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''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Delaware Hundreds''' | ''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Delaware Hundreds''' | ||
==The Hundreds of Delaware== | ==The Hundreds of Delaware== | ||
In colonial times | In colonial times, townships were geographically divided into groups called Hundreds , patterned after the old English division of a county <ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_%28county_subdivision%29 Hundred County Subdivision]. </ref> Originally there were 5 Hundreds in New Castle, 5 Hundreds in Kent, and 2 Hundreds in Sussex. As the population grew, so did the groups of Hundreds. By 1875 the Hundreds grew to be the present day Thirty five. Delaware is the only state that continues to use this division. <ref> [http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/hund.htm University of Delaware Library ~ The Hundreds of Delaware] </ref><ref>Alice Eichholz, ed., ''Redbook: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed.'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 297. ({{FHL|479190|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb}}). [[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 WorldCat entry]].</ref> | ||
*[http://delgensoc.org/dedivide.htm The Delaware_Maryland Divide and Hundreds Boundaries 1775-1830] | *[http://delgensoc.org/dedivide.htm The Delaware_Maryland Divide and Hundreds Boundaries 1775-1830] | ||
*[http://archives.blogs.delaware.gov/tag/william-penn/ Have You Ever Wondered ~ What is a Hundred?] | *[http://archives.blogs.delaware.gov/tag/william-penn/ Have You Ever Wondered ~ What is a Hundred?] | ||
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|Brandywine Hundred | |Brandywine Hundred | ||
|Brandy | |Brandy | ||
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|Bellefonte | |Bellefonte | ||
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|was part of Christiana | |was part of Christiana | ||
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===Hundreds of Kent County=== | ===Hundreds of Kent County=== | ||
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|Was Part Of Dover<br> | |Was Part Of Dover<br> | ||
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===Hundreds of Sussex County=== | ===Hundreds of Sussex County=== | ||
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|Was Part of Northwest Fork <br> | |Was Part of Northwest Fork <br> | ||
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==Sources and Footnotes== | ==Sources and Footnotes== | ||