This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gordy Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1486 Message Board Post: Seeking info on death date of John W. Gordy--Laurel-Seaford area of Sussex Co. Del.

In a message dated 12/8/2002 10:27:54 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > about the migration from Sussex > County, Delaware to Mercer County, Ohio, please let me know too. > > I grew up in Mercer County, Ohio and my gg greandparents (DONOVAN)were both > from Broadkill Hundred area of Sussex County, DE. > I have not been able to find the reason, but there seems to have been a > mass > migration from DE to Mercer County in the > mid 1830's. > ---------------------------------------------- > How many other names, and dates, can you (or anyone reading this) supply in that mass migration of the 1830s? Do Mercer Co. land records give any indication of what the attraction was for people migrating from the east coast (my Hastings and Collins--your Donovans --what was her maiden name?), and many as far away as Germany? Margaret Hastings Hendrix Climbing 'craggy block walls' in DE & MD ca.1750 Obadiah HASTINGS (d.1820-30); John BENNETT same area & era (need wives for both); also John CAMPBELL - m1. Cynthia FUQUA ca. 1822, m.2. Emily FORD - 12 ch b.W)VA, IL, MO, grfa of Mary Minnette Campbell TOMLINSON. (John was not a bro. of Alex. of Disc. of Chr. Ch. - that seems to be a figment of orphaned Minnette's imagination.)

I am looking for Jay LAWS, originally from MD, born around 1884. He married Hester WILLIAMS (her 2nd marriage), resided in Millville, Sussex County, DE at least from 1902 till abt 1910. They had at least two children, Martha & William. Hester died before 1920 and Martha & William lived with their grandparents, Isaac & Annie WILLIAMS, also in Millville, Sussex County, DE. Any information would be greatly appreciated. __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1105.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I agree! There is quite a bit of history back east. I live no where even close to the Somerset area, but I do have family around Dover, Delaware, so I make frequent visits and am only slightly familiar with the region south of it. Good luck in your research! Beth

F Edward Wright of DelMarVaRoots published (2002) a new volume of Sussex cnty, DE land records, liber 0-14 which covers 1789-1792.

