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Amos Eastburn, son of David Eastburn, and brother of Samuel Eastburn, of Mill Creek hundred, was born in Milltown, Del., in February, 1808. He was educated in the
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subscription schools of his native hundred, then held in the Union school house. Mr. Eastburn remained at home, working for his widowed mother, until 1835. He greatly im- proved the home property by opening quar- ries and burning lime, thus utilizing the stone and bringing waste land under cultivation. In 1835 he purchased his homestead, the Woodside farm, then known as the Morgan place, consisting of 140 acres of arable land situated in Mill Creek hundred. Mr. East- burn immediately began improving his prop- erty, building a comfortable house and a large barn. Besides general farming, he was en- gaged in market gardening, and in raising fine cattle. Mr. Eastman was a Whig, a good cit- izen, highly esteemed in the district. Amos Eastburn was married in 1838, to Mary Jane, daughter of William and Rachel ( Boul- den) Moore, who was born in Mill Creek hun- dred. Their children are: I. William M .; II. Rachel E. (Mrs. Samuel Fell), of Wil- mington, Del .; III. Mary R., married James HIartness, a farmer of Mill Creek hundred; IV. Ruth, married C. Frank Me Vaugh, farmer and butcher, Hoekessin, Del .; V. Hannah J., died in youth; VI. George T., died in youth; VII. Levi, died in early man- hood; VIII. Sarah M., died in youth; IX. Amos A., of Wilmington, Del .; X. John E., grocer, Wilmington. Amos Eastburn was a member of the Society of Friends. IIe died at the homestead in 1853, and is interred in the Friends' cemetery, in Mill Creek hundred. His widow resides in Mill Creek hundred, where she is surrounded by her children and her children's children. She has forty grand- children and sixteen great-grandchildren. Mrs. Eastburn's benevolence and generous hospitality have endeared her to the whole community.
William M. Eastburn was fourteen when his father died. He received his education in the public schools of Mill Creek hundred, held in the Union school house. Mr. East- burn remained at home, managing the home- stead for his mother, until 1863, when he leased from his uncle, David Eastburn, the farm of Red Mills, in Mill Creek hundred, which he cultivated for ten years. In 1874 he returned to the homestead, a farm of 140 aeres on which he has made many improve- ments. He is a progressive farmer, and pays particular attention to his live stock. In 1ss5
Mr. Eastburn invested $3,000 in machinery, purchasing an engine, a threshing machine, a baler, and a corn sheller. For twelve years he has been managing these machines and has been amply rewarded by the financial success of his enterprise. He is a student of scientific farming and a member of the Patrons of Hus- bandry. Mr. Eastburn is a Republican, anx- ious to promote the interests of the com- munity.
William Moore Eastburn was married in Mill Creek hundred, November 26, 1863, to Mary E., daughter of William and Ann (Kimble) Baldwin. Mrs. Eastburn was born in Mill Creek hundred and is a sister of Mrs. John Ball, and an aunt of Harvey Baldwin, tax collector of Mill Creek hundred. The children of William M. and Mary E. (Bald- win) Eastman are: I. Lewis B., farmer and florist, Kennett Square, Chester county, Pa., married Anna, daughter of Edwin Chandler, has four children, i. Hannah, ii. Edwin, iii. Elizabeth, iv. George; II. Calvin M., of Mill Creek hundred, married Josephine, daughter of Robert and Ann Taylor, has one child, D. Taylor; III. Anna M .; IV. William K .; V. John Leslie; VI. Ernest L., deceased; VIT. Clarence T .; VIII. and IX., twins, Herbert S., and Harry M .; X. and XI., twins, Clifton B., and Irwin H. Mr. Eastburn is a member of the Society of Friends.
EDWARD CRANSTON, Marshallton, Del., son of Joseph and Hannah (Kelly) Cranston, was born near Stanton, Mill Creek hundred, New Castle county, Del., October 10, 1836.
