Looking at the names, Lewes is also a West name as Lewis and Lewes is interchangeable. You have sons named Lewis and they lived in Lewes. Eva. Carolyn K Shearer wrote: >Took a look through my Hazzard materials and I think I have found your line; > >Working back: >1. Sussex Co, DE Orphan Court, Book S, pg 294. 26 Sep 1840. James A. >Hazzard died intestate 1830, survived by 4 brothers and 1 sister: >William F, who is deceased and leaves a widow Mary plus issue Samuel, John >E, and Francis >Rhodes >Hillard W. >Henry O. >Hessy L. who is married to John Walker. >2. Sussex Co, DE Orphan Ct, Book H, pg 170. 20 Jul 1824. John Hazzard died >14 Feb 1823, leaving 6 children: >William F., Rhoades, Hessy Lewes Hazzard, Henry Osburn Hazzard, James A. >Hazzard. (Notice that this is only 5 children - in the same handwriting the >word West has been added to the list. As 5 of the children match the list >in #1 above, Hillard W. must have been Hillard West Hazzard. >3. Bible of Mr. Thomas Hazzard and his sister Penelope Hazzard of Lewes DE, >publ and printed by M Carey and son, Chestnut St Philadelphia, 1821. >(Excerpts) >David Hazzard, son of Cord and Rachel Hazzard, was born May ye 13, 1749 >Elon McIlvaine, daughter of Andrew and Edxy McIlvain, was boy Sept 21st A.D. >1746. >John Hazzard, son of David and Elon Hazzard was born January ye 28th A.D. >1780. >John Hazzard, son of David and Elon Hazzard died the 20th of Feb 1823. >[Note that this date differs by 7 days the one given in the Orphan Court >record, but I could not find a record of any other John that came close to >this date.] > >If this is correct your line is >Hillard West Hazzard, born 1813, son of >John Hazzard, (1780-1823), son of >David Hazzard, (1749-1790) , and Elon McIlvaine, David was the son of >Cord Hazzard, (1695-1700-1771) and Rachel Brereton (some accounts say >Burton) , Cord was the son of >David Hazzard, (1670-c1748) and Anne Cord. > >Found nothing on the wife of John Hazzard, but there appear to be clues in >his list of children. West, Hilliard, Ozburn/Osburn and Rhodes are all >Sussex County surnames. Hessy is a given name in the West family. > > > >==== DESUSSEX Mailing List ==== >Forgot how to subscribe or unsubscribe? >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 > >. > > >