You can also give us a try at www.familytreebookshop.com and we will be happy to look in the indexes to see if the surnames you are searching for are in the books--something other publishers/sellers are not so willing to do. Hope this finds you well <<<Neil and Les>>> The Family Tree Bookshop ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: [DESUSSEX] Vital Records of Kent & Sussex Co, DE 1686-1800 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Schoolfields, Evans, Wharton > Classification: Lookup > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1105.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > The book is by F. Edward Wright and cost about $16. It is published by Family Line Publications, and they give a phone number in the book that you can call and recieve a free catalog. This Vital Records book can then be found in the catalog. The number is:1-800-876-6103 > > I quickly checked the book's index for the names you listed and Watson Wharton was the only one listed. > On 27 June 1778, he subscribed some money to a ministerof Blackwater Presbyterian Church, near Frankford, Delaware. There is also a David Wharton listed that subscribed in 78 and 79. And there are James and Matthew Wharton who subscribed in 1780. > Also listed on that list is Benjamin Schofield (another spelling of your Schoolfield) who subscribed in 78. > There is also Ebenezer, Eli, Elijah, many Johns, William, and Lemuel Evans listed on the same list. > > I'm not sure if you are aware of the book "A Somerset Sampler: Families of Old Somerset County, Maryland 1700-1776" book. Old Somerset and much of Sussex, DE cover the same land, and families. > > In this book, there is a history of how the Schoolfield family started out in the Somerset/ Sussex area of Delaware, though I did not find your Esker listed. There are also a ton of Evans listed in the book, but no Angeletta. The Wharton family is also in the book, with ties to the Evans family, but Watson is not listed. > > The book is publisehd by Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society, PO Box 3602, Salisbury, MD 21802-3602. Library of Congress Catalog Card number: 94-78825 > > I did find a bit of info that you might find useful in the book: "Calendar of Sussex County Delaware Probate Records 1680-1800" Compiles by Leon deValinger, Jr. I do not believe the book is printed anymore, though I have seen it in some college Libraries. > > In this book, Angeleta Scholfield is listed twice. Directly from the book: > Probate record of: > "Schofield, Joseph. Yeoman. Admin. of, to Angeleta Schofield. Granted 3 Nov 1779. Arch. vol. A98, page 33. [Note:--Arch. vol. A98, page 33 shows that Angeleta Schofield later married Watson Wharton]." > > Also the probate record of: > "Schoolfield, Benjamin, Sr. Worcester County, MD. Will. Made May 1, 1774. Heris: wife Bridgett Schoolfield; sons Joseph, Benjamin, William, John, and Henry Schoolfield; daus. Mary, Diligance and Bridgett Schoolfield, Sarah Wharton and Rhoda Powell. Exec'rs, wife Bridgett Schoolfield and son Joseph Schoolfield. Wits., W[illia]m Tingle, Beavins Morris, Jerusha Morris. Prob. May 29 1776. Arch. vol. A98, page 30. Reg. of wills, Liber C, folios 44-45. [Note:--Arch. vol. A98, page 30 shows the estate was settled Sept 15, 1778 by Angelitta Schoolfield, admr'x of Joseph Schoolfield, one of the exec'rs.]" > > So, possibly the Esker Schoolfield you mentioned might be this Joseph Schoolfield, son of Benjamin and Bridgette. > > Bridgette is listed also: > "Schofield (Schoolfield), Bridget. Will (copy) made July 8, 1776. Heirs: sons Joseph, Benjamin, William, John and Henry Schofield. Daus. Diligence and Bridget Schofield, Rhoda Powell, Sarah Wharton and Mary Smith. Exec'r, son Benjamin Schofield. Wits., W[illia]m Tingle, W[illia]m Evans, Zipporaw Crapper. [No.prob.] Arch. vol. A98, page 32. {note:--Arch vol. A98, pg. 32 shows the estate was settled by William Tingle, adm'r of Benjamin Schofield; also mentions Francis Wharton and wife, and Rebecca Schofield]." > > I am a descendent of William Tingle. Off the top of my head, I believe his wife was a Powell, thus Ben & Bridgette's daughter Rhoda, is probably a sister-in-law. I have found him connected to the family thoughout my research. > > Watson Wharton is listed on page 122, probate of: > "Wharton, Hinman, Sr., Will. Made Dec 19, 1775. Heirs: wife Mary Wharton; sons David, Watson and Hinman Wharton; daus. Mary Barker, Elizabeth Smith, Cathrine Evans, Rhoda Aydelott. Exec'rs, sons David, Watson and Hinman Wharton and daus. Elizabeth Smith, Cathrine Evans and Rhoda Aydelott. Wits., William Tunnell, Elizabeth Tunnell, John Evans,. Prob. May 4, 1778. Arch. vol. A107. page 18. Reg. of Wils, Liber C, folios 146-148. {note--Arch. vol. A107, page 18 shows the estate was settled March 8, 1786 by Watson Wharton, acting exec'r]." > > After finding this info, I went back to the "Somerset Sampler book" and this is a summary of the info I found on Joseph Schoolfield, husband of Angeletta: > Starts out with (and goes into much more detail, but I'm just listing the basics, I also put stars by the names that are your Joseph is descended from: > "*Joseph Schoolfield (d. 1744), cooper, son of _______ and *Margaret Schoolfield, m. *Sarah perhaps Hudson? > Joseph and Sarah had issue: > John (d. 1772) m. Katerine Givens and Mary Richardson > *Benjamin (d. 1776) m. Bridget _______ > Joseph (d. 1767) m. Mary ______ > Alice m. _____ Lindall > Lydia m. _______ Hudson" > > Children for all of Joseph's kids is also listed. Family info on Benjamin d. 1776: > "Benjamin (d. 1776), of Sussex Co., Del., mr. Bridget _____ (d. c1776) and had issue: > 1) Joseph (d. by 1778) m. Angelitta (Angeleta) _____ and died without issue in Sussex Co., DE > 2) Benjamin (d. 1782) m. Anne > 3) William > 4) John > 5) Henry > 6) Mary m. Smith > 7) Diligance > 8) Bridget > 9) Sarah m. Francis? Wharton > 10) Rhoda, m. ___Powell" > > the book was published by researchers, and thus does have room for errors. The book stated Joseph and Angeletta Schoolfield did not have any children, but maybe they had children and the researchers just did not know about it. > > Anyway, I hope some of this has helped you in your research. Good luck! > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > Your Sussex County, DE USGenWeb site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/ > > ============================== > 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 > >

