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''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Delaware|Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' Delaware Hundreds | ''[[United States|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Delaware|Delaware]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Delaware Hundreds''' | ||
==The Hundreds of Delaware== | ==The Hundreds of Delaware== | ||
In colonial times (1862), 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> William Penn described it as settlements divided into sections of One Hundred Families. <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=qb9YfuQRWWUC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=%22Hundreds+of+Delaware%22+William+Penn&source=bl&ots=EKMwJUfYz2&sig=Ka0GYkhVwhO4sN4IOh67aK8Xcms&hl=en&ei=Y0HkTZO0Jo6CsQOC84kW&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Hundreds%20of%20Delaware%22%20William%20Penn&f=false Healing America] </ref> "A "hundred" is an old Saxon land division which is comprised ten [http://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/many-tithings-made-up-hundred-377691.html tithings] of ten freeholder families each, or 100 families." <ref> [http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/hund.htm The Hundreds of Delaware] </ref> This usually consisted households with the average of 10 members each, the family plus servants. 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 The Hundreds of Delaware] </ref> | In colonial times (1862), 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> William Penn described it as settlements divided into sections of One Hundred Families. <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=qb9YfuQRWWUC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=%22Hundreds+of+Delaware%22+William+Penn&source=bl&ots=EKMwJUfYz2&sig=Ka0GYkhVwhO4sN4IOh67aK8Xcms&hl=en&ei=Y0HkTZO0Jo6CsQOC84kW&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Hundreds%20of%20Delaware%22%20William%20Penn&f=false Healing America] </ref> "A "hundred" is an old Saxon land division which is comprised ten [http://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/many-tithings-made-up-hundred-377691.html tithings] of ten freeholder families each, or 100 families." <ref> [http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/genealogy/resguide/hund.htm The Hundreds of Delaware] </ref> This usually consisted households with the average of 10 members each, the family plus servants. 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 The Hundreds of Delaware] </ref> | ||