Samuel Wiltbank

Cornelius Wiltbank
(Abt 1660-1724/1724)

Hannah Kollock
(Abt 1688-Abt 1774)

Samuel Rowland
(Abt 1715-)

Isaac Wiltbank
(1721-Bef 1768)

Mary* Rowland
(Abt 1735-Bef 1764)

Samuel Wiltbank
(1758-1833)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Augusta Ann Heavelo

Samuel Wiltbank

Born: 06 Nov 1758, Sussex Co., DE ¹ ² ³
Marriage (1): Augusta Ann Heavelo about 1763 in Sussex Co., DE
Died: 24 Feb 1833, White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., DE ⁴ ⁵

Samuel Wiltbank was probably named after his grandfather Samuel Rowland. He was Private in the American Revolution, Capt. William Peery's Co., Lewes, Delaware where he enrolled on Dec 18 1776.

In the 1800 census, Samuel Wiltbank is listed as head of household of 02101-00201 in Broadkill (Broadkiln) Hundred, Sussex Co., DE. Samuel Wiltbank lived in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co. in 1803-1804 where he was assessed taxes for 290 acres of land and 67 head of livestock. The family moved from Sussex Co. to New Castle County sometime in the 1803-1809 timeframe as, in the 1810 census, Samuel Wiltbank is listed as head of household of 10311-22101 in New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE.

On Mar 13 1816 Samuel Wiltbank and wife Augusta and Edward Heavelo sold land for $200 to John D. Smith, all of New Castle Co., DE, This land was that which Hannah Heavelo bequeathed to sons John, Edward and Roderick Heavelo located in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co. and adjoins land of John G. Conwell, Milby Simpler, Samuel Cade and others. John Heavelo to get one 1/2 share, and Edward and Roderick to get one 1/4 share of the land each. Roderick since died intestate without issue so his share fell to Samuel Wiltbank and Augusta his wife. (SxLR-AI32:548)

In the 1816-1817 Tax Assessment for New Castle Co., DE, Samuel Wiltbank is listed in New Castle Hundred and taxed for "his person" and some livestock. An S. Wiltbanks, presumably this Samuel, is listed under 200 acres of James Riddle as "in ten. of S. Wiltbanks" which includes 170a improved with brick dwelling, framed kitchen and old log barn; 118a marsh meadow and 62a woodland (sic, the acreage totals do not add up, Tax Records of New Castle County, Delaware; abstracted by Karen M. Ackerman, Anundsen Publishing, 1986).

In the 1820 census, Samuel Wiltbank is listed as head of household of 101122-01202 in New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE.

On May 6 1823, Samuel and Augusta Wiltbank sold land for $5120 to Nathaniel and Patience Hickman (all are of New Castle Co., DE). It is described as land on SE side of New Castle Common, a 'plantation' of 100a plus 8a of marshland and a 30' road that leads to the New Castle Turnpike. (NCLR-Z3:386).

Samuel married Augusta Ann Heavelo, daughter of John Heavelo and Hannah Naws, about 1763 in Sussex Co., DE. (Augusta Ann Heavelo was born on 21 Mar 1764 in Sussex Co., DE and died on 17 Apr 1842 in Brandywine Village, New Castle Co., DE ⁶.)

1 "Wiltbank of Sussex County, Delaware" by John G. Herndon, PA Genealogy Society Magazine, Volume XVIII - No. 1, December 1950.

2 1820 DE Census, Listed in Samuel Wiltbank household as 101122-01202 in New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, suggesting as age of 45+ (born bef 1775).

3 1810 DE Census, Listed in Samuel Wiltbank household as 10311-22101 in New Castle Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, suggesting as age of 45+ (born bef 1765).

4 Tax Assessments of New Castle Co. He was listed along with sons John O., Cornelius, and Isaac.

5 Mary Fallon Richards and John Richards, "Delaware Marriages and Deaths from Newspaper 1729-1853" (Family Line Publications, 1997), Listed in the Delaware Gazette of March 8, 1833 as died on February 24, 1833, aged 74 years, 3 months, 18 days.

6 Mary Fallon Richards and John Richards, "Delaware Marriages and Deaths from Newspaper 1729-1853" (Family Line Publications, 1997), Listed in the April 29, 1842 edition of the Delaware Gazette as, Mrs. Augusta Wiltbanks, died April 17, 1842, aged 76 years.

Samuel Wiltbank

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