Fnu Evans1
F, #5041, b. after 1748
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 275.
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Benjamin Evans1
M, #5042, b. after 1755, d. before 4 November 1786
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 275.
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Eliza A. Derrickson1,2
F, #5043, b. 1798, d. 9 August 1834
Birth* | Eliza was born in 1798 in New Castle Co., Delaware, d/o Jedediah Derrickson & Mary Borden.3,4 |
Marriage* | She married Jacob Vandegrift Jr., son of Jacob Vandegrift and Jane McWhorter, on 10 December 1828 in Virginia. King says they apparently had no children.5,1,2 |
Census1830 | Eliza is probably the female age 20 to 29 listed in the household of her husband, Jacob Vandegrift Jr., in the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.6 |
Death* | Eliza died on 9 August 1834 in New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Burial* | She was buried at Saint Georges Cemetery in Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.4 |
Citations
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Jacob Vandegrift (1797-1869), Memorial no. 7745239.
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1413.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 25 January 2023), entry for Jedediah Derrickson.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Eliza Derrickson Vandegrift (1798-1834), Memorial no. 87802141.
- [S3399] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1508/ : accessed 25 January 2023), entry for Jacob Vandegrift & Eliza A Derrickson.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 87, line 3, Jacob Vandegrift Jr. household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 23 January 2023); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
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Elias W. Walraven1
M, #5044, b. circa 1753, d. 4 December 1803
Birth* | Elias was born circa 1753. Elias' parents may have been John & Susannah Walraven of Appoquinimink Hundred. Delaware Wills shows a will for John Walraven, written 13 Sep 1764, probated 7 Dec 1764. In it he names wife, Susannah, daughters Susannah, Margret, and Rachel Truax, sons John, Elias, and William. His wife and daughter Margret were named executors.2,1 |
Marriage* | He married Lydia Aspril before 31 December 1796.3 |
Census1800* | Elias W. appeared on the 1800 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 20101-1031 as 45+ yo Elias Waharan (Walraven.)4 |
Death* | Elias died on 4 December 1803.1 |
Burial* | He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Surname spelled Walraven on his headstone. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.5,6 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1497, 1499.
- [S162] Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware, abstractors and compilers, A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (1911; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969), 61.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 2; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S1056] 1800 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 251, image 5 of 8, line 3, Elias Waharan (Walraven) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M32, roll 4.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1499.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Elias Walraven (1753-1803), Memorial no. 60649248.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 30.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1500.
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William E. Perry1,2
M, #5045, d. 3 April 1837
Marriage* | He married Mary Walraven, daughter of Elias W. Walraven and Lydia Aspril, on 28 January 1833 in Delaware. Three issue per King: John C., Mary E., and Francis Theodor Perry.3,4,1 |
Death* | William died on 3 April 1837 in Delaware.5,2 |
Burial* | He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.2 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1499.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for William E. Perry (unk-1847), Memorial no. 60649515.
- [S3399] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1508/ : accessed 12 November 2022), entry for William E Perry & Mary Vandegrift.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 31; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 44.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 33.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for John C. Perry (1834-1854), Memorial no. 60649556.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Joseph Walraven1
M, #5046, b. 20 August 1799, d. 15 September 1883
Birth* | Joseph, son of Elias W. Walraven and Lydia Aspril, was born on 20 August 1799 in Delaware. King provides alternate date of 22 July 1800. His headstone reads 1800.2,1,3,4 |
Census1800 | Joseph is probably one of the two males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Elias W. Walraven, in the 1800 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5 |
Marriage* | His first marriage was to Martha Burchard on 20 March 1823. Five issue: Elizabeth Jane, Margaret Ann, Elias, Joseph II, and David Waleravin.6,1 |
Marr-Bond | Joseph Walraven and Sarah Ann Murch posted a marriage bond on 11 March 1833 at New Castle Co., Delaware.7 |
Marriage* | His second marriage was to Sarah Ann Murch on 13 March 1833. Nine issue: James, Lydia Ann, Mary Jane, Martha Ellen, Sarah Ann, Susan Frances, John, William, and Margaret Waleravin.6,8 |
Census1850* | Joseph and Sarah appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd Election Dist., Kent Co., Maryland, enumerated 3 August 1850, as 52 yo farmer Joseph & 44 yo Sarah Walraven. Their children Elias, Joseph, Lydia Ann, Mary Jane, Martha Ellen, Susan Frances, Sarah Ann, John, William and Margaret were listed as living with them.4 |
Census1860 | Joseph and Sarah appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Dist. 2, Kent Co., Maryland, enumerated 12 July 1860, as 60 yo farmer Joseph & 54 yo Sarah A Walraven. Their children James C., Martha Ellen, Sarah Ann, John, William and Margaret were listed as living with them, as well as one farm laborer.9 |
Census1870 | Joseph appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Dist. 4, Kent Co., Maryland, as 70 yo Joseph Walraven in the household of his son and daughter-in-law John Walraven and Mary Bacon; as 24 yo farmer John & 23 yo Mary Walraven.10 |
Census1880 | Joseph appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland, as 79 yo boarder father-in-law Jos Walraven in the household of James E. Murch and Sarah Ann Walraven; as 36 yo carpenter J E & 36 yo wife Sarah A Mirch.11 |
Death* | Joseph died on 15 September 1883 at age 84, aged 83y 25d.12,1 |
Burial* | He was buried at Chester Cemetery in Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland. Joint headstone photo with 2nd wife Sarah available at Find A Grave.3 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1499.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 30; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Joseph Walraven (1800-1883), Memorial no. 175279717.
- [S1456] 1850 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 245A, image 496, lines 26-37, Joseph Walraven household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 294.
