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County	Created	Origin	Seat	Coordinator
New Castle	1673	original	Wilmington	Linda K. Lewis
Kent	1682	Originally the Horrekill District, established in 1664. St. Jones County formed from Horrekill District in 1680, renamed Kent County in 1682.	Dover	Gayle Triller
Sussex	1682	Deale County was created in 1680. In 1682 Deale County, Delaware, along with a section of Maryland's Eastern Shore called Durham County, was renamed Sussex County, Delaware.	Lewes until 1791, then Georgetown	Gayle Triller

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General Resources
USGenWeb Archives Project: Delaware USGenWeb Family Group Sheets Project: Delaware USGenWeb Tombstone Project: Delaware USGenWeb African American Griots Project USGenWeb Census Project® - Delaware USGW Archives Census Project USGenWeb Research Aids

Government & Libraries
Delaware Government Delaware Genealogical Society Delaware Historical Society University of Delaware Library Delaware State University Library Services Wilmington University Libraries Delaware Library System - List of Libraries Diablo Valley College (DVC) American Indian Resources

Other Resources
Mitsawokett: A 17th Century Delaware Native American Community Free African-Americans of Maryland and Delaware African-American History in DE and MD's Eastern Shore Catholic Cemeteries New Castle Dioscese Cyndi's List - Delaware Edward H. Nabb Research Center for DelMarVa History and Culture LDS FamilySearch The Records Project - Encyclopedia for State/Local Records

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