My belief is that you're doing something wrong -- which may most likely mean that the lack of competent user guidance at the site has led you somehow astray. The images should be (well, I'll be stronger: *are*) there. Tell me a few of the citations you get your "unavailable" message for. There is no reason you should be unable to access these from home. But yes, the original deed volumes are all at the Archives, as well as films thereof, as well as user-accessible computers from which you can access the mdlandrec and plats.net sites, etc. John GB415104@aol.com wrote: >John, > >Your advice to Mike Hilton about using the MD Archives to  research for >VAUGHAN records persuaded me to go back and trying again. I  already have a >password from previous efforts. Unfortunately, the results were  the same as last >time. I navigated to the county indices without a problem and  even got some hits >on the Vaughan name but when I went to look at an image of  the document I >got mostly "That image is not available" I did not get a single  image of a >Vaughan from the Colonial period. I did succeed in pulling up images  of other >names occasionally. My question is: "Would the image of the  document be >available if one visited the MD Archives in person?" > >Thanks, > >George Bacon

John, Your advice to Mike Hilton about using the MD Archives to research for VAUGHAN records persuaded me to go back and trying again. I already have a password from previous efforts. Unfortunately, the results were the same as last time. I navigated to the county indices without a problem and even got some hits on the Vaughan name but when I went to look at an image of the document I got mostly "That image is not available" I did not get a single image of a Vaughan from the Colonial period. I did succeed in pulling up images of other names occasionally. My question is: "Would the image of the document be available if one visited the MD Archives in person?" Thanks, George Bacon In a message dated 12/7/2008 9:13:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Johnlyon0@cs.com writes: You're no further than I am from the largely legible deed records. Just go to www.mdsa.net and then to the link on the left for mdlandrec. Apply there for a username and password. Everything you need for William Vaughan is in Somerset County. Once you've received your i.d., go to the land records index to look up Vaughan deeds there. After you have those, then return to the county home page and enter the Volume and page number for each, and you'll find the images you're after. There's a little more on the Vaughans than I gave George the other day, but for the moment, just go this route. If you have any problems in navigating the system, ask here again. John mike hilton <jmh963@hotmail.com> wrote: > >John, > >I am interested in what you told Mr. Bacon. in regards to the Vaughan family. I have worked on the Vaughan family & some other eastern shore families for a number of years but have obviously missed a number of Vaughan deeds. >I note in your reply to Mr. Bacon that you mention several deeds regarding William Vaughan & his wife Mary that I was not aware of [IK: 174, AZ:005, & MF: 136] and I intend to order the relevant microfilm of the deeds. > >My problem since I live in Louisiana is that I have to rely mainly on the LDS library for a microfilm copy of deed records in re: Somerset, Worcestor, & Sussex County is that sometimes the microfilm copies are exceptionally poor. I was wondering if I am actually able to make a trip to Delmarva in the next year of 2 if the courthouse or State Archives copies of these records are more legible than the often washed out or extremely dark LDS library copies? > >Also, I was curious since my notes do not show any other deeds for William Vaughan & Mary for the time period say 1710-1742/3 was if you had notes on what deed books would show transactions for William & Mary Vaughan? >Most of my deed records for this time period apply to the Cox & Smith families. I would appreciate any insight or information you might have. > >Thank you, > >Mike Hilton >> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:47:19 -0500> From: Johnlyon0@cs.com> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LDR] Tract Names> > George: > > I finally glommed to the prospect you were actually asking where Bacon and Vaughan had been in 1735, and not about COXES DISCOVERY ...> > On the same day (02 Jul 1737) Dudson Bacon bought 100 ac of COXES DISCOVERY, William Vaughan had bought 400 ac of the same [So Deeds EI:188]. > > Before that, we find [So Deeds IK:174] that on 17 Nov 1721, Benjamin Nesham et ux. Mary Nesham had sold William Vaughan (carpenter) RICH SWAMP (150 ac) and 150 ac of the 300 ac MEECHES HOPE, which adjoined one another at the head of Wetipquin Creek (about 4 miles east of the mouth at the Nanticoke River) in now-Wicomico County (then still Somerset, and in Nanticoke Hundred).> > By So Deeds AZ:005, on 25 Dec 1731, Vaughan and his wife Mary sold half of the above to Thomas Serman. By So Deeds MF:136, on 08 Apr 1737, Vaughan (now named a ship carpenter)! > and Mary sold the other half to Levin Dashiell [calling it THE LEVEL LAND].> > So that's where Vaughan (and obviously Bacon) had come from, moving up to the site on Little Creek in 1737. > > John> > Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote:> > >GB415104@aol.com wrote:> >>As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the >household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John >Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past >although I don't remember in what context. > >> >__________> >> >COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware. Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length. It totaled 745 acres. It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day ! > and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134]. Dudson Bac >on acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185.> >> >Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above.> >> >John> >***************************************> >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com 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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@ro! > otsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >_________________________________________________________________ >Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. >http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_12 2008 >*************************************** >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? 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Does anyone have any information they'd like to share about Benjamin Elliott, b 1808 in MD and married to Mary Polly Gordy, b 1811? I am just starting to work on this family. I come into the Elliott's through my ancestor Mary Polly Gordy. Thanks in advance for any help. Have a great day Ida

Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements Pension Application of Caleb Mason: S1917 Transcribed and annotated by Pat Mason Harris and C. Leon Harris State of Tennessee} Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Wilson County} February Term 1821. viz. On this 8 day of February 1821. personally th appeared in open Court, (being a Court of record, for the County aforesaid, made so by act of assembly), Caleb Mason, aged Sixty Seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision, made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820. that he the said Caleb Mason enlisted for the term of Six months in the fall of 1775, in the State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Capt Hardy Murfree, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Robert Howe in the line of the State of North Carolina on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the Six months had expired, when he was honorably discharged from said service in Edington [sic: Edenton], in the State of North Carolina. Declarant, states that while under Capt Murfry [sic], he was in the battle of the great bridge, that he then marched to Norfolk, and continued there until Gen How burnt the Town [see note below] that he was then marched to Suffolk, and from thense to Edington. Declarant states, that after his discharge at Edington, he enlisted for the term of two years in the spring of 1776 in the State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Capt James Anderson, in the regiment commanded by Colonel [Selby] Harney, of which Col Charles Gavin[?] was paymaster, in the line of the State of North Carolina, on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps nearly two years; Declarant states that about three weeks after the last enlistment, he was made adjutant in said Company - that he served on the sea board during this time, and about the expiration of it, petitioned to the Governor and Council against the Captains Cowardice, and occasioned the Company and three others to which it was attached to be broke up - That during the time he was attached to Capt Anderson’s Company he was in no engagement, but saw some service in repelling Privateers & Gallies off the Coast, that he afterwards moved under Gen Green [sic: Nathanael Greene], as a Capt for Six months, and that he has no other evidence now in his power, of the said services except, William Perkins and Benjamin Gibbs affidavits annexed. And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not since that time by Gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part there of, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand, eight hundred and Eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or Securities, contracts or debts, due to me, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, one basket which I owe for, worth 75 cents. My occupation is that of a manufacturer of tobacco - I have no family - living with me - am lame and infirm - I can procure but little to do in any kind - and am almost entirely disabled from working at any trade, by the Rheumatist, and old age Sworn to in open Court [signed] Caleb Mason State of Tennessee.} Weakly [sic: Weakley] County} On this 11th day of October in the year of our Lord 1832. personally appeared before the County Court now sitting of Weakly County State of Tennessee, it being a Court of record, it having a Clerk and proceeding according to the Course of the Common Law} Caleb Mason a resident of said County of Weakly & state of Tennessee aged Seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he was born in Currituck County North Carolina on the 15th day of February 1754. That sometime in the year 1775. he enlisted in the army of the United States at Murfreesborough in [Hertford County] North Carolina under Capt. Hardy Murphry [sic]. William Gardner was our first Lieutenant but I do not remember who was our second Lieutenant and ensign. from Murfreesborough we marched to Edenton in N. Carolina where we joined our regiment under Colo. Robert Howe first-Colonel & Colo White second-Colonel. he does not now remember the No. of the regiment but thinks it was the first or second [2nd North Carolina Continental Regiment]. We remained a short time at Edenton when we were marched in the state of Virginia and fought at the great bridge battle when Captain Fordise [sic: Charles Fordyce] of the British Grenadiers was killed When we got to the great bridge we made breastworks and entrenched ourselves behind them. Fordise was in a Fort in an open Savanna. he got orders from Governor Dunmore to drive us from the breastworks. Just at the break of day {the date not recollected} Capt Fordise appeared on the bridge at the head of his men with his sword in one hand and a torch in the other to burn our breastworks he called to his men to follow him that the way was theirs. Just as he spoke those words he was shot down. seven balls having passed through his body a considerable slaughter of the enemy ensued and four or five clubbed their must [muskets?] and run to us and after enlisted in our service. the Virginia troops fought with us in this battle but I do not now remember who was their commander. a few days after this we got a reinforcement of fifteen hundred men & marched to Norfolk and took up our winter quarters there. early in the Spring [sic: 1 Jan 1776] the British fleet commenced a firing on Norfolk and tried to Land their men under cover of their cannon but we killed every man as fast as they Landed. a drummer & fifer swam ashore from the british fleet about this time & Joined us. the drummers name was Scott & I think the fiver [sic] was named Tiack[?]. I understood that Scott was killed in the battle of Brandywine [11 Sep 1777] Governor Dunmore was on board and I believe commanded the fleet during the time here spoken of. the british fleet still remained opposite Norfolk. We were ordered to leave Norfolk & to march to Suffolk in Virginia We burnt Norfolk before we left it to prevent the british from harbouring in it. We then marched to Suffolk and were placed under the command of Colo Scott [Charles Scott of Virginia] & Maj’r. Parker. Our Colo. Howe went to Williamsburgh [sic: Williamsburg] and was made a General [1 March 1776] & Capt. Benjamine Williams was his aide camp when Howe returned he marched us to Edenton in North Carolina where we were discharged thus ended this term of service this declarant having been Six months in actual service during this campaign- Just after this term of service was ended Governor [Richard] Caswell the then Governor of North Carolina ordered four companies to be raised to guard the sea coast to prevent the british gallies from coming into the inlets. one company was stationed at old Currituck inlet. one at Ocrecock [sic: Ocracoke] bar. one at old topsail inlet [in Pender County]. & the other at White Oak inlet [in Carteret County]. I enlisted in one of these companies the one commanded by Capt James Anderson & which was stationed at Ocracock barr. Benjamine Bonner & James Wharhob[?] were my Lieutenants. Capt James Harney commanded the company at Old topsail. Cpt. Dosier commanded at Old Currituck inlet I do not now remember who commanded the company at White Oak inlet. These were called independent companies. there were none of them that new any thing of discipline but myself & James Wharhob the second Lieutenant resigned his commission and I was appointed in his place. and I served upwards of eighteen months in this capacity of second Lieutenant. John Bray was ensign & should have taken the place of second Lieutenant but as he knew nothing of discipline he recommended me- during the time I was stationed at Ocracock bar we had several skirmishes to keep the gallies from landing their men. My Capt. managed badly & was a coward and I told Ben Bonner my first Lieutenant that we were doing no good for our Country and we went to the Governor and impeached our Capt. with bad conduct and cowardice. The Governor then dismissed the whole four companies and said I had saved the Country upwards of thirty thousand dollars by my informing him of that bad management. Thus ended my second time of service being upwards of eighteen months in actual service during this enlistment In the latter part of the year 1779. or the first part of the year 1780. there was a draught for men to serve nine months. I then resided in Hide [sic: Hyde] County North Carolina Henry Gibbs was draughted and I became a substitute for him the men thus draughted all marched to Kingston in North Carolina [sic: more likely Kinston in Lenoir County NC] we were not officered the Governor then gave