135. ESTHER6 WORTHINGTON (ROBERT5, JOHN W4, JOHN3, ENGLAND/PA2, MISC WORTHINGTON1 INFORMATION) was born December 15, 1702 in Ballinakill Co Westmeath Ireland, and died Aft. 1734 in Frederick Va. She married RENIER LOWDEN January 30, 1719/20 in Salem NJ. He was born in Ireland, and died April 14, 1730 in Salem NJ. Children of ESTHER WORTHINGTON and RENIER LOWDEN are:
i. ALICE7 LOWDEN.
ii. ROBERT LOWDEN.
iii. RACHEL LOWDEN.
iv. ? LOWDEN.
Ballinakill, W. Meath, Ireland, place of birth.
Esther Worthington, married 1st by Jan 30, 1720, Salem Co., N.J. Renier Louden (or Lowden) a Taylor who d. testate, Salem Co., bef. April 14, 1740.She may have remarried as she apparently came to Virginia at the same time, or shortly after her father did. We suspect that her (2) husband may have been Arthur Blackburn, who d. intestate Nov 1742, Orange Co., Va. Esther Blackburn, Wm. Blackburn & Robert Worthington made Bond for his Estate. As Esther was then only 40 yrs old. it's entirely possible that she m. a (3) time. Another Arthur Blackburn d. estate 1782, Washington Co., Va. Esther was spoken of, erroneously as "Esther Whartington (Worthington) in her father's will. Birth info taken from IGI, not yet proven.
Ballinakill, W. Meath, Ireland, place of birth.
Esther Worthington, married 1st by Jan 30, 1720, Salem Co., N.J. Renier Louden (or Lowden) a Taylor who d. testate, Salem Co., bef. April 14, 1740.She may have remarried as she apparently came to Virginia at the same time, or shortly after her father did. We suspect that her (2) husband may have been Arthur Blackburn, who d. intestate Nov 1742, Orange Co., Va. Esther Blackburn, Wm. Blackburn & Robert Worthington made Bond for his Estate. As Esther was then only 40 yrs old. it's entirely possible that she m. a (3) time. Another Arthur Blackburn d. estate 1782, Washington Co., Va. Esther was spoken of, erroneously as "Esther Whartington (Worthington) in her father's will. Birth info taken from IGI, not yet proven.
135. ESTHER6 WORTHINGTON (ROBERT5, JOHN W4, JOHN3, ENGLAND/PA2, MISC WORTHINGTON1 INFORMATION) was born December 15, 1702 in Ballinakill Co Westmeath Ireland, and died Aft. 1734 in Frederick Va. She married RENIER LOWDEN January 30, 1719/20 in Salem NJ. He was born in Ireland, and died April 14, 1730 in Salem NJ. Children of ESTHER WORTHINGTON and RENIER LOWDEN are:
i. ALICE7 LOWDEN.
ii. ROBERT LOWDEN.
iii. RACHEL LOWDEN.
iv. ? LOWDEN.
135. ESTHER6 WORTHINGTON (ROBERT5, JOHN W4, JOHN3, ENGLAND/PA2, MISC WORTHINGTON1 INFORMATION) was born December 15, 1702 in Ballinakill Co Westmeath Ireland, and died Aft. 1734 in Frederick Va. She married RENIER LOWDEN January 30, 1719/20 in Salem NJ. He was born in Ireland, and died April 14, 1730 in Salem NJ. Children of ESTHER WORTHINGTON and RENIER LOWDEN are:
i. ALICE7 LOWDEN.
ii. ROBERT LOWDEN.
iii. RACHEL LOWDEN.
iv. ? LOWDEN.
Ballinakill, W. Meath, Ireland, place of birth.
Esther Worthington, married 1st by Jan 30, 1720, Salem Co., N.J. Renier Louden (or Lowden) a Taylor who d. testate, Salem Co., bef. April 14, 1740.She may have remarried as she apparently came to Virginia at the same time, or shortly after her father did. We suspect that her (2) husband may have been Arthur Blackburn, who d. intestate Nov 1742, Orange Co., Va. Esther Blackburn, Wm. Blackburn & Robert Worthington made Bond for his Estate. As Esther was then only 40 yrs old. it's entirely possible that she m. a (3) time. Another Arthur Blackburn d. estate 1782, Washington Co., Va. Esther was spoken of, erroneously as "Esther Whartington (Worthington) in her father's will. Birth info taken from IGI, not yet proven.
Ballinakill, W. Meath, Ireland, place of birth.
Esther Worthington, married 1st by Jan 30, 1720, Salem Co., N.J. Renier Louden (or Lowden) a Taylor who d. testate, Salem Co., bef. April 14, 1740.She may have remarried as she apparently came to Virginia at the same time, or shortly after her father did. We suspect that her (2) husband may have been Arthur Blackburn, who d. intestate Nov 1742, Orange Co., Va. Esther Blackburn, Wm. Blackburn & Robert Worthington made Bond for his Estate. As Esther was then only 40 yrs old. it's entirely possible that she m. a (3) time. Another Arthur Blackburn d. estate 1782, Washington Co., Va. Esther was spoken of, erroneously as "Esther Whartington (Worthington) in her father's will. Birth info taken from IGI, not yet proven.
135. ESTHER6 WORTHINGTON (ROBERT5, JOHN W4, JOHN3, ENGLAND/PA2, MISC WORTHINGTON1 INFORMATION) was born December 15, 1702 in Ballinakill Co Westmeath Ireland, and died Aft. 1734 in Frederick Va. She married RENIER LOWDEN January 30, 1719/20 in Salem NJ. He was born in Ireland, and died April 14, 1730 in Salem NJ. Children of ESTHER WORTHINGTON and RENIER LOWDEN are:
i. ALICE7 LOWDEN.
ii. ROBERT LOWDEN.
iii. RACHEL LOWDEN.
iv. ? LOWDEN.
