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

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

May 1729, Maryland

May 22, 1729- Nicholas Lowe dies at the age of 43 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. His estate was valued at £2,030.12.17 which included 51 slaves, a library of books and a sloop.
The gentleman had never married, but he apparently resided with Mrs. Mary Young to whom he left "Workinton" in his will. He was a Protestant. His mothers and sisters were Catholics, but he was a member of the Church of England.

Following is the will of Nicholas Lowe of St. Mary's County in Maryland, gentleman.  
(Maryland historical magazine, Volume 2)
 

 To sister Susannah Digges all those tracts of land now Resurveyed into one called Bennetts Lowe in Kent County, also Land in said County called Green Oak, also land in Cecil County called Spries Hills on condition her husband Mr. Charles Diggs make over to my sister Mary Neale, Lands he claims belonging to his plantation in Prince County where his dwelling House stands or else Spries Hill and Green Oak to revert to sister Mary. To sister Elizabeth Darnall my now Dwelling Plantation known by Name of Parts of Delabrook Manner in St. Mary's County, also three tracts near St. Mary's Court House which Maria Farthing formerly had, also lands I escheated adjoining Farthing called . To sister Mary
Neal, land in Charles County called Barbados (1500 acres) exchanged with Mr. John Diggs. To sister Dorothy Lowe tract called the Golden Grove laying Dorchester County. To Mrs. Mary Young of St. Maries County for her life, tract in said County called Workerton, to revert to sister Elizabeth Darnal. To said Mary Young, four young working slaves, with twenty head of neat Cattle, ditto Sheep, ditto Hoggs, and two draft Horses, also furniture for One Room with two thousand pounds of Tobacco. Rest to sisters to be divided, but Negro Familys not to be parted at Division of Estate. Executors : Mr. Charles Diggs and Mr. Robert Darnall.

(Nicholas Lowe is my third cousin 6 times removed. Our common ancestors are Benjamin Gill & Mary Mainwaring.)
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

1727 Maryland

Janurary 9, 1727- Solomon Stimson has died in Prince George's County, Maryland at age 42.

In Solomon Stimson's will dated 9 Jan 1726/7 [Prince Georges county Will Book 19, pages 67, 68] states: "…I give & bequeath unto my Son in Law Willm Elder one Cow & Calfe. I give & bequeath unto my Son in Law Thomas Elder one Cow & Calfe. …" On 20 April 1727 "came Eliza Stimson and made oath…" as to the appraisal of the Stimton estate which included among other items: "3 negrows, 1 man, 1 dito woman, 1 dito girl; 25 head of cattle, young & old; 53 head of hogs, young & old, two feather beds,…" [Prince Georges County Inventories Box 7, 25]
Stimton (Stimson), Solomon, planter, Prince George's County, 9th Jan., 1726-7; 26th Jan., 1726/7.

To son Solomon, £30.
To son Benjamin, 50 A. where he now lives and £30.
To son-in-laws William and Thomas Elder, personalty.
To wife Elizabeth, extx., son Jeremiah, daus. Sarah and Mary, personal estate equally.
To dau. Ann, £5.
to wife Elizabeth and hrs., rights in land adj. Charles Bevans; shd. any of child. die during minority, their
portion to be divided among all child. equally.

Test: Thos. Chartur (Chartor), Paul Talbart (Tabart), Elizabeth Morris.
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Solomon Stinson 11.906 PG £198.17.9 Apr 5 1727 Apr 20 1727

(also Solomon Stimson)

Appraisers: John Boone, James Young.
Mentions: Solomon Stinson, Benjamin Stinton, Mary Williams, William Hardy.
Administratrix/Executrix: Elisabeth Stimson.

(Solomon Stimson is my sixth great grandfather. Solomon was the second husband of Elizabeth Finch, my sixth great grandmother. Her first husband was William Elder, and their sons William and Thomas are referred to as sons-in-law in the will. In modern parlance, we would refer to them as Solomon's stepsons. Charles Bevans [Beavan] was the husband of Elizabeth Finch's sister Mary.
William Hardy was the husband of Solomon's daughter, Ann Stimpson. William & Ann are my fifth great grandparents.)

June 9, 1727- Although living in Prince George's County, George Hardy patents 393 acres in Charles County, names it Friend's Hazard.

(George Hardy is my fifth great granduncle. William Hardy, my fifth great grandfather, is George's brother. Our common ancestors are William & Elizabeth Hardy.)