William Worrell (bef. 1750 - 1818)

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Died 1818 after age 68 in Boone County Kentucky, USA

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William Worrell

Born before 1750 Died 1817-1818, Boone County, Kentucky Married Barbara (_____), who was born before 1750 and died after 1830. They had the following children:

1. Wiley Worrell
   • b. c1775
   • d. 1828, Boone County, Kentucky
   • m. Rosey Flynt, 22 October 1812, Kentucky
2. William Worrell
   • b. 1771-1777
   • d. 1826-1827, Campbell County, Kentucky
   • m. (1) Amelia Cullum
   • m. (2) Polly Epperson
3. Rhoda Worrell
   • b. 14 August 1771, Virginia
   • d. 1 April 1855, Hamilton County, Ohio
   • m. George Cullom
4. Chloe Worrell
   • b. before 1775
   • d. c1820
   • m. Robert Terry, 11 July 1792, Woodford County, Kentucky

NOTES: Possibly the William Worrell found on the list of recruits for the Continental Army, Captain Pawling's Company, Botetourt County, Virginia, 31 August 1782.

Virginia land grants, 1785, 269 acres in Lincoln County (now Kentucky). Fayette County tax list, 1787. Signed a petition in Fayette County, Kentucky, 1787, requesting the Virginia House of Delegates to establish a tobacco inspection warehouse. Singed petitions to divide Woodford County, Kentucky, into smaller units in 1790 & 1791, and to have Lebanon village made a town, 1790.

Barbara administrix of estate. Left entire estate unless she should remarry, in which case the estate was to be divided between the four surviving children: to William, a Negro girl named Jane; to daughters Roedy Cullum and Cloey Terry, a man named George about nineteen years of age; to Wiley, a Negro boy about twelve, and the 200 acres of land he lived on. ^{[1] [2]}

William, Jr., signed the October 1791 petition along with his father. He received the Gunpowder Creek farm, which he later sold, apparently to invest in a tavern.

Wiley had land on Woolper's Creek, which he sold bits of in 1818, 1823, and 1828. Sued in 1823, again in 1825; indicted for assault, 1825, again in 1827, but acquitted the following year. His estate was sued, May 1829.

Julian; Burress,"Hamilton County, Ohio; A Collection of Pioneer Marriage Records, 1789-1817," (1978); "History of Cumberland County, New Jersey."

Sources

1. ↑ [1] William's Will
2. ↑ [2] William's Inventory

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Created by: Jim Stevens Record added: Dec 06, 2014