Renier Lowden, a tailor of Salem Co. New Jersey, married Easter (?Esther) on Nov. 30, 1720. His will was "proven" on April 14, 1730. His daughter Rachel Lowden died on July 1, 1730, and his son Robert Lowden died on Aug. 5, 1730. More About Easter Worthington and Renier Lowden: Marriage: November 30, 1720, Salem Mo Mtg., Salem Co., New Jersey. Children of Easter Worthington and Renier Lowden are:
+Alice Lowden, b. Abt. 1728, Salem, Salem Co., New Jersey, d. Aft. 1777, N or S Carolina.WILL OF ROBERT WORTHINGTON
Robert's will, after being probated at Annapolis, Marryland, was probated again July 20, 1736, in Orange Co., VA, at Orange Co., Court House. There are about 28 Pages to this document.There are extensive notes from Mrs. Sharon J. Doliante, 380 Sheffield Dr., Santa Barbara, Ca. 93108, from Religious Society of Friends, Historical Library 6 Eusiace St. Dublin 2, Ireland Dated in 1975.
From Margaret Kohler, Dublin, Ireland 2nd Dec 1975Dear Friend,
.....I think registration in the early days may not have been complete, or perhaps some local registers have not survived, for we have no record of the birth of Robert Worthington, the son of John. I suspect that John and Marie may have had other children also not appearing in our digests, nor is there any record of Robert Worthington's marriage in Cheshire. John Worthington was among the first who threw in their lot with the Quakers, for he is recorded as having attended a Quaker meeting as early as 1653.
There are many Taylor entries in our Cheshire register digests, for this is a common surname. I have checked out only those referring to Robert Taylor's family; others, all over the county, seem not to have been related to him. Alice does not appear among Robert's children, and I wonder whether she was born before 1664 - perhaps before the family became Quakers.
There was a Quaker Owen family of Manchester, and I enclose xeroxes of the first few pages of an articles in the Journal of the Friends Historical Society about them, though there is no mention of a Marie who might have married John Worthington, nor can I find her in Cheshire or Lanchasire digest.
Your sincerely,
Margaret KohlerFrom a letter by Lila Asar, O,I, Box 3, 639 Springvale Rd., Great Falls, Va. 22066 dated Oct. 28, 1991. Lila Asar writes:
Re: search for information on Mary Burtis Worthington, ..."wife (second) of Robert Worthington Sr., of Orange/Frederick Co., Va.
First I should mention that I am not a descendent of Robert Worthington. However, based on work by a Britton cousin, Mary Burtis Worthington may be my sixth great grandmother through her marriage to Samuel Britton. I have
recently begun to work on documenting our line.
Mary's marriage to Samuel Britton would have occured after Robert Worthington's death in 1735 and perhaps closer to 1740 when Samuel Britton's guardian bond for Robert and Martha Worthington was recorded.
Mary and Samuel Britton's children were Jonathan (my ancestor), Susannah and Sarah. In 1792 Mary Britton was granted 100 acres in Ohio for Samuel Britton's service in the Revolution. I have a date of 1794 for her death, but no information. She would have been quite elderly at these last dates, but they would be possible, barely.
Any information you may have about Mary during or after her marriage to Robert Worthington would be much appreciated. Do you know of any Worthington family genealogy that might help? Many thanks. Lila Asar
Robert "of Cheshire" Worthington, Sr., the American immigrant, b. c 1663 probably at Quarrel Bank, Pownall Fee, Cheshire, Eng. d. Nov or Dec., 1735 at Patuxent, Maryland, but a resident of Orange Co., Va. He m. (1) c. 1686
probably in Cheshire, Eng., Alice, dau., of Robert Taylor...probably the Robert Taylor of Clatterwick, in Little Leigh, Cheshire, whose wife was Mary Hayes, sister of Jonathan Hayes (although Alice is not listed among their issue in Friends Records), and who immigrated to Pennsylvania with William Penn, in 1682. She was likely the eldest child of Robert and Mary (Hayes) Taylor, thus born c 1662, before they became Quakers, d. before Aug 1729, probably in Philadelphia. He m. (2) Aug 13, 1729 at Burlington M.M , New Jersey, Mary Burtis, sister of Richard Burtis.
Robert and Alice (Taylor) Worthington, Sr. emigrated from Maryley,
Cheshire, Eng., to Ballignehee, King's CO., Ireland in 1695. Between 1695 and 1697 they moved to Ballinakill CO., West Meath, in Ireland. IN 1711 they moved to Dublin and on June 23, 1713, he and Alice requested a letter from Dublin MM to Friends in Pa. On July 26, 1714 they presented their certificate to Salem MM New Jersey. By 1722 they were living in Philadelphia, when Alice requested a certificate from Salem MM to Philadelphia MM. Robert was an inn keeper in Philadelphia, and owned a farm in the county.
After he m. Mary Burtis, they apparently continued living in Philadelphia
for awhile, but migrated to then Spotsylvania Co., VA sometime in the early
1730's where on Oct 3, 1734 he was granted 3,000 acres (which he called "Quarry Bank new Stile") in a new county to be cut off from Spotsylvania, and to be called Orange. (This land now lies in Jefferson Co., West Vir. but it long lay in Frederick CO., Va. and for a time, in Berkeley CO., (W) Va.) After Robert's death, his widow m (2) Samuel Britain, by whom she had a least two children, Sarah and Susannah Britain.Ancestry of William Worthington of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Kentucky Family Records, Vol IX, page 8
Sent by Lila Asar, Great Falls, Va.Persecuted for his religion, Robert Worthington and his wife, Alice fled first to Ireland and then to New Jersey where their eldest son Samuel had preceded them. They presented their certificate to the Salem MM on 26 July
1714 and apparently remained in the area until some time in 1722 when they were accepted by the Philadelphia MM. Alice Worthington is believed to have died in that city shortly afterward. On 13 Aug 1729 at the Burlington N.J. MM, Robert took as his second wife, Mary Burtis, a young woman forty years his junior.
Following his second marriage Robert Worthington, the Quaker immigrant moved to the Shenandoah Valley where he obtained a Lord Fairfax grant for three thousand acres of land "more or less" and built his come called "Quarry
Banks New Stile" a few miles from the present site of Charles Town, W.Va. The house and grounds were later bought by Dr. John Briscoe, who made extensive additions and renamed the home "Piedmont". It stands today as one of the showplaces of the area.
Robert Sr. was accompanied on this move by his young wife and all children known to be living, Samuel, with wife Sarah and small children; Jacob, unmarried; the widowed Esther Louden, Elizabeth Brick Worthington remained in New Jersey with her people and small sons, John and Ephraim.Robert Worthington, the immigrant, died in 1735 while visiting in Maryland leaving a will drawn up during his last illness with the following legacies:
To youngest son Robert - 1000 acres
To son Jacob 600 acres for his many kindnesses
To grandsons, Robert and Jacob - 400 acres each
To children Samuel, Jacob and Esther - 5 shillings each, they having
received their part.
