You are probably aware of this - but just in case you are not. There is a small cemetery on Route 30, just a short distance from Millsboro, on what I always heard called the Frame Farm. George Allen Adkins > From: lower-delmarva-roots-request@rootsweb.com> Subject: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Digest, Vol 4, Issue 27> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:00:55 -0700> > > > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Administrivia> > For information about the Lower Delmarva Roots Mailing List, including list guidelines and instructions for unsubscribing and subscribing, see the LDRoots FAQ: > > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Re: Frame Family (Jackie Helmke)> 2. Re: Archibald Smith [Ca. 1745-After 1808}, son of Archibald> Smith d. 1761, & wife Esther Smith {Ca. 1750?-After 1797], Sale> of land to John Bryd (mike hilton)> 3. Re: Archibald Smith [Ca. 1745-After 1808}, son of Archibald> Smith d. 1761, Power of Attorney to Son Joshua Smith (mike hilton)> 4. guardians (clp8@juno.com)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:09:13 -0600> From: "Jackie Helmke" <jhelmke@sbcglobal.net>> Subject: Re: [LDR] Frame Family> To: <Pipemajor7@verizon.net>, <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <0311F0C018F644A0A670B307E44762CF@Desktop>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";> reply-type=original> > Bob, thank you so much...> Jackie Helmke> Jhelmke@sbcglobal.net> This message has been screened by Norton> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <pipemajor7@verizon.net>> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:43 PM> Subject: [LDR] Frame Family> > > >> > Saw the discussions reference Smith Frame etc. and remembered that I > > had> > this file in my Documents. Maybe you have it, maybe not. Hope it's of > > use.> >> > Bob Jones> >> > SUSSEX COUNTY ORPHANS COURT EXTRACTS 1770-1830> >> > Compiled and Edited by> >> > Susan M. Chase> > Rebecca J. Siders> > Bernard L. Herman> >> > Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering> > College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy> > University of Delaware> > Newark, DE> >> > 1970> > FRAME, JOHN B. (child-Smith Stockley) L-86 (1812) Indian River Hundred> >> > 150 acres> > plantation below Warwick on Indian River> >> > ...one frame dwelling house thirty eight by fifteen feet Square with a> > Chimney in the Middle and two fire> > places one log Smoke House, one Do. Corn Crib and Stable all in bad > > repair,> > Also one post and Rail> > Garden of oak, Ten pannel by eight, fifty four Sorry Apple trees and > > about> > three hundred Peach trees, We> > also find about eight hundred pannel of worm fence Exclusive of three> > hundred and fifty Seven on the> > dividing line with Capt. Joseph Waples which is said to be kept up equal> > between them, Also about one> > hundred and fifty eight pannel of Bank fence all the above fence is in > > very> > bad repair...> >> > annual value $50.00> > 160 acres> > plantation near the head of Indian River> >> > ...no building of any discription...Sixty One old Apple trees much> > decayed and broken down and about> > Six hundred pannel of worm fence in tolerable repair...> >> > annual value $25.00> >> > FRAME, ROBERT (child-Betsey/George/Robert) K-10 (1803) Indian River > > Hundred> >> > 300 acres - black Savannah Tract> >> > ...a new framed Dwelling Hause eighteen feet by Sixteen, one Story > > high,> > with a> > Brick Chimney...about forty Acres of Cleared land, also about five > > hundred> > pannel of fence in midling> > repair...Eighteen Apple Trees...> > annual value $25.00> > Broadkiln Hundred> >> > 146 acres> >> > ...one old framed Dwelling Hause, Twenty by Sixteen feet in Very bad> > repair, and thirty young Apple> > Trees...about one hundred Acres of said Land Cleared and inclosed with a> > worm fence in but midling> > repair...> > annual value $40.00> > Indian River Hundred> >> > 100 acres> >> > ...about Eighty Acres of Cleared land inclosed with a Worme fence in > > Good> > repair...> >> > annual value $20.00> >> > .FRAME, ROBERT (child-Elizabeth P./Robert/George) K-34 (1806) Indian > > River> > Hundred> >> > Black Swamp Tract> >> > ...a framed Dwelling House Eighteen by Sixteen feet one Story high > > with a> > Brick Chimney in good> > repair...about forty Acres of Cleared land, also about five hundred > > pannels> > of fence in midling> > repair...Eighteen apple Trees...> > annual value $30.00> > Broadkiln Hundred> >> > 146 acres> >> > ...an Old framed Dwelling House Twenty by Sixteen feet in Very bad > > repair,> > Also Thirty young Apple> > Trees...about One hundred Acres of said land cleared and inclosed with a> > worm fence in midling repair...> >> > annual value $40.00> > Indian River Hundred> >> > 100 acres> >> > ...about Eighty Acres of said land cleared and inclosed with a worm > > fence> > in Good repair...> >> > annual value $24.00> > Tract of Land situate in Angola Neck> >> > ...a framed Dwelling house Eighteen by Sixteen feet in good> > repair...plantation inclosed part with a> > worm fence and part with a Bank fence in Tolerable repair...