John Baker Worley

Brief Life History of John Baker

When John Baker Worley was born on 21 January 1790, in Washington, Virginia, United States, his father, David Lott Worley, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Baker, was 27. He married Rachel Lindamood on 20 March 1821, in Washington, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 18 March 1862, at the age of 72.

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John Baker Worley
1790–1862
Rachel Lindamood
1794–1854
Marriage: 20 March 1821
Tabita Worley
1821–1881
Jeremiah N Worley
1826–1850

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  • John Worley, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · The Bill of Rights

After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name with different origins. In the West Midlands this surname is most probably derived from Great or Little Wyrley in Norton Canes (Staffordshire). The placenames derive from Old English wīr ‘bog myrtle’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’. In the East Midlands, the name is possibly from Worlick in Ramsey (Huntingdonshire), the etymology of the which is uncertain. In northern England, possibly from Whirley in Over Alderley (Cheshire), which has the same etymology as the Staffordshire names. There may also be a further unlocated source of this habitational name in southern England.

possibly an irregular variant of Wortley or Warley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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