Hi David, This is what I found, Sussex County Delaware Orphans Court Records Lib. N fol. 143 & 144 Levi Hasting (no "s"), minor, petition to choose a guardian Levi Hasting, minor son of Daniel Hasting, late of Little Creek Hundred...sheweth that your petitioner is a minor above the age of 14, to wit 19 years and 10 months, and is entitled to landed property worth about $50 per annum and personal property worth about $50...chooses Elihu Hasting as his guardian. Signed Levi Hasting 4 March 1824, Elihu Hasting appointed guardian, with Michael Hasting, security, bond for $2,000 Lib. N fol 144 Benjamin Hasting, minor, petition to choose a guardian This is identical to Levi's petition except that Benjamin is aged 17 years and 10 months. Signed Benjamin Hasting 4 March 1824, Elihu Hasting appointed guardian, with Michael Hasting, security, bond for $2,000 Lib. N fol. 184-185 The valuation of their land doesn't give any new information. It was valued on 7 April 1824 by Henry Bacon, Jonathan Waller and William Elzey, and was recorded on 29 July 1824. I see from my Sussex County Will Index 1800-1851 that Daniel Hasting left a will (Lib. G. fol. 259) which was dated 11 July 1822 and probated 16 July 1822. Let me know if you want me to look it up. Parker ----- Original Message ----- From: "djhmail" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: From David Hastings re: Orphans Court > Parker, > > Thank you for helping out with my question. > > Looking at your webpage it appears that this wouldn't be the first time you > have helped me as I see that I took the Todd pedigree of my first cousin's > wife Susan Lynn Todd (dau of Eugene Laird Todd and Helen Truitt Livingston) > from a tree you posted on Ancestry. She is also my 4th cousin once removed > through her her Livingston line. From your index it would appear that my > Thomas J Layton b-1836 will probably tie in once I do some more work on > securing his line. Right now all I have on him is his marriage to my ggg > grandmother and what appears to be him in the 1850 Worcester household of > Wiliam Layton b-1811. We seem to have Purnells in common as well. > > Anyway, here is the entry I was working from. I don't know if it has the > numbers that you need but I thought perhaps the document title would help. I > was going to enclose the entire PDF file but it's about 1MB and I don't know > what kind of connection you are using. > > If this doesn't contain the information you need, it isn't the end of the > world. I really don't know if or how these folks fit into the puzzle yet. > > Thanks again, > > David J Hastings > Gulfport Florida > Born-1958 Salisbury, MD > > > SUSSEX COUNTY ORPHANS COURT EXTRACTS 1770-1830 > Compiled and Edited by > Susan M. Chase > Rebecca J. Siders > Bernard L. Herman > Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering > College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy > University of Delaware > Newark, DE > 1970 > > HASTING, DANIEL (childLevi/Benjamin) N-185 (1824) Little Creek Hundred >