me a Captains Commission on the recommendation of Colo Abraham Jones. Colo Palmlin the Colo in Hide County sent by me when I marched to Kingston his resignation to present to the Governor which I did but the Governor would not accept it because war was then raging & he said it was no time for resigning. many of them who were draughted at this time refused to march to Kingston and I was employed by the Governor to bring them to Kingston & to enlist men. some I placed under Capt. Reuben Roundtree & some I placed under Capt Eburn. my commission as captain ended in about three months. When I had collected the deserters & inlisted a sufficient no. of men I then returned to Hide County and in 1780. or 1781. I substituted for Thomas Gibbs who was the uncle of Henry Gibbs. I then went to Fayetteville North Carolina and joined the regiment under Colo. Brown. William Dennis was our first Major. I was then made adjutant of the Regiment we were under General Linnington. We were ordered by General Green [sic: Nathanael Greene] to march to Hiewassy river to a certain Ford to build a Fort to keep the enemy from crossing this was at the time that General Morgan defeated Tarlton at the Cowpens [sic: Gen. Daniel Morgan defeated Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton at the Cowpens in South Carolina, 17 Jan 1781] the ford where we were stationed was twelve miles from the Cowpens where this battle was fought [see note below]. after the defeat of Tarlton General Green ordered us to haw river [in North Carolina] to head Cornwallis to keep him from going into Virginia but owing to the cowardice or treachery of General Lennington we did not head Cornwallace altho it was in his power We were then ordered to Wilmington and General Linnington left us and took protection under the enemy [See note below.] Majr Dennis remained & we marched the men to Kingston where we were discharged. this ends my service as above stated it being in all Two years & six months. after this I volunteered as a Captain against the Tories and served in this way about three months. He states that he received a discharge signed by Capt Hardy Murphy at the end of his first campaign but that he got upset in a boat in Albermarle sound [sic: Albemarle Sound NC] and lost this paper as also his Lieutenants commission. He kept for many years his commission as Captain & untill it got worn out in his pockett. both Commissions were signed by General Caswell he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his service He once proved his service by Benjamine Gibbs & Wm Perkins both of whom are now dead. he left there testimony to be sent to the pension office in the hands of the Lawyer who drew his declaration but he cannot now get this testimony as the Lawyer does not know what he had done with it. he states that he is known by Wm FitzGerald & the Revr. Thos. Ross to whom he refers. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state nor never has been [signed] Caleb Mason NOTES: Accounts of the Battle of Great Bridge on 9 Dec 1775 and the burning of Norfolk vary greatly. William Woodford, as Colonel of the 2 Virginia Continental nd Infantry, would have commanded the troops at the battle, but at the insistence of the Virginia Convention he shared command with Howe of North Carolina. Some accounts state that the North Carolina troops had been dismissed before the battle began. Norfolk was largely destroyed by the British on 1 Jan 1776 before it was burned the next day to deny them the port. The decision to burn the city may have been made by its Committee of Safety. “ Hiewassy river” may be a reference to Hiwassee River in North Carolina, but that is too far from Cowpens SC to be the site referred to by Mason. A ford 12 miles from Cowpens would probably have been on the Broad River. We found no record of a “General Lennington” who was ordered “to head Cornwallis to keep him from going into Virginia” but who instead “took protection under the enemy.” Gen. Greene would not have ordered a small militia force to oppose Cornwallis’s entire army. After the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on 15 March 1781, however, Greene did order Gen. John Alexander Lillington to harass Cornwallis on his withdrawal to Wilmington NC. Historical accounts indicate that Lillington performed effectively in this campaign and for the next five months in fighting Loyalists around Wilmington, and that he remained a Brigadier General in the NC Militia until 1783. A note on Mason’s pension certificate states that he died 1 Aug 1851. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

I have hit a wall in research of a line of the Townsend Family. I am back as far as Edward Townsend, DOB: circa 1817, born in Delaware (per US Census data). He was married to Gracey Turner circa January 1843 per marriage records of Delaware. In the 1850 US Census, he is listed with his wife, Gracey, and three/four children and a Mary Townsend, age 60, presumed to be his mother. I was able to find Mary Townsend in the 1840 US Census, still in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. There were two males in the 20-30 range, which would be in keeping with Edward Townsend's age. When I go back to 1830, the only Townsend that would conceivably work as spouse of Mary and father of Edward is "Elsey Townsend". Is anyone else beating their heads on the complex Townsend family? I do have information on a line of Townsends, but Edward, nor Elsey, fit into this particular line. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Teresa A. Derrickson nee Chandler still researching Howard, Layton, Townsend and Trader lines for my boss. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Yes, Carol, I have studied this incident in connection to a incident in Baltimore. I have to go to work, but will email you when I get home. Charla> Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 07:21:38 -0500> From: grannyjo2@verizon.net> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: [LDR] Lord Dunsmore & battle of Norfolk> > I found this deposition enclosed in a petition of John Willey's dated 1792 [Dorchester] :> > "The deposition of Mary Willey widow of William Willey of Dorchester County deceased the said deponent deposeth that on the 24th of June in the year that Lord Dunsmore with his troops was said to land on [ ?Gwyne ] Island in Virginia that Stephen Willey eldest son of the said William Willey and herself, went away from home supposed on board of Dunsmores fleet and from what they could learn supposed to die of the small pox in a short time after and that on or about the 15th of September ensuing the above said William Willey died intestate of without will and that she knows of no heir at law to the said William Willey but John Willey son of the said William Willey and herself and further saith not " > > > > There is a second deposition on the page but it is so faint as to almost be unreadable but it seems to say that the facts about Stephen Willey are true> > I know that Dunsmore led a group of Tories out of Williamsburg to Norfolk in 1775 and helped to establish a fort there but was defeated by the Virginia Militia when the British attempted an attack in Dec of 1775 and that he withdrew from Norfolk in Jan 1776. I also know that William Willey died in Sept 1776. My question is can anyone tell me the name of the island that is mentioned in the petition ? > > Carol > ***************************************> 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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008

