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Rebecca Naudain¹

• Father: Andrew Naudain b. 27 Oct 1758, d. 19 Sep 1819
• Mother: Rebecca Snow b. 30 Dec 1770, d. 28 Jan 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 25 November 1799.
• Death*: She died on 7 September 1800.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Rachel Naudain¹

• Father: Andrew Naudain b. 27 Oct 1758, d. 19 Sep 1819
• Mother: Rebecca Snow b. 30 Dec 1770, d. 28 Jan 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 8 July 1801.
• Death*: She died on 30 May 1809 at age 7.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Ann Naudain

• Father: Andrew Naudain¹ b. 27 Oct 1758, d. 19 Sep 1819
• Mother: Rebecca Snow² b. 30 Dec 1770, d. 28 Jan 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 4 December 1804.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Alexander V. Murphy.⁴
• Death*: She died on 1 October 1845 at age 40.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in section Q, lot 361, Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.⁵

• Note*: Her Find A Grave memorial gives her death date as 4 Oct 1845.⁵

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Alexander V. Murphy

• Birth*: He was born in 1806.¹
• Marriage*: He married Ann Naudain, daughter of Andrew Naudain and Rebecca Snow.²
• Death*: He died on 12 October 1895.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section Q, lot 361, Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.¹

• Note*: He was from Philadelphia.³

• Last Edited: 4 Feb 2013

Mary Naudain¹

• Father: Andrew Naudain b. 27 Oct 1758, d. 19 Sep 1819
• Mother: Rebecca Snow b. 30 Dec 1770, d. 28 Jan 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 25 November 1806.²
• Marriage*: She married Daniel Cowgill Sr. on 3 August 1824.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 27 May 1877 in Dover, Kent County, Delaware, at age 70.^6,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 29 May 1977 in Lakeside Cemetery, 558 N. State Street, Dover, Kent County, Delaware.^4,7

• Obituary*: DOVER [Del.], May 28 [1877].—Mrs. Mary Cowgill, wife of Daniel Cowgill, Sr., of this town, died yesterday morning. Mrs. C. was the sister of the late Daniel Corbit, of Odessa, the mother of Dr. Clayton Cowgill of Florida, and was a very estimable lady. Her age was about 74 years. Her remains will be interred in the Union cemetery at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning.⁶

• Last Edited: 8 May 2017

Daniel Cowgill Sr.¹

• Birth*: He was born in 1805.²
• Marriage*: He married Mary Naudain, daughter of Andrew Naudain and Rebecca Snow, on 3 August 1824.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died in 1887 in Putnam County, Florida.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Lakeside Cemetery, 558 N. State Street, Dover, Kent County, Delaware.²

• Note*: He lived in Dover, Delaware and owned considerable land.

• Last Edited: 8 May 2017

Eliza Naudain¹

Marriage notice, Eliza Naudain and Daniel Corbit, from The National Gazette, 1833. (Click on image to enlarge it.)

• Father: Andrew Naudain² b. 27 Oct 1758, d. 19 Sep 1819
• Mother: Rebecca Snow³ b. 30 Dec 1770, d. 28 Jan 1813

• Birth*: She was born on 10 October 1810.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Daniel Corbit, son of William Corbit and Mary Cowgill, on 18 March 1833 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 13 December 1844 at age 34.^4,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.⁴

• Scrapbook*: "MARRIED.
     "On Monday evening, the 18th inst. by his Hon. John Swift, Mayor of the city, DANIEL CORBIT, Esq. of Cantwell’s Bridge, Delaware, to Miss ELIZA NAUDAIN, of the same State, sister of the Hon. Arnold Naudain."¹⁰
• Note*: In 1827 her husband acquired for $3725 a farm of about 400 acres in Appoquinimink Hundred that was known as the "old Naudain homestead," which her great-grandfather, Elias Naudain, had acquired in 1735.

• Last Edited: 24 Jul 2018

Daniel Corbit

Daniel Corbit, from Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware (1899).

