Good Grief, John, Gushing is unbecoming in a man, especially one as senior as I. That said, my cup runneth over. I can't thank you enough for all this information. In the past, I had wondered if the Maryland state line had moved from under Dudson Bacon but your conclusion concerning his migration to Little Creek Hundred makes more sense. Now I wish I could figure out where Dudson got the money to become involved in so many land transactions at such a relatively young age. In closing, I note that both Mike Hitch and John Polk have also been of great help to me in the past. We Lower Delmarva researchers are indeed fortunate to have your expertise available. I know of no other genealogy group that is so blessed with this level of talent. Thank you again, George Bacon P. S. to John Polk. I mislaid your mail address. If you will send it to me again, I will send you a copy of a of a Polk deed I found in Georgetown, DE In a message dated 12/5/2008 7:48:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Johnlyon0@cs.com writes: George: I finally glommed to the prospect you were actually asking where Bacon and Vaughan had been in 1735, and not about COXES DISCOVERY ... On the same day (02 Jul 1737) Dudson Bacon bought 100 ac of COXES DISCOVERY, William Vaughan had bought 400 ac of the same [So Deeds EI:188]. Before that, we find [So Deeds IK:174] that on 17 Nov 1721, Benjamin Nesham et ux. Mary Nesham had sold William Vaughan (carpenter) RICH SWAMP (150 ac) and 150 ac of the 300 ac MEECHES HOPE, which adjoined one another at the head of Wetipquin Creek (about 4 miles east of the mouth at the Nanticoke River) in now-Wicomico County (then still Somerset, and in Nanticoke Hundred). By So Deeds AZ:005, on 25 Dec 1731, Vaughan and his wife Mary sold half of the above to Thomas Serman. By So Deeds MF:136, on 08 Apr 1737, Vaughan (now named a ship carpenter) and Mary sold the other half to Levin Dashiell [calling it THE LEVEL LAND]. So that's where Vaughan (and obviously Bacon) had come from, moving up to the site on Little Creek in 1737. John Johnlyon0@cs.com wrote: >GB415104@aol.com wrote: >>As a young man, my ancester, Dudson Bacon was a ward of William Vaughan, the >elder. I have Maryland Tax List records of 1735 showing Dudson living in the household of William Vaughan but I have never known where that was. John Lyon, I believe I recall you having commented on Cox's Discovery in the past although I don't remember in what context. > >__________ > >COXES DISCOVERY hugged Little Creek south of now-Laurel, Delaware. Its northern edge was about two miles south of Little Creek's mouth on Broad Creek and it extended about 1.7 miles south from there, and extended about 2/3 of a mile west of Little Creek along its length. It totaled 745 acres. It was originally surveyed on 15 May 1688 for Edward Day and patented to him 04 Dec 1688 [see MD Patents B#23:134]. Dudson Bacon acquired two parts of it from Edward Day's heir Day Scott -- 100 ac in 1735 by So Deeds EI:187, and 145 ac in 1740 by So Deeds MF:185. > >Bacon also owned a few other pieces of land opposite Little Creek, east of the above. > >John >*************************************** >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 **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)