Dear Jack: Good to see your voice on the list--hope you are doing well. The whole westward movement thing is really interesting and one which has kept historians rather busy ever since Turner's theory at the end of the 19th century. I would say, 1st of all that there were two major migratory routes--this 1st being the one leading through the Cumberland gap and into Kentucky and the Ohio Valley and the other one beginning in the western alleghenys of Pennsylvania and running the length southward into the Carolinas, Georgia and the "old southwest" of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The movement westward into the Ohio valley would be--by the 1830s--assisted by the canal boom linking the west with the east coast. For this area, the primary canal would have been the C&O. The motivations for most of those moving westward were many. Probably one way of looking at it is would be to use a repel/attract scale to one's relatives and consider the social, economic, and demographic conditions in the location they left at the time they left in order to attempt a guess as to why they moved. In the 1830s, the U.S was caught up in the midst of a financial panic--which was the result of Jackson's bank war which created a retraction of credit. Additionally, population figures for the U.S. were still doubling every 10 years--and in a predominately rural and agrarian economy--large population meant that extreme pressure was being placed on the land --couple this with the practice of partial inheritance--left many parcels of land to be reduced to sizes too small to support a family. In a lot of cases, younger sons would sell out their right, title and claim to the land --and make the move west. Obviously, then in cases such as these we are looking at factor which "repel" those from their native homes and push them westward. Among some of the factors which might act as "attractions" would obviously be the opportunities accorded by certain areas in the west--particularly economic and social. Many who moved westward might make a number of moves before settling down. What factors which helped in the choosing of a more permanent site would be, land condition, cost, and as well the structure of the community one was moving into. As individuals moved westward, the opportunities for them to rise socially increased as well as the opportunities to settle into communities which best reflected their own ideals, beliefs, etc. If the opportunities were not there--then many moved on. For those who settled--quite a large number wrote to family and friends back home in order to encourage them to move westward and join them. Additionally--when considering ancestors who moved westward some factors have to be kept in mind. Particularly the term "frontier" has to be considered. Like so many others--the term "frontier" is rather subjective in the eyes of those who moved. What was "frontier" in the eyes of someone like --say-- Daniel Boone would have been extremely different than the "frontier" to those moving into Ohio Valley in the 1830s. For Boone "the frontier" would probably have been one which was almost completely devoid of "neighbors," yet for the Shoreman a region with a higher man/land ratio would have seemed very much to be the frontier. Very few--particularly those from the Eastern Shore" who moved to "the western country"--went to the very "edge" of the frontier. Most would have moved to areas where land may have already been cleared and put into cultivation but still with a sparse population. The reason being was that if one was to move to the "frontier" one had to have the wherewithall to survive for at least 3 years until the land could successfully sustain a family. Most of those who made the move to the "edge" had --prior to their move-- been living in an area which had recently filled in. Hope this is of some help--will be more than happy to elaborate more in response to any questions. Hope this finds you --and all on the list---well. <<<Neil>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Gracey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: [DESUSSEX] Migrations from Sussex County DE in the 1830s > I am interested in learning whether there is any established pattern of migration for families from Sussex County, DE to western states. My MOORE and POWDERS ancestors essentially disappeared from Delaware after the 1830 Census leaving me to believe that they may have left the area for more fertile faming land in the developing mid-West. My ggg-grandfather, Jesse MOORE, and his family had resided in the Broadcreek Hundred area of Sussex, while the POWDERS were found further East in the Blackwater area. While some of them might have died between 1830 and 1840, the complete absence of any identifiable members of either family have led me to postulate that they went West in search of better farm land. I would welcome any advice on how I might most efficiently explore this theory. > Jack Gracey > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > Questions about posting guidelines? > The Sussex County Delaware Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/listfaq.htm > > ============================== > 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 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1105.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks again. Do you live in the Somerset area? My cousin Llloyd has researched a lot more than I have. Someone sent me a link to a website that sells the kind of books you've talked about. I'm going to order some of them. It's amazing how much history there is back east. It must be staggering in Europe.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/174.840.847.849.2 Message Board Post: Carolyn: E-mail to you keeps bouncing. Do you have a new address? AOL says it does not know of meleodusa. Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cannon and Davis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3Y.2ADI/1483.1 Message Board Post: I have quite a bit of information on the Cannon's as they intermarried with several of my lines. I also have a little bit on Davis. Unfortunately due to computer problems,I don't all my sources listed, but I can give you the names and dates to look for it matches with what you have. I have nothing on Prettyman or Manlove and I don't think my Adams are Eastern Shore, although there may be a few in there. Truston P. Cannon b.3/14/1797, d.1/11/1877 m. Eliza Davis bef.1821, b.12/22/1800, d.5/18/1862 burined in Bethel ME Cem. Federalsburg, Caroline Co. Thier Issue: Jacob b.6/16/1820, Mary Ennals b.4/22/1822, Arcadia b.4/28/1824, Antonet(sp?) b.3/6/1826, Elizabeth Davis Polk b.9/27/1829, Eliza Jane b.4/8/1832, Augustus b.4/16/1834, Charles Davis b.4/28/1836, James Wilson b.8/2/1837, Lillie Newton b.9/23/1839, Anna b.4/9/1841, Sallie Tilghman b.10/24/1844. I have Truston's Paternal Lineage back to James Cannon who died abt. 1712 and Eliza's back to Soloman Davis b.1688, d.1778. Let me know if any of the names ring a bell. Jeff

