Nabb Research Center General Resources - People & Cultures

European Settlers and Colonists

Biographical profiles of 17th century Delmarva settlers
Developed from the research and study of early historical records by Salisbury University students.

Introduction to this collection

A note about the biographical profiles:
These profiles were researched and written by several undergraduate and graduate students. As such, each has a unique style of narrative, representing different approaches to the study and writing of biographical history. Some use an analytical technique, detailing the linear progression of events and activities of the early settlers; others take a synthetic approach through a study of the individual settler's role within and impact upon the larger 17th-century community. When coupled together, narratives of both styles help to capture and illustrate the lives of Delmarva's earliest settlers.

Select a settler:

William Berriman William Bibby Henry Carsley Richard Chambers William Cotton William Coulbourn Daniel Cugley Ambrose Dixon

Edward Drew James Henderson John Holloway Stephen Horsey Thomas Purnell Henry Smith Richard Vaughn John Wilkins

Also available:

Women on the Delmarva Frontier Alicia Traveller Custis Jane Jackson Parthenia Ennis Smock Reed Morris

African-Americans on Delmarva Johnson family