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Descendants of Byberry Worthington

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² WORTHINGTON (BYBERRY¹) was born Abt. 1697, and died January 14, 1777. He married MARY WALMSLEY 1720, daughter of THOMAS WALMSLEY. She died April 18, 1754.

Notes for JOHN WORTHINGTON:
Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County Pennsylvania - Volume III
William W. H. Davis, A.M.
Genealogical Publishing Co.
1905

Page 559

HARRIET LUKENS WORTHINGTON

The name Worthington is descended from the locality whence the family came. Its etymology is three Saxon words, "Wearth in ton," that is, "Farm in town." Twenty files northeast of Liverpool, in Leyland hundred, parish of Standish, county of Lancaster, England, is the town of Worthington. Here and in the adjacent manors resided the family of Worthington for many generations being established, from the time of the Plantagenets, in high repute. The main stock can be traced in the public archives back to Worthington de Worthington, in the reign Of Henry III, 1236-7, who was the progenitor of all the Worthingtons of Lancashire. The old Hall of Worthington, where the family lived for seven hundred years, was pulled down less than fifty years ago.

In the early part of the eighteenth century, there was resident in Byberry, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, three brothers, John, Thomas, and Samuel Worthington said to have been natives of Lancashire. The date fixed by tradition for their arrival is 1705, but since at that date they were mere children, it is probable that they were accompanied by parents, or the date of their arrival is incorrectly given.

Elisha Worthington, the husband of the subject of this sketch, born near Mozzart, in Buckingham township, in March, 1819, is a descendant of John Worthington, of Byberry, who was married in 1720 to Mary, daughter of Thomas Walmsley. His wife Mary died 4 mo. 18, 1754, and John died 1 mo. 14, 1777, aged about eighty years. They were the parents of eleven children: Elizabeth, born 1 mo. 15, 1721; married in 1744 Joseph Tomlinson. 2. Mary, born 12 mo. 9, 1723-4, died single. 3. Thomas, born 2 mo. 2, 1726 married Hannah Duncan. 4. Hannah, born 12 mo 7, 1727-8. 5. John, born 2 mo. 17, 1826, died 1744. 6 William, born 7 m0. 20, 1732, married Esther Homer. 7. Isaac, born 6 mo. 13, 1735, married Martha, daughter of John Carver, of Buckingham. Joseph, born 6 mo. 12, 1837, a sketch of whom follows. 9. Martha, born 1 mo. 19, 1740. 10. Benjamin, born 12 mo. 19, 1742-3; married Sarah Malone. 11. Esther, born 12 mo. 2, 1749. Of these, William, Isaac and Joseph settled in Buckingham, though Isaac removed later to West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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More About JOHN WORTHINGTON:
Emigration: Abt. 1705, From Lancashire, England
Occupation: Weaver
Religion: Quaker
Residence: Abt. 1705, Byberry, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania

Children of JOHN WORTHINGTON and MARY WALMSLEY are:

	i.		ELIZABETH³ WORTHINGTON, b. January 15, 1720/21; m. JOSEPH TOMLINSON, 1744.
	ii.		MARY WORTHINGTON, b. December 09, 1723.

Notes for MARY WORTHINGTON:
Died Single.

	iii.		THOMAS WORTHINGTON, b. February 02, 1725/26; m. HANNAH DUNCAN.
	iv.		HANNAH WORTHINGTON, b. December 07, 1727.
	v.		JOHN WORTHINGTON, b. February 17, 1725/26; d. 1744.

Notes for JOHN WORTHINGTON:
Dates in reference are not possible: b. 2 mo. 17, 1826, died 1744.

vi.

WILLIAM WORTHINGTON, b. July 20, 1732; m. ESTHER HOMER.

More About WILLIAM WORTHINGTON:
Residence: Buckingham, Pennsylvania

3.	vii.	ISAAC WORTHINGTON, b. June 13, 1735; d. 1800, Chester Co., Pennsylvania.
4.	viii.	JOSEPH WORTHINGTON, b. June 12, 1737, Byberry, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; d. June 1822.
	ix.	MARTHA WORTHINGTON, b. January 19, 1739/40.
5.	x.	BENJAMIN WORTHINGTON, b. December 19, 1742.
	xi.	ESTHER WORTHINGTON, b. December 02, 1749.

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