The Worland Family in America and Beyond

I began my life in the Puget Sound area of Washington State, on an island filled with forests and wild rhododendrons. I was separated from my Worland family there at an early age. Recently, I was reunited with my family and learned of my heritage. And so, this journey to know my ancestors began. The Worlands, Gideons, Newtons, Conards... they were the colonists, the settlers, the pioneers. They fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War. This is their story, and the story of a nation. -Deci Worland MacKinnon

Saturday, April 30, 2011

June 1736, Rhode Island

June 8, 1736- Adam Lawton has died at the age of 64 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. The son of Daniel Lawton & Rebecca Mott, he was born in Portsmouth in 1672.
He married his first cousin, Mary Slocum.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

June 1736, Connecticut

June 1, 1736- Solomon Doolittle marries Jerusha Taylor in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

June 17, 1736- Elizabeth Tuttle is born to Isaiah Tuttle & Susanna Doolittle in New Haven, Connecticut.

(Solomon Doolittle is my first cousin 9 times removed. Elizabeth Tuttle is his niece. Elizabeth Tuttle is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Abraham Doolittle & Abigail Moss.)
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

May 1736, Connecticut

May 27, 1736- Elihu Stow is born to Eliakim Stow & Lydia Miller in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

May 29, 1736- Benjamin Clark is born to Joseph Clark & Miriam Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

(Benjamin Clark is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.
Elihu Stow is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Whitmore & Sarah Hall.)
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

May 1736, Rhode Island

May 17, 1736- Ruth Cook is born to John Cook & Mary Slocum in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Ruth Cook is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

May 1736, Massachusetts

May 13, 1736- My sixth great grandaunt, Lillis Cole, is born to Hugh Cole & Jane Sisson in Swansea, Massachusetts.
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Monday, April 25, 2011

April 1736, Rhode Island

April 23, 1736- Elizabeth Sanford is born to Richard Sanford & Elizabeth Coggeshall in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Elizabeth Sanford is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.)
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Friday, April 22, 2011

April 1736, Pennsylvania

April 22, 1736- Ann Ambler is born to Joseph Ambler & Ann Williams in Horsham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

(Ann Ambler is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Aret Klincken & Niske Agnes Jensen.)
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 1736, Maryland

April 17, 1736- This Court Action concerns my fifth great granduncle, Michael Hines Robey.

 Charles County Court Records, June Court 1736 Court, Liber T#2, Page 211.

Michael Roby vs Daniel Ross. Atta: Warr't Da: 250 Co: 400 - Cond: adjudged for part.

Michael Roby of CC lodged with the Clerk of the Court here the following note & warrant for attachment -

I promise to pay Mickeell Hines 500 lbs of tobacco "four Valey Recd" [for value received]. Signed Sep 14, 1734 - Daniel (- his mark) Rose.

Apr 17, 1736. Then Michael Roby made oath that there is due to him of the within 250 lbs of tobacco. Sworn before - Gustavus Brown.

Whereas it is made appear to me by Mich:l Roby that Danl Ross has absconded with a design to defraud his creditors, and that he owes sd Mich:1, by note, 250 lbs of tobacco, and prays my warrant that atta. may issue, these are to require you to issue attachment for the afd sum &c. Signed Apr 17, 1736 - Gust: Brown. To Mr. Sand Hanson, Clerk.

Whereupon it was commanded the Sher: that of the goods, chattels, and credits of the sd Daniel Ross in his bailiwick being, he should attach 250 lbs of tobacco, damages, and 400 lbs of tobacco for costs, and bring the attached suns to next Jun Court, then and there to be condemned for the use of sd Mich:l unless sd Daniel comes to Court and answers unto sd Mich:l of a plea of trespass upon the case, and that by good and lawful men of his bailiwick, he should make known to the garnishees to be in sd Jun Court, to show cause, if any they have, why the attached sums, should not be condemned, and the sd Mich:l have thereof execution. And now, comes Mich:l in his proper person and offers himself against the sd Danl: of the plea afd. The Sher: returns the writ as follows: I certify that on Apr 17, 1736, I attached sundry goods and chattels of sd Daniel Ross in the hands of Eliza: McHorne, amounting to 550 lbs of tobacco, and I have made known to sd garnishee that she is to be at sd Jun Court to show cause why the effects afd so attached should not be condemned, before Thomas Sympson & Mich:l Boswell, 2 good and lawful men of my bailiwick. So answers Geo: Dent, Sher:.

We, being appointed to appraise and value 1 small gray horse and 1 old gun as the effects of Daniel Ross, attached by sd Sher: in the hands of Eliza: McHonce, at 550 lbs of tobacco, total. Signed Apr 17, 1736 - William Greene, James (M his mark) Magatie, Thomas (8 his mark) Simpson, Michael (M his mark) Boswell.

