John Worley

Brief Life History of John

When John Worley was born in 1760, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Achor Worley, was 22 and his mother, Judith Harris, was 24. He married Mary Ann Springer about 1778. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Loramie Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1777. He died in 1818, in Rose Township, Carroll, Ohio, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Pike Township, Stark, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Worley
1760–1818
Mary Ann Springer
1761–1842
Marriage: about 1778
Thomas Worley
1781–1840
Mary Worley
1794–
Rebecca Worley
1796–1876
Rebecca Jane Worley
1805–
Michael C. Worley
1785–1861
Daniel Worley
1789–1857
Catherine Worely
1794–1847
Susanna Worley
1796–
Akey Worley
1797–1861
John Worley
1798–1812
Joseph Worley
1801–1879
Nancy Worley
1804–1860
Jacob Issac Worley
1805–1879

Sources (5)

  • Legacy NFS Source: John Worley - birth-name: John Worley
  • Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Findlay Twp - Map showing Jno. Worley's 1787 Warrant & Survey Plat
  • Ohio, Stark County - Inventory of John Worley Estate, 1818

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

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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John Worley (1760 – 1818)

John Worley married Mary Ann Springer. He moved to Ohio soon after the War of 1812. He settled near Morges, Rose Twp., Carroll Co., Ohio (then Stark Co.) His burial place is unknown. Their childr …

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