John Worley Jr.

1717 - 1777  (60 years)

• 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.
  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

  
  

  Father	John Worley Sr.           b. 1698, England           d. 1757, Cumberland County, Virginia (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Esther           b. 1700             d. After 1771 , Cumberland County, Virginia (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1717	England
  Family ID	F1958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	5 sons and 1 daughter
  + 1. John Worley (MAYBE - NO PROOF YET)           b. 1740, Goochland County, Virginia           d. 3 Mar 1815, White County, Tennessee (Age 75 years)   2. Joseph Worley Worley           b. 1741, Virginia  [Father: natural]   3. Mary Worley           b. 1743, Virginia  [Father: natural]   4. William Worley           b. 1752, Virginia  [Father: natural]   5. Silas Worley           b. 1755, Virginia  [Father: natural]   6. Peter Worley           b. 1763  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1717 - Virginia Note - Servant/Overseer? on John James Florinoir estate - 1735 - Henrico County, Virginia Land Patent - 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) - 30 Jan 1741 - Goochland County, Virginia Court Case - John Worley Jr sued Alexander Warren, William Worley was a witness for John. Info from The Huguenot, No 13 (1945-47) - Mar 1743 - Goochland County, Virginia Land Sale - John Worley sold to William Bass 250 acres on Skin Quarter Creek. Source: The Huguenot, No 13 (1945-47) - 20 Jun 1743 - Goochland County, Virginia Death - 1777 - Virginia Oath - 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 - 19 Jul 1777 - Powhatan County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth