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From: "Geraldine McKeown" <>
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] MDCECIL Digest, Vol 1, Issue 37
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 11:56:35 -0500
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Hello All,

I have been reading the Peterson information with interest.

I am researching my Peterson ancestors who descended from Tobias Peterson
born in DE in 1784 and came to Cecil Co, MD about 1812. I have not been able
to connect to the line of Peter Petersonsmith, the Cecil Co Peterson's or
the lower DE Petersons.

Would anyone researching the Peterson line like to share information with
me? I am at the infamous "brick wall".

Geraldine McKeown
www.mckeownart.com

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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Mary Levy Milligan's Journal and Cloud Bible1801-1848
(Ellen Ward)
2. PETERSON (Judy Ardine)
3. Re: PETERSON (E Johnson)
4. Re: PETERSON (E Johnson)
5. Johnson's History of Cecil Co. (Alan Buckingham)
6. Re: BING/CRAGGE ()


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:01:11 -0500
From: "Ellen Ward" <>
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] Mary Levy Milligan's Journal and Cloud
Bible1801-1848
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Hi Marie,

No, I'm sorry, there was no mention of those names in Mary Levy Milligan's
journal. When I have a chance, I'll try to post some more of the journal.

Ellen Ward

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I noticed Baldwin and Cloud mentioned, Just thought I would check and see
if
my ancestors may be mentioned.
I have
Amelia Sparks Born 1861 died 1941
married
Alonzo Baldwin B 1856 d 1934

Amelia Sparks was the daughter of
Alfred Sparks b abt 1842
And
Elizabeth Grace b abt 1841

Alfred Sparks was a son of
Abner Sparks b abt 1816
and
Hope Cloud b abt 1822

Marie Malark

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:11:52 -0500
From: Judy Ardine <>
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Would this PETERSON be related to or one of yours??

NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE LAND RECORDS 1715-1728 by Carol Bryant;
pp.98-99
Deed. On 15 Feb 1725 Peter PETERSON smith Sr of Brandywine Hundred, yeoman,
& Catherine his wife to Peter PETERSON smith Jr of Brandywine Hundred,
yeoman, son of Peter PETERSON smith Sr.
Whereas Hans PETERSON, late of Philpots Creek in the Hundred aforesaid,
yeoman, dec'd in about the year 1703 by virtue of a patent was seized in a
tract of land called New Land, bounded by the Creek, land late of Cornelius
EMPSON & land late of Paul PETERSON containing 210 acres, did by deed of
gift granted the 210 acres unto his son the Peter PETERSON Sr.
Whereas Peter PETERSON Sr did by mortgage dated 01 Feb 1723, granted the
land to John RICHARDSON, John FRENCH & Joseph ENGLAND as trustees for the
General Loan Office.
Whereas Peter PETERSON smith Sr & Catherine his wife confirmed unto Henry
STEDHAM of the Hundred, yeoman, 2 pieces of the land lying together
containing 103 acres & 104 perches.
Now Peter PETERSON smith Sr & Catherine his wife for 40 pounds granted to
Peter PETERSON smith Jr all the remainder of the said land being 106
acres. Signed: Peter PETERSON smith & Catherine PETERSON smith. Delivered
in the presence of: Sam KIRK, Alice KIRK & William TREHEARNE. (G1:568)

[JKA Note: via e-mail from descendant of the above Peter PETERSON, the name
Peter Peterson SMITH is incorrect, his trade was blacksmith]

