Milford chronicle., 1907-12-06
Places and People Of Milford Neck From
1870 TO 1907.

his widowed mother; assisted by TIVE
more brothers, Robert and Edward
Mr.. Quillen still survives at the age 0
about eighty-fve wears. The next wal
James Wyatt. with family of five child
ren-three sons and two daughters. Sam
uel, his oldest sou, was a man of excell
ent traits of character who died in the
prime of life. Joseph, the second son
was a spirited young man, with a dispo
sitiOn somewhat resembling a bundle oi
tow quick to flash al d soon to subside.
Not withstanding this he was man that
loved his wife and children. He was
/ killed in a railroad accident at Wyoming
in 1867, leaving a wife and four children.
George f. Wyatt the youngest son is a
successful farmer in south Murderkill
Hundred. Mary Ann married John Gov.
erdale. They reared a family of six sons,
most of whom are thrifty farmers Sus-
an married Samuel Coverdale and is still
living. Job Coverdale followed Mr..
Wyatt as a tenant, he had q family oil
nine children, five of whom are dead.
He was maternal grandfather of the
present tenant, Samuel C. Thomas.
On this farm at the head of Long
Arm Branch" is an ''iron ore bed'' OF
considerable dimensions. As long ago as
lS40, Mr.. Peter F. Causey, then a lead.
ing business man of Milford and exten-
sively engaged in the ore business, secur-
ed the right to develope it. He raised a
large quantity, had it hauled to the land
ing on the farm now owned by Edward
S. Beswick, and shipped a cargo to a
smelling furnace at Egg Harbor, n. J.
On testing it at the furnace it was found
to be without value, and no more was
shipped. The cause of its worthlessness
was supposed to be on account of its prox-
unity to the bay and ocean. 1t was loss
to Mr.. Causey in a pecuniary point of
view, but the large quantity OF ore left on
the landing and the pit from whence it
was excavated, will remain as lasting
monuments to his enterprise and business
activity for generations to come.
Previous to the year 1912, there had
been no public road from what was
known as "HaIls peach Orchard, to the
"Big Stone" fishery. The travelling pub
lie was compelled to wind its way through
pools of mud and ponds of water many
OF the farms along this route were well
nigh valueless on account of their incon-
venient location. Some of these are now
very valuable.
Lying on the north side of this road |
and opposite Of Winlock Hall property,
was a large tract of land mostly in heavy
timber, known as the "Tally tract" It'll
was bought about 1S45 DyG S. and John !
W. Adkins, merchants of Milford, who
associated with them in the purchase, |
Capt. william Thompson of Milford
Neck. Captain Thompson was a promi-
lent business man and very influential
'itizen. He had formerly been a seafar-
ng man, and had made considerable
money in the employment of the COVER
nent, carrying stone for the erection of
he Delaware Breakwater.
They cut the timber from the land,
mostly into cord wood, which at that
ime was a staple commodity of trade
rom here to Philadelphia. After they
lad gotten offthe timber they sold the
and in three parcels the first containing
bout one hundred acres, to William
Fowler, who in turn sold it to James
Slaughter. Slaughter sold it to David
Jheeseman who occupied it a few years
md sold it to John Wesly Hall. Mr. T.
Hall has erected new buildings, planted
extensive orchards and made of it a nice
arm 1t is now occupied by his son
3athuel w. Hall. The second parcel was
old to Warren Fowler, who built small
lOuse upon it and lived there few
ears after which he sold it to Thomas
lynch. After the death of Mr.. Lynch it !
ecame the property of his son, T. J.
lynch, who occupied it for while and {
old it to John Wesley Hall since which I
Z
me it has been much improved. 1t is
Ow occupied by his son William B. Hall. !
he third and last parcel was bought by /
aptain James Walton, and decided to I
is neice, Mrs. Catherine Evans, for !
ONE. Mrs. Evans sold it in time of the :
ebellion to Mrs. Elizabeth Coverdale. Il
he widow of Nathaniel Coverdale. who Il
ought it as an investment for her minor !
IN, Joshua. When he reached his ma y y
'rity it took but few years for him to 7
1t rid of the farm. Itpassed to the own n
ship of Paris T. Carlisle, who sold it to n
fired Hall, foster son of George Truitt- \
no also failed to keep it long It again T
scame the property of Mr.. Carlisle who .
nally sold it to Thomas Mosely. Mr. D
osely has improved it, and by industry p
Id thrift reaps good crops. He has the R