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I don’t know if this is the same family line (It is not the same web page. That one was different in looks.) I remember from a few years ago when Brenda Sampsel and I were tinkering with a connection, but this one works. It shows the family in Sussex County, DE and then later in Gibson County, IN.
Techteach
Thanks, Junglegeorge, for this awsome link! Down the page in JG’s link in post #13 is the list of the first settlers in the area. Given the date, Indians were having land deeds by this time so these may be possible leads, would you think? I’ll recopy the link in this post too and include the list so we know we always have it here. Thanks again, Junglegeorge:
http://www.accessible.com/amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware76.htm
The following is excerpted from Accessible Archives:
Joseph Houston, a brother of Robert Houston, Jr., purchased of David Moore, February 5, 1785, one hundred acres, part of “Lane’s Adventure,” which was a Maryland warrant granted to Hinman Wharton, whose sons in 1772 sold to David Moore. Two days later, February 7, 1785, Joseph Houston purchased two hundred acres of land adjoining, also on the south side of Indian River, within a half mile of Dagsborough Town. This land was bought of Nehemiah Tunnell, who received it by will from his father, William Tunnell.
The original homestead of the Houstons has been in possession of the family from its purchase in 1754. The Burtons who were early residents in Dagsborough Hundred, will be found mentioned in Indian River where they first settled.
It is impossible to follow the numerous families who were early settlers in the hundred, but the following list of taxables made in the year 1785, shows clearly who were residents of the hundred at that time, but it should be born in mind that the Cypress Swamps, in the south part of the hundred, now in Gumborough, were part of the territory but were very sparely settled.
Aydelott, Isaac.
Anderson, Jesse.
Burton, Jacob.
Brookfield, Uriah.
Betts, Jonathan.
Bothims, Joseph.
Butcher, Robert.
Bivens, Widow.
Burton, Woolsey.
Brookfield, Azariah.
Barns, George.
Burton, Wm.
Cottingham, Elisha.
Cade, Thomas.
Cordery, Jacob.
Cottingham, Wm.
Chamberlain, James.
Carey, Solomon.
Carey, Ebenezer.
Collins, Elijah.
Collins, Eli.
Carey, Elijah.
Danby, John.
Dingle, Dr. Edward.
Dagworthy, Gen. John.
Day, Anguish.
Derrickson, Joseph.
Dingle, Wm.
Daugherty, Benjamin.
Daughters, Thomas.
Derrickson, Benjamin.
Derrickson, Wm.
Derrickson, John.
Evans, John.
Evans, Walter.
Evans, Wm.
Evans, Joshua.
Ellingsworth, Robert.
Ellingsworth, Richard.
Ellingsworth, Brotherer.
Evans, Caleb.
Fuller, John.
Freeman, Michael.
Forgue, Michael.
Gibbons, John.
Girlle, Wm.
Hull, Wm.
Hudson, Thomas.
Hopkins, Wm.
Hopkins, Robert.
Hopkins, George.
Hewitt, Wm.
Houston, Robert.
Houston, Joseph.
Howell, John.
Horner, George.
Hutchinson, Archibald.
Johnson, John.
Johnson, Benjamin.
Ingram, Robert.
Jacobs, Abraham.
Jefferson, Job.
Jones, Martha.
Ingram, Job.
Johnson, Bartholomew.
Jones, Thomas.
Jones, Ebenezer.
Ingram, Jacob.
Jefferson, Elihu.
Jones, Wingate.
Ingman, Joshua.
Jefferson, Widow.
Johnson, Bat.
Kinney, Saunders.
Kollock, Simeon.
Kellum, Thomas.
Kellum, Jesse.
Kellum, Wm.
Layton, John.
Layton, Eli.
Lockwood, Benjamin.
Lockwood, Samuel.
Long, David.
Lockwood, Armwell.
Long, John.
Long, David.
Long, Armwell.
Mars, Ezekiel.
Mosely, John.
Morris, Bevins.
Morris, Lacy.
