Much of Delaware was once part of Pennsylvania, and many Delaware records are still located in Pennsylvania. The ESVA folk turned creative spelling into a very high art form. As far as books, keep in mind that every family on the Delmarva Peninsula is related to every other family, and they all wandered back and forth aimlessly, leaving either no trace at all, or bits and pieces all over the place. You cannot just research one place, you have to look in at least six counties in three different states. Maryland still has some Delaware records lurking in dark corners. Elizabeth **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)

Elizabeth, that is the best description I have ever heard of researching Delmarva families ..... and what would we do without John to help us poke into those dark corners Carol -------------------------------------------------- From: <EMSCRS@aol.com> Subject: Re: [LDR] Pennsylvania > Much of Delaware was once part of Pennsylvania, and many Delaware records > are still located in Pennsylvania. The ESVA folk turned creative spelling > into > a very high art form. > > As far as books, keep in mind that every family on the Delmarva Peninsula > is > related to every other family, and they all wandered back and forth > aimlessly, leaving either no trace at all, or bits and pieces all over the > place. > You cannot just research one place, you have to look in at least six > counties > in three different states. Maryland still has some Delaware records > lurking > in dark corners. > > Elizabeth