John Worthington (1650 - 1701)

Born 12 Jan 1650 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Howard) Brice — married 1688 in Anne Arundel, Maryland

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1701 at age 51 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Name

Captain John /Worthington/ ^[1]

1650 Birth and Parentage

John Worthington, son of Francis Worthington and Sarah Brown was born 12 January 1649/50 in Manchester, England.^[2][3]

1651 Baptism

Worthington was baptized 12 Oct 1651 at St. Mary, St. Denys and St. George, Manchester, Lancashire. ^[4][5]

1675 Immigration

John Worthington was a Maryland colonist.

"...our records at Annapolis show that Captain John Worthington was here as early as 1675 and in 1676 bought 'Greenberry Forest' from Colonel Nicholas Greenberry.^[2]

1688 Marriage

He married Sarah Dorsey Howard in 1688 in Maryland.^[6] Born 1673 in Anne Arundel County, MD, she was the daughter of Matthew Howard and Sarah Dorsey.^[3]

1692 Associate Justice

"Captain Worthington was appointed associate justice of Anne Arundel in 1692 and he was a member of the legislative assembly in 1699."^[2]

1699 Will

Worthington, John, Anne Arundel County, 4th Apr., 1699-7th May, 1701.

• To wife Sarah, extx, life interest in dwelling plantation and all personalty.
• To son John and hrs., 400 A., dwelling plantation on Severn R.
• To son Thomas and hrs., 450 A., “Greenberry's Forest,” and 350 A., “Lewis' Addition,” both nr. Magothy R.
• To son William and hrs., 130 A., “Howard's Inheritance,” 200 A. where Richard Beard's mill now stands, and 270 A. nr. Bodkin Ck., Patapsco R.; also a parcel of woodland ground, being a part of Wm. Hopkins', as appears by will of Mathew Howard, dec'd.
• To dau. Sarah, personalty.
• Test: Roger Newman, Jno. Rigbie, Ann Hales. 11. 63. ^[2]

1701 Death

He died 9 April 1701 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland and was originally buried on his plantation "Pendennis."^[7] His remains and grave marker were later removed to the churchyard of St Anne's in Annapolis, Maryland, where they remain today.^[1]

The inscription on the tombstone reads:

HERE LIETH INTERRED THE BODY OF CAPT. JOHN WORTHINGTON WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1701 AGED 51 YEARS^[2]

Children

Children of Sarah Dorsey Howard and John Worthington are:

1. John Worthington was born 12 JAN 1688/89 in Anne Arundel, Maryland,^[2] and died 12 DEC 1766 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. He married Helen Heath Hammond 12 MAR 1712/13 in Baltimore Co., MD, daughter of Thomas Hammond and Mary Heath. She was born ABT 1695 in Anne Arundel, MD, and died BEF 1728. He married Comfort Hammond 1728, daughter of John Hammond and Anne Greenberry. She was born 15 AUG 1701 in St. Margaret's Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, and died MAR 1741/42.^[8]
2. Thomas Howard Worthington was born 8 JAN 1690/91 in Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland,^[2] and died 3 APR 1753 in Anne Arundel County, MD. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Ridgely 23 JUL 1711 in St. Margaret's, Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Md, daughter of Henry Ridgely , Jr and Katherine Greenberry. She was born BET 1690 AND 1695 in Anne Arundel County, MD, and died 18 DEC 1734.^[9]
3. William Worthington was born 16 APR 1694 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland,^[2] and died 22 NOV 1770 in Will proved Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. He married Sarah Homewood 5 NOV 1715. She was born 20 JAN 1700/01.^[10]
4. Sarah Worthington was born 10 JAN 1695/96 in Anne Arundel, MD,^[2] and died 16 MAR 1720/21. She married Nicholas Ridgely , Judge 26 DEC 1711 in Anne Arundel, son of Henry Ridgely , Jr and Katherine Greenberry. He was born 12 FEB 1693/94 in 'Wardridge', Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, and died 16 FEB 1755 in Eden Hill, Dover, Delaware.^[11]
5. Charles Worthington was born 20 DEC 1701 in St. Margarets, Westminster, Maryland, Anne Arundel,^[2] and died 24 MAR 1774 in Anne Arundel County, MD. He married Hanutel Hammond 12 NOV 1728, daughter of Charles Hammond and Hannah Howard. She was born ABT 1707. He married Sarah Chew 5 OCT 1732 in Maryland, daughter of John Chew and Elizabeth Harrison. She was born 1708 in Herring Bay, Calvert County, Maryland, and died 1772 in Anne Arundel County, MD.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 14 September 2019), memorial page for Capt John Worthington, Sr (Jan 1650–9 Apr 1701), Find A Grave: Memorial #27441019, citing Saint Anne's Churchyard, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Bonnie's Daughter (contributor 47137929) .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Fonda Flax Carroll Genealogy in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and South Carolina: John Worthington. Accessed March 22, 2017. jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA:
4. ↑ Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
5. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW8Y-724 : 11 February 2018, John Worthington, 12 Oct 1651); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 844,799.
6. ↑ Yates Publishing Publication: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 . Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
7. ↑ Ridgely, Helen W. (Helen West), and National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Maryland. Historic Graves of Maryland And the District of Columbia, With the Inscriptions Appearing On the Tombstones In Most of the Counties of the State And In Washington And Georgetown. (New York: The Grafton Press, 1908.) Chapter 1, p 16 (Hathitrust.org, Full view, Image 52)
8. ↑ Fonda Flax Carroll Genealogy in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and South Carolina,: John Worthington
9. ↑ Fonda Flax Carroll Genealogy in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and South Carolina: Thomas Howard Worthington
10. ↑ Fonda Flax Carroll Genealogy in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and South Carolina: William Worthington
11. ↑ https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=spot54&id=I02090 Fonda Flax Carroll Genealogy in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and South Carolina]: Sarah Worthington
12. ↑ Fonda Flax Carroll Genealogy in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and South Carolina: Charles Worthington

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