Messick, George.
Marvel, Thomas.
Marvel, David.
Morris, Wm.
Maxfield, Nimrod.
Mills, Jonathan.
Morris, John.
Moore, David.
Mitchell, Wm.
Mitchell, George.
Moore, Wm.
Marvel, Philip.
Morris, Robert.
Morris, Joshua.
Messick, Benjamin.
Messick, Minors.
Marvel, Robert.
Moore, Isaac.
Messick, Isaac.
Nicholson, John.
Nettingham, Jonathan.
Newbold, Margaret.
Newbold, Wm.
Newton, Wm.
Odwell, Wm.
Prettyman, Robert.
Prettyman, Thomas.
Prettyman, Joseph.
Prettyman, George.
Philips, Ebenezer.
Philips, John.
Parsons, Robert.
Philips, Benj.
Piper, Joseph.
Powell, Wm.
Potter, David.
Powell, Levi.
Potter, Nehemiah.
Potter, James.
Rodger, John.
Russell, Wm.
Rowan, Thomas.
Robertson, Joseph.
Rodney, Wm.
Ratten, Josiah.
Robinson, Joshua.
Short, Jacob.
Short, Philip.
Schofield, Widow Ann.
Sockam, Widow.
Sockam, James.
Sharp, Wm.
Salmon, Wm.
Short, Jacob.
Short, Samuel.
Starr, Jacob.
Short, Edward.
Short, Elizabeth.
Scudder, Enoch.
Salmon, Benj.
Tindle, John.
Tharp, John.
Thoroughgood, John.
Thoroughgood, Miller.
Thompson, Wm.
Thompson, James.
Tall, Richard.
Tingle, Wm.
Tingle, John.
Tingle, Caleb.
Thoroughgood, Wm.
Thompson, Smith.
Veazy, Chas.
Veazy, Zadock.
Walker, John.
Waples, Elihu.
Watson, Peter.
Waples, Mary.
Waples, Elizabeth.
Waples, Paul.
Waples, Peter.
Waples, Wm.
Willy, Thomas.
Wharton, Elizabeth.
Wharton, Winman.
Watson, Smithers.
Wingate, John.
Wharton, George.
West, Thomas.
West, Robert.
West, John.
Waples, Wm.
Gray, Wazeheat.
Jacob, Jonathan.
Robinson, Joshua.
Thoroughgood, Paul.
Gosler, Job.
Jefferson, John.
Schofield, Wm.
Salmon, Aydelot.
Weathers, Isaac.
Rowls, Samuel.
Marvil, Thomas.
Morris, Joseph.
Pepper, John.
Wharton, Wrixham.
Amos, John.
Prettyman, Wm.
Baylis, James.
Lacy, Collins.
Jones, Zachariah.
Rawlins, Charles.
Parsons, Robert.
Oops, I see another of my surnames here. Not only do I see Houston and Potter, but my Potter married a Horner. She is listed as having been born in Princess Anne, MD, only 40 miles away from Dagsboro. Interesting. I am not entirely sure of the route that they took to get to Iowa though. There were Potters in Licking County with the rest, but I am not sure if they were mine.
Oh, and I also have Mitchells, not in my direct line, but connected to the line.
Techteach
I believe this George Horner is one of the 2 Georges in my son’s paternal grandmother’s tree. There is a post somewhere on this forum that says William Horner had a Saponi living in his household. When I get it scanned I’ll post a picture of Margaret.
George Horner b.1726 Maryland
William Horner m. Elizabeth Allred
George Horner m. Jemima Russell
Spencer Horner
Dr. John Turner Horner
Martha Isabell Horner m. 1 George Wilson 2
Isadora Quami Wilson m.William Smith
Herbert Smith m. Amy Clements
Margaret Isabell Smith [my mother-in- law]
I do not know the parents of my Rachel Horner. Here’s what I collected from some family member:
William Potter b. 28 Aug 1767 Baltimore city
Maryland married abt 1792 to Racheal Horner
b. 28 Apr 1777 Queenstown, Queen Annes co,
Maryland. William Potter died 24 Jun 1853
Hickory Grove Cemetery, Emeline, Jackson co.
