-----Original Message----- From: George F. Riggin <[email protected]> 4Nov1768, recorded 16Nov1768 -- Som. L.R. 25:242 Deed -- John & Martha (his wife) Davis of Worcester Co. sold to Thomas Moor of Somerset Co. in consideration of complying with the condition of a bond executed 14Feb1744 by John Read Junr. who was the farmer husband of the afsd. Martha and for £8 - 150 acres of Green Meadow; witnessed by Jno. Scarborough, Ad. Spence, two Justices of the Peace; signed John Davis, Martha Davis. While John Reed Jr. (and heirs) are listed in the Somerset debt book from 1745 to 1761 with 75 acres of Green Meadow, I have seen no record of how he acquired it, or of the aforementioned bond. And while I don't like to assume (much too risky), it is tempting to consider that this is the same 150 acres of Green Meadow mentioned in John Callaway's 1755 resurvey as having been originally patented to James Givans 29Sep1694. However, proving that is above my present pay grade, and I'll have to leave this one to John. George _____________ Interesting pickup, George. I hadn't connected the dots here before, but this is actually a compelling pointer to Martha Read Davis as Martha, daughter of James Givan. This GREEN MEADOW was in what became Little Creek Hundred. Yes, the 1755 resurvey for John Callaway (So Patented Cert 1047) specifies it was a re-do of James Givan's 1694 patent. The little mystery with this one is that the Rent Rolls (Vol. 9, f. 170) for the Givan version is annotated: "original patent delivered in, for which rights is to be made good to the party again", which appears to be a conventional sort of request to abandon the property in favor of doing something else with the warrant rights. But there's no evidence that Givan actually did anything else with those rights. (Soon after having that survey done he and his brother Robert took up land on Rewastico Creek, where they settled in for the long haul, but their acquisition there was by deed, not requiring use of a warrant.) Then: nothing on GREEN MEADOW (by conveyance or probate mention) until the 1768 sale, which is *well after* the Callaway resurvey, and Callaway's selling off of parts to Moore and William Hitch in the mid-1760s. In short, the rights of Callaway to make the resurvey are a little murky. Nothing in the surviving land records demonstrates his acquisition of it. Perhaps an unrecorded deed, then. Warrant rights, normally rationalized in the certificate filings, make no mention of any title history. It may be that the prevailing Land Office regs (or decision-makers) were invoked here to clean matters up, by concluding that Givan's title was still "good", but I also imagine that the quitrents would have had to be paid up before everything was set right. What I think is that Moore figured out ca 1768 that the title to his part of GREEN MEADOW was a little cloudy and went off to find whoever who could legitimately assert rights, and came to Martha Davis. Martha Read Davis was by 1768 apparently a rare surviving offspring of James Givan, who had d. in 1724, leaving a total of eight children. Without going through all the Givan story, his several sons either expired or are hard to pin down later on, and - whatever those details - Martha was tagged "it", whence the 1768 release of GREEN MEADOW. She must have held the rights all along, or at least from the cited 1744 bond – however those rights came to her. Your note that 75 ac of GREEN MEADOW were paid by Read, et al., after 1745 is not something I'd noticed, but does say that this land had not dropped off the taxman's radar altogether. I also just noticed that Becky Miller’s “1744 Somerset Rent Rolls” also peg this GREEN MEADOW as 75 acres in John Read, Jr.’s hands [which she transcribed as “John Road”] with “75, ye remainder, taken by elder survey”. Whatever, all this sets the stage for the 1768 quitclaim. In short, this whole story is very helpful, as it essentially verifies Martha’s parentage when taken in context of a whole body of other evidence. See my next, too. John

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] John Davis of Nanticoke Looking through the tax lists the first John Davis we find in Nanticoke appeared for two years in someone else's household BUT suddenly in 1749 when John Reed had died, a John Davis appears as head of household in Nanticoke with a couple of slaves and he appears to live next door or near Hezekiah Reed: __________________ No, we know much, much more than that: So Judicial Records 1727-30:090 (Jun court 1728). Joseph Venables’ orphans’ bond, £580.04.10; for the orphans of James Givan, deceased, estate valued at £290.02.05: Margaret Givan, Sarah Givan, James Givan, John Givan, Martha Givan, William Givan, George Givan, Jane Givan. Surety: Thomas Humphries. [N.B.: by all other evidence, this list would appear to be age-ordered. Joseph Venables was the second husband of James Givan’s widow Mary.] Also, by So JR 1730-33:289 (Mar court 1732/3), Martha Givan, orphan of full age [this was 14] to choose her guardian, selected John Handy, planter. Benjamin Venables [her stepbrother - her mother’s then-deceased second husband Joseph Venable’s eldest son] instructed to deliver up estate. Sureties: James Caldwell [a brother-in-law], Robert Givan [her uncle], for £50. By overall