Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 61

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

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He attended the public schools of Pencader hundred, and remained with his father on the farm until the death of the latter. After that he conducted the farm until 1888. In that year he removed to the farm of 165 acres

in Pencader hundred, which he had purchas- ed and has spent the last ten years in the de- velopment of this property. In addition to- his grain crops, Mr. Slack has large annual yields of peaches, and market produce, and rears fine cattle. He is a good farmer and a genial gentleman, and is happy in the es- teem of his neighbors. He is a Republican, and an earnest supporter of his party's can- didates.

In 1883, in Chester, Pa., John Slack was married to Anna E., daughter of John and Hettie (Philips) LeGates. They have chil- dren: I. Sarah A .; II. John L .; III. Jennie D .; IV. Samuel S .; V. Joseph W .; VI. Het- tie P .; VII. Helen G. Mr. Slack and family are members of the Baptist church.

Mrs. Slack was born near Laurel, Sussex county, Del. Her father was a soldier in the Union army in the Civil war, and it is thought was killed and buried in an unmarked grave. Mrs. LeGates makes her home with Mrs. Slack. She is seventy-six years old, but of a sunny disposition and a general favorite in a large circle of acquaintances.

T. ROSEBY MCMULLEN, P. O. New- ark, Del., son of James and Sarah Louisa (Boulden) MeMullen, was born in Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del., May 9, 1861.

The MeMullen family is of Scotch-Irish descent, and the name is an honored one in- Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. James McMullen, father of T. Roseby Mc- Mullen, was born in Chester county, Pa., in 1824. When James McMullen was five years old his father died, and he came to Pen- cader hundred to make his home with Daniel Cann, a farmer. His opportunities for ac- quiring an education were few, but he im- proved them, devoting himself to study when not employed at farm duties. He remained with his foster-father until he was twenty- one years old and then became a tenant farmer in various parts of Pencader hundred. For twenty-one years he occupied the farm of Richard T. Cann, a brother of his foster- father, and died there. He was an energetic, intelligent gentleman who deserved and en- joyed the esteem of those who knew him, In his political opinions he was a Democrat but never sought nor would accept an office.

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daughter of Thomas R. Boulden, and niece of Jesse Boulden, a highly respected citizen of Pencader hundred. Her father was the last surviving person who witnessed the burning of Frenchtown, Md., by the British during the war of 1812. Mrs. MeMullen was born in Pencader hundred. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Mullen had children: I. Catharine (Mrs. - Henry George), of Cecil county, Md .; II. David B., farmer of Pencader hundred; III. Margaret (Mrs. John T. Boys), of New Cas- tle hundred; IV. T. Roseby; V. Rachel (Mrs. William George), of New Castle hundred; VI. James, 2, of Pencader hundred; VII. Richard, of Wilmington; VIII. Lilly (Mrs. Reese George), of Chester county, Pa .; IX. Caroline; X. Clement, of Red Lion hundred; New Castle county; Laura, Lydia, and an infant died young. Mrs. McMullen died on the farm in 1879; she was a consistent mem- ber of the M. E. church of Glasgow, a good wife and mother. Mr. McMullen died in 1886; he was an attendant of the M. E. church. He and Mrs. McMullen were buried in Bethel cemetery, Maryland.

T. Roseby MeMullen attended the public schools of Pencader hundred, as a youth, and received there a good education. Until he was twenty-two years old, he remained with his father, and then began his career inde- pendently. He obtained employment on the farm of Delaware Clark at Glasgow, and after four years there, leased a farm in Pencader hundred. Progressive, untiring in his work and careful of his finances, he made and saved money, and in 1891 purchased from G. W. Evans, of Newark, the farm at Chestnut Hill, Pencader hundred, on which he now resides. For the past seven years he has given his at- tention almost exclusively to the growing of fine varieties of peaches and has met with very gratifying returns from his orchards. Mr. McMullen is a popular man in his community. He has filled the office of school commissioner for three years, and was elected by the Demo- crats in 1894 assessor of Pencader hundred and re-elected in 1895. He has proved a capable officer and has discharged his diffi- cult duties to the satisfaction of the tax pay- ers. Mr. MeMullen is a member of Minne- haha Tribe, No. 23, I. O. R. M., of Newark. On November 5, 1886, in Newark, Del., by Rev. Dr. Vallandigham, T. Roseby Me- Mullen was married to Hannah P., daughter

of William E. S. and Eliza J. (Foard) Barr, and born in Elkton, Md. They have chil- dren: I. Edgar; II. Wilber; III. Thomas Raymond; IV. Robert Hamilton. Mr. Me- Mullen and family attend the M. E. church.

