History of Cecil County, Maryland, and the early settlements around the head of Chesapeake Bay and on the Delaware River, with sketches of some of the old families of Cecil County, Part 45

Author: Johnston, George, 1829-1891
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Elkton [Md.] The author
Number of Pages: 588


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Edmunson, William, 90


Election to determine Seat of Justice 352


Election Districts, County divided into .401, 402


Elk Ferry 249,329


Elk Forge 330, 331


Elk Forge Company. .347


Elkton, Presbyterian church in, 277; County Seat removed to, 365;


Elkton incorporated, 366 ; provisions of the ... ¿ of Incorporation, 366, 367 ; old buildings in, 367 ; description of, 368 ; members of the bar of, 368; bank of, 405; first Methodist Society at, 459 ; first Methodist church in. 459


England, Joseplı. 159


Ensor, Augustine Hermen. 178, 183


Ensor, Joseph.


178, 181, 182, 183, 184


Evans, David. 165


Evans, Dr. Amos Alexander, 488 to 495 ; his medals. 492


Evans, Dr. Amos A., extracts from diary of. 379, 387


Evans Family. 485 to 488


Ewing, Rev. John. 278, 311


Expedition against Whorekill


77


Fair Hill. 138


Fairlee Creek. 19


Fendall's Rebellion 30


Finley, Rev. James, 284 ; visits western Pennsylvania. 285, 295


Finley, Rev. Samuel. 278


Fisheries 472 to 475


Five Nations 3


Foreman, General Thomas M.


369, 409


Forges. 234


Fort Cassimir.


25


Fort Christiana


24


Fort Defiance, 410; list of officers and men attending at. 422


411


Fort Hollingsworth, 410; accident at.


Fort Nassau.


22


Fredericktown 259


Free Schools 279, 477


French and Indian War 202


Frenchtown and New Castle Turnpike Company .. 406


Frenchtown and New Castle Railroad, 425 to 427; first locomotive


on 427


Frey's Forge 382


Friendship 224


Furgusson, Zeb. 414


V


Garrett, Colonel William


410


Geoffarison. 234


Georgetown 259


Georgetown College 201


Gillespie, Rev. George.


141, 288


Gilpin family. 511


Gilpin, Joseph 228. 321, 363


Gilpin's Roeks. 234


Gilpin, Samuel 23.4


Goldsmith's Hall


61


Goshen


451


Gorsuch, Robert.


43


Graham, Rev. Robert


287


Grange, the


Granite


476


Gravenrod, Susanna.


181


Greaton, Rev. Joseph.


203


Hlaek, Ana, and others naturalized 71


Hackett, Rev. Walter 218. 219


Hall family. 480 to 485


Hamilton, Patrick 355, 370


Hamilton, Rev. John 272, 444


Ilappy Harbor 259


Hartshorne family 531


Hartshorne, Major John 323


Harts' Meeting-house


418


lassan, Alexander


370


Head of Christiana church.


140. 258


Heath, James


198. 302


Heath, John Panl


198


Henry, Patrick, letter from


340


Ilermen, Anna Margaretta.


36. 105


Hermen, Angustine, 32 ; he and Waldron visit Maryland, 33 ; visits Vir-


ginia, 35 ; his early life, 35 : his family, 36; his map, 37; escapes from New Amsterdam. 37; first will. 37: obtains patent for Bohe- mia Manor, 38 ; acts as peacemaker, 51 ; is naturalized. 71 : his let- ter to Governor Beekman, 72; road from his plantation to New Castle, 76: obtains grant of St. Augustine Manor, 76; he and Jacob Young authorized to treat with the Indians, 99; quarrel about his land, 100 : letter to the council. 101 ; files a caveat, 102; extent of his possessions, 103; invests his son, I'phraim George, with the title of Bohemia Manor, 104; his last will, 104 : inscrip- tion on his monumental stone, 105; place of his sepulcher, 106; codicil to his will. 107


