Descendants of Nicholas Worthington Generation No. 1 1. NICHOLAS1 WORTHINGTON died 06 Sep 1683. He married (1) SARAH BUNCE Abt. 1668, daughter of THOMAS BUNCE and SARAH. She died 20 Jun 1676. He married (2) SUSANNA Abt. 1676. She died 09 Mar 1727. Notes for NICHOLAS WORTHINGTON: -- of Hartford; to Hatfield; Children of NICHOLAS WORTHINGTON and SARAH BUNCE are: 2. i. WILLIAM2 WORTHINGTON, b. 1670. ii. ELIZABETH WORTHINGTON, b. Abt. 1672; m. UNKNOWN MORTON. iii. UNKNOWN WORTHINGTON, b. Jan 1674; d. Died young. Notes for UNKNOWN WORTHINGTON: --Mary? Children of NICHOLAS WORTHINGTON and SUSANNA are: 3. iv. JONATHAN2 WORTHINGTON. 4. v. JOHN WORTHINGTON, b. 17 Aug 1679; d. 30 Dec 1744. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM2 WORTHINGTON (NICHOLAS1) was born 1670. He married MEHITABLE GRAVES, daughter of ISAAC GRAVES. She was born Abt. 1672, and died 22 Mar 1742. Notes for WILLIAM WORTHINGTON: --of Colchester, Connecticut; Children of WILLIAM WORTHINGTON and MEHITABLE GRAVES are: 5. i. WILLIAM3 WORTHINGTON, b. 05 Dec 1695, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 16 Nov 1756, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. ii. DANIEL WORTHINGTON, b. 1698. 6. iii. MARY WORTHINGTON, b. 23 Sep 1701; d. 04 Aug 1770. iv. MEHITABLE WORTHINGTON, b. 18 Jul 1706. v. ELIJAH WORTHINGTON, b. 16 Jun 1710. 3. JONATHAN2 WORTHINGTON (NICHOLAS1) He married ELIZABETH SCOTT 19 Feb 1708, daughter of JOHN SCOTT. She died Sep 1743. Children of JONATHAN WORTHINGTON and ELIZABETH SCOTT are: i. ELIZABETH3 WORTHINGTON, b. 17 Feb 1710. ii. MARGARET WORTHINGTON, b. 02 Feb 1712. iii. JONATHAN WORTHINGTON, b. 17 Jun 1715. iv. NICHOLAS WORTHINGTON, b. 26 Jul 1717; d. Died young. v. WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, b. 16 Jan 1720. vi. AMY WORTHINGTON, b. 03 Nov 1725; d. Abt. 1743. 4. JOHN2 WORTHINGTON (NICHOLAS1) was born 17 Aug 1679, and died 30 Dec 1744. He married MARY PRATT 22 May 1713, daughter of JOHN PRATT and SARAH JONES. She was born 1688 in Saybrook, and died 29 Oct 1759. Notes for JOHN WORTHINGTON: --Lieutenant; of Springfield; Notes for MARY PRATT: --youngest daughter Children of JOHN WORTHINGTON and MARY PRATT are: i. JOHN3 WORTHINGTON, b. 26 Oct 1714; d. Died young. 7. ii. JOHN WORTHINGTON, b. 24 Nov 1719, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 25 Apr 1800, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. iii. TIMOTHY WORTHINGTON, b. 01 Jul 1722; d. Died young. iv. SAMUEL WORTHINGTON, b. 11 Jul 1725. v. UNKNOWN WORTHINGTON, b. 1728; d. Died young. 8. vi. SARAH WORTHINGTON, b. 27 Jan 1732, Springfield; d. 1817, Northampton. Generation No. 3 5. WILLIAM3 WORTHINGTON (WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1)1 was born 05 Dec 1695 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, and died 16 Nov 1756 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. He married (1) ELIZABETH MASON 13 Oct 1720, daughter of SAMUEL MASON and ELIZABETH PECK. She was born 06 May 1697, and died 01 Jan 1725. He married (2) TEMPERANCE GALLUP 20 Sep 1726, daughter of WILLIAM GALLUP and SARAH CHESEBROUGH. She was born 01 Feb 1701, and died Mar 1778 