Do any of you use this? http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc4300/sc4341/html/search.html Several John and Richard Harris' end up in Talbot County, as does Moses Harris whose daughter Mary marries James Ringgold, Thomas Godman and finally my Henry Carrow. Mary Harris Carrow dies at Coxe's Neck the Ringgold Plantation.. One John Harris is a sea captain and one is a merchant. Many are in Maryland in the 1650-1660s and then in Talbot. Not sure how Mary Harris married James Ringgold from Talbot. Google Search is weird today and I am having trouble seeing this on map. Kathleen Kathleen Carrow Ingram Guild # 6449 myainfolk.blogspot.com/ myainfolkfantofireland.blogspot.com/ trees.ancestry.com/tree/52630507/family

Val, Good luck with your search for the Harris family. I have been searching for a while now. I have James born in England, in any case he was in Talbot County sometime after 1720. He has a son, Richard S. born in Talbot County in 1751, who according to family lure attended the ME Christmas Conference in Baltimore in April 1784, Barratts could not verify, and died in 1827. His son, John was born in Talbot county in 1787 and died in DE in 1833. The first Harris I can get my hands on is Richard Harrington Harris, born in De in1811 and died in MD in 1867. His gravestone I have found. I have searched on line and now have to get to the archives in DE and Historical Society and Library in Easton. Harris is such an ordinary name and the given names are no better. On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Val Harris <vharriskokomo66@yahoo.com>wrote: > I am looking for ancestors/ siblings of John Harris b 27 Oct 1802 in > Somerset County, MD. d. 13 Nov 1866 in Jefferson County, Indiana. > He moved from MD to Woodford County, KY in childhood > He married Sarah "Sally"Marshall Davis b 4 Oct 1803 also born in > Somerset County, MD' > They were married 9 Jan 1827 in Woodford County, KY. Benjamin Davis was > bondsman. > She died 24 Feb 1864 in Jefferson County, IN > > I believe her father/uncle was Benjamin Davis born Ca 1771-1780, m > Catherine Walker b. 1792 in Maryland. marriage in Woodford Count y KY 27 > Apr 1817. > > My DNA test found a cousin who listed his earliest Ancestor as Captain > Thomas Davis, b England 2 Jan 1586. d. 1658 at Longfield Later Curles > Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia. He was an "ancient planter" of > Jamestown, Viriginia. (An early settler, entitled to additional land grant. > > I have made no genealogical connection between Thomas Harris b 1586 and > John Harris b 1802. > > Val Harris > > *************************************** > 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 >

I am looking for ancestors/ siblings of John Harris b 27 Oct 1802 in Somerset County, MD. d. 13 Nov 1866 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He moved from MD to Woodford County, KY in childhood He married Sarah "Sally"Marshall Davis b 4 Oct 1803 also born in Somerset County, MD' They were married 9 Jan 1827 in Woodford County, KY. Benjamin Davis was bondsman. She died 24 Feb 1864 in Jefferson County, IN I believe her father/uncle was Benjamin Davis born Ca 1771–1780, m Catherine Walker b. 1792 in Maryland. marriage in Woodford Count y KY 27 Apr 1817. My DNA test found a cousin who listed his earliest Ancestor as Captain Thomas Davis, b England 2 Jan 1586. d. 1658 at Longfield Later Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia. He was an "ancient planter" of Jamestown, Viriginia. (An early settler, entitled to additional land grant. I have made no genealogical connection between Thomas Harris b 1586 and John Harris b 1802. Val Harris

Were these Whites Quakers? Mine are from Isle of Wright, VA/Albermarle, VA area. Earliest I have is a Henry White b 1620? Isle of Wight D 1670 Albermarle m Elenor. I am sure I got this from a Quaker researcher. Let me know if you would like me to look for any names. I do not have a Zachariah. I do have a Robert no info s/o another Henry who was about 1642 d 3 Aug 1712, Pasquotank, NC also Quaker. M a Demaris Morrison. Sorry, I did not read the rest of the thread on this hope this helps a little, Vera Hurst Can't help you, Sharon, but one of my brick walls has been Zachariah White, b. 1812, d. 1854 in Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland, married Mary Covey in Caroline County, MD in 1834. I have his descendants, but not a clue to his pedigree. I'll keep an eye out for Robert. Gary Christopher ----- Original Message ----- From: "pop123 pop123" <pop123@shentel.net> To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 7:13:51 PM Subject: [LDR] White surname Looking for info on Robert White b. abt 1830 in Sussex Co., De. He married Lydia Waples. I have his descendants, but can't find anything on his parents. Any help much appreciated! Thanks. Sharon *************************************** 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

Can't help you, Sharon, but one of my brick walls has been Zachariah White, b. 1812, d. 1854 in Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland, married Mary Covey in Caroline County, MD in 1834. I have his descendants, but not a clue to his pedigree. I'll keep an eye out for Robert. Gary Christopher ----- Original Message ----- From: "pop123 pop123" <pop123@shentel.net> To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 7:13:51 PM Subject: [LDR] White surname Looking for info on Robert White b. abt 1830 in Sussex Co., De. He married Lydia Waples. I have his descendants, but can't find anything on his parents. Any help much appreciated! Thanks. Sharon *************************************** 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

Looking for info on Robert White b. abt 1830 in Sussex Co., De. He married Lydia Waples. I have his descendants, but can't find anything on his parents. Any help much appreciated! Thanks. Sharon

I agree that Joshua died before 1785 based on his will that names his wife and children. Priscilla married Christopher Rogers based on Priscilla's will. Both Joshua and Priscilla's wills indicate that all their children were born before 1785. As for the Margaret who married Absalom Willey she is thought to be Margaret Polk based on circumstantial evidence that indicates she is possibly the daughter of James Polk and Sarah Henderson. Since Margaret and most of her children moved west after the death of Absalom and Margaret and John Willey's children remained in Sussex. No clear documents but strong possibilities Carol -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Antal Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 8:16 AM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDR] HIGMAN, WROUGHTON and WILLEY in Sussex Jim, I do not know these families but in F Edward Wright's Sussex County, Delaware Marriage References book, I copied that Margaret Higman, d/o Joshua & Priscilla md Absalom Willey who died bef 1792. Joshua Higman d bef 19 Jan 1785, his widow Priscilla md Christopher Rogers and Priscilla died 1806. Sources noted were SPA A107:121 and Sus Co land records O14:643. Since others are showing she married a John Willey, I may have copied it wrong. Found these on Family Search> Delaware Vital Records 1680-1962> marriage records> marriage index c 1650-1849, Heigo - Horsman: img 501: Sally Hickman md Robert Willey c 1807 Sussex Co, from will of Priscilla Rogers, A97, p 50 img 580: Letty Higmon md Job Wroughton 25 Nov 1821 no county shown, bond vol 21, p 34 img 584: Nancy Higman md Burton Wroughton 27 Dec 1828, Sussex Co, bond vol 56, p 13 Family Search> Delaware Vital Records 1680-1962> marriage records> marriage index c 1650-1849, Weakons - Wilnock: img 1435: Margaret Wroughton md John Willey 28 Apr 1830 Sussex Co, bond Vol 56, p 96 Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Jim Moore Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 7:44 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDR] HIGMAN, WROUGHTON and WILLEY in Sussex Seeking the first names of sons-in-law for two daughters of Joshua Higman and wife Priscilla Layton. All in Bridgeville area. Daughters probably born in 1760s or 1770s. -- Daughter Priscilla Higman married a WROUGHTON -- Daughter Margaret "Peggy" Higman married a WILLEY Anyone familiar with these two lines? Jim Moore Wondering in Wilmington *************************************** 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

Jim, I do not know these families but in F Edward Wright's Sussex County, Delaware Marriage References book, I copied that Margaret Higman, d/o Joshua & Priscilla md Absalom Willey who died bef 1792. Joshua Higman d bef 19 Jan 1785, his widow Priscilla md Christopher Rogers and Priscilla died 1806. Sources noted were SPA A107:121 and Sus Co land records O14:643. Since others are showing she married a John Willey, I may have copied it wrong. Found these on Family Search> Delaware Vital Records 1680-1962> marriage records> marriage index c 1650-1849, Heigo - Horsman: img 501: Sally Hickman md Robert Willey c 1807 Sussex Co, from will of Priscilla Rogers, A97, p 50 img 580: Letty Higmon md Job Wroughton 25 Nov 1821 no county shown, bond vol 21, p 34 img 584: Nancy Higman md Burton Wroughton 27 Dec 1828, Sussex Co, bond vol 56, p 13 Family Search> Delaware Vital Records 1680-1962> marriage records> marriage index c 1650-1849, Weakons - Wilnock: img 1435: Margaret Wroughton md John Willey 28 Apr 1830 Sussex Co, bond Vol 56, p 96 Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Jim Moore Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 7:44 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDR] HIGMAN, WROUGHTON and WILLEY in Sussex Seeking the first names of sons-in-law for two daughters of Joshua Higman and wife Priscilla Layton. All in Bridgeville area. Daughters probably born in 1760s or 1770s. -- Daughter Priscilla Higman married a WROUGHTON -- Daughter Margaret "Peggy" Higman married a WILLEY Anyone familiar with these two lines? Jim Moore Wondering in Wilmington *************************************** 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

