The Soldiers’ Tract
West of Christina, on the north side of Christina Creek, extending westward to Anders the Finn’s Creek was a tract of land patented 1 Oct 1669 to four English soldiers, Robert Scott, John Marshall, John Cousins and Jan Boyer. By 1671 nothing had been done to develop the property. All four owners were bachelors, living at the fort in New Castle or nearby. Jan Boyer was the son of Alexander (Sander) Boyer, one of the original residents of Fort Casimir (New Castle), and his Swedish wife. Jan Boyer later acquired a lot on the Strand in New Castle, which was sold by his three daughters, Elisabeth, Catharina and Helena and their husbands on 20 Jun 1708. John Marshall soon married Jan Boyer’s sister Josyn, but had died by 1675 when Josyn, the widow of John Marshall, and the other three men sold the tract to Justa Andersson (see #83). Robert Scott left Delaware with John Carr and was a resident of Calvert County when granted head rights in 1673. John Cousins also went to Maryland with Captain John Carr in 1673.