- [S1056] 1800 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 251, image 5 of 8, line 3, Elias Waharan (Walraven) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M32, roll 4.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 31.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 203, 1833: entry for Joseph Walraven & Sarah Murch; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1499-1500.
- [S1458] 1860 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 893, family 453, lines 16-24, Joseph Walraven household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 477.
- [S3458] 1870 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 150A, dwelling 236, line 3, John Walraven household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 590.
- [S1444] 1880 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 127B, ED 52, dwelling 291, line 47, J E Mirch household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 512.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 52.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1500.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Martha Burchard1
F, #5047, b. circa 1800, d. circa 1832
Birth* | Martha was born circa 1800, d/o David & Elizabeth Burchard. Date is a guesstimate.2 |
Marriage* | She married Joseph Walraven, son of Elias W. Walraven and Lydia Aspril, on 20 March 1823. Five issue: Elizabeth Jane, Margaret Ann, Elias, Joseph II, and David Waleravin.2,1 |
Death* | Martha died circa 1832. King says straight 1832, Vandegrift 'about 1832'.3,1 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1499.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 31; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 51.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1500.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Sarah Ann Murch1
F, #5048, b. 18 January 1806, d. 1899
Birth* | Sarah was born on 18 January 1806 in Delaware.1,2 |
Marr-Bond | Sarah Ann Murch and Joseph Walraven posted a marriage bond on 11 March 1833 at New Castle Co., Delaware.3 |
Marriage* | She married Joseph Walraven, son of Elias W. Walraven and Lydia Aspril, on 13 March 1833. Nine issue: James, Lydia Ann, Mary Jane, Martha Ellen, Sarah Ann, Susan Frances, John, William, and Margaret Waleravin.4,1 |
Census1850* | Sarah and Joseph appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of 2nd Election Dist., Kent Co., Maryland, enumerated 3 August 1850, as 52 yo farmer Joseph & 44 yo Sarah Walraven. Their children Elias, Joseph, Lydia Ann, Mary Jane, Martha Ellen, Susan Frances, Sarah Ann, John, William and Margaret were listed as living with them.2 |
Census1860 | Sarah and Joseph appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Dist. 2, Kent Co., Maryland, enumerated 12 July 1860, as 60 yo farmer Joseph & 54 yo Sarah A Walraven. Their children James C., Martha Ellen, Sarah Ann, John, William and Margaret were listed as living with them, as well as one farm laborer.5 |
Census1870 | Sarah appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Dist. 4, Kent Co., Maryland, as 67 yo Sarah Walraven in the household of her son and daughter-in-law John Walraven and Mary Bacon; as 24 yo farmer John & 23 yo Mary Walraven.6 |
Census1880 | Sarah appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland, as 74 yo boarder mother-in-law Sarah Walraven in the household of James E. Murch and Sarah Ann Walraven; as 36 yo carpenter J E & 36 yo wife Sarah A Mirch.7 |
Death* | Sarah died in 1899.8 |
Burial* | She was buried at Chester Cemetery in Chestertown, Kent Co., Maryland. Joint headstone photo husband Joseph is available at Find A Grave.8 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1499-1500.
- [S1456] 1850 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 245A, image 496, lines 26-37, Joseph Walraven household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 294.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 203, 1833: entry for Joseph Walraven & Sarah Murch; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 31; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S1458] 1860 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 893, family 453, lines 16-24, Joseph Walraven household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 477.
- [S3458] 1870 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 150A, dwelling 236, line 3, John Walraven household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 590.
- [S1444] 1880 U.S. census, Kent County, Maryland, p. 127B, ED 52, dwelling 291, line 47, J E Mirch household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 12 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 512.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Sarah Walraven (1806-1899), Memorial no. 175279718.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1500.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Margaret "Peggy" Walraven1
F, #5049, b. 16 February 1803, d. 29 April 1883
Birth* | Margaret, daughter of Elias W. Walraven and Lydia Aspril, was born on 16 February 1803 in Delaware.3,2 |
Marr-Bond | Margaret "Peggy" Walraven and Purnell Jefferson posted a marriage bond on 20 March 1821 at New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Marriage* | She married Purnell Jefferson circa March 1821.4,1,5 |
Census1830 | Margaret is probably the female age 20 to 29 listed in the household of her husband, Purnell Jefferson, in the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.6 |
Census1840 | Margaret is probably the female age 30 to 39 listed in the household of her husband, Purnell Jefferson, in the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.7 |
Census1850* | Margaret and Purnell appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 29 July 1850, as 58 yo farmer Purnel & 47 yo Margaret Jefferson (indexed Lefferson). Their children Joshua, Mary Ann, Lydia, Purnell, Eunice and Elizabeth "Lizzie" were listed as living with them, as well as one laborer.8 |
Census1870* | Margaret appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Div. 9, Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 2 June 1870, as 67 yo Margeret Jefferson. Her children Joshua, Mary Ann, Purnell, Eunice and Elizabeth "Lizzie" were listed as living with her. Also in the home was Mary Ann's 16 yo daughter Imogene Aspril and two farm laborers.3 |
Census1880 | Margaret appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 14 June 1880, as 77 yo Margaret Jefferson. Her children Eunice, Elizabeth "Lizzie" and Joshua were listed as living with her. Also in the home was 16 yo Imogene Aspril, perhaps Mary Ann's daughter, and two farm laborers.9 |
Death* | Margaret died on 29 April 1883 in Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 80. Her death announcement in Smyrna Times says 28 Apr but her headstone reads 29 Apr.5,10 |
Burial* | She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.5,1 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1500.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 30; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S55] 1870 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 737A, dwelling 17, line 29, Margeret Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 120.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 150, 1821: entry for Purnal Jefferson & Margaret Walraven; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Margaret Jefferson (1803-1883), Memorial no. 112937866.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 87, line 9, Purnel Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
- [S1457] 1840 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 302, Turnal (Purnal) Perry household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 33.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 202A, dwelling 238, line 13, Purnel Lefferson (as indexed) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S57] 1880 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 303D, ED 28, dwelling 267, line 10, Margaret Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 120.
