Lydia Remick Worchester's Family
Ahnentafel Chart for Lydia Remick Worchester
First Generation
1. Lydia Remick Worchesterwas born on 14 Oct 1738. She was christened on 13 Jan 1741/1742. She died on 21 Mar 1820 in Durham, New Hampshire. She was buried in Sullivan cemetary on family farm.
Taken from genealogy.com on May 21, 2005 -
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General Sullivan married, about 1760, Miss Lydia Worcester, who was born Oct. 14, 1737, and surviving
her husband, died March 21, 1820, in the eighty-third year of her age, in the house in Durham which he
had purchased in 1765, and always occupied, and which still remains in a good state of perservation.
Behind the house, in a family cemetary on the farm which was of considerable extent, they were buried.
He left a daughter Lydia, born 17 March, 1768, who married Judge Steele, Sup. Jud. Ct., N. II.He had
also three sons:John, b. 29 Oct, 1767; sied s. p. At Baton Rouge, La., 1819.James, b. 1 Sept., 1768,
died s.p. at Georgetown, S.C., July, 1796.George, born 29 Aug., 1771, died 14 June, 1838, H.C. 1790,
same class as his brothers.In 1805 he was a member of the State Legislature; in 1811, in U. S.
Congress; and for 21 years was Attorney General.As an eloquent advocate he is said to have been
unsurpassed in New England, and took high rank in his profession as a sound lawyer.He m. Clarissa
Lamson, John, his eldest son, born 8 May, 1800, d. 17 Nov., 1862.From 1848 till his death, he held the
office of Attorney General, N.H., which had been long filled by his father and grandfather.He married
Olivia Rowe, and left children.
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Old Kittery and Her Families
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REMICK.
Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at Kittery 24
Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck, where he had
a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded. His house
stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor and was often
one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703. Christian
Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick were divided,
about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The following children are
recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)
SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1) John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.
1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also served as selectman
and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W. Remick, owns most of
those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames before marriage are
unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745. The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,
(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) Elizabeth
Ham, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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LYDIA b. 9 June 1696; m. 30 May 1719 William Phillips of Kittery.
TABITHA b. 27 Dec. 1698; probably died young.
5. JAMES b. 23 Jan. 1701; m. Abigail Benjamin of Charlestown, Mass.
MARY b. 25 Feb. 1703; m. 19 Dec. 1725 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown, Mass.
SARAH b. 21 March 1705-6; m. Samuel Morgrage.
TIMOTHY b. 9 April 1708; m. 18 Dec. 1729 Rachel Brown at Newbury, Mass.
ELIZABETH b. 20 Aug. 1710; m. Moses Paul, probably.
6. NATHANIEL b. 16 Dec. 1721; m. 21 May 1741, Jane Libby.
JOSEPH b. 7 Oct. 1715; probably died young.
HANNAH, named in her father's will. Unm.
2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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SULLIVAN
John Sullivan, born in Limerick, Ireland, 17 June 1690, came to York, Me., in 1723, and settled at
Berwick, Me., as a farmer and schoolmaster. He married, about 1735, Margery Browne, born in Cork,
Ireland, in 1714. He died 20 June 1795 and she died in 1801. Both are interred int he Sullivan burial
ground, Durham.
Benjamin, b. abt. 1736; lost at sea
Daniel b. abt. 1738; s. in Sullivan, Me.
2. John b. in Berwick 17 Feb 1740; m. Lydia Worcester.
James b. 1744; m. Mehitable Odiorne, (2) Martha Langdon; d. 10 Dec 1808. He became governor of
Massachusetts.
Mary b. 1752; m. 4 May 1768. Theophilus Hardy and 1. near Gen. Sullivan. She d. at Strafford in 1827.
Dau., Margery, m. Edward Wells.
Ebenezer b. 1753; d. at Charleston, S.C. in 1790. He was a captain in the Revolutionary army and
lawyer at Berwick. Married Abigail Cotton of Portsmouth. Had a son, John, who studied law with his
uncle, John Sullivan, having been adopted by him. He m. 1803, Mary Yeaton of Durham and had 5 ch.
2. Gen. John Sullivan married Lydia, daughter of John and Lydia (Remick) Worchester, who was born 14
Oct. 1738 and died 22 March 1820. He died 23 Jan. 1795. [See page 135 of Vol. 1.]
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Materials for a History of the Family of John Sullivan of Berwick, New England
and of the O'Sullivans of Ardea, Ireland
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John Sullivan of Berwick, New England, and his Children, Grandchildren, and Great-Grandchildren
John Sullivan
b.Limerick, Ireland, June 17, 1690.
d.Berwick, Me., Saturday, June 20, 1795.
Was probably christened Owen, and so called until he came to America.Emigrated about 1723.
Landed at York, Maine.Settled at Berwick, where he farmed, drew deeds, and was the schoolmaster
until he was ninety years of age.
m.about 1735
Margery Browne,
b.Cork, Ireland, 1714
d.Berwick, Me., 1801.
First Generation.
Benjamin
b.about 1736
Served in the Royal Navy, and was lost at sea before the American Revolution.No marriage mentioned.
Daniel
b.Berwick, Me., about 1738
d.1781
Settled at New Bristol, now Sullivan, Me.Served as Captain in the Revolutionary Army in the War of
Independence.His house at Sullivan was burned by the British, and he taken from it to spend six
months int eh Jersey prison-ship.He died on his way home after his release.
m.1st York, Me., Mar 24, 1758, Anne Paul of York.She and her child died early
m.2nd Fort Pownall, Waldo Co., Me., June 17, 1765, Abigail Bean (dau of John Bean of York, who, with
others, obtained the grant of land where Sullivan now is.)
John
b.Berwick, Me., Feb 17, 1740
d.Durham, N.H., Jan 23, 1795
Major General in the Revolutionary Army during the War of Independence.First President (Governor) of
New Hampshire.Practised law at Durham.
m.Lydia Worchester
b.Oct 14, 1738
d.Mar 22, 1820
James
b. Berwick, Me., 1744
d.Boston, Mass, Dec 10, 1808
Judge of the Superior Court, Attorney General, and in 1808 Governor of Massachusetts.Lived at Saco,
Me., Groton, Mass., and Boston.
m.1st, Mehetable Odiorne of Durham
b.Durham, N. H., June 26, 1748
d.Boston, Mass., Jan. 26, 1786
m.2d, Martha Langdon
b.17
d.Boston, Aug. 26, 1812
No children.She had before married, 1st Barrell; 2d, Simpson.
Mary
b.Berwick, Me., 1752
d.Strafford, N.H., autumn 1827
m.May 4, 1768
Theophilus Hardy of Durham
Lived at Durham, near her brother General Sullivan.
Ebenezer
b. Berwick, Me, 1753
d.Charleston, S.C., 1799.
Served as Captain in the Revolutionary Army in the War of Independence.Practised law at South
Berwick
m.Abigail Cotton of Portsmouth, N.H.
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Ancestors and Descendants, Page 454
Of the Federal Judges, to which office he was appointed by Washington, he did not long survive, dying
28 January, 1795, in the fifty-fourth year of his age.
“If not tall, General S. was a person of commanding prescence, with dark eyes of remarkable brilliancy,
and a fine voice.His manners were dignified, but easy and graceful, having a faculty of making each
one in a company of many persons think he was a object of his particular attention.He was hospitable,
fond of display, and prodigal of money.In his dealing he was honest, generous, and honorable.In his
temper he was ordinarily mild and tranquil, and as far removed from petulance as a man could be; but
when irritated he was stormy and violent.”Several historical notices of him have appeared from time to
time, that of greatest length being by Peabody, in Spark’s American Biography.
General Sullivan married about 1760, Miss Lydia Worcester, who was born Oct. 14, 1737, and surviving
her husband, died March 21, 1820, in the eighty-third year of her age, in the house in Durham which he
had purchased in 1765, and always occupied, and which still remains in a good state of preservation.
Behind the house, in a family cemetary on the farm which was of considerable extent, they were buried.
