Deleware probably borrowed this name for a small
political subdivision from old England.
My books say the origin was a taxing and
police-accountability unit of one hundred
enfranchised households (as slaves and strangers
were not counted). They had to attend Hundred
court each month, and share out "taxes" like the
Danegeld and later crown levies
Often this was 120, the long hundred, not 100.
Hundreds were usually subdivisions of shires or
counties, sometimes given local names like leets
and rapes, depending on which ancient subkingdom
of Britain was involved.
Was that more than you wanted to know?
Regards
Mark Leymaster
Dan Munson wrote:
We're doing some geographic work, and it refers
to something named "hundreds".
For example:
hundreds of Broadkill - Sussex County
hundreds of Dagsboro - Sussex County
Thanks is advance...
Dan
Dan Munson
Director of Sales Marketing
CDS Business Mapping
800-746-7797
Mapping for the Next Millennium
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