Sussex County Genealogy and History
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Established in 1683 County Seat is Georgetown Georgetown Post Office, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, Sussex County, DE	Cities and Towns Bethany Beach Bethel Blades Bridgeville Dagsboro Delmar (part of Delmar is in MD) Dewey Beach Ellendale Fenwick Island Frankford Georgetown Greenwood Gumboro Henlopen Acres Laurel Lewes Long Neck Milford (part of Milford is in Kent County) Millsboro Millville Milton Ocean View Rehoboth Beach Seaford Selbyville Slaughter Beach South Bethany PILOT TOWN Pilot Town is the section of the Hamlet of Concord where many free black families have lived in harmony with the white families since around 1765. It was so named for the many African-American pilots who lived in the area and piloted vessels down the Nanticoke River to Chesapeake Bay. Two of the best known were Cann Laws and George Laws. LOCATION: Concord. At junction of Road 20 East and Road 20A.
Sussex County has been known by several names over the years including Susan County, Hoorenkill or Whorekill County as named by the Dutch prior to 1680 when Kent County broke off, Deale County from 1680 to 1682 after being taken over by the British under James Stuart, Duke of York prior to signing over to William Penn, and Durham County when claimed by the Lord's Baltimore during the boundary dispute with the Penn family. (source: wikipedia.org) County Website: http://www.sussexcountyde.gov/	ONLINE DATA     Data Coming Soon:     Website Updates 10 June 2008: WW2 Honor Roll of Dead/Missing 15 May 2008: List of Cemeteries; Ancient Burying Ground Tombstone Inscriptions; St. Peter's Tombstone Inscriptions; Diary of Aletta Clarke; Bible Records; 1645-1899 Marriages 1 Feb 2008: Kidnapper Story 4 Apr 2007: Biography Page started with bio of T. Rodney To be notified when this and our other websites have been updated, subscribe to one of our mailing lists (Delaware is included in our "Northeastern Coastal" list)
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