He left a daughter Lydia, born 17 March, 1763, who married Judge Steele, Sup. Jud. Ct., N.H.He had
also three sons:John, b 29 Oct, 1767; died s.p. at Georgetown, S.C., July, 1796.George, born 29 Aug.,
1771, died 14 June 1838, H.C. 1790, same class as his brothers.In 1805 he was a member of the
State Legislature; in 1811, in U. S. Congress; and for 21 years was Attorney General.As an eloquent
advocate he is said to have been unsurpassed in New England, and took high rank in his profession as a
sound lawyer. He m. Clarissa Lamson.John, his eldest son, born 8 May, 1800, d. 17 Nov., 1862.From
1848 till his death, he held the office of Attorney General, N.H., which had been long filled by his father
and grandfather.He married Olivia Rowe, and left children.
4.James, b 22 April, 1744, d. 8 Dec 1808; m 1, Hetty Odiorne, b 26 June 1748, d. 26 Jan. 1786, dau of
William Odiorne (son of Jotham, S.J.O., N.H.) by Avis, dau. of Dr. Hugh Adams, by Susan Winburne; 2,
Martha, sister of Gov. John Landon, d Aug 26, 1812.In 1770 he was King’s Attorney for York; 1774, in
Provincial Congress; 1776, Judge Supreme Court; 1784 and 1785, Delegate to Continental Congress,
member Mass. Leg.; 1787 in Governor’s Concil; 1788, Judge of Probate; 1790-1807, Attorney General;
1796, on commission for determining Eastern Boundary; 1804, Elector of President; 1807 and 1808,
Governor of Massachusetts.For other particulars see Amory’s Life of James Sullivan, 1858.He left six
sons, of whom the eldest, James, b. June 6, 1760, d. June 29, 1787, from exposure in long continued
cavalry service in the suppression of Shay’s rebellion.2d, William, b 30 Nov., 1774, d. 3 Sept., 1889; m.
19 may, 1802, Sarah Webb, dau of Col. James Swan, b. May 19, 1782, d. 9 June, 1851.8d, John, b Ap
[ril 9, 1777, d. Feb. 10, 1865; m. Oct. 10, 1797, Elizabeth, dau of Hon. Thomas Russell, b. Aug. 17, 1779,
d. April 16, 1854.4th, Richard, b. June 17, 1779, d. Dec 1863; m. May 22, 1804, Sarah dau. of Hon.
Thomas Russell, b. Dec. 1, 1786,
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas3,Moses2, William1) bpt. Kittery, Me., Nov. 2, 1718; m July 15, 1731,
Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d Berwick, Me., aft. 1790.
Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-64 John, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Lebanon, Nov. 12, 1809; m 1st Sarah ____ who d Lebanon, Mar.
1801, m 2nd Lebanon, May 3, 1803, Dolly Door. Removed from Berwick to Lebanon bef. 1773. Mrs.
Worster requested prayers for her husband "gone to the Army", Aug. 31, and Sept. 21, 1777. Private in
Rev. in Capt. Samuel Derby’s Co., Col. John Bailey’s regt. from July 1, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779.
V-65 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820; m Durham, NH, Jan. 23,
1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of John & Margery (Brown)
Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-66 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-67 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-68 George.
V-69 Lemuel.
V-70 Mary, bpt. Sept. 30, 1750.
V-71 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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* ID: I3303
* Name: John SULLIVAN
* Sex: M
* Birth: 17 FEB 1739 in New Hampshire 1
* Death: 23 JAN 1795 in Durham, New Hampshire 1
* Note: Governor of New Hampshire in 1786.
Father: John Owen SULLIVAN b: 17 JUL 1690 in Limerick, Ireland
Mother: Margery BROWN b: 1714 in County Cork, Ireland
Marriage 1 Lydia Remick WORSTER
* Married: 1760
Children
1. [Has No Children] Lydia SULLIVAN
2. [Has No Children] John SULLIVAN
3. [Has No Children] James SULLIVAN
4. [Has No Children] George SULLIVAN
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John Sullivan (1740-1795)
[Portrait of John Sullivan] Sullivan (1740 - 1795) was born at Somersworth (NH). He read law at
Posrtsmouth (NH), with Hon. Samuel Livermore, married (Lydia Worcester) in 1760, and practiced law at
Berwick (ME) until 1763. He and his wife subsequently moved to Durham (NH).
Sullivan was commissioned a major in the New Hampshire militia (1772), and in 1774 he went as a
delegate to the First Continental Congress, meeting at Philadelphia (PA). During the American
Revolution Sullivan rose to the rank of General while compiling a distinguished war record. He resigned
from military service November 30, 1779, at the conclusion of a long and successful campaign to defeat
the Iroquois Nation and their British Loyalist allies, because of poor health.
Sullivan returned to Philadelphia, where Congress was meeting in 1780 - 81, only to be met with charges
of accepting bribes. Sullivan survived an inquiry, then returned to New Hampshire. There he was a
member of the 1782 Constitutional Convention. He served as New Hampshire Attorney General (1782 -
86) and as Speaker of the House (1785). In 1786 Sullivan was elected President of the state; he put
down riots against the issuing of paper money and was reelected in 1787. A year later (1788) Sullivan
was Chairman of the state convention which ratified the Constitution of the United States, and he was
reelected Speaker of the House. In 1789 Sullivan was again elected President of New Hampshire, while
also being appointed U. S. District Judge of New Hampshire. He held this judgeship until his death in
1795. Sullivan is interred in the family plot at Durham (NH).
Location: State House, Second Floor, Executive Council Chambers
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Lydia married General John Sullivanson of Master John Owen Sullivan and Margery Browne in 1760. John was born on 7 Feb 1740 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire or Berwick, Maine. He died on 23 Jan 1795 in Durham, New Hampshire. He was buried in Sullivan cemetary on family farm.
Second Generation
2. John Worsterwas christened on 2 Nov 1718 in Kittery, Maine. He married Lydia Remick on 15 Jul 1731.
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2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas
2, 1718; m July 15, 1731, Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d
Berwick, Me., aft. 1790. Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-70 John
V-71 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820;
m Durham, NH, Jan. 23, 1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of
John & Margery (Brown) Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-72 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-73 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-74
George.
75
Lemuel.
V-77 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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Lydia REMICK (AFN: 113C-V5F)
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Birth: 1720
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REMICK.
Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at Kittery 24
Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck, where he had
a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded. His house
stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor and was often
one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703. Christian
Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick were divided,
about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The following children are
recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)
SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1) John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.
1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also served as selectman
and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W. Remick, owns most of
those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames before marriage are
unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745. The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,
(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) Elizabeth
Ham, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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LYDIA b. 9 June 1696; m. 30 May 1719 William Phillips of Kittery.
TABITHA b. 27 Dec. 1698; probably died young.
5. JAMES b. 23 Jan. 1701; m. Abigail Benjamin of Charlestown, Mass.
MARY b. 25 Feb. 1703; m. 19 Dec. 1725 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown, Mass.
SARAH b. 21 March 1705-6; m. Samuel Morgrage.
TIMOTHY b. 9 April 1708; m. 18 Dec. 1729 Rachel Brown at Newbury, Mass.
ELIZABETH b. 20 Aug. 1710; m. Moses Paul, probably.
6. NATHANIEL b. 16 Dec. 1721; m. 21 May 1741, Jane Libby.
JOSEPH b. 7 Oct. 1715; probably died young.
HANNAH, named in her father's will. Unm.
2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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THOMAS WORCESTER (Moses2, William1) b Salisbury, Mass. or Kittery, Me., d Berwick, Me., 1718,
m 1st ____, m 2nd Apr. 4, 1695, Sarah Soper. He received a grant of land in Kittery 1699, lived in that
part of Kittery now known as Berwick.
Children of Thomas Worcester
IV-29 John.
IV-30 Samuel.
IV-31 Thomas.
Kittery T. and Ch. Rec. York Co. Prob.
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas3,Moses2, William1) bpt. Kittery, Me., Nov. 2, 1718; m July 15, 1731,
Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d Berwick, Me., aft. 1790.
Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-64 John, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Lebanon, Nov. 12, 1809; m 1st Sarah ____ who d Lebanon, Mar.
1801, m 2nd Lebanon, May 3, 1803, Dolly Door. Removed from Berwick to Lebanon bef. 1773. Mrs.
Worster requested prayers for her husband "gone to the Army", Aug. 31, and Sept. 21, 1777. Private in
Rev. in Capt. Samuel Derby’s Co., Col. John Bailey’s regt. from July 1, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779.
V-65 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820; m Durham, NH, Jan. 23,
1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of John & Margery (Brown)
Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-66 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-67 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-68 George.
