Martha was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Martha Lambert. Her brother was Gen. John Cadwalader.
She married Gen. John Dagworthy (March 30 1721 Trenton NJ-May 1 1784 Pittsburgh PA) on October 20 1774 in Phialdelphia. He was the son of John Dagworthy, Esquire and Sarah Ely. John and Martha were the parents of the following known children~
1-Ely Dagsworthy (1775-March 2 1776) named after her husband's brother
2-Sarah Dagworthy?
Her husband served in the French and Indian Wars at Fort Cumberland. He later served as Brigadier General during the Revolutionary War, commanding the Sussex County Militia.
The town of Dagsboro, Delaware was named in honor of him. Gen. Dagworthy established industry in the area with grist and lumber mills, tanneries, and an export business shipping cypress lumber to Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey. The town's origin dates back to about 1630, when a tribe of Blackfoot Indians migrated south from New Jersey and settled on a Tributary of the Indian River. The village was called Blackfoot Town. Dagworthy used land near Dagsboro to train his militia. He was notoroius for a feud with George Washington after Dagworthy refused to take orders from the then 24-year-old Virginia militia colonel. Dagworthy felt that as a British Army Captain, he outranked Washington. After peace was declared with the French, the governor of Maryland gave Dagworthy a large tract of land at the head of the Pepper’s Creek on the edge of the Great Cypress Swamp. At that time, the Maryland authorities believed that this land was in Maryland. When it was discovered that Dagworthy’s tract was in Sussex County, the Delaware colonial officials confirmed his ownership of the land. Dagworthy called his estate 'Dagworthy’s Conquest.' It stretched across 20,000 acres in southern Delaware, including a significant part of the Great Cypress Swamp. When he returned home, Dagworthy rejoined his wife, Martha, and managed his land with the assistance of a number of slaves. The leisurely life of both men, however, was interrupted by the American Revolution when both were called back to serve the Patriot cause. The name was changed to Dagsborough and eventually Dagsboro.
Martha was a widow at the time of her death. She is believed to be buried with her husband.
She married Gen. John Dagworthy (March 30 1721 Trenton NJ-May 1 1784 Pittsburgh PA) on October 20 1774 in Phialdelphia. He was the son of John Dagworthy, Esquire and Sarah Ely. John and Martha were the parents of the following known children~
1-Ely Dagsworthy (1775-March 2 1776) named after her husband's brother
2-Sarah Dagworthy?
Her husband served in the French and Indian Wars at Fort Cumberland. He later served as Brigadier General during the Revolutionary War, commanding the Sussex County Militia.
The town of Dagsboro, Delaware was named in honor of him. Gen. Dagworthy established industry in the area with grist and lumber mills, tanneries, and an export business shipping cypress lumber to Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey. The town's origin dates back to about 1630, when a tribe of Blackfoot Indians migrated south from New Jersey and settled on a Tributary of the Indian River. The village was called Blackfoot Town. Dagworthy used land near Dagsboro to train his militia. He was notoroius for a feud with George Washington after Dagworthy refused to take orders from the then 24-year-old Virginia militia colonel. Dagworthy felt that as a British Army Captain, he outranked Washington. After peace was declared with the French, the governor of Maryland gave Dagworthy a large tract of land at the head of the Pepper’s Creek on the edge of the Great Cypress Swamp. At that time, the Maryland authorities believed that this land was in Maryland. When it was discovered that Dagworthy’s tract was in Sussex County, the Delaware colonial officials confirmed his ownership of the land. Dagworthy called his estate 'Dagworthy’s Conquest.' It stretched across 20,000 acres in southern Delaware, including a significant part of the Great Cypress Swamp. When he returned home, Dagworthy rejoined his wife, Martha, and managed his land with the assistance of a number of slaves. The leisurely life of both men, however, was interrupted by the American Revolution when both were called back to serve the Patriot cause. The name was changed to Dagsborough and eventually Dagsboro.
Martha was a widow at the time of her death. She is believed to be buried with her husband.