The Cranston family is of Scotch deseent. Simon Cranston, grandfather of Edward Cranston, was a ship builder in his younger days and afterward engaged in farming and stockraising in Mill Creek hundred. He was prominent in his community. In his later years he was a Whig. Simon Cranston was twice married and had children as follows: I. William; II. Joseph; III. Samuel; IV. James; V. Benjamin; VI. Mary A. (Mrs. Samuel Johnson); VII. Sarah (Mrs. Ellis Wilkinson); VIII. Eliza (Mrs. Armstrong). Mr. Cranston and his wife both died on their farm and were buried in the Friends' come- tery at Stanton. They were members of the Society of Friends.
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ton, was born on the homestead, in Mill Creek hundred, in 1799, was educated in the district schools and early began tilling the soil, in which vocation he continued until his death. Ile was owner of a productive farm of 160 aeres, on which he made many improvements, creeting a dwelling house, a barn, ete. Mr. Cranston served several terms on the grand jury. He was first a Whig and later a Repub- lican. Joseph Cranston married, in White Clay Creek hundred, Hannah Kelly, a native of New Jersey. They had children: I. Sa- rah (Mrs. Samuel Sharpless), of Mill Creek hundred; II. Elizabeth (Mrs. Egbert Klair), of Mill Creek hundred; III. Adeline (Mrs. Richard Buckingham), of Mill Creek hun- dred; IV. Edward; V. Mary (Mrs. Pusey Woolaston), deceased; VI. Anna (Mrs. Frank D. Walker); VII. Louise, deceased; VIII. Emma (Mrs. Elwood Woolaston), died in Chester county, Pa. Joseph Cranston died on his farm in 1872, and was buried in the Friends' graveyard at Stanton. IIe was a member of the Society of Friends. Mrs. Cranston is still living, at the age of ninety- two years, is also a Friend, and a most estima- ble woman.
Edward Cranston attended the Forest Oak public school and helped his parents in the work upon their farm until he was twenty- eight years old, when he leased fifty-two acres of the home tract and began farming for him- self. He made many improvements upon the land, and was extensively engaged in stock- raising until 1890, when he removed to Mar- shallton and erected a fine dwelling house. There he resides with his wife. Mr. Cranston has for years been active in the cause of tem- perance and is an honorary member of the W. C. T. U. He is quiet and unassuming, but of much force of character. He is a member of Active Lodge, No. 11, A. O. U. W., of New- port, Del., and supports the Prohibition party.
On April 16, 1863, near Newport, Chris- tiana hundred, Edward Cranston was married to Anna Maria, daughter of John R. and Eliza (MeFarland) Lynam, born on the Ly- nam farm, near Newport. Their children are: I. Lewis Harvey, born on the home farm, where he now lives, educated in the public schools of Mill Creek hundred, is a Prohibi- tionist, married Mary Etta, daughter of Reu- ben and Sarah (Bracken) Ball, of Mill Creek hundred, has two children, i. Warren B., ii.
Edward Harvey; II. Clara Emma, educated in the public schools and in the Friends' School in Wilmington, married Irvin, son of Reuben and Sarah (Bracken) Ball, of Mill ('reek hundred, has children, i. Alice M., ii. Florence C .; III. William, died in infancy.
Edward Cranston is a member of the M. E. church, a trustee of the congregation, a teacher and treasurer of the Sabbath school. Mrs. Cranston was educated in the public schools of Christiana hundred. She is a lady of culture, possesses a happy disposition; is an active and faithful member of the M. E. church. For sixteen years she was superin- tendent of the Infant Department of the Sun- day school. As a member of the W. C. T. U., she has been very active in promoting the cause of temperance.
THOMAS JEFFERSON JONES (de- ceased) was born at Stanton, Del., June 23, 1853, son of the late Thomas W. and Rebecca Ann (Barton) Jones. His father was a highly respected miller and farmer of White Clay Creek and Mill Creek hundreds, and was owner and proprietor of the Red Mills, near which Mrs. Rebecca A. Jones still re- sides.