- [S699] "Deaths Jefferson," Smyrna Times (Smyrna, Delaware), 09 May 1883, p. 2, col. 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 09 May 1883).
- [S751] Find A Grave, Purnel Jefferson & Margaret Walraven in entry for Mary A Aspril (1826-1876), Memorial no. 112903200.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1502.
- [S751] Find A Grave, Purnell & Margaret Jefferson in entry for Eunice Jefferson (1837-1909), Memorial no. 112937741.
- [S941] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Death Records, 1811-1933 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1674/ : accessed 19 November 2022), Purnall Jefferson & Margaret Walraven in entry for Elizabeth Jefferson.
- [S751] Find A Grave, Purnell & Margaret Jefferson in entry for Elizabeth Jefferson (1840-1932), Memorial no. 112937660.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Purnell Jefferson1
M, #5050, b. 17 March 1792, d. 9 May 1851
Birth* | Purnell was born on 17 March 1792 in New Castle Co., Delaware, s/o Joshua and Eunice Jefferson. The ETMS tree at Ancestry claims his name was Purnall Tindall Jefferson but provides no source for the middle name or this specific first name spelling.2,3,1 |
Marr-Bond | Purnell Jefferson and Margaret "Peggy" Walraven posted a marriage bond on 20 March 1821 at New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Marriage* | He married Margaret "Peggy" Walraven, daughter of Elias W. Walraven and Lydia Aspril, circa March 1821.4,1,5 |
Census1830 | Purnell appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 110001-10001 as 30-39 yo Purnel Jefferson. Wife Margaret is the female 20-29 yo, son Joshua the male 5-9 yo, daughter Mary the female <5 yo. The male <5 yo is unknown unless son Purnell was born before the 1830 census, though other sources suggest 1831 is correct.6 |
Census1840* | Purnell appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 011001-210101 as 30-39 yo Turnal (Purnal) Perry. Purnell is one bracket too young as is son Joshua, else a good fit.7 |
Census1850* | Purnell and Margaret appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 29 July 1850, as 58 yo farmer Purnel & 47 yo Margaret Jefferson (indexed Lefferson). Their children Joshua, Mary Ann, Lydia, Purnell, Eunice and Elizabeth "Lizzie" were listed as living with them, as well as one laborer.8 |
Death* | Purnell died on 9 May 1851 in New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 59.2,3 |
Burial* | He was buried at Asbury Cemetery in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware. Find A Grave provides photo of his headstone.3 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1500.
- [S2466] "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1447341 : accessed 19 November 2022), entry for Purnal Jefferson.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 November 2022), entry for Purnel Jefferson (1792-1851), Memorial no. 159750896.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 150, 1821: entry for Purnal Jefferson & Margaret Walraven; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Margaret Jefferson (1803-1883), Memorial no. 112937866.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 87, line 9, Purnel Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
- [S1457] 1840 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 302, Turnal (Purnal) Perry household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 33.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 202A, dwelling 238, line 13, Purnel Lefferson (as indexed) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S751] Find A Grave, Purnel Jefferson & Margaret Walraven in entry for Mary A Aspril (1826-1876), Memorial no. 112903200.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1502.
- [S751] Find A Grave, Purnell & Margaret Jefferson in entry for Eunice Jefferson (1837-1909), Memorial no. 112937741.
- [S941] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Death Records, 1811-1933 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1674/ : accessed 19 November 2022), Purnall Jefferson & Margaret Walraven in entry for Elizabeth Jefferson.
- [S751] Find A Grave, Purnell & Margaret Jefferson in entry for Elizabeth Jefferson (1840-1932), Memorial no. 112937660.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Caroline E. Lightner1
F, #5051, b. circa 1815, d. 14 September 1847
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1502.
- [S1341] "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2523377 : accessed 19 November 2022), entry for David T Aspril & Caroline E Lighter.
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Mary Ann Jefferson1
F, #5052, b. 28 December 1826, d. 5 October 1876
Birth* | Mary, daughter of Purnell Jefferson and Margaret "Peggy" Walraven, was born on 28 December 1826.3,1 |
Census1830 | Mary is probably one of the (an unknown value) females under age 5 listed in the household of her father, Purnell Jefferson, in the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Census1840 | Mary is probably the female age 15 to 19 listed in the household of her father, Purnell Jefferson, in the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5 |
Census1850 | Mary appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her parents, Purnell Jefferson and Margaret "Peggy" Walraven, as 24 yo Mary A Jefferson.6 |
Marriage* | She married David T. Aspril, son of John A. Aspril and Laetitia L. Titermary, on 23 August 1853 at Saint Georges Presbyterian Church in Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware. David and Mary Ann may have had one child, Imogene Aspril. King's date is simply after 14 Sep 1847.7,8 |
Census1870 | Mary appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her mother, Margaret "Peggy" Walraven, as 42 yo widow Marian Aspril.9 |
Death* | Mary died on 5 October 1876 at age 49.3,1 |
Burial* | She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.3 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1502.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 November 2022), Purnel Jefferson & Margaret Walraven in entry for Mary A Aspril (1826-1876), Memorial no. 112903200.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Mary Ann Jefferson Aspril (1826-1876), Memorial no. 112903200.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 87, line 9, Purnel Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
- [S1457] 1840 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 302, Turnal (Purnal) Perry household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 June 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 33.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 202A, dwelling 238, line 13, Purnel Lefferson (as indexed) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S3271] Ancestry.com. US: Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2016. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ : accessed 19 November 2022), entry for David T Aspril & Mary Ann Jefferson.
