In addition to information on ancestors
and descendants of Dunnock, Johnson, MacNamara, Insley, and Todd families,
all of whom came directly to Maryland from Great Britain in the 17th-century,
this excellent site has a lot of useful research information regarding the
Eastern Shore and particularly Dorchester County. Kudos to our member Jacque-Lynne
Amann Schulman.
Old Hoopers
Island Graveyard
at Honga, Maryland
Hoopers Island is one of the oldest settled areas in America.
The Graveyard was originally part of the 117 acre tract called "Shapleigh's
Chance."
The tract, surveyed in 1667, was sold in 1669 to William Travers of Hoopers
Island.
With the passage of generations, the lands were re-surveyed and subdivided.
In 1821 John Parker, William Travers' great-grandson,
sold the graveyard to Matthew Travers and the heirs of Travers Tolley.
Matthew Travers' first wife, Mary, was buried here in 1805 (the oldest tombstone).