• Father: William Corbit^1,2 b. 19 Nov 1745, d. 1 Aug 1817
• Mother: Mary Cowgill^3,4 b. 13 May 1761, d. 22 Jun 1845

• Birth*: He was born on 2 October 1796 in Pennsylvania (on the banks of the Schuylkill River, near Philadelphia).^5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Eliza Naudain, daughter of Andrew Naudain and Rebecca Snow, on 18 March 1833 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Mary Wilson, daughter of David Wilson and Ann Jefferis, on 15 April 1847.^10,11,12,13
• Death*: He died on 10 May 1877 at age 80.^13,10
• Burial*: Interment was in Corbit Family Cemetery, Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.¹³

• Scrapbook*: "MARRIED.
     "On Monday evening, the 18th inst. by his Hon. John Swift, Mayor of the city, DANIEL CORBIT, Esq. of Cantwell’s Bridge, Delaware, to Miss ELIZA NAUDAIN, of the same State, sister of the Hon. Arnold Naudain."¹⁴
• Note*: He was a director of the National Bank of Smyrna, Delaware. He was elected to the Delaware constitutional convention of 1852 and served several terms in the Delaware Legislature.

• Last Edited: 14 Jul 2021

Dr. Andrew Naudain¹

• Father: Andrew Naudain b. 27 Oct 1758, d. 19 Sep 1819
• Mother: Rebecca Snow b. 30 Dec 1770, d. 28 Jan 1813

• Birth*: He was born on 30 December 1812.
• Marriage*: He married Virginia Chambers in July 1836.
• Death*: He died on 23 February 1864 in his residence, West Farms, New York, at age 51.²

• Obituary*: "DIED.
     "NAUDAIN—On Tuesday morning, February 23d, at his residence in West Farms, New York, Andrew Naudain, M. D., in the fifty-second year of his age.
     "The funeral will take place on Thursday, 25th instant, at 2 o’clock p. m., from the Presbyterian Church, West Farms. Friends are invited to attend without further notice."³
• Note*: When his mother died when he was a month old, he was adopted by the family of his brother, Dr. Andrew Naudain. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1836, practiced medicine near Dover, Delaware, and moved to Philadelphia, where he engaged in business and married Virginia Chambers, who was from there.

• Last Edited: 23 Mar 2018

Virginia Chambers¹

• Birth*: She was born in June 1811.
• Marriage*: She married Dr. Andrew Naudain, son of Andrew Naudain and Rebecca Snow, in July 1836.
• Death*: She died in 1844.

• Last Edited: 10 Apr 2014

Catharine Ann Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Birth*: She was born on 6 January 1785.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Rachel Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Marriage*: She married Charles Harper.
• Birth*: She was born on 4 December 1786.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Charles Harper¹

• Marriage*: He married Rachel Barber, daughter of Francis Barber and Mary Naudain.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Francis Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Birth*: He was born on 26 May 1789.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Abner Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Birth*: He was born in June 1791.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

James Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Joseph Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Mary Naudain Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Birth*: She was born on 28 April 1797.
• Marriage*: She married Thomas B. Emory in 1819.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Thomas B. Emory¹

• Marriage*: He married Mary Naudain Barber, daughter of Francis Barber and Mary Naudain, in 1819.

• Last Edited: 4 Mar 2007

Benjamin Barber¹

• Father: Francis Barber² b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain³ b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Birth*: He was born on 28 January 1800.

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Edward Naudain Barber

• Father: Francis Barber¹ b. 22 Dec 1749, d. 1819
• Mother: Mary Naudain² b. 13 May 1761, d. Dec 1814

• Birth*: He was born on 3 July 1804.³

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Abraham Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. a 5 Feb 1820
• Mother: Rachel Naudain b. 1765, d. 1830

• Burial*: Interment was in Union Cemetery, near Blackbird, New Castle County, Delaware.
• Marriage*: He married Marie Crouch, daughter of Abel Crouch and Sarah _____.
• Birth*: He was born on 22 September 1799.
• Death*: He died on 16 June 1873 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 73.

• Note*: He lived in Appoquinimink Hundred until 1847, when he moved to Wilmington, where he lived until his death. He was elected state auditor in 1845 and 1847, and he was appointed deputy collector of the port of Wilmington in 1849, in which he served for four years. He also served two seven-year terms as magistrate. He was a Whig and then a Republican and was active in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was described as a "grand old man."

