon after 1662 by John Stalcop, > aided > : > by other Swedes and Dutchmen. Mills flourished on the stream well > into > : > the 18th century. > : > > : > "Among the artist-joiners of that [18th] century...Israel Stalcop > : > descendant if John (Johan) Anderssen Stalcop, who in the 17th > century > : > owned half of the present Wilmington." > : > > : > Wilmington Reminiscences..., published 1851: > : > > : > "Opposite the Almhouse was the estate of Hannah Stalcup, the > descendent > : > of a wealthy Swede. She was long deranged and confined to her own > : > house, but at times would make her escape, to the terror of the > : > children. Though mischievous, she was inoffensive compared with > Tamar > : > Way. Her [Hannah] paternal inheritence was valuable, and it was > : > supposed that riches caused her insanity, which continued to her > death. > : > A part of her property is now owned by Rev. S. M. Gailey, a > Presbyterian > : > clergyman, who has a respectable classical school there, and calls > his > : > school Mantua." > : > > : > : >