Of the remainder - 1/3 to wife Mary for use during his lifetime, 2/3 to her children.
The will was probated in Maryland and Virginia and was not contested for
nearly eight years.From research hired by Mrs. Wm. J. Dolante, John Frederick Dorman, a
Genealogical researcher, 2022 Columbia Rd., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20 Nov. 1975, he wrote her with excitement. Success! he proclaims, he was able to find the papers in the Worthington chancery suit that had been lost due to misplacing of documents. He copied many of the papers of which much has now been copied.
The wording over the jacket was:
Rt. Worthington v. Britton uxor & c
Sept. time to answer
Oct further time
March answer filed
Not sworn to & cont.
Aug. Cond order v. Defts
Febr. Defts find 5/ each
Jany Answer & ?
May rept & a ?fortry
7br(?) Decree for Division of the Land &cNo year shown, but Mr. Dorman adds,, ..I believe these entries can be
figured out when compared to what is entered in the order books.
Robert Worthington plaintiff
against
Jacob Worthington, Robert Worthington Jun. }
Martha Worthington & Samuel Britain & Mary } In Chancery
his Wife Defendants .... }This Cause was this day heard and Debated By the Counsel on both Sides on the Bill and anyway where upon Debate of the Whole Matter And hearing what could be Alledged on both sides this Court did think fit and Accordingly order and Decree That Partition and Division be made of the three thousand acres of Land in the bill mentioned in manner following tht is to Say that one third thereof be Laid off and allotted to And for the Defendants Samuel Brittan and Mary his wife by them to be [ ] [ ] for the Dower of the said Mary during her Natural Life That Six hundred and sixty six acres and one third of an acre be Laid of and allotted to the Defendant Robert Worthington (being two thirds of what was Devised to him by the will of his father Robert Worthington in the bill named the Dower of the Said Mary as aforesaid taking the other third) to be held to him the said Robert and his assigns During the life of the Said Mary That four hundred acres be laid off and allotted to the defendant Jacob Worthington [being two thirds of what was Devised to him by the Will of his father, Robert Worthington in Yea Bill named the Dower aforesaid, taking the other third] to be held to him, the said Jacob and his assigns During the life of yea sd Mary. That three hundred thirty three acres and one third of an acre be Layed of and allotted to the Defendent Martha Worthington [being two thirds of what was Devised to her by the will of her father, Rovert Worthignton in the bill named the Dower aforesaid taking ye other third. To be held to her, the said Martha and her assigns During the Life of the Said Mary. That Six hundred Acres of Land be Laid off and allotted to the complaintant [being two thirds of 400 acres Devised to Jacob and ye comp. Robert Worthington saidin the will to be Grandsons of the said Robert the Testator and there being no such person as Jacob ye grandson of ye said testator, And two thirds of five hundred acres of land Devised to the said Mary, Daughter of Ye said Robert, the testator, which after ye death of said Mary Deceased on this said compliment as heir at Large to the said Robert, ye Testator who was grandfather of ye said complaintant the Dower of aforesaid taking their other third to be held to him the said complaintant and his assigns During the Life of the said Mary. And it is further ordered and Decreed that Morgan Morgan Gent and Andrew Campbell, Lewis Neil, David Vance, John Smith and John Mac Cormick, or any three of them do make the partition and devision of afforsaid and report the same to YE next court in order for a final decree and in Regard that Robert Worthington and Martha Worthington to of Ye said defendents are infants all benefits and advantage is saved to them till six months after they shall Respectfully arrive to ye age of 21 years to shew cause if any, they can why they should not be bound by the decree and it is further ordered and decreed that the cost of this suit and for making ye division and partition of foresaid be equally borne and paid by the complaintant and defendents.
It is further ordered and decreed yt if ye said land should fail shortof yea quality of aforesaid yt each other person loose ample sources to their respective rights and if it there should be more than 3000 acres that then ye overpluss be laid off and allotted to ye complainant as heir at law of the said Robert that the testor to be held as aforesaid.
[note: no date]
John Worthington was a legatee of the will of his grd. father, John Brick,
in 1737 (proved, 1753, Salem Co., ) The grd. Children mentioned in the will of his mother, in 1761.
Ancestry of William Worthington of Muhlenberg County, Ky.
John asked for transfer to New World in 1719, no record.
From notes to Mrs. Sharon Doliante, Santa Barbara, Ca. 31 Jul 1975, from
Richard C. Teapnell, for Curator, Religious Society of Friends, Dublin,
Ireland.
..."copy of page 32 of Dublin MM book No. D64, Certificates of Removals
1682 - 1754, from which you will see that the children were not names, so
presumabley, they all accompanied thier parents except the eldest, Samuel, who emigrated in 1711 and Phillip who died in infancy.1709: Phillip Worthington, son to Robert and Alice Worthington of
Ballanakill in teh County of West Meath Died the 9th day of the fifth month and was buried at Friends Burial place at the Moale granage.?Also show Philip as being born: June 8 1708 Death: May 9 1709
Show death also as June 30 1728
Renier Lowden, a tailor of Salem Co. New Jersey, married Easter (?Esther) on Nov. 30, 1720. His will was "proven" on April 14, 1730. His daughter Rachel Lowden died on July 1, 1730, and his son Robert Lowden died on Aug. 5, 1730. More About Easter Worthington and Renier Lowden: Marriage: November 30, 1720, Salem Mo Mtg., Salem Co., New Jersey. Children of Easter Worthington and Renier Lowden are:
+Alice Lowden, b. Abt. 1728, Salem, Salem Co., New Jersey, d. Aft. 1777, N or S Carolina.WILL OF ROBERT WORTHINGTON
Robert's will, after being probated at Annapolis, Marryland, was probated again July 20, 1736, in Orange Co., VA, at Orange Co., Court House. There are about 28 Pages to this document.There are extensive notes from Mrs. Sharon J. Doliante, 380 Sheffield Dr., Santa Barbara, Ca. 93108, from Religious Society of Friends, Historical Library 6 Eusiace St. Dublin 2, Ireland Dated in 1975.