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Marie Crouch¹

• Father: Abel Crouch
• Mother: Sarah _____

• Burial*: Interment was in Union Cemetery, near Blackbird, New Castle County, Delaware.
• Marriage*: She married Abraham Staats, son of Abraham Staats and Rachel Naudain.
• Birth*: She was born on 11 February 1809.
• Death*: She died on 16 March 1879 at age 70.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Elias Naudain Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. a 5 Feb 1820
• Mother: Rachel Naudain b. 1765, d. 1830

• Birth*: He was born in 1801.
• Marriage*: He married Martha Weldon, daughter of John Weldon, in 1834.
• Death*: He died in 1835.

• Note*: He was well educated, taught school, and had an "unblemished character."

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Martha Weldon¹

• Father: John Weldon

• Marriage*: She married Elias Naudain Staats, son of Abraham Staats and Rachel Naudain, in 1834.
• Marriage*: She married John Lynam after 1835.
• Marriage*: She married John Naudain, son of Elias Naudain and Cassandra Fields, in 1854.
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 March 1895 in Townsend Cemetery, Caldwell Corner Road, Townsend, New Castle County, Delaware.²

• Obituary*: “BLACKBIRD [Delaware], March 23 [1895].—Mrs. Martha Naudain was buried from the residence of her son-in-law, John Denney, to-day. Interment at Townsend cemetery. She was a sister of ex-Coroner Rayworth Weldon and the auht of Colen Fergusin, clerk of orphans’ court.”.²

• Last Edited: 20 Aug 2020

Rachel Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. a 5 Feb 1820
• Mother: Rachel Naudain b. 1765, d. 1830

• Birth*: She was born in 1803.
• Death*: She died in 1833.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Mary Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. a 5 Feb 1820
• Mother: Rachel Naudain b. 1765, d. 1830

• Marriage*: She married Benjamin Fields.
• Birth*: She was born in 1805.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Benjamin Fields¹

• Marriage*: He married Mary Staats, daughter of Abraham Staats and Rachel Naudain.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Abraham Staats¹

• Death*: He died circa 1788.

• Note*: He owned a large tract of land in Appoquinimink Hundred.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Garrett Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. c 1788

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Elizabeth Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. c 1788

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Ephraim Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. c 1788

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Elisha Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats d. c 1788

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Abel Crouch¹

• Marriage*: He married Sarah _____.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Sarah _____¹

• Marriage*: She married Abel Crouch.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Abraham C. Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 16 Jun 1873
• Mother: Marie Crouch b. 11 Feb 1809, d. 16 Mar 1879

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Sarah E. Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 16 Jun 1873
• Mother: Marie Crouch b. 11 Feb 1809, d. 16 Mar 1879

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Abraham J. B. Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 16 Jun 1873
• Mother: Marie Crouch b. 11 Feb 1809, d. 16 Mar 1879

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Rachel Naudain Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 16 Jun 1873
• Mother: Marie Crouch b. 11 Feb 1809, d. 16 Mar 1879

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Thomas S. S. Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 16 Jun 1873
• Mother: Marie Crouch b. 11 Feb 1809, d. 16 Mar 1879

• Marriage*: He married Susan Wrightington.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Mary C. Staats¹

• Father: Abraham Staats b. 22 Sep 1799, d. 16 Jun 1873
• Mother: Marie Crouch b. 11 Feb 1809, d. 16 Mar 1879

• Death*: She died on 29 November 1933.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Susan Wrightington¹

• Marriage*: She married Thomas S. S. Staats, son of Abraham Staats and Marie Crouch.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

John Weldon¹

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Rayworth Weldon¹

• Father: John Weldon

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

William B. Weldon¹

• Father: John Weldon

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

John Fletcher Staats¹

• Father: Elias Naudain Staats b. 1801, d. 1835
• Mother: Martha Weldon

• Marriage*: He married Martha R. Davis, daughter of Mark Davis.
• Birth*: He was born on 9 February 1835.

• Note*: He is described in Ruth Bennett's book as "an intelligent, enterprising and useful citizen" who was Delaware state auditor in 1879-1883 and was secretary of the state board of education for some time. He lived on the old Staats place, which he bought from the John Lynam estate.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

John Lynam¹

• Marriage*: He married Martha Weldon, daughter of John Weldon, after 1835.
• Death*: He died on 25 June 1851.

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

William W. Lynam¹

• Father: John Lynam d. 25 Jun 1851
• Mother: Martha Weldon

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995

Jacob A. Lynam¹

• Father: John Lynam d. 25 Jun 1851
• Mother: Martha Weldon

• Last Edited: 12 Nov 1995