Jack, I had CAREY relatives that moved to Perry County, Ohio from Sussex area in 1800. Lynda > Jack, > > I had WYATT relatives in the Sussex area around the same time period and > some of them (I don't know if all) went to Monogalia, WV in the late > 1790's and early 1800's. From there they made a short stop in Vigo Co, > IN and then they went on to Edgar Co, IL. Some stayed there, some went > over the line to Parke Co, IN and some went to Iowa. Seems like around > that time period many people also went to Brown and Clermont Co, OH and > then on to IN and IL and if they didn't stay they often went on to Iowa, > Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri etc. If you have access to the censuses, you > might want to check Ohio, VA and WV and then Indiana and Illinois as > starters. > > Hope this gives you some good results. Good Luck and Happy Hunting. > > Charmaine in NW INDIANA [email protected] > > > On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 10:04:27 -0500 "Jack Gracey" <[email protected]> > writes: > > I am interested in learning whether there is any established pattern > > of migration for families from Sussex County, DE to western states. > > My MOORE and POWDERS ancestors essentially disappeared from Delaware > > after the 1830 Census leaving me to believe that they may have left > > the area for more fertile faming land in the developing mid-West. My > > ggg-grandfather, Jesse MOORE, and his family had resided in the > > Broadcreek Hundred area of Sussex, while the POWDERS were found > > further East in the Blackwater area. While some of them might have > > died between 1830 and 1840, the complete absence of any identifiable > > members of either family have led me to postulate that they went > > West in search of better farm land. I would welcome any advice on > > how I might most efficiently explore this theory. > > Jack Gracey > > > > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > > Questions about posting guidelines? > > The Sussex County Delaware Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/listfaq.htm > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== > You can search the DESUSSEX-L list archives at > The Sussex County Delaware Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~desussex/listfaq.htm > > ============================== > 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 > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schoolfield Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1105.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Dave, you mentioned you had heard your Schoolfield's came from England. I went back and looked in the "A Somerset Sampler: Families of Old Somerset County, Maryland 1700-1776" book, and found a little more information. I mentioned the Joseph Schoolfield, father of Benjamin who was the father of your Joseph. However, I missed that the book traced the Schoolfield family back one more generation. This is the info given: " ________ Schoolfield was from a Catholic family, probably from Lancashire in northern England, a Catholic stronghold after imposition of Pretestantism in 1532. Tradition says that Benjamin Schoolfield and his wife immigrated to America in 1658, and that he had bro. John. (Frederick Co., MD., 1776 census lists Schoolfields not descended from Somerset Co., branch of family; they may have been descendants of this John.) Torrence lists Benjamin Schoolfield as a settler in Somerset Co., between 1666 and 1700, but this is probably the son rather than the father. It seems likely that the father d. in England and that the widow and her four sons immigrated to America after his death and shortly before 1687. Margaret Scofield, widow, of Somerset co., purchased 200 acre tract Desart, from William and Elizabeth Stevens on 11 Nove 1687, with 100 pieces of eight paid by her son Valentine Scofield; her son Henry witnessed the deed. _______Schoolfield m. Margaret _______ ( tradition says maiden name was Anderson) and had issue: 1) Valentine, apparently d. soon after arrival or did not remain in Somerset Co., since only reference found on him is in the 1687 deed 2) Henry 3) Benjamin 4) ***Joseph**** " This 4th child, Joseph, is the one listed as the grandfather to your Joseph Schoolfield. Sorry I missed that and good luck with your research. Beth

