JOHN MAULL (1714-1753) of LEWES, DELAWARE A GENEALOGY OF HIS DESCENDANTS IN ALL BRANCHES By BALDWIN MAULL Edited by ROSALIE FEll.OWS BAILEY Member of the Publication Committee of The New York Geneological and Biographical Saciety 19-41 THE CORPORATE PRESS N.w York Cotyright 1941 by Baldwin Marul All rights reseruetl Printed in the United States of America TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword JOIIN MAULL (1714-1753) his Wife and his Antecedents 5 His Descendants: Second Generation 14 Third Generation • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 Fou!'th Generation 38 Fifth Generation 61 Sixth Generation • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 117 Seventh Generation 181 Eighth Generation • • . • • • • . • . • • • • . • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • 234 1 FOREWORD In this genealogy I ha\"e tried to trace all the descendants of John :Yau.II who settled in Lewes in Sussex: County, Delaware, in the early years of the eighteenth century, and to tell what is known of him and bis wife and his antecedents. SouxcES The record of the earlier generations is based largely on family bibles, and deed anJ will records for Susse:c County recorded in ~rgetown, and on the two books in which the late Rev. C. H. B. Turner collected a great deal of historical material concerning Susse."C County. I have not tried to present the chall,,,".ing historical scene in which our ancestors mo¥ed, inter­ esting as that would be, but for this mlb't refer the reader to Dr. Turner's books and the various histories of Delaware. The records of the later generations are based entirely on in­ formation gathered and reported to me by numerous members of the family, and to this e."Ctent the work is a cooperative enterprise in which I have only arranged the material provided by others. Fortunately many members of the family have been genealogically inclined. A few have undertaken to gather the records of a large part of their nearer connections within the family, and to these my especial thanks are due, notably to John S. Bioreri, Richard P. Lochner, Mrs. Cornelius C. lfarshall, Henry P. Marshall, Jr., Mrs. G. C. Maull, Miss Laura B. Maull, Miss Mary Louise Maull, Matthias D. Maull, Willman Spawn, Mrs. Roman Tammany, Mrs. Peter Whaley and John Wiltbank. Some have reported lesser segments which are still substantial, and most have given will­ ingly concerning their own immediate families, and to all these thanks are due. The list is too Jong to include here. A few have failed to answer letters or haYe othenvise shown that they were not interested. 'When no information, or incomplete information, is gi,·en concerning any member of the family, it may mean that trace of this person has been lost or that the information re­ quested for inclusion bas not been furnished. No doubt many members of the family ha,e been e.xcluded because some one among their closer relation~ bas not known their address or bas failed to answer m:_l· inquhi.es. 2 ABRANGEltmw"T A separate history is gi,en for each married member of the family, with an identifying num­ ber in case his or her line is continuing. This number is 1l8ed in all references throughout the book. A list of references for source material is given at the end of each history through the great­ grandchildren of John Maull (but not thereafter) so that those interested may verify the conclusions of the author. To trace back a line, first look in the index for the person in whose line yon are interested, and turn to the paragraph gi.ing his history. His father or mother-whichever is in the Maull line -will be mentioned with identifying number. Turn back to that number, and continue the process. To trace down a line, turn to the paragraph gi.ing the history of the person in whom you are interested. His children 'Will be mentioned with identifying numbers. Turn next to those numbers and continue the process. :REFERENCES Here is a list of the more frequent references, with abbreviations : Some Records of SUS8e:e County, Delau:are, compiled by C. H. B. Turner, Lewes, Delaware, published by Allen, Lane & Scott, Phila., 1909-referred to as "Some Records." Rodney's IJia,ry and, other Del<w,a;re Records, compiled by C. H. B. Turner, Lewes, Delaware, published by Allen, Lane & Scott, Phila., 1911-referred to as ''Rodney's Diary." History of Delaware 1609-1888 by J. Thomas Scharf, pub­ lished by L. J. Richards & Co., Phila., 1888-referred to as "Scharf." Biographical and Genealogical Hi&tory of the State of De'la­ fl)(lde, published by J. :M. Runk & Co., Chambersburg, Pa.