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''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]''  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]''  


== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==
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== History  ==
== History  ==


Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. &nbsp;It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. &nbsp;In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref>&nbsp; The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay.  
Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay.  




==== African American  ====
==== African American  ====


[http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=afridesc African American Resources] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Maryland State Archives  
[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=afrosources African American Resources] at Maryland State Archives  


==== Cemeteries  ====
==== Cemeteries  ====


*[http://theusgenweb.org/de/sussex/Cemeteries/cemeteries.html Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb  
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries] at USGenWeb Archives
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries] ~ Cindy's Cemetery Page
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/cemetery.htm Delmarva Cemeteries]
*[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula]
*[https://discover.hsp.org/Record/marc-292029 Jewish Cemeteries of Delmarva Peninsula]
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==== Census  ====
==== Census  ====


*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] ~ &nbsp;USGenWeb  
*[http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/de/newcastle/1850/ 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index] at USGenWeb  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160820004657/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/de/kent/census/1860/ 1860 Kent County Census images] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb Census Project
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/kent/census/1860/0000read.htm 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census images] at USGenWeb Archives
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] ~ &nbsp;FamilySearch.org (searchable)  
*[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp 1880 Census] at FamilySearch (searchable)  
*[http://nativeamericansofdelawarestate.com/MigrationMichigan/DE%20to%20MI%20table.htm 1880 Michigan Census Extracts] (people born in Delaware)&nbsp;
*[http://nativeamericansofdelawarestate.com/MigrationMichigan/DE%20to%20MI%20table.htm 1880 Michigan Census Extracts] (people born in Delaware)  


==== Church  ====
==== Church  ====


*[http://theusgenweb.org/de/sussex/Bibles/bibles.html County Delaware Bible Records] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb<br>
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records]
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/methodist.htm Methodist/Protestant Church Records] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Cindy
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records]  
*[http://www.shoreweb.com/cindy/asbury.htm Asbury Church Records] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Cindy


==== Court  ====
==== Court  ====


[http://archives.delaware.gov/exhibits/document/slavery/toc.shtml#TopOfPage Delaware Slavery Papers] ~ State of Delaware  
[https://archives.delaware.gov/slavery-papers/ Delaware Slavery Papers] at State of Delaware Archives
 
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==== Ethnic History  ====
==== Ethnic History  ====
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==== Land  ====
==== Land  ====


[http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;Maryland Archives  
*[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=landrecords "Land Records," Guide to Government Records] at Maryland State Archives.
*[https://mdlandrec.net/main/dsp_search.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] at Maryland State Archives  


==== Military  ====
==== Military  ====


*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware WWI Draft Cards] &nbsp;~ &nbsp;USGenWeb
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware] at USGenWeb Archives
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/de/sussex/index.htm Sussex County Delaware WWII Army Enlistment Records] &nbsp;~ USGenWeb


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====
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==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====


[http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ]&nbsp;~ Maryland Archives  
[https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/series.aspx?ID=s1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775] at Maryland State Archives  




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*[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society]  
*[http://www.ldgs.org/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society]  
*[https://www.mdgenweb.org/lists.htm Lower Delmarva Area Genealogy Mailing List]


==== Websites  ====
==== Websites  ====


*[http://aomol.net/html/index.html Archives of Maryland]&nbsp;
*[https://msa.maryland.gov Archives of Maryland]
*[http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/ Delaware Public Archives]  
*[http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/ Delaware Public Archives]  
*[http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/default.asp Edward H. Nabb Research Center]  
*[http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/default.asp Edward H. Nabb Research Center]  

Latest revision as of 16:53, 19 April 2024

United States Gotoarrow.png Delmarva Peninsula

County Courthouse

History

Delmarva is comprised of portions of Virginia and Maryland, and all of Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.[1] The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay.


African American

African American Resources at Maryland State Archives

Cemeteries

Census

Church

Court

Delaware Slavery Papers at State of Delaware Archives

Ethnic History

The primary Indians of the peninsula prior to the arrival of Europeans were the Assateague, and included the Assateague, Transquakin, Choptico, Moteawaughkin, Quequashkecaquick, Hatsawap, Wachetak, Marauqhquaick, and Manaskson. They were all under the guidance of the Chief of the Assateague.[2]

Land

Military

Newspapers

DelmarvaNow.com

Delmarva Daily Times

Taxation

Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 at Maryland State Archives


Societies and Libraries

Websites

References

  1. ↑ http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.godelmarva.com/fyi/history/75-delmarva-history.html
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