Colonel
Robert
Worthington
Jr.
Born about in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Robert Worthington Sr
and Mary (Burtis) Brittain
Brother of
Samuel Worthington [half], Robert Worthington [half], John Worthington [half], Jacob Worthington [half], Ephraim Worthington [half], Esther Anderson (Worthington) Lowdon [half], Martha Worthington [half], Ezra Worthington [half], Phillip Worthington [half], Rachel Worthington [half], Martha (Worthington) Pearson, Jonathan Britton [half], Susannah (Britton) Crow [half] and Sarah Britton [half]
Husband of
Margaret (Matthews) Worthington
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Worthington) Van Camp, Mary (Worthington) Tiffin, Robert Worthington and Thomas Worthington
Died after
after about age 45
in Berkeley county Virginia (now WV)
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Contents |
Biography
Origin
Robert was born c. 1734[1] at Spotsylvania County, Virginia.[2] He was a son of Robert Worthington and Mary Burtis.[2]
He was a son of son of Robert Worthington and Mary Burtis.[1]
Family
Robert married Margaret Matthews.[3]
Children, six Known:[1]
- Martha Worthington b c. 1754 in Berkley Co, Virginia (Now WV); mar Isaac Evans
- Mary (Worthington) Tiffin b Sep 15 1757; mar Edward Tiffin, gov. of Ohio
- Ephraim Worthington b 1766 in VA; mar 1) Effie Crawford 2) Sarah Morgan
- William Worthington b 14 Mar 1767; mar Elizabeth Machir
- Robert Worthington b 1773; mar Ann E Whiting
- Thomas Worthington b 16 Jul 1773 in Charles Town, Jefferson, VA (Now WV) 1st Senator & 6th Governor of Ohio; mar Eleanor Swearingen
Quaker and Episcopalian
Robert was a member of the Hopewell Meeting, but he was disowned for marrying outside the faith.[3]
Hopewell Monthly Meeting: 9-24-1759 Robert Worthington Jr. reported for marrying out of unity. Disowned.[1]
Death and Legacy
Robert may have died c. 1779 at Jefferson County, (West) Virginia. But his will was written in nearby Berkeley county.
Last Will and Testament
- Will of Robert Worthington, Berkeley county, Virginia, dated 30 July 1779 [1]
Robert Worthington West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971 Name: Robert Worthington Event Type: Will Event Date: 1779 Event Place (Original): Berkeley, West Virginia, United States Volume: Will book, v. 001 1772-1788
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gradeless, Donald, Worthington Family of England, Maryland, Virginia and Randolph Co NC Notes September 5, 2000, accessed December 12, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 poms9, Re: [VANCAMPEN Isaac and Aaron Van Camp/ Van Campen] RootsWeb post 20 May 2007, accessed December 12, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sears, Alfred Byron, Thomas Worthington Father of Ohio Statehood The Ohio State University Press, 1998 by The Ohio State University, accessed December 12, 2014
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Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Donald Gradeless for your extensive research and for publishing on the internet.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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