-re­ ferred to as "Runk." Sussex County, Delaware, deed records are referred to as "SODR" and -will and administration records are referred to as "SCWR" or "Del. Archives," in each case followed by volume and P3-t,ae number. When tombstones which I examined furnish evidence of dates of birth, death, etc., this is indicated by "Epitaph." The earliest known bible containing records of John Maull and his family was owned by him and was brought from London, 3 England, by Captain Budden in 17'49. It is referred to as the ",John lfaull bible" and is in the possession of Mr. Ferdinand Schey Paynter (366) of Lewes. It is reported in full with other bible records in the Genealogical Society of Pennsylmnia publica­ tion, Vol III, p. 255ft', and in part in Some Records, pp. 341-43. I ha'\"e e."CaDlined the original, but some of the entries are so blurred that I was forced to rely on earlier copies of these entries made by others. Other family bibles which I haYe personally e."taDlined are referred to as follows : "Henry Fisher .Maull bible"-in my possession. "George Hickman Maull bible"-then in the possession of Mrs. Mary Q. Maull, Lewes, since deceased. "James Henry Maull bible"-in the possession of Miss Laura lfaull, Georgetown. "Hickman bibles"-in the possession of l!rs. Charles C. Hickman, Lewes. "Paynter bibles"-in the possession of Mr. Ferdinand Schey Paynter, Lewes. "Mary Esther Marshall bible"-in the possession of Mrs. William J. Thompson, Lewes. "James W. Marshall bible"-in the possession of Mrs. Arthur W. ::Marshall, Lewes. "Emma A. :S-orman bible"-in the possession of Mrs. Handy M. Long, Lewes. "Edward Maull bible"-in the possession of Franklin Maull, Lewes. "lfary Marsh Maull bible"-in the possession of Miss Caro­ line Maull, Phila. "Caroline l!aull bible"-another old bible in her possession. Xumerous other family bibles were the basis for information reported by many members of the family, but I am unable to identify the bibles. ABBREVL\T10:--s You wiJI note many abbre,;ations throughout the book such as b. for born, m. for married, d. for died, dau. for daughter, cem. for cemetery, p. for page, etc. '\Vben the name of a town is giYen without the addition of the name of 4 the state in which jt is located, the town is in Delaware. Phila­ delphia, Pa., is the only exception to this rule. LosT Ln.z:s In the course of the two centuries co,ered by this record and the large families found throughout, it is natural tbat there are persons of whom all trace has been lost. I should be very happy to have any information concerning these lost lines which readers can supply, as a matter of general in­ terest and for reference in the future. APoLOGIA I am not a professional genealogist, but have worked at this book as a hobby. It is offered for the interest and enlightment of the Maull family, without responmoility or warranty on my part as to the facts presented. Mistakes have no doubt been made by myself and by collaborators. Handwriting is hard to read; two people spell the same name differently; con­ fileting reports on the same subject are received from different people; different persons have the same name; and in transcrib­ ing several times the mass of names and dates included in this material, it would be unnatural if a few slips were not made. I can only ask forgiveness for any errors, and I will be glad to receive any corrections or additions. 1941 BALDWIN MAULL. 5 JOHN MAULL (1714-1753) His WIFE. HIS CHILDREN AND HIS .ANTECEDENTS (1) JOHN MAULL w-.is born Xo\·. 28, lil4. I could disco\·er no record of the place of his birth, of the names of his parents, of his arrival in America or in Lewes, or of the place whence he came. Some say that he was born in Derbyshire; that he came from England or that he came from Holland; that he came to this country with his father in a ship commanded by Captain Dilks or Dicks sailing from Bristol to Phila., where he arrived in July, li25; that he went to Lewes from Phila.; that he stopped in New Castle on the way; that his father died soon after they arrived in this country and he was taken to Lewes by his future father-in-law, Nehemiah Field, to whom he was apprentieed as a pilot; or that the family landed in Virginia. with Lord de la Warr; or that the family descends from a Sir ,John Moll or lfaule or an English Lord Maule; or that he was a nephew or other relative of Wllliam. Penn's attorney, or was related to an English judge. Some of these stories, I know, have been handed down from generation to generation as tradition in the family but I have no way to tell what is true and what is false, as I found no actual record to support any of them.