MAYFLOWER COMPACT 1620

THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT

1620

In the name of god. Amen. We the undersigned, Loyal Subjects or our dread

Sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, Great Britain, France and Ireland,

King, defender of the Faith. Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, advancement

of Christian Faith, the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first

colony in the norther parts of Virginia; do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually

in the Presence of God and one an another, convent and combine ourselves together in to

a civil Body Politick for our better Ordering and Preservation, and, Furtherance of the

Ends, aforesaid.; and by Virtue hereof to enact , constitute , and frame, such just

and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time,

as shall be thought most meet, convenient for the General good of the colony; unto

which we Promise all due Submission and Obedience.

In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod , 11 November

in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland,

the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty forurth, Anna Domini, 1620.

Plymouth Pilgrams, Puritan separatist, left Plymouth England, September 16,

1620, on “ Mayflower “ reached Cape Cod November 19, 1620, On December 26

103 passengers landed at Plymouth , half of which died during the harsh winter.

Abstract;; 04/29/18 Harrison H. of 2000 issue of The World Almanac.

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MIGRANT LABORERS

MIGRANT LABORERS

THEY WORK FARMS DAWN TO DUSK

THEN PLAY JUKE BOX AT CAMP

From Florida they come, after the orange harvest, to harvest the tomatoes, snap

beans, and cucumber crops on the Eastern Shore of the Delmarva Peninsula.

3000 or so, migrants, come in there own transportation, usually old rusty pick ups

and worn out school buses, looking almost like they would never make the trip.

One of the first items to be unloaded and plugged in, a jukebox. Only after that is

the rest of the camp set up.

At day break they head for the field to pick the crop ready for harvest, like, tomatoes,

cucumbers, beans, whatever there lies. Early to go and late to leave, so that they can earn

as much as possible each day. They are paid 'piece work' by the basket, pound or ton.

The older women and girls with young just born babies stay at camp to wash clothes

and cook meals. The farmers like to have the same migrants families return year after year.

Most workers bring a lnch prepared at camp but some youngens go to the closest

store and fill up on soft drinks and 'moon' pies, cheese or peanut butter crackers and sweet

cookies.

One we well know, Booker T. Rouse, has been coming to the Shore many years,

and the last 14 he does not live at camp but in a small house near Hurlock. He has also earned

and saved enough to have a retirement home in Florida.

Another, 13 year old Tommy Maner, and his 3 year old sister come with their parents.

Tommy wants to get and education and become an art teacher. So the stories spin, some are

dreams, others, successful events.

Abstract: Baltimore Evening Sun Wednesday August 14, 1968, by: Harrison H.

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CAPT. CHARLES THOMAS MEGEE

CAPTAIN CHARLES THOMAS MEGEE

MILTON, DELAWARE

1854 - 1931

Charles Thomas Megee was born 11 November 1854 in Indian River Hundred, Sussex

county, Delaware to Patience Kellum and Noah Wiltbank Megee. Noah was a Broadkill

River ship carpenter.

At the age of 23, he was made master of the three masted schooner, “Charles A Coulomb”that was built in the Broad Kill shipyards and was to make voyage to Algeria. It was notunusual for a seaman of this age to be in command but was a bit out of the ordinary to have him make a transatlantic voyage on a first command. Only the 15 year old cabin boy was youngerof his crew.

July of 1878, Megee sailed past Cape Henlopen bound for the Mediterranean, arriving

Oran. Algeria after a 35 day voyage on August 16., reporting a good trip with but one severe

'blow'. He was not fancy with the Mediterranean as it was very treacherous, but, he being

confident that every course he steered was the right one.

After off loading his cargo at Oran, they set sail for Cadiz in Spain. Took on a cargo of saltfor Gloucester, New England and left for home September 25. Arriving at Delaware

Breakwater on November 18. Just why he put in Delaware Breakwater was a bit of mystery

when headed to New England, but he let it be known that two months before this voyage he

had married 21 year old Cecilia Baynum Clifton of Lewes. The marriage was in Sussex

county, on 15 May 1878. On November 23 he left Lewes for Gloucester and arrived safe on November 30.

