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From: "Cathy Berger" <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] Sussex County Orphans Court Records
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 13:24:53 -0500
References: <B4D9E8D4AD791B44B9CEFC13A29307A5537E29@DOVERACLS01N1.state.de.us> <003101c39e5c$b5490ff0$38480e82@nlm.nih.gov> <015501c39e5e$955fe4f0$6601a8c0@Carole>


did anyone reply? Sounds as though the guardian of an orphan is asking the
court to authorize some help as the property was too poor to meet expenses.

Cathy
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From: "Carole Francesca" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:52 PM
Subject: [LDR] Sussex County Orphans Court Records


> Please forgive my ignorance & allow me to ask my really dumb questions
:-)
> Do these records only deal with orphans? I'm not clear what these records
are (I've looked at several of the abstracts) or what they were intended
for. What can I glean from the following abstract on my ancestor?
>
> WATSON, WILLIAM (child-Purnal/William) L-94 (1812) Cedar Creek Hundred
> ...a Small fraimed Dwelling house a smoke house Wanting repairs a
small granary Milk house & Stable, And it will be necessary to build a Corn
Crib for the benefit of the farm the Garden and yard entirely gone down the
Guardian to be allowed for making them A new, there are a few apple trees no
rail Timber and not much Timber of any kind...annual value $40.00(I'm REALLY
sorry to sound so dumb here! But sometimes these things lead to other
documents I should be looking at as well...)Thanks for your patience!Carole
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