Whereupon the afd Mich:l into Court here in his proper person comes and prays condemnation of the goods and chattels so as afd attached. The afd Eliza:, though called, came not. Ordered that the sd Mich:l have condemnation, as afd, and execution.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

March 1736, Maryland

March 30, 1736- Richard Edelen gave "for the natural love I have for my son-in-law Benjamin Neale" 192 acres of "Lawrell Branch" which he had bought from Thomas Dent. (Deed O#2:140).
Benjamin was married to Richard's daughter, Mary.

(Benjamin Neale is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring and Oliver Mainwaring & Margaret Torbock.)

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March 1736, Rhode Island

March 21, 1736- Ruth Tripp is born to Isaac Tripp and Susannah Spencer in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

(Ruth Tripp is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Richard Sisson & Mary Atkinson.)
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

March 1736, Connecticut

March 3, 1736- Thomas Doolittle is born to Sarah Abernathy & Thomas Doolittle in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

March 11, 1736- Samuel Yale marries Susanna Abernathy, daughter of William Abernathy & Mary Peck, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

March 20, 1736- George Doolittle is born to Jonathan Doolittle & Rebecca Ranney in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

(Thomas Doolittle and Susanna Abernathy are my second cousins 8 times removed. Susanna Abernathy is Thomas Doolittle's aunt. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.
George Doolittle is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwall and George Hubbard & Elizabeth Watts.)
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Monday, April 18, 2011

March 1736, Pennsylvania

March 3, 1736- Abraham DeHaven marries Rebecca Pawling in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Abraham was a well-known (some might say notorious) inn and tavern keeper in the Skippack/Trappe area.

(Abraham DeHaven is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Hermann Op den Graeff & Gretjen Driessen Pletjes and Pieter Dohrs & Lysgen Grietes.)

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

February 1736, Pennsylvania

February 21, 1736- My seventh great grandaunt, Eleanor Klincken, dies at the age of 65 in Germantown, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania.

Eleanor was the daughter of Arents Klincken & Niske Agnes Jensen, who came from Dalem, near Creyfelt, in Holland, to this country in 1683, having known William Penn in Holland. Arents Klincken built the first two-story house ever raised in Germantown, Pennsylvania, having been present and partaken of the raising-dinner. It stood near the southwest corner of Main and Tulpehocken Streets. Arents Klincken served several years as burgess of Germantown, but finally, in 1691, declined longer service for conscience' sake.

Eleanor was born in Germany, and in 1696, married John Williams in Germantown. They built the first brick house in Germantown.

Eleanor lies buried in the Friend's Burying Ground in Germantown.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

February 1736, Connecticut

February 4, 1736- The town of Middletown, Connecticut appoints a conservator over William Cornwall, 23 year-old son of William Cornwall & Martha Thompson, because of sickness and poor husbandry. He later became a seafaring man and lived in Newport.

In the same year, his cousin once removed, William Cornwall, son of William Cornwall & Mary Bull, deeded about two hundred and fifty acres of land to his son William, and about one hundred and fifty acres of land, with his house and barn, to his son Andrew, and divided between them his interest in the grist mill and his rights in the undivided lands of the town of Middleton.

February 9, 1736- Christopher Todd marries Hannah Tuttle in New Haven, Connecticut.

February 15, 1736- Desire Dowd is born to Janna Dowd & Desire Cornwall in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

February 16, 1736- Benjamin Cornwall and twin sister, Hannah Cornwall, are born to Benjamin Cornwall & Mary Ward in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

(William Cornwall is my first cousin 9 times removed. Benjamin Cornwall and Hannah Cornwall are his first cousins. Desire Dowd is their first cousin once removed. Desire Dowd is my second cousin 8 times removed. Benjamin Cornwall and Hannah Cornwall are my first cousins 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.
Hannah Tuttle is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.)

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

January 1736, Rhode Island

January 23, 1736- Isaac Shearman is born to Thomas Sherman & Sarah Sisson in Rhode Island.

January 30, 1736- My eighth great grandfather, John Harrington, dies at the age of 73 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island.
He was the son of Benjamin Harrington and Elizabeth White. In 1687, he married Lydia Cranston.

(Isaac Sherman is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton and Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

January 1736, Pennsylvania

January 17, 1736- Anthony Williams, a farmer, marries Sarah Shoemaker, daughter of George Shoemaker and granddaughter of Richard Wall, at Abington, Pennsylvania. The wedding was held at the home of Richard Wall.
They settled in Bristol Township, adjoining the homestead farm in Cheltenham.

