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

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

July 1740, Connecticut

Official seal of Middletown, Connecticut
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July 12, 1740- Jemima Marks is born to Abishai Marks & Martha Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
During the 18th century, Middletown became the largest and most prosperous settlement in Connecticut.

(Jemima Marks is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.)
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Monday, January 30, 2012

July 1740, Rhode Island


July 4, 1740- Abigail Slocum is born to Joseph Slocum & Patience Carr in West Greenwich Township, Kent, Rhode Island.

(Abigail Slocum is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

June 1740, Massachusetts

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June 26, 1740- Benjamin Seamans is born to John Seamans & Priscilla Wood in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Joseph Tripp marries Judith Mosher in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Benjamin Seamans is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Seamans & Susannah Salisbury and William & Susannah Wood.
Judith Mosher is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

June 1740, Connecticut

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June 10, 1740- My seventh great granduncle, Nathaniel Doolittle,  marries Hannah Foster in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

June 18, 1740- Amos Miller is born to Amos Miller & Abigail Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. The child lives for five days, and dies on June 23, 1740.

June 19, 1740- Robert Hubbard dies at the age of 66 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
The son of Joseph Hubbard & Mary Porter, Robert lived his entire life in Middletown.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Abigail Adkins.

(Amos Miller is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.
Robert Hubbard is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Hubbard & Elizabeth Watts.)
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

June 1740, Rhode Island

June 4, 1740- My sixth great granduncle, Silas Harrington, is born to Josiah Harrington & Elizabeth Bennett in Scituate, Rhode Island.

June 8, 1740- William Tew marries Jane Carr in Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island.

June 11, 1740- Ann Fish is born to David Fish and Jemima Tallman in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

June 27, 1740- My eighth great granduncle, Richard Sisson, age 63, marries his second wife, Elizabeth Briggs, in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. His first wife, Ann Card, had died the previous year.

(William Tew is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Ann Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.)

Monday, January 23, 2012

May 1740, Connecticut

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May 21, 1740- Phineas Doolittle marries Elizabeth Basset in Wallingford, Connecticut.

(Phineas Doolittle is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Abraham Doolittle, Paul Peck & Martha Hale, and John Moss & Abigail "Goody" Charles.)
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

May 1740, Massachusetts

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May 20, 1740-  William Potter marries Elizabeth Mosher in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Elizabeth Mosher is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Friday, January 13, 2012

May 1740, Rhode Island

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May 16, 1740- Dorcas Tew dies at the age of 30 in Newport, Rhode Island. The woman was mentally handicapped, and had been provided for at the death of her father, William, in 1718.

"Rcpt. by Caleb Arnold of Newport and Sarah Arnold Lately Named Sarah Tew, for legacy from Est. of her father William Tew of Tiv., as paid by Richard Tew, George Sisson & William Sanford, Execs, dtd. at Newport 7 March 1732/3. Also incl. 'all Satisfaction for the personal Estate of Abigail Tew widdow of the said Wllm Tew,' excepting for that portion reserved to support Dorcas Tew, dau. of said William Tew and an idiot [7:591]."

May 17, 1740- Elizabeth Cornell is born to William Cornell & Hannah Thurston in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Dorcas Tew is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton. Elizabeth Cornell is her third cousin once removed.
Elizabeth Cornell is my fourth cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Lawton & Isbell Smith.)
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

May 1740, Maryland

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May 10, 1740- William Luckett and his wife, Charity Middleton, receive a gift from Charity's parents.

Prince George's Land Records 1739-1743; Liber Y, Page 168:

Deed of Gift. We, John & Mary Middleton of PG, for the natural love we have for our son-in-law & daughter, William Luckett & Charity, his wife, and for other considerations, we give them all that part or parcel of two tracts of land, the one called Thomas & Mary, the other called The Willsons Enlargement, bounded by the Thomas & Mary, situated in PG, containing about 95 1/2 acres. Signed May 10, 1740 -John Middleton, Mary (M her mark) Middleton. Wit - Jno Addison*, James Kendall, Tho Owen, Jno Hawkins Jr. Recorded May 13, 1740.

(William Luckett is my first cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Luckett & Elizabeth Hussey.)
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

April 1740, Connecticut

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April 28, 1740- Amy Dowd is born to Janna Dowd & Desire Cornwall in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut.

( Amy Dowd is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.)
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

April 1740, Massachusetts

April 24, 1740- Elizabeth Daggett is born to Amos Daggett & Mary Sisson in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

(Elizabeth Daggett is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.)
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