Notebook:Justa Poulson

From Google Books

The Records of Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773: Wilmington, Del., from 1697 to 1773 By Holy Trinity Church (Wilmington, Del.), Horace Burr Translated by Horace Burr Published by Historical Society of Delaware, 1890 722 pages

p. 381

12. Justa Poulson and his wife Margret's child Catharine, born the 19th of July, 1741, baptized 1742.

It seems likely that Justa Poulson lived relatively close to Wilmington, if his child was baptized in Old Swedes Church in Wilmington. It is possible that he lived further away, and choose to have the child baptized there because it may have been the closest church following his religious views. More likely this suggests he lived at toward the southern end of Skillpot Creek. Q 09:52, 8 November 2008 (EST)

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Rootsweb

Citing: Scharf, Thomas J., History of Delaware, 1609-1888. At a court held at New Castle on the 21st and 22d of February, 1683, at which Penn was present, the following form of naturalization was adopted, and the names of those appended are the Swedes and Dutch who took the oath of allegiance to the new government:

Included "Justa Poulson"