Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 102

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482

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Thomas Lynam, son of John Lynam and grandfather of Robert F. Lynam, was of Swedish descent and was born in Christiana hundred. Ile was a farmer, and became an extensive landowner. His political associa- tions were with the followers of Thomas Jef- ferson. Thomas Lynam was married to Eleanor Robinson. They had children: I. John R .; II. William; III. Thomas; IV. James; V. Lewis; VI. Albert; VII. Eleanor (Mrs. James Bracken); VIII. Sarah (Mrs. William Derickson). Mr. and Mrs. Lynam died on their farm and were buried in the Old Swedes' churchyard in Wilmington; they were consistent members of that church.

John R. Lynam, eldest son of Robert F. and Eleanor (Robinson) Lynam, was born in Christiana hundred, and attended the district schools. His entire life was devoted to farm- ing. For several years in his early manhood he leased a farm in Mill Creek hundred, and afterward purchased the Latimer tract of 60 acres, where he resided until his death. Some time after that purchase, he bought additional land in Christiana hundred, and on both prop- erties made various improvements. He was well and favorably known throughout the northern part of Delaware. In politics he was a Democrat. John R. Lynam married Eliza,

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daughter of Robert McFarland, born in New Castle county, Del. Their children were: I. Thomas P., farmer; II. Robert F .; III. Lewis K., died young; IV. Sarah Elizabeth (Mrs. Iloward Flinn), widow; VI. Osborne W., lawyer, deceased; VII. John R., 2, farmer; VIII. Ellen B., widow of John Woodward; IX. Ann Maria (Mrs. Edward Cranston); X. Mary (Mrs. Edward McAllister), of New Cas- tle hundred; XI. Albert, deceased; XII. Lou- etta (Mrs. Charles Brown), of Wilmington; XIII. Adelaide S. (Mrs. Thomas Jones), widow. Mr. Lynam died on his farm in 1883; Mrs. Lynam died in 1892; both were faithful church members, and were buried in the Epis- copal churchyard.

Robert F. Lynam was educated in the pub- lie schools of Newport. Until he was twen- ty-five years of age he resided with his parents. In 1857 he leased the Flinn farm and in 1860 purchased the farm of more than 100 acres near Newport which he now occupies. He has been a very successful farmer and an- nually raises large crops of grain; he is also an extensive breeder of live stock. Mr. Ly- nam is a man of the strictest integrity, and is happy in the esteem of a large circle of friends. He is a Democrat.

On April 8, 1858, Robert F. Lynam was married to Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Jo- seph and Ann (Stidham) Flinn, born in Chris- tiana hundred. Their children are: I. Ella May (Mrs. Irvin C. Woodward), of White Clay Creek hundred, has one child, Ethel May; II. Anna Eliza (Mrs. W. Frank Ball), of Mill Creek hundred; III. John R., resides on the home farm, married Sadie Williams, has one child, Lela; IV. Louette, at home. Mr. Ly- nam is a steward of the M. E. church and was Sunday school superintendent for many years. Mrs. Lynam is a lady of kindly disposition, and both she and her daughter have many friends; their home is a centre of refined social pleasure, and of beneficent influences.

MILES S. BARRETT, No. 207 Wood- lawn Avenue, Wilmington, Del., son of Jo- seph L. and Sarah (Strickland) Barrett, was boru at Hayesville, Chester county, Pa., in 1866.

The Barrett family has been identified with the industrial life of Delaware for a hundred and fifty years. Andrew, Philip and Roger Barrett came from England to America long

before the Revolutionary war and settled in Kent county, Del., and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Andrew erected his new home at what is now known as Barrett's Chapel, Kent county, Del., engaged in farming there and died on his plantation. Ile was buried at Bar- rett's Chapel. Samuel Barrett, son of An- drew Barrett, was born at Barrett's Chapel, and was a farmer there for a number of years. Afterward he removed to Port Deposit, Md. Samuel Barrett married Catharine Barrett, his first cousin. They had children: I. An- drew; II. Elijah; III. Robinson; IV. Mary (Mrs. Smith); V. Rachel ( Mrs. James Way); VI. Sarah (Mrs. Buckley);

VII. Amelia (Mrs. Smith). Mr Bar- rett and his wife both died and were buried in Port Deposit, Md. Mr. Barrett was a mem- ber of the M. E. church.

