I'm stumped and I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm researching a family named Smith (yes, I know that's genealogical suicide) but fortunately they have odd first and middle names that makes researching them infinitely easier! The earliest Smith I have is a George Smith, formerly of Worcester County, Maryland who, after the drawing of the Provincial Line, discovered he was now in Sussex County, Delaware. Per Scharf's History, George Smith had a land patent dated June 25, 1776, called "Turkey Trap" which included 107 acres of land, a sawmill and a grist mill. My questions are: would the records for "Turkey Trap" be in the old Worcester County land records? Is is possible that this tract was made up of several smaller tracts and renamed "Turkey Trap"? I've been looking for the deed to this property on Mdlandrec.net and I cannot find it. My client is curious about this land tract. Help! Thanks a million!! Teresa A. Derrickson nee Chandler now searching prior to 1804 for those elusive Chandler ancestors

"Turkey Trap Ridge" patented in 1762 to Thomas Pearson (50 acres) -- the written description (p. 4 of the scans) says it was located "back in the woods from" Indian River, and it was on the south side of a swamp called "Gum Swamp". Indian River was part of Maryland, but is now in Sussex County, Delaware. "Turkey Trap" was discussed here several years ago; some good information was transmitted, including a bit about George Smith. Location of "Turkey Trap" should be somwehere east of Laurel, Delaware. Discussion at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS/2006-07/1152021328 Liz J On 17 June 2012 10:58, <tarantulac@aol.com> wrote: > > I'm stumped and I'm hoping someone can help me. > > I'm researching a family named Smith (yes, I know that's genealogical suicide) but fortunately they have odd first and middle names that makes researching them infinitely easier! > > The earliest Smith I have is a George Smith, formerly of Worcester County, Maryland who, after the drawing of the Provincial Line, discovered he was now in Sussex County, Delaware.  Per Scharf's History, George Smith had a land patent dated June 25, 1776, called "Turkey Trap" which included 107 acres of land, a sawmill and a grist mill. > > My questions are:  would the records for "Turkey Trap" be in the old Worcester County land records?  Is is possible that this tract was made up of several smaller tracts and renamed "Turkey Trap"? > > I've been looking for the deed to this property on Mdlandrec.net and I cannot find it.  My client is curious about this land tract. > > Help! > > Thanks a million!! > > Teresa A. Derrickson > nee Chandler > > now searching prior to 1804 for those elusive Chandler ancestors > > *************************************** > 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