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left no children and her property was in- herited by her eldest brother, Nicholas.
We are indebted to J. M. W. Newlin, of Philadelphia, for a paper (marked Draft of the Township of Newlin), received by him from Gilbert Cope, of West Chester, which gives the township under the different surveys.
The first draft of the Society Land is evi- dently incorrect as to boundaries, but it may have been made merely to show the location of the Indians and some settlers.
According to the first survey, made Sep- tember 25th, 1688, the lines were as in the second draft, except that they were all some- what shorter. Nearly all the old tracts were on re-survey found to contain more than they were laid out for, and this will account for the difference of over 600 acres in the various accounts.
Charles Read and others, trustees for the Free Society of Traders, conveyed this land to Nathaniel Newlin by deed of June 10, 1724, for 800£. It is described in the deed according to the first survey and called 7100 acres; but on re-survey in October, 1724, it appears to contain 7707 acres.
Nathaniel Newlin, son of Nathaniel and Mary Mendenhall Newlin, was born January 19, 1691. At the age of twenty, he married Jane, daughter of Richard and Jane Wood- ward, of Middletown; they had nine children: I. Nathaniel, married Esther Midkiff, of Con- cord, died 1766; II. Rachel, married William Walter; III. Elizabeth; IV. Jane, married; V. Joseph, married Phebe Lewis; VI. Mary; VII. Nicholas, of Concord, married Anna Speakman, died 1765; VIII. Martha; IX. Nathaniel, of Concord, married.
Ile was President Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester Coun- ty ; and served in the Provincial Assembly for a number of years as a representative. He was first elected to this office in 1714 when only twenty-three years old, and was again chosen to represent the county in the years 1717, 1718, 1719, 1721, and 1722.
HIe resided at Concord where he died in 1732; his widow survived till 1737.
Joseph Newlin, son of Nathaniel Newlin and Jane, his wife, was born 9th mo. 20th, 1718. He removed to Birmingham, and in his twenty-second year married Phebe Lewis, granddaughter of Ralph Lewis, an eminent
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The children of this marriage were: I. Elizabeth, born 3 mo., 7, 1742, married John Yarnall, 2 mo. 3, 1774, had children, i. Phoebe, married - Yarnall, a distant relative, had one daughter, Mary, who died unmarried, ii. Edith, iii. John, married
, had children, 1. Josiah, 2. Elizabeth, "3. Anna, married J. Laird de Von, had three children, Mary Ruth, Eugenia and James Laird, Jr., 4. Elizabeth, born after the death of her sister of the same name, iv. Rachel; II. Edith, born 12 mo., 10, 1745, married Philip Jones, 5 mo., 31, 1764; III. Ellis, born 9 mo., 26, 1749, married Jane Mason in 1771, after- ward Rachel -; IV. Nathaniel, born 8 mo., 20, 1760, It appears by the minutes of Concord Men's Meeting that 12 mo. 12, 1740, Joseph Newlin was given a certificate of re- moval to Newark M. Meeting; sometime between 1740 and : 1750 he removed to Christiana hundred, in Delaware, and thus became a member of Wilmington meeting. He seems to have been quite an ac- tive member of the Society, as his name fre- quently appears on the "Minutes of the monthly meeting as a member of committees, representatives," &c. He built the house now standing at the S. E. corner of Fourth and West streets, Wilmington. He was reckoned wealthy for the times. His grandson, John Yarnall (who died in 1874), told that he im- ported from England a Bible, a clock, a cop- per kettle, a dining set of pewter and other articles for each of his daughters, probably on their marriage. Phebe Newlinf was an ac- tive, energetic woman who kept her house- hold in perfect order. Joseph Newlin died at the age of fifty on the 28th day of 11th mo., 1768. By his last will and testament, after liberally providing for "my loving wife Phebe" in giving her full control of his es- tate "until the time my son Ellis will be of the age of twenty-one years and from thence the use and benefit of the one-third part thereof during her natural life,"-bequeath unto my son Ellis my present dwelling plan- tation situate in the hundred and county aforesaid, bounded to the N. E. by the land of Robert Robinson, to the south and west by Mill Creek,-also lot or piece of marsh situate in Deer Creek Marsh and bounded to the southward by the Marsh Road, to the west- ward by marsh of Cornelius Stedham and to