Thomas Jefferson Jones attended the pub- lic schools in Faulkland and Stanton, Del., and afterward learned milling under his fa- ther's instructions in the W. J. Falls spice mills and in the Red Mills (flouring), in Mill Creek hundred. He was assistant to his father at the Red Mills until the death of the latter and afterward operated a mill in White Clay Creek hundred until his own untimely death. Mr. Jones was a good business man and a kindly neighbor, honorable and esteemed. Ile was a superior miller, industrious, temperate in his habits and of noble Christian character. Ile originated the measures which led to the institution of Unity Lodge, No. 41, I. O. O. F., of Stanton, and was a Past Grand of the order. He was a member, also, of Eden Lodge, Wilmington, Del., and of Lodge No. 11, A. O. U. W., of Newport, Del. In his political views he was a Republican.
On October 24, 1888, on the Lynam farm, near Newport, Thomas Jefferson Jones was married to Adelaide Simpers, the youngest of the twelve children of John R. and Eliza (MeFarland) Lynam, and sister of Mrs. Ed- ward Cranston. Mrs. Jones was educated in
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the public schools of Christiana hundred and Wilmington. She unites to a liberal educa- tion a gracious manner and social tact, which have made her a general favorite. Mr. Jones died, in White Creek hundred, December 6, 1895, from an attack of appendicitis. He was a member and trustee of the White Clay ('reek Presbyterian church, and was buried in the White Clay Creek Presbyterian grave- yard.
JOIIN W. BURGESS, Hockessin, Del., son of John and Elizabeth (Wilson) Burgess, was born in Baltimore, Md., May 6, 1849.
His parents were natives of Scotland. ITis father was educated in Scotland, and when a young man removed to Staffordshire, Eng- land, where he became a manufacturer of China and earthenware. After several years spent in gaining a thorough knowledge of that business, he came to the United States and settled in Baltimore, where he established himself as an importer of China and earthen- ware. In this venture he proved very suc- cessful, and later removed to New York City, where he was extensively engaged in the Chinaware trade, as importer and dealer, un- til his death. He was a very capable and honorable business man, popular and es- teemed. He was a Republican. John Bur- gess married, in Scotland, Elizabeth Wilson, who was born in Glasgow. Their children are: I. Robert, died in Baltimore; II. Isa- bella (Mrs. Edward Boote), of East Orange, N. J .; III. Elizabeth, died young; IV. John W .; V. Helen S. (Mrs. Dr. E. Holden), of Newark, N. J .; VI. William, manufacturer, of Trenton, N. J .; VII. Marion (Mrs. F. L. S. MacLehose), of East Orange. Mr. Burgess died at his home in East Orange, N. J., in 1872. He was an elder in the East Orange Presbyterian church, and was interred in the burial ground of that church. Mrs. Burgess died at her home in East Orange in 1882; she was a very active member of the Presbyterian church and was buried by her husband's side.
John W. Burgess attended the public schools in his youth and completed his educa- tion in the Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn, N. Y. He immediately engaged in the im- porting business with his father, and after the death of the latter continued the New York establishment until 1882, when he came to Hockessin and purchased a traet of land on
which there was a large deposit of kaolin. He expended fifty thousand dollars on a plant for the working of the clay, and for the past six- teen years has operated it on an extensive scale. He employs more than forty men. Mr. Burgess is a progressive business man, of much energy and shrewdness and of kindly heart and generous disposition. He is a Re- publican.
John W. Burgess was married in East Orange, N. J., to Eliza A., daughter of Jotham Hedden; Mrs. Burgess was born in East Orange. Of their ten children, the fol- lowing are now living: I. Marion; II. John; III. Lilian; IV. Helen S .; V. Marjorie; VI. Donald. Mr. Burgess and family are mem- bers of the Presbyterian church; Mr. Burgess was a deacon in the congregation at East Orange.
