The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-13
Historical Notes and Queries.
DpIDIl Creek.

/ There are several old deeds, among the
/ Chew papers lately presented to the Hartford
Historical Society, which refer to "Delph" and
"Delph Creek from which the tollowingare
| extracts
miles Gibson TO James Fendall-1GSS-
"a parcel Of land called -. lying on the
w. side of Delphi Creek, - \ \ Il be-
ginning at the 1st bounded tree of a tract of
land called DELPHI, near the mouth of the fore
said Creek, and running Several courses) to
bounded Red Oak upon the head of Delph
Creek, II little below the Horse Bridge, re.
speeding TO the n. w. side parcel of land
called Phillips Purchase, formerly taken up
for James Phillips, &c, containing 100 acres"
Thomas Brocklcsby (ofCily Cork, } to Saml
Massey, Oct. 3D., 1910:
"All those two plantations in America one
at DELPHI, in the county of Baltymor, in the
province of Md, containing soevon Hundred
acres, and the other i'll Cicell Co., &c, cont.
1000a."
The fact that most of the Chew papers re-
late to land upon Deer Creek, aud that
Phillips Purchase" (Which was surveyed for
James Phillips July 18th, 1883 extends from
Darlington to the Susquchannn, led some to
suppose that DELPHI Greek and Deer Creek
were identical. This prompted the question,
"Wherc is Delphi Creek ?"
DIR. G. w. Archer, in a late issue of the
Bel Air Times gives extracts from two old
surveys upon DELPHI Creek In one of them,
dated Nov. 1907, there is q call for "a Red
Oak, standing in the fork of DELPHI Greek,
between DELPHI Bridge and the Red Lyon
Bridge, on the S. side CT and near the great
road leading from Muscato Creek TO Rumney
Creek, which road was formerly called the
Church Road"
DELPHI creek is stream which discharges
into the bay, between Rumney and Mosquito
Greeks, as will appear from the following:
A tract of land called DELPHI" containing
600 acres, was granted TO Francis Stockett,
of A. A. Co, prior to 1870, which is described
as lying on the w. side of the Chesapeake
bay, near great marsh called Run,Iey marsh,
and on the W. side of a tract formerly taken
up by Col. Saml Gouldsmitb, and on the
w. side ola creek called DELPHI Creek"
"Delph Island" containing 115 acres, was
granted to Francis Stockett, Jan. 10th, 1870"
Lying on the West side of chesapeake bay
and on the North side of Rumley Greek, ly-
ing between piece of land land the bay,)
formerly taken upby the said Stockett, called
Delphi"
"Delph Island" was resurveyed and patent
ed July 9th, 1850, to Col Thomas White, for
$40 acres. Lying in Baltimore Co., on the
bay, between Rumey and DELPHI Creeks"
"Delph's Neglect" was granted to Miles Glib
BUN May 81, loo@, containing lSU acres, ana
is the land described in the first extract from
the Chew papers. 1t was doubtless so called
because it includes the land between the tract
called "Delph" and Delphi Creek.
The two tracts called "Delph" and "Delph's
Neglect" containing together 720 acres, be-
longing to James Fendall at the time of bis
death, and descended by will to the Brockles-
bys, by whom they were sold to Sam'l Mas
scy, in ITO, las appears in the 2dextract
given above) whose widow, Sarah Massey,
of Philadelphia, Pa, conveys them to Aquila
Paca, Dec. 3D., 1920.
1t Is interesting to note the reference, in
the above extracts, to bridges at this early
date.
There appears to have been "Horse
Bridge" upon DELPHI Creek as carly as 1858
and perhaps in 1852.
The road mentioned above was one of the
earliest within the limits of the county.
1t connected the early settlements upon
Rumney Creek with those on Mosquito Creek
and at the head of Swan Greek.
A. p SILVER.
Glenr0c, No., 1pyW Sd, 1888.