HISTORY OF CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND THE EARLY SETTLEMENTS AROUND THE HEAD OF CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ON THE DELAWARE RIVER, WITH SKETCHES OF SOME OF THE OLD FAMILIES OF CECIL COUNTY BY GEORGE JOHNSTON. 1881 DMK Heritage converted this historic book into a digital format for in-depth research for genealogist and historians with limited time and resources. The book was converted into an Adobe PDF format and is searchable with Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program from Adobe). A new complete index was created of last names for quick identification. To maintain the integrity of this historic book, images of each page of the book are provided on a separate PDF file to resolve any questions concerning the conversion to an electronic format. Both PDF file are placed on one CD for your convenience. Price $30.00 plus $3.00 shipping Total $33.00 Mailing address: DMK Heritage 12303 Indian Mound Austin, TX 78758 http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/ CHAPTER I. Captain John Smith, of Virginia, explores the navigable waters of Cecil County--- Smith's account of the Susquehannock Indians-other Indian tribes in the upper part of the Peninsula--Their weapons and culinary utensils CHAPTER II First English settlement on Watson's Island-Edward Palmer--Wm. Clayborne establishes a trading post on Watson's Island CHAPTER III. George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore-he is a member of the Virginia Company -Plants a colony in Newfoundland-Obtains a charter for a colony in Maryland-Is succeeded by his son Cecil, who obtains another charter-Extracts from the charter-The first colony under Leonard Calvert settles at St. Maries-War with the Susquehannocks Treaty with them CHAPTER IV. Early settlements on the Delaware-Henry Hudson----- Captain Mey and others-Names of the Delaware-Fort Nassau-Swanendale-- Peter Minuit plants a Swedish colony at Wilmington-Fort Cassimir- Peter Stuyvesant conquers the Swedes See rest of Table of Contents and Index at http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=82