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Hermen, Casparus, settles on St. Augustine Manor, 77; represents New Castle County in Legislature of Pennsylvania, 77; suceeds his brother Ephraim George as lord of Bohemia Manor, 170 ; takes possession of the Manor-house, 171; his wives, 171, 174; his land in Elk Neck and cisewhere, 172; his death, 173; his children, 171, 181 ; commissioner of county. 206


Hermendale. 172


Ilermen, Ephraim Augustine, 172; valuation of his personal estate, 173; his daughters, Mary and Catharine, 174, 189; builds Court- house 247


Hermen, Ephraim George, settles on St. Augustine manor, 77; offices filled by him, 77 ; his wife, 85 ; joins the labadists, 86; deserts his wife, 94; his sad death 94, 181


Hermen, Francina 36, 108


Hermen, Judith 36, 108


Ilėssians' Hole, the 332


Hindman, Rev. Francis. 287


Ilinoyossa, Alexander D', 46; letters from to Philip Calvert, 46, 50; is made governor of all the Dutch possessions on the Delaware, 73 ; sketch of his life 74


Hollingsworth, Henry, 227; sketch of 299, 322, 323, 363


Hollingsworth, Jacob 231, 362, 363, 369


Hollingsworth, Stephen


,232


Hollingsworthı, Zebulon


219, 230, 277, 339, 362, 363


Hopewell M. E. church.


461


Howell, William


217


Lowe, Sir William, Proclamation of.


338


Hudson, Father Thomas. 199


Hudson, Henry 21


Hundreds ..


241, 242


Hyland family 522


Indian Spring 19


Indian James. 4


Indian Weapons and Utensils 5 Ireland, New 115


Iron Hill, Baptist church on, 163, 165, 219 ; why so called, 167; dis- coveries in ore pit on.


168


Iron ore.


475


Irrigation. 291


Jackson, President Andrew 292


Jacobs, Thomas.


226


Jail, at Court-house Point, 248 ; at Charlestown 361


Jamestown 83


Jawert, John. 189, 247


Job Andrew 160, 529


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Johntown 442


Jones, Lewis.


Jones, Rev. Hugh, 202, 213 ; extract of letter from, 211 ; petition of. 215 ; his land in Middle Neck. 216, 218, 221, 267, 437


Jury Oak. 83 Jury, trial by. 2.13


Justices, quarrel of the, 251 ; controversy between 351


Kay, Jehu. 159


Kent County, organization of. 2.16


Kingdom. Rev. John. 200


Kings road.


Kirk, Roger. 232


Knyphansen, General


Labadists, the, establish a community at Wiewerts, 84 ; account of the community on Bohemia Manor. 96 to 99


Lafayette, General, 341 ; letters from, 342, 505; expedition to Chesa -


peake Bay, 341 ; at Head of Elk, 343; at Brick Meeting-house ... 341 Latrobe, Benjamin H 384


Latta, Rev. Jolın E.


Lawson, John, courts and marries Mary Hermen, 174, 176; his will. 172, 180


Lawson, Peter.


176, 177. 178, 180. 185


Lawyers. 252


Leslie family.


520


Lewis, Rev. John


203


Line stones, . 311, 313


Loekwood, Edward W 259


Long bullets .1111


Lottery,


281. 288


Magraw, Rev. James 242


Magraw, Samuel M 253


Mahaffey, Hugh 284


Manhattan River. 21


Manners, Rev. Matthias 203


Mansell, Rev. Thomas. 195. 197. 199


Marechal, Rev. Ambrose. 201


Maryland Canal (see Susquehanna Canal) 376


Maryland, Charter of, 13; preamble to.


13 and 14


Mason and Dixons line. 140, 152


Mason and Dixon, 308 ; land at Philadelphia, 309 ; first entries in their


journal, 309; run the tangent line, 311 ; run the due north line, 312 ; finish the west line. 314


Massawomekes


3


...


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Mauldin family 510 Mauldin's Mountain. 223


McDowell, Rev. James 284 McCrery, Rev. John. 288, 293


Methodist Protestant churches. 462


Method of making Darts. 6


Mey, Cornelius Jacobson 21


Meyer, Peter, 42 ; is naturalized 54


Mills, number of. 403


Minquas. 3,48


Minuit, Peter.


23


Mitehell family, 495 ; Colonel Geo. Edward Mitchell


497


Moll, John, sketch of.


94


Morris, Robert, letter from


341


Mosley, Rev. Joseph, 203; his Journal 204


Mount Welcome. 480


Mud Sills. 431


Neals, Captain James, 52; his commission 53


New Amstel, 26; changed to New Castle 74


New Munster, certificate of survey of, 133; extent of. 134, 298


Newspapers in County, history of 464 to 472


North East River 2


North Elk Parish, 217 ; taxables in. 219, 222


North Sassafras Parisli, 207 ; articles belonging to vestry of, 208 ; first church in, 208 ; taxables in.


209, 212


Nottingham Academy. 278, 283


Nottingham, 145 ; warrant of survey of, 147; draught of. 149


Nottingham Meeting-house.


152


Nottingham Monthly Meeting


154


Nottingham Presbyterian church, 155 ; name changed to Ephesus, 155; changed to Kirkwood, 155; disruption of, 277; church building. 281


Nottingham Township. 146


Nowell, William. 144


Odber, Captain John, 48; instructions to, 49, is charged with cowar- (lice 59


Oldfield, George 119, 129, 144


Oldham, Colonel Edward 184 Old Man's Path


Old Neddy. 335


Old Simon. 224


Onion, Stephen 233


Oppoquermine River. 40


Ordinaries 242


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Packets, line of, between Baltimore and Philadelphia. 405


Palmer's Island (now Watson's). 7. 15, 145


Paper mills. 476


Parker, Edward. 322, 324


Passayontke Indians 3


Pauper, bill for burying


Peddler's Run. 270


Pencader Presbyterian church. 165


Pennington's Point. 259


Peregrine's Mount.


Perry Point. 132


Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. 428, 429


Pilgrims of Maryland.


Pinna, King of Picthanomieta, 55; makes treaty with Council of Maryland at Appoquinimink 57


Poppemetto. 4, 154


Port Deposit, first so ealled, 394 : bridge company, 395 ; first bridge ... 397 Port Ilermen 173


Porter, Stephen, 357; stabs Thomas Dunn, 358; valuation of his property, 358; his trial 359


Pot House. 090)


Presbyterians, manners and customs of. 290; emigration of. 291


Priest's mill.


Principio Iron Company.


4, 231, 235


Prise Houses


198


Prison, order respecting.


Protestant Revolution, 142


Publication of freight. 191


Pulton, Father Thomas


Quakers of Nottingham. 318


Quakers on the Sassafras River 90


Ramsay, Colonel Nathaniel. 321, 370; sketch of


Ramsay, Dr. David. 293


Randel, John, Jr., 389 ; sketch of. 391


Rangers 190


Redemptioners. 0:0. 295


Reese, Rev. Joshna 153


Reservoir.


Ricketts, Palmer ('.


Riots. 131


Roads.


Roberts, John.


Rock church. 141, 283; petition of trustees of. 255


Rock Run.


Ross, Rev. Walter. 21%


X


Rousby, Christopher. 123


Rudulph family. 513


Rudulph, Michael, letter of. 516


Rumsey, Charles. 242 Rumsey family 508


Rumsey's (James) steamboat 375


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Ryddarks, Reese. 164


Sand Hook 45, 51


Sassafrax Hundred. 207


Seoteh Irish, origin of .138, 154


Sculptured Rocks. 6


Seneca Point.


268, 355, 361


Seven Mountains 29


Sewell, Rev. Richard 209


Shannon River 115


Shawnah.


4


Simcoe, George. 27


Slaves.


193


Sluyter and Danckers, their journal, 85; they visit New Castle, 86 : visit Angustine Hermen, 88 ; their account of the Water-fowl, 89 ; purchase the Labidie Track. 93


Smith, John. 1,224, 225


Smith's mill. 225


Society. 137 Society of Jesus. 195, 196 Soul-drivers 236


South River. 22, 193


South Sassafras Parish.


207, 208, 211


Spesutia Island.


