Listers.... Is this Laurel-Concord Road the same road known as "Stagecoach Road"? ----- Original Message ----- From: <ImNetz@aol.com> To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [LDR] Laurel-Concord Road and William MARVEL > Joni, > > This particular William MARVEL in Broad Creek Hundred was born between > 1784-1794 according to the 1810 census and was the son of Thomas MARVEL. > This is > the Thomas MARVEL, of Thomas, who was married to Nancy KNOWLES and Nancy > was > probably William's mother, but I have no real proof of that. One of the > proofs that this William was the son of Thomas is that he is described as > such on > 28 March 1842 in Sussex Deed AAB 50, f357, when he buys land from Joseph > WARD. > > Both William MARVEL and his father, Thomas, are on the jury at the > Coroner's > inquest of 5 year old Miranda Messick in 1822 and you can see both their > signatures on the scans of that on the Delaware Archives website. Luckily > for > me, Thomas MARVEL had a rather distinctive signature. Helps me keep all > the > Thomas Marvels sorted. > > I have not researched the family of Robert MARVEL and Mary SMITH, but > William MARVEL of Broad Creek Hundred, also known as Big Billy, was > definitely not > their child. There is another William MARVEL, married to Rachel who dies > around the same time and many have confused the 2 Williams. The other > William > lived closer to Georgetown and was the son of Phillip MARVEL. All I know > about > the William MARVEL who was born in 1803 is what I have seen in various > internet > files and there seems to be differing opinions about where he should be > attached. It looks like he moved out west and did not stay in Sussex. > > Nanette > > > In a message dated 2/7/2009 5:17:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > lower-delmarva-roots-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Message: 8 > Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:08:25 -0700 > From: "Joni Rabena" <joni@mcburney.ca> > Subject: Re: [LDR] Laurel-Concord Road and mention of John GRACE > To: <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <6767B05DF22C45329A84BF45E45DC3E6@jonip4> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Hi, > > I'm wondering if William Marvel's parents were Robert Marvel II and Mary > Smith? I have him born in 1803 so I think it must be another William > Marvel, but from what part of the family? > > Thanks, > > Joni > Calgary, AB > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > ImNetz@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:57 PM > To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LDR] Laurel-Concord Road and mention of John GRACE > > Hello JoAnn, > > I don't know that much about John GRACE, except that he owned land near > the > Marvels in Broad Creek Hundred. This GRACE family appears on various > websites if you Google, including these 2. > > _http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tmcgowin/grace.htm_ > (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tmcgowin/grace.htm) > > _http://vidas.rootsweb.ancestry.com/grace.html_ > (http://vidas.rootsweb.ancestry.com/grace.html) > > John GRACE did write a will on 12 May 1799 that mentions a wife, Sarah, 2 > sons --Thomas and John and 2 daughters-- Nancy and Polly. Polly was > married > to Jonathan MARTINO/MARTINEAU, the EX of John GRACE. The William MARVEL I > am > researching, buys 12 acres of land in 1815 from Nancy DIXON who inherited > it > from her father, John GRACE in 1802 (Sussex Deed AJ f173) and it borders > William Marvel's land. > > > But how a Samuel GRACE fits in, I cannot say. I would like to know more > about the younger John GRACE myself as he has a daughter named Sally and > William MARVEL was married to a Sarah/Sally and I do not know who her > parents were. > > I do have this GRACE reference from William MARVEL's 1847 will. I found > it > interesting that the name GRACE was still being used in 1847. John > GRACE'S > son, Thomas, moved to Georgia. Maybe John GRACE, Jr. continued the > family > business? I know he was alive in 1803 as he sells land to Jonathan > MARTINO > (Sussex Deed Y f332) and he is listed on the 1803 Broad Creek Hundred > tax > list owning > 145 acres of land. > > "Item To my grandson William W. Cooper I give and devise on undivided > half > part of minority of that portion of my farm in Broadcreek Hundred > formerly > in the possession of Jonathan Martineau which is situated on the eastern > side of the road leading from GRACE's Mills dam to Thomas Short's house > adjoining lands of Thomas Short, Cyprus Ward and others containing in > the > whole about one hundred and sixty acres to him and his heirs and assigns > forever; and the other undivided half part or mority of the said > portion > of the said last mentioned farm I give and devise to my grandson William > W. > Cooper to him and his heirs in ...?... nevertheless for the uses and > purposes following to wit. in trust to receive and pay only to my > daughter > Julia Ann Hasty the rents, issues and profits thereof during her natural > life for her sole and separate use, behoof, and benefit and free from the > control of her husband or his debts or liabilities and her separate > receipt > to be a sufficient acquittance and discharge therefor and at her death in > trust to convey the same to the child or children of my said daughter > Julia > Ann as may then be living in fee simple and if my said daughter should > have > no issue living at the time of her death then in trust for his own use > to > him and his heirs and assigns forever." > > Hope this helps at least a little, > > Nanette > > > > **************Nothing says I love you like flowers! 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