analysis of the family, then, Martha Givan was b. probably ca 1718 at James Givan’s plantation on Rewastico Creek (centered on WHITEMARSHES DELIGHT, with other neighboring tidbits). John Read (or Reed) was, by tax lists, b. ca 1711 at his father John Read’s plantation along the Nanticoke (between Quantico and Wetipquin Creeks), at that time WESTON (Read, Sr. later acquired 350 ac of the adjoining HOG QUARTER to the north, and other smaller interests). John was the eldest son, followed by Zachariah (1715), Obediah (1719), Hezekiah (1722), and James (1725). John Sr. (wife Mary) also had daughters Hannah (m. Charles Huggins), Mary (m. ____ Wilson) and Tabitha (m. Joseph Bounds). John Read, Jr. and Martha Givan probably m. in the mid-1730s, after he took up his own residence on lands (part of HOG QUARTER) given him by his father (following the Nanticoke tax list trail). Both John Read Sr. and John Read Jr. died in 1748. John Jr.’s LW&T (MD Wills 25:472 and So Wills EB4:013) names son Jacob and daughters Margaret and Martha. (These children are all also listed in Martha Davis’ 1783 Worcester will.) Jacob Read, their son, disposed of this land in 1764 (by So Deeds C:232), selling to Ephaim King. By the Nanticoke tax lists, just picking up in 1745 for John Read, Jr: 1745 HH 216 + slaves Hannah, Mereor, adj. his father (215). 1746 HH 59 + slaves Hannah, Mariare. 1747 HH 61 + slaves Hannah, Mereare. 1748 HH 57 "dead" + slaves Hannah, Merrar. Then, beginning in 1749, we find, in exactly this spot in the lists, one John Davis: 1749 HH 55 + slaves Hannah, "Marcus". Adj. Hezekiah Read (56). 1750 HH 58 + slaves Hannah, Murear. Adj. Hezekiah Read (59). 1751 HH 55 + slave Hannah. Adj. Hezekiah Read (56). 1752 and later, not seen. So John Davis, whoever he was and wherever he’d been, had taken the widow Martha Givan Read to wife, slaves and all. There are no land records for him in this part of the county, and no guaranteed tie to where he’d come from. (There were multiple John Davises in the overall county mix.) But there he was. And in 1753, we see John Davis acquiring RILEYS PORTION in the east. Looks like the same man, indeed. As to his demise or the other John Reads over there in what became Aquango, etc., I ain’t looked. John

Since there have been several Davis entries, maybe someone knows something about this brick wall in my wife's line. The family lived in Little Creek Hd., Laurel area, where a William Davis born abt. 1820, died bef. March 14, 1877 married abt. 1852 Rebecca Jane Oliphant of William P. Oliphant (brick wall here also) and Cassandra D. Jones (Brick wall here also - mother's first name possibly Mahala). William and Rebecca Jane Davis )maybe a previous unk. wife also) had the following issue: Lydia Catherine Davis John B. Davis Phillip E. Davis *Emma Louise Davis - *My wife's line- married William H. Cordrey (brick wall here too) in 1878 William Davis Toba M. Davis Mahalie E. Davis Annie Davis Mary E. Davis George W. Davis I have more Brick Walls in Little Creek hundred than anywhere... As you can see, several right here in this line. Help is always appreciated... I do know that there were multiple Davis families on the Eastern Shore, and there is a very good chance that these Davis do not match up with the ones under consideration.. but... ???? jim

> Two additional sources for Martha Davis being the widow of John Reed Jr.: > > 16Sep1749 -- Som. Acct. EB12:5/MD 15:126 > Account & Distribution -- John Read Junr., Somerset Co., Deceased > -administrators: John & Martha (his wife) Davis. > -sureteys: Benj. Vennables, William Givans. > > More interestingly: > > 4Nov1768, recorded 16Nov1768 -- Som. L.R. 25:242 > Deed -- John & Martha (his wife) Davis of Worcester Co. sold to Thomas > Moor of Somerset Co. in consideration of complying with the condition of a > bond executed 14Feb1744 by John Read Junr. who was the farmer husband of > the afsd. Martha and for £8 - 150 acres of Green Meadow; witnessed by Jno. > Scarborough, Ad. Spence, two Justices of the Peace; signed John Davis, > Martha Davis. _____________________________ George and Liz, Does the identical style of the listings of "John & Martha (his wife) Davis" in both entries raise any questions? Is the thought that Mary Reed married the co-administrator of her deceased husband's estate before the account and distribution was recorded in 1749? Would there be any other possible explanations for the reference to "the afsd. Martha" in the 1768 deed description? Dave K

ok so thanks to George Riggen we have a deed with a wife Martha for one John Davis: 4Nov1768, recorded 16Nov1768 -- Som. L.R. 25:242 Deed -- John & Martha (his wife) Davis of Worcester Co. sold to Thomas Moor of Somerset Co. in consideration of complying with the condition of a bond executed 14Feb1744 by John Read Junr. who was the former husband of the afsd. Martha and for £8 - 150 acres of Green Meadow; witnessed by Jno. Scarborough, Ad. Spence, two Justices of the Peace; signed John Davis, Martha Davis. However, This John Davis who owned Riley's Purchase: 1753 Indenture (James Truitt was in Bogerternorton in 1740 described as acquango 1783 tax list ) Worcester County Grantor: James Truitt, planter Grantee: John Davis, planter 8 March 1753 9 March 1753 That Lord Baltimore granted to James Truitt