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*'''1682'''- Delaware was divided by the Penn Proprietary into "hundreds." These were areas created for tax purposes and supposed to be occupied by ten families. Until 1897, the original twelve hundreds were divided and added to. The original twelve were: | *'''1682'''- Delaware was divided by the Penn Proprietary into "hundreds." These were areas created for tax purposes and supposed to be occupied by ten families. Until 1897, the original twelve hundreds were divided and added to. The original twelve were: | ||
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Kent County | '''Kent County'''<br> | ||
Duck Creek | Duck Creek<br> | ||
Mispillion | Mispillion<br> | ||
Motherkill | Motherkill<br> | ||
Murderkill | Murderkill<br> | ||
Saint Jones<br> | |||
'''New Castle County'''<br> | |||
Appoquinimink<br> | |||
{{col-break}} | {{col-break}} | ||
Brandywine<br> | |||
Christiana<br> | |||
New Castle<br> | |||
Brandywine | Saint Georges<br> | ||
Christiana | '''Sussex County'''<br> | ||
Broadkill<br> | |||
Rehoboth<br> | |||
New Castle | |||
Saint Georges | |||
Sussex County | |||
Broadkill | |||
Rehoboth | |||
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