HI Jim, I assume that the golf course is still snow covered .... as for Margaret Higman yes she did marry a John Willey but so far his connection to the rest of the Delaware Willeys has escaped me .....the names of their 8 children [John Willey, Nehemiah Willey , Nathaniel Willey, Theodore Willey, Locky Willey, Cannon Willey, Joshua Willey, Margaret Willey] are common to the Willey's.. The fact that they were Methodist fit Willeys but no documented connection-sorry. Most of this information is taken from John and Margaret's wills and I have been able to follow the children through the census. I am sure you are aware that Cannon married Sinah Layton Even Cape Cod is still snow covered - time for spring please Carol Jones -----Original Message----- From: Jim Moore Sent: Saturday, March 8, 2014 7:44 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDR] HIGMAN, WROUGHTON and WILLEY in Sussex Seeking the first names of sons-in-law for two daughters of Joshua Higman and wife Priscilla Layton. All in Bridgeville area. Daughters probably born in 1760s or 1770s. -- Daughter Priscilla Higman married a WROUGHTON -- Daughter Margaret "Peggy" Higman married a WILLEY Anyone familiar with these two lines? Jim Moore Wondering in Wilmington *************************************** 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 Jim, Since I was born and raised in Bridgeville, I took a special interest in your request and found that Margaret "Peggy" HIGMAN married a John WILLEY. This information was fond when I Goggled the name of Priscilla HIGMAN who married a WROUGHTON. I hope the name of the son in law being "John" may be of some help to you. Regards, Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Moore" <moorejl@gmail.com> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 7:44 PM Subject: [LDR] HIGMAN, WROUGHTON and WILLEY in Sussex > Seeking the first names of sons-in-law for two daughters of Joshua Higman > and wife Priscilla Layton. All in Bridgeville area. Daughters probably > born > in 1760s or 1770s. > -- Daughter Priscilla Higman married a WROUGHTON > -- Daughter Margaret "Peggy" Higman married a WILLEY > > Anyone familiar with these two lines? > > Jim Moore > Wondering in Wilmington > *************************************** > 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 >

Seeking the first names of sons-in-law for two daughters of Joshua Higman and wife Priscilla Layton. All in Bridgeville area. Daughters probably born in 1760s or 1770s. -- Daughter Priscilla Higman married a WROUGHTON -- Daughter Margaret "Peggy" Higman married a WILLEY Anyone familiar with these two lines? Jim Moore Wondering in Wilmington

Townsend Genealogy and Townsend Family History www.townsendsociety.org/

HI NORAH, I REMEMBER YOU ARE BLIND AND THAT'S WHY I CHOSE TO RESPOND IN CAPS. WHEN I DID A LITTLE POKING AROUND I SAW THAT NEARLY ALL THESE BOUNTY LANDS WERE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN SOME WAY. I IMAGINE IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRACE THEM UNLESS AN AREA HAS VERY SPECIFIC LAND RECORDS THAT MIGHT REFER TO THEM. MY DAUGHTER IS THE SAME AS YOURS. I AM GOING TO PRINT EVERYTHING OUT FOR HER WHEN I AM DONE ANYWAY. GOOD LUCK! JANE