Carol, I am happy to share my transcription of Caleb Mason's Revolutionary War pension petition that describes the burning of Norfolk, long attributed to Dunmore, but apparently fired by the Americans, according to Caleb. ___________________________________ Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements Pension Application of Caleb Mason: S1917 Transcribed and annotated by Pat Mason Harris and C. Leon Harris State of Tennessee} Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Wilson County} February Term 1821. viz. On this 8 day of February 1821. personally th appeared in open Court, (being a Court of record, for the County aforesaid, made so by act of assembly), Caleb Mason, aged Sixty Seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision, made by the act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820. that he the said Caleb Mason enlisted for the term of Six months in the fall of 1775, in the State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Capt Hardy Murfree, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Robert Howe in the line of the State of North Carolina on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the Six months had expired, when he was honorably discharged from said service in Edington [sic: Edenton], in the State of North Carolina. Declarant, states that while under Capt Murfry [sic], he was in the battle of the great bridge, that he then marched to Norfolk, and continued there until Gen How burnt the Town [see note below] that he was then marched to Suffolk, and from thense to Edington. Declarant states, that after his discharge at Edington, he enlisted for the term of two years in the spring of 1776 in the State of North Carolina, in the company commanded by Capt James Anderson, in the regiment commanded by Colonel [Selby] Harney, of which Col Charles Gavin[?] was paymaster, in the line of the State of North Carolina, on the continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps nearly two years; Declarant states that about three weeks after the last enlistment, he was made adjutant in said Company - that he served on the sea board during this time, and about the expiration of it, petitioned to the Governor and Council against the Captains Cowardice, and occasioned the Company and three others to which it was attached to be broke up - That during the time he was attached to Capt Anderson’s Company he was in no engagement, but saw some service in repelling Privateers & Gallies off the Coast, that he afterwards moved under Gen Green [sic: Nathanael Greene], as a Capt for Six months, and that he has no other evidence now in his power, of the said services except, William Perkins and Benjamin Gibbs affidavits annexed. And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen, and that I have not since that time by Gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part there of, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand, eight hundred and Eighteen; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or Securities, contracts or debts, due to me, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, one basket which I owe for, worth 75 cents. My occupation is that of a manufacturer of tobacco - I have no family - living with me - am lame and infirm - I can procure but little to do in any kind - and am almost entirely disabled from working at any trade, by the Rheumatist, and old age Sworn to in open Court [signed] Caleb Mason State of Tennessee.} Weakly [sic: Weakley] County} On this 11th day of October in the year of our Lord 1832. personally appeared before the County Court now sitting of Weakly County State of Tennessee, it being a Court of record, it having a Clerk and proceeding according to the Course of the Common Law} Caleb Mason a resident of said County of Weakly & state of Tennessee aged Seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he was born in Currituck County North Carolina on the 15th day of February 1754. That sometime in the year 1775. he enlisted in the army of the United States at Murfreesborough in [Hertford County] North Carolina under Capt. Hardy Murphry [sic]. William Gardner was our first Lieutenant but I do not remember who was our second Lieutenant and ensign. from Murfreesborough we marched to Edenton in N. Carolina where we joined our regiment under Colo. Robert Howe first-Colonel & Colo White second-Colonel. he does not now remember the No. of the regiment but thinks it was the first or second [2nd North Carolina Continental Regiment]. We remained a short time at Edenton when we were marched in the state of Virginia and fought at the great bridge battle when Captain Fordise [sic: Charles Fordyce] of the British Grenadiers was killed When we got to the great bridge we made breastworks and entrenched ourselves behind them. Fordise was in a Fort in an open Savanna. he got orders from Governor Dunmore to drive us from the breastworks. Just at the break of day {the date not recollected} Capt Fordise appeared on the bridge at the head of his men with his sword in one hand and a torch in the other to burn our breastworks he called to his men to follow him that the way was theirs. Just as he spoke those words he was shot down. seven balls having passed through his body a considerable slaughter of the enemy ensued and four or five clubbed their must [muskets?] and run to us and after enlisted in our service. the Virginia troops fought with us in this battle but I do not now remember who was their commander. a few days after this we got a reinforcement of fifteen hundred men & marched to Norfolk and took up our winter quarters there. early in the Spring [sic: 1 Jan 1776] the British fleet commenced a firing on Norfolk and tried to Land their men under cover of their cannon but we killed every man as fast as they Landed. a drummer & fifer swam ashore from the british fleet about this time & Joined us. the drummers name was Scott & I think the fiver [sic] was named Tiack[?]. I understood that Scott was killed in the battle of Brandywine [11 Sep 1777] Governor Dunmore was on board and I believe commanded the fleet during the time here spoken of. the british fleet still remained opposite Norfolk. We were ordered to leave Norfolk & to march to Suffolk in Virginia We burnt Norfolk before we left it to prevent the british from harbouring in it. We then marched to Suffolk and were placed under the command of Colo Scott [Charles Scott of Virginia] & Maj’r. Parker. Our Colo. Howe went to Williamsburgh [sic: Williamsburg] and was made a General [1 March 1776] & Capt. Benjamine Williams was his aide camp when Howe returned he marched us to Edenton in North Carolina where we were discharged thus ended this term of service this declarant having been Six months in actual service during this campaign- Just after this term of service was ended Governor [Richard] Caswell the then Governor of North Carolina ordered four companies to be raised to guard the sea coast to prevent the british gallies from coming into the inlets. one company was stationed at old Currituck inlet. one at Ocrecock [sic: Ocracoke] bar. one at old topsail inlet [in Pender County]. & the other at White Oak inlet [in Carteret County]. I enlisted in one of these companies the one commanded by Capt James Anderson & which was stationed at Ocracock barr. Benjamine Bonner & James Wharhob[?] were my Lieutenants. Capt James Harney commanded the company at Old topsail. Cpt. Dosier commanded at Old Currituck inlet I do not now remember who commanded the company at White Oak inlet. These were called independent companies. there were none of them that new any thing of discipline but myself & James Wharhob the second Lieutenant resigned his commission and I was appointed in his place. and I served upwards of eighteen months in this capacity of second Lieutenant. John Bray was ensign & should have taken the place of second Lieutenant but as he knew nothing of discipline he recommended me- during the time I was stationed at Ocracock bar we had several skirmishes to