- [S3399] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1508/ : accessed 19 November 2022), entry for David T Aspril & Mary Ann Jefferson.
- [S55] 1870 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 737A, dwelling 17, line 29, Margeret Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 19 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 120.
- [S3399] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, 2008. David T & Mary L Aspril in entry for William (indexed Milliam) Henry Beacham and Imogene Aspril; vol. 61, p. 58.
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Hannah Todd1,2
F, #5053, d. before 24 February 1801
Birth* | Hannah was born, of Wilmington.1 |
Marr-Bond* | Hannah Todd and Peter King II posted a marriage bond on 19 January 1792 at Delaware City, New Castle Co., Delaware.3,1,2 |
Census1800 | Hannah is probably the female age 26 to 44 listed in the household of her husband, Peter King II, in the 1800 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Death* | Hannah died before 24 February 1801.2 |
Estate-Will | Hannah was named an heir in the will of Peter King II, her husband, dated 30 March 1812 at White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5 |
Citations
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 35, 1791: entry for Peter King & Hannah Todd; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1278-80.
- [S2466] "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1447341 : accessed 02 March 2025), entry for Peter King and Hannah Todd.
- [S1056] 1800 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 257 index, Peter King; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 25 August 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M32, roll 4.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1280-81.
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Susanna Vandegrift1
F, #5054, b. 11 July 1840, d. 12 July 1840
Birth* | Susanna, daughter of Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Janvier, was born on 11 July 1840 in New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware.2,3,1 |
Death* | Susanna died on 12 July 1840 in New Castle, New Castle Co., Delaware.4,3,1 |
Burial* | She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.5,1 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1391.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 19; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 November 2022), entry for Susanna Vandegrift (1840-1840), Memorial no. 111446886.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 28.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Susanna Vandegrift (1840-1840), Memorial no. 111446886.
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Elias W. Vandegrift1
M, #5055, b. 12 October 1815, d. 2 March 1817
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1397.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 32; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
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Ezekiel N. Vandegrift1
M, #5056, b. 21 June 1817, d. 5 March 1824
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1397.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 32; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S1854] 1820 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 123, image 12 of 12, William Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 December 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 4.
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William Martin Vandegrift1,2
M, #5057, b. 22 January 1820, d. 18 August 1869
Birth* | William, son of William Vandegrift and Mary Walraven, was born on 22 January 1820 in Delaware.3,2 |
Census1820 | William is probably one of the two males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, William Vandegrift, in the 1820 Federal Census of Christiana Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Marriage* | He married Mary Ann Cavender on 7 October 1846.5,2 |
Census1850 | William and Mary appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 26 August 1850, as 30 yo farmer William M & 28 yo Mary Vandegrift, as well as five other persons.6 |
Census1860* | William and Mary appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 21 July 1860, as 40 yo farmer William M & 38 yo Mary Vandegrift. Their children William M. and Edwin A. were listed as living with them, as well as four other persons.7 |
Death* | William died on 18 August 1869 at age 49. Find A Grave's year is 1889.8,2,9 |
Burial* | He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.2,9 |
Citations
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 38; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1397.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 32.
- [S1854] 1820 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 123, image 12 of 12, William Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 December 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 4.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 34.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 213a, dwelling 12, line 12, William M Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 December 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 878, dwelling 1204, line 17, William M Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 December 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 45.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for William M. Vandegrift (1820-1889), Memorial no. 60649625.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 35.
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Joseph W. "Squire" Vandegrift1,2
M, #5058, b. 18 March 1822, d. 8 July 1905
Birth* | Joseph, son of William Vandegrift and Mary Walraven, was born on 18 March 1822 in Delaware.3,2 |
Marriage* | He married Clarissa "Clara" Cannon, daughter of John Hyatt Cannon and Lydia Vandegrift, on 11 June 1859 in New Castle Co., Delaware, . Vandegrift & King both say 16 May 1859. DE Marriages says 11 Jun 1859. Likely the earlier date was the bond.4,5,6 |
Census1860 | Joseph and Clarissa appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 5 July 1860, as 36 yo farmer Joseph & 26 yo Clarissa Vandegrift. One servant and one laborer were living with them.7 |
Census1870* | Joseph and Clarissa appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 8 July 1870, as 47 yo farmer Jos W (indexed Jas W) & 35 yo Clara Vandegrift. Their children Harvey Burdett and Horace Leland were listed as living with them, as well as Clara's half-sister Ruth Ann Cannon.8 |
Census1880 | Joseph and Clarissa appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 17 June 1880, as 56 yo justice of the peace Jos W & 38 yo Clara (T?) Vandergrift. Their children Harvey Burdett and Horace Leland were listed as living with them.9 |
Census1900 | Joseph and Clarissa appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Wilmington Ward 4, New Castle Co., Delaware, as boarders 78 yo Joseph W & 63 yo Clara Vandegrift in the household of Harry Bothmase. Their 36 yo son Harvey B Vandegrift was listed with them.10 |
Death* | Joseph died on 8 July 1905 at 1922 York St. in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, at age 83.11,1,12 |
Burial* | He was buried on 12 July 1905 at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. I don't find Joseph at Find A Grave.13,1 |
BioNote* | Biography Note: The newspaper obit in Vandegrift reads in part, Mr. Vandegrift was a native of this State and for a long time lived in St. Georges hundred. He was elected to the Legislature on the Democratic ticket and served one term in that body. He afterward lived in Smyrna and near that town for some years. Moving to Wilmington later, he was appointed a justice of the peace and notary public, which positions he held for seven years.14 |
Citations
- [S1450] "Joseph W. Vandegrift Dead," The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware); digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/).