HI JANE, PLEASE EXCUSE THE LARGE TYPE AS I'M LEGALLY BLIND. PERHAPS ELIJAH BOUGHT THE LAND WARRANT S OR ELSE IF JOSEPH WAS FROM DE HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE JOB HASTINGS FROM DE IN THE REV. WAR. I HAVE ANCESTRY AND FOLD THREE BUT I HAVE TROOUBLE NAVIGATING IT. I MIGHT TRY GETTING MY DAUGHTER TO HELP. SHE'S BETTER AT IT BUT TOTALLY UNINTERESTED IN GENEALOGY. THANKS AGAIN AND GOD BLESS, NORAH HASTINGS COLLINS -----Original Message----- From: Jane McDonnell Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:56 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDR] Miltary Bounty Lands NORAH, HERE IS THE FAMILYSERACH.ORG DESCRIPTION OF BOUNTY LANDS https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/US_Military_Bounty_Land_Warrants IT SHOWS THAT THE EASTERN PART OF HAMILTON COUNTY DID OVERLAP THE "VIRGINIA MILITARY SURVEY' BOUNTY LANDS IN OHIO. I THINK THERE ARE INCOMPLETE INDEXES IN VARIOUS PLACES. FAMILY SEARCH HAS LINKS TO SOURCES. ANCESTRY HAS RECORDS OF EDSON, WALTER, WILLIAM AND JOSEPH HASTINGS IN THE WAR OF 1812. YOU CAN ORDER COPIES OF THE RECORD AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. HOPE THIS HELPS. I AM JUST LEARNING ABOUT THIS, SO I HAVEN'T TRIED THE INDEXES. JANE *************************************** 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

I have Townsends in my line: Sarah Townsend b. abt 1792 MD, married Parker Drummond 14 Feb 1811 Bourbon Co, KY. Parker was the son of Burrell Drummond and Naomi Selby, and was born abt 1791 Worcester Co, MD. Burrell Drummond served in the Revolutionary War. Sarah and Parker were young when they moved with their families to Kentucky, and Sarah, Parker and children eventually settled in Rush Co, Indiana.  Sarah's sister, Priscilla Davis Townsend b. 5 Feb 1791 Worcester Co, MD, m. William Selby 14 Feb 1881 Bourbon Co, KY, probably in a double ceremony with her sister. William was born 9 Jun 1791 in Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, MD, the son of William Atkinson Selby and Sarah White Townsend. Sarah and Priscilla are believed to be the daughters of John Atkinson Townsend and Sarah UNK, but I have not found absolute proof. Parker Drummond descends from Capt. John Drummond b. abt 1635 Accomack Co, VA. Naomi Selby Drummond was widowed in 1791, the same year she gave birth to Parker, Burrell's only son. I lost track of her after her second marriage, to Thomas Moore. They married by 1794, he died by Feb 1796. I don't know if she died, remarried again or took her children to Kentucky. There were two daughters, Elizabeth (married Barkley Townsend Selby 1807 Nicholas Co, KY) and Mary Alice (married Alexander Roberts 1807 Bourbon Co, KY), in addition to Parker. Naomi was the daughter of Joshua Selby b. abt 1742 and Mary Atkinson.  Does anyone connect with these lines? ________________________________ From: "lower-delmarva-roots-request@rootsweb.com" <lower-delmarva-roots-request@rootsweb.com>   1. Snow Hill-Georgetown Connection (Mike Adkins) Message: 1 Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:01:51 -0500 From: Mike Adkins <mikefrombethany@yahoo.com> Subject: [LDR] Snow Hill-Georgetown Connection To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <530AE04F.1010001@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello List Members I've noticed from researching my family that there seems to be a Snow Hill, MD - Georgetown, DE connection. I know there were Butler, Townsend & McCaulley families that migrated from Snow Hill to Georgetown. George Alfred Townsend (GAT), who wrote the Entailed Hat, his family was originally from Snow Hill.There may be more families that made the move. I also know the Townsend & Butler families were loyalists. Is it possible they moved because Delaware was more sympathetic towards the loyalists? Anyone happen to have more knowledge of this and would like to expand further on the subject? Regards, Mike Adkins

Elaine, You've reminded me how simple a fix it can be to be organized. I have no genealogy software that has a proper general search feature. Is there one for Mac OS? I use MacFamilyTree, and if I am careful to mention every keyword in the "title" of a source entry, it could serve as a search substitute somewhat if I make the first word the placename. Thank you very much for your input! Jane