From Margaret Kohler, Dublin, Ireland 2nd Dec 1975Dear Friend,
.....I think registration in the early days may not have been complete, or perhaps some local registers have not survived, for we have no record of the birth of Robert Worthington, the son of John. I suspect that John and Marie may have had other children also not appearing in our digests, nor is there any record of Robert Worthington's marriage in Cheshire. John Worthington was among the first who threw in their lot with the Quakers, for he is recorded as having attended a Quaker meeting as early as 1653.
There are many Taylor entries in our Cheshire register digests, for this is a common surname. I have checked out only those referring to Robert Taylor's family; others, all over the county, seem not to have been related to him. Alice does not appear among Robert's children, and I wonder whether she was born before 1664 - perhaps before the family became Quakers.
There was a Quaker Owen family of Manchester, and I enclose xeroxes of the first few pages of an articles in the Journal of the Friends Historical Society about them, though there is no mention of a Marie who might have married John Worthington, nor can I find her in Cheshire or Lanchasire digest.
Your sincerely,
Margaret KohlerFrom a letter by Lila Asar, O,I, Box 3, 639 Springvale Rd., Great Falls, Va. 22066 dated Oct. 28, 1991. Lila Asar writes:
Re: search for information on Mary Burtis Worthington, ..."wife (second) of Robert Worthington Sr., of Orange/Frederick Co., Va.
First I should mention that I am not a descendent of Robert Worthington. However, based on work by a Britton cousin, Mary Burtis Worthington may be my sixth great grandmother through her marriage to Samuel Britton. I have
recently begun to work on documenting our line.
Mary's marriage to Samuel Britton would have occured after Robert Worthington's death in 1735 and perhaps closer to 1740 when Samuel Britton's guardian bond for Robert and Martha Worthington was recorded.
Mary and Samuel Britton's children were Jonathan (my ancestor), Susannah and Sarah. In 1792 Mary Britton was granted 100 acres in Ohio for Samuel Britton's service in the Revolution. I have a date of 1794 for her death, but no information. She would have been quite elderly at these last dates, but they would be possible, barely.
Any information you may have about Mary during or after her marriage to Robert Worthington would be much appreciated. Do you know of any Worthington family genealogy that might help? Many thanks. Lila Asar
Robert "of Cheshire" Worthington, Sr., the American immigrant, b. c 1663 probably at Quarrel Bank, Pownall Fee, Cheshire, Eng. d. Nov or Dec., 1735 at Patuxent, Maryland, but a resident of Orange Co., Va. He m. (1) c. 1686
probably in Cheshire, Eng., Alice, dau., of Robert Taylor...probably the Robert Taylor of Clatterwick, in Little Leigh, Cheshire, whose wife was Mary Hayes, sister of Jonathan Hayes (although Alice is not listed among their issue in Friends Records), and who immigrated to Pennsylvania with William Penn, in 1682. She was likely the eldest child of Robert and Mary (Hayes) Taylor, thus born c 1662, before they became Quakers, d. before Aug 1729, probably in Philadelphia. He m. (2) Aug 13, 1729 at Burlington M.M , New Jersey, Mary Burtis, sister of Richard Burtis.
Robert and Alice (Taylor) Worthington, Sr. emigrated from Maryley,
Cheshire, Eng., to Ballignehee, King's CO., Ireland in 1695. Between 1695 and 1697 they moved to Ballinakill CO., West Meath, in Ireland. IN 1711 they moved to Dublin and on June 23, 1713, he and Alice requested a letter from Dublin MM to Friends in Pa. On July 26, 1714 they presented their certificate to Salem MM New Jersey. By 1722 they were living in Philadelphia, when Alice requested a certificate from Salem MM to Philadelphia MM. Robert was an inn keeper in Philadelphia, and owned a farm in the county.
After he m. Mary Burtis, they apparently continued living in Philadelphia
for awhile, but migrated to then Spotsylvania Co., VA sometime in the early
1730's where on Oct 3, 1734 he was granted 3,000 acres (which he called "Quarry Bank new Stile") in a new county to be cut off from Spotsylvania, and to be called Orange. (This land now lies in Jefferson Co., West Vir. but it long lay in Frederick CO., Va. and for a time, in Berkeley CO., (W) Va.) After Robert's death, his widow m (2) Samuel Britain, by whom she had a least two children, Sarah and Susannah Britain.Ancestry of William Worthington of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Kentucky Family Records, Vol IX, page 8
Sent by Lila Asar, Great Falls, Va.Persecuted for his religion, Robert Worthington and his wife, Alice fled first to Ireland and then to New Jersey where their eldest son Samuel had preceded them. They presented their certificate to the Salem MM on 26 July
1714 and apparently remained in the area until some time in 1722 when they were accepted by the Philadelphia MM. Alice Worthington is believed to have died in that city shortly afterward. On 13 Aug 1729 at the Burlington N.J. MM, Robert took as his second wife, Mary Burtis, a young woman forty years his junior.
Following his second marriage Robert Worthington, the Quaker immigrant moved to the Shenandoah Valley where he obtained a Lord Fairfax grant for three thousand acres of land "more or less" and built his come called "Quarry
Banks New Stile" a few miles from the present site of Charles Town, W.Va. The house and grounds were later bought by Dr. John Briscoe, who made extensive additions and renamed the home "Piedmont". It stands today as one of the showplaces of the area.
Robert Sr. was accompanied on this move by his young wife and all children known to be living, Samuel, with wife Sarah and small children; Jacob, unmarried; the widowed Esther Louden, Elizabeth Brick Worthington remained in New Jersey with her people and small sons, John and Ephraim.Robert Worthington, the immigrant, died in 1735 while visiting in Maryland leaving a will drawn up during his last illness with the following legacies:
To youngest son Robert - 1000 acres
To son Jacob 600 acres for his many kindnesses
To grandsons, Robert and Jacob - 400 acres each
To children Samuel, Jacob and Esther - 5 shillings each, they having
received their part.
Of the remainder - 1/3 to wife Mary for use during his lifetime, 2/3 to her children.
The will was probated in Maryland and Virginia and was not contested for
nearly eight years.From research hired by Mrs. Wm. J. Dolante, John Frederick Dorman, a
Genealogical researcher, 2022 Columbia Rd., N.W. Washington, D. C. 20 Nov. 1975, he wrote her with excitement. Success! he proclaims, he was able to find the papers in the Worthington chancery suit that had been lost due to misplacing of documents. He copied many of the papers of which much has now been copied.