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1397.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 32; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S3399] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1508/ : accessed 07 November 2022), entry for Joseph W Vandegrift & Clara Cannon.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 34.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1391, 1397.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 817, dwelling 805, line 21, Joseph Vandegraft (as indexed) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 07 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S55] 1870 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 733B, image 355216, dwelling 131, Jos. W. Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 120.
- [S57] 1880 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 368C, ED 14, dwelling 610, line 47, Jos W Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 07 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 119.
- [S61] 1900 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 1, ED 12, family 1, line 1, Harry Bothmase household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 07 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 154.
- [S2465] "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976 : accessed 22 December 2022), entry for Joseph W Vandergrift, cert. no. 15855.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 46.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 46, 47 taped obit.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 47 taped obit.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 36.
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Lewis Vandegrift1
M, #5059, b. 17 June 1825, d. 7 October 1844
Birth* | Lewis, son of William Vandegrift and Mary Walraven, was born on 17 June 1825 in Delaware.2,1 |
Death* | Lewis died on 7 October 1844 at age 19, "Aged 19 years, 3 mo. and 20 days".3,4,1 |
Burial* | He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Find A Grave provides photo of his headstone.4,1 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1398.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 32; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 44.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 December 2022), entry for Lewis Vandegrift (unk-1844), Memorial no. 69254713.
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Ruth Ann Vandegrift1
F, #5060, b. 21 February 1805, d. 5 October 1829
Birth* | Ruth, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift and Lydia Aspril, was born on 21 February 1805 in Delaware.2 |
Census1810 | Ruth is probably one of the three females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1810 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.3 |
Census1820 | Ruth is probably one of the two females age 10 to 15 listed in the household of her father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1820 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.4 |
Marriage* | She married John Hyatt Cannon on 27 September 1826. This is the bond date. Vandegrift calls this John's 2nd marriage. One child, Ruth A. V. Cannon (1829-1888).5,6,1 |
Death* | Ruth died on 5 October 1829 at age 24, apparently from complications of childbirth.6,1 |
Burial* | She was buried at Saint Georges Cemetery in Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware. Tombstone photo available at Find A Grave.7,1 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1390.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 8; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S2475] 1810 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 274, image 3 of 21, line 21, Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M252, roll 4.
- [S1854] 1820 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, image 3 of 12, line 15 , Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 12.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 175, 1826: entry for John H Cannon & Ruth Ann Vandegrift; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 24.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Ruth Ann Vandegrift Cannon (unk-1829), Memorial no. 154799646.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Lydia Vandegrift Cannon (1810-1831), Memorial no. 154799660.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 36.
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John Hyatt Cannon1,2
M, #5061, b. between 1793 and 1794, d. 3 November 1867
Birth* | John was born between 1793 and 1794 in New Castle Co., Delaware.1,2 |
Marriage* | His first marriage was to Lydia Van Hickle before 1 March 1818, date based on birthdate of daughter Hester Ann.2,1,3 |
Census1820 | John Hyatt appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 00001-301 as 26-44 yo John Cannon. Enumerated with him were 16-25 yo wife Lydia and 0-9 yo daughter Hester Ann Cannon. Two females 0-9 are unaccounted for, perhaps additional daughters. The census began 08 Aug 1820 and extended for 13 months.4 |
Marriage* | His second marriage was to Ruth Ann Vandegrift, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift and Lydia Aspril, on 27 September 1826. This is the bond date. Vandegrift calls this John's 2nd marriage. One child, Ruth A. V. Cannon (1829-1888).5,6,2 |
Census1830 | John Hyatt appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 010011-0130001 as 30-29 yo John Cannon. Only daughter Hester and son Isaac fit well. John didn't m3 Lydia until October 1830 so he's without wife in this enumeration. Persons currently unidentified include the 40-49 yo female, the 20-29 yo male, two 10-14 yo females and one 5-9 yo female. Not pretty.7 |
Marr-Bond | John Hyatt Cannon and Lydia Vandegrift posted a marriage bond on 12 October 1830 at New Castle Co., Delaware.8 |
Marriage* | His third marriage was to Lydia Vandegrift, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift and Lydia Aspril, circa 12 October 1830. 3rd wife of John Cannon per Vandegrift.6,9,10 |
Marriage* | His fourth marriage was to Mary Jefferson after 1831. Eight issue if Find A Grave is to be believed: John J., Frances Elizabeth, Susan Matilda, Eunice, Virginia, Charles Carroll, Frank Whitby, and George W. Cannon.11,2 |
Census1840* | John Hyatt appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 0101001-200211-02-01 as 40-49 yo John H Cannon. His wife and five children fit perfectly. Two daughters, Lydia and Ruth Ann only fit in the bracket one too old. Daughter Clarissa doesn't fit at all.12 |
Census1850 | John and Mary appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 31 July 1850, as 53 yo John H & 41 yo Mary Cannon. Their children Frances Elizabeth, Susan Matilda, Sarah Eunice, Virginia, Thomas H. B., Charles Carroll and Frank Whitby were listed as living with them.13 |
Census1860* | John and Mary appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 5 July 1860, as 65 yo retired gentleman John H & 45 yo Mary J Cannon. Their children Frances Elizabeth, Susan Matilda, Charles Carroll, Frank Whitby and George W. were listed as living with them.14 |
Death* | John died on 3 November 1867 in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.1,2 |
Burial* | He was buried at Saint Georges Cemetery in Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware. Tombstone photo available at Find A Grave.1 |
Citations
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for John Hyatt Cannon (1794-1867), Memorial no. 116047074.
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1390.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Hester Ann Cannon Shortt (1818-1896), Memorial no. 139691994.