all that tract situated on the easternmost side and near the head of a neck called Askincompson Neck containing 200 acres according to Survey dated 10 October 1706. Now James Truitt, son of James Truitt deceased, for 45 pounds, conveys all that tract called Ryley's Portion. Beginning at a red oak standing near a point and on the northernmost side of a branch issuing out of Pocomoke River dividing the land now conveyed from a tract formerly surveyed for John Truitt Before: J. Scarborough, John Purnell Wo Debt book: Davis John Davis Rileys Portion 1755 Due 0-8-0 John Davis sold some of Riley's portion in 1764, after John Davis was married to Martha and while John Davis was living and still married to Martha: 1764 Indenture Liber F folio 105-106 Grantor: John Davis Grantee: Nathaniel Brittingham April 6 1764 Riley's Portion contained 200 acres on the east side of a branch called Tamfett? branch, John Davis sells 9 acres of Riley's Portion to Nathaniel Brittingham. No wife signed the deed. Therefore, I suppose we can conclude that the John Davis who bought Riley's Portion 1753 is NOT the John Davis who married Martha Given Reed Any thoughts? ----- Original Message ----- From: George F. Riggin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:08:48 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck John Lyon re JOHN DAVIS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Thanks for the Orphans Court citation. Martha was almost inevitably the daughter of James Givan, with many evidences pointing that way. An interesting Givan question is the motivation for several of this family to have apparently moved from the Rewastico Creek and Nanticoke/Quantico area to this area near the Pocomoke. There are a number of fairly intricate connective threads suggesting relationships not yet sorted out, involving the Givans and the Rownds. These mostly show up in the Judicial Records, which still need some more plumbing. _________________________ Two additional sources for Martha Davis being the widow of John Reed Jr.: 16Sep1749 -- Som. Acct. EB12:5/MD 15:126 Account & Distribution -- John Read Junr., Somerset Co., Deceased -administrators: John & Martha (his wife) Davis. -sureteys: Benj. Vennables, William Givans. More interestingly: 4Nov1768, recorded 16Nov1768 -- Som. L.R. 25:242 Deed -- John & Martha (his wife) Davis of Worcester Co. sold to Thomas Moor of Somerset Co. in consideration of complying with the condition of a bond executed 14Feb1744 by John Read Junr. who was the farmer husband of the afsd. Martha and for £8 - 150 acres of Green Meadow; witnessed by Jno. Scarborough, Ad. Spence, two Justices of the Peace; signed John Davis, Martha Davis. While John Reed Jr. (and heirs) are listed in the Somerset debt book from 1745 to 1761 with 75 acres of Green Meadow, I have seen no record of how he acquired it, or of the aforementioned bond. And while I don't like to assume (much too risky), it is tempting to consider that this is the same 150 acres of Green Meadow mentioned in John Callaway's 1755 resurvey as having been originally patented to James Givans 29Sep1694. However, proving that is above my present pay grade, and I'll have to leave this one to John. George *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

George, thank you. My CD is scratched and won't work so I hadn't gotten to the card catalogue on MdArchives yet to search for probate records. You wouldn't have any more information on the John Davis' Acquango would you? ----- Original Message ----- From: George F. Riggin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:08:48 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck John Lyon re JOHN DAVIS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Thanks for the Orphans Court citation. Martha was almost inevitably the daughter of James Givan, with many evidences pointing that way. An interesting Givan question is the motivation for several of this family to have apparently moved from the Rewastico Creek and Nanticoke/Quantico area to this area near the Pocomoke. There are a number of fairly intricate connective threads suggesting relationships not yet sorted out, involving the Givans and the Rownds. These mostly show up in the Judicial Records, which still need some more plumbing. _________________________ Two additional sources for Martha Davis being the widow of John Reed Jr.: 16Sep1749 -- Som. Acct. EB12:5/MD 15:126 Account & Distribution -- John Read Junr., Somerset Co., Deceased -administrators: John & Martha (his wife) Davis. -sureteys: Benj. Vennables, William Givans. More interestingly: 4Nov1768, recorded 16Nov1768 -- Som. L.R. 25:242 Deed -- John & Martha (his wife) Davis of Worcester Co. sold to Thomas Moor of Somerset Co. in consideration of complying with the condition of a bond executed 14Feb1744 by John Read Junr. who was the farmer husband of the afsd. Martha and for £8 - 150 acres of Green Meadow; witnessed by Jno. Scarborough, Ad. Spence, two Justices of the Peace; signed John Davis, Martha Davis. While John Reed Jr. (and heirs) are listed in the Somerset debt book from 1745 to 1761 with 75 acres of Green Meadow, I have seen no record of how he acquired it, or of the aforementioned bond. And while I don't like to assume (much too risky), it is tempting to consider that this is the