The Oran voyage was not Megee's first transatlantic voyage as earlier he sailed as mate to a weatherbitten seadog, age 58, with 30 years of seafaring , Captain Henry C. Hudson, on

the “Heather” a three masted schooner, also Broadkill built, bound for Vianna de Castello,

Portugal out of Philadelphia. Heather left the capes on February 10. A midwinter Atlantic

crossing was a much more tougher job than one in July and August.

The first part of the trip was uneventful on calm seas, but, as they neared the Azores they hit

a gale force storm. Megee was injured while reeling in the foresail, suffering a broken jaw.

He was sidelined about a week with the jaw but did not have permanent damage to his face.

The gale worked it's way to a hurricane a damaged the rigging so the rest of the trip sailed

under bare poles. Upon arrival at the Portuguese coast they found the inlet to Vianna de

Castello barred by sand so a wait of several days for a high tide was necessary.

The port town was ancient and had a shipyard which Megee visited and was impressed by

the ceremonies and visitors to the different phases of ship building Megee had always had

a curiosity to cross the ocean and visit Europe which was now satisfied. He was anxious to

get back to Sussex County.

Abstract of Wilmington Morning News, W. Emerso Wilson column, 27 April 1968 by

Harrison H. 04/27/18.

SMITH ISLAND 1968

SMITH ISLAND VISITORS SADDENED

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1968

WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS

50 YEARS AGO

Isolated and distinctive, Smith Island in the Chesapeake, keeps it's salty character

alive out 11 miles of Crisfield.

On view from the small passenger, mail and freight vessel, “Island Star”, the scene is

the same as it was 15 years ago. The first looming sight , the three white painted

Methodist Churches rising from the villages of Ewell, Rhodes Point and Tylerton.

which sit on the only dry land on the marshy island. There are a few groves of

pine trees.

The scene ashore is unchanged, along the shore at Ewell sit a row of shed houses on

pileings where soft shell crabs are packed in ice for shipment . In the spring before the

soft crab season, the wharves are stacked with wire mesh crab traps, with bright painted

buoys attached, awaiting to be set out with in a week or two.

The hard shell crabs caught will be brought here and placed in the latticework

'shedding' floats.

At this time of spring, oystering is done with and crabbing is about to begin for the Smith Islanders, but there is no in between season loafing. The men are at work all year and by tradition do not help around the house. It is the Smith Island women that cut the grass,

paint the fence, tend the children, cooking and laundering.

This spring, after a cold harsh winter, the fig trees are looking poorly but the islanders

are comfortable all winter with oil heat and artesian wells. The fuel oil truck never leaves

the inland but takes on oil from a vessel at the docks whenever necessary.

Now for the bad news. Smith Island, a survival of early America, is well on it's way to being a worst dumping ground anywhere. Years ago the were three pick up trucks and scores of bikes, today the two mile long shell roads see more operable cars, and then, dozens upon dozens of rusting wrecks of old cars left along the road where the quit running. The big

yellow school bus has trouble navigating the road. There is one auto graveyard at Rhodes

Point, an eyesore.

Nor is this all, the marshes are covered with flotsam of paper and cans. A party of

newspaper, television and radio people, last week, were saddened by the sight and the

prospect of it getting worse.

The Army Corp of Engineers offered help with the rusty car removal and that is a

great beginning to the Smith Island people who keep neat churches, yards and home.

Abstract; Harrison H. 04/27/18

JOHN MILTON POET

JOHN MILTON

SELLS PARADISE LOST

APRIL 27, 1667

The blind poet John Milton sells his masterpiece “Paradise Lost” for the mere price

of 10 pounds.

Milton was born and raised the indulged son of a prosperous London businessman, he

excelled at langusges in grammer school and at Christ's College in Cambridge from which

he took a bachelor;s and master's degree in 1632. He then spent six more years reading

major works of literature in several languages and published an elegy for a classmate,

“Lycdas”. In 1638 he went abroad to continue his studies.

Milton married in 1642 to 17 year old Mary Powell who left him weeks later. Mlton wrote

a series that argued for divorce for incompatibility that was considered scandalous and he

experienced backlash for the writings. The wife returned in 1645 and the pair had three

daughters.

