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Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

Sarah Worley

Female 1774 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sarah Worley was born in 1774 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA (daughter of John Worley (MAYBE - NO PROOF YET) and Dorothy).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Worley (MAYBE - NO PROOF YET) was born in 1740 in Goochland County, VA (son of John Worley Jr.); died on 3 Mar 1815 in White County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Assembly: 20 Jun 1757, Cumberland County, Virginia; Act of Assembly entitled An Act for Granting Aid to His Majesty, for better protection of this colony
    • Tax List: 1764, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA; 1764 - John Worley was listed for personal property taxes in the household of John Douglas, along with 5 slaves. (Overseer for John Douglas?)1773 & 1774 -John Worley was listed for personal property taxes in the household of John Benning, along with Joel Bondurant. Total tithes in 1773 were 9 and total in 1774 were 10 (the rest probably being slaves) Worley and Bondurant being in the employment of John Benning.
    • Tax List: 1773, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA; 1773 and 1774 1764 - John Worley was listed for personal property taxes in the household of John Douglas, along with 5 slaves. (Overseer for John Douglas?)1773 & 1774 -John Worley was listed for personal property taxes in the household of John Benning, along with Joel Bondurant. Total tithes in 1773 were 9 and total in 1774 were 10 (the rest probably being slaves) Worley and Bondurant being in the employment of John Benning.
    • Land Sale: 16 Apr 1778, Powhatan Co, VA; John Worley of Buckingham County sold to John Moseley 100 acres lying between Moseley and Trent. (Believed to be the land John III inherited in his grandfather's will that his father had rights to live on. Deed Book 1, page 21
    • Tax List: 1786, Campbell County, Virginia, USA; John Worley was listed for personal property taxes from 1786 to 1790 in Campbell County. The film began in 1784, when there were no Worleys listed. He did not appear after 1790. In 1790 Moses Worley, age 16-21, was listed with him.
    • Witness: 31 Mar 1786, Campbell County, Virginia, USA; A deed from John Dawn to Josias Bullock was witnessed by John Worley and William Dawn. The land sold was 335 acres on the head of Dutchman's Branch, E. side Falling River adjoining William Jones and William Harris. From Campbell Co Deed Book 2, page 401
    • Witness: 15 May 1786, Campbell County, Virginia, USA; John & Dorothy Worley witness will of John Dawn. It left everything to his wife Margaret, to be divided among his children, not named, after her death. The will was also witnessed by a John Reynolds. J. Dawn will May 15, 1786, proven Oct 4 1787
    • Deed: 7 Sep 1795, Franklin County, Virginia, USA; On 7 September 1795, at Franklin County, VA,, John Worly of Franklin County bought from David Barton (DB 3 p 289) 155 acres on a branch of Auter (Otter) Creek adjoining Ferguson and Barton. In 1798, Barton sold 50 acres to John Radford (DB 3 p 565) which was described as being on the east side of Turkey Branch between John Worly and William Cannaday. Also mentioned was the dividing ridge between Otter and R. Bad Creeks. On the same day he also sold some land to George Staton Jr (DB 3 p 575), described as "on the head of a branch of the south fork of Otter Creek, adj George Staton Sr and John Worley."
    • Deed: 7 Feb 1803, Franklin County, Virginia, USA; John Worley sold to William Worley 155 acres on a branch of Auter beginning at a mouth of a branch at [unreadable] thence crossing Otter Branch. Adjoined Ferguson and Barton. DB 4, page 535

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Parent relationship proven by father's will John Worley Sr. Will (Written March 22, 1757, proven in court March 27, 1758)

    Name:
    What leads me to believe that John is the father of Jane is the fact that he was a bond on her marriage to William Newberry. And at that time in Campbell, there (1786-1790) is was the only Worley listed in the tax record. And in the 1790 tax record, son Moses appears living with him, placing this John as the John who died in Tennessee in 1815.

    The problem I have against John being her father is that in 1815 when he died, his will did not list any of Jane's children (Jane had died by that time) in his will, yet he mentioned a grandchild of each of his other children. There could be any number of reasons for that however, so I continue to lean toward John being Jane's father.

    Assembly:
    At a court for "draughting" soldiers "in pursuance of an Act of Assembly entitled An Act for Granting Aid to His Majesty, for better protection of this colony," the following persons were "adjudged to be soldiers." List of 15 names, including John Worley (sp) Jr, John Whorley (sp) III and Joseph Whorley (sp). They were to be "apprehended" and brought into court in one week. At the follow-up court on June 28, 1757, John Whorley, Jr. and 4 others were dismissed and the others were to be "delivered up to Capt. Poindexter Mosby." (This act probably required each county to supply a number of soldiers) Time frame suggests French and Indian War.