Andrew Barrett, 2, eldest son of Samuel and Catharine (Barrett) Barrett, was born at Barrett's Chapel, December 6, 1787. He was educated in the district schools, and when a young man learned blacksmithing and wheelwrighting at Northeast, Cecil county, Md. He became one of the most prominent men of his county. The homestead farm was his, and he owned a number of stores. He enlisted for the war of 1812 in the U. S. army, and while in camp with the company, received a license from the M. E. Conference, of which he was a member, to preach the gospel, and immediately began his evangelis- tic work. In 1829, Mr. Barrett removed to Elk Neck, Md., and for twenty-five years con- ducted an extensive business there as black- smith and wheelwright. In 1854 he retired from business, but continued to reside in Elk Neck. Mr. Barrett preached the gospel for sixty-one years, traveling from place to place, and expounded Scripture truth with earnest- . ness and success. His journeys were made on horseback, and were often to distant settle- ments where there was no regular pastor. During these three-score years of preaching, he never asked or expected money for his ser- vices. He was a good and earnest man, and was much respected. Mr. Barrett supported the Whig party until the Civil War and after- ward became a Democrat. Andrew Barrett was married to Rosanna Lort, born at Elk Neck, Md. They had children: T. Joseph T .; II. Caleb; III. Catharine; IV. Mary; V. Thomas; VI. Rosanna; VIT. Louisa; VIII. Milton. Mr. Barrett died in Elk Neck, April

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6, 1873; his widow died at Aberdeen, Md., in 1878.

Joseph L. Barrett, eldest son of Rev. An- drew and Rosanna (Lort) Barrett, was born at Northeast, Md., October 21, 1828. 1Ie received his education at Elk Neck, and was trained by his father as a blacksmith and wheelwright, remaining with him until 1853, when he removed to Hare's Corner, New Castle county, Del. Three years later he set- tled in Newport, New Castle county, and has resided there for forty-two years, continuous- ly engaged at his trade. He is popular and respected. Until the Civil War, he was a Whig; since then he has identified himself with the Democratic party, but has never sought office. Joseph L. Barrett was married in Hayesville, Chester county, Pa., to Sarah, daughter of Miles Strickland, born in Bucks county, Pa. Their children are: I. Caleb, deceased; II. James, died young; III. Miles S .; IV. Joseph Russell, of Ohio; V. Sarah, died in infancy; VI. Willard, deceased; VII. Robert Delaware, of Newport, Del .; VIII. Ella; IX. Minnie, deceased; X. Frank, resides with his brother, Miles S. Barrett.

Miles S. Barrett attended the public schools of Newport, Del., and when seventeen years old entered his father's blacksmith and wheel- wright shop to learn the trade. He remained there four years, and then secured employ- ment as a journeyman in the Marshall Iron and Rolling Mills and in Newport. Four years later he went to Philadelphia, and worked as a blacksmith in the Pullman car shops for five years. In 1896 he came to Del- aware, and erected a shop at Elsmere, fitting it up with every appliance for carriage building and general blacksmithing work. During the past two years he has carried on a profitable business there and employs several men. Mr. Barrett resides in a pleasant home whielf he has built in Wilmington. He is a skilled mechanic, industrious, a genial and popular man. He is a member of the Dela- ware Lodge, A. O. U. W., of Wilmington. In politics he is a Democrat.

Miles S. Barrett was married, in Smyrna, Del., to Anna M. White, born near Milling- ton, Del., daughter of James White, who died during the Civil War. Their children are: I. Edna; IT. Emmett; III. Reuben.