- [S1854] 1820 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 162, image 6 of 12, line 21, John Cannon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 4.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 175, 1826: entry for John H Cannon & Ruth Ann Vandegrift; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 24; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 98, image 29 of 30, line 5, John Camson (Cannon) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
- [S163] Cope, "Marriage License Bonds in New Castle Co.," p. 192, 1830: Cannon & Vandegrift.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Lydia Vandegrift Cannon (unk-1831), Memorial no. 154799660.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1390-1.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Mary Jefferson Cannon (1808-1887), Memorial no. 116047160.
- [S1457] 1840 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 307, image 31 of 40, line 11, John H Cannon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 33.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 206A, family 303, John B Cammon (John H Cannon) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 05 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 815, dwelling 792, line 17, John H Cannon household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 05 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Lydia Vandegrift Cannon (1810-1831), Memorial no. 154799660.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 36.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1391.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for John Hyatt Cannon (1794-1867), Memorial no. 116047074.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Lydia Vandegrift1
F, #5062, b. 23 October 1810, d. 6 November 1831
Census1810 | Lydia is probably one of the three females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1810 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.3 |
Birth* | Lydia, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift and Lydia Aspril, was born on 23 October 1810 in New Castle Co., Delaware.2,4 |
Census1820 | Lydia is probably one of the three females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1820 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5 |
Census1830 | Lydia is probably one of the two females age 15 to 19 listed in the household of her father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.6 |
Marr-Bond | Lydia Vandegrift and John Hyatt Cannon posted a marriage bond on 12 October 1830 at New Castle Co., Delaware.7 |
Marriage* | She married John Hyatt Cannon circa 12 October 1830. 3rd wife of John Cannon per Vandegrift.8,9,1 |
Death* | Lydia died on 6 November 1831 in New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 21, apparently from complications of childbirth.4,8,1 |
Burial* | She was buried at Saint Georges Cemetery in Saint Georges, New Castle Co., Delaware. Find A Grave provides photo of her headstone.4 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1390-1.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 9; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S2475] 1810 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 274, image 3 of 21, line 21, Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M252, roll 4.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 November 2022), entry for Lydia Vandegrift Cannon (1810-1831), Memorial no. 154799660.
- [S1854] 1820 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, image 3 of 12, line 15 , Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 12.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 87, image 7 of 30, line 15, Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
- [S163] Gilbert Cope, "A List of Marriage License Bonds So Far As They Have Been Preserved In New Castle County, Delaware, 1774-1836," (manuscript, 1910, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 192, 1830: entry for John H Cannon & Lydia Vandegrift; FHL microfilm 0441415.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 24.
- [S751] Find A Grave, entry for Lydia Vandegrift Cannon (unk-1831), Memorial no. 154799660.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1391.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Clarissa "Clara" Cannon1,2
F, #5063, b. 21 July 1831, d. 17 December 1906
Birth* | Clarissa, daughter of John Hyatt Cannon and Lydia Vandegrift, was born on 21 July 1831 in Delaware.3,2 |
Census1850 | Clarissa appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, as 15 yo Clarissa Cannon in the household of Christopher Vandegrift; as 68 yo farmer Christopher Vandegrift.4 |
Estate-Will | Clarissa was a witness to the will of Elizabeth Vandegrift dated 17 December 1853 at Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, her aunt.5 |
Estate-Will | Clarissa was named an heir in the will of Christopher Vandegrift, her grandfather, dated 5 May 1855 at Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, receiving $500.1 |
Marriage* | She married Joseph W. "Squire" Vandegrift, son of William Vandegrift and Mary Walraven, on 11 June 1859 in New Castle Co., Delaware, . Vandegrift & King both say 16 May 1859. DE Marriages says 11 Jun 1859. Likely the earlier date was the bond.6,7,8 |
Census1860 | Clarissa and Joseph appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 5 July 1860, as 36 yo farmer Joseph & 26 yo Clarissa Vandegrift. One servant and one laborer were living with them.9 |
Census1870* | Clarissa and Joseph appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 8 July 1870, as 47 yo farmer Jos W (indexed Jas W) & 35 yo Clara Vandegrift. Their children Harvey Burdett and Horace Leland were listed as living with them, as well as Clara's half-sister Ruth Ann Cannon.10 |
Census1880 | Clarissa and Joseph appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 17 June 1880, as 56 yo justice of the peace Jos W & 38 yo Clara (T?) Vandergrift. Their children Harvey Burdett and Horace Leland were listed as living with them.11 |
Census1900 | Clarissa and Joseph appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Wilmington Ward 4, New Castle Co., Delaware, as boarders 78 yo Joseph W & 63 yo Clara Vandegrift in the household of Harry Bothmase. Their 36 yo son Harvey B Vandegrift was listed with them.12 |
Death* | Clarissa died on 17 December 1906 in Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey, at age 75, "aged 75 yrs-4 mo & 26 days".13,2 |
Burial* | She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. I don't find Clara at Find A Grave.13 |
Citations
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 06 November 2022), entry for Christopher Vandegrift, 1857; recorded in Will Book W, pp. 442-3.
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1391.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 36; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 185B, family 29, Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 05 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, 2015. entry for Elizabeth B Corey.
- [S3399] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1744-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1508/ : accessed 07 November 2022), entry for Joseph W Vandegrift & Clara Cannon.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 34.
- [S268] King and Jones, History of the King Family, 1391, 1397.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 817, dwelling 805, line 21, Joseph Vandegraft (as indexed) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 07 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S55] 1870 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 733B, image 355216, dwelling 131, Jos. W. Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 120.
- [S57] 1880 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 368C, ED 14, dwelling 610, line 47, Jos W Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 07 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 119.