    Tax List:
    Basing the assumption that this is John Worley III because in 1778 John Worley III of Buckingham Co. sold the land in Powhatan County (formerly Cumberland) that was left to him in John Sr's will (providing that John Jr. be allowed to live out the rest of his life there.) So this sale would have been made after John Jr's death. So John III did, indeed, live in Buckingham Co.

    Died:
    Records of White County, Tennessee: Inventories and Wills Will Book A, page 34.John Worley III left a will on 11 March 1815 at White County, TN. The Nuncupative Will of John Woosley, Senr, Decd. who departed this life on the third day of March in the year of our Lord, One thousand Eight hundred and fifteen, spoken in the presence of William Kirby, Nancy Kirby and James Woosley shortley before his death committed to writing on the eleventh day of the same month. Towit: The said John Worley, Senr. said in the presence of the said William Kirby about corn gathering time "that he intended to give to James Worley oldest daughter Polly, the feather bed on which her Aunt Polly formerly lay, that he did not wish his son William to have any further benefit of his property, he having devoured what he (the said decedent) had formerly given him, he did not wish him to devour any more. The said John Worley, Senr. Decd. said in the presence of Nancy Kirby on day before his death "that he wished James Worley's oldest daughter Polly to have the feather bed on which his daughter Polly formerly lay and that after James Worley had made himself whole for his care and trouble with him he wished to have the rest of his property equally divided amonst his oldest grand daughters in the several branches of his family". The said John Worley Snr Decd. said in the presence of James Worley that he wished what property he had at his deceased to be equally divided among the two oldest daughters of him, the said James, Elijah Worley's oldest daughter Elizabeth, William Worley's daughter Louise, Moses Worley's daughter Nancy, Joseph Worley's oldest daughter Agnes, Sarah Underwood's oldest daughter Lotta and Finch Worley's daughter Milly - witness our hands and seals this 11th day of March A.D. 1815 William Kirby, Nancy Kirby (their marks), James Worley

    John married Dorothy in 1759 in Buckingham County, Virginia?. Dorothy was born in 1742 in Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorothy was born in 1742 in Virginia, United States.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Worley was born in 1760 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    2. Jane Worley was born in 1765 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA; died in 1812 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.
    3. William Worley was born in 1766 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    4. Elijah Worley was born in 1767 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    5. Joseph Worley was born in 1768 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    6. Mary "Polly" Worley was born in 1770 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    7. James Worley was born in 1772 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    8. Moses Worley was born in 1773 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    9. 1. Sarah Worley was born in 1774 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
    10. Finch Worley was born in 1775 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Worley Jr. was born in 1717 in Virginia, United States (son of John Worley Sr. and Esther); died in 1777 in Virginia, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Note: 1735, Henrico County, Virginia; Servant/Overseer? on John James Florinoir estate
    • Land Patent: 30 Jan 1741, Goochland County, VA; John Jr patented 250 acres in Goochland Co. on the branches of Skin Quarter Creek on Henrico Co. line, adjoining Tho. Lockett. Skinquarter Creek is currently part of the boundary between Powhatan (which was Goochland) & Chesterfield ( which was Henrico)
    • Court Case: Mar 1743, Goochland County, VA; John Worley Jr sued Alexander Warren, William Worley was a witness for John. Info from The Huguenot, No 13 (1945-47)
    • Land Sale: 20 Jun 1743, Goochland County, VA; John Worley sold to William Bass 250 acres on Skin Quarter Creek. Source: The Huguenot, No 13 (1945-47)
    • Assembly: 20 Jun 1757, Cumberland County, Virginia; At a court for "draughting" soldiers "in pursuance of an Act of Assembly entitled An Act for Granting Aid to His Majesty, for better protection of this colony," the following persons were "adjudged to be soldiers." (More)
    • Oath: 19 Jul 1777, Powhatan Co, VA; John & William Worley took the oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth of VA, renouncing allegiance to King George. Likely John Jr, since John III was "of Buckingham" in 1778 Robert Y. Clay, "Powhatan Co, Virginia Oaths of Allegiance, 1777", page 190-192

    Notes:

    Note:
    In 1735, John Worley appeared on the titheable list of King William Parish, in the household of John James Florinoir, along with 3 slaves. (Overseer or Servant?)

    King William Parish was created by King William in 1700 with a grant of 10,000 acres to be settled by French Huguenots, who were escaping religious persecution in France. The first titheable list that exists is dated 1710. John Worley appears for the first time on the list of 1735, but that appears to be the only year when the names of the servants/overseers and slaves were listed.

    In 1736 John James Florinoir was still there but his household, as for other households, just shows a number of tithes, not the names. So we cannot tell in how many years before or after 1735 John was present. The main town in King William Parish was the town of Manakin, which is about 10 miles from Flat Rock (the current community where John Worley's 1749 land on Swift Creek was located). How far did the parish extend?