FRANK D. CHANDLER, Centreville, New Castle county, Del., son of Ja-

cob and Hannah (Nettlewood) Chand- ler, was born at Mount Cuba, Mill Creek hundred, March 30, 1866. He is a brother of K. S. Chandler, of Hockessin, Del. Having received his education in the public schools of Mount Cuba, and the Friends' school at Wilmington, of which Isaac T. Johnson was principal, Mr. Chandler was employed for some time in a flour and feed store, and afterwards in a grocery store, at Hockessin. At the age of eighteen years, he began to learn wheelwrighting with his brother, George Chandler, at Mt. Chanin, Christiana hundred; in 1888 he began busi- ness for himself at New London, Chester county, Pa., where he followed his trade for one year. Then, in 1889, Mr. Chandler es- tablished himself in business in Centreville, and turned his attention to the manufacture of wagons and carriages. He invested six or seven thousand dollars in a dwelling-house and carriage factory, the erection of which he superintended; with the aid of six employees, lie at once entered upon a prosperous course of business, in which his diligent and thorough workmanship, his good judgment and busi- ness tact have been fully rewarded. Mr. Chandler is a member of Centreville Lodge, No. 37, I. O. O. F., is a past grand, and a member also of the Grand Lodge of Dela- ware; he is treasurer of Washington Con- clave, No. 119, I. O. H. Mr. Chandler is a stanch Republican, but does not aspire to pub- lie office. He is a good citizen, has many friends, and is highly respected.

Frank D. Chandler was married at Mount Cuba, to Lillea, daughter of Abraham and Hannah (Larkin) Pahner; her father is a farmer of Christiana hundred; she was born at Mount Cuba. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Chandler are: I. Elmer Thomas; II. Paul William. The family are members of the Presbyterian church, in which Mr. Chand- ler has performed the duties of trustee and of teacher in the Sunday school.

BENARD DALTON, P. O. Centreville, New Castle county, Del., son of Thomas and Anna Elizabeth (Griffith) Dalton, was born in Centreville, September 17, 1855.

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ily of England. He was one of four brothers born in Yorkshire. The eldest, Lord Dalton, succeeded to the family title and estates, and died on his land in Yorkshire. The other three came to America. One established his home in New Jersey, another in Virginia, and Miles in Cecil county, Md. There was ro- mance connected with the journey of Miles Dalton to this country. He had grown to manhood in England and loved and was loved Ly a Miss Benard, a young lady of high birth and rank. Their proposed marriage was ob- jectionable to the Benard family, for Miles was only the youngest son, and there was no chance that he could confer a title upon his bride. But love always laughs at obstructions, they say, and Miles Dalton and Miss Benard treated lightly the threats held over their heads. They were married, and to escape the anger of the family, stole away to America, to make their home where titles are not sup- posed to contribute to happiness or to success. They landed at New Castle, it is presumed, and went westward until they reached Elk- ton, Md. There they set up their household gods, and there they prospered. Mr. Dalton became an extensive landowner. During the Revolutionary War, the British invaded his home, stole the valuable papers which proved his connection with the noble Dalton family, of Yorkshire, and then burned his residence. It has always been a tradition that the papers were stolen by persons in the employ of his or his wife's relatives in England. After the destruction of his home, Miles Dalton re- moved to Hockessin, New Castle county, Del., where he was engaged in farming until his death. He had three children, of whom James was the eldest.

James Dalton, great-grandfather of Benard Dalton, was born in Elkton, Md., July 17, 1766. Ten years later the family removed to Hockessin, Del., where he learned shoemak- ing and worked at that trade for some years, continuing with the same employment afterward on the Brandywine Banks. He met his death in July, 1807, by drowning in the Brandywine Creek while swimming. James Dalton was married to Sarah Crozier, who was born July 13, 1769. They had children : I. Benard, born March 31, 1789; II. John, born December 29, 1791; III. Joshua, born April 17, 1793; IV. Joel, born March 14, 1795; V. Susan (Mrs. Jonathan Langley),

born March 14, 1797; VI. Allen, born March 15, 1799; VII. Benjamin, born in 1801, died in 1808; VIII. Maria (Mrs. - Harris), born July 26, 1803; IX. Elizabeth (Mrs. - Floyd), and X. James, (twins), born September 26, 1805. Mrs. Dalton died August 23, 1835.