Continuing controversial views in his writing, supporting the execution of Charles I ,

railed against the bishops control of churches, and upheld Cromwell's commonwealth.

He became the secretary of foreign languages under Cromwell.

1651 he lost eyesight but fulfilled his duties with help of assistants which included the

poet Andrew Marvell.

His wife died in 1652 and he remarried but lost this wife during childbirth in 1656.

The Cromwell Commonwealth was overturned and Milton was jailed then saved by

intervention of friends, however, he had lost his position and property.

Milton again remarried in 1663, blind, jobless and impoverished, he dictated his poem,

“Paradise Lost “ to his family and sold it for 10 pounds. The poem was hailed a masterpiece.

He wrote “Paradise Regained” and “Samson Agonistes” in 1671..

John Milton, poet, died in 1674.

Abstract: Harrison H. 04/27/18 of History.com - this day in history, A&E Network LLC

WW 1 Cootie Mill

COOTIE MILL

WW 1 EMBARKATION CAMP GENICART

MARCH 4 1919

After marching several miles to this large building in the middle of nowhere, troops enter,

single file, through a door into “room 1 “. It is the room that past records are given to us,

in order to be buried again, then., we are told what is going to happen in the future, so we can

worry some more.

Now to “room 2” where we are looked over to see our clothing is too good for us, and

taken away. We are given a Red Cross bag, for personal items, and, a 'order ticket' for

clothing, not as good. On to 'room 3”.

Room 3, with our ditty bag of personal items in hand, one each is assigned a 'stall”. In this

stall , we remove all of our clothes, yes, we are naked, place them on racks which are sent

into a large 'oven' to cremate 'cooties' thereupon. Our cooties are now off to cootie heaven.

With our Red Cross diddy bag, we are now let into “room 4”.

“Room 4” is a shower for us to drown the left over cooties.

“Room 5” is the room full of medical officers and personnel who preform the 'third degree'

medical exam to see that everyone is 'fit' to return home.

“Room 6” is the room we get the clothing order filled. This room is aka “Casey Misfit Shop”.

No, I do not know who Casey was.

“Room 7 is the room, again with stalls, in which we wait for the clothing from “room 3” and

the oven, to be returned. About the time one has given up all hopes of ever seeing his clothes

again, they arrive. Now, properly dressed and everything gathered in the Red Cross ditty

bag, off to “room 8” .

“Room 8” is the 'clipping squad room” , men from all walks of life, acting as barbers, cutting

every last strand of hair you have, then, and only then, are you a member of Camp Genicart,

to await the trip home, usually three to four weeks..

Abstract by Harrison H April 26, 2018 from letter from France to sister from brother

Taylor, Pfc., Wm Taylor Howeth, Co. F., 11^th Engineers, AEF. For face book page World

War 1.

WW 1 Letters from France to Sister. from Taylor.

WORLD WAR I

LETTERS FROM FRANCE

Abstracts of letters from France to “My Dear Sister” from “Your Brother, Taylor”.

Ft. Trotten,NY July 10, 1917:

We leave in a few days for the other side. Sorry my enlistment caused mother to be ill, but

she must know I will lve, fidght and die like a man she would want me to be.

October 5, 1917: Damp & cool weather. Ask for wrist or pulse warmers, and hometown paper.

Complains about censors. Has candy but not home made.

France, October 16, 1917:

Best of Health. Tomorrow is liberty bond day.. bought two. Packages from home received.

France, November 6^th 1917:

Received packages in good condition. Moved to new location, new camp nice and well

placed, with running water at various points. We now live in tents. Ours is cozy, with floor

and scatter rugs, cots, big stove in center, always with hot fire. The tents has eight jolly

good lot. Plenty of smoking sinfing, reading, writing, telling of past and jokes.

France, December 13, 1917

Christmas mail just received. Plenty of packages. I have all from you and father. The

eight of us received 29 packages. Red Cross gave us each a pipe, one pound of Tuxedo

tobbaco. Good health and spirits.