V-69 Lemuel.
V-70 Mary, bpt. Sept. 30, 1750.
V-71 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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3. Lydia Remickwas born in 1720 in Kittery, York, Maine. She was christened on 28 Aug 1720. She died in 1790 in Berwick, Maine.
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas
2, 1718; m July 15, 1731, Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d
Berwick, Me., aft. 1790. Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-70 John
V-71 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820;
m Durham, NH, Jan. 23, 1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of
John & Margery (Brown) Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-72 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-73 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-74
George.
75
Lemuel.
V-77 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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Lydia REMICK (AFN: 113C-V5F)
Sex: F
Event(s):
Birth: 1720
Kittery, Me
Christening: 28 Aug 1720
Kittery, Me
Parents:
Father: Joshua REMICK(AFN: 1XTK-KNX)
Mother: Mary HEPWORTH(AFN: 22RV-7M9)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: John WORSTER(AFN: 113C-MKP)
Marriage: 15 Jul 1731
Submitter(s): Details
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REMICK.
Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at Kittery 24
Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck, where he had
a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded. His house
stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor and was often
one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703. Christian
Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick were divided,
about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The following children are
recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)
SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1) John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.
1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also served as selectman
and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W. Remick, owns most of
those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames before marriage are
unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745. The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,
(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) Elizabeth
Ham, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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LYDIA b. 9 June 1696; m. 30 May 1719 William Phillips of Kittery.
TABITHA b. 27 Dec. 1698; probably died young.
5. JAMES b. 23 Jan. 1701; m. Abigail Benjamin of Charlestown, Mass.
MARY b. 25 Feb. 1703; m. 19 Dec. 1725 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown, Mass.
SARAH b. 21 March 1705-6; m. Samuel Morgrage.
TIMOTHY b. 9 April 1708; m. 18 Dec. 1729 Rachel Brown at Newbury, Mass.
ELIZABETH b. 20 Aug. 1710; m. Moses Paul, probably.
6. NATHANIEL b. 16 Dec. 1721; m. 21 May 1741, Jane Libby.
JOSEPH b. 7 Oct. 1715; probably died young.
HANNAH, named in her father's will. Unm.
2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas3,Moses2, William1) bpt. Kittery, Me., Nov. 2, 1718; m July 15, 1731,
Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d Berwick, Me., aft. 1790.
Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-64 John, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Lebanon, Nov. 12, 1809; m 1st Sarah ____ who d Lebanon, Mar.
1801, m 2nd Lebanon, May 3, 1803, Dolly Door. Removed from Berwick to Lebanon bef. 1773. Mrs.
Worster requested prayers for her husband "gone to the Army", Aug. 31, and Sept. 21, 1777. Private in
Rev. in Capt. Samuel Derby’s Co., Col. John Bailey’s regt. from July 1, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779.
V-65 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820; m Durham, NH, Jan. 23,
1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of John & Margery (Brown)
Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-66 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-67 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-68 George.
V-69 Lemuel.
V-70 Mary, bpt. Sept. 30, 1750.
V-71 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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Third Generation
4. Thomas Worsterwas born in Salisbury, Massachusetts or Kittery, Maine. He died in 1718 in Berwick, Maine. He married Sarah Soper.
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas
2, 1718; m July 15, 1731, Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d
Berwick, Me., aft. 1790. Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-70 John
V-71 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820;
m Durham, NH, Jan. 23, 1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of
John & Margery (Brown) Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-72 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-73 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-74
George.
75
Lemuel.
V-77 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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THOMAS WORCESTER (Moses2, William1) b Salisbury, Mass. or Kittery, Me., d Berwick, Me., 1718,
m 1st ____, m 2nd Apr. 4, 1695, Sarah Soper. He received a grant of land in Kittery 1699, lived in that
part of Kittery now known as Berwick.
Children of Thomas Worcester
IV-29 John.
IV-30 Samuel.
IV-31 Thomas.
Kittery T. and Ch. Rec. York Co. Prob.
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5. Sarah Soper .
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THOMAS WORCESTER (Moses2, William1) b Salisbury, Mass. or Kittery, Me., d Berwick, Me., 1718,
m 1st ____, m 2nd Apr. 4, 1695, Sarah Soper. He received a grant of land in Kittery 1699, lived in that
part of Kittery now known as Berwick.
Children of Thomas Worcester
IV-29 John.
IV-30 Samuel.
IV-31 Thomas.
Kittery T. and Ch. Rec. York Co. Prob.
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6. Joshua Remickwas born on 24 Jul 1672 in Kittery, York, Maine. He married Mary Hepworth in Sep 1716.
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2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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Husband's Name
Christian REMICK (AFN:1TH3-4D)
Born: 1631 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: Place: ,
Died: Aft. 1715 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Place: ,
Married: Abt 1655 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Father:
Mother:
Wife's Name
Hannah FOSTER(AFN:1TH3-5K)
Born: 1633 Place: Of Kittery, York, Mn
Died: Aft 1703 Place:
Married: Abt 1655 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Father:
Mother:
Children
1. Sex Name
F Lydia REMICK (AFN:1TH3-ZP)
Born: 8 Feb 1676 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
2. Sex Name
F Martha REMICK(AFN:1TH3-WC)
Born: 20 Feb 1669 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
3. Sex Name
F Hannah REMICK(AFN:1TH2-XD)
Born: 25 Apr 1656 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1729 Place: Prob., Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: 1729 Place: Prob. Kittery, York, Mn
4. Sex Name
M Joshua REMICK (AFN:1TH3-XJ)
Born: 28 Apr 1672 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1738 Place: Kittery, York Co, Me
5. Sex Name
M Abraham REMICK(AFN:1TH3-V6)
Born: 9 Jun 1667 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1705 Place:
6. Sex Name
M Jacob REMICK(AFN:1TH3-RN)
Born: 23 Jun 1660 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: Jun 1745 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: 1745 Place:
7. Sex Name
M Abraham REMICK(AFN:214L-FZ8)
Born: 9 Jul 1667 Place: Eliot, York, Me
8. Sex Name
F Sarah REMICK (AFN:1TH3-ST)
Born: 16 Jul 1663 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1722 Place: Berwick
9. Sex Name
M Isaac REMICK (AFN:1TH3-T1)
Born: 20 Jul 1665 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: Bef 26 1700 Oct Place: Charleston, , Sc
10. Sex Name
M Joshua REMICK(AFN:1XTK-KNX)
Born: 24 Jul 1672 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
11. Sex Name
F Mary REMICK(AFN:1TH3-QH)
Born: 7 Aug 1658 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: Place: ,
Died: 1705 Place: ,
Buried: Place: ,
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Joshua REMICK (AFN: 1XTK-KNX)
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 24 Jul 1672
Kittery, York, Maine
Parents:
Father: Christian REMICK (AFN: 1TH3-4D)
Mother: Hannah FOSTER (AFN: 1TH3-5K)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Mary HEPWORTH(AFN: 22RV-7M9)
Marriage: Sept 1716
Spouse: Ann LANCASTER(AFN: 1XTK-KWD)
Marriage: 21 Dec 1693
Amesbury, Ma.
Submitter(s): Details
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Lydia REMICK (AFN: 113C-V5F)
Sex: F
Event(s):
Birth: 1720
Kittery, Me
Christening: 28 Aug 1720
Kittery, Me
Parents:
Father: Joshua REMICK(AFN: 1XTK-KNX)
Mother: Mary HEPWORTH(AFN: 22RV-7M9)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: John WORSTER(AFN: 113C-MKP)
Marriage: 15 Jul 1731
Submitter(s): Details
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REMICK.
Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at Kittery 24
Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck, where he had
a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded. His house
stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor and was often
one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703. Christian
Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick were divided,
about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The following children are
recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)
SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1) John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.
1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also served as selectman
and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W. Remick, owns most of
those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames before marriage are
unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745. The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,
(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) Elizabeth
Ham, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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LYDIA b. 9 June 1696; m. 30 May 1719 William Phillips of Kittery.
TABITHA b. 27 Dec. 1698; probably died young.
5. JAMES b. 23 Jan. 1701; m. Abigail Benjamin of Charlestown, Mass.
MARY b. 25 Feb. 1703; m. 19 Dec. 1725 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown, Mass.
SARAH b. 21 March 1705-6; m. Samuel Morgrage.
