| Name |
John Worley Jr. |
| Birth |
1717 |
Virginia  |
| Note |
1735 |
Henrico County, Virginia |
| Servant/Overseer? on John James Florinoir estate |
- 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.
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| Land Patent |
30 Jan 1741 |
Goochland County, Virginia |
| 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, Virginia |
| 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, Virginia |
| 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) |
| Death |
1777 |
Virginia |
| Oath |
19 Jul 1777 |
Powhatan County, Virginia |
| 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 |
| Person ID |
P5939 |
Burress | My Ancestors |
1717 - 1777 (60 years)