France January 1^st 1918: War continues, no sign of a termation. Very cold. Three inches

of snow. We are hardened to these hardships an endure them.. Am in best of health and

happy. Thank Ladys of Hurlock Womans Club for packages.

France, March 19, 1918 Package received good condition. Who is this Harry ho wants to

join cavalry? Made allotment to mom to settle Morris account with you. Great weather

first of week but raining now.

France, 28 April 1918: Cake was received, a bit moulded, but, was consumed in short order.

Sugar cookies stand the trip better. Eating well. Pork Chops, 4 eggs, beans, potatoes, bread

and butter.

France May 2 1918: Nice day. On cot in shirt sleeves, company band playing marches at

practice. Getting stouter.

France, 1918: no mail from home in 4 weeks. Get the Advance regular. Took out $10,00

insurance and allotment for momma to take care of our account. Sounds a bit homesick.

Somewhere in France, August 26 1918: Received package with warm stuff, mittens, sweaters

sock, etc. All too hot to were now. Several photos sent in this letter.

Auberville France January 3 1919. New Years day.

St. Andre France, February 5 1919: Unable to write as moving from front to point of

embarkation. Long trip in box cars. First step toward home, Village is on river Grionde near

Bordeaux. We can watch them make wine. Miles of grape vineyards.

Camp Geniscart, France, March 4, 1919: Sister Effie in mow married, large amount of talk

about this. Now at a embarkation camp, large, wood barracks, plenty of activities, i.e.

YMCA, etc., Salvation Army the best place to go. We are behind a wire fence. MP patrol.

Thee is a “Cootie Mill” each day.

'Brother Taylor' is William Taylor Howeth, PFC Company F. 11^th Engineers, from

Hurlock. Maryland.

TEXAS HOWETH TANDY C. HOWETH, CAPTAIN DURING CIVIL WAR FOR CONFEDERATES.

CAPTAIN TANDY CORNELIUS HOWETH

HENDERSON, TEXAS

Tandy Cornelius Howeth was born 2 July 1819 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Thomas

H. Howeth [1797 to 1855] and Nancy Ann James [ 1799 – 1868].

14 February 1838, at age 18, he married Sarah G. Tidwell [1825 – 1888] at DeKalb,

Alabama, she being 13 years old according records.

Tandy and Sarah had eight children according to ancestry records; they being;

Lucinda 1842- 1866, born Rusk, Texas; Ashberry Lincoln 1844 – 1870, born Rusk,

Texas; Thomas Wesley 1845 – 1910, born Rusk, Texas;

Nancy 1848 -1876, born, Rusk, Texas; Tandy James 1852 – 1923, born Athens,

Henderson, Texas; Jefferson 1856 - 1927, born Athens, Texas; John Mark, 1859 – 1936,

born Athens Texas; , Texana 1861 – 1925. born Athens, Texas.

Tandy's father Thomas died at age 58, on 11 May 1855 in Gainesville, Cooke county, Texas

and mother Nancy died, age 69, in Henderson,, Rusk county, Texas , 20 May 1868.

Captain Tandy Cornelius Howeth had several half siblings, they being, Fletcher Carlton,

Howeth, born 12 July 1820, Chattanooga, died 13 May , in Henderson, Texas, James

Howeth, 1812 -1833, died in Grainger

Tennessee, Franklin Andrew Howeth, 1841 – 1887, born Henderson Texas, Katherine

Howeth, 1800 – 1841, died Grainger Tennessee, Andrew Howeth, 1791 – 1850, Martha,

Howeth, 1796 -1850.

Siblings are; Harvey 1821 – 1898, born Chattanooga,, James Nelson, 1823 -1900, born

Chattanoogs, Elizabeth 1825 – 1890, born Chattanooga, Martha, 1827- 1865, born

Chattanooga, Sarah Ann, 1828 -1880, born Chattanooga, Mary Jane, 1828 – 1913, born

Hamilton, Grainger county, Tennessee, Louise born 1829 in Texas, Thomas 1829 – 1894,

born Chattanooga, Jefferson Robert, 1831 – 1890, born Chattanooga, Martha, born 1832,

Cornelius 1833 – 1868, born DeKalb, Alabama, Louis George, 1837 – 1904, born DeKalb,

Katherine, 1837 -1888, Byron 1838 - 1855, born DeKalb 17 December 1838.