The wording over the jacket was:
Rt. Worthington v. Britton uxor & c
Sept. time to answer
Oct further time
March answer filed
Not sworn to & cont.
Aug. Cond order v. Defts
Febr. Defts find 5/ each
Jany Answer & ?
May rept & a ?fortry
7br(?) Decree for Division of the Land &cNo year shown, but Mr. Dorman adds,, ..I believe these entries can be
figured out when compared to what is entered in the order books.
Robert Worthington plaintiff
against
Jacob Worthington, Robert Worthington Jun. }
Martha Worthington & Samuel Britain & Mary } In Chancery
his Wife Defendants .... }This Cause was this day heard and Debated By the Counsel on both Sides on the Bill and anyway where upon Debate of the Whole Matter And hearing what could be Alledged on both sides this Court did think fit and Accordingly order and Decree That Partition and Division be made of the three thousand acres of Land in the bill mentioned in manner following tht is to Say that one third thereof be Laid off and allotted to And for the Defendants Samuel Brittan and Mary his wife by them to be [ ] [ ] for the Dower of the said Mary during her Natural Life That Six hundred and sixty six acres and one third of an acre be Laid of and allotted to the Defendant Robert Worthington (being two thirds of what was Devised to him by the will of his father Robert Worthington in the bill named the Dower of the Said Mary as aforesaid taking the other third) to be held to him the said Robert and his assigns During the life of the Said Mary That four hundred acres be laid off and allotted to the defendant Jacob Worthington [being two thirds of what was Devised to him by the Will of his father, Robert Worthington in Yea Bill named the Dower aforesaid, taking the other third] to be held to him, the said Jacob and his assigns During the life of yea sd Mary. That three hundred thirty three acres and one third of an acre be Layed of and allotted to the Defendent Martha Worthington [being two thirds of what was Devised to her by the will of her father, Rovert Worthignton in the bill named the Dower aforesaid taking ye other third. To be held to her, the said Martha and her assigns During the Life of the Said Mary. That Six hundred Acres of Land be Laid off and allotted to the complaintant [being two thirds of 400 acres Devised to Jacob and ye comp. Robert Worthington saidin the will to be Grandsons of the said Robert the Testator and there being no such person as Jacob ye grandson of ye said testator, And two thirds of five hundred acres of land Devised to the said Mary, Daughter of Ye said Robert, the testator, which after ye death of said Mary Deceased on this said compliment as heir at Large to the said Robert, ye Testator who was grandfather of ye said complaintant the Dower of aforesaid taking their other third to be held to him the said complaintant and his assigns During the Life of the said Mary. And it is further ordered and Decreed that Morgan Morgan Gent and Andrew Campbell, Lewis Neil, David Vance, John Smith and John Mac Cormick, or any three of them do make the partition and devision of afforsaid and report the same to YE next court in order for a final decree and in Regard that Robert Worthington and Martha Worthington to of Ye said defendents are infants all benefits and advantage is saved to them till six months after they shall Respectfully arrive to ye age of 21 years to shew cause if any, they can why they should not be bound by the decree and it is further ordered and decreed that the cost of this suit and for making ye division and partition of foresaid be equally borne and paid by the complaintant and defendents.
It is further ordered and decreed yt if ye said land should fail shortof yea quality of aforesaid yt each other person loose ample sources to their respective rights and if it there should be more than 3000 acres that then ye overpluss be laid off and allotted to ye complainant as heir at law of the said Robert that the testor to be held as aforesaid.
[note: no date]
After Roberts death, his widow married Samuel Britain, by whom she had at
least two additional children; Sarah and Susannah Britain. See later notes
added from a letter by Lila Asar of Great Falls, VA Oct. 28, 1991.
John Worthington Jr. d. at Quarrel Bank, in Pownall Fee, age 88, buried at Mobberley, m. Marie (Mary) (Believed, Owen).
A Collection of the Sufferings Vol I. pg. 100
CHESIRE 1653 Imprisonments for Meeting, and for refusing to Swear
1654 Imprisonment For opposing public Preachers
A Description of a Place called Littel Eafe, in Chester, in which} etc.
John Worthington, Thomas Fanney, Thomas Potts, richard Burgess, Robert Miller, and Edward Alcock, suffered Distress of Goods to the Value of 11 l pds 10 shillings for going but two Miles from their Habitations to a Meeting.
Thomas Livesery, for refusing to Swear, suffered six Weeks and five Days
Imprissonment, besides the Value of 50 s. by Distress.
RECORD:
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From Journal of the Friends Historical Society Vol III, pg. 72-73
Friends in Current Literature
Bayard Taylor's ancestors belonged to the religious society of the Quakers since the days of William Penn; His parental grandfather, However, commited the grave offense of marring a wife of the Luthern faith. For this misdeed he lost his birthright, and thence foreward neither he nor his descendants were members of the society. Never the less, his children and grandchildren still adhered to the fundamental principles, and, to a great extent also, to the manner and customs of the Quakers; and therein lay the souce of Bayard Taylor's morality and of his religous belief, so free from any kind of dogmatism. The first Taylor, Robert by name, was one of the companions of William Penn in his expedition to the new world. He came from Warwickshire, and was a direct descendant of Bayard Taylor. So writes Bayard Taylors widow, in her book, On Two Continents. (London: Smith, Elder and Co.; and New York: Double Day, page and company, Large 8 vol. page 309).
The authoress, who was born at Gotha in Germany was much impressed with the Quaker life into which she was introduced upon arrival at Kennett Square, in Penn. after her marriage, and was struck from the very first with the status of woman among friends. I know not how to accont for the fact that generally speaking the Quaker women possess more refined and noble features than the men. The type of the Quaker woman is one of the most beautiful that the world has ever seen... Of Whittier, she writes, "His particuliar placidity always seemed to shed an atmosphere of peace upon everyone who came into contact with him. The great dark eyes alone, that shone in the pale oval of his face, gave evidence of the poetic fire that burned in his soul. Whenever I saw him, he seemed to me the ideal manly type of a handsome Quaker." Of the writings of Bayard Taylor, which refer to friends, we read that; "Lars" reached it's climax in the conflict between the peaceful, forgiving spirit of the Quaker and the Berserker rage of the Norseman, in which the former was victorious, and that the original of "Martha Dean" in "The Story of Kennett" was cousin Ruth, a distant relative and typical Quaker who talked pleasantly with us and smoked with enjoyment a short clay pipe the while. Here and there are references to the attitude of Friends in war time and to the fall of the old barriers of Quakerism before the onslaught of new conditions. Bayard Taylor died in Berlin, where he occupied the post of American minister in Dec. 1878. There are portraits of him in 1864, and 1877, and views of Ceder-Croft. His home near Kennett Square from paintings by himself.
