Delaware Families Sample

DELAWARE FAMILIES PROJECT
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[NOTE: Entry below is mostly factual, but some data added, much data not used and much data modified for example purposes. Final paragraph indentations slightly different]

[NOTE: county, hundred, tax year, tax assessment (L=British pounds)]

Christiana: 1800/214: 3-1-0-0-1; 1-1-1-1-0; 1-2

[NOTE: hundred, 1800/page, household distribution; only use dates 1787-1800]

[ENOSJSIG] JOHN ENOS, son of Joseph and Jane (STORIE) ENOS, was born about c1750 [WillsNC L:259 in CalenNC 97] died intestate 22 Jan 1815 in Glasgow, Pencader; his estate was not settled until 1838 [OrphNC Q1:480]. He married Jane ______ c1777 [1st child] and married second Rebecca MOORE 9 Feb 1788 in New Castle [Immanuel 2332]. In 1779 John, a NewCastle farmer, loaned 30 bushels of corn to American forces [MilArDE 4:1177]. With Archibald ALEXANDER [see his entry], who later became his brother-in-law, John bought a messuage & tanyard in NewCastle 21 May 1779 and sold it 28 Dec 1784 [DeedsNC F2:264]. [sig:1784]
Parents: Joseph ENOS, son of Richard & Anna (CLINTON) ENOS [WillsNC G:183 in CalenNC 43],

was born 17 Jan 1714 in New Castle [Trinity 219] and died between 14 Oct 1776 [Will] and

8 Jan 1782 [ProbNC L:259; see CalenNC 97] [AncesRef: Scharf 1:213, CalenNC 43].

He married Jane STORIE 29 Nov 1749 in New Castle [MarrC].

Jane, of unk ancestry, died bef 29 Nov 1784 [ProbNC M:68].

JANE ______ , of unk ancestry, died c1786 [DeedsNC M1:23]. She was the widow of ______ DUKE.

Children (ENOS): [NOTE: List in birth or estimated birth order.]

1. Jane b c1778, d bef 1838 m John BARR [See their entry]

2. James# [NOTE: James also qualifies to have his own entry.] b c1779 [Tax1800],
d 1834 [OrphNC Q1:480], m Susan DICKINSON, 16 Apr 1816 in Phila [StPaul 380];

resided 1800 in Christiana [CenNC 215]; children (ENOS) [StPaul 200,672]: i. Ann Jane

b Sep 1823, m John T. KIRK 17 Dec 1844 [StPaul 328]; ii. Susannah Dickinson

b 1825, m James CARSWELL 19 May 1845 in Philadelphia [DelGaz

25May1845:3]; iii. William John# b 27 Jan 1829, m Rebecca M. KIRKMAN 3 Sep 1851 in West Chester,

ChesCo [VR]. James m2 Elizabeth BARR, dau of Fleetwood BARR

[WillsNC M1:23]; child (ENOS): iv. Fleetwood B. d 19 Jan 1835 inf [DelGaz 20Jan1835].

REBECCA MOORE, daughter of Francis and Rebecca (CRAFFORD/CRAWFORD) MOORE [***], was born c1756 [Cen1800-30] and died between 1830 [CenNC 78] and 1838 [OrphNC Q1:480]. Rebecca married second James SALMON aft c1820 [CenNC 69; DeedsNC V5:66]. In Jan 1818, Rebecca made provision to free two mulatto slaves: Thomas GOLDSBORO born c1805 and Betsy BRYAN born c1810 [DeedsNC S3:325; F2:254].
Parents: Francis MOORE and Rebecca CRAWFORD [See their entry]

[NOTE: If not in a separate entry, parents vitals would appear here]

Children (ENOS) [b:Parshall]:[NOTE: References at beginning of a section hold for the whole section; references in body are exceptions.]

3. Archibald Alexander b 29 Jan 1791 [Parshall], d 5 Nov 1866 [DSA R137:184], bur Holy

Trinity Cem [Tatnall 213], m Jane McCOMB,7 Mar 1821 in Wilmington [MarrB 8:86], she b 6 Jul 1792

in Wilmington, dau of John [***]. Archibald served in Delaware Militia in 1812 [MilArDE 4:361];

child (ENOS): i. Seraphina b c1824, [CenNC 1850:292], m Isaac B. STANTON 14 Dec 1853 [MarrL 68:38]

4. Seraphina b 26 Feb 1793, d unm aft 4 Feb 1866 when living with bro Archibald [ProbNC Archibald ENOS].
Ralph & Catherine# Nelson (deancestor@aol.com), 205 Mercury Road, Newark DE 19711

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DELAWARE FAMILIES PROJECT of the Delaware Genealogical Society SUBMITTER'S SAMPLE ENTRY

DELAWARE FAMILIES PROJECT
of the Delaware Genealogical Society
SUBMITTER'S SAMPLE ENTRY