Notes for John Worthington, Capt.

Notes for John Worthington, Capt.

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Will of Capt John "I give & bequeath to my dear & loving wife, Sarah
Sarah Worthington, the whole use & profit & comfort of this my now plantation, &
all my personal estate, she paying the legacies hereinafter specified, & being
by me ordered to give all the children what learning the country can afford at
her cost, & if , in the case my wife shall marry again, then the children to be
for themselves at the age of 16, but if she continue a widow, then all my sons
to live with her to be her assistance & comfort till age of 21 years, & after the decease of my wife, Sarah, then the personal estate to be divided equally amongst my children. Then I give my son, John Worthington, the plantation I now live on & all the land adjoining, being 100 acres, lying on the Severn River. Then I give to my son, Thomas Worthington, my plantation called Greenberry's Forest being 400 acres, more or less, & Lowe's Addition being a tract of 350 acres, all lying near Magothy River. Then I give my son, William Worthington, the plantation called Howard's Inheritance containing 130 acres, also a parcel of woodland ground, p/o Mr. Matthew Howard, deceased, & 200 acres, lying where Richard Beard's Mill stands; & 270 acres near the fish pond in Bodkin's Creek, of the Patapsco River. Then to my daughter Sarah Worthington, 2 young working negros, or 50 pounds sterling, at the age of 16, or the day of marriage." Charles , born after this will was written was similarly provided. In addition to above tracts the heirs held Howard's Pasture, Pendenny & Expectations, Howardstown. Test: Roger Newman, Jno. Rigbie, Ann Hales On the farm of R Tilghman Brice, situated on the severn River, Opposite the Naval Academy at Annapolis, lies interred the dust of Capt John "HERE LIETH INTERRED THE BODY OF CAPT. JOHN WORTHINGTON, WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 1701, AGED 51 YEARS." This tombstone is an immense slab of greyish marble color and is in excellent preservation. The inscription perfectly legible. It also bears on the top, a
beautiful insigia. The interpretation of the crest is, "To him who lies beneath this stone, time (represented by the hour glass) has taken to itself wings (wings, between which stands the hour-glass). His mortal remains must here lie (mortality represented by death's head), until summoned by the trumpet of the arched angel (trumpets crossed behind death's head) to wear the victors crown (laurel wreath)." The slab covers a well preserved walled grave, which is only a few yards north of the Worthington homestead. In the list of Orphans in Town Neck Hundred (Anne Arundel) taken in June 1705 by Constable William Crouch, the children are listed as Charles , William , Sarah, Thomas and John all living with John Brice (Sarah's 2nd husband) Captain of Anne Arundel Co Militia led his company in many engagements against the Indians.
More notes about CAPTAIN JOHN WORTHINGTON: 1) 1650, Nicholas Worthington came to New England; 2) Abt. 1675, Capt John arrived in Anne Arundel County; 3) 1686, bought Greenbury Forrest from Col Nicholas Greenbury; 4) 1692, appointed Associate Justice of Ann Arundel; 5) 1699, member of Legislative Assembly; 6) 1699, will written; 7) June 1705, List of orphans of Capt John; 8) 1650, migrated with brother Samuel; 9) Member of "The Quoram"; 10) Member of the House of Burgess; 11) Captain of the Severn Militia

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Baptism date of 5 October 1651 in Manchester, England