The Earliest Settlers of Northwest Sussex Co, DE and Their Lands 1673-1800 Vol 1: Present Day Northwest Fork and Nanticoke Hundreds - Softcover

Williamson, Mr John R; Collison, Mr William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 151687532X ISBN 13: 9781516875320

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

This is Vol 1 of a two volume book (BOTH VOLUMES NEED TO BE PURCHASED TOGETHER. Please see Vol 2 listed separately.). The books summarize research that was done to identify all the original land patents in northwest Sussex Co, Delaware from 1673-1800, to identify their original owners and to provide a chronological history of the land until 1800. The area involved is the area north and west of the Nanticoke River in Delaware to the Delaware/Maryland state line. Prior to the Mason-Dixon Line, this area was considered part of Dorchester County, Maryland. The book was developed as a land record reference book for genealogist researching this area. For genealogy researchers who have wondered where their ancestors lands were in this area, the book has plotted all original tracts on modern day maps. Other information developed from the early land records includes: a map of early roads in the area; a map of early landing places on the Nanticoke River, a map of mill locations, and a map of rivers with colonial day names and a table showing present day names. Vol 1 includes a series of 14 maps of the area of research placed in grid maps. In Vol 2 there is a description of every land tract identified and identification as to which map in Vol 1 the land is on and the grid location.

About this title

About the Author

Authors Bill Collison and John Williamson and other supporting researchers spent 6 years identifying all the early (1673-1800) land patents in the northwest area of Sussex County Delaware and plotting these lands on present day maps. The history of these lands over that time period were also researched and have been included.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 151687532X
• ISBN 13: 9781516875320
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 50