- [S61] 1900 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 1, ED 12, family 1, line 1, Harry Bothmase household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 07 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 154.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 46.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Andrew Jackson Vandegrift1
M, #5064, b. 3 March 1815, d. 25 June 1880
Birth* | Andrew, son of Christopher Vandegrift and Lydia Aspril, was born on 3 March 1815 in Delaware. S86 citation rates surety 3 because A. J. was Susannah's father.4,5 |
Census1820 | Andrew is probably one of the three males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1820 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.6 |
Census1830 | Andrew is probably one of the two males age 15 to 19 listed in the household of his father, Christopher Vandegrift, in the 1830 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.7 |
Marriage* | He married Anna Price on 1 February 1838. Five issue: Mary Emma (1839-1839), Anna (1840-1844), Susanna Elizabeth (1843-1930), John Barr (1846-1915), and Angeline Vandegrift (1859-1865).2 |
Census1840* | Andrew Jackson appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, with a household listed as 00001-00001-001 as 20-29 yo Andrew J Vandegrift.8 |
Census1850 | Andrew and Anna appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 27 July 1850, as 35 yo farmer A Jackson & 31 yo Anne Vandegrift. Their children Susanna Elizabeth "Susan" and John Barr were listed as living with them, as well as four others occupations and relationships not noted.9 |
Estate-Will | Andrew was named an heir in the will of Christopher Vandegrift, his father, dated 5 May 1855 at Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, receiving real estate, livestock and some personal items.10 |
Census1860 | Andrew and Anna appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 23 July 1860, as 40 yo farmer A J & 35 yo Ann Vandegrift. Their children Susanna Elizabeth "Susan", John Barr and Angeline were listed as living with them, along with two servants.11 |
Census1870* | Andrew and Anna appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 20 June 1870, as 55 yo farmer Andrew J & 44 yo Anna Vandegrift. Their daughter Susanna Elizabeth "Susan" was listed as living with them. There are also four black farm laborers and domestics in the household.12 |
Census1880 | Andrew and Anna appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 9 June 1880, as 65 yo farmer Andrew J & 59 yo wife Anna Vandegrift. Their children Susanna Elizabeth "Susan", John Barr and Angeline were listed as living with them.13 |
Death* | Andrew died on 25 June 1880 at age 65, of consumption, aged 65y 3m 22d. He'd been sick for three years.14,5 |
Burial* | He was buried at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.5,1 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1395.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 2; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 9.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 9-10.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 November 2022), entry for Andrew Jackson Vandegrift (1815-1880), Memorial no. 7764475.
- [S1854] 1820 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, image 3 of 12, line 15 , Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M33, roll 12.
- [S1855] 1830 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 87, image 7 of 30, line 15, Christopher Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 06 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M19, roll 12.
- [S1457] 1840 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 299, line 12, Andrew J Van Regrift (Vandegrift) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 33.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 199B, dwelling 202, line 8, A Jackson Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 06 November 2022), entry for Christopher Vandegrift, 1857; recorded in Will Book W, pp. 442-3.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 882, lines 8-14, A. J. Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 18 May 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S55] 1870 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 762A, image 357483, dwelling 339, Andrew J. Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 120.
- [S57] 1880 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 330C, ED 29, dwelling 146, line 35, Andrew J Vaudegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 120.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 26.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 10.
- [S941] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Death Records, 1811-1933 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1674/ : accessed 10 November 2022), Andrew Jackson Vandegrift & Anna Price in entry for John Barr Vandegrift.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 3, 11-12.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 11.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Anna Price1
F, #5065, b. 11 May 1819, d. 13 March 1900
Birth* | Anna was born on 11 May 1819 in Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware, d/o John & Susannah (Cleaver) Price. Vandegrift rates a surety level 3 because Anna was her mother.2,3,1 |
Marriage* | She married Andrew Jackson Vandegrift, son of Christopher Vandegrift and Lydia Aspril, on 1 February 1838. Five issue: Mary Emma (1839-1839), Anna (1840-1844), Susanna Elizabeth (1843-1930), John Barr (1846-1915), and Angeline Vandegrift (1859-1865).4 |
Census1840 | Anna is probably the female age 20 to 29 listed in the household of her husband, Andrew Jackson Vandegrift, in the 1840 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5 |
Census1850 | Anna and Andrew appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 27 July 1850, as 35 yo farmer A Jackson & 31 yo Anne Vandegrift. Their children Susanna Elizabeth "Susan" and John Barr were listed as living with them, as well as four others occupations and relationships not noted.6 |
Census1860 | Anna and Andrew appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 23 July 1860, as 40 yo farmer A J & 35 yo Ann Vandegrift. Their children Susanna Elizabeth "Susan", John Barr and Angeline were listed as living with them, along with two servants.7 |
Census1870* | Anna and Andrew appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 20 June 1870, as 55 yo farmer Andrew J & 44 yo Anna Vandegrift. Their daughter Susanna Elizabeth "Susan" was listed as living with them. There are also four black farm laborers and domestics in the household.8 |
Census1880 | Anna and Andrew appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 9 June 1880, as 65 yo farmer Andrew J & 59 yo wife Anna Vandegrift. Their children Susanna Elizabeth "Susan", John Barr and Angeline were listed as living with them.9 |
Death* | Anna died on 13 March 1900 at age 80. She'd been sick nearly three years with paralysis.10,3 |
Burial* | She was buried at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.3 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1395.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 10; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 November 2022), entry for Anna Price Vandegrift (1819-1900), Memorial no. 7764483.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 2.
- [S1457] 1840 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 299, line 12, Andrew J Van Regrift (Vandegrift) household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M704, roll 33.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 199B, dwelling 202, line 8, A Jackson Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 882, lines 8-14, A. J. Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 18 May 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S55] 1870 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 762A, image 357483, dwelling 339, Andrew J. Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 120.
