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p 952 - NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
... Thomas Cooch came from England, and, in 1746, purchased a tract of land in Pencader, containing two hundred acres, being a part of the land warranted to William James. ... Among the papers of Thomas Cooch was found an assessment list of Pencader Hundred, with the amount of tax paid by each person. The assessment was made by Thos. James, and contained the following names and amounts:
... Thomas James - L 22
... Simon James - L 22
... Thomas James, Jr - L 8
... The population steadily increased, and in 1798 the following names were on the assessment list as taxables:
... Daniel Jeams' [sic] est.
... Christopher James
... James James' est.
... John James.
... Elisha James.
... William James' est.
... Samuel James.
... Shem James.
... Tamer James.
... Lettice Taylor.
p 956 -
... MANUFACTORIES. - On October 25, 1701, William James obtained a warrant for a tract of land containing 1300 acres, which were surveyed June 3, 1702. This land was purchased from the proprietors of the Welsh Tract and was part of the 30,000 acres of land granted to Davis, Evans and Willis. In 1707 execution was issued on a judgement against William James, and two hundred acres, on which had been erected in the interval since his purchase a grist and saw-mill, were seized and sold at public sale. Howel James, Sr., was the purchaser. He, by his will bearing date August 17, 1717, devised this tract to his son, Philip James. The mills were managed by Philip James, and on the 2d of December, 1725, he desired P 1 to be recorded as his brand mark. On May 10, 1737, he sold the mills and premises to John Jones, of Philadelphia, who four days afterwards conveyed them to Joseph Brown. Brown successfully operated the mills until the 20th of January, 1746, when he sold to Thomas Cooch, a native of England. ...
