When Nathaniel Milby was born about 1716, in Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Milby, was 39 and his mother, Mary O'Sullivan, was 33. He married Elizabeth Cropper about 1740, in Accomack, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1766, in Delaware, United States, at the age of 51.
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In 1731, Willington, Delaware was founded. It was named after Thomas Willing the first land developer in the area. It was later renamed Wilmington.
From 1754-1763, the French and Indian War took place. The fighting that took place in the area of Delaware was in the upper Delaware River Valley. The Delaware Indians claimed independence from the Iroquois who allied with Britain. In 1755, Delaware attacked the Moravian settlement and Brodhead residence.
In 1764, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the western boundary of Delaware. This became part of the Mason-Dixon Line.
English (Lancashire and Cumberland): habitational name from Milby in North Yorkshire. The placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Mildi + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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