northward by marsh of Joshua Way,-to Na- thaniel one-half of the above described lot or piece in Deer creek, also one hundred and fifty pounds currency "to be paid to him by my son Ellis, when my said son Nathaniel shall arrive to twenty-one years of age, and I order and direct that my said son Nathaniel shall be put apprentice to some suitable trade when he shall arrive to fourteen years of age, and that he shall be schooled and maintained out of my Estate till he shall be put apprentice" -unto my daughter Elizabeth her heirs and assigns forever the westerly moiety or half part of all that Lot of marsh in Deer Creek Marsh, which lieth between that of Joshua Little and Job Harvey, the Marsh Road and Christiana River, also thirty pounds currency money,-to my daughter Edith all that east- erly moiety or half part of the last above de- scribed Lot or piece of marsh - the entire tract contained 1104 acres, southward and west of south from Fourth and West streets -and I do order and direct that there shall be levied and raised out of my estate the sum of fifty pounds currency to be applied by Da- vid Ferriss, Daniel Burnes and Joseph West, at such time as they or the survivor or survi- vors of them shall [direct to] purchase the freedom of a certain Negro called "Toby,' now claimed as belonging to Peter Jaquet of Long Hook which said sumn of fifty pounds is to be applied for that use and not other- wise."
Phebe Newlin survived her husband more than six years, dying in the early part of 1775, at the age of fifty-three: bequeathing to her two sons, Ellis and Nathaniel each five pounds good and lawful money and "all the re- mainder of my estate to my two daughters Elizabeth Yarnall and Edith Jones to be divided between the two share and share alike."
Ellis Newlin, son of Joseph and Phebe Lewis Newlin, married in 1771 Jane Mason. They had three sons, Joseph, William and George. Joseph was born in 1776, married Ann Dunlap October 20, 1796.
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brought up in that communion by their mother, to which . he never objected, but rather aided her when in his power to do so. Ile was kind and genial in disposition. He was for a number of years a member of the Wilmington Light Infantry Blues, of which he was the secretary and when the war of 1812 broke out, he with his company went out against the British. He died January 14, 1828, at the age of forty-seven years. His wife Ann died September 5, 1828. The chil- dren of Joseph and Ann Newlin were:
I. Eliza (Mrs. Thomas Crow), born 1798, died 1870, had one child, Samuel, b. 1824, d. 1896;
II. Jane (Mrs. Jacob Harman), b. 1800, d. 1866, whose children were, i. Hanson (law- yer), b. 1825, d. 1878, ii. Anna E., b. 1827, d. 1828, iii. Joseph N., b. 1831, d. 1892, mar. Cornelia Gerry, and had issue, 1. Joseph N., Jr., m. Anna Robinson, has two sons, 2. Jin- nie E., 3. Theodore, b. 1864, d. 1896, 4. Rob- ert G., 5. Eugene, iv. Thomas N., b. 1833, d. 1863, v. William, b. 1835, d. 1835, vi. Eliz- abeth A., b. 1837, d. 1865, vii. Jane Burton, b. 1840, m. C. B. Naudain, M. D., issue, 1. Ed- gar H., b. 1864, d. 1888, 2. Mary Brooks, viii. Mary Extein, b. 1842, d. 1846;
III. Thomas N., b. 1803, d. 1872, mar. first Mary Extein, had one child that died in infancy; afterwards married Sarah (Extein) Raser, had one child, Harry, who died in . childhood;
IV. Samuel Dunlap, b. October 1, 1805, d. July 25, 1885, mar. first Jane Denny, and had one child, who died in infancy, after- ward mar. Hannah Ball, b. 1810, d. 1887, had issue, i. James Ball, b. 1840, d. 1896, m. Emma A. Clark, no issue; James B. New- lin entered the U. S. service as hospital stew- ard in 1861, and served in Tilton Hospital, Wilmington, until the close of the war of the Rebellion, when he entered the U. S. Army, serving in the Signal Service Corps until 1892, when broken health compelled him to resign; ii. Charles Mercier, b. 1842, d. 1894, U. S. Marshal for District of Delaware, 1885 to 1890, iii. Harriet Isabella, iv. Mary Anna- bella, v. Alonzo, b. 1847, d. 1892, mar. Annie J. Jones, had children, 1. Dora, 2. Alonzo, Jr., 3. James A., vi. Jessie B., died in in- fancy.