William E. S. Barr, father of Mrs. McMul- len, was born in Pencader hundred, June 21, 1840, the son of Captain William S. Barr, who was for many years, agent at French- town, Md., for the Frenchtown R. R. Mrs. Barr is a member of a well-known Pencader hundred family.

THOMAS MCINTIRE, P. O. Elkton, Md., son of Samuel and Matilda (Boulden) McIntire, was born in Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del., May 24, 1859.

The MeIntire family is an old and esteemed one in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Andrew McIntire, grandfather of Thomas MeIntire, was born and educated in Scotland. When he had completed his term of school he came to America, choos- ing Frenchtown, Cecil county, Md., for his home. He was in the service of the French- town Packet Co. for a time, and was after- wards employed by the Frenchtown R. R. Co. He was in Frenchtown when it was burned by the British during the war of 1812 and . narrowly escaped injury from a British ritle bullet. After the abandonment of the Frenchtown R. R., Mr. MeIntire purchased a tract of more than 1000 acres of land in Cecil county, Md., and Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del., and began its cul- tivation. It was an unpromising wilderness, but under his energetic attack forests soon gave way to waving fields of grain, and herds of cattle browsed where foxes, wolves, and catamounts had disported themselves unino- lested. Ile was a successful farmer, frugal and industrious, temperate in his habits, charitable, and always fair in his dealings. Ile was well-read and informed on all the questions of the day. Mr. MeIntire gave to each of his sons a large farm. In his political views he was first a Federalist and afterwards a Whig, but never sought office. Andrew MeIntire was twice married. His first wife was Polly Simpers. Their children were: I.George; II. James; III. Samuel; IV. An- drew, 2; V. Thomas; VI. Mary (Mrs. George W. Boulden) of Cecil county, Md. All are dead except Mrs. Boulden. Mr. MeIntire

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married as his second wife Mrs. Sarah (Ferris) Moore, widow of Dr. Moore. Their son is Henry, deceased. Mr. MeIntire died, and was buried in the Presbyterian churchyard at Elk- ton, Md. His wives and his children were also interred in the Elkton graveyard. Mr. MeIn- tire was an elder in the Presbyterian church for many years, and had been active in the establishment of the church at Elkton. In the editice at that place is a memorial window commemorative of him.

Samuel MeIntire, father of Thomas McIn- tire, was born in Frenchtown, Md., January 31, 1820. 1Ie received a good education in the public schools and the Elkton Academy. When he attained his majority he began farming on a tract of 170 acres in Pencader hundred, Del., owned by his father, of which he afterwards became possessor. made many improvements, erecting a dwell- ing house, barn, etc. He was engaged in farming for more than forty years; he raised much live stock, and devoted a large part of his land to fruit culture. For his own grati- fication hecultivated many varieties of flowers; his flower gardens were not only his delight but the pride of the community. Ile was an active Republican, but did not care to ac- cept any office. Samuel MeIntire married in Cecil county, Md., Matilda Boulden, born near Glasgow, Del., sister of Jesse Boulden, a much respected citizen of Pencader hun- dred. They had children: I. Andrew, born November 11, 1844, farmer of Kansas; II. Sophia (Mrs. J. W. Price), widow, born Sep- tember 6, 1846; III. Florence (Mrs. Wil- liam J. Brown), of Cecil county, Md., born January 30, 1848; IV. Samuel, 2, born July 16, 1850, died July 3, 1854; V. Mary Ann, born July 23, 1852, died April 11, 1853; VI. Amelia, born September 16, 1853, died April 19, 1855; VII. Samuel HI., born July 19, 1855, farmer, of Indiana; VIII. Matilda, born September 23, 1857, died March 10, 1891; IX. Thomas; X. John C., born August 26, 1861, farmer of Kansas; XI. Mary HI., born March 24, 1863, trained nurse in Phila- delphia. Mrs. MeIntire died January 30, 1880, and was buried in the Presbyterian churchyard at Elkton, Md. Mr. MeIntire died on his farm July 11, 1883, and was buried in the Elkton cemetery. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and for many years a trustee at Elkton.

Thomas MeIntire attended the public schools of Pencader hundred and remained on the homestead farm with his parents until he was twenty-two years old, when he removed to Cecil county, Md. There he cultivated his sister's farm on Elk river till March, 1890, when he returned to the homestead, and has resided there for several years. He has given much attention to the cultivation of fruits and many of his aeres are covered with peach, pear and apple trees. Mr. MeIntire is a mem- ber of Elkton Lodge, No. 22, Jr. O. U. A. M., and of Elkton Conclave, No. 319, I. O. HI., of Elkton. He is a Republican but has never desired to hold office.