keep the gallies from landing their men. My Capt. managed badly & was a coward and I told Ben Bonner my first Lieutenant that we were doing no good for our Country and we went to the Governor and impeached our Capt. with bad conduct and cowardice. The Governor then dismissed the whole four companies and said I had saved the Country upwards of thirty thousand dollars by my informing him of that bad management. Thus ended my second time of service being upwards of eighteen months in actual service during this enlistment In the latter part of the year 1779. or the first part of the year 1780. there was a draught for men to serve nine months. I then resided in Hide [sic: Hyde] County North Carolina Henry Gibbs was draughted and I became a substitute for him the men thus draughted all marched to Kingston in North Carolina [sic: more likely Kinston in Lenoir County NC] we were not officered the Governor then gave me a Captains Commission on the recommendation of Colo Abraham Jones. Colo Palmlin the Colo in Hide County sent by me when I marched to Kingston his resignation to present to the Governor which I did but the Governor would not accept it because war was then raging & he said it was no time for resigning. many of them who were draughted at this time refused to march to Kingston and I was employed by the Governor to bring them to Kingston & to enlist men. some I placed under Capt. Reuben Roundtree & some I placed under Capt Eburn. my commission as captain ended in about three months. When I had collected the deserters & inlisted a sufficient no. of men I then returned to Hide County and in 1780. or 1781. I substituted for Thomas Gibbs who was the uncle of Henry Gibbs. I then went to Fayetteville North Carolina and joined the regiment under Colo. Brown. William Dennis was our first Major. I was then made adjutant of the Regiment we were under General Linnington. We were ordered by General Green [sic: Nathanael Greene] to march to Hiewassy river to a certain Ford to build a Fort to keep the enemy from crossing this was at the time that General Morgan defeated Tarlton at the Cowpens [sic: Gen. Daniel Morgan defeated Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton at the Cowpens in South Carolina, 17 Jan 1781] the ford where we were stationed was twelve miles from the Cowpens where this battle was fought [see note below]. after the defeat of Tarlton General Green ordered us to haw river [in North Carolina] to head Cornwallis to keep him from going into Virginia but owing to the cowardice or treachery of General Lennington we did not head Cornwallace altho it was in his power We were then ordered to Wilmington and General Linnington left us and took protection under the enemy [See note below.] Majr Dennis remained & we marched the men to Kingston where we were discharged. this ends my service as above stated it being in all Two years & six months. after this I volunteered as a Captain against the Tories and served in this way about three months. He states that he received a discharge signed by Capt Hardy Murphy at the end of his first campaign but that he got upset in a boat in Albermarle sound [sic: Albemarle Sound NC] and lost this paper as also his Lieutenants commission. He kept for many years his commission as Captain & untill it got worn out in his pockett. both Commissions were signed by General Caswell he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his service He once proved his service by Benjamine Gibbs & Wm Perkins both of whom are now dead. he left there testimony to be sent to the pension office in the hands of the Lawyer who drew his declaration but he cannot now get this testimony as the Lawyer does not know what he had done with it. he states that he is known by Wm FitzGerald & the Revr. Thos. Ross to whom he refers. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state nor never has been [signed] Caleb Mason NOTES: Accounts of the Battle of Great Bridge on 9 Dec 1775 and the burning of Norfolk vary greatly. William Woodford, as Colonel of the 2 Virginia Continental nd Infantry, would have commanded the troops at the battle, but at the insistence of the Virginia Convention he shared command with Howe of North Carolina. Some accounts state that the North Carolina troops had been dismissed before the battle began. Norfolk was largely destroyed by the British on 1 Jan 1776 before it was burned the next day to deny them the port. The decision to burn the city may have been made by its Committee of Safety. “ Hiewassy river” may be a reference to Hiwassee River in North Carolina, but that is too far from Cowpens SC to be the site referred to by Mason. A ford 12 miles from Cowpens would probably have been on the Broad River. We found no record of a “General Lennington” who was ordered “to head Cornwallis to keep him from going into Virginia” but who instead “took protection under the enemy.” Gen. Greene would not have ordered a small militia force to oppose Cornwallis’s entire army. After the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on 15 March 1781, however, Greene did order Gen. John Alexander Lillington to harass Cornwallis on his withdrawal to Wilmington NC. Historical accounts indicate that Lillington performed effectively in this campaign and for the next five months in fighting Loyalists around Wilmington, and that he remained a Brigadier General in the NC Militia until 1783. A note on Mason’s pension certificate states that he died 1 Aug 1851. **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

I found this deposition enclosed in a petition of John Willey's dated 1792 [Dorchester] : "The deposition of Mary Willey widow of William Willey of Dorchester County deceased the said deponent deposeth that on the 24th of June in the year that Lord Dunsmore with his troops was said to land on [ ?Gwyne ] Island in Virginia that Stephen Willey eldest son of the said William Willey and herself, went away from home supposed on board of Dunsmores fleet and from what they could learn supposed to die of the small pox in a short time after and that on or about the 15th of September ensuing the above said William Willey died intestate of without will and that she knows of no heir at law to the said William Willey but John Willey son of the said William Willey and herself and further saith not " There is a second deposition on the page but it is so faint as to almost be unreadable but it seems to say that the facts about Stephen Willey are true I know that Dunsmore led a group of Tories out of Williamsburg to Norfolk in 1775 and helped to establish a fort there but was defeated by the Virginia Militia when the British attempted an attack in Dec of 1775 and that he withdrew from Norfolk in Jan 1776. I also know that William Willey died in Sept 1776. My question is can anyone tell me the name of the island that is mentioned in the petition ? Carol