GEORGE SPRINGER, P. O. Hockessin, Del., son of George and Esther (Johnson) Springer, was born in Mill Creek hundred, New Castle county, Del., August 13, 1814.
The Springer family is of Swedish ances- try. Mr. Springer's great-grandfather, at an early period, took up land in Mill Creek hun- dred, near the line of Chester county, Pa., and was all his life engaged in farming there. Nicholas Springer, grandfather of George Springer, 2, was born on this farm and oceu- pied himself exclusively with agricultural pursuits. He was a Democrat of the Jefferson school, and a respected citizen. Nicholas Springer married Miss Mellvaine, born in Lancaster county, Pa. Their children were: I. Nicholas, 2; II. George; III. Stephen; IV. Hannah (Mrs. Robert Walker); V. Elizabeth (Mrs. Alexander Guthrie). Mr. and Mrs. Springer died on this farm. They were faith- ful members of the White Clay Creek Pres- byterian church, and were buried in the churchyard of that congregation.
George Springer, second son of Nicholas Springer, was born on the homestead. Ile at- tended the public schools of Mill Creek hun- dred, but derived little benefit from them. They were conducted by poorly equipped teachers, and imparted little beyond the rudi- ments of an education. Young Springer's desire for knowledge was only whetted there, and he applied himself at home to the studios of advanced text books, read good literature, and made rapid progress in self-education. He
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made farming his principal vocation, and im- proved his land by the erection of a new house, barn, ete. The homestead, which he cultivated, contained one hundred and thirty acres. Mr. Springer was eminent in publie life. For three terms he was a Levy Court Commissioner; he also served in the State Legislature. He was able and honest, and filled these offices to the entire satisfac- -tion of his constituents. In private life he was popular and respected. His polities were Democratic, and he was an ardent supporter of the principles of his party. . George Springer was married, at New London, Ches- ter county, Pa., to Esther Johnson, a native of Chester county. Their children are: I. Eliza; II. William; III. Mary Ann; IV. Sam- uel and V. Hannah (Mrs. John Cook), of Chester county, twins; VI. John; VII. Rob- ert; VIII. George, 2; IX. James; X. Sarah; XI. Nicholas; XII. Esther; XIII. Margaret. All are dead except George, 2. Mr. Springer died on his farm in 1835; his widow died there in 1841; both were members of the White Clay Creek Presbyterian church (Mr. Springer was an elder in the congregation), and were buried in its churchyard. Mrs. Springer was a woman of many kindly char- acteristics.
George Springer, 2, was born on the home- stead. When he was a youth he attended the public schools of Chester county, Pa., and Mill Creek hundred, and assisted his father on the farm. After the death of the latter, he remained with his mother for a number of years and then began farming for himself on a portion of the homestead. To this tract he added thirty-six acres, and on this addition erected, in 1852, a comfortable brick resi- dence, a stable, barn, etc. For about fifty years he regularly attended the Wilmington City markets with produce raised on his farm. On his land are valuable kaolin deposits. In 1895 Mr. Springer retired from farming. During his busy life he has made many warin friends by his frank and kindly disposition. He is a member of the Grange and a Demo- crat; but is not an active politician; he cast his first vote for President Van Buren in 1836.
In 1841, in Christiana hundred, George Springer was married to Rebecca, daughter of Eli Graves, a well-known citizen of New Cas- tle, of English descent. Mrs. Springer was
born in Christiana hundred. Their children are: I. Esther (Mrs. Cyrus Thompson), widow, has children, i. Rebecca, ii. Amy J .; iii. Alice M., iv. George S., 4, v. Charles N., vi. Edwin L., vii. Helen M .; II. Edmond, de- ceased, married, has children, i. Maud S., ii. Laura M .; III. James J., ticket agent at P., W. & B. R. R. station, Wilmington, married Annie Yerkes, has children, i. Gertrude, ii. Harry; IV. George, 3, of North Carolina, married Amanda Hoopes, of Mill Creek hun- dred, has children, i. Harvey, ii. Rebecca. Mr. George Springer is a member of the Presby- terian church.
