Delaware Family Records: Vandegrift of St. Georges Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware

Delaware Family Records Submitted by LEWIS D. COOK, F.A.S.G., F.G.S.P. VANDEGRIFT OF ST. GEORGES HUNDRED, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE [From a Bible inherited by David Stewart Craven (1873-1949), of Salem, New Jersey, and printed in Philadelphia by Mathew Carey, 1801.] Marriages Christopher Vandegrift June. and Jane Ford were married March 10th 1803? Eli Biddle and Ann Eliza Vandegrift were married June 15th A. D. 1826. Deaths Rebecca Vandegrift, wife of Christopher Vandegrift [Seer.] departed this life the 17th day of August 1803? Christopher Vandegrift [Seer.) departed this life June 8th A. D. 1816, aged aghtyfive years 85. 8 Christopher Vandegrift Junr. departed this life March the 1st A.D. 1818 in his 50th year.. Jane Vandegrift, wife of Christopher Vandegrift Junr., departed this life Feby. 10th A.D. 1827 in her 50th year!' Thomas R. Vandegrift, son of Christopher Vandegtift and Jane his wife, departed this life May 15, A.D. 1807. Mary B. Vandegrift, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift Juror. and Jane his wife, departed this life April 29th A.D. 1837 in her 22nd year. Christopher J. Vandegiift, son of Christopher Vandegrift Junr. and Jane his wife, departed this life June 30th 1860 in the 56th year of his age. Ann Eliza Biddle, wife of Eli Biddle, and daughter of Christopher Vandegrift and Jane Vandegrift, departed this life August 25th 1863 in the 55th year of her age.° '• Their Mete Castle Co. marriage license was of same date. 2 Rebecca (King) Vandegrift, wife of Christopher Vandegrift, Sr., was buried in the Presbytetim Cemetery near the village of St. Georges in Red Lion Hundred, New Castle Co., Del., wish gravestone inscribed "aged 65 years!" Christopher Vandegrift was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery as noted above, with gravestone inscnbed "in his 85th year." The will of Christopher Vandegrift of St. Gmrgm Hundred, New Castle Co., Del., dated I March 1807 and proved 14 June Ills, bequeathed to his son Leonard Vandegrift f75; to his son Jacob Vandegrift the plantation he lived on; to son William Vandegrift £130 and the bond for £100 "he owes me;" to granddaughter Rebecca Pennington, wife of Aldridge Pennington and daughter of Leonard Vandegrift, a negro girl; to son Christopher Vandegrift "the residue of my estate with the plantation I live on," and appointed him sole executor. . Buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery near St. Georges, above noted, with gravestone. 'Buried in the same cememry as her husband, with gravestone inscribed "died Feb. 10, 1825 iv her 40th year." Gravestone inscribed "Eli E'tddle 1794-1H7" md "Eliot Biddle 180a-1853" is in the Presbyterian Cemetery near St. Georges, cited above. Eli Biddle died at the home of his wife's nephew, Thomas Jenkins Craven, Salem. N. J. 39 40 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Rebecca Jane Craven, wife of David Stewart Craven, and daughter of Christopher and Jane Vandegrif t, departed this life Nov. 14th 1874 in the 63rd year of her age. Buried at St. Georges Cemetery.' Births Christopher J. Vandegrift, son of Christopher Vandegrift Junr. and Jane his wide, was born December 3, A, D. 1804, Thomas R. Vandegrift, son of Chrrstopher Vandegrift Junr. and Jane his wife, was born February 10th A.D. 1807. Ann Eliza Vandegrift, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift Junr. and Jane his wife, was born November 3rd A.D. 1808. Rebecca Jane Vandegrift, daughter of Christopher Vandegrift Junr. and Jane his wife, was bom December 17th A.D. 1811. Mary Bahia!). Vandegrift, daughter of Christopher Vandegrif t Junr. and Jane his wife, was born June 11th A.D. 1815. KING, ROBINSON, AND VANDIKE, ST. GEORGES HUNDRED NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE, 1719-1745 [The following transcript of two pages in the Minutes of the Session, First Presbyterian Church of St. Georges Hundred, which records are in the manuscript collection of the Historical Society of Delaware, Wilmington, is the genealogical material mentioned in the booklet having binder's title Old Drawyers Church, Delasuare (1898), 64. A digest form of the entries, with items of Baptisms, 1832-1853, and of Marriages, 18361052, from the same Sessional records, was published in Daughters of tbe American Revolution Magazine for May 1964, 535-536.] The Ages of Jacob Kings. Children 1719 Jacob King, 5 son of Jacob ICing, was Born Aprill ye Eight Day at 8 o'Clock at Night. 