Iowa. Racheal Horner-Potter,died 24 Oct 1865
same as husband.
Children:
1)Nathan Potter b.29 Oct 1795 Baltimore, MD,
d. 3 Aug 1879 Jones co.,IA. Married 1) Fanny
Duel on 27 nov 1821, Licking co., OH 2)
Elspy Gilmore
2)Susannah Potter b.20 Nov 1798 Baltimore, MD
married Hyatt Willison 8 DEC 1818 Licking co,
OH.
3)Luke Potter b.28 April 1802 Fairfax co. VA
d. 30 Oct 1859 Jackson co.,IA. Married
Jane Sinkey 12 DEC 1821 Licking co., OH.
b,1804 d.15 Apr 1858
Daughter of William Sinkey 1750-1840 &
Mary McCartney
4)William Potter b. 1804 Fairfax co.,VA
d.1858 Jones co.,IA. Married 21 Aug 1827 Licking co.,OH 1) Eliza Dewel b.1804 NY d. 1832. 2) widow Mrs. Julia Dewel d. 1876.
5)Rachel Potter b.15 Nov 1808 Fairfax co.,VA
Married George S. Duel d. 7 Dec 1861
on 23 DEC 1825 Licking co,OH
6)Nicolas Potter b.2 FEB 1815 Licking co.,OH
7)Benjamin Potter b.7 DEC 1818 Licking co.,OH
8) Nancy Potter b.27 Jun 1822 Licking co.,OH
Per a introduction in the book of poems
written by George Duel,grandson to William
& Racheal Horner-Potter, titled
“Armeggedon” published 1905,
William Potter’s father was also a William
Potter, he came from England as a young man
married a English girl (Ruth Nancy Davis)
and both died of the plague in Baltimore Maryland in 1780.
William Potter b. 1767 appears to have two
older brothers. 1) b. 1763 and 2) b.1765.
their names have not been discovered.
William Potter, joined the 10th Virginia
Regiment as a private.He was 13yrs old in
1780 when he joined Lt. Nathan Lamm’s
company a foot.
Techteach
Spencer Horner m. Permelia Turner
Dr. John Turner Horner m. Susannah Boen
I have dates & locations for all these, Horners are well documented.
techteach, I appreciate your sharing that.
Aydelott, Isaac. Marvel, Philip. Anderson, Jesse. Morris, Robert. Burton, Jacob. Morris, Joshua. Brookfield, Uriah. Messick, Benjamin. Betts, Jonathan. Messick, Minors. Bothims, Joseph. Marvel, Robert. Butcher, Robert. Moore, Isaac. Bivens, Widow. Messick, Isaac. Burton, Woolsey. Nicholson, John. Brookfield, Azariah. Nettingham, Jonathan. Barns, George. Newbold, Margaret. Burton, Wm. Newbold, Wm. Cottingham, Elisha. Newton, Wm. Cade, Thomas. Odwell, Wm. Cordery, Jacob. Prettyman, Robert. Cottingham, Wm. Prettyman, Thomas. Chamberlain, James. Prettyman, Joseph. Carey, Solomon. Prettyman, George. Carey, Ebenezer. Philips, Ebenezer. Collins, Elijah. Philips, John. Collins, Eli. Parsons, Robert. Carey, Elijah. Philips, Benj. Danby, John. Piper, Joseph. Dingle, Dr. Edward. Powell, Wm. Dagworthy, Gen. John. Potter, David. Day, Anguish. Powell, Levi. Derrickson, Joseph. Potter, Nehemiah. Dingle, Wm. Potter, James. John Walker is on there. His name appears repeatedly on many tribal roles. So that is at least one native american.
