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 Lancaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lancaster. Show all posts

Sunday, December 5, 2010

1732, Maryland

1732- My fourth great grandfather, Solomon Hardy, is born on the Piscataway River farm, (two miles west of Cheltenham), to William Hardy & Annie Stimson in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Elias Robey is born to Benjamin Robey & Mary Wood in Charles County, Maryland.

Anne Hanson is born to John Hanson & Elizabeth Tyler in Charles County, Maryland.

Bennet Hanson Clements is born to William Clements & Mary Hanson in Bryantown, Charles County, Maryland.

Robert Wiseman and Elizabeth Heard are married in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Susanna Hopewell is born to Francis Hopewell & Mary Heard  in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Raphael Lancaster is born at "Neale's Gift" to John Lancaster & Elizabeth Neale in Cobb's Neck, Charles County, Maryland.

(Elias Robey is my first cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett.
Anne Hanson and Bennet Hanson Clements are my first cousins 7 times removed. They are first cousins. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.
Elizabeth Heard is my second cousin 8 times removed. Susanna Hopewell is her neice. Susanna Hopewell is my third cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Robert & Rebecca Cole.
Raphael Lancaster is my fourth cousin 5 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring.)
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Thursday, November 25, 2010

May 1731, Maryland

Charles County Land Records, Liber M#2 Page 246.

May 12, 1731- At the request of Captain John Lancaster of Charles County, the following deed was recorded this May 12, 1731.
Mav 7, 1731, from Raphael Neale of Charles County, Gentleman, to John Lancaster and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of said Raphael Neale, for the natural love that Raphael Neale has for his said daughter and for 5 shillings, all that tract of land in Charles County adjoining the lands of Arthur Turner, bounded by said Turner's bound tree, a marsh that falls into St. Raphaels Creek, a Huckleberry Swamp, the land of John Slingsby, the head of Poseys Creek near the bounded tree of Slingsby now Allen, the land of Christopher Russell, the line of land formerly surveyed for Benjamin Gill, Arthur Turner, containing and laid out for about 494 acres (as by the patent granted to Anthony Neale, son of James, dated Oct 10, 1695). It is the intent of this deed that the aforesaid John is to possess the aforesaid land during his natural life, and afterwards, it reverts to the next heir at law apparent of said Raphael Neale. Signed - Raphael Neale, Mary (M her mark) Neale. Wit - Gust. Brown, John Chandler, John Fendall. Mary, the wife of Raphael Neale, relinquished her right of dower in and to the within mentioned land and premises.

(Raphael Neale is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring. Benjamin Gill is Raphael's great grandfather and my eighth great grandfather. Captain John Lancaster was Raphael Neale's son-in-law, having married Raphael's daughter, Elizabeth.)

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Sunday, April 18, 2010

March 1715, Maryland

March 5, 1715- Robert Yates of Charles County, Maryland receives payments from James Waters, William and Thomas Howard, Joseph Christmas, John Waland, John Cordell, George Browne, Mr. John Bruce, George Bellows, Joseph Douglas, John Lancaster, Robert Cull, Nulie With, John Philips, estate of Charles Jones, James Neale, Jane Maccoy, John Loften, Oliver Birch, George Newman, George Shakerly, Richard Lancaster, and Birdett Aston.


(John Waland is John Worland, husband of Stacey Robey. John Worland is my fifth great grandfather. In records of the time, he appears as John Worland, John Waland, John Warland and John Warnall.)