HENRY E. DURNALL, P. O. Hockes- sin, New Castle county, Del., son of Samuel and Hannah (Durnall) Durnall, was born in Merrittstown, Fayette county, Pa., Septem- ber 26, 1849.
Hiram Durnall, grandfather of Henry E. Durnall, was born near West Chester, Pa., and there learned shoemaking. When a young man, he went to the western part of the state and established himself at his trade in Merrittstown, Fayette county. He was a skilled workman and a successful and popular man. His political attachments were with the Federalists. Hiram Durnall married, in Lan- caster county, Pa., Susan Ludwig, born in that country and of German descent. Their children were: I. Lewis; II. Samuel; III. Elizabeth, all of whom are dead. Mr. Dur- nall and his wife died in Merrittstown and were buried there. Mr. Durnall was a men- ber of the Presbyterian church.
Samuel Durnall, father of Henry E. Dur- nall, was born in Merrittstown, Pa., in 1819. Ile was educated in the local schools, and from his father learned shoemaking, which trade he followed until his early death. In politics he was a Whig. Samuel Durnall was married to Hannah, daughter of William Durnall, born near Hamorton, Chester conn- ty, Pa., December 25, 1815, and a member of an old family of that county. Their children were: I. George, carpenter, of Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del .; II. James, a veteran of the Civil War, resides with Henry E .; III. Susan, died young; IV. Adelaide, deceased; V. Mary (Mrs. Frank Moorehouse), of Delaware county, Pa .; VI. Henry E. Samuel Durnall died in Merritts- town in 1849, when he was thirty-two years
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old, from the effects of cholera morbus. He was buried in that town. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Durnall afterward married Alexander Guthrie, a na- tive of Mill Creek hundred; they had one child, Alexander Guthrie, Jr., who is an un- dertaker and furniture manufacturer of Hockessin. Mrs. Guthrie is still active, though she has reached the venerable age of eighty-three years. She is a lady of kindly disposition. She resides with her son, Henry E. Durnall.
Henry E. Durnall was an infant when his father died. His mother removed with her family to Wilmington, Del., where he at- tended public schools for a short time. After his mother's second marriage he went with his parents to Mill Creek hundred, where he entered the North Star public school. He as- sisted in the work of the farm for a number of years and then took charge of the Guthrie farm of sixty-five acres, and has resided on it and cultivated it ever since. Mr. Durnall is a respected citizen and an active business man. Hle is a member of Armstrong Lodge, No. 26, F. & A. M., of Newport; a Past Grand of Friendship Lodge, No. 22, I. O. O. F., of Hockessin; Past Chief of Hockessin Castle, No. 15, K. G. E., of Hockessin, Del., and a member of the Grand Lodge of the state. Mr. Durnall has well filled the various responsible . positions he has held. On January 12, 1892, he was appointed justice of the peace and not- ary publie by Governor Reynolds. As jus- tice of the peace not one of his decisions has been reversed, nor have any of his judgments been set aside by higher courts, Mr. Durnall also served as collector of delinquent taxes in Mill Creek hundred, and is a school commis- sioner. In his political views he is a Demo- crat.
On September 29, 1885, at Fairville, Chester county, Pa., Henry E. Durnall was married to Mary E., daughter of James and Margaret Dilworth, born in Fairville. Their children are: I. Martha Adelaide; II. Lewis S .; III. Sarah A .; IV. Hannah; V. Price.
ROBERT P. DENNISON, Mermaid P. O., New Castle county, Del., son of Samuel and Elizabeth Ann (Harlan) Dennison, was born near Mermaid, January 16, 1857.
The Dennison family is of Scotch descent, and its members are well known residents of
New Castle, Del., and Chester county, Pa. Robert Dennison, grandfather of Robert P. Dennison, was born in Chester county, and was a farmer there for a number of years. Afterward he removed to Mill Creek hun- dred, New Castle county, where he leased various farms until 1824; he then purchased a tract of land on the "limestone road" near Mermaid, and resided there until his death. Ile was a Federalist, and afterward a Whig. Robert Dennison married, in Chester coun- ty, Lydia MeDaniels. Their children were: I. Mary (Mrs. Hall Slack), of Chester county; II. Samuel; III. James, deceased; IV. Rachel, deceased; V. John, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Dennison died on their farm and were buried in the London Tract Baptist churchyard, Chester county. They were members of the Baptist church.
Samuel Dennison, father of Robert P. Dennison, was born in Chester county, Pa., August 12, 1812, and was twelve years old when his parents settled on the farm in Mill Creek hundred, New Castle county, which he has ever since occupied. He was educated in subscription schools in Mill Creek hundred, and devoted himself to farming, purchasing in his early life 96 acres of the home farm and making on them many improvements, includ- ing a fine dwelling house, barn, etc. He has been a successful farmer, and by husbanding the proceeds yielded by his first farm, has added to it many more acres in Mill Creek hundred. He is much respected for his in- dustry, his enterprise, his temperate life and kindly disposition. He was originally a Whig, but for forty years has been a Republican. Ile has never sought office. Samuel Denni- son married, in Mill Creek hundred, Eliza- beth Ann, daughter of William and Sarah (Hulett) Harlan, born in Mill Creek hundred. William Harlan was a wheelwright. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Dennison are: I. Jolin, residing on the home farm; II. Wil- liam, died in infancy; III. Robert P .; IV. Harlan C., farmer, of Mill Creek hundred; V. Benjamin F., farmer; VI. Samuel J., grocer, of Wilmington; VII. Sarah E., died, aged twenty years. Mrs. Dennison died in 1884 and was buried in the London Tract Baptist churchyard, Chester county. She was a faithful member of the Baptist church, and a good mother. Mr. Dennison is a member of the same denomination.
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Robert P. Dennison attended Harmony public schools in Ilill Creek hundred and Pro- fessor Reynolds' school in Wilmington. Af- ter the close of his school days, he assisted his parents on the farm and continued with them until he was thirty-one years old. In 1888 he purchased from his father the tract of 138 acres known as the Guthrie farm, and for the - past ten years has cultivated it profitably, rais- ing grain, and livestock, and giving special attention to market produce. Ile is one of the substantial citizens of the hundred. Mr. Den- nison is a member of the I. O. O. F. In poli- ties he is a Republican.
On March 24, 1890, in Mill Creek hun- dred, Robert P. Dennison was married to Ella D., daughter of Robert Walker. They had one child, Robert W., who died in in- fancy. Mrs. Dennison died in February, 1893, and was buried in the White Clay Creek Presbyterian churchyard. Mr. Denni- son is liberal in his religious opinions.
HENRY CLAY EVENSON, P. O. Hock- essin, Del., son of Jesse and Sarah A. (Orin) Evenson, was born in Kennett township, Chester county, Pa., August 30, 1847.
The paternal grandfather of Henry C. Evenson was a native of Chester county, and a soldier in the Mexican War, who died while in his country's service. His son Jesse Evenson was born in Chester county, Pa., received a good English education, and taught school for a number of years in Kennett township, in his native county. He was also engaged in farming. Ile was a man of high character and was universally respected. First a Federalist, he after- ward became a Whig. Jesse Evenson married Sarah A. Orin, of Kennett township. They had children: I. George, deceased; II. Sarah Jane (Mrs. Samuel Roney), of Warren county, Ill .; III. Henry Clay. Mr. Evenson died in Chester county and was interred there. Mrs. Evenson died and was buried in Warren county, Ill. Both were members of the So- ciety of Friends.
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