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

Showing posts with label Clarke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clarke. Show all posts

Monday, October 10, 2011

May 1739, Rhode Island

Official seal of Newport, Rhode IslandImage via WikipediaMay 21, 1739- Elizabeth Clarke is born to Benjamin Clarke & Grizzel Sherman in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

(Elizabeth Clarke is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

May 1738, Rhode Island

May 2, 1738- Joseph Peckham is born to Isaac Peckham & Jane Sisson in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.

May 12, 1738- Hannah Fish is born to David Fish & Jemima Tallman in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

May 26, 1738- Peleg Clarke is born to Benjamin Clarke & Grizzel Sherman in  Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

(Joseph Peckham is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton.
Hannah Fish is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Hall & Mary Thomas.
Peleg Clarke is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

1738, Maryland

West St. Mary's Manor, West Saint Mary's Manor...Image via Wikipedia
1738- My fifth great grandmother, Ann Stimson Hardy, dies at the age of 36 in Prince George's County, Maryland.
Annie, the daughter of Solomon Stimson, was born in Maryland, and was the second wife of William Hardy.

Lizzie Darnall is born to Edward Darnall & Priscilla Moore in Charles County, Maryland.

Abraham Clarke marries Eleanor Heard in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Edward Jenkins is born to Edward Jenkins & Mary Cole in Charles County, Maryland.

Wilfred Neale is born to Henry Neale & Anne Gardiner in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Lizzie Darnall is my second cousin 5 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.
Eleanor Heard is my second cousin 6 times removed. Edward Jenkins is her first cousin. Edward Jenkins is my second cousin 6 times removed. Wilfred Neale is their third cousin. Wilfred Neale is my third cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring and Oliver Mainwaring & Margaret Torbock.)
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

September 1735, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island, 1858. Harbor view, t...Image via Wikipedia
September 17, 1735- Mary Clarke is born to Benjamin Clarke & Grizzel Sherman in Washington, Rhode Island.

(Mary Clarke is my third cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

November 1734, Rhode Island

November 3, 1734- Benjamin Clarke marries Grizzel Sherman in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

November 6, 1734- Ann Cook is born to John Cook & Mary Slocum in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

November 20, 1734- George Sisson is born to George Sisson & Elizabeth Sherman in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.

November 22, 1734- John Lawton is born to Isaac Lawton & Sarah Howland in Bristol, Rhode Island.

(George Sisson is my second cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are George Sisson & Sarah Lawton and Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury. Grizzel Sherman is his aunt.
Grizzel Sherman is my second cousin 9 times removed. Ann Cook is her second cousin once removed.  Ann Cook and John Lawton are my third cousins 8 times removed. They are third cousins. Our common ancestors are Thomas Lawton & Elizabeth Salisbury.)
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Saturday, April 3, 2010

October 1718, Rhode Island

October 20, 1718- The Will of George Sisson, made August 20, was proved October 20, 1718.
It gave ninety-seven acres in Portsmouth and all his lands in Warwick to his eldest son Richard; to his son George he gave a farm in Swansea, Massachusetts; to Thomas land in Newport; to John land and housing in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on condition that he pay seventy pounds to his sisters; to Richard and James his grindstone for their common use; to his five daughters silver money and plate, and to each a feather bed.

 WILL: Dated Aug 20, 1718; proved Oct 20, 1718. Portsmouth Probate Vol 2
1697-1725 p. 165-66. Sons: Richard eldest, George 2nd, Thomas 3rd, John & James; daus: Elizabeth Clarke, Anne Weeden, Hope Sanford, Ruth Tew & Abigail Tew; gdau Jane Sisson dau of son John; gdau Sarah Clark.

(George Sisson is my ninth great grandfather.)