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- Dorchester County, Maryland:
September 8, 1758, Henry STAFFORD II sold to Henry STAFFORD III a parcel of land called "Cow Garden". Henry STAFFORD III, who married Anastasia "Stachie" Adams, was born about 1751. He apparently was too young to buy land in 1758. Therefore, three Henry STAFFORDs in succession owned land, i.e., "Cow Garden". Henry STAFFORD III and Stachie sold "Cow Garden" March 11, 1780.
The boundary line between DE and MD -- particularly the line between present day Sussex County, Delaware and Dorchester County, Maryland -- was long disputed. Maryland claimed much of what is now present day Sussex County, DE until the 1760's and completion of the Mason-Dixon Survey. The original boundaries of Dorchester County extended northwest along the Choptank River into New Sweden (Delaware), and all that would become Caroline County. According to the Proprietary's Charter the county would extend north to the fortieth degree latitude, and eastwardly to the Atlantic Ocean. Maryland claimed much of what is now present day Sussex County, DE until the 1760's and completion of the Mason-Dixon Survey. For this reason, it is not clear whether HENRY II was born in Sussex County, DE or in Dorchester, MD.
Dorchester County, Maryland:
September 8, 1758, Henry Stafford I sold to Henry Stafford II a parcel of land called "Cow Garden". Henry Stafford II, who married Anastasia "Stachie" Adams, was born about 1751. Henry II apparently was too young to buy land in 1758. Henry Stafford II and Stachie sold "Cow Garden" March 11, 1780. Source: Dora Robinson .
The above item is disputed by Jade Longley < [email protected] > who advises that the info therein is not correct. Jade states that Henry's deed of that date was not a sale; it involved a purchase of 3-1/2 acres of this tract ("Cow Garfen") from Obediah Smith and Mary h/w. What Henry Safford (Stafford) sold this date was 44 acres part of "Brother's Adventure" near Obediah Smith's other land. The day before, Obediah Smith had agreed to buy 50 acres of "Cow Garden" on the West side of Green Pond on the S. side of the Double Fork br. from Thomas Smith (SXDE deed M-12:336, 335, 337). I haven't found an abstract of a recorded deed showing how Thomas Smith obtained this. Henry S(t)afford and Obediah Smith did a number of land exchanges in this area. Source: Jade Longley < [email protected] >
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Henry Stafford II (Safford), Jr. migrated to the Bourbon/Harrison Co. KY area in the 1790's. His wife was Anastasia Adams and they had a daughter, Sarah, who married Jesse Pavey in Bourbon Co, KY in 1796... Jesse Pavey was a brother (or at least a half-brother) to John Pavey. It appears that John Pavey was married to Mary Anderson. The Andersons were BIG Nicolites (like the Peggs et al.) John Pavey migrated to Guilford Co (lived near Deep River/Jamestown) by 1800. He left Guilford Co, NC (reportedly with the "Nicholites") abt. 1807 and is found in Harrison Co, IN, 1812. Source: Marsha McWilliams < [email protected] >
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The Kentucky Gazette 1801-1820
Genealogical & Historical Abstracts by Karen Mauer Green, Gateway
Press, Baltimore 1985:
1787-1800 Vol. VII Number XLIV 19 Jul 1794
"Henry Stafford, 24 May 1794 found a horse on the lands of James Sodusky
about three miles from Miller's Mill on Hingston's fork of the Licking"
Source: Marsha McWilliams < [email protected] >
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Source: Extracted from "History of Delaware, 1609-1888. Scharf, Thomas J."
Volume Two- pp. 4-8b. CHAPTER LXXI. NORTHWEST FORK.
http://www.accessible.com/amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware71.htm
Table of Contents (ALL CHAPTERS: http://www.accessible.com/amcnty/DE/Delaware/contents.htm)
THE "hundred of Northwest Fork" is situated in the northwestern corner of Sussex County. It was originally a part of Maryland, and at that time included all the territory west of the Northwest Fork of the Nanticoke River. This fork is now known as the Marshy Hope Creek, and upon running the dividing line between the States a small portion of the stream was thrown into Delaware. From this stream the "hundred" takes the name, by which it has been known since 1682. It was the largest in the county before March 11, 1869, when the Legislature erected Seaford Hundred out of it by the following boundaries: "Beginning in the middle of the old State Road at Walker's mill-dam, and running thence westwardly by the centre of said road between the old Frank Brown farm and the farm of the late Daniel Cannon, over and by Cannon's Crossing, to its intersection with the road leading from Federalsburg to Bridgeville, and thence by the centre of said Federalsburg and Bridgeville road past Horsey's Cross-Roads to the eastern boundary of Maryland." This line makes the bounds of the hundred on the north by Kent County, on the east by Nanticoke Hundred, on the south by Seaford Hundred and on the west by the State of Maryland. It is about eight miles square and embraces about sixty-five square miles of territory.
All the land patented down to 1776 was upon Maryland patents.
James Layton was granted a warrant of resurvey July 5, 1776, of a tract of fifty acres called "Young Man's Venture," originally patented by Maryland, November 26, 1751, to his father. When resurveyed it contained forty-eight acres, to which was added two hundred and thirty-six acres of vacant land, and the whole renamed "Layton's Just Division." It was adjoining "Turkey Point," "Merritts Discovery," Rogers Adams' surveys of "Puzzell," and "Triangle," and "Saffords Venture." Robert Layton had a warrant of resurvey granted on "Layton's Partnership" in 1776, and Thomas Layton, "Neighbors Agreement" in 1777. Robert Layton also purchased of David Williams, February 24, 1776, a tract called "Young's Addition," originally granted to Nathan Young, September 29, 1756, for seventy-five acres. It is located on Bridge Branch, about one-half mile above the Bridge. Among those who now own parts of the Layton lands are W.J. Coates, M.A.G. Coates, G. Bissell and G. Trout.
The following persons were on the assessment roll of North West Fork Hundred for the year 1785. North West Fork, at that time, embraced Seaford Hundred:
Stafford, Henry.
*Safford, Levi.
. *Safford, Thomas.
*Safford, Abraham.
*Safford, Zadock.
*Note: The name "Safford" was either mispelled or was used interchangably with "Stafford"
Layton, James.
Layton, David.
Layton, Charles
Layton, Thomas.
Layton, Robert.
Layton, Wm.
Layton, Lowden.
Layton, Tilghman.
Layton, Hughet.
Layton, Elijah.
Layton, Nehemiah.
Son of Henry (a Planter) & Elizabeth Safford. Married to Anastasia Adams. Parents of of at least 5 children: Mrs. Rachel Calloway, Mrs. Sally N. Pavey, William, Mrs. Lavina Scott & David Safford. Henry died "Intestdate" and his property was "Inventory & Appraisement" of the July Court of 1804 and Sale done by the October Court 1804. Children listed on sale: David Safford, Abraham Calloway, William Safford.
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