V. Margaret, b. 1808, living in August, 1898;
VI. George, died in infancy;
VII. Joseph, Jr., died a youth, in 1812;
VIII. Ann (Mrs. John Hanson, b. 1815, d. 1885, had children, i. Anna, died in girlhood, ii. Laura (Mrs. John R. Hartman), issue, (sur- name llartinan), 1. Alfred, 2. Florence, 3. Howard, 4. Herbert;
1X. Ellis James Newlin D. D., of whom Dr. T. de Witt Talmage said, "I knew him as a good, grand, noble, gracious, talented minister of the Gospel. Such souls make hea- ven richer; his name suggests every thing de- lightful in friendship and Christian associa- tion." Born 1812, d. 1885, mar. Katharine Brisbain, and had children, i. William, b. 1852, ii. Ellis, b. 1854, d. 1871, iii. Helen, iv. Margaret B., v. Park, b. 1860, d. 1894, mar. Minnie -, had issue Chester, b. 1882, vi. Kate, b. 1862, d. 1864, vii. Donald, b. 1865, d. 1867.
Nathaniel Newlin, son of Joseph and Phebe Newlin, was born 8. mo. 20, 1760. The in- junction given by his father in his will that he "should be put apprentice to some suitable trade," seems to have been complied with; for we learn from the minutes of Wilming- ton Monthly Meeting that a "certificate" of removal was ordered to be prepared under date 12 mo. 18, 1775-"to Nathaniel Newlin to Nottingham Monthly Meeting, he being put apprentice to a Friend belonging thereto."
He married Ann, daughter of Joseph and Edith (Pyle) Harlan. The following is a copy of their marriage certificate; "These are to certify all whom it may concern, that Na- thaniel Newlin and Ann Harlan were joined together in holy matrimony according to ye Constitution of ye Church of England, on ye 14 Day of November, in ye year of our Lord 1782.2'
Their home was near that of Ann's father, Joseph Harlan, in the southern part of Ken- nett. They had four children: I. Edith, born 1st mo. 28, 1784, died young; II. Joseph, born 2d mo. 26, 1785, married Sarah Laggart; III. Dinah, born 12th mo. 26, 1786, married Thomas Parker; IV. Phebe, married John Clayton.
About the year 1789, Nathaniel Newlin left home with a wagon and three horses to go to the southern part of Delaware, and per- haps as far as the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He took with him a load of farm produce, spinning wheels, and such other articles as in
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those days inet with a ready sale, or were easily exchanged for feathers and some other things, that he could easily dispose of in his own neighborhood on his return. A consider- able sum of money was due to him for goods sold to different persons, on previous expedi- tions of the same kind. This money he now intended to collect, as this was to be his last venture in that direction. On a former trip, perhaps the one immediately preceding this he had been attacked by robbers; but his cries for help bringing assistance, he escaped. His wife was extremely reluctant for him to ven- ture again; but the money at stake decided him to take the risk. He expected to be ab- sent a sufficient time to enable him to finish up the entire business; so that it was not for a considerable period that any uneasiness was felt about him at his home.