An account of a visit to Cedar - Croft Bayard Taylor's home appears in "The Westonian". A magazine devoted to the interest of Westown. (Friends boarding school in Penn.) For first month where it is stated that the Penn. Poets remains were brought to his home, and taken thence to Long Wood Cem. In the same magazine, J. Henry Bartlett writes on "Some aspects of English Quakerism". Etc.
From Notes and Queries, page 87.
Bayard Taylor, the last number of the journal is interesting as usual. I
had not seen the work of Bayard Taylor's widow, "On Two Continents", and was
surprised to note that he represented his ancestor, Robert Taylor, as coming
from Warwickshire. There is no possible doubt of his coming from Cheshire, and from Clutterwick in Little Leigh; As shown by his deeds for land purchased from William Penn. This has been published several times and Bayards family must have seen it. Besse tells of his imprisonment in Jan. 1662 and the Journal, (Vol III, pg. 28) mentions the Bishops complaint of his being unlawfully married. The evidence is that he came over in 1682 bringing his eldest child, Rachel, my ancestor, and third, Josiah; While his wife, Mary, and several other children came on the "Endeavour" of London, arriving here on the 29th of 7th month, 1683. The register of arrivals state that she came from Clatterwitch, in Cheshire; With children: Issac, Thomas, Johnathan, Phoebe, Mary, and Martha. Rachel married Jonathan Livezey, and a second husband, Joseph Gilbert. Her son, (Rachel), Benjamine Gilbert with several of his family were taken prisoners by the Indians in 1780 and the narrative of their captivity was passed through several additions.Written by Gilbert Cope, West Chester, Penn.
The Taylor Family of Cheshire and Staffordshire Quarterly Meeting gives
birth of children and death of son Thomas also an Alice of Whitley, buried at
Whitley on 21 Feb 1687?
Information further on this line received 12 June 1991 from Ruth May Henry, Stuck, P.O. Box 108,Yuma, Arizona 85366-0108, Tel 602-344-3660. The reference of the lineage of Robert Taylor taken from a Publication, Descendants of Robert Taylor, one of the Colonizers and Early Settlers of Pennsylvania, Under William Penn, with Special Reference to the Descendants of His Son Isaac, and His Daughters, Rachel Livesey and Mary Lewis.By Alfred Rudulph Justice, of Philadelphia, Pa.
Published by Alfred R. Justice and Joseph W. Taylor
Philadelphia, 1925.The Taylor Family
OF
Clatterwich in Little Leigh and Great Budworth, Arch-Deaconry of
Chester, Cheshire, England.
The Hamlet of Clatterwich in Little Leigh or Leigh Juxta Barterton, is
located on high ground on the North Bank of the Weaver River, about 3 miles
from Northwich and a short distance from Great Budworth, in the county of
Chester, that hamlet was the ancestrial home of Robert Taylor who in 1862 imm. to America. There the family or the sturdy landholding, English middle class, is known to have dwelt as early as the middle of the 16th century. Tradition supported by at least one historical writer, (See Penn. Magazine, Vol. 36, pg. 321) locates the family there nearly a century earlier. But the records of that earlier time are too vague and hazy to be dependable. The earliest entirely reliable records pertaining to the family are in the archieves of the Parish Church of Great Budworth. There appears entries of the births, baptisms, marriages and deaths in the family beginning soon after 1500. Names of the members of the family also appear upon tombstones in the church yards, and their wills with record of administration upon their estates appears in public offices at Chester. In the archives of the same church are also found like entries concerning Massey, Livesey, Coppock, Minshall, Worrall, and various other families of the vicinage.
Representatives of which immigrated to Penn. contemporaneously with the imm. of Robert Taylor. Many of them, including Robert Taylor settled in Chester Co., Penn. becoming extensive landowners there.
From the English sources indicated from the association of and
intermarriages between families just mentioned, and from the earlier records of the various meetings of the society of friends, the data concerning the early history of the Taylor family has been obtained.
The first of the family definitly located in the English home is John
Taylor, described as of Chatterwich in the Parish Church of Great Budworth,
appears the record of his marriage, the baptism of his six children and the
death and burial of himself and his wives. The family was thus affiliated,
doubtless, as members with ... (No further pages of information present at
this time)
Ancestral Lines by Carl Boyer
Information on this family sent by Ruth Stuck. Yuma, Ariz. She listed 10
children, there was no Alice Taylor listed with the families that she sent.
Robert Taylor was of record in Chester, England, as one of twenty-nine
Quakers who were indicated "for unlawfully assembling together at the house of John Dove in Coddington" on 19 Nov 1662 "upon Pretence of joining together
in religious worship of God," and found quilty by a jury, with the fine set at 2.10s. (vide Besse's Suffering of the Quakers, 1:103). On 22 Dec 1665 he was indicted along with John Minshall, Samuel Naylor, Thomas Livesay, and their "pretended wives" for being "unlawfully maryed" (vide record of the Bishop of Chester's visitation of Great Budworth).
While he retained real estate at Clatterwich is Little Leigh until his
death, if his will has been interpreted correctly, he acquired from William
Penn on 3 Mar 1681/2 a grant of one thousand acres to be located and surveyed
to him after his arrival in Pennsylvania. On 30 Oct 1683 he was allotted 550
acres near what is now Broomall, Delaware County, having been allowed 400 acres on 11 nov 1682 south of the Springfield water basin. These lands were located between Darby and Crum Creeks and covered with virgin stands of oak, turkey, deer, elk, a variety of wild fruits and berries, and friendly Indians in the neighborhood, life was not, apparently, as hard as it might have been.
It is suggested that he brought his children Rachel and Josiah to
Pennsylvania with him in 1682. In any event his wife Mary and Children Isaac, Thomas, Jonathan, Phebe, Mary and Martha arrived in Philadelphia on board the Endevor on 29 July 1683.
