Judy; I am sorry about not putting some dates to the story. Walter Gibbs bought his marsh from William F. Applegarth who was at one time a State Senator in 1913. The marsh part of the tract of land that was owned by my Great-Great Grandfather was leased to Mr. Gibbs in 1915. The lease was for a term of 10 years. My Great -Great Grandfather Jos. W. Bradshaw died in 1921. The Chancery cases that were filed by Mr. Gibbs against the children and grandchildren of Jos. W. Bradshaw were filed in 1924 and again in 1927. I assume that they wanted Mr. Gibbs off of the marsh owned by Jos. W. Bradshaw. My grandfather and his brother trapped this marsh and that's how they made their winter money. An interesting side note is that the marsh part of this property was sold in 1960 to Mr. Robert M. Carpenter who was from Pennsylvania. Mr. Carpenter (aka R.R.M. Carpenter) also purchased the Gibbs marsh around the same time he purchased my families marsh. According to Dorchester Land records, Mr. Gibbs sold his marsh property to his son William in 1944. The Chancery cases state that Mr. Gibbs was living in Holly Oak in New Castle County Delaware at the time they were filed. I have contacted the Chester County PA. Historical Society about the Gibbs Factory and have had no response, I also contacted the New Castle County Historical Society and was referred to the Delaware Historical Society and got a snippet of information to say that Walter A. Gibbs and his wife Sylvia were living in the Wilmington area according to a 1917 directory. I hope this added information can gain me some leads. Tom Reid's Grove Country Store Tom Bradshaw 5106 Rhodesdale Vienna Road Rhodesdale, Maryland 21659 410-943-1212 Home 410-463-4366 Cell Email rgcs5106@comcast.net