Mike Thank you for starting a lively and informative debate.  LeeAnn   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Adkins" <mikefrombethany@yahoo.com> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 3:48:25 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] Snow Hill-Georgetown Connection Thanks to everyone who replied to my question. I have noticed the connection while researching the original records of my family & being familiar with family names of the surrounding Snow Hill area. I have a WORCESTER CO. MD LAND RECORD of a bill of sale in 1786, whereas a father, (Benjamin Butler SR), is selling all his belongings to his son, Benjamin Butler Jr. Ben Jr, who is now residing in Georgetown.   I've researched this family extensively & noticed other family names from Snow Hill as well showing up in the records & namings of the area in Georgetown. I know GAT, who wrote the Entailed Hat, his family was from Snow Hill. I know the McCalley's where from Snow Hill & show up in Georgetown. I'm sure their are others I'm unaware of. My question is derived from my research of records & familiarity of the area & the people. I also am from the area & know the area well. I don't look at other trees, I have no concern how someone else arrived at their information. I enjoy researching & learning about my family & others of the area from original records. Phooey with all the trees online!! Yep, it could be the wrong info initially, bastardized as its copied, over and over and over again! My time has more value than that! Again, thanks to all who answered. Just a kind of an, "ain't it more than coincidence" type of question, for a slow list, in the dead, of the cold winter. Thanks again, Mike Adkins On 2/27/2014 8:51 AM, Frostfreedet@aol.com wrote: > Bounty Land was a 'signing bonus' for those who enlisted in the Continental >   Army for 3 years or for the duration of the War, and who served out their > enlistment time.  In a few instances Bounty Land was also offered to > enlistees in State Troops.  Each State was obligated to provide the land  from > what was within its jurisdiction -- during the War, some states had no idea > where this would be.  There were years of negotiations in Congress about  how > to allocate lands from such States as had no vacant land to offer. > Maryland's bounty land was in the far West of the state.  Delaware's very  few > entitlements ended up being in the 'Donation lands' of present-day NW > Pennsylvania.  Most soldiers sold their Bounty Land Warrants instead of  settling on > the allocated or prospective land. >   > So Bounty Land had nothing to do with movements within DelMarVA. >   > Delaware's inheritance law included that for intestate estates, the eldest > son got a double share of any land that was to be inherited.  It only takes >   brief exploration of Orphans Court proceedings to see this in action. > This  was in effect in the 1700s and into the 1800s -- I do not know when, if > ever,  this was changed by law. >   > In Maryland, the widow's dower was sometimes observed under common law, but >   it was not until a lawsuit in the 1820s that it was backed up by court > case  law. >   > Back to the Snow Hill - Georgetown connection.  Those who do  "research" in > trees should be aware that many treebies have done no land-records > research whatever, and many have little sense of people's residences outside of > towns.  Thus many such genealogies attribute residences to Snow Hill or to > Georgetown because these are the only place-names known to the tree owner > (assuming that their trees were not the copy-of-copy-of-copy of GEDCOM file > seen  so often).  I have seen this type of mistake in trees purporting to be > about several of my own family lines. >   > So the wisest policy is to do the specific land-records and tax  lists > research to establish residences. >   > Good hunting, > Judy >   > *********************************************************** >   > Kathleen Ingram writes: > > I think  there is more than one motivator in each family. After the > Revolution the  Bounty lands would have been attractive. Delaware did > not have  primogeniture land inheritance like Maryland did.The oldest > son got 2  shares and each child got a share. The wife's dower could > not be given  away or sold.I think it was called multigeniture and the > double share ?was  done away with after the Revolution as was the legal > ?primogeniture at  that time. Maryland in 1785. > > *************************************** > 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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I'm not sure that my strategy for "speculative research" is technically correct but it does allow me to find those notations that Jane mentions. I had the same problem: put my speculations, clues, and assumptions in the notes and then couldn't readily pull them up again. So here is my solution: If I feel that I have a probable, but unproven, piece of information, I enter it into my database with a source citation entitled "Assumed." Then in my citation notes I lay out the basis for the assumption. I can readily pull up any/all citations to "Assumed" and continue to test my theory, adjust the data, etc. I don't post data to public sites but willingly share with other researchers, alerting them to the 'iffiness' of anything attributed to "Assumed." Elaine -----Original Message----- From: Jane McDonnell Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:50 PM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDR] Snow Hill-Georgetown Connection - fact or assumption? Re Judy's admonition about tracing precise location The connections I found included church records as well as the land records, so that could help. I also agree that some areas were generalized. I have found many references to "Snow Hill" only to discover the family lived in an area far away. Too far to even be close to the church parish. Perhaps Snow Hill was a regional registration district of some kind? Or as Judy mentioned, perhaps the only near town in a large wilderness. I know my relatives in Cornwall, England registered a christening in a district quite far from the name of their parish town. The terrible distractions of rechecking those incorrect "facts" on info transferred thoughtlessly over and over on public family trees is the bane of my existence also! Even areas easily fact-checked, like Delaware, suffer from this affliction. If you see it on another's tree, consider it a vague possibility to pursue with a grain of salt! I am even at fault, because, though I put most speculation in comments, not on my tree, I do enter dates and places, that others might see as fact, when to me they are temporary notations to sort out a family, and it may take me weeks to erase what I haven't proved. Case in point, when I went back to find the names of the families I had in Snow Hill and then Indian RIver Hundred, I couldn't find them because my notes were buried too far away (unproved) to find them with casual looking. Bottom line: I haven't been able to make a factual connection, and I am speaking from a memory of an assumption. Was the person who was a member of a church in Snow Hill (say a fictitious John Turner and wife Anne) the same couple who was at Lewes ten years later? Was the repeated reference to families in Indian RIver Hundred relating in some way to those from Snow Hill accurate in the diaries and genealogies I have read? Even published genealogies from genealogical societies make errors frequently and have to correct themselves. There are famous controversies that have been researched for decades without any way to prove/reduce discrepancies. But if we go to far down that road, we would have to stop researching our families altogether at some point, so I am on the side of speculative research as long as it is not stated as fact. And, I am still curious about the original question about Snow Hill and Georgetown. Who was it who first asked that? We got off-topic for a while and I've lost the thread. Literally! I forget the time frame we originally were discussing. It seems from a (faulty) memory I noticed this being around 1700-1750 perhaps? Jane *************************************** 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

