Delaware Family Histories:

Family Histories

Ancestors from the Eastern Heartland: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland & Delaware. Seattle, WA: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1990.
LOCATION: Morris Library (F106 .A57 1990)

Barker, Elizabeth Frye. Barker Genealogy [Including] Samuel of Delaware, 1682. New York: Frye Publishing Co., 1927.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .M964)

Barry, Ruby Mundell. The Mundell (Mundle) Family: Descendants of James Mundell and His Wife, Margaret (Garrett) Mundell of New Castle County, Delaware. (N. p.) 1968.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .M964).

Black, Lewis S. The Black Family on the Brandywine. Wilmington, DE: L.S. Black, 1995.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .B636 1995)

Bounds, Harvey. Some Ancestors of Major Harvey Cochran Bounds, Data Compiled by His Father, Captain Harvey Bounds, Newark, Delaware. Newark, DE, 1966.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .B68 1966)

Brittingham, Hazel D. John Clowes, Jr., 1730-1790, Broadkill Patriot: The Man, His Family, the Times. Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1989.
LOCATION: Morris Library (E263 .D3C572 1989)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del E263 .D3C572 1989)

Burdick, Kim Rogers. 17th and 18 Century Dutch in the Port Penn Area. Radnor, PA: Peter Alrichs Foundation, 1989.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F172 .D4B87x 1989)

Copeland, Lammot du Pont. A Genealogy of the Copeland Family. (N. p.), 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del Folio CS71 .C784x 1982)

Du Pont, H. A. The Early Generations of the Du Pont and Allied Families. 2 vols. New York: National Americana Society, 1923.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS 71 .D935 D8x 1923)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS 71 .D935 D8x 1923)

Eckman, Jeannette. The Kinkeads of Delaware as Pioneers of Minnesota, 1856-1868: ... Some Genealogical History of the Kinkead and Janvier Families. Wilmington, DE: Printed for George W. Butz, Jr., 1949.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .K52 1949)

England, C. Walter. Joseph England and His Descendants. Silver Spring, MD: England, 1975.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .E5629 1975b)

John England and Joseph England were the owners of the grist mill (the Old Red Mill) on White Clay Creek, near Newark.

Frazier, Griffin Guy. James Frazier, Kent County, Delaware, and Descendants. Arlington, VA, 1965.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .F848 1965)

Genealogy of the Du Pont Family. Wilmington, DE: Litho Print Inc.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del Folio+ CS71 .D935 G46x)

Genealogy of the Hunn Family of Kent in "The Three Lower Counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex upon Delaware in America". (N. p.), 1919?
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .H936 1919)

Gore, Walter M. History Genealogical-Biographical of the Barksdale-du Pont and Allied Families. New York: American Historical Society, 1922.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Folio CS71 .B265 1922)

Haugh, Christopher E. From Spices of Success, to Disaster at Sea: The Story of the Colburn Family of Delaware City, Delaware. N.p. 1989.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del E183 .C77 1989)

Hickman, Sylvester. Genealogy of the Hickman Family, Beginning with Roger Hickman of Kent County, Delaware. Chicago: Cameron, Amberg, & Co., 1907.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .H53 H53x 1907)

Hill, J. Bennett. The Bennett Family of Sussex County, Delaware, 1680-1860, with Branches into the Warren, Shockley, and Other Families. Milford?: DE, 1970.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .B469 1970)

Hilles, Samuel Eli. Memorials of the Hilles Family, More Particularly of Samuel and Margaret Hill Hilles of Wilmington, Delaware. Cincinnati: S. E. Hilles, 1928.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .H652 1928)

Hollingsworth, William B. Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. Louisville, KY: J. P. Morton & Co., 1925.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .H68 1925)

Kaczmarczyk, Thomas F. Three Centuries of White House Farm Agriculture and Ownership. Newark, DE, 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F187 .E42 1982)

Keen, Gregory Bernard. The Descendants of Joran Kyn of New Sweden. Philadelphia: The Swedish Colonial Society, 1913.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .K264 1913)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .K264 1913)

Kerr, Mary Gillespie. Kerr Family Genealogy. N.p., 1951.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .K37 1951)

King, Marilyn Bailiff. DelMarVaPa Ancestors: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia & Pennsylvania. Lancaster, CA: Antelope Valley Genealogical Society, 1991.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS69 .K56x 1991)

Leach, Josiah Granville. Genealogy of Harry Alden Richardson of Dover, Delaware. Dover, DE: J. Kirk & Son, 1897.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .R52 1897)

Mallery, Charles Payson. Ancient Families of Bohemia Manor: Their Homes and Their Graves. Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, no. 7. Wilmington, DE: The Society, 1888.
LOCATION: Morris Library (F161 .D45 no. 7)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F161 .D45 no. 7)

Maull, Baldwin. Charles Springer's Family in Swedish History. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Swedish Colonial Society, 1978.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .S769 1978)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .S769x 1978)

McDonald, Frank V. Contributions to the Early History of Bryan McDonald and Family, Settlers in 1689, on Red Clay Creek, Mill Creek Hundred (or Township) Newcastle County, Delaware: Together with a few Biographical Sketches and Other Statistics of General Interest to Their Lineal Descendants. San Francisco: Winterburn & Co., Printers and Electrotypers, 1879.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .M134 M13x 1879)

McEwing, Barbara. Neighbors of the Wilmington-Great Valley Turnpike. Wilmington, DE: Page Watson and Joseph Small Associates, 198-?
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F163 .M248)

Montgomery, Elizabeth. Reminiscences of Wilmington, in Familiar Village Tales, Ancient and New. Philadelphia: T. K. Collins, Jr., 1851.
LOCATION: Morris Library (F174 .W7M7)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F174 .W7M7)

Contains references to Quakers and individual Quaker families such as Hilles, Perris, and Tatnall.

