Brief Life History of Peter Humphrey
When Peter Humphrey Worden was born on 25 March 1777, in Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Justus Worden, was 26 and his mother, Rhoda Cary, was 25. He married Hannah Sheldon about 1790, in Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1848, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Peter Humphrey in entry for Humphrey Worden, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Peter Worden in entry for Joseph A. Worden and Anna Saxton, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire)
habitational name from Worden in Leyland (Lancashire). The placename probably derives from Old English wer ‘weir’ + denu ‘valley’.
habitational name from any of the four places in Devon called Worden. These are Worden in Shebbear, Worden in Bradworthy, Worden in Luffincott, and Worden in Stoke Fleming. All but Worden in Stoke Fleming appear to have been named with Old English worthign ‘enclosure, homestead’ (compare Worthen ). Worden in Stoke Fleming may derive from Old English hwyrfel ‘circle’ + dūn ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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