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From: "Family Tree Bookshop" <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] Askinbinakansen Indian Town & Other Nations
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 09:27:06 -0000
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Dear Mike:
You are correct, we do carry the book and it is an excellent source
work on the local Native Americans---it runs $16.95, and essential for
anyone doing research on the shore.
Best to you and the family
<<<Neil>>>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hitch" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: [LDR] Askinbinakansen Indian Town & Other Nations


> Hi Jae:
>
> Have you seen the book "Eastern Shore Indians of Virginia and Maryland" by
> Helen C. Roundtree and Thomas E. Davidson? It is an excellent source book
> of lower ES tribes and locations. It was published by the University of
> Virginia Press in 1997 with second printing in 1999. I believe Family
Tree
> Bookshop carries it as well.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Mike Hitch
> www.mikehitch.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:11 AM
> To:
> Subject: [LDR] Askinbinakansen Indian Town & Other Nations
>
> Good morning everyone....I'm posting this information here in this group
> just
> incase someone has any information. My great-grandfather: Pete Jackson was
> born around 1862, where he was born is unknown. He married Emily Green(e)
> who was born sometime during 1862-63 in the area of Nanticoke/Tyaskin
> Maryland. I will assume that's where she was born - because her mother
Casey
> was tied to that area during this time. Pete's father was Edward Jackson
he
> married a woman named Mary Ann (last name unknown). Mary Ann was born May
> 15,
> 1829 (location unknown). She died October 26, 1889 in Somerset, County
> Maryland. She is buried at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, in Marumsco,
> Maryland. I am assuming that Edward was born around the year 1818
> (birthplace
> unknown). Edwards Jacksons father and mother are both unknown, but his
> father
> according to family history was from Delaware. Our family lived primarily
in
> Quindocqua, Marumsco & Shelltown, Maryland in a rather isolated community
> for
> nearly 60 years. My family roots are Nanticoke/Lenape. This area is
situated
> not far from the Pocomoke river, and by water and land about 20-25 miles
> from
> the Askininakansen area. We were also in very close proximity to the
> Assateague and Pocomoke-Accohonack People. So, I don't know what other
> people
> married into our family line. The family story is that Pete & Edward
Jackson
> owned land in Marumsco. Once someone in the family married they came and
> lived among the rest of the family. As apart of that tract of land Pete
> owned
> a small general store. Helen Jackson, who passed away in 1998 remembered
> going to her grandfathers store to get candy. Helen was born in 1898
> remembered that "all of us" (all of the Jackson's) lived there.
>
> I am now looking for information on this area and the bands of Nations
that
> lived in and around this area. If anyone has any information on the
> ASKINBINAKANSEN RESERVATION-INDIAN TOWN, or know of books that give more
> detailed information about the groups south of Dorchester County I would
> greatly appreciate the help.
>
> ~Jae
>
>
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