Benard Dalton, eldest son of James and Sarah (Crozier) Dalton, was born on the Bran- dywine, March 31, 1789. There he re- ceived his education and learned carpentry. When yet a young man, he removed to Cen- treville, Christiana hundred, and worked at his trade. He was a member of the F. and A. M., and a prominent Republican. Benard Dalton married Sarah Langley. Their chil- dren were: I. Thomas; II. Joel Crozier, mar- ried Rebecca Hendrickson Gould, had chil- dren, i. Sarah E., ii. Maria A., iii. Lydia Emma, iv. Margaretta Gould, v. Rebecca Elma; III. Ruth, died in infancy; IV. Lydia Ann (Mrs. William Massey), died in Wil- mington. Mr. Dalton died in 1823, at Fort Delaware, where he was employed as a car- penter; his widow died in 1860, in Centre- ville, Christiana hundred; both were buried in the churchyard at Centre meeting house, Christiana hundred; they were very estimable people, and had many friends.

Thomas Dalton, eldest son of Benard and Sarah (Langley) Dalton, was born in Centre- ville, attended school there, and learned blacksmithing with John MeCullough. He worked as a journeyman in Centreville for several years, and also for a few years in the Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1845 he established himself in the mercantile business in Centreville, and con- tinued it prosperously until 1888. He was appointed postmaster of Centreville in 1884, and administered the office until his death. Mr. Dalton was highly respected for his in- tegrity and enterprise. He was a Democrat. Thomas Dalton was married, in Chester coun- ty, Pa., to Anna Elizabeth, daughter of Wil- liam D. Griffith, born in Chester. Their chil- dren were: I. Benard, 2; II. William G., de- ceased; III. Clara N .; IV. Thomas J. Mr. Dalton died in Centreville, in 1890; his widow died in 1895; both were buried in the Lower Brandywine graveyard. Mrs. Dalton was a faithful member of the M. E. church.

Benard Dalton, 2, attended the public schools of his native place and private schools in Wilmington. Afterward he entered his

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father's store as a clerk, and con- tinued in that capacity until his father's death in 1890, when he took charge of the business and in partner- ship with his brother, Thomas J. Dalton, has conducted it with marked success for the past eight years. He is progressive and popular. Mr. Dalton is postmaster of Centreville, hav- ing been appointed to the office in 1893. He is past grand of Centreville Lodge, No. 37, I. O. O. F., of Delaware; financier of Wash- ington Conclave, No. 119, I. O. H .; a member of Eureka Lodge, No. 23, A. F.and A. M., and St. John's Commandery, No. 1, K. T., of Wilmington, Del. In his political views he is a Democrat.

HON. ROBERT MCCULLOUGH, P. O. Guyencourt, New Castle county, Del., son of Joshua H. and Mary J. (Seal) Mccullough, was born in Christiana hundred, New Castle county, Del., September 28, 1856.

The Mccullough family is of English de- scent. Robert McCullough, grandfather of the present bearer of that name, was a well-known citizen and farmer of Chris- tiana hundred. He owned a tract of 100 acres, near Centre meeting house, which he cultivated for many years, making many improvements upon it and erecting a commodious dwelling-house. He was a life-long supporter of the political doc- trines of Jefferson and Jackson. Robert Mc- Cullough was married to Hannah Hoopes, of Chester county, Pa. They had children: I. Rebecca, died young; II. Margaret, died young; III. Joshua H. Mr. and Mrs. McCul- lough died on their farm and were interred in the Centre meeting house burial ground.

