from Ancestry.com database: NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE WILLS, 1682-1800 Often containing detailed descriptions of family relationships, probate records can be among the most helpful sources of ancestral information. This database is a collection of will abstracts from New Castle County, Delaware between 1682 and 1800. Each record provides the individual's name, date the will was created, and date it was filed. Most entries also provide names of witnesses and family members who received a portion of the person's estate. It contains nearly 1,700 entries and about 7,000 names. Info listed: Name, Will Loc, Will Made Date, Will Probate Date, Will Book/Page, & Comment: Roger SHANNON - 7 Jun 1749, 14 Aug. 1749 - G/325, Mother; sister's son, John Fitzpatrick; George Lawson. Exc. George Lawson. John SHANNON - Chris. Hd., 27 Sep 1745, 25 Jan. 1750 - G/473, dau., Mary SHANNON, Exc. Richard Malone, Samuel Adams, Walter Dewison, Lawrance Hahan, in Jamaica; John Kinsey, Dr. Reese Jones, in New Castle. Peter Hastings - Mill Crk. Hd., 20 Apr 1748, 17 Dec. 1750, G/440, Son, John; granddau., Patience SHANNON; eldest son, Peter; dau., Isabel and her two children; dau., Jane; dau., Mary; dau. Grace; son, Isaac. Exc. John Hastings (son), Capt. William McCrea.