TIMOTHY b. 9 April 1708; m. 18 Dec. 1729 Rachel Brown at Newbury, Mass.
ELIZABETH b. 20 Aug. 1710; m. Moses Paul, probably.
6. NATHANIEL b. 16 Dec. 1721; m. 21 May 1741, Jane Libby.
JOSEPH b. 7 Oct. 1715; probably died young.
HANNAH, named in her father's will. Unm.
2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas3,Moses2, William1) bpt. Kittery, Me., Nov. 2, 1718; m July 15, 1731,
Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d Berwick, Me., aft. 1790.
Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-64 John, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Lebanon, Nov. 12, 1809; m 1st Sarah ____ who d Lebanon, Mar.
1801, m 2nd Lebanon, May 3, 1803, Dolly Door. Removed from Berwick to Lebanon bef. 1773. Mrs.
Worster requested prayers for her husband "gone to the Army", Aug. 31, and Sept. 21, 1777. Private in
Rev. in Capt. Samuel Derby’s Co., Col. John Bailey’s regt. from July 1, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779.
V-65 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820; m Durham, NH, Jan. 23,
1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of John & Margery (Brown)
Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-66 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-67 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-68 George.
V-69 Lemuel.
V-70 Mary, bpt. Sept. 30, 1750.
V-71 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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7. Mary Hepworth .
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2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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Joshua REMICK (AFN: 1XTK-KNX)
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 24 Jul 1672
Kittery, York, Maine
Parents:
Father: Christian REMICK (AFN: 1TH3-4D)
Mother: Hannah FOSTER (AFN: 1TH3-5K)
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Mary HEPWORTH(AFN: 22RV-7M9)
Marriage: Sept 1716
Spouse: Ann LANCASTER(AFN: 1XTK-KWD)
Marriage: 21 Dec 1693
Amesbury, Ma.
Submitter(s): Details
Bottom of Form 1
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Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been
verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the
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Fourth Generation
8. Moses Worsterwas born on 10 Nov 1643 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Start on 4 Jul 1676.
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Husband's Name
William WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE) (AFN:1CSS-94)
Born: 1595/1600 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Christened: 5 Oct 1595 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 28 Oct 1662 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Place: Old Cem., Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: William WOOSTER (WORSTER) (WORCESTER)(AFN:1CSS-G0)
Mother: Rebecca KING (AFN:1CSS-H5)
Wife's Name
Sarah BLAKE(AFN:8JFX-RJ)
Born: 1605 Place: Of Cheddington, Buckingham, England
Christened: Place: Cheddington, , Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 23 Apr 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: Samuel BROWN(AFN:1GFV-GCL)
Mother: Susannah BATES(AFN:1GFV-GDS)
Children
1. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER(AFN:1SX3-6JB)
Born: Abt 1655 Place: Newbury, Essex Co, Mass
2. Sex Name
F Susanna WORCESTER (AFN:1CSS-6L)
Born: 1634/1635 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: Aft 9 1688/1689 Feb Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
3. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCHESTER (AFN:1XPF-HSG)
Born: 1636 Place: , , , England
Died: 21 Feb 1680 Place: , Bradford, Essex, England
4. Sex Name
M William WORCESTER (AFN:8MJT-RM)
Born: 1638 Place: , Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 1683 Place: Boston, , Suffolk, Ma
Buried: Aft 1690 Place:
5. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-1V)
Born: 9 Jan 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1669 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
6. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-V2)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place:
Died: 1 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Buried: Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
7. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-W7)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: (died Young), , Essex, Ma
8. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-22)
Born: 9 Apr 1648 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
9. Sex Name
M Timothy WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-XD)
Born: 14 May 1642 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 13 Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, , Essex, Ma
Buried: Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
10. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCHESTER(AFN:H0DL-K5)
Born: 22 Jun 1646 Place: , Salisbury, Worchester, Massachusetts
Christened: 22 Jun 1646 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Bef 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
11. Sex Name
M Moses WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-ZK)
Born: 10 Nov 1643 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 4 Apr 1695 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Aft 1731 Place: Kittery, York Co, Maine
12. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE)(AFN:1CST-7W)
Born: 20 Nov 1629 Place: Slsbry, Cheddngtn, Essex/berks, Mass.
Died: 20 Feb 1681 Place: Lynn, Bradford, Essex, England
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JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas
2, 1718; m July 15, 1731, Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d
Berwick, Me., aft. 1790. Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-70 John
V-71 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820;
m Durham, NH, Jan. 23, 1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of
John & Margery (Brown) Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-72 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-73 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-74
George.
75
Lemuel.
V-77 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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No. II-6
MOSES WORCESTER (William1), b Salisbury, MA, Nov. 10, 1643, m 1st before July 4, 1676,
Elizabeth Start of Wells, b 1674, d before Apr., 1695, dau of Edward and Wilmot (Lamsytt) Start, m 2d
Apr. 4, 1695, Mrs. Sarah (Remick) Soper, living 1714. He removed to Kittery, Me. before 1675, where he
was living in 1731 at the advanced age of 88 yrs. He was "a famous hunter of Indians," and was
familiarly known by the appellation of "Old Contrary." He owned extensive tracts of land in that part of
Kittery, now incorporated as Berwick. He united with the church in Kittery in 1716, about two years after
its formation.
Children of Moses Worcester by first marriage
III-20 Thomas.
III-21 William.
III-22 Elizabeth
Salisbury Rec. Essex Probate. Ipswich, Salem and Norfolk Rec. Suffolk Probate. Boston, Rowley and
Kittery Rec. York Co. Probate and Deeds. Life and Labors of Rev. Samuel Worcester, D.D.
In March 10, 1675, Moses Worcester of Kitterie, planter, conveyed for 25 pds. to John Allen his property
in Salisbury, remainder to Rishard Hubbard – May 21, 1675.
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9. Elizabeth Startwas born in 1674. She died before Apr 1695.
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MOSES WORCESTER (William1), b Salisbury, MA, Nov. 10, 1643, m 1st before July 4, 1676,
Elizabeth Start of Wells, b 1674, d before Apr., 1695, dau of Edward and Wilmot (Lamsytt) Start, m 2d
Apr. 4, 1695, Mrs. Sarah (Remick) Soper, living 1714. He removed to Kittery, Me. before 1675, where he
was living in 1731 at the advanced age of 88 yrs. He was "a famous hunter of Indians," and was
familiarly known by the appellation of "Old Contrary." He owned extensive tracts of land in that part of
Kittery, now incorporated as Berwick. He united with the church in Kittery in 1716, about two years after
its formation.
Children of Moses Worcester by first marriage
III-20 Thomas.
III-21 William.
III-22 Elizabeth
Salisbury Rec. Essex Probate. Ipswich, Salem and Norfolk Rec. Suffolk Probate. Boston, Rowley and
Kittery Rec. York Co. Probate and Deeds. Life and Labors of Rev. Samuel Worcester, D.D.
In March 10, 1675, Moses Worcester of Kitterie, planter, conveyed for 25 pds. to John Allen his property
in Salisbury, remainder to Rishard Hubbard - May 21, 1675.
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12. Christian Remickwas born in 1631. He married Hannah Foster.
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REMICK. Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at
Kittery 24 Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck,
where he had a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded.
His house stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor
and was often one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703.
Christian Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick
were divided, about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The
following children are recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1)
John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also
served as selectman and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W.
Remick, owns most of those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames
before marriage are unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745.