same 150 acres of Green Meadow mentioned in John Callaway's 1755 resurvey as having been originally patented to James Givans 29Sep1694. However, proving that is above my present pay grade, and I'll have to leave this one to John. George *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Jack, I've never seen that done either in the transcripts I've done; a civil war diary written by a man from Lancaster Co. PA and my g-grandmother's autograph album signed by people in Delmarva, Baltimore, and Washington DC from 1856-1881. You can change WORD so it won't automatically capitalize by looking under the "writing rules" or "grammer rules" when that particular file is open. I've noticed my email program "corrects" this as well, so I can't even write about what I'm telling you!!! And for an email I'm just too lazy to figure it out. :-) Susan in Missouri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Fallin Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 6:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LDR] An "i" for an "I" Dear List, I've recently completed transcriptions of some 76 pieces of Civil War- era correspondence. I know that many of you have passed through the transcription jungle, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else has encountered the method of dealing with the personal pronoun 'I" that many of these letters exhibited. Basically, the first use of "I" would be capitalized, but after that it was always a lower-case "i." The "i" s outweighed the "I"s by a ton (driving the erstwhile transcriber nuts because WORD automatically switches it to upper-case). It's possible that this usage may have been idiosynchratic to one family or to a specific area, hence my question whether anyone else has seen a similar phenomenon. Jack Fallin Walnut Creek, CA *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Two additional sources for Martha Davis being the widow of John Reed Jr.: 16Sep1749 -- Som. Acct. EB12:5/MD 15:126 Account & Distribution -- John Read Junr., Somerset Co., Deceased -administrators: John & Martha (his wife) Davis. -sureteys: Benj. Vennables, William Givans. _______________ George ~ I appreciate the reference to Bejamin Venables ... . Thanks! Dave K

I have transcribed a great deal of old correspondence and have not encountered the lower case "i". Maybe the lower case "i" was a specific group of letter writers. Here is a link to transcribed correspondence from people connected to the East New Market area: http://collinsfactor.com/letters/letters.htm If anyone else has access to any other letters that mention this area let me know. Frank On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Jack Fallin <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear List, > > I've recently completed transcriptions of some 76 pieces of Civil War- > era correspondence. I know that many of you have passed through the > transcription jungle, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else has > encountered the method of dealing with the personal pronoun 'I" that > many of these letters exhibited.  Basically, the first use of "I" > would be capitalized, but after that it was always a lower-case "i." > The "i" s outweighed the "I"s by a ton (driving the erstwhile > transcriber nuts because WORD automatically switches it to upper-case). > > It's possible that this usage may have been idiosynchratic to one > family or to a specific area, hence my question whether anyone else > has seen a similar phenomenon. > > Jack Fallin > Walnut Creek, CA > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Jack Fallin wrote: >>> I've recently completed transcriptions of some 76 pieces of Civil War-era correspondence. I know that many of you have passed through the transcription jungle, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else has encountered the method of dealing with the personal pronoun 'I" that many of these letters exhibited. Basically, the first use of "I" would be capitalized, but after that it was always a lower-case "i." The "i" s outweighed the "I"s by a ton (driving the erstwhile transcriber nuts because WORD automatically switches it to upper-case). It's possible that this usage may have been idiosynchratic to one family or to a specific area, hence my question whether anyone else has seen a similar phenomenon. _____________________ Jack, I can't say that I (or, should that be "i"?) remember having seen that use before, but check out this article, "Me, Myself and I," that ran in The New York Times a couple years ago. >> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03wwln-guestsafire-t.html. Maybe we should follow the small "i" example of your Civil War writers!! In the letters you transcribed, does the small "i" use show up in the letters of more than one of the writers? If so, were the writers related somehow? Did you notice any other capitalization quirks in the letters? It might be interesting to try to find written material from the same writers from some years after the War to see if the trait was continued. dave k

