This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wEB.2ACE/152.2 Message Board Post: A tract would be sold under it's original name, but, if a portion was sold or divided up or added to, it was resurveyed and then usually given a new name. In the case of Whitfield...you need to throw a bigger net....the tract was usually spelled Whitefield or White Feald, or who knows what other spellings.. It was already in existence in 1675 when it was referred to in the Som RR for that year. In 1716, Lazarus Maddux willed 700 Acres of Whitefield and White Feald, both spellings, to 2 of his sons in Somerset Co. Lazarus's mother was Eleanor White Maddux Boseman. I suspect the field was originally her father's. In 1763, Alexander Maddux ( one of many by that name) willed his share of Whitefield to 3 of his 5 sons, a 4th son was to have the part Alex's widow lived on , after her death. In the mid 1780's, three of the four inheritors of Whitefield sold out to their brother in law, Benjamin Hearne, and were soon gone to Georgia. Thus, you would expect to see Hezekiah Maddux and Benjamin Hearne with the bulk of Whitefield in , say, 1790. However, as a caution, the Maddux and Hearne families lived in that portion of Somerset that later became Worcester Co MD and then Sussex Co DE. So, be sure to look there. Maryellen

I am looking for info about the people who went to Georgia about 1790. Are there any records saying how they traveled? A William Whaley md. to a Hannah Round went to GA. Any suggestions? [email protected] wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wEB.2ACE/152.2 Message Board Post: A tract would be sold under it's original name, but, if a portion was sold or divided up or added to, it was resurveyed and then usually given a new name. In the case of Whitfield...you need to throw a bigger net....the tract was usually spelled Whitefield or White Feald, or who knows what other spellings.. It was already in existence in 1675 when it was referred to in the Som RR for that year. In 1716, Lazarus Maddux willed 700 Acres of Whitefield and White Feald, both spellings, to 2 of his sons in Somerset Co. Lazarus's mother was Eleanor White Maddux Boseman. I suspect the field was originally her father's. In 1763, Alexander Maddux ( one of many by that name) willed his share of Whitefield to 3 of his 5 sons, a 4th son was to have the part Alex's widow lived on , after her death. In the mid 1780's, three of the four inheritors of Whitefield sold out to their brother in law, Benjamin Hearne, and were soon gone to Georgia. Thus, you would expect to see Hezekiah Maddux and Benjamin Hearne with the bulk of Whitefield in , say, 1790. However, as a caution, the Maddux and Hearne families lived in that portion of Somerset that later became Worcester Co MD and then Sussex Co DE. So, be sure to look there. Maryellen

The most common route for migration south into the Carolinas and later Georgia was down the Appalachians. Most of those who migrated from Pennsylvania, Maryland, etc. used this route to get south. <<<Neil>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris Whaley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [MDWICOMI] Re: Tract & Land Names >I am looking for info about the people who went to Georgia about 1790. Are >there any records saying how they traveled? A William Whaley md. to a >Hannah Round went to GA. Any suggestions? > > [email protected] wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is > gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wEB.2ACE/152.2 > > Message Board Post: > > A tract would be sold under it's original name, but, if a portion was sold > or divided up or added to, it was resurveyed and then usually given a new > name. > > In the case of Whitfield...you need to throw a bigger net....the tract was > usually spelled Whitefield or White Feald, or who knows what other > spellings.. It was already in existence in 1675 when it was referred to in > the Som RR for that year. > > In 1716, Lazarus Maddux willed 700 Acres of Whitefield and White Feald, > both spellings, to 2 of his sons in Somerset Co. Lazarus's mother was > Eleanor White Maddux Boseman. I suspect the field was originally her > father's. > > In 1763, Alexander Maddux ( one of many by that name) willed his share of > Whitefield to 3 of his 5 sons, a 4th son was to have the part Alex's widow > lived on , after her death. > > In the mid 1780's, three of the four inheritors of Whitefield sold out to > their brother in law, Benjamin Hearne, and were soon gone to Georgia. > > Thus, you would expect to see Hezekiah Maddux and Benjamin Hearne with the > bulk of Whitefield in , say, 1790. However, as a caution, the Maddux and > Hearne families lived in that portion of Somerset that later became > Worcester Co MD and then Sussex Co DE. So, be sure to look there. > Maryellen > > >