The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) ElizabethHam, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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Husband's Name
Christian REMICK (AFN:1TH3-4D)
Born: 1631 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: Place: ,
Died: Aft. 1715 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Place: ,
Married: Abt 1655 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Father:
Mother:
Wife's Name
Hannah FOSTER(AFN:1TH3-5K)
Born: 1633 Place: Of Kittery, York, Mn
Died: Aft 1703 Place:
Married: Abt 1655 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Father:
Mother:
Children
1. Sex Name
F Lydia REMICK (AFN:1TH3-ZP)
Born: 8 Feb 1676 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
2. Sex Name
F Martha REMICK(AFN:1TH3-WC)
Born: 20 Feb 1669 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
3. Sex Name
F Hannah REMICK(AFN:1TH2-XD)
Born: 25 Apr 1656 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1729 Place: Prob., Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: 1729 Place: Prob. Kittery, York, Mn
4. Sex Name
M Joshua REMICK (AFN:1TH3-XJ)
Born: 28 Apr 1672 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1738 Place: Kittery, York Co, Me
5. Sex Name
M Abraham REMICK(AFN:1TH3-V6)
Born: 9 Jun 1667 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1705 Place:
6. Sex Name
M Jacob REMICK(AFN:1TH3-RN)
Born: 23 Jun 1660 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: Jun 1745 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: 1745 Place:
7. Sex Name
M Abraham REMICK(AFN:214L-FZ8)
Born: 9 Jul 1667 Place: Eliot, York, Me
8. Sex Name
F Sarah REMICK (AFN:1TH3-ST)
Born: 16 Jul 1663 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1722 Place: Berwick
9. Sex Name
M Isaac REMICK (AFN:1TH3-T1)
Born: 20 Jul 1665 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: Bef 26 1700 Oct Place: Charleston, , Sc
10. Sex Name
M Joshua REMICK(AFN:1XTK-KNX)
Born: 24 Jul 1672 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
11. Sex Name
F Mary REMICK(AFN:1TH3-QH)
Born: 7 Aug 1658 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: Place: ,
Died: 1705 Place: ,
Buried: Place: ,
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and forty acres. He was a leading citizen, filling the offices of Surveyor, Treasurer and Selectman. His
homestead on Eliot Neck was given to his son, Joshua. His house stood near the river, not far from the
family burial ground. The graves of many of the earlier generations of Remicks are marked by unlettered
headstones of rough granite, and close by a fitting memorial has been erected by Lieut. Oliver P. Remick,
a descendant of the emigrant, Christian Remick.
Next north of Remick was Gabriel Tetherly, who bought, 1 May 1660, twenty acres of Thomas Onyon,
the same, probably, who was afterward killed by Indians in Portsmouth. Daniel King lived north of him in
1674. Tetherly's land came into the possession of his son-in-law and administrator, Richard King, who
sold sixteen acres of it to his son, Richard King. The latter sold, in 1716, a house lot of half an acre to
John Scriggin. It was next to Remick's land and separated from the river and landing place by a road.
Gabriel Tetherly had a shipyard here.
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Christian REMICK (AFN: 1TH3-4D)
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 1631
Of Kittery, York, Me
Christening:
,
Death: Aft. 1715
Kittery, York, Maine
Burial:
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Hannah FOSTER(AFN: 1TH3-5K)
Marriage: Abt 1655
Of Kittery, York, Me
Submitter(s): Details
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REMICK.
Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at Kittery 24
Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck, where he had
a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded. His house
stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor and was often
one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703. Christian
Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick were divided,
about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The following children are
recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)
SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1) John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.
1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also served as selectman
and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W. Remick, owns most of
those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames before marriage are
unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745. The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,
(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) Elizabeth
Ham, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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LYDIA b. 9 June 1696; m. 30 May 1719 William Phillips of Kittery.
TABITHA b. 27 Dec. 1698; probably died young.
5. JAMES b. 23 Jan. 1701; m. Abigail Benjamin of Charlestown, Mass.
MARY b. 25 Feb. 1703; m. 19 Dec. 1725 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown, Mass.
SARAH b. 21 March 1705-6; m. Samuel Morgrage.
TIMOTHY b. 9 April 1708; m. 18 Dec. 1729 Rachel Brown at Newbury, Mass.
ELIZABETH b. 20 Aug. 1710; m. Moses Paul, probably.
6. NATHANIEL b. 16 Dec. 1721; m. 21 May 1741, Jane Libby.
JOSEPH b. 7 Oct. 1715; probably died young.
HANNAH, named in her father's will. Unm.
2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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13. Hannah Fosterwas born in 1633.
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REMICK. Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at
Kittery 24 Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck,
where he had a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded.
His house stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor
and was often one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703.
Christian Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick
were divided, about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The
following children are recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1)
John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also
served as selectman and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W.
Remick, owns most of those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames
before marriage are unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745.
The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) ElizabethHam, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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Husband's Name
Christian REMICK (AFN:1TH3-4D)
Born: 1631 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: Place: ,
Died: Aft. 1715 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Place: ,
Married: Abt 1655 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Father:
Mother:
Wife's Name
Hannah FOSTER(AFN:1TH3-5K)
Born: 1633 Place: Of Kittery, York, Mn
Died: Aft 1703 Place:
Married: Abt 1655 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Father:
Mother:
Children
1. Sex Name
F Lydia REMICK (AFN:1TH3-ZP)
Born: 8 Feb 1676 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
2. Sex Name
F Martha REMICK(AFN:1TH3-WC)
Born: 20 Feb 1669 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
3. Sex Name
F Hannah REMICK(AFN:1TH2-XD)
Born: 25 Apr 1656 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1729 Place: Prob., Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: 1729 Place: Prob. Kittery, York, Mn
4. Sex Name
M Joshua REMICK (AFN:1TH3-XJ)
Born: 28 Apr 1672 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1738 Place: Kittery, York Co, Me
5. Sex Name
M Abraham REMICK(AFN:1TH3-V6)
Born: 9 Jun 1667 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1705 Place:
6. Sex Name
M Jacob REMICK(AFN:1TH3-RN)
Born: 23 Jun 1660 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: Jun 1745 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: 1745 Place:
7. Sex Name
M Abraham REMICK(AFN:214L-FZ8)
Born: 9 Jul 1667 Place: Eliot, York, Me
8. Sex Name
F Sarah REMICK (AFN:1TH3-ST)
Born: 16 Jul 1663 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: 1722 Place: Berwick
9. Sex Name
M Isaac REMICK (AFN:1TH3-T1)
Born: 20 Jul 1665 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Died: Bef 26 1700 Oct Place: Charleston, , Sc
10. Sex Name
M Joshua REMICK(AFN:1XTK-KNX)
Born: 24 Jul 1672 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
11. Sex Name
F Mary REMICK(AFN:1TH3-QH)
Born: 7 Aug 1658 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: Place: ,
Died: 1705 Place: ,
Buried: Place: ,
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Christian REMICK (AFN: 1TH3-4D)
Sex: M
Event(s):
Birth: 1631
Of Kittery, York, Me
Christening:
,
Death: Aft. 1715
Kittery, York, Maine
Burial:
Parents:
Marriage(s):
Spouse: Hannah FOSTER(AFN: 1TH3-5K)
Marriage: Abt 1655
Of Kittery, York, Me
Submitter(s): Details
Bottom of Form 1
About Ancestral File:
Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family
Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been
verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the
responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.
Please Note:
Names and address of submitters to Ancestral File and those who have a research interest are
provided to help in the coordination of research. The use of this information for any other purpose,
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REMICK.
Christian Remick came from England or from Holland. He was born in 1631 and was living at Kittery 24
Jan. 1715. He signed the submission to Massachusetts in 1652. He settled on Eliot Neck, where he had
a grant of fifty-two acres confirmed by the town, 8 April 1651. Six later grants are recorded. His house
stood near the river, not far from the present school-house. He was a planter and surveyor and was often
one of the selectmen and Treasurer of the town. His wife Hannah was living 30 April 1703. Christian
Remick was a proprietor of old Kittery, and when the common lands of Kittery and Berwick were divided,
about 1750, his grandson, Nathaniel Remick, received several hundred acres. The following children are
recorded.
HANNAH b. 25 April 1656; m. Richard Gowell.
MARY b. 7 Aug. 1658; m. Peter Dixon.
I. JACOB b. 23 June 1660; m. (1) Lydia (???) (2) Mary (Shapleigh?)
SARAH b. 16 July 1663; m. (1) John Thomson, (2) John Sloper, (3) Moses Worster.
ISAAC b. 20 July 1665; m. Elizabeth (???) and had children, Jane, Jacob and Isaac born in Kittery. Sold
his farm in 1698 to John Dennet and moved to S. Carolina.
ABRAHAM b. 9 June 1667; m. 1692, Elizabeth Freeman in Eastham, Mass., and settled there. Had
grants of land in Kittery.
MARTHA b. 20 Feb. 1669; m. Thomas Cole.
2. JOSHUA b. 24 April 1672; m. Ann Lancaster.
LYDIA b. 8 Feb. 1676.