He had lots, as an original settler, on Sassafras (now Race) Street, and
on High (now Market) Street. Confirmation of his Chester County lands is found in Philadelphia deeds.
Further notes sent by Dorothy Tuttle 344 Saunders St. Murray, Utah 84107PP 68-92 DAR Miscellaneous Genealogical Records Vol 15-973 D4dar
Some Descendants of Robert Taylor of Cheshire, England and Chester County, Pa. Contributed by Margaret Evans Hook, Mary Washington Chapter to
Genealogical Records Committee 1952-1953.
Robert Taylor (the immigrant), eldest child of Thomas Taylor and his wife, Mary Barrow, was born in 1633 in England. In his early life, he became a member of the Society of Friends and suffered persecutions. Besse in his
"Suffering of the Quakers", V. ! page 103, says "In the month called January
1662, 29 of this people were indicted at Quarter Sessions in Chester for being at an unlawful assembly and were imprison -- Robert Taylor of Chatterwick, yeoman, together with several other persons, being above the number of five and above the age of 16 years were indicated for unlawful assembly together at the home of John Dove in Coddington for the purpose of joining together in religious worship of God contrary to an Act of this present parliament."
On December 22, 1665, Robert Taylor and others and "their pretended wives" were ordered to appear before the Consistory at Chester bor being "unlawfully maryed". The fines were small but the Quakers refused to pay any fines for their religious convictions. Continued persecution of this character caused their immigration to Pennsylvania in large numbers.
In March 1681/2 Robert Taylor acquired from William Penn a grant of 1000
acres of land to be located and surveyed after his arrival. It was alloted in 2 surveys, one of 550 acres and under date October 30, 1683 in the neighborhood of the village of Broomall, Delaware County and the other of 400 acres November 11, 1682, south of Springfield Water basin between Crum Creek and Barby Creek. The county abounded in fowl, forests and fish and was a paradise for the settlers.
As a first purchaser Robert Taylor became entitled to lots in the limits
of the City of Philadelphia, or "Liberty Lands" as they were called. One was
on Sassagra (now Race) Street and another was on High (now Market) street.
Robert Taylor's wife and children arrived July 29, 1683 on the ship "Endeavor". The ship's list shows: Mary Taylor, late of Clatterwich, Cheshire, Isaac Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Jonathan, Taylor, Phebe Taylor, Mary Taylor, Martha Taylor.
Rachel and Josiah doubtless accompanied their father the previous year and the youngest child, Jacob was born in Pennsylvania. (all of the children are recorded in Friends' Register of Cheshire, England, except Jacob.)
Robert Taylor died between April 24, 1695 when his will was written and
May 16, 1695 whent he will was proved. He willed "to living wife half my real estate in England which was settled upon her at time of marriage for her
natural life", a good bed, and "lawful maintenance at this place I now live on" and to have a horse and bovine beast. (In 1701 Mary Taylor married Joseph
Selby. She died 4-11-1728, intestate.)
To son Jonathan 200 acres of land in Marple and 20 pounds silver money.
To daughter Martha and to son Jacob east 40 pounds silver money when they become 21 years of age.
The overplus of the personal estate was to be divided among Thomas, Jacob, Jonathan and Martha. Real estate in England was to be divided at discretion of executors among the nine children.
Deed after death of Robert Taylor - "Indenture Mar 10, 1700 Mary Taylor,
widow of Robert Taylor late of Springfield, Chester County, Pa., yeoman,
deceased, and Jonathan Hayes of Marple, executors of will, to Isaac Taylor of
same county, yeoman, son of heir of said Robert; Thomas Taylor, another son of Robert, John Fincher of same county, cordwainer, and Martha his wife, the
daughter of said Robert and Mary Taylor; to Jonathan Taylor of said county,
yeoman, another son of Robert and Mary.
Witnesseth: that by Deeds of Lease and Release May 2 and 3, 1681, William Penn granted unto s'd Robert Taylor in the year 11683 obtained a warrant from the Proprietor to survey to s'd Robert Taylor 600 acres of the 100 acres southard of Darby Creek which tract by direction of the surveyor general, Thomas Habin, was surveyed by Chas. Ashcomb and 550 acres of land lying between Crum Creek and Darby Creek was returned as surveyed Nov 7, 1688 and said Robert Taylor being lawfully seized thereof, made his will April 20, 1695 and died inter alia devise unto his son Thomas Taylor 100 acres, to Jonthan Taylor 200 acres of the said 550 acres named in his will as "my land in Marple" and made the said Mary and Jonathan Hayes his executors, and whereas there is another peice of land of 73 acres which is also part of the s'd 550 acres on Darby Creek south 54 degrees west of the line of Jonathan Hayes containing 373 acres (See Philadelphia Deecs H 15 p 150)
Rachel Taylor, born January 15, 1664/5 at Clatterwich, was married first (April 7, 1687) at Chester Pa. meeting to Jonathan Livesey. He was the son of Thomas and Ellen Livesey of Norton and Runcom, Cheshire, England and grandson of Thomas and Anne (Thornly) Livesey of Manchester and Dury, Lancashire. Jonathan Livesey was born June 18, 1666 and died Novemeber 23, 1698. Rachel then married (1699) at Byberry Meeting, Joseph Gilbert who was born in 1675 the son of John and Florence Gilbert. After Rachel's death Joseph Gilbert married Sarah James, widow. There were no children of this marriage. He died in August 1765.
Isaac Taylor, born August 1, 1666 at Clatterwich, died 1717 intestate.
He married Sarah Brodwell at Chester, Pa. Meeting on August 26, 1689. She was born about 1669 and died November 1, 1738. She was the daughter of Richard and Mary (freeman) Brodwell who married at Ashelworth, Gloucestershire, Mary 24, 1663.
Joshia Taylor, born January 3, 1668, died 1700. He married (1) April 7,
1690 Elizabeth Pennell. (2) Sarah. His will dated August 16, 1700, proved
September 10,1700 lists wife Sarah and children Robert, Phebe, Hannah and
unborn child.