pp.121-122
Deed. On 14 Feb 1725 Peter Peterson SMITH of Brandywine Hundred, yeoman, &
Katherine his wife; Peter Peterson SMITH Jr of Brandywine Hundred, yeoman,
the son of the 1st mentioned Peter to Henry STEDHAM of the Hundred, yeoman.
Whereas Hance PETERSON, late of Shilpot Creek in the said Hundred, yeoman,
dec'd in about the 1703 did by virtue of a patent become seized in a tract
of land called New Land on the west side of Shilpot Creek containing 210
acres. Hance did by deed gift dated 10 Feb 1703 granted to his son Peter Sr
all the 210 acres.
Whereas Peter PETERSON did by mortgage dated 01 Feb 1723 granted to the
Trustees of the General Loan office the 210 acres.
Now Peter Peterson SMITH, the father, & Katherine his wife & Peter Peterson
SMITH Jr for 6.16 pounds grnted to Henry STEDHAM a piece of land being part
of the afore mentioned tract bounded by land late of Francis KNOWLS & land
late of Isreal PETERSON containing 13 + acres.
Peter Peterson SMITH Sr & Katherine his wife to pay mortgage.
Signed: Peter Peterson SMITH, Katherine Peterson SMITH & Peter Peterson
SMITH Jr.
Delivered in the presence of Alice KIRK, William TREHEARNE & Samuel KIRK
Recorded: 28 Mar 1727. (H1:91]




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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:47:04 -0500
From: "E Johnson" <>
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Hi Judy and all,

Thank you very much for posting these very interesting land transfers.

> [JKA Note: via e-mail from descendant of the above Peter PETERSON, the
name
> Peter Peterson SMITH is incorrect, his trade was blacksmith]

I agree, and wish the capitalization in these transcriptions of the
land deed recitations would be changed to reflect the correct surname
and occupation.

> Would this PETERSON be related to or one of yours??

Closest I can see now is that Hans PETERSON to me would be something
like a 3rd cousin 9 times removed. But I haven't tracked these people
very far yet. I do not know who was Peter PETERSON senior's wife,
Catherina. Does anyone have that?

Some of the Hans PETERSON in-laws lived at Head of Elk or along
Sassafrass River. I haven't found a marriage of one of the Brandywine
PETERSONs to one of the Middletown PETERSONs yet.

Hans PETERSON was said to be from Holstein (at the time part of
Denmark), born about 1631, and had arrived on the Delaware as a
soldier, working for the Dutch. He married two Swedish or Finnish
wives. His second wife was Magdalena, a daughter of Pauel Jonsson
"Mullica."

Hans PETERSON and wife Magdalena inherited a half share of Pauel
Jonsson Mullica's estate at "Wilde Hoek" also known as Wild or Indian
Point.

The other half of the Wild Point land was inherited by Pauel Jonsson's
wife, Margareta (Andersdotter) PETERSON, who sold her share to Paul
Mansson (her grandson) in September 1674 --who sold it on the same
day back to Hans PETERSON (his uncle).

Hans PETERSON also owned lands at Shellpot ( Skilpot) creek, including
a mill or part of a mill. He and Magdalena Pauelsdotter had three
sons: Peter (senior), Paul, and Israel PETERSON. There should also be
a Carl PETERSON, son of Hans' first wife.

If Peter PETERSON, jr is now (1725) selling land, somewhere previous
there should be deeds from Israel PETERSON and from Paul PETERSON to
their brother Peter junior, for his share.

I tried to figure out if there was a special reason why these parcels
of land were sold to Henry STEDHAM. The closest relationship I can
find --and i am not sure I have all of the STEDHAMs listed here --is
this:

Hendrick STEDHAM, son of Adam, is a first cousin of Margaret Lyloffse
STEDHAM, dau of Lulof STEDHAM. Margaret Lyloffse STEDHAM was married
to Israel PETERSON --a grandson of Hans PETERSON. So, Peter PETERSON
jr is selling land to his brother's wife's cousin.

It would be interesting to see how the portion of the land that had
once been Cornelius EMPSON's had come to Hans or Peter PETERSON. I
don't think I have all the EMPSON relationships yet... Cornelius
EMPOSN's daughter Sarah Empson was supposedly one of the four wives of
Edward Robinson. His first wife had been Anna Walraven, who died about
1712.

Anna WALRAVEN's father was Walraven Jansen "de Vos", a former soldier
for the Dutch West Indies Company. His widow, Christina Ollesdotter,
had married (2) to Margaret Lyloffse STEDHAM's grandfather, Timen
STEDHAM, a doctor-surgeon for the New Sweden colony who died about
1686.


If these's another connection between Hans PETERSON and Hendrich
STEDHAM, I would be interested to know it. And I am also interested in
descendents of Cornelius EMPSON. His son Ebenezer Empson married
Susannah Wood, a daughter of Joseph Wood and Francina (Augustine)
Herman.

