ASKECKSY OF SUSSEX HITORY

SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE HISTORY

ASKECKSY

Sussex County Delaware History from my delmarhistory.blogspot.com is

a post to facebook pages of my choice for those who are interested.

Askecksy is a historic area in southeast Sussex, latitude 38.6, longitude

3. It is west by west by south of Millsboro, between Ingram’s

Pond and Workman's Corner – Cross Key's Road, which is my choice

of location. Slavins choice, I say is the correct location, is south of

Millsboro between Irons Branch and road 24. Irons branch aka Indian Town Branch in 1800's

Chris Slavins' Peninsula Roots - Winnasoccum post has Askecksy at

the west end of a 'branch' that appears to be named Legyan Branch flowing

into Indian River.

ASKECKSY & INDIAN RIVER INDIANS

September 13, 2015, Chris Slavins wrote :

Delmarva Peninsula Indians which were said to be 'dwindling' were

hearded into settlements. One settlement, Assawamen, on Indian town Branch, aka Dirickson Creek thence moved to the south side of Indian

River, aka, Baltimore River, to Askecksy, aka, Askquessence and other similar names. This was in 1705.

The Indian River Indian chief, Robin, had a request approved for a

settlement of 1000 acres reserved for the tribes private use in 1705.. The Nanticokes and the Choptanks, on behalf of Queen Wyransconmickonous, had agreed to this settlement which was somewhat swampy and had many black bear and timber rattelsnakes. At this time Nanticokes had moved to

Broad Creek Town from Chicacoan near Vienna, Maryland.

1742 the tribes met at a secret powwow and made plans to massacre the

settlers with the help of the French who would land on the coast. The

plot was discovered and failed.

The so called Winnasoccum Uprising having failed, the Peninsula tribes

abandoned their lands and migrated to Pennsylvania. The Indian River

tribe sold it's land to William Burton in 1743, and either went north

or lingered in the area, intermarried with the settlers and adopted English

ways and spawned the Nanticoke Indian Association in 1840.

Abstract: Askecksy & Indian River Indians, by Chris Slavins, September

12, 2015, Peninsula Roots.