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Thanks for the Orphans Court citation. Martha was almost inevitably the daughter of James Givan, with many evidences pointing that way. An interesting Givan question is the motivation for several of this family to have apparently moved from the Rewastico Creek and Nanticoke/Quantico area to this area near the Pocomoke. There are a number of fairly intricate connective threads suggesting relationships not yet sorted out, involving the Givans and the Rownds. These mostly show up in the Judicial Records, which still need some more plumbing. _________________________ Two additional sources for Martha Davis being the widow of John Reed Jr.: 16Sep1749 -- Som. Acct. EB12:5/MD 15:126 Account & Distribution -- John Read Junr., Somerset Co., Deceased -administrators: John & Martha (his wife) Davis. -sureteys: Benj. Vennables, William Givans. More interestingly: 4Nov1768, recorded 16Nov1768 -- Som. L.R. 25:242 Deed -- John & Martha (his wife) Davis of Worcester Co. sold to Thomas Moor of Somerset Co. in consideration of complying with the condition of a bond executed 14Feb1744 by John Read Junr. who was the farmer husband of the afsd. Martha and for £8 - 150 acres of Green Meadow; witnessed by Jno. Scarborough, Ad. Spence, two Justices of the Peace; signed John Davis, Martha Davis. While John Reed Jr. (and heirs) are listed in the Somerset debt book from 1745 to 1761 with 75 acres of Green Meadow, I have seen no record of how he acquired it, or of the aforementioned bond. And while I don't like to assume (much too risky), it is tempting to consider that this is the same 150 acres of Green Meadow mentioned in John Callaway's 1755 resurvey as having been originally patented to James Givans 29Sep1694. However, proving that is above my present pay grade, and I'll have to leave this one to John. George

Dear List, I've recently completed transcriptions of some 76 pieces of Civil War- era correspondence. I know that many of you have passed through the transcription jungle, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else has encountered the method of dealing with the personal pronoun 'I" that many of these letters exhibited. Basically, the first use of "I" would be capitalized, but after that it was always a lower-case "i." The "i" s outweighed the "I"s by a ton (driving the erstwhile transcriber nuts because WORD automatically switches it to upper-case). It's possible that this usage may have been idiosynchratic to one family or to a specific area, hence my question whether anyone else has seen a similar phenomenon. Jack Fallin Walnut Creek, CA

-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Thanks very much for locating those tracts for me and for the Givan information. At least I know where I am now! I can't prove that Martha was a Givan. Sorting out the John Davis' was my primary goal and I haven't really worked on the Givans. _________________ Thanks for the Orphans Court citation. Martha was almost inevitably the daughter of James Givan, with many evidences pointing that way. An interesting Givan question is the motivation for several of this family to have apparently moved from the Rewastico Creek and Nanticoke/Quantico area to this area near the Pocomoke. There are a number of fairly intricate connective threads suggesting relationships not yet sorted out, involving the Givans and the Rownds. These mostly show up in the Judicial Records, which still need some more plumbing. I'm not going to have time to deal with this in the near term, but I'll take a pass at this again when I can to see if anything crops up that might help you out, too. John

Sylvia: Sorry, but the full name was Tilghman LAYTON Willey. I can find no sons Levin and Joseph. Jim Moore On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Sylvia Greenhawk <[email protected]>wrote: > I am trying to trace the lineage of George Washington Willey b. a 1891 - > 1892 married 1931 to Nellie F. Bramble. His ( George W's. ) parents > were > Joseph and Elnora Insley Willey and I think Joseph's father may have been > Levin Willey. My question is -- from the message below -- could Tilghman > L. > Willey be Tilghman Levin Willey father of Levin and Joseph Willey. > If anyone has info regarding this family to share, I will appreciate your > help. > Sylvia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:40 AM > Subject: Re: [LDR] Ulysses S. G. Willey > > > > > > OK.. .had to dig out the work I had done previously to figure this out. > > > > I have a Ulysses S. Willey (no G.) who was the son of Tilghman L. Willey. > > Ulysses was born on Feb. 8, 1866 in Georgetown, Sussex County, DE per > > handwritten notes that appear to be the transcription of a family Bible. > > The transcriber is unknown but the handwriting suggests Mrs. Nora F. > > Isaacs of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE. He was married to Leone Jolly > > per the birth certificate from the State of Colorado (file # 8900) for > > their son, Ulysses S. Willey, Jr. (DOB: June 22, 1922). Ulysses Sr. was > > 56 years of age at the time and Leone was a tender 27 and Ulysses Jr. was > > her fourth child. Ulysses Sr.'s occupation while in Denver, CO was that > > of a grocer per the birth certificate of his son. > > > > Ulysses Sr. was married to Katherine Alice D'Eye per the same handwritten > > transcription, stated as follows: "Ulyses S. Willey sone of T. L and C. > > J. Willey and Keteringe Alice D'Eye were married Dec 20th 1902 in Toronto > > Canada by Rev