Martha was the daughter of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Martha Lambert. Her brother was Gen. John Cadwalader.
She married Gen. John Dagworthy (March 30 1721 Trenton NJ-May 1 1784 Pittsburgh PA) on October 20 1774 in Phialdelphia. He was the son of John Dagworthy, Esquire and Sarah Ely. John and Martha were the parents of the following known children~
1-Ely Dagsworthy (1775-March 2 1776) named after her husband's brother
2-Sarah Dagworthy?
Her husband served in the French and Indian Wars at Fort Cumberland. He later served as Brigadier General during the Revolutionary War, commanding the Sussex County Militia.
The town of Dagsboro, Delaware was named in honor of him. Gen. Dagworthy established industry in the area with grist and lumber mills, tanneries, and an export business shipping cypress lumber to Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey. The town's origin dates back to about 1630, when a tribe of Blackfoot Indians migrated south from New Jersey and settled on a Tributary of the Indian River. The village was called Blackfoot Town. Dagworthy used land near Dagsboro to train his militia. He was notoroius for a feud with George Washington after Dagworthy refused to take orders from the then 24-year-old Virginia militia colonel. Dagworthy felt that as a British Army Captain, he outranked Washington. After peace was declared with the French, the governor of Maryland gave Dagworthy a large tract of land at the head of the Pepper’s Creek on the edge of the Great Cypress Swamp. At that time, the Maryland authorities believed that this land was in Maryland. When it was discovered that Dagworthy’s tract was in Sussex County, the Delaware colonial officials confirmed his ownership of the land. Dagworthy called his estate 'Dagworthy’s Conquest.' It stretched across 20,000 acres in southern Delaware, including a significant part of the Great Cypress Swamp. When he returned home, Dagworthy rejoined his wife, Martha, and managed his land with the assistance of a number of slaves. The leisurely life of both men, however, was interrupted by the American Revolution when both were called back to serve the Patriot cause. The name was changed to Dagsborough and eventually Dagsboro.
Martha was a widow at the time of her death. She is believed to be buried with her husband.
She married Gen. John Dagworthy (March 30 1721 Trenton NJ-May 1 1784 Pittsburgh PA) on October 20 1774 in Phialdelphia. He was the son of John Dagworthy, Esquire and Sarah Ely. John and Martha were the parents of the following known children~
1-Ely Dagsworthy (1775-March 2 1776) named after her husband's brother
2-Sarah Dagworthy?
Her husband served in the French and Indian Wars at Fort Cumberland. He later served as Brigadier General during the Revolutionary War, commanding the Sussex County Militia.
The town of Dagsboro, Delaware was named in honor of him. Gen. Dagworthy established industry in the area with grist and lumber mills, tanneries, and an export business shipping cypress lumber to Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey. The town's origin dates back to about 1630, when a tribe of Blackfoot Indians migrated south from New Jersey and settled on a Tributary of the Indian River. The village was called Blackfoot Town. Dagworthy used land near Dagsboro to train his militia. He was notoroius for a feud with George Washington after Dagworthy refused to take orders from the then 24-year-old Virginia militia colonel. Dagworthy felt that as a British Army Captain, he outranked Washington. After peace was declared with the French, the governor of Maryland gave Dagworthy a large tract of land at the head of the Pepper’s Creek on the edge of the Great Cypress Swamp. At that time, the Maryland authorities believed that this land was in Maryland. When it was discovered that Dagworthy’s tract was in Sussex County, the Delaware colonial officials confirmed his ownership of the land. Dagworthy called his estate 'Dagworthy’s Conquest.' It stretched across 20,000 acres in southern Delaware, including a significant part of the Great Cypress Swamp. When he returned home, Dagworthy rejoined his wife, Martha, and managed his land with the assistance of a number of slaves. The leisurely life of both men, however, was interrupted by the American Revolution when both were called back to serve the Patriot cause. The name was changed to Dagsborough and eventually Dagsboro.
Martha was a widow at the time of her death. She is believed to be buried with her husband.
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