USA > Maryland > Cecil County > 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
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45
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
vi
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
vii
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
...
viii
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
ix
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
48
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
xii
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
70
-
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 0 014 369 305 3
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.