Thanks again for these land deed transcriptions. I find them
fascinating as well as useful.

All the best,
Liz J




On 11/8/06, Judy Ardine <> wrote:
> Would this PETERSON be related to or one of yours??
>
> NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE LAND RECORDS 1715-1728 by Carol Bryant;
> pp.98-99
> Deed. On 15 Feb 1725 Peter PETERSON smith Sr of Brandywine Hundred,
yeoman,
> & Catherine his wife to Peter PETERSON smith Jr of Brandywine Hundred,
> yeoman, son of Peter PETERSON smith Sr.
> Whereas Hans PETERSON, late of Philpots Creek in the Hundred aforesaid,
> yeoman, dec'd in about the year 1703 by virtue of a patent was seized in a
> tract of land called New Land, bounded by the Creek, land late of
Cornelius
> EMPSON & land late of Paul PETERSON containing 210 acres, did by deed of
> gift granted the 210 acres unto his son the Peter PETERSON Sr.
> Whereas Peter PETERSON Sr did by mortgage dated 01 Feb 1723, granted the
> land to John RICHARDSON, John FRENCH & Joseph ENGLAND as trustees for the
> General Loan Office.
> Whereas Peter PETERSON smith Sr & Catherine his wife confirmed unto Henry
> STEDHAM of the Hundred, yeoman, 2 pieces of the land lying together
> containing 103 acres & 104 perches.
> Now Peter PETERSON smith Sr & Catherine his wife for 40 pounds granted to
> Peter PETERSON smith Jr all the remainder of the said land being 106
> acres. Signed: Peter PETERSON smith & Catherine PETERSON smith. Delivered
> in the presence of: Sam KIRK, Alice KIRK & William TREHEARNE. (G1:568)
>
> [JKA Note: via e-mail from descendant of the above Peter PETERSON, the
name
> Peter Peterson SMITH is incorrect, his trade was blacksmith]
>
> pp.121-122
> Deed. On 14 Feb 1725 Peter Peterson SMITH of Brandywine Hundred, yeoman, &
> Katherine his wife; Peter Peterson SMITH Jr of Brandywine Hundred, yeoman,
> the son of the 1st mentioned Peter to Henry STEDHAM of the Hundred,
yeoman.
> Whereas Hance PETERSON, late of Shilpot Creek in the said Hundred, yeoman,
> dec'd in about the 1703 did by virtue of a patent become seized in a tract
> of land called New Land on the west side of Shilpot Creek containing 210
> acres. Hance did by deed gift dated 10 Feb 1703 granted to his son Peter
Sr
> all the 210 acres.
> Whereas Peter PETERSON did by mortgage dated 01 Feb 1723 granted to the
> Trustees of the General Loan office the 210 acres.
> Now Peter Peterson SMITH, the father, & Katherine his wife & Peter
Peterson
> SMITH Jr for 6.16 pounds grnted to Henry STEDHAM a piece of land being
part
> of the afore mentioned tract bounded by land late of Francis KNOWLS & land
> late of Isreal PETERSON containing 13 + acres.
> Peter Peterson SMITH Sr & Katherine his wife to pay mortgage.
> Signed: Peter Peterson SMITH, Katherine Peterson SMITH & Peter Peterson
> SMITH Jr.
> Delivered in the presence of Alice KIRK, William TREHEARNE & Samuel KIRK
> Recorded: 28 Mar 1727. (H1:91]
>
>
>
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Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:54:08 -0500
From: "E Johnson" <>
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I need to correct my last post here:

> to Israel PETERSON --a grandson of Hans PETERSON. So, Peter PETERSON
> jr is selling land to his brother's wife's cousin.'

Make that: Israel PETERSON is a SON of Hans PETERSON.

> there should be deeds from Israel PETERSON and from Paul PETERSON to
their brother Peter junior, for his share.