- [S57] 1880 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 330C, ED 29, dwelling 146, line 35, Andrew J Vaudegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 10 November 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 120.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 27.
- [S941] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Death Records, 1811-1933 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1674/ : accessed 10 November 2022), Andrew Jackson Vandegrift & Anna Price in entry for John Barr Vandegrift.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 3, 11-12.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 11.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Mary Ann Cavender1
F, #5066, b. 16 July 1821, d. 3 January 1899
Birth* | Mary was born on 16 July 1821.1 |
Marriage* | She married William Martin Vandegrift, son of William Vandegrift and Mary Walraven, on 7 October 1846.2,1 |
Census1850 | Mary and William appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 26 August 1850, as 30 yo farmer William M & 28 yo Mary Vandegrift, as well as five other persons.3 |
Census1860* | Mary and William appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 21 July 1860, as 40 yo farmer William M & 38 yo Mary Vandegrift. Their children William M. and Edwin A. were listed as living with them, as well as four other persons.4 |
Death* | Mary died on 3 January 1899 at at the residence of her niece, Mrs. M. J. Whittock in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 77, of pneumonia, in her 77th year of age.5,1 |
Burial* | She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.6 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1397.
- [S86] Susannah E. Vandegrift, "Ancestors of Susannah Elizabeth Vandegrift," p. 34; vertical file: Vandegrift/Craven documents, Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library, Odessa, Delaware.
- [S1305] 1850 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 213a, dwelling 12, line 12, William M Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 December 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 54.
- [S52] 1860 U.S. census, New Castle County, Delaware, p. 878, dwelling 1204, line 17, William M Vandegrift household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 21 December 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 96.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 46.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 09 May 2018), entry for Mary A. Cavender Vandegrift (1821-1899), Memorial no. 112714064.
- [S86] Vandegrift, "Ancestors of S. E. Vandegrift," 35.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Sarah Lnu1
F, #5067, b. 1681, d. after 10 December 1751
Birth* | Sarah was born in 1681.2 |
Marriage* | She married Albertus Gerritz "Albert" Van Sandt between 1743 and 1751. Find A Grave cites Barbara A. Barth, "The Van Sant Family of New Utrecht and Bucks Co., Pennsylvania", New York Genealogical & Biographical Record Vol.127, no. 3, p. 129 (1996): 127:136.3,2,4,1 |
Estate-Will | Sarah was named executrix and an heir in the will of Albertus Gerritz "Albert" Van Sandt, her husband, dated 10 December 1751 at Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Pennsylvania Colony (now Delaware), New England.3,5 |
Death* | Sarah died after 10 December 1751, when she was named in her husband's will.5 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1513.
- [S1260] Ancestry.com. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/ : accessed 02 May 2023), entry for Albertus Van Sandt & Sarah Van Sandt; n.d.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Albert Vansandt; Ref. Wills, Vol L-N, 1777-1794.
- [S751] Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Albert Gerritsz Van Sant (1681-unk), Memorial no. 185335447.
- [S162] Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware, abstractors and compilers, A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (1911; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969), 50.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.
Elizabeth Van Sandt1
F, #5068, b. 3 October 1705, d. after 10 December 1751
Baptism* | Elizabeth was baptized on 3 October 1705 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.3,1 |
Marriage* | She married Daniel Jaudon before 29 May 1735. DE Wills gives his surname as Ioudon, Dames as Zondon, NJ Church as Jodegn. Elizabeth allegedly m2 Samuel Kinsey (1700-1781) and had a son William Kinsey (1755-1825) but I've seen nothing approaching primary evidence in support.4,2,5 |
Estate-Will | Elizabeth was named an heir in the will of Albertus Gerritz "Albert" Van Sandt, her father, dated 10 December 1751 at Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Pennsylvania Colony (now Delaware), New England.2,5 |
Death* | Elizabeth died after 10 December 1751, when she was named in her father's will.5 |
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1513.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Albert Vansandt; Ref. Wills, Vol L-N, 1777-1794.
- [S3624] "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4138679 : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Elizabeth Van Sandt, d/o Albertus & Rebh Van Sandt.
- [S3626] "New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2106099 : accessed 02 May 2023), birth entry for Peter Jodegn, s/o Daniel & Elizth Jodegn.
- [S162] Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware, abstractors and compilers, A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (1911; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969), 50.
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Leonard Van Sandt1
M, #5069, b. 5 September 1707, d. before 10 December 1751
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1513.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Albert Vansandt; Ref. Wills, Vol L-N, 1777-1794.
- [S3271] Ancestry.com. US: Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2016. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/), entry for Lenard Van Sandt, s/o Albertus & Rebekah Van Sandt.
- [S3624] "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4138679 : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Lenard Van Sandt, d/o Albertus & Rebekah Van Sandt.
- [S162] Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware, abstractors and compilers, A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (1911; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969), 50.
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Harmanus Van Sandt1
M, #5070, d. after 10 December 1751
Citations
- [S268] Robert E. King and Doris R. Jones, History of the King Family in Flanders & America, 1300s-1980: The Ancestry & Descendants of Pieter de Coninck II (=Peter King II) & his wife Anna Calet, Immigrants to New Castle County, Delaware by 1680/81 (Pullman, Washington: Privately published, 1980), 1513.
- [S3410] Ancestry.com. Delaware, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015. (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9044/ : accessed 01 May 2023), entry for Albert Vansandt; Ref. Wills, Vol L-N, 1777-1794.
- [S162] Historical Research Committee of the Colonial Dames of Delaware, abstractors and compilers, A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800 (1911; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1969), 50.
This website is a work in progress and no doubt contains some errors. Please review the citations when evaluating the reliability of this information.