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut. Notes for WILLIAM WORTHINGTON: --eldest childThe Ely Ancestry The Worthingtons were descended from Hugh Worthington, who held the lordship of Worthington under Edward IV, in 1474. Notes for ELIZABETH MASON: --died 1 Jan 1725 or 23 Feb 1724? Children of WILLIAM WORTHINGTON and ELIZABETH MASON are: i. DAUGHTER4 WORTHINGTON, d. Died young. ii. DAUGHTER WORTHINGTON, m. AARON ELIOT. Notes for AARON ELIOT: --of Killingworth (Clinton) Children of WILLIAM WORTHINGTON and TEMPERANCE GALLUP are: iii. DAUGHTER4 WORTHINGTON, m. ELNATHAN CHAUNCEY. iv. FIVE DAUGHTERS WORTHINGTON. v. ELIZABETH WORTHINGTON, b. 27 Feb 1728. 9. vi. SARAH WORTHINGTON, b. 03 Apr 1730. 10. vii. TEMPERANCE WORTHINGTON, b. 18 Apr 1732; d. 26 Jun 1800, Albany, New York. viii. MEHITABLE WORTHINGTON, b. 11 Sep 1736. ix. WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, b. 21 Nov 1740. 6. MARY3 WORTHINGTON (WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 23 Sep 1701, and died 04 Aug 1770. She married (1) DANIEL JONES. She married (2) BENJAMIN LOTHROP 15 Jun 1741, son of ISRAEL LOTHROP and REBECCA BLISS. He was born 31 Jul 1699. Child of MARY WORTHINGTON and BENJAMIN LOTHROP is: i. ABIGAIL4 LOTHROP. 7. JOHN3 WORTHINGTON (JOHN2, NICHOLAS1)1 was born 24 Nov 1719 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died 25 Apr 1800 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married (1) HANNAH HOPKINS 10 Jan 1759, daughter of SAMUEL HOPKINS and ESTHER EDWARDS. She was born Abt. 1730, and died 25 Nov 1766. He married (2) MARY STODDARD 07 Dec 1768, daughter of JOHN STODDARD. She was born Abt. 1732, and died 12 Jul 1812. Children of JOHN WORTHINGTON and HANNAH HOPKINS are: i. SOPHIA4 WORTHINGTON, m. JOHN WILLIAMS, 25 Sep 1799; b. 11 Sep 1762. Notes for SOPHIA WORTHINGTON: --youngest daughter ii. TWO SONS WORTHINGTON, d. Died young. iii. FOUR DAUGHTERS WORTHINGTON. iv. DAUGHTER WORTHINGTON, m. JONATHAN BLISS. Notes for DAUGHTER WORTHINGTON: --eldest daughter v. DAUGHTER WORTHINGTON, m. FISHER AMES. vi. DAUGHTER WORTHINGTON, m. THOMAS DWIGHT. Child of JOHN WORTHINGTON and MARY STODDARD is: vii. CHILD4 WORTHINGTON, d. Died young. 8. SARAH3 WORTHINGTON (JOHN2, NICHOLAS1) was born 27 Jan 1732 in Springfield, and died 1817 in Northampton. She married JOHN HOOKER 10 Dec 1755, son of JOHN HOOKER. He was born 19 Mar 1730 in Kensington, and died 06 Feb 1777. Children of SARAH WORTHINGTON and JOHN HOOKER are: 11. i. MARY4 HOOKER, b. 10 Sep 1756, Northampton; d. 07 Feb 1842. 12. ii. SARAH HOOKER, b. 30 Jan 1757, Northampton; d. 1817. iii. SETH HOOKER, b. 26 Oct 1759, Northampton. iv. JOHN HOOKER, b. 1761. v. LUCY HOOKER, b. Abt. 1764; d. 30 Jun 1766. vi. WILLIAM HOOKER, b. 26 Nov 1766, Northampton. vii. THOMAS HOOKER, b. 20 May 1770. viii. JOHN WORTHINGTON HOOKER, b. Abt. 1772. ix. LUCY HOOKER, b. 16 Jul 1775. Generation No. 4 9. SARAH4 WORTHINGTON (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 03 Apr 1730. She married JOHN ELY, son of DANIEL ELY and RUHAMA TURNER. He was born 1737, and died Oct 1800. Children of SARAH WORTHINGTON and JOHN ELY are: 13. i. WORTHINGTON5 ELY, b. 1759, Saybrook; d. 1803. ii. AMAH ELY, b. 1760; m. UNKNOWN COLES. 