Vital Records of Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware, 1686-1800

This work is a compilation of marriages, births and deaths of Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware, taken from the surviving church records of Duck Creek Monthly Meeting, Anglican churches of King George’s and Prince George’s, and Presbyterian churches at Lewes, Coolspring and Indian River. The Introduction discusses church records for this region in the 18th century. Contents include: Extracts from Duck Creek Monthly Minutes, 1705–1800; Duck Creek Monthly Meeting — Births, deaths and marriages, 1686–1800; Vital Records from Murderkill and Duck Creek Monthly Meetings; St. George’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Indian River; Lewes and Coolspring Presbyterian Church, Subscribers of Blackwater Presbyterian Church, near Frankford; Pew Holders of St. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church, Lewes, 1789; Prince George’s Church, Sussex County (Dagsboro); and Gleanings by Rev. C. H. B. Turner (includes fragments from St. John the Baptist, near Milton). An index to single names (mostly slaves and servants) and a full-name index add to the value of this work.

F. Edward Wright

(1986, 2001), 2025, 5.5" x 8.5", paper, index, 212 pp.

ISBN: 9781585490936

101-W9093