January 29, 1736- Jacob Shoemaker marries Margaret Conard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

(Anthony Williams is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Aret Klincken & Niske Agnes Jensen.
Margaret Conard is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thones Kunders & Elin Magdalene Tyson and Mathias Dohrs & Agnes Neesgen Op den Graeff.)

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Monday, April 11, 2011

January 1736, Connecticut

January 8, 1736- Barnabas Doolittle is born to Hezekiah Doolittle & Hepzibah Tyler in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

January 9, 1736- Phebe Moss is born to Joseph Moss & Lydia Jones in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

January 16, 1736- My eighth great grandaunt, Hannah Cornwall, dies at the age of 58 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Hannah was the daughter of John Cornwall & Martha Peck. In 1698, she married Daniel Doolittle, son of Abraham Doolittle & Abigail Moss.
She was buried in Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

(Barnabas Doolittle is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.
Phebe Moss is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Moss & Abigail Charles.)
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Friday, April 8, 2011

January 1736, Massachusetts

January 1736- My sixth great grandaunt, Hannah Seamans, infant daughter of James Seamans & Tabitha Woods, dies in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.


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1736, Maryland

1736- Michael Hines Robey marries Elizabeth Shaw in Charles County, Maryland.

(Michael Hines Robey is my fifth great granduncle. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.)
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

1736, Maryland

1736- Henrietta Hagan is born to William Hagan & Mary Eleanor Hanson in Charles County, Maryland. Her sister, Aloysia, is born about the same time. Not sure if they are twins

(Henrietta and Aloysia Hagan are my first cousins 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.)
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

1736, Maryland

1736- Elizabeth Ann Clements is born to William Clements & Mary Hanson in Charles County, Maryland.

John Darnall is born to Thomas Darnall & Sarah McQueen in Charles County, Maryland.

Thomas Thompson is born to Thomas Thompson & Mary Cole in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Ignatius Fenwick is born to Ignatius Fenwick & Mary Cole in St. Mary's County, Maryland. (This is a different Mary Cole.)

(Elizabeth Ann Clements is my first cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.
John Darnall is my second cousin 5 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.
Thomas Thompson is my second cousin 6 times removed. Ignatius Fenwick is his second cousin. Their common ancestors are Edward Cole & Honora Ford. Ignatius Fenwick is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Robert Cole & Rebecca Gill and Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring and Oliver Mainwaring & Margaret Torbock.)
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

1736, Connecticut

1736- Thomas Doolittle dies at the age of 31 in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut. Thomas was born in 1705 to Abraham Doolittle & Elizabeth Thorpe. In 1730, he married his first cousin, Sarah Abernathy, and had five children. Sarah was the daughter of William Abernathy & Mary Peck.

Joseph Doolittle is born to Joseph Doolittle & Experience Bartlett in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

Hannah Doolittle is born to Thomas Doolittle & Hannah Fenn in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

John Key is born to Samuel Key & Annah Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Elisabeth Dowd, daughter of Jacob Dowd & Elizabeth Cornwall, dies at the age of 16 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

(Thomas Doolittle is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle. Hannah Doolittle is his first cousin once removed.
Joseph Doolittle is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwall. John Key and Hannah Doolittle are his second cousins once removed.
John Key and Elizabeth Dowd are my second cousins 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck. They are second cousins.
Hannah Doolittle is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Abraham Doolittle, Paul Peck & Martha Hale, John Moss & Abigail Charles.)
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Monday, April 4, 2011

December 1735, Connecticut

December 21, 1735- Asa Page is born to Timothy Page & Thankful Doolittle in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

December 27, 1735- Sarah Doolittle is born to Joseph Doolittle & Rachel Cole in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

(Asa Page and Sarah Doolittle are my second cousins 8 times removed. They are second cousins. Our common ancestors are Abraham Doolittle & Abigail Moss.)
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December 1735, Maryland

December 16, 1735- John Abell marries Frances Wilkinson in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(John Abell is my first cousin 10 times removed. Our common ancestors are Captain Robert Abell & Joanna Hyde.)
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Sunday, April 3, 2011

November 1735, Massachusetts

November 21, 1735- Joseph Doolittle marries Experience Bartlett in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts. The following summer, Joseph's father dies after a short illness and Joseph as eldest son inherits a double portion of the estate.

(Joseph Doolittle is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwall.)
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Saturday, April 2, 2011

November 1735, Rhode Island

November 11, 1735- Peleg Lawton is born to Adam Lawton & Martha Slocum in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Peleg Lawton is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Friday, April 1, 2011

November 1735, Connecticut

November 7, 1735- Phebe Hall is born to Daniel Hall & Martha Doolittle in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut.

November 13, 1735- Lois Dowd is born to Jacob Dowd & Elizabeth Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

(Phebe Hall is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwall. Phebe Hall and Lois Dowd are second cousins.
Lois Dowd is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.)
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