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HASTINGS, BENNETT, COLLINS, WALSTON, WILEY / WYLIE, PORTER, GIFFEN / GIFFIN, BENTLEY, NICHOL, WOODBURN, THOMPSON, CLARK, MORRISON, HENRY; HENDRIX, TOMLINSON, BESHEARS, CAMPBELL, PATRICK, KENDRICK, et al. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3Y.2ADI/1476.1 Message Board Post: HI Dave - I have AARON HASTINGS, b. 1757, as possibly being a brother of my Obadiah, fa of James, fa of Waitman b. 1819, all of Sussex Co., DE . Waitman went to Mercer Co., OH, in 1847 with in-laws Solomon COLLINS/Nancy WALSTON. There is a marriage record for Sol & Nancy, and a Mercer Co., OH, history mentions WALSTON as her maiden name. But WINGROVE is a name put-forth elsewhere as being Nancy's name. I too would like to know about Aaron b. 1757. I also have John BENNETT, fa of Alafare (Mrs. James) HASTINGS as an unknown in Sussex Co. or Lower DELMARVA area. [See my next post re Elaine Hastings Mason and her research on all these 1700s Hastings]. mmhh

Whoever has the book about the families of Somerset Co., would you check and see if there are any Quillin's mentioned. I'd be oh so grateful....Jo Anne

My ancestor, John Rennels (1781-1866) was supposedly born in Sussex County, Delaware and moved to Madison County, Kentucky with his widowed mother after his father was killed by a falling tree. I suspect the father was also a John Rennels and that the mother was Elizabeth "Betsy" (_______) Rennels. From the mouth of Muddy Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, the family moved to Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana, then to Vermilion County, Indiana for a short time and on to Hutton Township, Coles County, Illinois by 1836. There is almost no one else from Delaware anywhere along the route. Thanks. David Kent Coy

The midwest, namely OH, IN, MI & WI were many of the favorite areas that DE families emmigrated to. Dick Leroy

Jack, Our Wharton [Whorton]/Benson ancestors, Joseph W. Wharton and Lurana Benson, and their baby, Charles Henry Wharton, moved from Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware to Momence, Kankakee County, in northeastern Illinois in about 1850. I don't know why they moved, but I suspect that they were looking for family economic opportunities in a rapidly growing part of the country. Joseph was a carpenter, and new, rapidly growing towns like Kankakee would have needed many carpenters. Joseph and Lurana lost their first child, Caroline, in infancy in Delaware. I don't know the circumstances of Caroline's death, but I've wondered if her loss might have provided its own emotional impetus for the move. Joseph and Lurana had many more children after their move to Illinois. Some of the Wharton children ended up, as adults, in Chicago/Rogers Park, which isn't too far from Kankakee. Our information seems conflicting as to whether Joseph and Lurana themselves lived in Chicago prior to old age. They were in Kankakee County at the time of the 1880 US census (listed as "Whorton"), but other information suggests they were living in Chicago/Rogers Park before that. Possibly, Joseph and Lurana "tried out" Chicago, but then returned to Kankakee County. Perhaps they lived in both places for a time, alternating back and forth some. The family's oral history reflects that the move to Illinois was made by "ox cart." Dave Kearney Richmond, Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Gracey To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: Migrations from Sussex County DE in the 1830s I am interested in learning whether there is any established pattern of migration for families from Sussex County, DE to western states. My MOORE and POWDERS ancestors essentially disappeared from Delaware after the 1830 Census leaving me to believe that they may have left the area for more fertile faming land in the developing mid-West. My ggg-grandfather, Jesse MOORE, and his family had resided in the Broadcreek Hundred area of Sussex, while the POWDERS were found further East in the Blackwater area. While some of them might have died between 1830 and 1840, the complete absence of any identifiable members of either family have led me to postulate that they went West in search of better farm land. I would welcome any advice on how I might most efficiently explore this theory. Jack Gracey ______________________________