C. E. Thompson" > > > > Ulysses Sr. was the son of Tilghman L. Willey who was born on July 12, > > 1828 and died Augus 5, 1903. These dates are imprinted on his tombstone, > > which is located at the Cokesbury M. E. Church on Route 18, Seashore > > Highway, west of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE. He was married on June > 2, > > 1859 (per handwritten transcription) to Rebecca Jane Conrad, who was born > > Dec. 9, 1839 and died Jan. 3, 1917. Rebecca is also buried at Cokesbury > > M.E. Church. > > > > Their children were: Catherine Jane Willey, Ulysses S. Willey, George > > H.R. Willey and Tilghman L. Willey > > > > The father of Tilghman L. Willey the elder was Waitman Willey, born June > > 14, 1792 and died July 17, 1873. He was married to Nancy (maiden name > > unknown) who was born Aug. 20, 1791 and died Oct. 4, 1857. They are > > interred at the Isaacs Family Cemetery (on private property) near > > Cokesbury, west of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. There is a > > possibility that Waitman remarried after the death of Nancy, but I have > no > > substantial proof of that in my files. > > > > That's the bare bones I have without doing a lot of scanning and > > downloading and emailing. I'm not sure if Ulysses S. G. and Ulysses S. > > Willey are the same guy, but this is what I have. I hope it helps. > > > > Teresa A. Derrickson > > > > *************************************** > > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Here are some other deeds relating to Reeds/Davis 1776 this indenture between John Davis, son of John Davis, deceased and James Dale (son of John Dale Inspector deceased) for the sum of 50 pounds 138 acres part of Hog Quarter Liber K. folio 525 Wo. Cty Bill of Sale 3 March 1774 John Reed, for six pounds, paid by "John Davis (Mill)", sells cow and calf, chest, bed and pewter Witness: William Tunnell, William Rownd 1804 Sept 13 Liber W folio 429 deed John Davis to James Reed. John Davis QUEPONGO sells to James Reed End of Dispute formerly property of James Johnson mentions other tract called Hogs Denn belonging to Wm. round'; mentions county road to snow hill 75 acres. No wife signed Liber AA 1809 folio 217 June 14 Deed between John Davis and Martha Hill, the wife of John Hill End of dispute no wife signed Liber AA 1809 folio 219 John Davis to Wm. Round end of dispute - mentions deed to Joseph Miller; no wife signed June 14 1809 ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:07:20 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck John Lyon re JOHN DAVIS By the way, I'd be curious to see your sources for the identification of Martha (Givan) Reed Davis. This would have been the daughter of James Givan, d. 1724. John Reed, then living along the Nanticoke, d. 1748, a victim of an apparent epidemic that brought down several parties associated with the Givan family at the same time. I don't have a source confirming that Martha was married to Reed, but this appears to be the conventional understanding. Her subsequent marriage to John Davis is part of that thread. You seem to say that this all shows up in Worcester Orphans Court, which I'd be very interested to see. Martha also had a brother John Givan, who's also imputed as having moved to this area near the Pocomoke by the 1760s, and the same John who began to acquire land there. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] I am trying to track this John Davis line: It seems to begin probably with an early 1. John Davis who married Martha Givens the widow of John Reed. She dies 1783 with a will as Martha Davis. Names son John Davis and grandson James Davis. 2.John Davis II with unknown wife known as John Davis Mill (1783 acquango tax list). He appears to die around 1783 and has a son John Davis executor. Orphans court issues with distribution of the estate of John Reed who died way back in the 1740's. 3. John Davis III who sells much of the above land and appears to die 1812 with a part of Pleasant Grove and Tribulation as part of a land cause and who in 1809 describes himself in a deed as of Quepongo. *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks very much for locating those tracts for me and for the Givan information. At least I know where I am now! I can't prove that Martha was a Givan. Sorting out the John Davis' was my primary goal and I haven't really worked on the Givans. I accepted the conventional understanding for the time being and noted that the witnesses to Martha Davis 1783 will were: Witness: Rownd Givan, George Givan, Mary Hill and to John Reed's will: Witn: Wm. Givan, James Read, Patrick Quaturmus. That is only circumstantial evidence not definitive. Also I noted that John Reed was in Nanticoke area 12/20/1731when ISAIAH QUARTERMUS and JOHN REED sold to JAMES QUARTERMUS yet another Hog Quarter "lying on the south side of the Nanticoke River" I also wonder if this John Davis family was also from the Nanticoke area prior to 1753 when John Davis acquires Riley's Portion from James Truitt. Here is the orphan's court record: April 13 1784 John Davis exec of John Davis to give balance bonds to secure John Reed's estate August 10 1784. Worcester County Orphans Court Vol 1 Heise p 58: Wm. Rownd and James Dale vs John Davis exe of John Davis. Court appoints John Postly