1721 John King, son of Jacob King, was born September ye 17th Day about 7 o'Clock at Night. The gravestone is inscribed "Capt. David Stewart Craven 1602-186r and "Rebecca Jane Craven 1811'1874." They were married I March 1811, according to their family Bible record. Hewn b. 28 July He vras 1802, son of Thomas and Mary (Agora) Craven oft,. Georges Hundred, New Genie Co., Dd. captain of a steamboat plying between Salem and Philadelphia. See "Craven Family" in History of the you Congressional District of New ferny (1901), 1, 67, and George N. McKenzie, ed. , Colonial Families of the United Slates of America (Baltimore, 1914), IV, 104. Portraits of David Stewart Craven and his wife Jane Vandegrift Craven, unsigned but in the style of the Philadelphia painter John Neagle, were inherited by their great-grandson, David Stewart Craven, now (1964) of Wihnington, Del. The will of Jacob King, yeoman, of St. Georges Hundred, dated I May and proved 15 June 1730, names wife Catherine and eldest son Imob; mentions "my children" but not by name, and appoints "my brothers Francis and Cornelius King and my wife Catherine' executors. New Cants C.o., Dd., Miscellaneous Will Book I, 249. Sec also Calendars! Delmorer, Wills, New Coal. Calmly, 16811800 (New York. 1911), 28, hereinafter used as Caked.. New Castle Wills. The birth records cited in dm present out furnish the names of all five children of Jacob King. The will of Jacob King of Appoquinimink Hundred, son of Jacob Bins deed. "of ye see. new," dated 19 June and proved 2 July 1741, "being sorry md penitent from the bottom of my heart for my past sins," (followed by long religious preamble), demises Ins mate to his brother Thomas King, sister Rachel King, and "my brothers and sisters," and appoints his wade Jacob Hyatt executor. At the probate, Abraham Hyatt deposed that said Jacob King died Italy Its, and Rachel Hyatt deposed that he was "sensible" at the time of signing his will. New Castle Co. Miscellaneous Will Book I, 254; abstract in Calendar New Castle Wills, 33. Delaware Family Records 41 1724 Thomas King, son of Jacob King, was born the 14th Day of Aprill about 12 o'Clock in ye Day. 1726 Peter King, son of Jacob King, was born the 22nd Day of November betweene Seven & Eight o'Clock in ye Morning. 1729 Rachel King, Daughter of Jacob King, was born ye 14th Day of November betweene 8 & 9 o'Clock in ye Morning. The Ages of Charles Robinson's" Daughter ef Son 1722 Mary Robinson, Daughter of Charles Robinson, was born the 17th Day of September betweene 6 & 7 o'Clock in ye Morning, and was Baptised [sic] by Hensey Hook, Minister. 1736 Charles Robinson, son of Charles Robinson, was Born ye 26th of March about Nine o'Clock at Night. The Ages of John Venda's" - Children 1733 John VanDike,n son of John VanDike, was Born April ye 20th at 7 in ye Morning, Being Friday morning. 1734/5 Grace VanDike, Daughter of John VanDike, was Born January ye 16, Being Thursday morning, about 5 of ye Clock. 1736/7 Isaac VanDike, son of John VanDike, was Born February ye 26th, Being Saterday [sic] morning, about 5 of ye Clock. 1738/9 Thomas VanDike, son of John VanDike, was Born March ye lob [sic] Being Thursday morning, about rA hr. after 7 of ye Clock. 1740/1 Jamimah VanDike, daughter of John VanDike, was boarn [sic] Febry. ye 14th, being Saterday, about 9 of ye Clock at night. N.B. All ye above named Children ware [sic] Baptised by ye Revd. Mr. Henry Hook. 1743 Mary Vandike, Daughter of John Vandike, was boarn March ye 30th, being Wednesday, about nine of ye Clock in ye morning, & was Baptised by ye Revd. Mr. Aleadr. McDuell. 