Askiminikansen was the great Indian Town north of Snow Hill, bounded by the Pocomoke on the south and east and by Nassawango Creek on the west. Its northerly extent was well over halfway up to the modern Wicomico line. Roughly 20 square miles in the Town proper, and a lot of surrounding tracts mentioned it. Of course, its spelling by clerks also bridged a wide landscape of orthographic inventions. Name the specific tract you're looking for. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Sep 5, 2010 1:14 pm Subject: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck West side Pocomoke River Can anyone give me current map information for this location: west side of Pocomoke River toward the head of land called Askinemkonson. This is in Acquango 100 in 1783 tax list but may? be part of Wicomico later. I've googled but the spelling is making it difficult. Thanks in advance. Liz *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

ah well.....thanks for asking LOL - here they are and all I believe are contiguous: End of Dispute(left to John Davis by James Johnson 1762 and some sold to him by Ann Gascoine, also a legatee of James Johnson), Riley's Portion (purchased of James Truit and later sold off by descendant of John Davis), Teagues Folly (purchased of John Bennett by John Davis (Mill) , Hoq Quarter (one of the million but this one patented by John Davis 1764 -1774 and added to a total of 188 acres), 20 acres Johnsons Industry (from Ann gascoine to John Davis) Pleasant Grove (bought from Wm. Jarman 1774) and part of Tribulation bought at sheriff's sale in about 1801. All owned by one-three John Davis' in a 50 year period. And while you are at it is Durham House anywhere near any of this land? Sorry I'm getting greedy. I am trying to track this John Davis line: It seems to begin probably with an early 1. John Davis who married Martha Givens the widow of John Reed. She dies 1783 with a will as Martha Davis. Names son John Davis and grandson James Davis. 2.John Davis II with unknown wife known as John Davis Mill (1783 acquango tax list). He appears to die around 1783 and has a son John Davis executor. Orphans court issues with distribution of the estate of John Reed who died way back in the 1740's. 3. John Davis III who sells much of the above land and appears to die 1812 with a part of Pleasant Grove and Tribulation as part of a land cause and who in 1809 describes himself in a deed as of Quepongo. Not a single sale by these John Davis' mention any wife signing off on the deeds. They all died intestate as well! Fun! ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:53:49 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck West side Pocomoke River Askiminikansen was the great Indian Town north of Snow Hill, bounded by the Pocomoke on the south and east and by Nassawango Creek on the west. Its northerly extent was well over halfway up to the modern Wicomico line. Roughly 20 square miles in the Town proper, and a lot of surrounding tracts mentioned it. Of course, its spelling by clerks also bridged a wide landscape of orthographic inventions. Name the specific tract you're looking for. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Sep 5, 2010 1:14 pm Subject: [LDR] Askinemkonson (sp?) Neck West side Pocomoke River Can anyone give me current map information for this location: west side of Pocomoke River toward the head of land called Askinemkonson. This is in Acquango 100 in 1783 tax list but may? be part of Wicomico later. I've googled but the spelling is making it difficult. Thanks in advance. Liz *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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

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