1. Sergt. Jacob Remick, son of Christian, was a farmer and ship builder. He also served as selectman
and Treasurer. Had grants of land in 1699 and 1703. A descendant, John W. Remick, owns most of
those grants. The names of his two wives were Lydia and Mary. Their surnames before marriage are
unknown. His will, made 22 May 1739, was probated 16 July 1745. The children by first marriage were:
STEPHEN b. 6 June 1684; named in his father's will. No record of family.
3. JACOB b. 6 March 1686-7; m. Rebecca Sloper, (2) widow Mary Hobbs,
(3) widow Deborah Barter.
Children by second marriage:
4. JOHN b. 7 Oct. 1692; m. 16 Sept. 1722 Mary Wilson, (2) Elizabeth
Ham, (3) Catharine Lewis.
SAMUEL b. 28 May 1694; m. 22 Oct. 1717 Elizabeth Mason. d. s. p. in Kittery.
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LYDIA b. 9 June 1696; m. 30 May 1719 William Phillips of Kittery.
TABITHA b. 27 Dec. 1698; probably died young.
5. JAMES b. 23 Jan. 1701; m. Abigail Benjamin of Charlestown, Mass.
MARY b. 25 Feb. 1703; m. 19 Dec. 1725 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown, Mass.
SARAH b. 21 March 1705-6; m. Samuel Morgrage.
TIMOTHY b. 9 April 1708; m. 18 Dec. 1729 Rachel Brown at Newbury, Mass.
ELIZABETH b. 20 Aug. 1710; m. Moses Paul, probably.
6. NATHANIEL b. 16 Dec. 1721; m. 21 May 1741, Jane Libby.
JOSEPH b. 7 Oct. 1715; probably died young.
HANNAH, named in her father's will. Unm.
2. Joshua Remick, son of Christian, married, 21 Dec. 1693, at Amesbury, Mass., Ann Lancaster, (2) Sept.
1716 Mary Hepworth of Portsmouth. He lived on the homestead at Eliot Neck. Had grants in 1694 and
1701. Family recorded as follows.
HANNAH b. 10 March 1694-5 m. 1 April 1714 Thomas Palmer, (2) Nathan Adams of York.
SARAH b. 27 Aug. 1696; m. James Locke of Hampton, N. H. Int. Rec. 8 Oct. 1720.
7. JOSHUA b. 4 Sept. 1698; m. Dorcas Hill. Int. Rec. 29 April 1729.
JOSEPH b. 10 Nov. 1700. Unknown.
ANNE b. 19 Oct. 1702, m. John Cottle of Kittery.
ICHABOD b. 27 July 1704; m. 21 Nov. 1731 Lydia Scriggins. Died 6 April 1733.
8. ISAAC b. 14 Feb. 1705; m. (1) Anne Allen, (2) Mary Pettegrew.
DORCAS bapt. 22 May 1715 at Portsmouth; m. (1) Joseph Pitman of Portsmouth; (2) (???) Fernald.
LYDIA bapt. 28 Aug. 1720; m. 15 July 1751 John Worster. Their dau. Lydia m. Gen. John Sullivan.
MARY bapt. 28 Aug. 1720.
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Fifth Generation
16. Reverend William Worsterwas born in 1602 in Rugby, Warwickshire or West Haddon, Northamptonshire. He died on 28 Oct 1662. He married Sarah Blake.
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REV. WILLIAM WORCESTER’S FATHER:
Jonathan Fox Worcester's genealogy does not contain any information regarding Rev. William
Worcester's father. All that he could report at that time was that William "settled pastor of the first church
gathered in Salisbury, Mass., sometime between the years 1638 and 1640. The place and date of his
nativity have not been ascertained." He further indicated that [t]raditions that William Worcester was born
in Salisbury, England, and, that he first landed in this country, at Gloucester, Mass., are not confirmed by
any thing contained in the records of those towns."
Sarah Alice Worcester "felt that a strenuous effort should be made to ascertain the early history and
antecedents in England of our progenitor, the Rev. William Worcester." Her research, including a visit to
England in 1910, did reveal some information regarding William's probable father, his public life in
England, and his reasons for leaving England. She concluded, based upon the evidence available to her
at the time, that there were two possible candidates for Rev. William’s father: Wylliam Woster of
Cheddington and Rev. William Worcester, the Vicar of Watford. She also made reference to some
research suggesting that a William Worcester of Willisden may have been Rev. Worcester. Since 1914,
additional evidence has presented itself, primarily through the research of David Worcester
that the actual father was one Joseph Worcester of Rugby, Warwickshire.
Before stating the case for each possibility, it is important to understand what is clearly known about Rev.
William Worcester before he emigrated to New England in 1638 or 1639, which is relevant to clearing up
this mystery. We know that he married Sarah in England and had three or four children before arriving in
the New World: Samuel, Susannah, William, and Sarah. (Sarah may, in fact, have been born in Salisbury.
) It is known that he matriculated at Cambridge University in 1620, became a deacon of the Church of
England in 1622, became the Vicar of Olney which post he held between 1624 to 1636, was suspended
from that post in 1636, and subsequently emigrated to New England in 1638 or 1639. Nothing else was
really known about his life in England that was conclusive until David Worcester discovered new
documentation which is discussed below.
Whether Rev. William had any siblings and whether any of those siblings removed to America with him
are important facts that would help determine who his father might have been. This is particularly true
since most of the information that can be obtained of families in England during the relevant time frame
that still exist are contained only in parish records (births, deaths and marriages), and wills that
frequently identify family relationships.
Sarah Alice Worcester reported in the 1914 edition of the family history that “[t]radition points very
strongly to three brothers, William, Thomas, and Edward, the latter of whom went to Connecticut and
founded what is called the Connecticut line. Thomas is supposed to have remained in Massachusetts
with William.” In support of this tradition, Sarah Alice presents the following:
“In the Connecticut Magazine, Vol. XII., No. 1, Spring of 1908, is an article on "The British House of
Worcester in America." From this it would appear that Edward Wooster and his brother came to this
country in 1651, several years after William; that the brother remained with William in Massachusetts,
and that Edward settled in Connecticut. This article does not give the name of the brother that came with
Edward, but the latter calls his eldest son, born in 1656, Thomas, which seems to point towards his wish
to thus keep in mind the brother who accompanied him to the new world.
Poem written by Edward Johnson in Wonder Working Providence to honor "Thomas" Worcester printed
in London, 1654
In regard to Thomas we are led to believe that he remained in Salisbury with William, and that he may
have assisted the latter in his ministerial work. There seems to be some confusion in regard to the name
of the first minister of Salisbury. Johnson in his "Wonder Working Providence" speaks of him as the "
reverend and graciously godly M. Thomas Woster," and this mistake may have led to a tradition in the
family that the name of the first minister was Thomas. It is said that when the Rev. Thomas Worcester
Worcester minister in our country.”
Finally, Sarah Alice reports that
“an ancient heirloom in the Worcester family, bears its silent testimony. This is a little book of poems,
called, "Meditations all in Verse," written by Rev. Francis Worcester
age. Among the poems he devotes one to each of his ancestors, viz. to "his honored great grandfather,
his grandfather, and his father, godly men he trusts." After this quotation we find in ink, at the opening of
his poem on his great grandfather, the name, "Thomas Worcester." A star in paler ink refers to a foot
note which reads. "Brother, William Worcester, not Thomas." We do not know who wrote the name
Thomas Worcester, but the foot note is in a different handwriting, noticeably like that of Joseph E.
Worcester
plainly that later generations recognized the error and corrected it. We may safely conclude then that
three Worcester brothers named William, Thomas and Edward came to this country and settled, the first
two in Massachusetts, the third in Connecticut.”
The tradition may have, indeed, been strong, but however strong it might have been, that tradition does
not constitute the type of evidence requisite to enable one to categorically state that Rev. William had
two brothers and that their names were Thomas and Edward. Nevertheless, family tradition does carry
some weight and any investigation should honor that tradition as a clue, if not as conclusive evidence.
The fact that an Edward Wooster established the Connecticut branch of Woosters cannot be disputed.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register in 1921 printed the most reliable compilation of
this distinguished family in America, a 22 page genealogical study by Donald Lines Jacobus, entitled
Edward Wooster of Derby, Conn., and Some of his Descendants. In it he states that Edward’s “origin is
unknown.” His date of death, however, is listed as July 8, 1689. The Genealogical Dictionary of New
England, by James Savage, at Vol. IV, published in 1862, and reprinted in 1965, lists Edward Wooster
as having died on “8 July, 1689, aged 67, hav. made his will that day.” If this last reference is correct,
Edward would have been born in 1621-22. There is no evidence in any of these references that suggests
that Edward was Rev. William’s brother.
