Evening journal., 1913-10-23

Courts according to the Constitution
ana Laws of the said State And | do ,
also constitute and appoint aud full {
power and authority grant unto any
lne or more of you TO Administer as !
we'll Va the Courts while sitting as out
)f the same all and every 8uCh Oath
and Oaths as shall be found neces-
sary for doing Of Justice. Given un
Ger my hand and the Great Seal of
the State aforesaid at Wilmington. the
Eighth day of March. in the year of
our Lord ono thousand and seven |
hundred and seventy y-sevcn"
Jno. McNinly.
Recorded April list, iTfT.
Judge Thompson nerried q sister
OF Gov. Mcl<eau. OF Pennsylvania. lie
died intcstatc, in 1890. leaving issue
five children. namely. David Thomp-
SOM Elizabeth McKcDnan (wifc OF
William MciScnnanl John Thompson.
Thomas Mexican Thompson and Rob
crt Thompson Letters of Admini-
stration on the estate Of John Thomp-
son Esquire. Of Red Lion Hundred.
deceased. were granted unto David
Thompson. John Thompson. ir. and
William Mckcnnan. upon the ronunci-
alton of Elizabeth Thompson. the Wild
Ow. on November 16. 1890, as by ref
cncc 60 VIII Rec. Vol I. page iGO.
viii more fully appear There is re
ciial IN the Deed of William McIon-
nan and Elizabeth his wife. john
Thompson and Thomas Mexican
Thompson 10 naVid Thompson. OF
Red Lion Hundred. etc, practitioner
OF physic. dated May n. 1892, and
recorded I'm Deed Record H. Volume
g Page 533 to the effect that Robert
Thompson. one OF the sons OF Johu
Thompson, died under age aud with
out issue whereby the real estate OF
tho said Johu Thompson, deceased.
descended and came TO the said David
Thompson. Elizabeth McKennan (wife
OF the said William Ncl<ennan), John
Thompson and Thomas Mexican
Thompson TO be divided according to
the intcstatc laws Of the state Of Del
aware
I'm an Address embracing the early
history of Delaware and of the Draw
yers Congregation, etc. delivered in
Drawers Church. Delaware May 10.
1892, by Rev. George FoOto, appears
the following;
William McKennan. a trustee Of
this congregation IN 1890. held cap
taiu's commission in TIE Delaware
regiment This fact is also snbstan-
tiated by recital i'm deed from John
Thompson TO William McKennan and
( Elizabeth. his wife, formerly Eliza
beth Thompson, dated December 27.
: l7SS. aud recorded in Deed Record II.
Volume >. Page 299l
from KirkwoOd's letters to his
{ father. Il appears that Captain Nc
Kennen was with kirkwood and the
Delaware regimcnt i'm New Jersey in
/ l777. His wife was Elizabeth Thomp-
sou. daughter of John Thompson,
/ Esq.. Of Now Castle FIRST judge OF the
Court Of Common Pleas Judge
/ Thompson married sister OF Cover
nor Mexican, Of Pennsylvania. Thomas
McKean Mckennan. son of Captain
William Mexican. formerly o repre-
sentative IN Congress and recently
elected 10 the same office. was born
on the farm now owned by Lewis
Vandegrift The Rev James Nc
KEENAN,. son OF Captain McNennan, is
also supposed to have been born Oh
the same spot
John Thompson. son of Judgi
] h-'-- l-Nhf fNAa n efhANHN " -
and became a minister of the gospel
: as reference 10 deed from William
Mckennan aud Elizabeth, his wife
I to the said John Thompson. dateC
( May IL, 1892, and recorded in Deed
Record l. Volume 2. Page 5i5. woulC
= seem to indicate. In the above men
v toned address OF the Rev. MIR. Foote
= IL IL soted Letitia McKeans daughter
: OF William Mexican. married the Rev
+ John Thompson. son OF Judge Thomp
$ son. who died in New Castle at th'
2 age OF twenty-seven
? Thomas Mexican Thompson ac
= cording to the Foote pamphlet. :;
/, nephew Of Governor Mexican and o
= William Mexican. was Secretary o
: the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
and at that time tiSi2l. resided Fl
Granville. Ohio
David Thompson. medical doctor
married Elizabeth Alrichs. the dauSh
] Ter Of samuel Alricha.'