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From: "Don R, Gum" <>
Subject: [LDR] Re: GUM/GUMM/GWIN in Sussex County, 1678
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:53:13 -0400



----- Original Message -----
From: Don R, Gum <>
To: <>
Sent: 07 May, 2001 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [LDR] Re: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D Digest V01 #131


> Jeanne Scott,
> While you have that book, I would very much appreciate it if
you
> would check to see if there are any people listed there with the
> surname of GUM/GUMM/GWIN.
> Roger Gum was in Sussex County, Delaware in 1678 & another
> reference mentions him in 1680. However, I know the various
> boundaries changed and I thought it might be possible that there was
> some overlap there. (I haven't done any research on
Delaware/Sussex
> County to determine what the boundaries were in the late 1600's and
I
> just discovered this list about a week ago. The research done on
> Roger Gum and his descendants is published in a book called "Leaves
> from the Gum Tree" by Muriel Hoffman. )
> Thank you in advance for your time.
> Janet Gum
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: 07 May, 2001 3:04 PM
> Subject: [LDR] Re: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-D Digest V01 #131
>
>
> > Hi Sherry -- I have "Old Somerset on the Easter Shore of Maryland"
> There is
> > no mention of a Daniel Hastings. There is a John Hastings
mentioned
> as
> > having been given land in 1663. My librarian here in CA was able
to
> borrow
> > the book for me. I don't remember where she found it but I do
> remember it
> > wasn't from the Delmarva area. Jeanne Scott
> >
> >
> > ==== LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS Mailing List ====
> > Have you seen the *GHOTES web page?
> > (*Genealogy and History of the Eastern Shore of Virginia)
> > http://www.esva.net/ghotes/
> >
> >
>

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