Katherine (Lunsford) Wormeley (abt. 1650 - abt. 1685)

Born about 1650 in Rich Neck, James City County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Ralph Wormeley Jr. — married before 4 Mar 1678 in Christ Church, Middlesex Co, Va.

Descendants

Died about 17 May 1685 at about age 35 in Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony

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Biography

Katherine (Lunsford) Wormeley was a Virginia colonist.

Katherine/Katherine Lunsford

Origin

Katherine was born c. 1650 at Rich Neck Plantation, located near the James River; it was accessible by College Creek during its years as a colonial plantation. This was in the historic Middle Plantation (now Williamsburg), Virginia, in James City Shire (later James City County).^[1] The site was discovered in 1988, and has since been explored by archaeologists. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has published an interesting description of the property.

Katherine was a daughter of Sir Thomas Lunsford^[2] and his third wife, Elizabeth (Wormeley) Kemp, widow of Richard Kemp, esq, secretary of state. After Sir Thomas Lunsford died, Elizabeth married, as her 3rd, to Major-General Robert Smith of Middlesex County.^[3]

Marriage

Katherine married twice.

• She married, as her 1st, to Peter Jenings/Jennings, attorney-general.^[3]

• She married in about 1672 at Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, as her 2nd, and as his 1st, to Ralph Wormeley, Jr. (Alt marriage info: 4 March 1679 at Christ Church, Middlesex County)^{[citation needed]} After Catherine's death, Ralph Wormeley married, on February 16, 1687 at Christ Church, Middlesex County, as his 2nd, to Elizabeth Armistead, daughter of Col. John Armistead of Gloucester County.^[4]

Children of Katherine (Lunsford) (Jennings) Wormeley and Ralph Wormeley:^[5][6]

1. Katherine Wormeley bpt 4 Mar 1679^[7]; mar Gawin Corbin^[8]
2. Elizabeth Wormeley; mar June 1, 1703 to Dr. John Lomax

On December 14, 1686, Ralph Wormeley brought William Gaile (b 1672) as a 13-year-old servant for his wife, Katherine.^[2]

Death and Legacy

Katherine died on May 17, 1685 at Rosegill, Middlesex County, Virginia Colony.^[3] Her death was recorded in the parish register of Middlesex County:

The Honorable Lady Madam Katherine Wormeley wife of the Hon'ble Ralph Wormeley Esqr Departed this Life 17th of May 1685 & was buried in the Chancell of the Great Church between ye Hon [Sir Henry] Chicheley & * * ^{[7] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Muraca, David, et al., "The Archaeology of Rich Neck Plantation (44WB52): Description of the Features." (Pages 1, 8, 12, 15-47) Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library Research Report Series - 0386, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library, Williamsburg, VA: 2003, accessed December 7, 2015
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mandell, Gayle N., Chapter 9 - Introduction, Gale/Gayle Families of America The Gale & Gayle Families, accessed December 7, 2015
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Sir Thomas Lunsford." The William and Mary Quarterly. (Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jan., 1900), pp. 183-186) Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org accessed December 7, 2015.
4. ↑ Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. database, FamilySearch (accessed 7 December 2015), Ralph Wormeley and Eliz Armisted, 16 Feb 1687; citing Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
5. ↑ "The Wormeley Family (Continued)." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Jan., 1928), pp. 98-101, JSTOR.org accessed December 7, 2015.
6. ↑ WMQ, "Robert Carter and the Wormeley Estate", The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Apr., 1909), pp. 253, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org accessed November 26, 2015 (also published in William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers. Vol VII, Page 253)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Christchurch, Va. Christ Church, (1897) The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, Va., from 1653 to 1812. Richmond: W. E. Jones, Printer Archive.org (Page 15).
8. ↑ "Col. Gawin CORBIN of Peckatone and Lanesville ", accessed September 28, 2014

• Virginia Heraldica being a Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical notes of the families: edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series, Vol. V. Published by the Genealogical Association New York MDCCCCVIII.
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Acknowledgments

• Many thanks to Gayle N.Mandell for her generous publication of "Gale/Gayle Families of Great Britain & Ireland."

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