Genealogy Books Held by the Georgetown Historical Society

Burton - Descendants of Theodore Burton, Jr., in DE. Published in 1939

Cooper - Theodore Edward Cooper, 1836-1908, and most of his descendants, birth, marriage and deaths. John A. Cooper

Farmer's Bank - Assorted papers from Farmer's Bank - purchased from Watson Auctions who secured them at Richardson sale October 24, 1998. Some items included: 5 assorted checks 1862 - 1912, Minutes dated July 7, 1835, of General Board of Directors of Farmer's Bank of DE, statements of state of the branch at Georgetown 1809, 1821, 1822, 1826 and a list of stockholders in 1810.

Green - The Green family of Sussex County, DE and their ancestors, from Sir Thomas Green to Joseph Hildren Green III. Joseph and Jeanette Green

Harris - Major Robert L. Harris of Sussex County, DE., indexed extracts to provide information for Harris researchers. Published in 1999

Hitchens - Gillis Smith Hitchens of Broad Creek Hundred in Delmarva (his antecedents, life and descendants) Includes Sussex marriage. Before 1850 and 1850 - 1869. Published in 1974

Hudson - George Washington Hudson 1906 - 1993. Includes families of John and Nellie King, John and Julia Marvil King, George and Ida King Hudson. Mildred Hitchens

King School - King School #54 photographs and essay - Virgil Cannon

King - The King families of Sussex County, DE. Includes list of names.

Knowles - Genealogy of some descendants of Richard Knowles (d 1791) and William Knowles (d 1825). published in 1956. Compiled by James Adams.

Long-Adkins-Mitchell-Dagsborthy - Family histories and descendants of Richard Wilson Long (1842-1922) and Arabella Jane Adkins (1846-1927) and others. Published in 1968.

Macklin - Family bible including some birth records.

Marvel - The Marvel Family Heritage Book. Origin of names, general reference directory of family names.

McGee - Kith and Kin of the John McGee Family and descendants of Indian River Hundred, Sussex County, DE. Impressive. Published 1963. Cabel McGee

McGee - McGees of Laurel, DE. List of descendants of Jacob Benjamin and Emma Galina McGee. Several family tree illustrations. Published in 1993.

Morris - George T. Morris and family. Some names included are: Lee, Holloway, Hudson, Prettyman, Jefferson, and Morris. Compiled by William Morris.

Pepper - The Pepper Family in America. Has index of names. Carlton D. Pepper. Published in 1960.

Prettyman - Prettyman Family in England and America 1361-1968. Ancestry chart - descendancy chart. Rev. Edgar C. Prettyman.

Pride - The Prides, Sussex County, DE - Zachariah Pride ancestors.

Short - Early Short families in Sussex County, DE. Index of names. In process of being revised. Published 1948. James Curtis Short.

Swain - The Swains of Sussex County, DE 1612-1989. Dale Swain.

Tyndall and Tindall - Bolitha Samuels and Sarah Passwater Samuels. Included Tindall and Tyndall. Partial family tree of Tindall. Descendants of George Tyndall including some marriages and deaths.

Warrington - Warrington and Collateral Families. List of names. Has been revised. Published in 1994. Charles Warrington.

War Records

Civil War Record of the Four Carey Brothers of Indian River Hundred

Civil War Record of William Hopkins and son, Joseph Henry Hopkins

Civil War Record of Aaron March and Alfred Pepper

War of 1812-1814 Record of Woolsey B. Carey, Sr.