and Josiah Mitchell to settle dispute: John Davis exec of John Davis (Mill) to pay to Wm. Rownd 3/16/7 being balance of his wife Martha's dividents of her father, John Reed's estate; also to James Dale 3/2/4 being balance of his wife Margaret's dividents of her father John Reed's estate. (my note: Margaret Reed m. James Dale; Martha Reed m. Wm. Round) It is a puzzle which John Davis Martha married since in a series of deeds from 1764 on there is no wife named on any John Davis deed. If the John Davis Martha married was dead by 1764, her "son" John Davis would only have been age 16 or younger in 1764. I suppose he could have signed a deed at that age.....or she married a different Davis altogether and had a Reed daughter who married John Davis and thus he was her "son in law"..... ANY insight on this would be appreciated. There is probably something I'm just not seeing yet. Example: 1764 Indenture Liber F folio 105-106 Grantor: John Davis Grantee: Nathaniel Brittingham April 6 1764 Riley's Portion contained 200 acres on the east side of a branch called Tamfett? branch, John Davis sells 9 acres of Riley's Portion to Nathaniel Brittingham. No wife signed the deed. Notice that in the 1783 orphans court the entry implies that it is John Davis (Mill) who is deceased with John Davis exec. However, to confuse things further: 1792 Liber O John Davis MILL to John Hancock 3 Nov 1792 Teagues Folly formerly the property of John Bennet on West side of pocomoke near askinemkonson mentions tract formerly surveyed for George Truitt 150 acres No wife signing Liber O 394 3 March 1792 Deed John Davis and William Brittingham bond 21 acres 21 pounds 15 shillings part of Riley's Portion "enlarged" east side of branch called Tan Fall branch, west side of Pocomoke River, near land deeded by John Davis DECEASED to Nathaniel Brittingham deceased....no wife mentioned. ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:07:20 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck John Lyon re JOHN DAVIS By the way, I'd be curious to see your sources for the identification of Martha (Givan) Reed Davis. This would have been the daughter of James Givan, d. 1724. John Reed, then living along the Nanticoke, d. 1748, a victim of an apparent epidemic that brought down several parties associated with the Givan family at the same time. I don't have a source confirming that Martha was married to Reed, but this appears to be the conventional understanding. Her subsequent marriage to John Davis is part of that thread. You seem to say that this all shows up in Worcester Orphans Court, which I'd be very interested to see. Martha also had a brother John Givan, who's also imputed as having moved to this area near the Pocomoke by the 1760s, and the same John who began to acquire land there. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] I am trying to track this John Davis line: It seems to begin probably with an early 1. John Davis who married Martha Givens the widow of John Reed. She dies 1783 with a will as Martha Davis. Names son John Davis and grandson James Davis. 2.John Davis II with unknown wife known as John Davis Mill (1783 acquango tax list). He appears to die around 1783 and has a son John Davis executor. Orphans court issues with distribution of the estate of John Reed who died way back in the 1740's. 3. John Davis III who sells much of the above land and appears to die 1812 with a part of Pleasant Grove and Tribulation as part of a land cause and who in 1809 describes himself in a deed as of Quepongo. *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am trying to trace the lineage of George Washington Willey b. a 1891 - 1892 married 1931 to Nellie F. Bramble. His ( George W's. ) parents were Joseph and Elnora Insley Willey and I think Joseph's father may have been Levin Willey. My question is -- from the message below -- could Tilghman L. Willey be Tilghman Levin Willey father of Levin and Joseph Willey. If anyone has info regarding this family to share, I will appreciate your help. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [LDR] Ulysses S. G. Willey > > OK.. .had to dig out the work I had done previously to figure this out. > > I have a Ulysses S. Willey (no G.) who was the son of Tilghman L. Willey. > Ulysses was born on Feb. 8, 1866 in Georgetown, Sussex County, DE per > handwritten notes that appear to be the transcription of a family Bible. > The transcriber is unknown but the handwriting suggests Mrs. Nora F. > Isaacs of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE. He was married to Leone Jolly > per the birth certificate from the State of Colorado (file # 8900) for > their son, Ulysses S. Willey, Jr. (DOB: June 22, 1922). Ulysses Sr. was > 56 years of age at the time and Leone was a tender 27 and Ulysses Jr. was > her fourth child. Ulysses Sr.'s occupation while in Denver, CO was that > of a grocer per the birth certificate of his son. > > Ulysses Sr. was married to Katherine Alice D'Eye per the same handwritten > transcription, stated as follows: "Ulyses S. Willey sone of T. L and C. > J. Willey and Keteringe Alice D'Eye were married Dec 20th 1902 in Toronto > Canada by Rev C. E. Thompson" > > Ulysses Sr. was the son of Tilghman L. Willey who was born on July 12, > 1828 and died Augus 5, 1903. These dates