On December 16, 1885, Thomas MeIn- tire married Mary Ann, daughter of William T. and Margaret (Boulden) Boulden (cou-

On it he . sins), who was born in the third district of Cecil county, Md. Their children are: I. Margaret B., born December 12, 1886; II. Henry M., born December 13, 1888; III. Elsie M., born January 6, 1892; IV. Charles Marion, born January 28, 1894; V. Thomas N., born March 12, 1896. Mr. MeIntire and family attend the Presbyterian church.

JAMES McINTIRE, deceased, son of An- drew and Mary (Simpers) MeIntire, was born in Frenchtown, Md., January 18, 1818.

He attended the district schools of Cecil county, Md., and the Elkton, Md., Academy. IIe began farming on what is known as the "Greenwood farm" of 190 acres in Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del., near the Maryland line, and there he spent his life- time. The tract of land was covered with timber when he undertook to cultivate it, but by hard and ceaseless work he convert- ed it into a fertile plantation. He made many improvements upon it, one of them a brick dwelling house, which was the most ornate and complete in that section. He devoted much time to stock raising. Mr. MeIntire was also a surveyor, and his services as such were fre- quently in demand. He settled up a number of large estates to the satisfaction of all con- cerned. Mr. MeIntire had a wide acquain- tance in New Castle county, Del., and Cecil county, Md., and he was respected wherever known. He was a well-educated and well- read man and to him his neighbors for many miles around went for information on cur- rent events, historical, scientific, or agricul-

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tural subjects. In politics Mr. MeIntire was originally a Whig, and cast his first vote in 1840 for William Henry Harrison for presi- dent. After the dissolution of that party, he joined the Republican ranks, and his last ballot was for Benjamin Harrison for chief executive of this country, in 1888. He was never an office-seeker.

On April 15, 1862, in Cecil county, Md., James McIntire was married to Mary, daughter of Henry H. and Margaret (Rick- etts) Gilpin. They had children: I. Margaret Gilpin; II. Anna Maria; III. James; IV. Henry M. Gilpin. Mr. MeIntire died on his farm July 13, 1890, and was buried in the Elkton Presbyterian graveyard. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church, and was an active laborer in the congregation. Mrs. MeIntire continues to reside on the farm of her deceased husband. She is a member of two of the most distinguished families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She was born in Cecil county, Md. Her brother, Thomas Gilpin, is a well-known dentist of Middletown, Del., and son-in-law of ex-Gov- ernor J. P. Cochran, of Delaware. Mrs. MeIntire is a woman of much culture and force of character, who has a strong hold upon the affections of those who know her. Her children are all graduates of Elkton Academy, and intelligent, refined young men and women. They reside with their mother, and their home is blessed with material comfort and the happiness ensured by a helpful spirit.

JESSE BOULDEN, P. O., Glasgow, New Castle county, Del., son of Jesse and Hannah (Griffith) Boulden, was born in Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del., March 20, 1826.

His ancestors, who came from Wales, were among the first settlers in the Welsh tract in Pencader hundred. Jesse Boulden, Sr., was born in Pencader hundred in 1774. He was educated in the district schools and in later years, supplemented the limited knowledge he obtained there, by close study and well- directed reading. He was the owner of a farm of 180 acres and cultivated it until his death. He was a stanch supporter of the Democratic party, and was elected by his party a Levy Court commissioner for New Castle county. Ile filled, also, a number of offices in Penca- der hundred, discharging all his duties

creditably. Jesse Boulden married Hannah, daughter of Griffith Griffith, born in New Castle county. They had children: I. Eliza (Mrs. John Gooding); II. Sarah (Mrs. Wil- liam Taylor) ; III. Thomas ; IV. John; V. Charles; VI. George; VII. Levi ; VIII. Mary (Mrs. James Stewart); IX. Har- riet (Mrs. George Boulden); X. Matilda (Mrs. Samuel MeIntire); XI. James; XII. Jesse, 2. All are dead except Jesse, 2. Mrs. Boulden died on the farm in 1843; she was a good woman and a devoted wife and mother. Mr. Boulden died on his farm in 1855; he and Mrs. Boulden were buried in the graveyard of the Welsh Tract Baptist church. Mr. Boul- den and family were members of the Welsh Tract Baptist congregation.