In 12/8/2002 7:05:15 AM Pacific M Standard Time, DESUSSEX-D-writes: > Cannon family in the northwest fork hundred of western Sussex County, DE and > the eastern part of Dorchester County, MD._________________________ Hi - In my early COLLINS DE/MD research, the name CANNON kept popping up as first and last name. I never did find the connection. Margaret Hastings Hendrix - DE & MD ca.1750 Obadiah HASTINGS (d.1820-30); John BENNETT same area & era (need wives for both); also John CAMPBELL - m1. Cynthia FUQUA ca. 1822, m.2. Emily FORD - 12 ch b. W)VA, IL, MO, grfa of Mary Minnette Campbell TOMLINSON. (John was not a bro. of Alex. of Disc. of Chr. Ch. - that seems to be a figment of orphaned Minnette's imagination.)

My Ebenezer BURTON son of Jacob BURTON and Sophia EVANS BURTON and wife Nancy HALL BURTON daughter of William HALL and Mary EVANS went with Adam DALE and 40 families to what is now Liberty, Smith Co. TN ---1799-1803...... Who were the other families ? Maralee

In a message dated 12/8/2002 7:05:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I am interested in learning whether there is any established pattern of > migration for families from Sussex County, DE to western states. My MOORE > and POWDERS ancestors essentially disappeared from Delaware after the 1830 > Census leaving me to believe that they may have left the area for more > fertile faming land in the developing mid-West. My ggg-grandfather, Jesse > MOORE, and his family had resided in the Broadcreek Hundred area of Sussex, > while the POWDERS were found further East in the Blackwater area. While > some of them might have died between 1830 and 1840, the complete absence of > any identifiable members of either family have led me to postulate that > they went West in search of better farm land. I would welcome any advice > on how I might most efficiently explore this theory.Jack Gracey HI Jack Gracey - Margaret Hendrix here -- My Waitman HASTINGS & Solomon COLLINS anc. left DE/MD 1847 and settled in Mercer Co., on the central western edge of OHIO. Record indicates they stayed 6 months in Cincinnati area. DID THEY HAVE RELATIVES WHO HAD ALREADY GONE AHEAD AND SETTLED THERE? Waitman's mother was Alafare BENNETT - did some of the Bennett's precede them? I have found some Bennett's in Indiana across the line from Mercer Co., OH, but no contacts so far. Nancy Hayden ([email protected]) is the only related Collins researcher I have found. Max McDaniel ('snowbirding' in March 2002) who seemingly dropped off the map before he went 'back north' ,wherever that may be, is a COLLINS desc. of Fanny B. b. 1830s who married Thos. McDANIEL in Mercer Co., OH. [Where are you, Max McDaniel ?????? (<[email protected]> on rented computer at that time.-now not a known member at aol.)] As to HASTINGS contacts, dear departed Elaine Hastings Mason who compiled so many Sussex Co. land records is/was the only person I've found who is in my direct Hastings line. Is there anyone carrying on her work????? Margaret Hastings Hendrix-- Climbing 'craggy block walls' in DE & MD ca.1750 Obadiah HASTINGS (d.1820-30); John BENNETT same area & era (need wives for both); also John CAMPBELL - m1. Cynthia FUQUA ca. 1822, m.2. Emily FORD - 12 ch b.W)VA, IL, MO, grfa of Mary Minnette Campbell TOMLINSON. (John was not a bro. of Alex. of Disc. of Chr. Ch. - that seems to be a figment of orphaned Minnette's imagination.)