When his prolonged absence finally excited alarm, and messengers were sent after him, all that could be learned, was that he had transacted his business, and had come as far as Cantwell's Bridge, (now Odessa) on his way home. That part of the country was then sparsely settled; and there were unpleasant stories afloat in regard to desperadoes who found easy concealment amid the thick bushes and tall grass that covered much of the low- land and marshes.
It was supposed that he had been murdered for the sake of the money and other effects he had with him; and that his body had been thrown into some of the swamps, or creeks near where he was last seen.
Not any thing more definite was ever learn- ed in regard to his fate; and after a time the family was broken up and dispersed.
Joseph Newlin, son of Nathaniel and Ann H. Newlin, and his wife Sarah (Taggart) Newlin spent the first part of their married life in the southern part of Kennett town- ship, where their eldest daughter Mary Ann, was born. He bought a farm in New Garden township; to this he removed in the spring of 1812. He was a good farmer, and kept every thing in good order; he also carried on business as a carpenter, and was highly es- teemed for integrity of character. In 1825 or 1826, he moved into a brick house, which he had built on the farm; the clay for the bricks was dug from the meadow, and the kiln was fired at the same place. The family removed to Wilmington, in March, 1852, and
the following year, occupied No. 515 West St. Sarah T. Newlin died 9 mo. 7, 1861. Joseph Newlin died on the morning of July 4, 1867.
Joseph Newlin and Sarah (Taggart) New- lin, had eight children: I. Mary Ann, b. 8 mo. 10, 1811; II. Albina, b. 12 mo. 20, 1812; III. Jacob T., b. 8 mo. 8, 1814, d. 1833; IV. George, b. 12 mo. 11, 1816, d. 1832; V. Edith, b. 7 mo. 13, 1818, living August, 1898; VI. Sarah, b. 12 mo. 22, 1819, d. --; VII. Joseph, b. 3 mo. 28, 1823, d. 9 mo. 29, 1832; VIII. William, b. 8 mo. 27, 1828, d. 1832. Mary Ann Newlin, married Allen Gawthrop; their children are: I. Newlin, II. Alfred, III. Emma; IV. Henry.
Edith Newlin, assisted by her sister Sarah, taught the school of Friends, Fourth and West Sts., about 1853. They remained in that school for four years; then Clarkson Tay- lor and Edith Newlin built a school house, corner of Eighth and Wolleston Sts., which was a prosperous undertaking, in which Edith had charge of the department for girls until 1861, when she was obliged to give up her school. She is a bright, intellectual and in- teresting woman at the age of 80 years.
Cyrus Newlin, of the Nicholas Newlin line of 1683, was born in 1747, and died in 1824. His wife, Sarah (Shipley) Newlin, was born in Wilmington, Del., in 1751, died in the same place, 1824. She was a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Levis) Shipley, whose history is sketched among those of other old families in this work. William Shipley was a publie-spirited man. He bought a large traet of land, now the heart of the city of Wilming- ton, but then immediately adjoining the little settlement made by Willing. He was in- strumental in having the street widened by nine feet on each side; he built a market- house for the people on Fourth or High street, between Market and Shipley streets, at his own cost, and was a leader in every public enterprise. William Shipley was the first chief burgess when the village was incorporat- ed into a borough, and was in every way a good citizen. Thomas S. Newlin is probably one of his descendants.
WILLIAM A. MORRISON, P. O. New- ark, Del., son of William and Elizabeth (Seott) Morrison, was born in Newark, Del., December 28, 1833.