Did William have a brother by the name of Thomas? Sarah Alice strongly suggests that he did and that
he lived in Salisbury. Indeed, she mentions that this Thomas helped William with his ministry. Sarah
Alice references a 1654 publication by Edward Johnson that mentions a "reverend and graciously godly
M. Thomas Woster," living in Salisbury. Mr. Johnson also published Good News from New England” in
London about 1648 wherein he lists “these 26 churches in the government of Mattachusets” and their “
servants in the ministry” with the entry, "Salisbury: M. Th. Woster, 45.1” (The 45.1 referring to annual pay.
) (Both of these works are available as a single volume: 1974 Scholars Facsimiles & Reprints – ISBN 0-
8201-1130-9). In any event, it is clear that the error made in the 1648 work was carried forward to the
1654 publication. The error was either that Mr. Johnson was confused about Rev. William’s name, or
that he thought Thomas, and not William, was the leader of the church at Salisbury. If the error were the
latter, then it would seem to indicate that if Thomas was in Salisbury, he arrived on, or before, 1648.
David Worcester suggests that the error was probably confusion as to who was the leader of the church
in Salisbury. Thomas Bradbury was the first schoolteacher in Salisbury, a prominent member of the
community, representative to the General Court, and important church member (the same person who
witnessed Rev. William’s will
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St. Giles Parish Church at Cheddington
Wylliam Woster of Cheddington. The case for Wylliam Woster of Cheddington
the family tradition reported by Sarah Alice Worcester. She indicated that "[t]radition points very strongly
to three brothers, William, Thomas and Edward, the latter of whom went to Connecticut and founded
what is called the Connecticut line." Following this tradition, then, Rev. William’s father must have had
two other sons named Edward and Thomas.
In Sarah Alice’s book, she relates her efforts to find a person who had three sons named William,
Edward and Thomas. She did, in fact, discover such a person. A will
was prepared by a William Worcester of Cheddington, Buckingham Co., dated 1623, in which he
bequeaths to "Willyam his eldest sonne tenn pounds, to his sonne Thomas 10 pds. and to his sonne
Edward 10 pds." To his sons George and Francis he gives all his lands after his wife's decease. To each
of his two daughters, Mary and Rebecca, he gives 100 pds. It is worthy of note that he cuts his three
eldest sons with only10 pds. each, bequeathing them no land. The fact that the three sons were pretty
much disinherited leads Sarah Alice to speculate that this may have been a reason for their departure
from England a decade and a half later.
Church records in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire (LDS - IGI Batch #7233628) contain the following
entries:
a. Married 1576 April 13 Edward Worcester & Elizabth Alen.
b. Christened 1576 April 20 William
Worcester, sonne to Edward Worcester.
The records appear to have a gap of about 30 years, but continue as follows:
c. Christened 1613 Sep 12 Thomas, s of William Woceter
d. Christened 1616 Dec 26 Mary, dau of
William Worster
e. Christened 1618 Mar 21 Rebecca Woster, dau of William Woster
f. Christened 1621
Feb 4 Gorge, s of William Worster
g. Christened 1623 Aug 5 Francis, son of William Worster & Rebecca
h. 1623 Nov 3 William Worster was buried
i. 1659 May 3 George Wooster was buried
There can be little doubt that these church records record the marriages, baptisms, and deaths of family
members of the same William who prepared the 1623 will. The reader will note that the will
is dated Oct. 23, 1623, and accepted for probate on November 20, 1623. According to the church
records, William Worcester was buried on Nov. 3, 1623. The reader will also note that the church records
do make mention of a Thomas, but do not make reference to either William or Edward. It is not unlikely,
however, that William and Edward were born during the period of time for which the church records are
missing. The will indicates that William was his eldest son so clearly William had to have been born
before Thomas in 1613. Moreover, the will makes mention of George, Francis, Mary (“my eldest daughter
”), and Rebecca ("my youngest daughter”). The names in the will and their listing in the church records
coincide perfectly. Thus, there can be no reasonable doubt that the Wylliam Woster who prepared a will
in 1623 is the same William referenced in the church records at Cheddington.
The church records also reveal that a certain Edward Worcester married Elizabeth Alen on April 13, 1576
, a week before a son by the name of William Worcester was christened at the church. From this record,
it is inferred that in early April, 1576, Edward’s first wife died, perhaps in childbirth and that Edward
immediately remarried as was the custom of the time when a widower was left with small children.
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Parish Church at Husborne Crawley
The 1623 will also contains some additional clues that may be helpful. The will indicates that William was
married to Rebecca daughter of George King (“my ffather-in-lawe.”) The bequests to William, Edward,
Thomas, Mary and Rebecca are conditioned upon their coming of age (“one & twentie yeares” in the
case of the sons, and “twentie yeares, or at their daie of marriage” whichever comes first.”) This means
that none of them had “come of age” on October 23, 1623, when the will was prepared. We know that is
true of Thomas, Mary and Rebecca from the church records. We can calculate therefore that the William
and Edward referenced in the will must have been born some time after 1601-02 (which is consistent
with the gap in the church records.)
The parish register of Husborne Crawley
, Bedfordshire (about 12 miles north of Cheddington) contains the christening of Rebecca Kynge, dau of
Georgij Kynge 10 March 1590 (LDS - IGI Batch #C035651) and also the christenings of Willia Worcester
22 Feb. 1611 and Edward Worster 30 April 1615, both of whose father is William. (LDS film # 1066992,
Item 2; film # 0826474, Items 5-7; Transcript of Parish register 1557-1812. Book call # 942.565B4e,
Bedfordshire Parish register Series vol. 68, published by the Bedfrodshire County Records Office, 1989.)
It can therefore be assumed that Rebecca gave birth to her first two children at her childhood home in
Husborne Crawley.
If William, son of William of Cheddington and Rebecca King, was born in 1611, he was much too young
to enter Cambridge in 1620, and thus cannot be the same Rev. William that was the Vicar of Olney. If
Rev. William of Salisbury was not the son of William of Cheddington, then he was also not the brother of
Edward, son of William of Cheddington. Similarly, Edward Wooster of Connecticut who was born about
1622 is also not the same person as Edward, son of William of Cheddington. These facts do not
disprove that Rev. William of Salisbury was the brother of Edward Wooster of Connecticut, but they do
show that the Cheddington branch of the family reveals no close family connection between them. See
Family Tree for William of Cheddington.
ironmonger of London, who was William's brother.
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No. IV-29
JOHN WORSTER, (Thomas
2, 1718; m July 15, 1731, Lydia Remick dau Joshua & Ann (Lancaster) Remick, bpt. Aug. 28, 1720, d
Berwick, Me., aft. 1790. Residence Berwick and Lebanon, Me.
Children of John Worster
V-70 John
V-71 Lydia, b Oct. 14, 1738, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42, d Durham, NH, Mar., 1820;
m Durham, NH, Jan. 23, 1795, Gen. John Sullivan of Durham, N.H., b Berwick, Feb. 17, 1740, son of
John & Margery (Brown) Sullivan and brother to Daniel Sullivan for whom the town of Sullivan is named.
V-72 Ichabod, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-73 Thomas, bpt. Jan. 13, 1741/42.
V-74
George.
75
Lemuel.
V-77 Mark, bpt. Feb. 14, 1753.
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No. I-1
WILLIAM WORCESTER - Rev. William Worcester came from England and was settled pastor of the
church first gathered in Salisbury, Mass., sometime between the years 1638 and 1639. Although not
conclusive, good and persuasive evidence exists to strongly suggest that he was the son of Joseph
Worcester of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, and was born abt. 1602, probably at Rugby, Warwickshire
or West Haddon, Northamptonshire. (See Introduction) He matriculated at St. John's College
(Cambridge University) in 1620. He was ordained deacon at Peterborough Cathedral on Dec. 21, 1622.