Joshua H. Mccullough, father of Robert Mccullough, was born on the homestead farm. He attended the public schools of Christiana hundred and the West Chester (Pa.) Academy. Like his father, he occupied himself in farming and stockraising, and af- ter the death of his father, succeeded to the homestead. He was a Democrat, and though popular, was not an office-seeker. Joshua II. McCullough was maried to Mary J., daughter of Joseph Seal. They had chidlren; I. Rob- ert; II. Anne (Mrs. Henry Carpenter), de- ceased; III. Mary (Mrs. James Carpenter), of Christiana hundred. Mr Mccullough died on his farm in 1884; he was buried in the

Centre meeting house graveyard. Mrs. Mc- Cullough, who is a very estimable lady, re- sides in Wilmington.

Robert Mccullough was born on the home- stead which he now occupies. He received his education in the public schools of Chris- tiana hundred, in private schools in Wilming- ton, and at Swarthmore College, Delaware county, Pa. He has been engaged in farming nearly all his life, and since the death of his father has lived on the home farm, conducting besides its cultivation a dairy on an extensive scale. IIe is a past grand of Centreville Lodge, No. 26, I. O. O. F., and a member of the Grand Lodge of Delaware, of American Lodge, No. 26, A. O. U. W., of Wilmington, and of the Grange. Mr. Mccullough is an able man, and in 1896 was elected to the State Legislature, in which body he served his con- stituents of Christiana hundred with fidelity. As a member of several important committees, his work was highly creditable. He is an ac- tive Democrat.

Hon. Robert McCullough married Hariet J., daughter of Adolphus Husbands. She was born in Brandywine hundred. Their chil- dren are: I. Bertha; II. Florence; III. Lilian; VI. Mary. Mrs. Mccullough died June 9, 1895, and was buried in the Lower Brandywine cemetery.

JOSEPH PERLEE CHANDLER, P. O. Centreville, Del., son of Hon. Poulson and Mary (Martin) Chandler, was born Septem- ber 14, 1849, on Oak Hall farm, in Christiana hundred.

On the same homestead, his father, John Poulson Chandler, was born, October 4, 1813, his parents being Benjamin and Elizabeth (Armstrong) Chandler. Educated in the dis- triet schools of his native hundred, and devot- ing his whole life as a man of business to cul- tivating the 200 acres of the home- stead, John P. Chandler became one of the substantial and influential men of his com- munity. His agricultural operations included stock raising and dairy farming, in both of which he was very successful. His politics were Democratic, and he was called upon for various public services; he served occasionally on the Grand Jury, filled the office of school commissioner and other similar positions, and being elected in 1871 to the State legislature, served with credit for one term. Hon. Poul-

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son Chandler was married in Mount Cuba, Mill Creek hundred, to Mary, daughter of . William and Fanny ( Little) Martin; she was a native of Christiana hundred. Their chil- dren are: I. Benjamin, married Margaret, daughter of James Carpenter, and died while still a young man, leaving children, i. Lillie J., ii. Mary M., iii. George B .; II. Frances J .; III. Elizabeth S .; IV. Marion; V. Joseph Perlee; VI. Rebecca A .; VII. Lena B., de- ceased; VIII. William M., farmer. Mrs. John P. Chandler died February 9, 1879; her husband survived her many years, dying Oc- tober 5, 1896; both were buried in the ceme- tery of the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian church, which congregation Mr. Chandler had for many years served as an elder. Mrs. Mary M. Chandler, though not a member of that congregation, was deeply interested in it.

The maternal ancestors of Joseph Perlee, fifth child of J. Poulson and Mary M. Chand- ler, were Irish. His grandfather, William M. Martin, was born in Ireland, and after emi- grating to this country, spent twenty-five years as manager, in the employ of the DuPont family. The remainder of his life was pased upon his own farm near Mount Cuba. In politics, Mr. Martin was a Whig. Ilis excellent wife, Fanny (Little) Martin, was a member of the Lower Brandywine Presby- terian church; the remains of both were in- terred in the cemetery, in which Mrs. Martin's was the first burial. Theirchildren, all of whom are deceased except the youngest two, were as follows: I. Joseph, died in infancy; II. David; III. Joseph; IV. Jane (Mrs. James Martin); V. Irene; VI. William; VII. John; VIII. Mary (Mrs. John P. Chandler); IX. James, ex-sheriff of Wilmington, Del .; X. Fanny.