Neill, Edward D. John Neill of Lewes, Delaware, 1739, and His Descendants. Philadelphia, 1875.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .N345 1875)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .N345 1875)

Ridgely, Mabel Lloyd. What Them Befell: The Ridgelys of Delaware and Their Circle in Colonial and Federal Times; Letters, 1751-1890. Portland, ME: Anthoensen Press, 1949.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .R565 1949)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .R565 1949)

Rodney Family Papers, 1773-1931.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (MSS 321)

Around 60 items.

Rothrock, Henry Shirley. Rothrock Genealogy. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Wilmington, DE: H.S. Rothrock, 1984.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .R83 1984)

Sellers, Edwin Jacquett. Allied Families of Delaware: Stretcher, Fenwick, Davis, Draper, Kipshaven, Stidham. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1901.
LOCATION: Morris Library (F173 .S46 1901a)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F173 .S46)

Sellers, Edwin Jaquett. Captain John Avery: President Judge at the Whorekill in Delaware Bay, and His Descendants. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co.?, 1898.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .A95 1898)

Sellers, Edwin Jacquett. Early History of the Draper Family of Sussex County, Delaware. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott, 1929.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .D766 1929)

Sellers, Edwin Jacquett. Genealogy of the Kollock family of Sussex County, Delaware, 1657-1897. Philadelphia: Press of J. B. Lippincott Co., 1897.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .K81 1897)

Streets, Thomas Hale. David Rees of Little Creek Hundred, and the Descendants of John Rees, His Son. Philadelphia, 1904.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .R43x 1904)

Streets, Thomas Hale. The Descendants of Thomas Hale of Delaware: With an Account of the Jamison and Creen Families. Philadelphia, 1913.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .H163 1913)

Sweeney, Jeremiah. Early Delaware Land Grants, Plantations, and Families. Farnhurst, DE: n.p., 1958.
LOCATION: Morris Library (F167 .S95)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F167 .S95)

Talley, George A. A History of the Talley Family on the Delaware, and Their Descendants; Including a Genealogical Register, Modern Biography and Miscellany. Philadelphia: Moyer & Lesher, 1899.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .T148 1899)

Thompson, Wilhelmina Elizabeth Press. The Descendants of William Cleland Press Who Emigrated from Ireland in Mid-19th Century Including Collateral Lines of the Linton and Williamson Families of Delaware and Pennsylvania. N.p., 1988.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .P74x 1988)

Turner, Joseph Brown. Genealogical Collection.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Microforms (Microfiche no. 391)
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.state.de.us/sos/dpa/exhibits/document/turner/toc.shtml) selections

Genealogical notes concerning several thousand families, with emphasis on those living on the Delmarva Peninsula. The records range in content from the medieval period to 1935, but are principally of the 17th through 19th centuries. Original copies are at the Delaware Public Archives. DPA has digitized page images of portions of the collection available on their Digital Archives webpage.

Virdin, Donald Odell. Some Pioneer Delaware Families. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1992.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .V825 1992)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .V825 1992)

Virdin, Donald Odell. The Virdins of Delaware and Related Families. Facsim. reprint. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1991.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS71 .V825 1991)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .V825 1991)

Weslager, C.A. The Old Hollingsworth Plantation in Mill Creek Hundred. Wilmington, DE: Historic Red Clay Valley, 1961.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F172 .N5W42)

Weslager, C.A. Peter Alrichs, New Castle Merchant, Indian Trader, Plantation Owner and Politician. Radnor, PA: Alrich Family, 1987.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F167 .W382x 1987)

Weslager, C.A. The Richardsons of Delaware: With the Early History of the Richardson Park Suburban Area. Wilmington, DE: Knebels Press, 1957.
LOCATION: Morris Library (F174 .W7W4)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del F174 .W7W4)

Whiteley, Henry. Whiteley Family Genealogy. N.p., 1951.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del CS71 .K37 1951)

Worrell, M. C. L. Reminiscences of Wilmington, Del., 1815-1828.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Lengthy account of the inhabitants of Wilmington, their residences, businesses, churches, etc., from ca. 1815 until 1828. Supplementary lists include genealogical material on family friends and acquaintances. (3 items)

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American & European Family Forest. Kamuela, HI: Millisecond Pub. Co., 1999.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Microforms (CD-ROM 1082)

Genealogies in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. Baltimore, MD: Magna Carta Book Co., 1972 and supp.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref CS 25B U54 and CS 25B .U5415)

Index to American Genealogies; and to Genealogical Material Contained in All Works as Town Histories, County Histories, Local Histories, Historical Society Publications, Biographies, Historical Periodicals and Kindred Works. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1967.
LOCATION: Morris Library (CS 43B .I53 1967)

Virdin, Donald Odell. Delaware Family Histories and Genealogies. St. Michaels, MD: R.B. Clark, Jr., 1984.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del Z1267 .V57x 1984)

A bibliography of Delaware related histories and genealogies.

Virdin, Donald Odell. Maryland and Delaware Genealogies and Family Histories: A Bibliography of Books about Maryland and Delaware Families. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1993.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Z1293 .V569x 1993)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del Z1293 .V569x 1993)