Jesse Boulden, 2, attended the public schools of Pencader hundred and assisted his father in the cultivation of his farm. Upon the death of the latter he took charge of the property and was engaged in stock raising and grain growing on an extensive scale, un- til 1864, when he disposed of it and removed to Glasgow. There he lived in retirement un- til 1897. In that year he purchased the Dr. Vasey farm of 150 acres in Pencader hun- dred, near the Maryland line, and has made it his home for the past year. He is in the enjoyment of good health. Mr. Boulden has held the office of road commissioner in Pen- cader hundred, and is a popular citizen. He is a Democrat.

On December 22, 1853, in Pencader hun- dred, Jesse Boulden, 2, was married to Sarah, daughter of Samuel Frazer, an old settler of Pencader hundred, where Mr. Boulden was born. They had one child, Mary, who died at the age of twenty years. Mrs. Sarah Boul- den died in Glasgow, Del., in 1886 and was buried in the graveyard of the Glasgow Pres- byterian church. Jesse Boulden's second wife was Eugenia, daughter of Evan W. and Sa- rah (Merritt) Lynch. The marriage occur- red in 1890 in Glasgow. Mrs. Boulden was born in Chestertown, Md. Her father was a shoemaker and is now dead. Iler mother is still living. Mr. Boulden and his family at- tend the M. E. church.

JAMES T. BROOKS, P. O., Newark, Del., son of William W. and Mary S. (Cov- erdale) Brooks, was born in Perryville, Kent county, Md., November 26, 1842.

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Maryland and Delaware, and its members have been well-known and respected in both states. Christopher Brooks, grandfather of James T. Brooks, was a farmer in White Clay Creek hundred, New Castle county, Del., All his life.

William W. Brooks, son of Christopher Brooks, and father of James T. Brooks, was born in New Castle county, January 6, 1801. Ife acquired a fair education in the subscrip- tion schools of the neighborhood and while quite young became a sailor. He loved the sea and rapidly advanced from grade to grade until he reached that of captain. For a number of years he had charge of boats ply- ing between Smyrna, Del., and Philadelphia, Pa., and was a skilful navigator in the days when vessels depended upon their sails and the winds to carry them across the waters. Later in life he abandoned the business of navigation, leased the Stump farm at Perry- ville, Kent county, Md., and spent several years in its cultivation. Then he removed to New Castle hundred, New Castle county, Del., and was, for a few years, a tenant on a farm there. He afterwards purchased the Wright tract, of 167 acres, in White Clay Creek hundred, on which he made many im- provements. Capt. Brooks was widely known as an upright man and was popular with all classes of people. He was a Whig and after- wards a Republican. At one time he was collector of taxes for White Clay Creek hun- dred, and was the nominee of his party for coroner of New Castle county, but was de- feated. William W. Brooks married in Mil -. ford, Del., Mary S. Coverdale, a native of Sussex county. They had children: I. Sa- rah, died young; II. Smithry, died young ; ITI. Joseph, farmer of Pencader hundred; IV. William, deceased; V. Rachel J. (Mrs. Robert Armstrong); VI. James T .; VII. Henry L., deceased; VIII. Alfred G., farm- er, of White Clay Creek hundred; IX. Mary Gold Ivy ( Mrs. Robert Comely); X. Francis, deceased; two died in infancy. Mrs. Brooks died on the farm in White Clay Creek hun- dred, in August, 1873. Mr. Brooks died June 6, 1880, on the farm of his son, Alfred G., in White Clay Creek hundred, having re- moved thither not long before. He and his wife were buried in the churchyard of Chris- tiana Presbyterian church.

James T. Brooks was a pupil in the public

schools at Salem, White Clay Creek hundred, Until he reached his majority he assisted his. parents on the farm, and afterwards leased the Reese tract in the same hundred. Two years later he removed to the Booth farm, in New Castle hundred, where he spent two years. After renting the Cornog farm, in White Clay Creek hundred for a year; the Major Rothwell tract in Appoquinimink hundred for three years, during which time he began the culture of peaches; the Jefferson farm in Blackbird hundred for one year; and the Corneg place in White Clay Creek hundred for a like period ; in 1873 he rented the Armstrong farm of 240 acres in Pencader hundred, where he has lived for the past twenty-five years, devoting his attention prin- cipally to stock-raising and dairy farming. Since he has held the lease of the farm, it has had seven different owners and it is a proof of Mr. Brooks' capable husbandry that to each he has given entire satisfaction. The house in which he resides, one of the oldest in the hundred, is of brick and its walls were built before the Revolutionary War. A pleasant fact in its history is that General Washington slept beneath its roof one night while his army was encamped in Pencader hundred near Iron Hill, Md. Mr. Brooks was a soldier in the Civil War. In August, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, Captain Ellison, Ninth Regiment, Delaware Volun- teer Infantry, Colonel Levi Bird, and served until the close of the war, doing guard duty at Fort Delaware. He was mustered out at Wilmington. Mr. Brooks is a Republican and gives hearty support to the platform and candidates of his party. He is not an office seeker.

