Kent County, Delaware (U.S.)

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image by Jens Pattke, 21 September 2013

• Description of the flag
• Former flag
  • Variant of the former flag
• The Penn Connection

- indicates flag is known.
- indicates it is reported that there is no known flag.

Municipal flags in Kent County:

See also:

• Cheswold
• Dover
• Harrington
• Milford
• Smyrna
• Wyoming

See also:

• County and Municipal Flags of Delaware
• Delaware
• United States of America

Description of the flag

Here is the flag of Kent County in the state of Delaware.
Source: Gaceta de Banderas 19; SEV
Jens Pattke, 2 May 2001

The county flag has a white field and in the middle the Kent County seal. The seal shows the Coat of Arms of William Penn
on a white circular background. In 2008, the seal was modified. The silver coat of arms of William Penn is now on a blue circle and the ring with the motto is now yellow.

References:
http://co.kent.de.us/media/739434/commissoners-group-2013-image-by-Youngs-Studio_204x143.jpg
at http://co.kent.de.us/levy-court.aspx
http://www.wdde.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/levy-court.jpg
Jens Pattke, 21 September 2013

Former flag

image by Jens Pattke, 21 September 2013

Up to 2008 the base of the coat of arms was white and the ring was blue.
Jens Pattke, 21 September 2013

Variant of the former flag

image by Jens Pattke, 21 September 2013

The Penn Connection

On a genealogy website, I found that Sussex County Delaware was claimed for a number of years by both Maryland and Pennsylvania. Delaware was initially settled by the Dutch and Swedes, but when the Duke of York took New York from the Dutch, his agent captured Delaware in 1664. In 1682, Delaware was granted to William Penn along with Pennsylvania. Lord Baltimore disputed Penn's ownership of the three Delaware counties, and the southern and western areas of Sussex County were claimed by both Maryland and Pennsylvania, but were governed by Maryland until the Mason-Dixon Line was approved by George III in 1769; when all of Delaware was awarded to Pennsylvania. In 1769, Kent, New Castle, and Sussex counties met in Constitutional Convention and the State of Delaware was formed.
Ole Andersen, 3 May 2001