Having received elementary training in the public schools of Christiana hundred, Joseph P. Chandler afterwards attended the Friends' school at Wilmington, Del., and completed his school education at the academy at Ken- nett Square, Pa. . He then returned to the homestead, where he found employment in assisting his father in the various departments of his agricultural business, until the death of the latter; since that time he has continued to manage the affairs of the farm with success and profit. Like his father, he is a Democrat, and takes an active interest in all that con- cerns the community in which he lives. In

1885, Mr. Chandler was appointed to fill the vacancy left in the board of trustees of the poor of his hundred by the death of Mr. A. Husband, and in 1895, on the expiration of Mr. Husband's term, was elected for another term. Mr. Chandler is a member of DuPont Lodge, No. 29, A. F. and A. M .; a past grand of Centreville Lodge, I. O. O. F .; and mem- ber of Washington Conclave, I. O. H.

Joseph Perlee Chandler was maried, March 13, 1878, to Lucretia M., daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (Smith) Ely, born in Bucks county, Pa. They have one child, John Poul- son, who is attending school. Mr. Chandler is a member of the Brandywine Presbyterian church, and serves the Lower Brandywine congregation as trustee.

His brother, William M. Chandler, young- est of the family of J. Poulson and Mary (Martin) Chandler, was born June 9, 1859, and was educated in the public schools and at the Business College of Bryant & Stratton, in Philadelphia. He was for several years en- gaged in farming in Chester county, Pa., and is now in the same occupation in Christiana hundred. He supports the Democratic party, and is a past grand of the I. O. O. F. Wil- liam M. Chandler married Hattie L. Goodley, of Delaware county, Pa; they have one child, Joseph H. Mr. Chandler is not a member of any church, but inclines to the Presbyterian denomination.

SAMUEL GREGG, P. O. Centreville, New Castle county, Del., son of Peter W. and Mary A. (Shields) Gregg, was born in Christiana hundred, New Castle county, Del., April 8, 1842.

The Gregg family is connected with the earliest history of Delaware, and was the first to settle in Christiana hundred. In the days of William Penn, there came to the state from Scotland a Friend named William Gregg. He was a man of influence in his old home and his family was of royal lineage, tracing its descent from the Scottish kings. In Samuel Gregg's possesion is the coat-of-arms worn by his ancestors. Its motto is "Srioghal mo Dhream Een Do,"-"Spare not." William Gregg took up a tract of land, and afterwards sent his son John to take possession of it. John Gregg became an extensive landowner and an influential citizen. He owned three square miles of feritle territory along the Brandywine

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Creek at Rock Spring, and cultivated them profitably. He had children: I. William; II. Thomas; III. Joseph; IV. Samuel; V. Han- nah; VI. Rebecca; VII. Amy.

Samuel Gregg, fourth son of John Gregg, was the great-great-grandfather of Samuel Gregg, 3. He was born at Rock Spring, Chris- tiana hundred, and was a well-known planter. He was married, February 27, 1737, at Ken- nett meeting house, to Ann Robinson. They had one child, Samuel, 2.

Samuel Gregg, 2, was born in Christiana hundred, and spent his life in the cultiva- tion of part of the land that had belonged to his grandfather. On November 24, 1773, at Kennett meeting house, Samuel Gregg was married to Dinah, daughter of Thomas Chandler, born October 30, 1754. Their chil- dren are: I. Samuel, 3; II. Jesse; III. Thomas; IV. Mary. Samuel Gregg, 2, died January 1, 1830; his widow died November 3, 1830; both are buried at Centre meeting house.

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Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 102

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa. Number of Pages: 1482

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482