28, 40, 42, 327


St. Augustine church.


213, 332


St. Augustine creek


200


St. Augustine Manor


76, 77, 108, 187


Star-gazers' Stone.


310


Statistical tables. 479


Steamboat, first, on Elk River 424 Steel, Rev. James


280


St. John's Manor ..


210


Stillman, John Hans


48, 225


St. Mark's chapel 458


Stockett, Lewis, commissioned Colonel 65


Stuyvesant, Peter. 25, 32


Susquehannocks, 3, 5, 16 ; treaty with, 17, 28, 45, 48, 61, 62, 66, 67 ; fort at Turkey Hill 69


Susquesahanough, state of. 18


Rutten, Garrett, letter to Mr. Wright.


xi


Susquehanna Canal, early history of, 376 to 378 ; 393, 397 ; later his- tory of ... 397 to 400


Susquehanna Ferry. 238


Susquehanna Manor, boundaries of. 112; change in boundary of .. 115


Susquehanna Point .. 51


Susquehanna Upper Ferry. 239


Swanendale.


Swedestown 225


Talbot, Dick 110


Talbot. George, 110; obtains a grant of Susquehanna Manor, 111; ob- tains a patent for Belleconnell, 116 ; visits Philadelphia, 116; runs boundary line, 117 ; presides over Cecil County Court, 117 ; makes a raid on settlers East of Iron Hill, 120 ; builds a fort near Chris- tiana Bridge, 121 ; murders Rousby, 125; is imprisoned in Vir- ginia, 125 ; escapes and returns to Susquehanna Manor, 127 : his cave, 128 ; surrenders and is taken to Virginia and tried, 130 ; his deed to Jacob Young, 130 ; his death, 132 ; his falcons, 418


Taylor. Isaac. 297


Tea and Coffee, introduction of. 269


Telegraphing, first attempts at. 129


" The Lay of the Scottish Fiddle," extract from


418


Thomas, Philip. 10


Thompsontown. 102, 106


Three Bohemia Sisters. The


Trans-peninsular Line. 305


Transtown. 225


" Treeket the Loop" 38%


Trimble, Joseph


158, 531


Trinity church.


458


Trump, Michael 337


4


Tockwoghs, 3; their Fort


Towns, first efforts to build. 253 to 256


Tyson, Levi. 417


Underground Railroad 238


Union Line. 406, 425


Upper West Nottingham elmrch 282


Urmston, Rev. John


212


l'tie, George ... .30, 68


Utie, Nathaniel, 28 : sketch of.


29, 31. 34. 45, 64


Van Bibber, Dr. W. C.


Van Bibber's Forest. 18%


Van Bibber, Henry 188


Van Bibber, Isaac. 188


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Van Bibber, James 250


Van Bibber, Matthias. 186, 211, 216, 236, 247, 248, 250


Van Bibber, Thomas E. 188


Van Burkelow, Abel 181, 252


Van Burkelow creek. 182


Van Burkelow, Hermen 182


Van Naas, Abraham. 51


Veazey, Colonel T. W., defense of Fredericktown. 421


Veazey, Major Jolın. 215


Veazey, Jolm, Jr. 319, 321, 323, 326


Wallace, David. 286


Ward, Henry, obtains tobacco fraudently.


Ward's Hill 302


Warwick


196, 198


Watson, John 303, 308


Watson, Joseph 333


Welsh Tract, 160; reasons for granting it, 161 ; metes and bounds of .. 161


Wetherspoon, David


215


Whitefield, Rev. George, visits Bohemia Manor, 276; preaches at North East and Nottingham 276


Wildcat Swamp.


162


Wild Stock. 189


Willowbyes River.


2


Wilmer, Edward Pryce


216


Wilson, Rev. John 382


Wolves.


192


Wright, Francis, 62; letter from him and others respecting captive Indian 63


Wright, Rev. Richard. 439


Wroth Family. 243


Wye, Rev. William 219, 220


Yeo, Rev. John. 206


Yorkson, York. 144


Young, Jacob, account of him 80, 130


Xaverus, Saint 195, 198, 200


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