John, I am interested in what you told Mr. Bacon. in regards to the Vaughan family. I have worked on the Vaughan family & some other eastern shore families for a number of years but have obviously missed a number of Vaughan deeds. I note in your reply to Mr. Bacon that you mention several deeds regarding William Vaughan & his wife Mary that I was not aware of [IK: 174, AZ:005, & MF: 136] and I intend to order the relevant microfilm of the deeds. My problem since I live in Louisiana is that I have to rely mainly on the LDS library for a microfilm copy of deed records in re: Somerset, Worcestor, & Sussex County is that sometimes the microfilm copies are exceptionally poor. I was wondering if I am actually able to make a trip to Delmarva in the next year of 2 if the courthouse or State Archives copies of these records are more legible than the often washed out or extremely dark LDS library copies? Also, I was curious since my notes do not show any other deeds for William Vaughan & Mary for the time period say 1710-1742/3 was if you had notes on what deed books would show transactions for William & Mary Vaughan? Most of my deed records for this time period apply to the Cox & Smith families. I would appreciate any insight or information you might have. Thank you, Mike Hilton > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:47:19 -0500> From: Johnlyon0@cs.com> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LDR] Tract Names> > George: > > I finally glommed to the prospect you were actually asking where Bacon and Vaughan had been in 1735, and not about COXES DISCOVERY ...> > On the same day (02 Jul 1737) Dudson Bacon bought 100 ac of COXES DISCOVERY, William Vaughan had bought 400 ac of the same [So Deeds EI:188]. > > Before that, we find [So Deeds IK:174] that on 17 Nov 1721, Benjamin Nesham et ux. Mary Nesham had sold William Vaughan (carpenter) RICH SWAMP (150 ac) and 150 ac of the 300 ac MEECHES HOPE, which adjoined one another at the head of Wetipquin Creek (about 4 miles east of the mouth at the Nanticoke River) in now-Wicomico County (then still Somerset, and in Nanticoke Hundred).> > By So Deeds AZ:005, on 25 Dec 1731, Vaughan and his wife Mary sold half of the above to Thomas Serman. By So Deeds MF:136, on 08 Apr 1737, Vaughan (now named a ship carpenter) and Mary sold the other half to Levin Dashiell [calling it THE LEVEL LAND].> > So that's where Vaughan (and obviously Bacon) had come from, moving up to the site on Little Creek in 1737. > > John> > Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote:> > >GB415104@aol.com wrote:> >>As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the >household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John >Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past >although I don't remember in what context. > >> >__________> >> >COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware. Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length. It totaled 745 acres. It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134]. Dudson Bacon acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185.> >> >Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above.> >> >John> >***************************************> >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com 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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008

You're no further than I am from the largely legible deed records. Just go to www.mdsa.net and then to the link on the left for mdlandrec. Apply there for a username and password. Everything you need for William Vaughan is in Somerset County. Once you've received your i.d., go to the land records index to look up Vaughan deeds there. After you have those, then return to the county home page and enter the Volume and page number for each, and you'll find the images you're after. There's a little more on the Vaughans than I gave George the other day, but for the moment, just go this route. If you have any problems in navigating the system, ask here again. John mike hilton <jmh963@hotmail.com> wrote: > >John, > >I am interested in what you told Mr. Bacon. in regards to the Vaughan family. I have worked on the Vaughan family & some other eastern shore families for a number of years but have obviously missed a number of Vaughan deeds. >I note in your reply to Mr. Bacon that you mention several deeds regarding William Vaughan & his wife Mary that I was not aware of [IK: 174, AZ:005, & MF: 136] and I intend to order the relevant microfilm of the deeds. > >My problem since I live in Louisiana is that I have to rely mainly on the LDS library for a microfilm copy of deed records in re: Somerset, Worcestor, & Sussex County is that sometimes the microfilm copies are exceptionally poor. I was wondering if I am actually able to make a trip to Delmarva in the next year of 2 if the courthouse or State Archives copies of these records are more legible than the often washed out or extremely dark LDS library copies? > >Also, I was curious since my notes do not show any other deeds for William Vaughan & Mary for the time period say 1710-1742/3 was if you had notes on what deed books would show transactions for William & Mary Vaughan? >Most of my deed records for this time period apply to the Cox & Smith families. I would appreciate any insight or information you might have. > >Thank you, > >Mike Hilton >> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:47:19 -0500> From: Johnlyon0@cs.com> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LDR] Tract Names> > George: > > I finally glommed to the prospect you were actually asking where Bacon and Vaughan had been in 1735, and not about COXES DISCOVERY ...> > On the same day (02 Jul 1737) Dudson Bacon bought 100 ac of COXES DISCOVERY, William Vaughan had bought 400 ac of the same [So Deeds EI:188]. > > Before that, we find [So Deeds IK:174] that on 17 Nov 1721, Benjamin Nesham et ux. Mary Nesham had sold William Vaughan (carpenter) RICH SWAMP (150 ac) and 150 ac of the 300 ac MEECHES HOPE, which adjoined one another at the head of Wetipquin Creek (about 4 miles east of the mouth at the Nanticoke River) in now-Wicomico County (then still Somerset, and in Nanticoke Hundred).> > By So Deeds AZ:005, on 25 Dec 1731, Vaughan and his wife Mary sold half of the above to Thomas Serman. By So Deeds MF:136, on 08 Apr 1737, Vaughan (now named a ship carpenter! )! >  and Mary sold the other half to Levin Dashiell [calling it THE LEVEL LAND].> > So that's where Vaughan (and obviously Bacon) had come from, moving up to the site on Little Creek in 1737. > > John> > Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote:> > >GB415104@aol.com wrote:> >>As a young man,  my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have  Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the >household of  William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John >Lyon, I believe I  recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past >although I don't  remember in what context.  > >> >__________> >> >COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware.  Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length.  It totaled 745 acres.  It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day! ! > and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134].  Dudson Bac >on acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185.> >> >Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above.> >> >John> >***************************************> >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com 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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@r! o! > otsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >_________________________________________________________________ >Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. >http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 >*************************************** >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello All, I've added the next 10 pages to the book "Chronicles of Colonial Maryland". Also, I have scanned and uploaded the next 10 pages to the book "History of Delaware" by Walter Powell. They are both at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Vansant and related families

