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

Sunday, February 10, 2013

June 1741, Rhode Island

National Register of Historic Places listings ...
National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
June 20, 1741

A daughter, Isabel, is born to Peleg & Bathsheba Sherman in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Isabel Sherman is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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June 1741, Massachusetts

English: Main Street, Swansea Village Historic...
English: Main Street, Swansea Village Historic District, Swansea, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
June 20, 1741

A son, John, is born to Nathan Hammond & Deborah Luther in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay.

(John Hammond is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Luther & Mary Abell and Hugh Cole & Deborah Allen Buckland.)

John Hammond is descended from my ninth great grandfather, Samuel Luther (1636 – 20 December 1716)
Samuel was a prominent early figure in the Massachusetts Colony. He served as the minister of the First Baptist Church of Swansea from 1685 until his death. He also served as a militia captain. Through his wife Mary Abell, daughter of Robert Abell, his descendants have richly documented English ancestry, including extensive ties to royalty and nobility.
Samuel Luther perhaps survived a raid by a group of Lenape Indians at age nine while accompanying his father on a trading voyage to Delaware Bay, and was held captive for a period. His father, Captain John Luther, was killed in the raid. Some chroniclers question the likelihood of a nine-year-old boy participating in such a risky trading endeavor, proposing that an older brother may have been the captive Luther. However, no older son of Captain Luther is acknowledged by genealogical authorities. In any event, the general circumstances of the incident are corroborated by several primary sources.

Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Luther
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

June 1741, Connecticut

Map of Connecticut highlighting New Haven County
Map of Connecticut highlighting New Haven County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
June 15, 1741

A daughter, Hannah, is born to Samuel Blakesley & Elizabeth Doolittle in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

June 17, 1741

A daughter, Sybil, is born to Joseph Doolittle & Rachel Cole in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
The child did not survive, dying two weeks later.

June 22, 1741

A son, Daniel, is born to Samuel Cotton & Mary Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

June 23, 1741

A son, David, is born to David Dutton & Sarah Abernathy in  Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

June 26, 1741

A son, Robert, is born to Deacon Richard Ely & Phebe Hubbard in Lyme, New London, Connecticut.

(Hannah Blakesley, Daniel Cotton, and Sybil Doolittle are my second cousins 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Abraham Doolittle & Abigail Moss and John Cornwall & Martha Peck.
David Dutton is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Abraham Doolittle.
Robert Ely is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Hubbard & Elizabeth Watts and Deacon Thomas Wetmore & Sarah Hall.)
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

June 1741, Pennsylvania

English: Front page of an almanac printed in G...
English: Front page of an almanac printed in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1739 by Christopher Sauer. Picture of the text in German Language Printing in the American Colonies up to the Declaration of lndependence (part 2), the website above. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
June 1741

Isaac Shoemaker & Hannah Roberts are married in Pennsylvania.
Isaac Shoemaker is the son of Peter J. Shoemaker & Margaret Op den Graeff. Hannah is the daughter of Thomas Roberts & Margaret Gove. Both were born in Germantown.
The couple settled in Upper Dublin township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) county, where Isaac purchased a tract of land and followed the life of a farmer.

(Isaac Shoemaker 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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Monday, February 4, 2013

Royal Recovery: Remains ID'd As Those Of King Richard III : The Two-Way : NPR

King Richard III held the title of Duke of Glo...
King Richard III held the title of Duke of Gloucester from 1461 until his accession in 1483 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Royal Recovery: Remains ID'd As Those Of King Richard III : The Two-Way : NPR

Remains found under what's now a parking lot in the English city of Leicester have been confirmed to be those of King Richard III.
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May 1741, Rhode Island

Portsmouth welcome sign
Portsmouth welcome sign (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
May 10, 1741

A daughter, Ruth, is born to George Sisson & Drucilla Cole in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island.

May 19, 1741

Elizabeth Lawton Dunn dies at the age of 67 in New Shoreham, Rhode Island. The widow of Nathaniel Dunn, Elizabeth is the daughter of Daniel Lawton & Rebecca Mott. She was born March 12, 1674 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.


(Ruth Sisson is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Elizabeth Lawton is my first cousin 10 times removed. Ruth Sisson is her first cousin twice removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

April 1741, Connecticut

Main Street, looking north "from City Hal...
Main Street, looking north "from City Hall", about 1912 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
April 12, 1741

A daughter, Susannah Marks, is born to Abishai Marks & Martha Cornwall in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

April 23, 1741

A daughter, Patience Doolittle, is born to Nathaniel Doolittle & Hannah Foster in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

(Susannah Marks is my second cousin 8 times removed. Patience Doolittle is her second cousin. Their common ancestors are John Cornwall & Martha Peck.
Patience Doolittle is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Samuel Doolittle & Mary Cornwall.)
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