The year 1860 , at age 37, Tandy was a farmer in Athens, Texas. In 1865 he was Captain of

Company G., of the 3^rd Texas Regiment, Confederate Army.

Captain Tandy Cornelius Howeth, died at age 53, in Athens, Henderson county, Texas and is

buried in Athens Cemetery, Athens, Texas.

Tandy's grandfather, Sewell Howeth born Dorchester county, Maryland is my third great

grandfather.

Harrison Hopkins Howeth, Jr. aka Harry. Born May 6 1930 Dorchester , Maryland,

now a resident of Lewes, Sussex county, Delaware since 1935. 04/22/18

CURRENT SAILING

CURRENT SAILING

Current sailing is an art to determine course and speed, allowing effect of a predicted or

estimated current to make sure that an intended track and an actual track are the same.

There are three types of currents of interest to the navigator.:

Ocean current; a well defined current over a size able ocean area.

Tidal current: one due to tidal action, as in harbors, estuaries and coastal .

Wind current: affects an area where wind is strong for twelve hours or more,

current does not flow in wind direction.

Estimated Current determined by check of known forces that make current effects.

Actual Current: determined when actual position is available.

Set of a current is the direction it flows.

Drift of a current is the velocity .

DEAD RECKONING

DEAD RECKONING

Dead reckoning, (deduced reckoning) , is one of four main divisions of navigation and

is a process by which a ships location or position is deduced, usually trigonometrical, in

relation to a point of departure.

( deduce: to infer or decide by reasoning)

Dead reckoning is basic to all phases of navigation.

Dead reckoning determines a ships approximate position by applying to its last determined

position a series of constructive vectors (compass headings) , using the true course steered

and the distance moved determined by the engine speed ordered. Current is not considered.

Key elements of dead reckoning are; use only the true course steered, multiplying the

ordered engine speed by the 'time' it has acted, and plotted from a 'fixed' position.

1917 SEATON MAYNADER

SEATON MAITLAND MAYNADER

REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE

The July 22, 1917 issue of the Washington Post of Washington, D .C. reports that a sixteen

year old lad of a family here saves two girls from the Rehoboth Beach surf.

News of the event reports that Seaton Maynader who was standing on the shore heard the

cries of Miss Mary Hooper and Miss Alice Poole who were being carried away into the

ocean. The lad grabbed a nearby lifebuoy and rushed into the breakers and saved the two

from drowning.

Seaton was born March 31, 1901 in Washington, D. C. to Gustavus Brown Maynader, a

clerk in a government department,   and his wife the former Eliza Seaton Lila Maitland,

both Gustavus and Lila born in France. They were married in 1890 when they were 25 years

of age.

In 1910 the Maynader's were residents on Maryland Avenue in Hyattsville, Prince Georges

County, Maryland. The family had a older daughter, Lila, born in D. C. 1894.

Abstract: 04/05/18 by Harrison Howeth for www.iinni.blogspot.com & facebook's page

“Memories of Growing up in Rehoboth “

A LOVE STORY BY BAXTER BLACK

A LOVE STORY

This is a love story from a small ranching community out west where there lived a man

and his wife and four children. Not much different that their neighbors, they raised cows, built

fences and did the best they could to keep the little town alive.

The children went to the local school where there were less than a hundred students.

The remoteness of their location gave them strong interdependence among themselves, the

ranchers and townies.

The man and his wife lived in the old family home on the ranch which they had plans to

remodel some day but the whimsical cattle business , routine ranch improvements and the

kids appetite prevented such.

When the youngest son started high school he dared to dream, dream the his wife could quit

her town job and they could spend more time together. For the last 20 years they never tired

for each others company.

Then, the assassin, cancer, drew down and shot out the light of his life.

His grief was deep, the neighbors did what neighbors are supposed to do, they put their arms

around the proud man and his family. They were there, looking after the kids, and him as

grief and loneliness ground away at his broken heart.

The fall his youngest was a high school senior he sold the cow herd since the market was

good and the interest on the ranch needed a payment.

