1.CharlesW1Woolverton was born 1660 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, and died 1746 in Rosemont, Hunterdon Co., NJ. He married MaryElizabethChadwick 1697 in West Jersey. She was born 1674 in Springfield, Burlington, NJ, and died 1751 in Kingwood Township, NJ.
Notes for Charles W Woolverton:
Charles W Woolverton, who immigrated from England to America, was the progenitor of the Woolverton and Wolverton families in United States and Canada. The family was an old one in England, appearing under various forms of spelling, as for example, Wolfreton, Wolferston, Woolverstone, Woolverton, and Wolverton. Early records of the family are found in books on the history of the Isle of Wight. The oldest spelling appears to be Wolfreton, based on a thirteenth century record indicating that Sir Ralph de Wolfreton contributed two bowmen to defend the island. Other Isle of Wight records indicate that descendents of Sir Ralph changed the spelling to Woolverton.
Another traditional derivation of the name is based on the theory that the family seat, more than a thousand years ago, was near Wolverhampton, and that the family name was connected with the founding of the city. There is also a town in Middle England called Wolverton. A Book of Heraldry in the U of T Library includes two Woolverton coat of arms. One shows three wolf heads with the motto ' Que Sera Sera '. Another shield dating back to Henry III, belonged to a Wolverton family in Wolverton Parish, Buckinghamshire. An eagle is displayed over a belt of fire arms.
During the reign of Charles II of England, there was little religious liberty for Protestants. Many men with strong religious convictions, moved their families to America. These men were of various religeous groups such as Puritans, Independents, Quakers and Churchmen who secured from the Crown, large estates in what is now known as Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Charles Woolverton who was a Quaker, disposed of his property in England and sailed to America.
It is said that Charles Woolverton, with his two brothers Gabriel and John as well as friends George Fox and William Penn, sailed from Dorsetshire England to America in 1682. A more detail account told a century later by a descendent of Charles (Elizabeth Woolverton b. 1774), indicated that they sailed on the ship Welcome and landed at Newcastle, Delaware on November 1, 1682; that Gabriel and John died of small pox; and that they settled on Long Island and relocated to Burlington County, New Jersey in 1689. None of these facts have been verified as the earliest record of Charles W Woolverton in America is a land purchase of 100 acres in Burlington County, NJ from William Biddle dated 20 August, 1693. There are 16 recorded land transfers in New Jersey made by Charles before his death in 1746. With the exception of legal documents, little is known about his life and last days. He wrote a number of religious tracts of which three have survived. There is no documented record of his parents in England. For more information refer to the book ' The Woolverton Family 1693 - 1850 and Beyond ' by David A Macdonald and Nancy N McAdams published July 2001.
More About Charles W Woolverton:
Emmigration: 1682, To America
Occupation: Land owner and Justice of the Peace
Religion: Quaker
Notes for Mary Elizabeth Chadwick:
The identity of Mary's father remains undetermined. Mary was born prior to her mother Elizabeth's three recorded marriages. Her mother married Isaac Leet in 1685, followed by John Chadwick in 1688, and John Dickson at a later date. The name Mary Chadwick is generally accepted as being the wife of Charles as her mother Elizabeth was still married to John Chadwick in 1697 when Mary and Charles were married.
Child of Charles Woolverton and Mary Chadwick is:
