Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. II, Part 22

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1500


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William W. Abbott was born in Cedar Creek hundred. While yet a youth, he was taken by his parents to Milford, where he worked for a time on a farm. Subsequently he learned ship carpentry, and later devoted his energy to building. As a contractor, he carried on a large and successful business; many of the handsomest homes in Milford were erected from his plans by his own work- men. He is still a resident of Milford. is of genial manner and in sound health; he has not for the past ten years been engaged in active business, but conduets a wholesale shoe and retail clothing establishment. On January 2, 1851, William W. Abbott was married to Mary C., daughter of Sylvester and Sarah Ann Purnell, of Lebanon, Kent county.


Their children are: I. S. John; II. Thomas H., born July 31, 1858, died February 25, 1873; III. Lydia V., born January 27, 1857, died December 31, 1575; IV. Sallie C., born Au- gust 5, 1562, died September 3, 1882; V. Wil- liam W., 2, born November 30, 1864, died April 9, 1886; VI. Cornelia P., wife of Dr. J. T. V. Blockston, of Wilmington, born April 18, 1868; VII. Charles S., born September 30, 1870.


S. John Abbott accompanied his parents to Milford when he was an infant, and resided there until 1876. In that year he removed to Dover, where he was engaged in the retail shoe business until 1880, in which year he went to Philadelphia and for two and one- half years was engaged there in the whole- sale jobbing business. In 1882 he disposed of his store, and for nine years was connected with a wholesale boot and shoe manufactory in Newark, N. J. In 1891 Mr. Abbott be- came junior partner in the company which was then known as the Dorsch Shoe Mfg. Co. In September, 1896, he withdrew from that company, and returned to Milford, where he has since been the head of a large clothing store. Associated with him in this business is his brother, Charles D. Abbott. Mr. Abbott is a member of Temple Lodge, No. 9, F. and 1. M., of Milford; Columbus Chapter, No. 1, R. A. M., of Washington, D. C .; Knight Templar Commandery, No. 2, of Washing- ton, D. C., and of Almus Temple, Mystic Shrine. Mr. Abbott is an ardent Republi- can, and is the first Senator elected for a term of four years to the General Assembly of Delaware, under the amended Constitution of 1898, from the Fifth Senatorial District of Kent county.


On October 20, 1887, in Washington, D. C., S. John Abbott was married to Frances Rosalie, daughter of Isaac W. and Pauline (Lord) Nicholls. They have children: I. Mary Pauline, born August 18, 1888; II. Rosalie N., born May 10, 1892; III. John Nicholls, born April 5, 1895, died May 18, 1895. The more recent members of the Ah- bott family were communicants of the M. E. church, but Mr. and Mrs. S. John Abbott attend the services of the Protestant Episcopal church; Mr. Abbott is a vestryman in Christ church, Milford parish.


Isaac W. Nicholls, father of Mrs. Abbott, holds a responsible position in the treasury de-


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partment at Washington. IIe is an appointee of President Lincoln, and his long tenure of office is a voucher for his ability and integrity.


LESTER LUFF CARLISLE, D. D. S., Milford, Del., son of Paris Townsend and Jane Agnes (Smith) Carlisle, was born in Frederica, Kent county, Del., March 8, 1873. His parents were natives of South Murder- kill hundred, Kent county, and still reside there.


Lester Luff Carlisle acquired his primary education in the public schools of Frederica. When he was thirteen years old he entered Wilmington Conference Academy at Dover, where he remained two years. In 1888 he matriculated at South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, N. J., and was graduated in 1891. During the succeeding three years he re- mained at home. When he had determined upon his profession, he entered the Dental De- partment of the University of Pemsylvania, Philadelphia, completed his course there, and received the degree of D. D. S., in the spring of 1897. On March 1, of the same year, Dr. Carlisle began the practice of his profession in Milford, and has met with gratifying suc- cess. Ile attends the services of the M. E. church.


ISAAC A. WHITE, Milford, Del., son of James II. and Ann B. (Bell) White, was born in Milford hundred, Kent county, Del., August 19, 1843.


James HI. White was born and always re- sided in Kent county, Del. For many years he was engaged in business as a undertaker in Milford. He married Ann B., daughter of James Bell; their children are: I. Mary Elizabeth, deceased; II. James, deceased; III. Sarah Ann (Mrs. Joseph Lynch); IV. William II. II .; V. Isaac A .; VI. John M .; and two others who died in infancy. Mr. White died at his home in Milford hundred in February, 1877; his widow died in April, 1885. Mrs. White was a member of the M. E. church.


Isaac A. White was born in that part of the town of Milford which is situated in Mil- ford hundred. He attended the public schools of Milford when a boy, and afterward learned carpentry, which has been his vocation since he acquired his trade. Ten years ago he add- ed to his business that of undertaking, and


has since devoted much of his time to this branch. Mr. White is a member of Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10, I. O. O. F .; Diamond State Circle, No. 3, of the Brotherhood of the Union, and of Milford Lodge, No. 17, A. O. U. W. In his political views he is a Republican.


On August 19, 1875, in Milford, Isaac 1. White married Rachel A., daughter of Ris- den B. and Aun Smith, and widow of John D. Twigg. Their children are: I. Leila May, deceased; II. Lizzie Ann. Mr. White at- tends the M. E. church and is a teacher in the Chapel Sunday-school.


IION. ASBURY SMITHI, Milford, Del., son of John W. and Ann W. (West) Smith, was born in what is now Gumboro hun- dred, Sussex county, Del., April 5, 1857.


The paternal ancestry of Mr. Smith was Irish. His grandfather, Robert Kirkwood Smith, was a farmer, and resided in Sussex county throughout his life. IIe married Sarah Betz, and had children: I. Joseph A., deceased; II. Isabella, deceased; III. James, deceased; IV. Susan, deceased; V. Naomi, deceased; VI. Sarah, deceased; VII. Eliza Jane (Mrs. William Gray); VIII. John W .; IX. Margaret (Mrs. William Lowe); X. Amelia (Mrs. Minus B. Lingo); XI. Isaac I., justice of the peace, of Georgetown, Del .; XII. Mary, deceased. Robert Kirkwood Smith and his wife died at Lowes X Roads, the former aged eighty-one years, and the lat- ter at the age of eighty-seven.


John W. Smith was born in Gumboro hundred, Sussex county. He has been a farmer and is now a resident of Pittsville, Md. He married Ann W. West, of Sussex county, Del. Their children are: I. Ellen (Mrs. M. E. Sheppard), of Salisbury, Ma .; II. Asbury; III. Eli M., of Milford; IV. Naomi E. ( Mrs. M. II. Davis), of Pittsville, Md .; V. Emma (Mrs. John G. Sheppard ), Pittsville, Md .; VI. Willard, residing with his parents at Pittsville, Md.


Asbury Smith spent his boyhood on the farm owned by the family in Sussex coun- ty, Del., and in Maryland. He enjoyed and profited by such educational advantages as are at hand in rural districts. On April 3, 1877, when he lacked two days of being tweu- ty years old, he came to Milford and was em- ploved with his uncle in the lumber business,


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and two years later, began work in a planing mill; he remained in the lumber business four years. During the succeeding four years, Mr. Smith was clerk in a store, and such were his ability and thrift that he was able at the end of that time to establish himself in busi- ness. For the past thirteen years he has con- ducted a large store in Milford, where he is highly esteemed as a business man and a cit- izen. In 1896, AAsbury Smith was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Delaware. He served three years in the Mil- ford borough council, and is now a member of the light and water commission. He i- on the rolls of Milford Lodge, No. 17, A. O. U. W., and is, in politics, a Democrat.


On February 16, 1879, Asbury Smith mar- ried Laura, daughter of Wesley and Lavinia (Calloway) Stevenson, of Milford. They had one child, Daisy Catharine, born August 15, 1880, died February 2, 1881. Mr. Smith is a member and a steward of the M. E. church.


JOHN O. PIERCE, M. D., Milford, Del., son of William and Comfort Jane (Davis) Pierce, was born in Cedar Creek hundred, Sussex county, Del., May 22, 1843. (For ancestral history see sketch of James Primrose Pierce.)


William Pierce, father of John O. Pierce, was born in Cedar Creek hundred, January 27, 1816. ITis entire life was spent in Sussex county; here he engaged in farming, and later in mercantile pursuits, at different times, deal- ing in lumber, groceries, etc., in Milford.


William Pierce married Comfort Jane, daughter of Marn and Comfort Davis, of Ce- dar Creek hundred, Sussex county. Their children are: I. John O .; II. Sarah Catha- rine (Mrs. T. T. Hammersley), of Milford; III. William Nutter, of Houston, Del., mar- ried Clara Richardson; IV. George F., of Mil- ford, married Anna McCoy; V. Emma II. (Mrs. William I. Simpson), of Cedar Creek hundred; VI. Anna J. William Pierce is deceased. Mrs. Pierce attends the M. E. church, as did her husband also.


Jolin O. Pierce in his boyhood assisted in the labor of cultivating the homestead farm. He attended the public schools and a select school at Milford and afterward entered the army for the defense of the Union. For about six months he did guard duty at Fort Dela- ware, as a member of Company E, Eighth


Regiment, Delaware Volunteer Infantry. When he received his discharge from the army, he secured an appointment as school- teacher in Cedar Creek hundred, and while holding this position, read medicine with Dr. J. S. Prettyman, of Milford. In 1866, Mr. Pierce entered the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania, and was grad- uated from that institution in 1868. In the spring of that year he commenced practice in Milton, Del .; a year later he removed his of- fice to Milford, and for nearly thirty years he has been a successful practitioner in this town. In April, 1894, he engaged in the drug busi- ness with Dr. G. W. Pleasanton. Dr. Pierce is a member of Temple Lodge, No. 9, F. and A. M., and of Milford Lodge, No. 17, A. O. U. W. He supports the Republican party.


On October 26, 1876, in Milford, Dr. John O. Pierce was married to Georgiana, daughter of George S. and Julia Anna (Sudler) Ad- kins. Their children are: I. William George, died aged nine months; II. Julianna Marlett; III. Georgia Jane. Dr. Pierce's family attend the M. E. church.


FREDERICK HOPKINS, P. O. Frede- rica, Kent county, Del., son of John and Mary Ann (Taylor) Hopkins, was born on the Hop- kins homestead near Vernon, Mispillion hun- dred, Kent county, Del., November 6, 1860.


John Hopkins, father of Frederick Hop- kins, was born May 8, 1814, in Mispillion hundred, on the old homestead, which was a part of the land taken up by the founder of the American branch of the Hopkins family. John Hopkins received a good education in the schools of the district, and devoted his life to husbandry. He inherited a part of the home farm, and was a successful farmer and an influential citizen. Mr. Hopkins did not confine his attention to subjects pertain- ing to agriculture; he was a thoughtful reader and a elever writer; and made many contributions to the literature of the district, which was frequently in verse. The following is one of his fugitive poems:


LOVE AND WAR.


Love and War have serious cares :


War sheds blood and Love sheds tears.


War has swords, Love has darts;


War breaks heads, and Love breaks hearts.


War makes fous. Love makes friends : War's soon over, Love never ends.


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War makes wrath, Love makes strife ; War takes wealth, Love takes life.


War makes bold, Love makes sly ; War makes us rave, Love makes us ery. War's ruled by the men, and Love by the fair ; War needs many men, Love needs but a pair.


Mr. Hopkins was interested in public af- fairs, and was a member of the Republican party. John Hopkins was married, October 91, 1852, to Mary Ann Taylor. Their chil- dren are: T. David John, born September 3, 1853, married Mary Thorp, died on the homestead; II. George F., a preacher of the M. E. church, born March 20, 1855, married first to Kate Dixon and afterwards to Dr. Sa- leni Armstrong; III. Sarah (Mrs. William Thorp), of Mispillion hundred, born March 1, 1837; IV. Emma (Mrs. Henry N. Nuttle), of Andersontown, Md., born September 3, 1858; V. Frederick. Mr. Hopkins and his wife were members of the M. P. church. Mr. Hopkins died at the homestead, May 12, 1871; his wife died February 15, 1865, aged thirty-five.


Frederick Hopkins was five years old when his mother died. After his father's death, which occurred when he was ten years of age, Frederick found a home with his uncle, Ze- bulon Hopkins, but after spending three years under his uncle's care, he returned to the homestead and for five or six years worked with his brother, David Hopkins, who had taken the home farm. His education was be- gun in the Smith schoolhouse, near his home. The teachers were efficient, but Frederick, al- though a good student, preferred work to study. He, however, completed his scholastic course in the Conference Academy, at Do- ver, Del., at the age of twenty-one. After leaving his brother's home, Mr. Hopkins be- gan farming for himself on a small place near the homestead. This farm, which he inherit- ed from his father, and his own industrious, thrifty habits formed all his capital. Here he kept bachelor's hall for two years. In 1882, Mr. Hopkins purchased his present home, a farm of 200 acres of fertile land. He is a careful, scientific farmer, and by judicious improvements has made his property one of the finest in the county. Mr. Hopkins is a member of the Republican party.


Frederick Hopkins was married, January 31, 1883, to Margaret V., daughter of Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Thawley. Their children aro: I. Mary W .; IT. ITomer T .: III. Eliza- beth; IV. George F. Mr. Hopkins attends


the M. E. church, and contribute, liberally to all church enterprises.


EDWARD E. HERRINGTON, P. O. Frederica, Kent county, Del., son of John S. Herrington, of Dover, Del., was born at the homestead in Kent county, Del., November 8, 1857.


Edward F. Herrington attended the Laws school, situated near the home farm, and com- pleted his scholastic course in Milford. where Le studied until he was sixteen. He was a diligent student, and improved every oppor- tunity to gain information. His vacations and his leisure hours were spent on the farm, in assisting his father, and acquiring a practi- cal knowledge of husbandry. In 1881 Mr. IIerrington began farming for himself on land owned by John Harrington. One year afterwards he removed to the farm of James C. Quillen, and at the end of the next year, to the homestead, where he now resides. He raises large crops of grain and is very success- ful as a market gardener. Mr. Herrington is a stanch Democrat, and has served his district in various public offices. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., at Frederica, Del.


Edward F. Herrington was married, Jan- uary 6, 1881, to Emma, daughter of Wesley Brown. Their children are: I. Delma B .; II. Bertha; III. Emmett. Mr. Herrington is a member of Laws M. E. church, and is su- perintendent of the Sunday school connected with that church.


JOIIN WESLEY HAMMOND, P. O. Milford, Delaware, son of Eli F., and Rebecca (Spencer) Hammond, was born near Vernon, Mispillion hundred, January 24, 1832.


John Hammond, grandfather of John Wes- ley Hammond, was born in the vicinity of Snow Hill, Md. He married Patricia McCau- ley; their children were: I. Elsie (Mrs. James ITolstein); IT. Eli F .; III. Jane (Mrs. Isaac Simpson); IV. Miranda (Mrs. William Mor- gan); V. Mary; VI. Sarah (Mrs. Levi Cain); VII. Samuel, married Mary Wood; VIIL. Alexine (Mrs. William Rateliff). All are de- ceased. John Hammond died near Union Corner, Md. Eli F. Hammond was born Jan- vary 16, 1808, in Kent county, Del .. and spent his early years near Vernon, where he received his education. While yet quite young, he hired himself as a farm hand to


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Squire Taylor at $5 per month; saving his wages, he invested them in two shares of a farm, the whole of which he afterwards pur- chased. Later he bought and settled on an- other farm, near Milford. He retired from business, and resided in Milford several years before his death. Mr. Hammond was an in- dustrious man, and possessed good business qualities. Ile was a Whig, and later a Repub- lican. Eli F. Hammond was married to Re- becca, daughter of Patrick Spencer. Their children are: I. Elias, of Camden, Del., mar- ried Susan Ware; II. John Wesley; III. Nicholas Darry, of Magnolia, Del., married Charlotte Johnson; IV. Eli Adolphus, of Mis- pillion hundred, married Amanda Brown; V. James H., a farmer of Milford hundred, mar- ried first Elizabeth Satterfield, secondly Anna Buchanan; VI. Annie M. (Mrs. Thos. Virden) of Milford Neck; VII. Sarah Jane; VIII. Su- san C., deceased; IX. Emma. Mrs. Hammond died, and Mr. Hammond married Catherine Campbell. His third wife is Mrs. Abatia (Hoxey) Hammond. Eli F. Hammond was a member and class leader of the Bethel M. E. church; he died January 27, 1894.


John Wesley Hammond attended the Tom- ahawk school near Vernon; when he was six- teen his father removed to Milford, where he finished his education. He preferred work to study. Mr. Hammond remained with his par- ents until he was twenty-two, and then began farming wtih his brother, Elias Hammond, in Milford Neck. After three years, they dis- solved partnership, and John W. Hammond continued farming alone for five years. He also rented the adjoining famn for two years. During this time he married. Mr. Hanmond next rented the Samuel Draper farm for two years, and then that of John Quillen for six years, after which he removed to his present farm, which he bought from his father-in-law, John Quillen. It consists of 200 acres of fine grain-producing land. Mr. Hammond's polit- ical views are Republican.


John Wesley Hammond was married Jan- mary 8, 1862, to Sarah, daughter of John Quil- len. Their children are: I. George; II. May (Mrs. Harry Dickerson), of Mispillion hun- dred, has children, i. Josiah Woleott, ii. Mary Q .; III. John Q., a farmer of Mispillion hun- dred, married Mary Eliza Wix, has one child, Jolm Conrad; IV. Sarah Q. (Mrs. William (. Spencer), of Rising Sun, Del .; V. T. Cour-


sey, a farmer of Mispillion hundred, married Ida C. Thawley. Mr. Hammond and family are members of Low's M. E. church.


CURTIS VINYARD, P. O. Milford, Kent county, Del., son of Curtis and Sarah (Austin) Vinyard, was born near Milford, February 17, 1822.


His grandfather, John Vinyard, was of Irish descent, and died in Mispillion hundred. Curtis Vinyard, Sr., was born in Mispillion hundred, Del., and died there in 1876 aged ninety-six years. He was a farmer all his life, and served in the war of 1812. His wife, Sa- rah (Austin) Vinyard, was a native of Kent county, Del. Their children are: I. John, died young; II. Mary Ann, died aged eigh- teen years; III. Sarah ( Mrs. George McCau- ley), of Milford hundred; IV. Henry, farmer of Milford hundred, married Ann Thistle- wood; V. Joseph, died aged about twenty-two; VI. William, a farmer of Milford hundred, married Eliza Marvel.


Curtis Vinyard, Jr., attended subscription schools and the Cedarfield school during the winter months, and worked on his father's farm until he reached the age of twenty-one. For the next two years he worked by the month, earning $6 per month, the highest wages then paid for the best work. During harvest he cradled wheat for $1.00 a day. For nearly two years Mr. Vinyard was engaged by Governor Coursey in cutting timber, grub- ling, and other hard work, receiving 873 cents a day and boarding himself for 25 cents a day. By industry and thrift he was enabled to buy 100 acres of land and some cattle. He then began farming with his brother, and, being successful, bought another tract of land, which he sold when prices rose, for $3,200, after which he bought his present home of 130 acres for $3,500. Mr. Vinyard shares the political views of his father, which were Democratic. When he first became interested in politics, he voted with the Whigs to please his mother, who belonged to an old Whig family.


Curtis Vinyard was married in 1858 to Mary M., daughter of Benjamin and Eliza (Marvel) Thistlewood. Their children are: I. Laura (Mrs. C. Holcomb), of New London, Wis; II. Alan, of New London, Wis; III. Harry, resides near Dover; IV. Wilson, a civil engineer of New London, Wis., formerly of Chicago; V. John, of Cairo, Ill .; VI. Benja-


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min, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Vinyard are members of Houston M. E. church.


WILLIAM CURTIS CASE, P. O. Fred- erica, Kent county, Del., son of Charles C. and Emily (Anderson) Case, was born on a farm near Felton, Kent county, Del., November 20, 1858.


The Case family, whose name is found on the roll of the early settlers of Delaware, is of Irish lineage. William Case, son of Charles Case, a farmer of the lower part of Kent county, Del., and grandfather of William C., was a farmer of South Murderkill hundred, Kent county, Del. William Case married Elizabeth, daughter of Curtis Cordry, of Kent county, Del. He died March 21, 1877, aged seventy-one. Charles Curtis Case, father of William C. Case, was born in South Murder- kill hundred, Kent county, Del., May 10, 1836. He spent his boyhood on his father's farm and received his education in the public school at Pratt's Branch. At the age of eigh- teen, Mr. Case was apprenticed to a house car- penter, but after working at his trade for five years, he turned his attention to agriculture. Ile cultivated rented land until 1875, when he removed to the Harrington farm, which he had bought in 1874. Mr. Case is among the most intelligent and successful farmers of the state. When he purchased his property, the land was in poor condition, but by careful scientifie cultivation he has made it very pro- ductive. Like his father and grandfather, he is a member of the Democratic party. Charles C. Case was married, January 19, 1858, to Emily, daughter of James C. Ander-on, of Felton, Del. Their children are: I. William C .; II. Virginia E .; III. Henry R .; IV. Jos- oph C .; V. Sarah H .; VI. Bertha E. Mr. Case has been an active member of the M. E. church since he was seventeen. Ile is a teacher of the Bible class, and has been super- intendent of the Sunday school for five years.


William Curtis Case grew up on the farm of his maternal grandfather, James C. Ander- son, near Felton, Del. He received a good education in the schools of the neighborhood, and after spending four years in the schools at Pratt's Branch, four years at Pennell's school, and one at Tharp's school, completed his course in the law school at the age of twenty- one. William C. Case remained at home assisting his father with the work of


the homestead until he was twenty-six, when he rented from his father, the farm on which he now resides. Mr. Case is a suc- cessful farmer, esteemed and honored in the county, where he has served in various public offices. Following the tradition of his family, he is an active Democrat; he is also an advo- cate of the single tax theory. Mr. Case is a man of good judgment, strong and self-re- liant, and has stimulated and improved his in- tellectual powers by reading and observation.


William Curtis Case was married, January 30, 1884, to Annie, daughter of Joshua and Lucretia (Lewis) Minner, who was born in Frederica, Del., February 9, 1863. Their children are: I. Laura D .; II. Ella Nora; III. Charles C. Mr. Case attends the M. E. church.


ARTHUR H. ROBBINS, P. O. Milford, Kent county, Del., son of David H. and Rhoda (Walls) Robbins, was born at Robbins' Station, Sussex county, Del. November 20, 1856.


Joseph Robbins, grandfather of Arthur II. Robbins, was a farmer and an extensive land- owner of Sussex county, Del. He was mar- ried in his native county, to Miss Reynolds. Their children are: I. Priscilla (Mrs. John Sharp), deceased; II. Elizabeth (Mrs. John Ingram), resides with her nephew, Arthur H. Robbins; III. Mary (Mrs. Robert Stevenson), deceased; IV. Nancy (Mrs. James Sullivan), of South Murderkint hundred, Kent county, Del .; V. David; VI. Joseph, of Sussex coun- ty, Del., married Helen Spicer; VII. Emina (Mrs. William Betts), of Sussex county: VIII. William, deceased, married Louisa Greenly. Mr. Joseph Robbins died at his home in Sussex county, in 1862, aged seventy. Ilis son, David Robbins, was born in Sussex county, Del. He was married to Rhoda, daughter of Eli and Rhoda (Pep- per) Walls, of Sussex county, Del. Their children are: I. Eli, a farmer of South Mur- derkill hundred, married Sarah Wileutts: IT. Arthur II .; III. and IV. twins, farmer- of Kent county, Del., Luther, married Florence Wilcutts, and Joseph, married Ida Cover dale. who is a sister of Mrs. Arthur Robbins; V. Cora; VI. William B.




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