> >> > annual value $20.00> >> > FRAME, ROBERT (child-Robert) L-461 (1818) Broadkiln Hundred> >> > ...One farm With a small dwelling house framed and Brick Chimney, but> > unfinished With a small logd> > Corn Crib and about fifty peach Trees and...about five hundred pannel of> > worm fence in bad repair...> >> > annual value $40.00> > Indian River Hundred> >> > ...One farm Without any House Except an old One now falling down and> > useless, with about Sixty fruit> > Trees, and We Suppose about Eight hundred pannels of Worm fence in > > tolerable> > good repair...> >> > annual value $35.00> >> > Indian River Hundred> >> > ...About One Acre and a quarter of Marsh, but from the pecular > > Situation> > thereof, being only inclosed> > with a quantity of other Marsh belonging to the same heirs, We think the> > Guardian ought to have nothing> > to do with it as it would be of no Value to him...> >> > FRAME, ROBERT (child-Robert) L-574 (1819) Broadkiln Hundred> >> > ...one old dwelling House about thirty apple trees and about thirty > > old> > peach trees, that the fence...is very> > much out of repair...> > annual value $20.00> >> > ...one old House, that there is about fifty small apple trees, that > > the> > fences...is in tolerable repair...> >> > annual value $12.00> >> > FRAME, SMITH E-[56] (1786) Indian River Hundred> >> > ...one old house framed and covered with shingles and connected with > > the> > buildings that the dec'd Smith> > Frame lived in on the north side of the County Road, commonly called a> > kitchen & with a brick chimney> > a plank lower Flore below, but none above the whole in a very > > indifferent> > repair. And one other old> > framed house on the south side of the road in the same indifferent and > > bad> > repair, to wit a brick chimney> > & covered with old shingles & a midling good flore above and below at > > the> > north end division-but the> > side covering very bad...there is also two small log stables made of > > cypress> > poles or saplings & covered> > with pine slabs...five hundred fifty six pannel of fence of six logs to > > the> > pannel of midling logs, and one> > hundred sixty four pannel of logs of the like quality of four logs to > > the> > pannel which incloses the several> > corn and other fields, with the orchard to the south of the aforsd> > buildings. The orchard containing one> > hundred thirty two apple trees many of which are decayed...> >> > ...repair and mend the house of the County Road for the..minors...> >> > annual value ??5.0.0> >> > FRAME, SMITH E-[3] (1791) Dagsborough Hundred> >> > ...one new frame dwelling house eighteen feet by fourteen compleatly> > finished (accept an upper floor> > and chimney and the doors which are not - finished of the same and are> > wanting) Also that there is on the> > premisses afsd cleared four several small fields, viz one south of the > > above> > described house & adjacent> > thereto inclosed with three hundred pannel of fence of indifferent logs > > of> > about five to the pannel...One> > other small field about north from the house afsd and up the branch > > inclosed> > with one hundred forty seven> > pannel of fence of the like indifferent logs of about five to the> > pannel...One other field further up the> > branch about northwest called the best field inclosed with four hundred> > seventy two pannel of indifferent> > logs of about six logs to the pannel...And one other small field further > > up> > the aforementioned branch> > inclosed with three hundred forty six pannel of indifferent logs of > > about> > six logs to the pannel...> >> > annual value ??6.10.0> > ***************************************> > 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 > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:31:04 +0000> From: mike hilton <jmh963@hotmail.com>> Subject: Re: [LDR] Archibald Smith [Ca. 1745-After 1808}, son of> Archibald Smith d. 1761, & wife Esther Smith {Ca. 1750?-After 1797],> Sale of land to John Bryd> To: mike hilton <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <COL107-W40F12EBA084CE6987277039CCC0@phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"> > > The following deed is an abstract of a more lenghly deed from Archibald Smith, son of Archibald Smith d. 1761, to John Byrd, what has been omitted is mainly the > description of the property & the lengthy recitals of I have hereby, bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed & confirmed...> > Somerset County, Maryland Deeds L:103-105> > Archibald Smith to John Byrd> > This Indenture made this 23rd day of November in the year of our Lord 1797 between Archibald Smith of Somerset County and State of Maryland of the one part and John Byrd of the same place of the other part.> > Witneseth that the sound Archibald Smith for and in consideration of the sum of 650 pounds current money of the state aforsaid to him in hand paid by the said John Byrd at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the recei[t whereof is hereby acknowledged and the said John Byrd his heirs executors administrators and assingsby these presents hath sold unto the said John Byrd his heirs and assigns two tracts of land situate lying and being in Somerset County and State aforsaid.