Colonial Families of Delaware, Volume 1 - Paperback

by F. Edward Wright (Author)

This volume continues to focus on families living in Kent County and Sussex County, tracing lineages of early settlers into the early 1800s. The primary sources of information are court records (probate and orphans' court), land records, and church records. Many of the early settlers in these counties were Quakers.
Chapters are included for descendants of the following families: Thomas Anderson, Ashford, Baucomb, Blacksheare, Bowers, Owen Cain, Francis Cain, Caton, John Clark, Maschal Clark, William Clark, William Clark (brickmaker), Daniel Corbit, Mathew Corbet, Craig/Crage of Kent County (Delaware), Edward Craig, Crippen, Cuff, Jacob Emerson/Emmerson, Vincent Emerson, Adam Fisher, John Fisher of Sussex County, William Fisher of Sussex County, Fitzjarrell/Fitzgerald, Fleetwood, Fleming, Moses Freeman, Samuel Freeman, William Freeman, Futcher/Footcher, James Gordon, John Gordon, George Green, William Green, Hart, Kollock, Marim, Molleston, Paynter, (N) Paynter (sons Rees, Richard and Samuel), Parker, John Robinson/Robison, George Robbison, William Robinson, Samuel Rowland, Thomas Rowland, Sap, Standly, Stanton, Steel, Tarrant, Tilton, John Tomlin, Nathaniel Tomlin, Townsend, Train, Tybout, Vanderford, Vanwinckle, Waples, James Wells, Richard Wells, West, James Williams, John Williams, Reynear Williams, Thomas Williams, John Willson, Winsmore, Worral, John Wright, Jonathan Wright, and Wynne. A list of sources, additions and corrections to the first volume, and an index to full-names and places add to the value of this work.