In 1863, at Marcus Hook, Pa., James T. Brooks was married to Anna, daughter of James Kendall, of Lancaster county, Pa. They had children: I. Frank, died young; II. Alice Gray (Mrs. Dr. William Sherwood), of Wilmington; III. Benjamin B., deceased. Mrs. Anna Brooks died May 28, 1869, and was buried in the cemetery of Christiana Presbyterian church. She was a very estim- able woman. In 1871, in Middletown, Del., James T. Brooks married Julia A., daughter of Levi Johnson, of Kent county, Del. Their children are: I. William Cornog. farmer, married Millie Johnson, has one child, Claude B .; II. Angelina Gray, educated in the pub-

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lic schools of Pencader hundred, was grad- uated from Newark Academy in class of 1892, has taught for the last six years in the schools of New Castle county, is a talented young lady and a social favorite; III. Robert, died young; IV. Mary, died young. Mrs. Julia A. Brooks lost her life by a terrible accident. "She was crossing the P., W. & B. R. R. track at Farnhurst, Del., in 1893, on her way to Wilmington, when she was struck by a train. Her horrible death was the cause of inexpress- ible grief to her family, and deep sorrow to her many friends. Her body was buried in the graveyard of the Christiana Presbyterian church. Mrs. Brooks was a member of the M. E. church.

CHARLES LEAK, P. O., Newark, Del., son of Thomas and Mary (Walker) Leak, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 5, 1841.

Thomas Leak, father of Charles Leak, was born in England in 1788. When he was seven years old his parents died, and he im- mediately began a successful effort to pro- vide for his wants by the labor of his hands. He went to Liverpool, and was there taken on board a British man-of-war; for several years he served in the navy of the English sover- eign. After he had completed his appren- ticeship, he continued on the sea, and for thirty years was a sailor on merchant vessels and in the royal navy. In this long period he visited every sea on the globe, and when he had tired of the exacting and dangerous work, he came to America. Landing in Philadel- phia, he engaged in painting and glazing, and for several years followed that business, in partnership with Mr. Dow. Having saved a small sum of money, he went to Cecil county, Md., in 1848, and purchased a farm which he cultivated for eight years. In 1856, he dis- posed of it, and bought the Morrison tract in Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del. This property he cultivated for many years, and then relinquished farming because of ill health. For a year Mr. Leak was under sur- gieal treatment in a Philadelphia hospital, af- ter which he returned to Peucader hundred, and made his home with his son, Charles. In politics, Mr. Leak was first a Whig and after- wards a Republican. He was a respected cit- izen, and popular. Thomas Leak was mar- ried in Philadelphia to Mary Walker, who was born in England, came to America with

her parents when very young, and resided in Philadelphia for a number of years. They had children: I. Abraham, merchant of Jer- seyville, Ill .; II. Charles; Il1. Joseph, died young; IV. Edward, miller of Hillsborough, Ill .; V. Samuel, deceased, of Lebanon, Mo. , VIII. Henry, of Jerseyville, Il .; IX. Frank, died young; X. a child who died in infancy. Mr. Leak died on the farm of his son, Charles, in 1870, and was buried in the Head of Chris- tiana Presbyterian churchyard. Mrs. Leak died in Jerseyville, Ill., where she resided af- ter her husband's death. She was buried by the side of her husband in the Head of Chris- tiana graveyard. She was a member of the M. E. church.

Charles Leak attended school in the Jack- son schoolhouse, Cecil county, Md., and the public schools in Pencader hundred. During the winter months he worked for his father on the farm until 1868, when he obtained em- ployment as a track-walker on section No. 9, of the P., W. & B. R. R. For three years he was engaged in this work. 'In 1872 he began farming on the traet of land he now occupies and for the past twenty-six years he has been a prosperous grain grower and stock-raiser in Pencader hundred. He is genial and popu- lar. For three years he served as school com -. missioner. He is a member of Oriental Lodge, No. 12, I. O. O. F., of Newark, and in his political views is an unswerving Re- publican.

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Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 61

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