Snowland
DE 42, Leipsic, DEA tract of land located on Little Duck Creek called "Belle's Endeavor" was owned by Christopher Southey in 1716. Thomas Green sold it in 1774 to William Barnes, who in turn sold it to Daniel Needham.
By 1790 Andrew Naudain had a house on this tract. The house was called "Snowland" for his wife, Rebecca Snow. The Naudains were a large family in Delaware and Maryland. that descended from Elias Naudain, a shipmaster of La Tramblade. Because he was a Huguenot, Naudain fled France in 1682 with his wife and children. Elias Naudain died in England, but his widow and children settled in Delaware and Maryland.
Andrew Naudain sired three sons: Arnold, Andrew, and Elias, all of whom were born at Snowland. Arnold moved to Dover where he studied medicine with Dr. James Sykes. After a career as a major in the War of 1812, he became the Dover postmaster, a state and United States senator, and director of the Farmers Bank. Andrew Naudain also practiced medicine and was twice president of the Delaware Medical Society.
Elias Naudain stayed at Snowland, and, after his father's death in 1819, kept a store in front of the house and a granary nearby. 1830 the property was known as "Naudain's Landing."
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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