    Not sure if this was John Worley Senior or Junior.

    John Jr was an adult and had saved up enough money to buy land in 1741, he was 17 or 18 in 1735 and old enough to be working. He son, John III also works as an overseer/servant on a plantation so it's possible he followed in his father's footsteps.

    Children:
    1. 2. John Worley (MAYBE - NO PROOF YET) was born in 1740 in Goochland County, VA; died on 3 Mar 1815 in White County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Joseph Worley Worley was born in 1741 in Virginia, United States.
    3. Mary Worley was born in 1743 in Virginia, United States.
    4. William Worley was born in 1752 in Virginia, United States.
    5. Silas Worley was born in 1755 in Virginia, United States.
    6. Peter Worley was born in 1763.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Worley Sr. was born in 1698 in England; died in 1757 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Arrival: 1718, Henrico County, Virginia; Estimated arrival of John Worley to America.
    • Notes: 24 Mar 1725, Henrico County, Virginia; Richard Walthall patented 400 acres on the North side of the Appomattox River, beg at Mr. Alexander Marshall, on S side Deep Cr. of Swift Cr, on John Pride's line, for importation of 8 persons including John Worldley (sp). The intro to Cavaliers and Pioneers stated that the headright system was much abused and people's headrights were claimed multiple times. It appears that Walthall was cheating here, since John's headright had already been claimed. The other possibility is that this headright was for John Jr. If that is the case, then both Johns were significantly older than previously suspected, although the ages that would be involved are not outside the range of possibility. Note that Henry Walthall was one of John Worley's neighbors on Swift Creek
    • Note: 20 Apr 1736, Goochland County, Virginia
    • Court: 1743, Goochland County, Virginia; The court ordered that John Worley is to be levy free. (Usually due to old age and/or some infirmity.
    • Note: 22 Aug 1745, Goochland County, Virginia

    Notes:

    Name:
    Spellings: Worley, Whirley, Whirly, Wherley, Whorley

    Arrival:
    William Kennon was granted a patent in Henrico for the transportation of ten persons, including John Whorly (Pat 10:392).

    Note:
    "Ordered that the titheables of Col Richard Randolph's two quarters, Capt Moseley's quarter, William Clay, Thomas Moor, and John Worley at Jenito Quarter, do work on the road whereof Henry Clay is Surveyor, that John Baugh do clear the road from Ditoways Branch to Watkins Path and that Henry Clay keep the bridge in repair."

    Most of these names are recognizable as neighbors or purchasers of the land John Worley has owned or will own, which suggests that he still lived on part of it as a tenant or had bought another parcel of land with a deed that has not survived.

    Note:
    At a meeting of the vestry of Southam Parish (Episcopal, which was then the state church) held at Peterville Church, the vestry ordered the building of several chapels, including the following sentence:

    "Ordered that a chapel be built at or near the Reading Place at Worleys as soon as conveniently may be done."

    On February 25, 1746 the vestry ordered that the Chapel at Worley's be let to the lowest bidder.

    On September 16, 1748 three church members were appointed to "view and receive the South Chapel if built according to agreement" and "John Worley (the elder) is appointed Sexton of South Chapel at the rate of 500 lb of tobacco per year."

    *A sexton is an officer of a church charged with the maintenance of its buildings and/or the surrounding graveyard.

    On December 20, 1749 John Worley was paid the 500 lbs of tobacco for being the sexton of South Chapel, plus 300 lbs for clearing around the South Chapel, 90 lbs for three ? horse blocks, 100 lbs for setting up ten benches and 20 lbs for pins for the windows.

    John Worley was paid that same 500 lbs of tobacco every year through December 1757, with a few extra's (50 lbs for use of his Bible in 1751 and 100 lbs for making benches in 1754.)

    On December 15, 1757 the list of debts of the parish included 500 lbs to John Worley for being Sexton and 100 lbs to "Easter Worley for her husband making and setting up 5 racks at South Chapel."

    On the same date "Esther Wherley is appointed sexton of South Chapel in the room of John Worley, deceased

    John married Esther in 1717 in England. Esther was born in 1700; died after 1771 in Cumberland County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Esther was born in 1700; died after 1771 in Cumberland County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Note: 15 Dec 1757, Goochland County, Virginia; A list of debts of the parish church included 500 lbs to John Worley for being Sexton and 100 lbs to "Easter Worley for her husband making and setting up 5 racks at South Chapel." On the same date "Esther Wherley is appointed sexton of South Chapel in the room of John Worley, deceased

    Children:
    1. 4. John Worley Jr. was born in 1717 in Virginia, United States; died in 1777 in Virginia, United States.




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