Phebe Taylor, born August 15, 1670 died February 27, 1749. Married (1)
November 7, 1692 to Thomas Massey (born 1664, died November 18, 1708); (2)
April 10, 1710 to Bartholomew Coppock, Jr. (born October 1, 1681 died 1761) The will of Thomas Massey, Marple, dated March 24, 1707/8 proved December 4, 1708, lists wife Phebe and children: Mordicai, James, Thomas, Ester, Hannah, Phebe and Mary.
Mary Tylor born 14 Mar 1673 died 1705, married 20, 1692 at Radnor Meeting
to Henry Lewis, Jr. (born December 26, 1671 died 1731/2) He married (2) 1707
Katherine Byron.
Thomas Taylor, born April 7, 1677 died 1725 married 1700 Hannah Howell.
Will of Thomas Taylor of Springfield dated October 12, 1725 proved December 28, 1725 instructs that homestead by sold when son Isaac arrives at age 14 years and mentions sons Thomas, Mordicai, Jonathan and Isaac, daughters Mary,
Susannah, Esther, and Hannah, and mother, Mary Selby.
Jonathan Taylor, born August 24, 1678 died October 1709, married Mary 25, 1702 at Chester Meeting at Martha Hugh, daughter of Stephens and Frances Hugh. Will of Jonathan Taylor of Marple September 20, 1709 proved November 26, 1709 names wife Martha still living.
Martha Taylor, born 1684 in Pennsylvania and died October 1742. He married Deborah Norbury.
(Bibliography: History of Chester County, Pa by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, 1881; Descendants of Robert Taylor by Alfred R. Justice, Phil. Pa 1925; Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Penn. Vol 5 Jordan; History of Chester and Delaware Counties, Penn. by Ashmead and Cope, Vol I and II; in
Memorium-Pleasant Evans Green by Dr. Wilson Green Published about 1892,
privately; Minutes of Radnor Meeting, Penn., 1680-1733; Wills in Chester County Will Books on file in Pennsylvania Historial Society Library, Phil.)Journal of the Friends Historical Society Vol III pg. 28
Extrcts from the Bishop of Chester's Visitation
for the year 1665, relating to friends
Continued form vol ii, pg. 138
Visitation 22, Dec. 1665, in the Consistory Court at Chester.
Great Budworth
Against Samuel Nayler, Ralph Fisher, Robert Taylor, William Gandy, gen.,
John Eaton, senior, John Eaton, junior, Thomas Eaton, John Shawe, Peter
Pickering, Hugh Crosby, John Williamson, Thomas Burroughts, Thomas Betton,
John Alexander, & John Darling, for Quakers.
On which day, the said Gandy appeared by Alexander Boniman, & he is to
attend Church, & to Certify at Chester on the 27th March next. 2s. 6d.
Against John Eaton & his pretended wife, Robert Taylor & his pretended
wife, John Minshall& his pretended wife, Samuel Naylor & his pretended wife,
Thomas Bretton & his pretended wife, Quakers, for being unlawfully marryed.
Against Thomas Eaton, a Quaker, whoe hath been presented for teaching
schoole.
Further information sent by Dorothy Tuttle, 344 Saunders St., Murray, Ut. 84107. Ph. 801-266-344.
Samuel was the very first member of this family to immigrate to America, preceeding his parents by about two years. He recieved a certificate of removal from the Moate of Greenage MM in Ireland, on July 25, 1711, and was received at Warrington MM, York Co., (Pa?) on Nov 24, 1713. He got a certificate to England, on Oct 31, 1715 but whether he actually made the journey we don't know. At any rate, a year later, he was reported married "contrary to discipline" to Sarah Simcock, and on Dec 31, of the same year, they were disowned for marrying "out of unity" however on Nov 25, 1717 both
were reinstated and on Nov 26, 1722, both got certificates to Salem MM, New Jersey.Appendix Geneaglogy of Sarah Simcock, wife of Samuel Worthington. 10 pages long, found in Worthington Information sent by Helen Ferguson.
Ancestry of William Worthington sent by Lila Asar
Samuel Worthington, oldest son of the Quaker immigrant, married Sarah Simcock, daughter of Jacob Simcock and Alice Maris. Her paternal grandfather, John Simcock was a charter member of William Penn's Council of 1682 and first Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Sarah was born 7 Aug 1796 in Chester Co., Pa. and married Samuel Worthington prior to 29 Oct 1716 when borth were disavowed for keeping company without parents consent. Both were later reinstated and apparently remained true to the tenets of the Society of Friends thereafter. Sarah Worthington died in Frederick Co., Va after 1747 when she is mentioned in the will of her daughter, Sarah Hays. Samuel died ca 1739.Samuel moved to Salem Co., NJ in 1712 before his parents.
SAMUEL WORTHINGTON, son of Robert, received 9 Mo. 24, 1712, dated 5 Mo. 25, 1711, from meeting at Moate of Greenage, County West Meath, Ireland
D/o Jacob Simcock and Alice Maris. From book: The Maris family in the United States. This volume on the Maris Family states about Sarah Simcock merely "married 1716, Samuel Worthington: September 26, 1722 they moved to Salem, New Jersey." - nothing more. However, Worthington records reveal that they moved to Virginia some ten years later, and were ancestors of the Southern Worthingtons. Sarah Simcock evidently ran away from home and married Samuel Worthington without her parents' consent; and they probably married without the formalities of the Society of Friends. There seems to be in the Chester Minutes no declaration of their intentions to marry, nor any allowances, as seems to be the rule. On the contrary, at Chester Monthly Meeting (Springfield Meeting) a complaint was made of Samuel Worthington on account of his marriage to Sarah Simcock, after keeping company with her without her parents' knowledge or consent; and that the two were "disowned", that is, expelled from the flock. The testimony is dated September 26, 1716. The next year, however, they both "offered acknowledgment", and were reinstated August 28 and September 25, 1717.
Was probably b. C. 1717, in Delaware (now Chester) Co., Pa.; d. after April 1788 probably in Westmoreland CO., Pa.; m. C. 1739, Orange Co., Va.. Ann, probably a daughter of James & Elizabeth McCracken. She is said to have d. in 1786, at which time they were living in Westmoreland Co., Pa.
By the will of his grandfather (Robert Worthington, the immigrant), he was left 200 acres of the 3,000 a grant, but he brought a successful suit in Orange Co., Chancery Court, for a larger share, charging that under the then English law of primogeniture, and as eldest son of his grandfather's eldest son ( and his father then being deceased) he was entitled to a considerably larger share.