Re Judy's admonition about tracing precise location The connections I found included church records as well as the land records, so that could help. I also agree that some areas were generalized. I have found many references to "Snow Hill" only to discover the family lived in an area far away. Too far to even be close to the church parish. Perhaps Snow Hill was a regional registration district of some kind? Or as Judy mentioned, perhaps the only near town in a large wilderness. I know my relatives in Cornwall, England registered a christening in a district quite far from the name of their parish town. The terrible distractions of rechecking those incorrect "facts" on info transferred thoughtlessly over and over on public family trees is the bane of my existence also! Even areas easily fact-checked, like Delaware, suffer from this affliction. If you see it on another's tree, consider it a vague possibility to pursue with a grain of salt! I am even at fault, because, though I put most speculation in comments, not on my tree, I do enter dates and places, that others might see as fact, when to me they are temporary notations to sort out a family, and it may take me weeks to erase what I haven't proved. Case in point, when I went back to find the names of the families I had in Snow Hill and then Indian RIver Hundred, I couldn't find them because my notes were buried too far away (unproved) to find them with casual looking. Bottom line: I haven't been able to make a factual connection, and I am speaking from a memory of an assumption. Was the person who was a member of a church in Snow Hill (say a fictitious John Turner and wife Anne) the same couple who was at Lewes ten years later? Was the repeated reference to families in Indian RIver Hundred relating in some way to those from Snow Hill accurate in the diaries and genealogies I have read? Even published genealogies from genealogical societies make errors frequently and have to correct themselves. There are famous controversies that have been researched for decades without any way to prove/reduce discrepancies. But if we go to far down that road, we would have to stop researching our families altogether at some point, so I am on the side of speculative research as long as it is not stated as fact. And, I am still curious about the original question about Snow Hill and Georgetown. Who was it who first asked that? We got off-topic for a while and I've lost the thread. Literally! I forget the time frame we originally were discussing. It seems from a (faulty) memory I noticed this being around 1700-1750 perhaps? Jane

For one estate example, check the estate partition records in SX Orphans Court, estate of Jeremiah Joseph, Orphans Court records D:120-121, D:172-174, D:251-255. Good hunting, Judy *********************************************************************** Lisa Just writes: I have looked at over a hundred probate records in SX, DO, SO, WO & CA records for a project on which I am working, and I can not think of one instance where I saw this idea in practice. That is why I was looking for a citation so I could see it for myself. Thank you, Lisa Just