Jesse Deputy, grandfather of James H Deputy, was of English descent. He was born in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware and spent his life in the cultivation of the soil. Jesse Deputy was married to Sarah Collins. They had children, six of whom died in childhood. Those surviving are: I. James; II. Mary; III. Sylvester; IV. Zachariah; V. Abram; VI. Joshua. (Circa 1899) [1]
(Note: The ancestral origins of the Deputy line has not been proven to be English. Other family legends indicate the origins could have been Wales, Ireland, or France.)
Timeline
Year 1766
Date: 9 May 1766
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, British America
Jessey Deputy is mentioned as the owner of land adjacent to land being sold by the Sussex County courts on 9 May 1766.[2]
Year 1772
Date: 4 Jan 1772
Location: Sussex County Delaware, British America
Jesse Deputy is mentioned as witness in will of Solomon Townsend Sr [3]
Date: 7 May 1772
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, British America [4]
Year 1788
Residence: Primehook Neck, Sussex County, Delaware [5]
Year 1797
Date: 01 Mar 1797
Location: Sussex County Delaware
Probate administrative bond for the estate of Jesse Deputy [6]
Birth
Date of Birth: About 1745
Place of Birth: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware [1]
Officials dealt harshly with the participants as disaffected Tories, indicting over two hundred men who would subsequently stand trial in the Sussex County Court of Oyer and Terminer. The rioters themselves generally claimed monetary reasons for participating in the insurrection. Many were indeed poor: certain substantial farmers like Henry Hudson and John Riley had taken part, but the vast majority owned little or no land and were often heavily in debt. More typical were Jesse Deputy, who had four blood relatives taking part in the riots of 1777 and 1780, and after the war was indebted to George Read for well over £500. [7]
Appendix A. Names of Delaware Disaffected, Sussex County [8]
Deputy, Jesse. Cedar Creek (forest). Husbandman. High Treason (1780) [8]
Deputy, Joshua. Cedar Creek (forest). High Treason (1780) [8]
Deputy, Nunez. Cedar Creek (forest). Hester West testified against him. (1777) [8]
Deputy, William. Cedar Creek. High Treason (1780) [8]
Deed Indenture: William Deputy Senior to James Deputy, Mary the wife of William Truitt, Abraham Deputy, Zachariah Deputy, Jesse Deputy and Silvester Deputy [10]
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.4 "Biographical Sketch: James Henry Deputy". Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware. Volume 2. Published by J.M. Runk & Company, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. 1899. Page 933. (Accessed 18 Jun 2017)
↑ Source: 1763-1769, p. 76; Deed; 9 May 1766 . Rhoads Shankland esqr high sheriff of Sussex County Delaware, conveyed to Levin Crapper of same county, a tract of land, whereas John Hinderson in Feb Term MDCCLXV did recover a judgment against Thomas Walker for the sum of 48 pounds 4 shillings 4 pence besides cost of suit and by virtue of a writ Daniel Nunez esqr then high sheriff seized in execution a tract of land which descended to him by the death of his father James Walker who died intestate ... in Cedar Creek Hundred adjacent Jessey Deputy & Gum Branch 220 acres and sold same to the aforesaid Levin Crapper for 6 pounds he being the highest bidder. Wit: Benja Mifflin, John Russel, acknowledged 9 May 1766. (K:pg 209)
↑ Arch. vol. A102; Reg. of Wills, Liber B, Pg. 76, folios 487-491 Reg. of Wills, Liber B, Pg. 76, folios 487-491 Note: "son...Solomon" is listed as an heir in Solomon Townsend Sr.'s will, dated 4 Jan 1772. But the probate court entry mentions the widow of son Solomon Townsend, so Solomon Jr. apparently died between Jan 1772 and Apr 1793. Date: 7 April 1793 Solomon Townsend, Sr Will Made Date: 4 Jan 1772 Heirs: sons Jacob, William, Solomon and Luke Townsend; daus. Abigail Carlisle (wife of John), Phebe Morris (wife of Joseph) Executor Name: son Jacob Townsend Witness Names: John Clowes, Jesse Deputy, Joshua Deputy; John Lofland, John Clowes Will Probate Date: 7 Apr 1793 Will Book: Arch. vol. A102; Reg. of Wills, Liber B Page: 76; folios 487-491 Comment: Mentions grandson John Townsend (son of Luke); and widow of son Solomon Townsend.
↑ Page: Liber 4, f. 275; Elisabeth Debuty; 7 May 1772 Liber 4, f. 275 Elisabeth Debuty 7 May 1772 Data: Text: Elisabeth Debuty. From folio 12. Distribution to: 11 heirs: Joshua Deputy, Charles Deputy, wife (unnamed) of Jacob Webb, Nester Deputy, wife (unnamed) of Lowder Tatman, Solomon Deputy, William Deputy, Jesse Deputy Sarah Heath, Jesoephy Deputy, Betty Owen. Date: 7 May 1772.
↑ Sally (wife?) & James (oldest son?) Deputy and Charles (brother?) and Sylvester (brother?) Deputy, 1 March, 1797, for £500. Inventory appraisal: £462 14 1-1/2 (no date) Appraisers: John Lofland & Mark Davis (Among other property,) Includes 1 negro man, named Cato; 1 negro woman, Hagar; and 2 negro girls, Tamar and Lot
↑ Probate was opened and an administrative bond was arranged for the estate of Jesse Deputy with Sally (wife?) & James (oldest son?) Deputy and Charles (brother?) and Sylvester (brother?) Deputy, 1 March, 1797, for £500. Inventory appraisal: £462 14 1-1/2 (no date) Appraisers: John Lofland & Mark Davis (Among other property,) Includes 1 negro man, named Cato; 1 negro woman, Hagar; and 2 negro girls, Tamar and Lot James & Sarah Deputy settled and presented the estate account to the Court on 11 February, 1806. Inventory appraisal: £462 14 1 ½ Additional credits received since inventory: £ 16 10 0 Total Disbursements Paid: £454 4 9 ½ Balance held in Estate: £ 24 19 4
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