14. iii. ETHLINDA ELY, b. 1762; d. 1829. 15. iv. ELIZABETH/BETSY ELY, b. 1764; d. 03 Mar 1837, Berlin, Connecticut. v. ANNA ARNOLD ELY, b. 1766. vi. TEMPERANCE ELY, b. 1768. 16. vii. LUCRETIA ELY, b. 1770. viii. TEMPERANCE ELY, b. 1772. ix. JOHN ELY, b. 1774; m. ABIGAIL LAY. x. EDWARD ELY, b. 1777. 10. TEMPERANCE4 WORTHINGTON (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 18 Apr 1732, and died 26 Jun 1800 in Albany, New York. She married (1) MOSES GALE. She married (2) COTTON MATHER SMITH 31 May 1758, son of SAMUEL SMITH and JERUSHA MATHER. He was born 15 Oct 1730, and died 27 Nov 1806. Children of TEMPERANCE WORTHINGTON and COTTON SMITH are: i. ELIZABETH5 SMITH, b. 29 Jun 1759; d. Jan 1788; m. LEMUEL WHEELER. ii. JULIANA SMITH, b. 12 Feb 1761; d. 25 Jun 1823; m. JACOB RADCLIFF. iii. THOMAS MATHER SMITH, b. 21 Jan 1763; d. 18 Apr 1782. iv. JOHN COTTON SMITH, b. 12 Feb 1765. Notes for JOHN COTTON SMITH: --Governor v. LUCRETIA SMITH, b. 20 Jan 1767; d. 1773. vi. MARY SMITH, b. 16 Feb 1769; d. 10 Jan 1801; m. DANIEL SMITH. 11. MARY4 HOOKER (SARAH3 WORTHINGTON, JOHN2, NICHOLAS1) was born 10 Sep 1756 in Northampton, and died 07 Feb 1842. She married SOLOMON WILLIAMS 24 Apr 1779, son of ELIPHALET WILLIAMS and MARY WILLIAMS. He was born 26 Jul 1752, and died 09 Nov 1834 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Notes for MARY HOOKER: --a guess as to when she died Children of MARY HOOKER and SOLOMON WILLIAMS are: i. ELIPHALET5 WILLIAMS, b. 1780; m. REBECCA PHOENIX, 19 Jun 1809. 17. ii. SOLOMON WILLIAMS, b. 1782; d. 26 Nov 1853, Charlotte, Vermont. iii. JULIA WILLIAMS, b. 1784. iv. MARY WILLIAMS, b. 1785. v. JAMES WILLIAMS, b. 06 Mar 1788; d. 02 Apr 1872; m. NANCY WRIGHT, 07 Jan 1810; d. 23 May 1884. Notes for JAMES WILLIAMS: --resided at Russell, New York, later at Northampton vi. JOHN HOOKER WILLIAMS, b. 1790; d. 13 Jun 1854; m. ELEONORA CUTHBERT, 19 Dec 1843; d. 1880, Pike, New York. vii. MIRANDA WILLIAMS, b. 1792. viii. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, b. 11 Apr 1794, Northampton, Massachusetts; d. 26 Oct 1861; m. MARY HYDE KIRKLAND; d. 14 Jul 1864. Notes for MARY HYDE KIRKLAND: --of Norwich, Massachusetts ix. FRANCES WILLIAMS, b. 1796. 18. x. SARAH WILLIAMS, b. 1798; d. 1878. 12. SARAH4 HOOKER (SARAH3 WORTHINGTON, JOHN2, NICHOLAS1) was born 30 Jan 1757 in Northampton, and died 1817. She married CALEB STRONG 1777, son of CALEB STRONG and PHEBE LYMAN. He was born 1745, and died 1819. Child of SARAH HOOKER and CALEB STRONG is: i. LEWIS5 STRONG, b. 1785; d. 1863; m. MARIA CHESTER, 1810; b. 1791; d. 1866. Generation No. 5 13. WORTHINGTON5 ELY (SARAH4 WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 1759 in Saybrook, and died 1803. He married PRUDENCE BUSHNELL 1787. Notes for PRUDENCE BUSHNELL: --Saybrook, Connecticut Child of WORTHINGTON ELY and PRUDENCE BUSHNELL is: 19. i. CHARLOTTE6 ELY. 14. ETHLINDA5 ELY (SARAH4 WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 1762, and died 1829. She married WILLIAM ELIOTT 1787, son of AARON ELLIOTT and MARY WORTHINGTON. He was born 1755, and died 1829. Notes for ETHLINDA ELY: --settled at Goshen, New York -William Eliot was her half cousin Children of ETHLINDA ELY and WILLIAM ELIOTT are: i. HORACE WILLIAM6 ELIOTT, b. 1788. ii. SARAH ETHELINDA ELIOTT, b. 1790. iii. CHARLOTTE ELIOTT, b. 1792. iv. ELIZABETH ELIOTT, b. 1793. v. HENRY WILLIAM ELIOTT, b. 1797. vi. FRANCES MARIA ELIOTT, b. 1798. 