Martin Worthy (abt. 1781 - 1856)

Born about 1781 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 May 1856 at about age 75 in Chester County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martin was born about 1781. Martin Worthy ... He passed away in 1856. ^[1]

Buried in Brushy Baptist Church Cemetery, Chester, South Carolina^[2]

In 1856, Henry Worthy, administrator of the estate of Martin Worthy, petitioned the court to allow for the assignment of guardians for minor heirs to allow for the division of the property.^[3]

Slaves

In the 1856 petition to the court, 72 slaves were identified by name^[3]

See: Slaves of Martin Worthy, Chester, South Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38984290/martin-worthy
2. ↑ Entered by Betty Tindle.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Petition # 21385637; Repository: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, South Carolina; Records of the Equity Court, Bills; Page: frames 94--97, 118--120; Microfilm: Reel CS83 accessed on Digital Library on American Slavery 04-06-2023 Link to Abstract

• Citation information Detail Year: 1800; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 47; Page: 95; Image: 190; Family History Library Film: 181422 Edit source Source information Title 1800 United States Federal Census

• Citation information Detail Year: 1810; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 60; Page: 534; Image: 00264; Family History Library Film: 0181419 Edit source Source information Title 1810 United States Federal Census

* Citation information Detail 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Page: 5; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 91 Edit source Source information Title 1820 United States Federal Census

• Citation information Detail Year: 1830; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 323; Family History Library Film: 0022503 Edit source Source information Title 1830 United States Federal Census

• Citation information Detail Year: 1840; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 510; Page: 291; Family History Library Film: 0022508 Edit source Source Information Title 1840 United States Federal Census

• Citation information Detail Year: 1850; Census Place: Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 851; Page: 89b Edit source Source information Title 1850 United States Federal Census

• Citation information Detail The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29 Edit source Source information Title 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38984290/martin-worthy : accessed 14 October 2021), memorial page for Martin Worthy (1781–16 May 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38984290, citing Brushy Fork Cemetery, Chester County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Amy Y. Jones (contributor 46881695) .