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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> | 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> 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> | ||
*[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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==History Of Delaware’s Hundreds== | ==History Of Delaware’s Hundreds== | ||
"An old Saxon land division term for a parcel of land that is smaller than a county or shire yet larger than a tithing is what they called a "hundred". Ten freeholder families or ten tithings comprised a "Hundred" with 100 families each. <ref> [http://www.nt.gov.au/placenames/origins/hundred.shtml Origin of the Hundred's System] </ref> <ref>[http://delgensoc.org/delhund.htm Delaware Genealogical Society's List of Delaware's Hundreds]</ref> | "An old Saxon land division term for a parcel of land that is smaller than a county or shire yet larger than a tithing is what they called a "hundred". Ten freeholder families or ten tithings comprised a "Hundred" with 100 families each. <ref> [http://www.nt.gov.au/placenames/origins/hundred.shtml Origin of the Hundred's System] </ref> <ref>[http://delgensoc.org/delhund.htm Delaware Genealogical Society's List of Delaware's Hundreds]</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 University of Delaware Library ~ The Hundreds of Delaware] </ref> This usually consisted households with the average of 10 members each, the family plus servants. | ||
*[http://mchhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/scharfs-history-of-delaware-1609-1888.html The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog] | *[http://mchhistory.blogspot.com/2010/08/scharfs-history-of-delaware-1609-1888.html The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog] | ||