Good Grief, John, Gushing is unbecoming in a man, especially one as senior as I. That said, my cup runneth over. I can't thank you enough for all this information. In the past, I had wondered if the Maryland state line had moved from under Dudson Bacon but your conclusion concerning his migration to Little Creek Hundred makes more sense. Now I wish I could figure out where Dudson got the money to become involved in so many land transactions at such a relatively young age. In closing, I note that both Mike Hitch and John Polk have also been of great help to me in the past. We Lower Delmarva researchers are indeed fortunate to have your expertise available. I know of no other genealogy group that is so blessed with this level of talent. Thank you again, George Bacon P. S. to John Polk. I mislaid your mail address. If you will send it to me again, I will send you a copy of a of a Polk deed I found in Georgetown, DE In a message dated 12/5/2008 7:48:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Johnlyon0@cs.com writes: George: I finally glommed to the prospect you were actually asking where Bacon and Vaughan had been in 1735, and not about COXES DISCOVERY ... On the same day (02 Jul 1737) Dudson Bacon bought 100 ac of COXES DISCOVERY, William Vaughan had bought 400 ac of the same [So Deeds EI:188]. Before that, we find [So Deeds IK:174] that on 17 Nov 1721, Benjamin Nesham et ux. Mary Nesham had sold William Vaughan (carpenter) RICH SWAMP (150 ac) and 150 ac of the 300 ac MEECHES HOPE, which adjoined one another at the head of Wetipquin Creek (about 4 miles east of the mouth at the Nanticoke River) in now-Wicomico County (then still Somerset, and in Nanticoke Hundred). By So Deeds AZ:005, on 25 Dec 1731, Vaughan and his wife Mary sold half of the above to Thomas Serman. By So Deeds MF:136, on 08 Apr 1737, Vaughan (now named a ship carpenter) and Mary sold the other half to Levin Dashiell [calling it THE LEVEL LAND]. So that's where Vaughan (and obviously Bacon) had come from, moving up to the site on Little Creek in 1737. John Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote: >GB415104@aol.com wrote: >>As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past although I don't remember in what context. > >__________ > >COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware. Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length. It totaled 745 acres. It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134]. Dudson Bacon acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185. > >Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above. > >John >*************************************** >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com 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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Continuing to add to what I said quickly last night, the following link can also help orient you to what you should be thinking of when imagining the locations implied by ancient records in Somerset and Worcester, which now include Wicomico and part of Sussex: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdsomers/images/lsboundaryzones.jpg This breakdown tells you where the MSA will have indexed records made at various times, versus where the sites are now. This applies not just to land records (deeds, Certificates of Survey, etc.), but to probate, taxation, etc., too. This applies, basically, to everything except the records in the patent series, for which the MSA "helpfully" detached them from all other records by trying to assign them to the modern counties -- often incorrectly. So you need, for the patents, to look in all three of the plats.net counties on the Lower Shore for your people. And things now in Sussex remain sometimes otherwise hard to pin down, for other reasons peculiar to these "extra-territorial" tracts. This is always confusing to the uninitiated, and just one of those things that the plats.net User's Guide doesn't tell users. John Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote: > >>So basically what you are telling me is that I'm at the mercy of the   >>Maryland State Archives? > >You're indentured to indefinite service.  And you thought you were a customer. > >Seriously, though, the plats.net problem you face is the chronic confusion attendant to the Archives' indexing practices, coupled with the lack of direct on-line access to the early patent records before 1710.  That is to say, it's hard to correlate patents supposedly assigned by the Archives to their modern counties with Certificates of Survey still assigned by them to their orignal counties; and it's even harder if they don't provide you with on-line access to about 25% of all surveys (those for which the Certificates of Survey don't survive, and you have to count on the patents that aren't there.)  The system is just incomplete. > > > >>I have applied for and received a User ID and password for mdlandrec.   As >fate would have it, the user guide will not load up from the web site.   So I've >tried to navigate (not too successfully) through that web site.   Very >frustrating.  Is it me?  Or does anyone find this particular web  site a bit user >UNfriendly? > >The User's Guides for both plats.net and mdlandrec.net are pretty sad creatures.  I'm not sure if you're better off having them or unable to get to them.  The normal way to create a good User's Guide is to involve users; these don't show a lot of evidence that users of what I'll call the genealogically interesting records were ever consulted.  While I'll beg off on this one now, there are a couple of other good souls on list who've "tutored" others privately on how to get what you need out of mdlandrec. > >John >*************************************** >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

George: I finally glommed to the prospect you were actually asking where Bacon and Vaughan had been in 1735, and not about COXES DISCOVERY ... On the same day (02 Jul 1737) Dudson Bacon bought 100 ac of COXES DISCOVERY, William Vaughan had bought 400 ac of the same [So Deeds EI:188]. Before that, we find [So Deeds IK:174] that on 17 Nov 1721, Benjamin Nesham et ux. Mary Nesham had sold William Vaughan (carpenter) RICH SWAMP (150 ac) and 150 ac of the 300 ac MEECHES HOPE, which adjoined one another at the head of Wetipquin Creek (about 4 miles east of the mouth at the Nanticoke River) in now-Wicomico County (then still Somerset, and in Nanticoke Hundred). By So Deeds AZ:005, on 25 Dec 1731, Vaughan and his wife Mary sold half of the above to Thomas Serman. By So Deeds MF:136, on 08 Apr 1737, Vaughan (now named a ship carpenter) and Mary sold the other half to Levin Dashiell [calling it THE LEVEL LAND]. So that's where Vaughan (and obviously Bacon) had come from, moving up to the site on Little Creek in 1737. John Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote: >GB415104@aol.com wrote: >>As a young man,  my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have  Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the >household of  William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John >Lyon, I believe I  recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past >although I don't  remember in what context.   > >__________ > >COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware.  Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length.  It totaled 745 acres.  It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134].  Dudson Bacon acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185. > >Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above. > >John >*************************************** >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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