15. ELIZABETH/BETSY5 ELY (SARAH4 WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 1764, and died 03 Mar 1837 in Berlin, Connecticut. She married SAMUEL GOODRICH 29 Jul 1784, son of ELIZUR GOODRICH and CATHERINE CHAUNCEY. He was born 12 Jan 1763, and died 1835. Children of ELIZABETH/BETSY ELY and SAMUEL GOODRICH are: i. SARAH WORTHINGTON6 GOODRICH, b. 07 Aug 1785. ii. ELIZABETH GOODRICH, b. 21 Apr 1787. iii. ABIGAIL GOODRICH, b. 29 Nov 1788. iv. CHARLES AUGUSTUS GOODRICH, b. 19 Aug 1790. v. KATHERINE GOODRICH, b. 04 Dec 1792. vi. SAMUEL GRISWOLD GOODRICH, b. 19 Aug 1793. vii. ELIHU C GOODRICH, b. 18 Nov 1795. viii. MARY ANN WOLCOTT GOODRICH, b. 29 May 1799. ix. EMILY CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, b. 25 Nov 1801; d. 22 Oct 1803. x. EMILY CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, b. 13 Nov 1805. 16. LUCRETIA5 ELY (SARAH4 WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) was born 1770. She married URIAH M GREGORY. Notes for URIAH M GREGORY: --of Sand Lake, New York Child of LUCRETIA ELY and URIAH GREGORY is: i. LUCRETIA6 GREGORY, m. WILLIAM W FROTHINGHAM. 17. SOLOMON5 WILLIAMS (MARY4 HOOKER, SARAH3 WORTHINGTON, JOHN2, NICHOLAS1) was born 1782, and died 26 Nov 1853 in Charlotte, Vermont. He married CYNTHIA HOUSE 09 Jun 1805, daughter of STEPHEN HOUSE. She died 20 May 1861 in Chateaugay, New York. Children of SOLOMON WILLIAMS and CYNTHIA HOUSE are: i. STEPHEN HOUSE6 WILLIAMS, b. 1807, Middlebury, Vermont; m. LOUISA H CHURCHILL. ii. MARY HOOKER WILLIAMS, b. 1808. iii. JOHN HOOKER WILLIAMS, b. 1810. iv. JULIA REBECCA WILLIAMS, b. 1813. v. SARAH F WILLIAMS, b. 1816. vi. FRANCES MIRANDA WILLIAMS, b. 1816. Notes for FRANCES MIRANDA WILLIAMS: --twin to Sarah F vii. ELIPHALET PHOENIX WILLIAMS, b. 1818. viii. CHARLES EDWARD WILLIAMS, b. 1820. 18. SARAH5 WILLIAMS (MARY4 HOOKER, SARAH3 WORTHINGTON, JOHN2, NICHOLAS1) was born 1798, and died 1878. She married JOSHUA LEAVITT, son of ROGER LEAVITT and CHLOE MAXWELL. He was born 1794. Notes for JOSHUA LEAVITT: --of Heath, Massachusetts Children of SARAH WILLIAMS and JOSHUA LEAVITT are: i. WILLIAM SOLOMON6 LEAVITT, b. 1822. ii. JOHN HOOKER LEAVITT, b. 1824. iii. THOMAS ROGER LEAVITT, b. 1828. iv. JAMES TAYLOR LEAVITT, b. 1833. v. SAMUEL COX LEAVITT, b. 1835. vi. JOSHUA LEAVITT, b. 1839. Generation No. 6 19. CHARLOTTE6 ELY (WORTHINGTON5, SARAH4 WORTHINGTON, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, NICHOLAS1) She married JONATHAN SOUTHWICK. Child of CHARLOTTE ELY and JONATHAN SOUTHWICK is: i. CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA7 SOUTHWICK, d. 11 Jun 1891; m. (1) WILLIAM MCMURRAY; d. 1884; m. (2) WILLIAM COVENTRY H WADDELL, 1842; b. 28 May 1802. Endnotes 1. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch, Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College:--New York: H. Holt and Co., 1885-1912, 4752 pgs.