Born in Amelia County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Worsham
and Martha (Jackson) Worsham
Sister of
Archer Worsham, David G Worsham, Greenberry Worsham, Tabitha Worsham, Anne (Worsham) Boyd, Mary Worsham, Henry Worsham Jr. and Sarah (Worsham) Maxey
Wife of
George Cardwell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Perrin Cardwell
— married
27 Aug 1785 in Amelia, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Nellie (Cardwell) Little and William Lee Cardwell
Died
at age 94
in Knox, Missouri
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2017
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Biography
Daughter of Henry Worsham and Martha Jackson, Elizabeth was born about 1764 in Amelia County Virginia.
Betsy married Reverend Perrin Cardwell on 27 August 1785 in Amelia, Virginia.[1]
Elizabeth died on 8 March 1859 and was buried in Cardwell Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee, United States.[2]
According to her father, Henry's Will "Item I lend unto my daughter Elizabeth Cardwell during her natural life one negroe wench named Else with her future increase, and after her decease I give and bequeath the said negroe Else with all her future increase to be equally divided amongst her children to them their heirs or assigns forever."
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1850"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3143 #17737 (accessed 14 May 2024)
Betsy Worsham marriage to Perin Cardwell on 27 Aug 1785 in Amelia, Virginia. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find A Grave: Memorial #30170832
Ancestry Record 60525 #77186235 (accessed 14 May 2024)
Elizabeth Cardwell burial (died on 8 Mar 1859) in Cardwell Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America. Born in 1765.
- 1779 Census: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890"
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Virginia Census, 1607-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
Ancestry Record 3578 #32721755 (accessed 14 May 2024)
Elizabeth Worsham in No Two Listed, Chesterfield, Virginia.
- Family History: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
Volume: 34
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #72252 (accessed 14 May 2024)
Name: Elizabeth Washam; SAR Membership: 6781; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 5 Mar 1893; Spouse: Perrin Cardwell; Children: William Lee Cardwell.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
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~0.78%
Tammy (Combs) Land
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M828584 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kimberly Barnes :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A923478 [compare], Ancestry member hutsok
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~0.39%
Nic Land :
23andMe, GEDmatch M789680 [compare], Ancestry member nicflnd32
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RY8368161 [compare], Ancestry member nicflnd32
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Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Worsham-471 and Worsham-317 appear to represent the same person because: same name/same birth year. Both profiles appear to represent the wife of Perrin Cardwell who left a will dated 17 August 1844/proved January 1855.
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by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
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