>So basically what you are telling me is that I'm at the mercy of the   >Maryland State Archives? You're indentured to indefinite service. And you thought you were a customer. Seriously, though, the plats.net problem you face is the chronic confusion attendant to the Archives' indexing practices, coupled with the lack of direct on-line access to the early patent records before 1710. That is to say, it's hard to correlate patents supposedly assigned by the Archives to their modern counties with Certificates of Survey still assigned by them to their orignal counties; and it's even harder if they don't provide you with on-line access to about 25% of all surveys (those for which the Certificates of Survey don't survive, and you have to count on the patents that aren't there.) The system is just incomplete. >I have applied for and received a User ID and password for mdlandrec.   As >fate would have it, the user guide will not load up from the web site.   So I've >tried to navigate (not too successfully) through that web site.   Very >frustrating.  Is it me?  Or does anyone find this particular web  site a bit user >UNfriendly? The User's Guides for both plats.net and mdlandrec.net are pretty sad creatures. I'm not sure if you're better off having them or unable to get to them. The normal way to create a good User's Guide is to involve users; these don't show a lot of evidence that users of what I'll call the genealogically interesting records were ever consulted. While I'll beg off on this one now, there are a couple of other good souls on list who've "tutored" others privately on how to get what you need out of mdlandrec. John

GB415104@aol.com wrote: >As a young man,  my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have  Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the >household of  William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John >Lyon, I believe I  recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past >although I don't  remember in what context.   __________ COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware. Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length. It totaled 745 acres. It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134]. Dudson Bacon acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185. Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above. John

To John Lyon, John Polk, and Mike Hitch --- Land Record Experts The recent message by Ms. Derrickson about Land Patents and Track Indices made me go back in my files for something I copied out of a book at the NABB years ago before I had enough sense and/or experience to record the source from which I took it. Here is what I copied in its entirety. Jethro Vaughan, from Levin Vaughan, Sussex County., yeoman. For 10 Pounds, a parcel being part of a tract in Nanticoke Hundred called Cox's Discovery which being part of a tract that William Vaughan of Somerset Co., father of the above named parties did by his last will dated 9 Nov 1742 devise to above named Jethro Vaughan in the following words, “I give unto Jethro Vaughan my well beloved son …. Wife Mary Vaughan …. I give him the dwelling plantation whereon I dwell, 150 acres of land upon the south of the said plantation and to my son Ephraim Vaughan … 100 acres out of the said tract upon the north side of the said manner plantation and a plantation I bought of Dudson Bacon and 50 acres joining to it … “ Wit: William Powell, J. Russell. Within deed ackn. 27 April 1776 As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past although I don't remember in what context. Can you guys help? Thanks, George Bacon Norfolk, Bacon **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

I'd be interested in that as well. Jethro Vaughan was MY ancestor. Susan in Missouri -----Original Message----- From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GB415104@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 3:52 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDR] Tract Names To John Lyon, John Polk, and Mike Hitch --- Land Record Experts The recent message by Ms. Derrickson about Land Patents and Track Indices made me go back in my files for something I copied out of a book at the NABB years ago before I had enough sense and/or experience to record the source from which I took it. Here is what I copied in its entirety. Jethro Vaughan, from Levin Vaughan, Sussex County., yeoman. For 10 Pounds, a parcel being part of a tract in Nanticoke Hundred called Cox's Discovery which being part of a tract that William Vaughan of Somerset Co., father of the above named parties did by his last will dated 9 Nov 1742 devise to above named Jethro Vaughan in the following words, "I give unto Jethro Vaughan my well beloved son .. Wife Mary Vaughan .. I give him the dwelling plantation whereon I dwell, 150 acres of land upon the south of the said plantation and to my son Ephraim Vaughan . 100 acres out of the said tract upon the north side of the said manner plantation and a plantation I bought of Dudson Bacon and 50 acres joining to it . " Wit: William Powell, J. Russell. Within deed ackn. 27 April 1776 As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past although I don't remember in what context. Can you guys help? Thanks, George Bacon Norfolk, Bacon **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom0 0000010) *************************************** 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 LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John, I was looking at the old patent index - yes, Index 55. The information was arranged by tract name (I wore out my eyes looking through them all!). Some of the cards state that the properties are now in Sussex, Wicomico or Worcester county. The dates range from the late 1600's to the early 1700's. So basically what you are telling me is that I'm at the mercy of the Maryland State Archives? I have applied for and received a User ID and password for mdlandrec. As fate would have it, the user guide will not load up from the web site. So I've tried to navigate (not too successfully) through that web site. Very frustrating. Is it me? Or does anyone find this particular web site a bit user UNfriendly? Thank you for your response and words of wisdom and experience, John. You are and have been a great help to me and many others on this list. Teresa A. Derrickson nee Chandler **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

tarantulac@aol.com wrote: >I found online, the Index for land grants/patents/deeds at the Maryland Archives.? I printed all the cards that contained the land owner, libre, folio, with additional information about certificate and side notes about patentees, guarantors, etc. ________ What index did you find? There's the old patent Index 55, by tract name, and another (index 54) by grantee name, both sets of card images. But these same have been transcribed/abstracted into plats.net, which is searchable electronically, making the cards "obsolete", in the sense of the "best" way to chase them down. Neither of these indexes includes deeds, the index and imaged pages for which are separately accessible (by county) within mdlandrec.net. The patent records themselves are not on-line (though their indexes, as above, are [by county]), but almost every patent after about 1710 is also represented by an original Certificate of Survey, which is on-line (in the county of record at the time the survey was made, not necessarily the modern county). This contains the essential data on the survey, reflecting almost all of the useful stuff that one would find in the associated patent. If no Certificate is available on-line, you're at the mercy of circumstance. Many later deed conveyances for properties recapitulate word-for-word the original patent description, so you need not, in such a case, actually have to order the patent document from the Archives. If you need the original, you need to order from the Archives. As to whether or not the patent description might be found in an abstract somewhere, it depends on the county. In Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico, no such abstracts exist. I have all of those here within my database, but, well, 18 is a bunch. John Lyon