Also, due to the fact the land previously belonged to the Queen of a tribe, I would assume those living there would be her people as a temporary majority. The wonderful, generous granting us of our own land was always temporary wasn’t it? The real question is how fast did her people have to clear out of there. Since many of those names also appeear on the reservation census roles I’ve read, I would assume it was within one or two generations of that time.
I also highly suspect that Lord Baltimore’s challenge was the beginning of the end of it as Blackfoot Town, and the natives by then must have known the process they were being put thru and the game being run on them, so may have left early for safer grounds. I know if I had a family there in those conditions I would have vacated them ASAP, most likely thru the Cumberland Gap area or up into PA. That would also explain the seemingly slow procession to Kansas.
I know the first man claiming to be a Portch in my line was born in 1818 and the only record I have found of him is within 2 yrs of settlers arriving and the land deeds deal at the Kickapoo reservation in Brown Co Kansas.
His grandson later showed up according to family lore from Wyoming ‘or someplace Im not exactly sure’ is what gma said tonite.
(maybe he passed thru Wyoming, but I suspect most of the time he was on that reservation learning english and getting his methodist credentials from the methodist mission there. I know he did not come from Basque country as a methodist missionary as was his claim, there weren’t any over there in Spain, just catholics were allowed in that region. In his view he was probably walking directly into the lions teeth and the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the respected Chief out there and probably expected to see some major changes in his lifetime. I guess the Great Spirit does things on His timetable not ours.)
I forgot to mention that is the Portch who first showed back up in the Va/DC area as a methodist preacher in a prominent methodist church in DC. He claimed to be Basque. He was a tall strong man, prominent nose, had very dark reddish skin and looked indian, as did his children, one of whom is my grandfather.
His name shows up on census records in Brown Co Kansas when there was only the Kickapoo reservation there. His gfather and gmother’s name match names I have heard from the family, and they show a bd of 1818 and are in those same census in Brown Co kansas. Reports from those sent by the president to investigate the area state that they ‘found no white settlers at that time.’ They place the dates of the first settlers in Brown Co around 1859-1861.
The roles on ancestry.com of indian reservations have quite a large number of Walkers, Myers, and Hunters listed, in various states (inlcuding Wyoming, Oklaholma, Arkansas, etc), with similar bd years and names matching my relatives reports. Looks to me like the same families wandering around, perhaps in hopes of a land grant, or people just commonly assuming those english names.
It looks like my ggrandmother Hazel Myers, who married Norman Walker and appears on the same reservation census, was born (listed as 1 yr old) on one in Wyoming which matches the birth date yrs my gma gave me last night for both of them. Looks like they must have moved back east sometime soon after that as their names stop appearing after being listed repeatedly annually right up until then.
Here is a list of the Walker and Myers names I have so far in my family, maybe you can find a match.
Norman and Audley Walker, Malinda Walker, Ada Walker, David Walker, Mabel Walker, Charles Walker, Rice Walker, Helen Walker
Wilbert Ross Myers, Mary Hunter, marrried and became Mary Hunter Myers(this couple m gma relates as many times telling her her ggrandma was an indian squaw), thier children, Hazel, Erma, Edna, Amos, Wilbert, William, Louis(e)?, Emery -all Myers
either Charles or Rice Walker married Lily Bell Schaffer
i will find a link to a couple of those reservation census reports and post it for you, just enter your various names and see who pops up. I was shocked to see my realtives living on a reservation that I have seen with my eyes in Va, in their early childhoods it seems passing from reservation to reservation.
Thx to the other poster who linked this site for your help.
I posted it with those links so you can see these families did not settle in one place for long in those times. They were natives still living their native ways and still looking for the ‘happy hunting grounds’ many are still seeking.
I found my mother’s father’s line listed in those same reports, Mary Louise Chamberlain, my gfather’s John Henry Chamberlain’s much older sister who raised him due to their parents dying of old age, appears in a South Dakota census report as a 1-4 yr old baby. Obviously she left the reservation as a small child or the list would have continued until she was older. A Henry Chamberlain appears in a Montana census.
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