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He attended the public schools of Ogleton, and from early boyhood until he was twenty- eight years old worked on the farm with his parents. Then he leased the Sawdon farm of 150 acres in Christiana hundred and culti- vated it for two years, attending the Wilming- ton City market at the same time. During the ensuing year, he lived on a rented farm near Newark, in White Clay Creek hundred; from that place he went to Newport, where he remained until 1867, and then purchased his present farm of 214 acres, known as the Oliver Eastburn tract, in Mill Creek hundred. During the past thirty years he has made ex- tensive improvements on this land, and it is now one of the best tracts in the hundred. At a cost of more than $3,000 Mr. Morrison re- paired the dwelling house, planted an orchard and added otherwise to the value of the place. He has been industrious and careful, and has reaped a goodly profit from the grain and live stock raised on his farm, and the market pro- duce sent weekly to Wilmington. Ile was elected a Levy Court commissioner for New Castle county, and served while the court house in Wilmington was in course of erec- tion, and during the period when the construc- tion of iron bridges was extensively under- taken in that county. He proved a very popu- lar and capable commissioner. Mr. Morrison is genial and companionable, and has many friends. He is a stanch Democrat.
On February 12, 1863, William A. Morri- son was married to Emeline Louise Thurlow, daughter of Francis and Bella (Shepherdson) Sawdon, born in Christiana hundred, May 10, 1835. They had children: I. Belle Shepherd- son; II. Rachel Jayne. Both were educated in Newark Academy under Miss Chamberlain, and are talented young ladies. They are de- voted to music and painting and are very pro- ficient in both; their china and oil paintings give evidence of their skill with the brush. Mrs. Morrison is genial, and a delightful en- tertainer. She takes particular pleasure in her collection of antiques. One of these is an old "grandfather's" clock which has cross- ed the Atlantic ocean three times; some others consist of early English furniture. Their comfortable home is made bright and attractive by the artistic efforts of the daugh- ters, the quaint old furniture, and the happy dispositions of the parents. Mr. Morrison at-
tends the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Morri- son is a communicant of the P. E. church.
The Sawdon family is of English descent. Francis Sawdon, father of Mrs. Morrison, was born in Weaverthorp, Yorkshire, England, February 2, 1789, son of James Sawdon. Ile learned farming in the old country, and in 1819 came to America with his parents. After a passage of two months, they reached Delaware, and settled in New Castle hundred, where the elder Sawdon died. Francis Saw- don purchased the lease of Hare's Corner Hotel and farm and resided there for twenty- five years, making many improvements upon the property during this period. Afterwards, having sold his interests in New Castle hun- dred, he purchased the Phillips farm of 148 acres in Christiana hundred. Here he re- mained until his death. He was a successful farmer and a progressive man. Mr. Sawdon visited England many years before his death, and on his return brought with him the first wheat drill used in the state of Delaware. He was a member of the "Farmers' Club of Twelve," which was composed of such men as the DuPonts, Chauncey Holcomb, Major John Johns, Major Carr, Dr. Thompson and others. In politics he was a Whig. On Decem- ber 21, 1820, in Philadelphia, Francis Sawdon was married to Bella, daughter of Richard and Mary Shepherdson, who was born in York- shire, England, January 18, 1799, and came to this country, April 22, 1819, settling in New Castle county, Del. They had children: I. Sarah A., died young; II. Thomas Thomp- son, deceased; III. Richard T., died young; IV. Francis, of Wilmington; V. James Rob- inson, deceased; VI. Emeline Louise F. (Mrs. William A. Morrison). Mr. Sawdon died on his farm in Christiana hundred, October 3, 1853; his widow died at the residence of Mrs. "William A. Morrison, January 12, 1876; both were buried in the Old Swedes' church- yard, in Wilmington. Mr. Sawdon was a member of Trinity P. E. church, of Wilming- ton.
LEWIS HEISLER BALL, M. D., Faulk- land, Del., son of John and Sarah A. (Bald- win) Ball, was born in Milltown, Mill Creek Inindred, New Castle county, Del., September 21, 1861.