One day Baxter Black got a phone call from this man asking him to speak at his sons

graduation. Forget the name of the town but there were six in the graduating class.

All of the arrangements were made, the afternoon before the graduation ceremony he has a

a big barbecue , four hundred showed up, and to them he expressed his appreciation to his

friends and neighbors. He never mentioned his loss and heartbreak, everyone already knew.

After the day was over, a few friends, his four kids, him and me, Baxter Black    gathered in

the living room. It was comfortable. Never was it asked about his plans now that the last one was out of school, but one could hear the pages of his life turning.

The hand lettered sign hanging on the gate post out front said it all.

“YAHOO ! THE LAST ONE GRADUATED.  THANKS TO ALL.    RANCH FOR SALE”

Source: The Delmarva Farmer, 3 April, 2018, “On the Edge of Common Sense” Baxter Black

MILTON'S FRED SPOSATO

FREDERICK A SPOSATO

MILTON

Fred Sposato, age 48, vice president at Draper King Cole, has died of a heart attack while

at home playing with his new son, Tony. A life long Delaware resident he was born in

Wilmington's Broom Street section on the 4^th of November, 1923 to Fortunato Fred

Sposato, a Wilmington fruit vendor and Nicoletta Gettir di Luzio Sposato.

His father was born in Italy and came to Wilmington in the mid 1800's. His mother died

soon after his birth. During WWII Fred served overseas in the 82 airborne Division.

A natural born football player, he was a star player for Wilmington High, where he was the

captain of their\r team and then the University of Delaware both before and after his Army

service. In 1946 he was a strong backfield player for the undefeated U of D team. There

he was a member of Theta Chi fratenity.

Sposato was a teacher at George Grey Elementry and Newark High School as well as the

football coach.

Active in civil affairs he was a member of Broadkiln Post 6984, Milton Lions Club where

he was active in the start of the high school 'All Star Blue & Gold Games'. In business

he was a director of the National Canners Association, past president of Milton PTA and

member of the board of directors at Shawnee Country Club.

Survivors are his wife, former Jeanne Louise Marvel, daughter of Mr & Mrs John R. Marvel

of Milton, who he married after his return from Army service with a paratrooper unit.

Jeanne Louise is a Milton High School graduate and West Chester State Teachers College .

He also leaves two sons, Fred and Tony at home, two daughters, Jo Carol of California and

Judy at home, three brothers, Sam, Tony and Francis, three sister Mrs Vincent Calverese,

Mrs Mary Buiano, Mrs Charles diJorio.

Fred Sposato is buried in Henlopen Memorial Gardens, on the Broadkill River, east of

Milton.

Source: Wilmington News Journal, Monday, March 22 1971

Harrison H abstract April 4, 2018.

1860 PONY EXPRESS

PONY EXPRESS

APRIL 3, 1860

On this day, April 3, 1860. one hundred and fifty eight years ago, 3, April 2018, the first

Pony Express mail leaves westbound from St. Joseph, Missouri and east bound from

Sacramento, California.

Ten days later the westbound mail reaches Sacramento and the eastbound mail was two days

later reaching St. Joseph setting a speedy mail delivery.

The speedy delivery was short lived and unprofitable but arose Americas interest in a

federal overland postal system. Also it was an economic boost to the towns and villages

along the route.

California, which became a state in 1850 was cut off from the east part of the new nation.

A letter from New York to the west coast took more than a month traveling by ships at sea.

A recent Butterfield Overland Express could take a letter three weeks to several months

depending on delivery methods and price which was $5 per a half an ounce at the least.

Three owners of an existing freight business , William Russell. William Bradford Waddell

and Alex Majors set up the Pony Express. It consist of 150 relay stations, 10 to 15 miles

apart , on a pioneer trail from Missouri to California. Each rider changed every 100 miles.

The Pony Express was a private enterprise, the owners hoped to get a contract from the

government but that did not happen because a year later in 1861 the transcontinental

telegraph put into service and Pony Express ceased operation.

Source: www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pony-espress-debuts/print 04/03/2018

Abastract to www.iinni.blogspot.com & facebook: by Harrison Howeth 04/03/18