Milford chronicle., 1907-11-15
Places and People Of Milford Neck From
lS4O 10 1907. \

L11Nf IL AAaE uENA EAANNNEEAf ~ , 'A'~N- ~
Mr.. Maloney. James Steele, Berjsmin
Ennis, Col. c. $ Watson aud Mrs.
Mary 3. Cain, who has since her own
ership removed the buildings aud in-
corperated it with her home property.
The last tenant to occupy this property
as a seperate farm was MIR. JHhu Ma
l0ney who died there in 1850, aged
about 77ye8rs. In the ea}ly f1ities
MI Maloney lived on the Lower Hick-
man farm ard continued there for
mum Der Of years. He reared an inter
esiing family OF six children all of
whom lived to grow up respected citi-
zens. Sarah the oldest married TTus-
ton NJ 3son and died in Chester, Pa
few Years ago. William r. the Oldet
son. grew up one OF the very Test
young men in the community. He
located at Lebanon Kent County. Del,
aud died there. J. Andrew the second
sOn, " no was mentioned IN our last
article, grew up on the farm. Early
Ia life he married and set up for HIM
self He possessed a large amount Of
native ability an indOmitable will Of
his own al has been eminently sue
cessful Susan united her fortune
with John w. Kirby in marriage aud
bfc4me one among the best OF wives
and mothers. BY their industry and
economy they managed to accumulate
q sung little fortune. She is living in
Milford quiiely and pleasantly enjoy
irg the fruits Of her earlier toll. John
r. MalOney is a well.tO-do.farmer OF
Milford Neck and lives on one Of the
farms Of Col. Robert H. Williams.
His children are all grown and have
left the parental board. Caroline, the
youngest daughter married Joseph a.
Clendaniel a worthy young man cf
This section. They went west about
1850 and settled iH Wisconsin.
The Hickman farm now the property
Of a j Maloney aud tenauted by
Henry Tribbit and his parents, wasoc
cupied in the decade Of the forties by
John Abbott at that time little past
the meridian Of life. Mr Abbott was
a man of excellent traits Of character
and n typical old time gentleman. He
nd a family Of three children, VIZ,
Wilism W., Eliza Jane, and Henry
II. He trained his children up to hab-
its Of industry and respectability, the
best legacy any parent can bestOw.
William w. Abbott quit the farm,
learned the carpenters trade and loca
ted in Milford, where he died few
years ago. He was the parent Of S. J.
Abbott and Charles ID. Abbott. OF the
firm of G. d. Abbott, & Co. Of Milford
Del. and Of MIS- Robert e. Hall Of
Saratoga, n. Y, Eliza Jane married
Capt Thomas Purnell, Of Lebanon,
who was drowned a number OF years
ago, in an ATTEMPTED passage from the
mainland to CTOss Ledge Light.shlp of
which he vas master. She is now liv- |
ing with her son, John Purnell on bis .
farm near Milton. Henry H. Abbott |
for while was farmer. Subsequent. |
ly, he abandoned that occupation and .
|, Gated in Milford, where he has resid-
Ell for many years He is a veteran OF
the Civil War, a member Of the Grand .
amy Of the Republic, and in 1902 was
elected coroner of Kent County.
Following after MIR. Albeit, as q ten
ant, on the hickman farm was Ben.
jamin Dickerson who occupied it for
a number Of years He was one Of the
"'ost strangely peculiar individuals of
this section, He was q good neighbor
il cautiously approached but woe he to
him who incurred his displeasure. His
grandest hobby Tss the law; if he had
known such authorities as Nattel,
Blackstone, Coke or LittletOn ETC., as
well as he knew the statutory law he
would have been a legal giant. But
he did not and thereby hangs tale. -
he was considered fair farmer for his
time. His family consisted Of a wife
and seven children, two sons and five
daughters. Three Of his daughters
married farmers. Naomi married
John r MaIoney, Eliza married John
Westly Hall, AdeliBe married Isaac
VI. Thomss None Of these are now
living. Mary died in her youth Caleb
married, and settled on farm near
Leipsic John and Susan are till un.
We now come to notice Que Of the
'aims Of Col Robert H. Williams, now
IN tenure Of Walter Holleger. This farm
ldjoins the farm Of Mrs. Mary Cain
and is nicely located on the Public
Road. 1t is well adapted to the growth
If grass and grain, the proceeds Of (
which are quite remuuerstive. For
more than half a century it has been