Make that: There are probably deeds before 1725 from Israel PETERSON
and from Paul PETERSON to their brother Peter PETERSON ***senior***

Liz J


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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:17:58 -0500
From: "Alan Buckingham" <>
Subject: [MDCECIL] Johnson's History of Cecil Co.
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Hello All,

I have begun the ambitious project of scanning and putting online the book
"History of Cecil County Maryland" so that it will be free for everyone to
use - it is public domain after all. The copy I have is a reprint that
includes an index which I can't put online because it is under copyright,
but I'll be happy to do lookups in for anyone. The table of contents and
first 21 pages are on my website now at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com

Alan
RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell
and related families

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:36:31 -0500
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Thanks so very much. You sent this as I was headed off to the hospital
with pneumonia so sorry I am late in replying. Got home today. Yes,
there is new stuff in what you sent so will study tomorrow. Ginny Kane
in WY

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Subject: [MDCECIL] BING/CRAGGE

History of Cecil County Maryland by Johnston
No BINGs or CRAGGEs in Index, but a very insufficient Index

Maryland Deponents 1634-1799 by Peden
No BINGs or CRAGGEs in Index

Inhabitants of Cecil County Maryland 1649-1774 by Peden
Index
BING, George pp. 44 [1761 List of Taxables S Milford Hd], 62 [[List of
Amerciaments (Persons Owing Court Costs) in 1774], 76. [Just a List of
Taxables in S Milford Hd in 1766]
Jane p.35 [Unlawful Cohabitations in St Mary Ann's PE Parish
1749-1776 Samuel LOGAN and Jane BING were ordered to appear regarding
their unlawful cohabitation, but were reported to have left the county
(June 1771)]
John pp. 2 [Land Patents & Certificates - John BING 1742 Baker's
Addition
40 acres Certificate in name of Henry BAKER], 44, 62, 68, 76, 92, 129
[I
didn't bother to check all these pages]

CRAGE, James pp.29, 41
William pp. 41, 67
CRAIG, Audrey p.82
James p.128
John pp. 64, 82, 87
Patrick p.126
Thomas p.57
Victor p.130
William pp.61-63, 85
CRAIGE, Hugh p.122
James p.52
William pp.52, 88

Abstracts of Cecil County Maryland Land Records 1673-1751 by June D
Brown
Index:
No BINGs
CRAGE, James p. 204
CRAIG, James p. 202
Marg't, widow p. 225
Margaret p. 202
Sarah p.202
CREAGE (see CRAIG)

DEED BOOK 4
P.289 Lease. Ephraim Augustine HERMAN of Cecil cnty, gent, for yearly
rents & services, to James CRAIG of the same cnty, joiner, 100 acres
of
land in Bohemia Manor near Elk River Road by the lands of _____ BELL,
____
KUKILL, ____ CROW and ____ RIDER. Lease is for the term of the natural
lives of the sd James CRAIG, his wife Margareat and their eldest dtr
Sarah
CRAIG. [Name also spelled CRAGE, CREAGE]. Made 26 Jan 1732. Ack: 15
Jun
1733. Rec: 14 Jun 1733. [Some further info but not relevant - I
include
this only because we picked up 3 CRAIGs & their relationship to each
other
- jka]

P.431. Bill of Sale. [Just mentions tobacco & some other crops made at
the widow Marg't CRAIG's. Made 20 Jan 1742/3. Rec: 24 Jan 1742. I
include
it only as it might help w/date of death of James - jka]

Abstracts of Cecil County Maryland Land Records 1734-1763, by June D
Brown
Index
BING, John p.112
CRAGE, George p.177
Sarah p.176
CRAIG, James pp.37, 78
Thomas p. 40

DEED BOOK 6
P.229 Deed. [Samuel GILPIN & wife, Jane, to John BING, laborer, made &
ack: 14 Jan 1742/4. Rec: 10 Mar 1742 - jka]

DEED BOOK 7
P. 255 Assignment of Lease. [ Mentions Thomas CASTEVANS & Sarah CRAGE,
widow of George CRAGE, late of sd cnty, dec'd, jt administrators of sd
Geroge CRAGE's estate. Made & ack: 12 Mar 1750/1, Rec: 15 Apr 1751
-jka]
(CASTEVANS also spelled CUSTEPHS)


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