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born on the old Ball homestead near Mill- town, September 27, 1828. Ile was a son of the late James and (Kelly) Ball, and was educated in the district schools of Mill Creek. hundred, He remained with his parents until he was a young man, when he came into possession of a portion of the homestead farm, and cultivated itfor anumber - of years. Mr. Ball introduced the culture of small fruit into Mill Creek hundred, in 1860; he was a pioneer in this industry, and it yield- ed him large returns. His fruits were all shipped to Wilmington, and found ready sale in the markets there. By his energy and thrift he has accumulated some wealth, and for the past fifty years has resided in Mill- town. Himself a. popular citizen, he takes a just: pride in the members of the family he has reared, all of whom enjoy well-merited and general respect. Mr. Ball was a Whig, and has been a Republican since the organi- zation of the party; has never had any desire to hold office. On January 29, 1858, John Ball was married to Sarah. A., daughter of William Baldwin, born in Mill Creek hun- dred. Their children are: I. William Frank, farmer of Mill Creek hundred, married Lydia Lyman; II. Mary Anna, at home; III. Lewis Heisler; IV. Edward, farms the homestead; V. Eva, died in early womanhood; VI. John, M. D .; VII. Harvey, farmer of Mill Creek hundred; VIII. George K., at home. Mr. Ball and his family are members of the Pres- byterian church. Mr. and Mrs. , Ball are greatly esteemed by the community of Mill- town, for their charitable disposition.
Lewis Heisler Ball attended the public schools of Milltown, and : a private | school taught by Miss Walker, at Mermaid, Del. Later, he entered Rugby Academy, at Wil- mington, Dr. Samuel Murphy, principal, and was graduated in 1879. He follaved this with a three years' course in Delaware College, at Newark, Dr. Purnell, president, and obtained the degree of Ph. B. there in 1882. It had for several years been his pur- pose to adopt the medical profession, and during his college; career he read medicine under Dr. Swithin Chandler. In the fall of 1882, he matriculated in the Medical . Depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, and was graduated with honory in the spring of 1885. He immediately re- turned to Milltown, and established himself
there as a physician and surgeon. Eighteen months later, in 1887, after the death of his former preceptor, Dr. Chandler, he removed to Brandywine Springs and succeeded to his practico. For the past eleven years he has resided here, and has won the confidence and support of the people by his skill. In January, 1898, Dr. L. H. Ball associated his brother John with him under the title of L. HI. & John Ball. Dr. Ball recently purchased the residence of the late Dr. Chandler and has fitted it up with all the modern conveniences. He has now one of the most ornate and com- fortable residences in Mill Creek hundred. Dr. Ball is a stockholder and the secretary and treasurer of the Wilmington and Brandy- wine Springs railroad company. He is a member of the State Medical Society, and is regarded as a progressive and valuable citi- zen. He is a member and Past Master of Armstrong Lodge, No. 26, F. & A. M., of Newport; a member of Friendship Lodge, No. 22, I. O. O. F., of Hockessin; of Dia- mond Lodge, No. 16, K. of P., of Marshall- ton, and of Vulcan Lodge, A. O. U. W .; of the last-named Lodge he was the first master and has received from it a gold medal in re- cognition of his interest in the organization. For two years, Dr. L. HI, Ball was county chairman of the Republican party. He was elected State treasurer of Delaware, Novem- ber 8, 1898, and is serving in that office.
On November 14, 1893, in St. James P. E. church, Mill Creek hundred, Lewis Heisler Ball was married to Catherine Springer, daughter of Robert Clay and Mary Elizabeth (Cranston) Justis.
ROBERT CLAY JUSTIS, P. O. Faulk- land, New Castle county, Del., son of Justa and Catherine (Springer) Justis, was born near Brandywine Springs, Mill Creek hun- dred, Del., February 9, 1824.
The Justis family is the oldest in Delaware. More than 260 years ago, in 1635, Hans Gos- taffson came with a number of his country- inen from Sweden, and landed at New Cas- tle. A tract was taken up nearby, the woods were felled, and Gostaffson with his hardy and determined fellows began the cultivation of the soil. They quickly established friendly relations with the Indians, and their settle- ment was in a thriving condition when Penn assumed control of it under a grant of Charles
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