> > Bounded limited and described as followeth: One tract or part of tract or parcel of land it being part of a tract of land called Plumpton Saltash containing and now laid out for 200 Acres & 19 Perches be the same more or less. Also, one other tract or parcel of land called Cordwinder's [Cordwainer's } Lott originally surveyed for Thomas Cox situate lying and being in the county aforsaid between a tract of land called Cox's Advice and a tract of land called Plumpton Saltash containing and laid out for 50 Acres of land be the same more or less.> > Archibald Smith or his heirs likewise against all and every person or persons whatsoever claiming or shall hereafter lay claim to the lands or any part thereof by or under John Smith or his heirs shall and will forever warrant and forever defend by these presents.> > In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year first above written.> Archibald his A mark Smith> > Be it remembered that Archibald Smith did acknowledge to be his act and deed and the lands and premises mentioned to be the right and title of the within named John Byrd. Also came Esther the wife of Archibald Smith before us and did relinquish all her right and title of dower of and unto the said lands unto the said John Byrd.> Wellston> Jas Bench > _________________________________________________________________> Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009> > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:07:36 +0000> From: mike hilton <jmh963@hotmail.com>> Subject: Re: [LDR] Archibald Smith [Ca. 1745-After 1808}, son of> Archibald Smith d. 1761, Power of Attorney to Son Joshua Smith> To: mike hilton <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>> Message-ID: <COL107-W5945F45A88F6B5B583534C9CCC0@phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"> > > The following document given in full, is a power of Attorney from Archibald Smith, son of Archibald Smith who d. 1761 and was given to his son Joshua Smith. This shows that Archibald Smith had migrated to Laurens Co. South Carolina by 1802.> > Note: Joshua Smith, son of Archibald Smith is mentioned in the Will of his Uncle, John Smith d. 1793 Somerset Co., Md.> > Worcestor County, Maryland Deeds V:47-48> > Power of Attorney from Archibald Smith to Joshua Smith> > South Carolina Laurence [Laurens] County}> > Know all men by these presents that I Archable Smith of the COunty aforsaid do by these presents constiture and appoint and in my room and stead do place my son Joshua Smith of the county and state aforsaid my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my un to recieve by all lawfull ways and means. To sue for and recover any sum or sums of money and in my name and place to give sufficient discharges and acquitances for any some of money when recieved and hereby I do authorize my said attorney to do and transact all any any other thing or thins act or acts deed or deeds in my name and for my un and I do also hereby authorize my said attoeny to amploy any practicing Lawyer in my name and for my use to prosecute any cause or suit my said attorney may think neccessary to commence in any Court of Law for the moeny or any sum or sums of money that may be due or owing to me.> > I do by these presents further authorize my said attorney for me and in my place and for my use to sell at privately or publick date as he may think most condusive to my interest all the land or lands that may be unsold. NB {Notae Bene}, that I place Joshua Smmith in purpose but in case my other attorney shall de deceased or ill able to do ths same.> Archabald his A mark Smith> > Test. David McGee> Ekisha Mitchell> > April the 227th day Anno Domini 1802 then was delivered unto me the Subscribor the foregoing power of attorney in order to be enrolled amongst the records of Worcestor County which said Power of Attorney is accordingly recorded among the same records in Liber V folio 47 & 48.> John C. Handy Clk. > _________________________________________________________________> Windows Live?: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. > http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_explore_012009> > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:50:48 GMT> From: "clp8@juno.com" <clp8@juno.com>> Subject: [LDR] guardians> To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <20090123.215048.25918.0@webmail02.vgs.untd.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252> > In the late 1700's and early 1800's, does an orphan usually live in the household of the guardian? When the appointed guardian is not the parent, is the guardian usually a relative?> Clare> > > ------------------------------> > To contact the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS list administrator, send an email to> LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-admin@rootsweb.com.> > To post a message to the LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS mailing list, send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com.> > __________________________________________________________> 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> email with no additional text.> > > End of LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Digest, Vol 4, Issue 27> ***************************************************