1744/5 James Vandike, Son of John Vandike, was boom n January ye 27th, being Sunday between nine & ten of ye Clock at Night, and was Baptised by ye Revd. Mr. Charles Tennent. JACOB VANDEGRIFT BIBLE RECORD, ST. GEORGES HUNDRED, NEW CASTLE COUNTY ["Copy of old record kept in Bible of Margaret (O'Connot) Vandegrift; given, with the Bible, by Mary Jane Vandegrif t, daughter of Margaret, to George Elbert Vandegrift, her nephew, my father." — From Miss Charlotte Vmdegrif t, 3904 Hartford St., St. Louis, Mo., 1932.] ro Charles Robeson, in 1732 one of the Elders of the Prebymrian Church near St. Georges, owned the Booth Farm on Scott's Run in Sr. George's Hundred. 11 John Van Dike was born 22 March 1700, the fifth of eleven children of Nicholas Van Dycke and his ind wife Frances Hendricks of Flatbush, N. Y., and of St. George Hundred, New Castle Co., Del., according to Bible records published in John IP. Jordan, ed., Colonial Families of PhiladelPhia (1911), II, 1287. For abstract of Nicholas Van Dyke', will, dated 19 March 1725 and proved 9 Nov 1729, see Calendar New Cattle Wills, 28, cited in Note 9 above. 22 The will of John Vandike (b. 1753)• dated 1 Dec. and proved 26 Dec. 1759, names his wife Margaret, brothers Isaac. James and David Vandike, sisters Jemirna, Mary and Elizabeth, and brother-in-law Jacob Peterson. Calendar New Castle Willi, 57- 42 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine October the 6th 1751 was Jacob Vandegrift married to Ann Atkinson 15 by Philip Readen. July 21st 1752 was my daughter Christian born. October 29th 1754 was my son Leonard born. January let 1757 was my daughter Sarah " born. March 10th 1759 was my son James born. May 16th 1761 was my son Peter born. August 8th 1763 was my son Sampson born. November 12th 1765 was my daughter Ann born. April 4th 1767 then did my beloved wife depart this life and left me to mourn. — Jacob Vandegrift," New Castle County, State of Delaware. 7 December 1743. Jacob Vandegrift, yeoman, Cornelius King, Junr., yeoman, Katherine King, 'William Williamson, yeoman and wife Christian, all of Appequiminy Hundred, New Castle County; Francis King, yeoman and wife Christian, Francis Cruesen and wife Elizabeth, Albert Vansant, yeoman, Leonard Vandegrif t, yeoman and wife Mary, Jacob Vandegrift, yeoman and wife Mary, John Lea, yeoman and wife Hannah, Sarah Vandegrift, all of St. Georges Hundred, New Castle County; Jacob Haughhead, yeoman and wife Hannah of Makefield Township, Bucks County . . tract of land m Bensalem Township, Bucks County, beginning at Delaware River and thence N 21 degrees W 284 perches to the Philadelphia road, thence by the road S 80 degrees W 43Y. perches, S 21 degrees E 201 perches, S 67 degrees W by Lawrence Growden land 43 perches, S 19 degrees E 88 perches to place of beginning on Delaware, being 107 acres, formerly of Leonard Vandegrift [deceased, late) of Bensalem . . . they being children and grandchildren of said J iionard Vandegrift . . . to Abraham Vandegrift of Bensalem. . . . (Recorded in Bucks County Deed Book 7, page 80, abstracted by Carl T. Smith) On 15 May 1744, their Uncle Jacob Vandegrift was appointed guardian of Sarah, aged 17, Ann, aged 16 (b. m 1728), and James, a minor, children of James Atkinson, New Code Co. Orphans Court Book C, V. In • deed dated 5' Feb. 1763 from Jacob Vmdegrift and wife Ann, it is recited that said Ann Vandegrift was a daughter of James Atkinson. New Castle Co. Deed Book D-17, 91. 05 0n 19 Oct. 1773, a James Atkinson was appointed guardian of Peter, Sampson, Anna, Sarah and James Vandegrift, minor children of Jacob Vandegrift, decd. New Castle Co. Orphans Color Book D, 471. Letters of administration on the estate of Jacob Vandegrift of St. Georges Hundred, Ness Castle Co., were granted 14 Oct. 1773 to Christopher Vandegrift, the widow Elinor having renounced her right to act. New Castle Co. Will Book F, 92. The will of Jacob Vandegtift, dated 12 Apr. 1750 and proved 16 Jan. 1754, names sons Leonard and Jacob Vandegrift, daughters Chriscian Atkinson, Ann and Elizabeth; mentions two sons and six daughters, and appoint, sons Jacob and Leonard mentors. Glade, New Castle Wills. 52.