Maps of Virginia – Maryland – Delaware

Map of Middle Accomack County, Virginia

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Master Index- Middle Accomack County Map
Marvell, John Jr. A109, A114
West, Matilda A64, A72, A77, A80, A109, A113
West, John A60, A62, A64, A70, A71, A72, A77, A78, A79, A80, A82, A85, A91, A109, A113
Coe, Timothy A126

Map of the Eastern Shore where the Marvels lived

Map was supplied courtesy of Bruce Marvel – Dover, Delaware 2010

Map of Early Somerset Maryland from 1662

Somerset Hundreds before 1742

Delaware Hundreds – in 1868

From: Delaware Place Names, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin.

The following information is from the University of Delaware and the Delaware Genealogical Society

Historical Maps are from the Pomeroy and Beers Atlas of 1868

History

On October 25, 1682, William Penn directed that Delaware be divided into townships occupied by 100 families. Each family would have an average of about 10 members (including servants). These townships were referred to as hundreds in an April 9, 1690 order by the Provincial Council. Originally, there were 5 hundreds in New Castle County, 5 in Kent County and 2 in Sussex County. As the population grew, several of the hundreds divided, creating new hundreds. In 1875, the total number of hundreds had grown to the present-day 33 hundreds. Their boundaries have essentially not changed since and no longer serve as judicial or legislative districts.

Several of the names of the hundreds end with the suffix kill (for example Broadkill, Murderkill, etc.). This suffix comes from the Old Dutch word ‘kille’ meaning river bed or channel.

Year	What Change Occurred?	Hundreds Count
1682	William Penn divides Delaware into 12 hundreds. Brandywine, Christiana, New Castle, St. Georges, Appoquinimink, Duck Creek, Little Creek (in Kent County), St. Jones, Murderkill, Mispillion, Broadkill and Lewes & Rehoboth.	12
1702-1710	Six new hundreds created: Mill Creek, White Clay Creek, Pencader, Red Lion, Cedar Creek, and Indian River.	18
1775	Six new hundreds created: North West Fork, Nanticoke, Broad Creek, Little Creek (in Sussex County), Dagsborough, and Baltimore.	24
1830-1835	Three new hundreds created: Milford from Mispillion, Wilmington from Christiana, Georgetown from Broadkill (but Georgetown repealed in 1835).	26
1855	One new hundred create: Murderkill split into North Murderkill and South Murderkill.	27
1859	One new hundred create: Dover split into East Dover and West Dover.	28
1863	One new hundred create: Georgetown from Broadkill.	29
1869-1875	Four new hundreds created: Kenton from Little Creek and Duck Creek, Seaford from North West Fork, Gumborough from Broad Creek; Blackbird from Appoquinimink.

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Maps of Virginia – Maryland – Delaware

Map of Middle Accomack County, Virginia

Map of the Eastern Shore where the Marvels lived

Map of Early Somerset Maryland from 1662

Somerset Hundreds before 1742

Delaware Hundreds – in 1868

New Castle County

Kent County

Sussex County

The Map of the Hundreds of Delaware since 1875 to the present