are imprinted on his tombstone, > which is located at the Cokesbury M. E. Church on Route 18, Seashore > Highway, west of Georgetown, Sussex County, DE. He was married on June 2, > 1859 (per handwritten transcription) to Rebecca Jane Conrad, who was born > Dec. 9, 1839 and died Jan. 3, 1917. Rebecca is also buried at Cokesbury > M.E. Church. > > Their children were: Catherine Jane Willey, Ulysses S. Willey, George > H.R. Willey and Tilghman L. Willey > > The father of Tilghman L. Willey the elder was Waitman Willey, born June > 14, 1792 and died July 17, 1873. He was married to Nancy (maiden name > unknown) who was born Aug. 20, 1791 and died Oct. 4, 1857. They are > interred at the Isaacs Family Cemetery (on private property) near > Cokesbury, west of Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. There is a > possibility that Waitman remarried after the death of Nancy, but I have no > substantial proof of that in my files. > > That's the bare bones I have without doing a lot of scanning and > downloading and emailing. I'm not sure if Ulysses S. G. and Ulysses S. > Willey are the same guy, but this is what I have. I hope it helps. > > Teresa A. Derrickson > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

By the way, I'd be curious to see your sources for the identification of Martha (Givan) Reed Davis. This would have been the daughter of James Givan, d. 1724. John Reed, then living along the Nanticoke, d. 1748, a victim of an apparent epidemic that brought down several parties associated with the Givan family at the same time. I don't have a source confirming that Martha was married to Reed, but this appears to be the conventional understanding. Her subsequent marriage to John Davis is part of that thread. You seem to say that this all shows up in Worcester Orphans Court, which I'd be very interested to see. Martha also had a brother John Givan, who's also imputed as having moved to this area near the Pocomoke by the 1760s, and the same John who began to acquire land there. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] I am trying to track this John Davis line: It seems to begin probably with an early 1. John Davis who married Martha Givens the widow of John Reed. She dies 1783 with a will as Martha Davis. Names son John Davis and grandson James Davis. 2.John Davis II with unknown wife known as John Davis Mill (1783 acquango tax list). He appears to die around 1783 and has a son John Davis executor. Orphans court issues with distribution of the estate of John Reed who died way back in the 1740's. 3. John Davis III who sells much of the above land and appears to die 1812 with a part of Pleasant Grove and Tribulation as part of a land cause and who in 1809 describes himself in a deed as of Quepongo.

Well, END OF DISPUTE, RILEYS PORTION, TEAGUES FOLLY, HOG QUARTER and JOHNSONS INDUSTRY all straddled the Powellville neighborhood. The references in a couple of the descriptions to "the head of Askiminkansen Neck" are a little misleading, as they were pretty far north of the Indian Town. But this designation would just acknowledge that they fell between the extreme head of Nassawango and the upper Pocomoke. Not wrong, but largely unhelpful. PLEASANT GROVE and TRIBULATION were elsewhere: about 5 miles north of those, on the north side of U.S. 50 west of the Pocomoke. All those, of course, came to be in Wicomico. DURHAM HOUSE, though, abutted Chincoteague Bay southeast of Snow Hill in Worcester. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] ah well.....thanks for asking LOL - here they are and all I believe are contiguous: End of Dispute(left to John Davis by James Johnson 1762 and some sold to him by Ann Gascoine, also a legatee of James Johnson), Riley's Portion (purchased of James Truit and later sold off by descendant of John Davis), Teagues Folly (purchased of John Bennett by John Davis (Mill) , Hoq Quarter (one of the million but this one patented by John Davis 1764 -1774 and added to a total of 188 acres), 20 acres Johnsons Industry (from Ann gascoine to John Davis) Pleasant Grove (bought from Wm. Jarman 1774) and part of Tribulation bought at sheriff's sale in about 1801. All owned by one-three John Davis' in a 50 year period. And while you are at it is Durham House anywhere near any of this land? Sorry I'm getting greedy.

Correction as to the John Davis Acquango line. These are difficult to sort out because no wills and no wife named in any land transaction. Not entirely satisfied with this but it's the best I can come up with right now. John Davis I Probably married Martha Givens Reed ca 1748. John Reed dies 1748. She dies with a will 1783. She names son John Davis, grandson James Davis and granddaughter Martha Davis. Probably also daughter Mary Davis. I think this John Davis did not live that long. John Davis II dies around 1783 with John Davis (mill) exec. and difficulties with Reed land in orphans court. (This is also when Martha Givens Reed Davis dies) No wife named in any of his deeds so he can't have wife Martha. John Davis III called John Davis Mill - still selling land in 1790's as John Davis (Mil)l and no wife named in any of his deeds. Named in 1783 tax list. Dies around 1796. John Davis IV selling land of his father in 1801 and later and no wife named in any of his deeds.