He was made Vicar of Olney July 26, 1624 - which office he retained till 1636, when on account of
refusing to comply with the command of his superiors to read to his congregation from the King's book
those portions which allowed sports and recreations after service on the Lord's day, he was suspended
from his office of Vicar. He came to America a year or two later. He and others petitioned the General
Court of Massachusetts to establish a new settlement. The settlement was called Colchester and later
renamed Salisbury. Here he continued in the ministry till his decease, Oct. 28, 1662. His grave in the old
cemetery in Salisbury, is covered by a flat stone upon which a bronze tablet was placed June 21st, 1913,
with the following inscription, -
Here lies buried the body of Rev. William Worcester, the first minister of Salisbury, who came from
England about 1639 and died 1662. This stone was laid on his grave to prevent disinterment by wolves.
This tablet is affixed by his descendants, 1913.
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In 1856, Jonathan Worcester published The Worcester Family, or the Descendants of Rev. William
Worcester. (W.W. Kellogg, Lynn, Mass., 1856). It consisted of approximately 100 pages and included 1,
332 Worcesters spanning eight generations of the descendants of Rev. William Worcester. In 1914,
Sarah Alice Worcester published an update to the original genealogical work entitled The Descendants
of Rev. William Worcester With a Brief Notice of the Connecticut Wooster Family. (E.F. Worcester,
Publisher, Hudson Printing Company, 1914). This work consisted of approximately 250 pages and
included 1,903 Worcesters spanning eleven generations. The current effort to update the family history
has yielded over 2,700 family members spanning fourteen generations of Worcesters in America. I am
not a genealogist and I do not pretend that this work is complete. It does, however, provide an outline
which will make it easier for all current and future Worcesters to fill in the gaps.
I trust that by publishing the results of my research to date that additional members of the family will
come forward with their personal family histories to be included in future editions of the "The Worcester
Family in America." Publication of this work on the World Wide Web (www.WorcesterFamily.com) offers
tremendous advantages for continuing the effort to update the family history. Memory on computer
servers is virtually unlimited for storage of information, the retrieval of secondary sources of information
is very easy, family members can send updated information almost effortlessly, and distribution of and
access to the material is unlimited and free to all.
There is, however, a major disadvantage to having our family history stored and distributed in digital
format. The problem will be retrieval of the information on future platforms. Right now, the information is
available on the World Wide Web, but there is no guarantee that I or another member of the family will
maintain the web site in the future. People can download the information and store it on disks or even CD
-ROM’s, but what assurance is there that anyone will have a computer ten years from now that can read
disks or CD’s. (Who has a computer today that can read floppy disks that were in wide use only a few
years ago?) One answer, of course, is that the information be printed out and saved as we have saved
all treasured books since the publication of the Gutenberg Bible. For this reason, I encourage everyone
to print the material and not rely on the information being available in any other form in the future. Indeed,
I would encourage everyone to print additional copies to be donated to local libraries so that future
generations will have ready access to our family history.
My current intention is to continue adding to the family history by supplementing and updating the web
site. Thus, the reader is encouraged to periodically return to the site.
Whenever I tell someone that I have been working on the family genealogy, invariably the first response
is the question: "How far back can you trace your family?" Although the subject matter of this work has
been the Worcester family in America, I have included below a discussion of what is currently known
about the Worcester family in England before Rev. William Worcester emigrated to America.
The second question I'm asked is "Why?" I don't really know why I started to "collect" family histories. I
do recall as a young boy sitting on my great uncle Wayne's lap as he showed me the 1914 edition of the
family history. I suppose I was fascinated by the long history of the family, but was most concerned that
my name was not in it. In 1973, I received a Xerox copy of the book from Uncle Wayne and decided that
I would try to bring it up to date. I am also a stamp collector and receiving information from Worcester
relatives excites me in the same manner as a new stamp being added to my collection. I can't explain
this phenomenon, but can attest to the fact that "collecting" family histories has been fun, rewarding, and
interesting. I must admit to a certain amount of pride in knowing that our family history can be traced
back to the sixteenth century, but I am equally proud of the fact that my mother's family immigrated to our
country in the twentieth century.
It is truly remarkable how cooperative most people have been in responding to questionnaires that they
received from a relative stranger. My favorite response was the one I received from an elderly lady who
responded to my request with the following: "I'm a Worcester by marriage and doubt that you want to
know anything about me. I divorced your George 23 years ago. I haven't heard from him since and don't
know where he is. I do hope the rest of the Worcester family is better than he is in keeping in touch with
his relatives. Good luck!"
I have tried to maintain the format used by Jonathan Fox and Sarah Alice. Whenever appropriate, I used
the same description of family members as used in the 1914 edition. Similarly, whenever a family
member submitted information on their family history, I attempted to use their words and used the
information they thought was important for future generations to know about their relatives. It is difficult to
synthesize a person's life into a single paragraph or two, but I have attempted to do just that. For any
errors or omissions, I apologize. To quote from Sarah Alice's introduction, "Imperfect as it must
necessarily be, I offer it to my friends and relatives with the hope that it will find a not unwelcome place
on the library table."
There are many people to whom I am indebted for the new information contained in this book. They
unselfishly shared their own research so that this work could progress to where it is today. Hopefully we
can all build upon it. For much of the information on the Worcester family branch of Pleasant Valley and
Berwick, Me., I'm indebted to Arlene M. Skehan of Ottsville, Pa. For the descendants of Moses5 Worster,
I’m indebted to Clarence H. Drisko of Columbia Falls, Me. For the descendants of Edward9 Worcester
and Jane Tunis Sargent, I’m indebted to Katherine K. Williams of Ottsville, Pa. I am indebted to Susie
Worster McQuaide who continues to publish the Worcester Notes, a quarterly newsletter of the
Worcester Family Association of Maine. For the descendants of James McRoberts Worcester, I am
grateful to Jeff Stigsworth of Elyria, Oh., who continues to serve as that branch’s family historian. Finally,
credit must be given to countless other family members who completed and returned questionnaires.
Much of the genealogical research relating to Rev. William’s antecendents in England was provided to
me by Benjamin D. Worcester, of Arlington, Virginia. For the research and analysis that lead us to the
conclusion that Joseph Worcester, the elder of Rugby, was Rev. William's father, I most grateful to David
Worcester who has spent countless hours finding, transcribing and analyzing 16th century documents
from England.
Again, I invite all to send me corrections, additions and suggestions to improve this continuing history of
the Worcester family in America.
THE WORCESTER NAME:
The name of Worcester is of local origin and was derived from the residence of its first bearers in the city
or county of that name in England. These places were anciently called Wigornaceastre. The earliest
recorded forms, used in the last decade of the seventh centurt A.D., were Uuegernensem ecclesium and
Uuergerna cester, while in the eighth century the form of Wigerna civitas appears. The Welsh wig or
qwig meant "wood or forest," while the Welsh wern or gwern (Gaelic vern) meant "alder," and the Latin
castra, later cester, meant "camp." The literal meaning of the word is probably, therefore, "The camp in
the Alder-wood." In ancient English records the name appears in the various spellings of Wygorn’,
Wygornia, Wirecestre, Worcettor, Wigracester, Wigrecester, Wurster, Wircestre, Wircester, Wurtor,
Wucester, Wostor, Woster, Worster, Wooster, Worcester, Wysseter, Wyssester, and others. Many of
these variations should look familiar to any modern day Worcester, Worster or Wooster from persons
attempting to spell our name. Of the forms mentioned, Worcester is the most generally found in America
today, while Worster and Wooster are frequently in evidence as well.
Dr. David Wooster of San Francisco in his 1885 history of the Wooster’s in America states that it was his
belief that the family originated in Wales. Near the English border in Wales is the Wye Forest as well as
the Wye River. People from that area undoubtedly referred to themselves as being from "Wyster."
Unlike the city in Massachusetts, the City of Worcester in England probably came to bear its name in the
same manner as the Worcester family. The City of Worcester lies mainly on the east banks of the Severn
River in western England about 100 miles northwest of London. It is one of the most ancient towns in
England. It is the site of a Roman fortified camp, established in the time of Julius Caesar. This camp, or
Castrum was located close to the forest of Wyre, and was called Wyrecaestre, corrupted later into
Worcester. In the year 673 the Sea of Worcester was founded by primate Theodore. The City’s first
charter was granted by Richard I in 1189. Henry III granted another in 1227, and in 1621 James I
granted a charter declaring the city a county in itself. Besides the famous Worcester Cathedral founded
by Henry VIII in 1541, modern day Worcesters are familiar with several other institutions which originated
in that city. Royal Worcester porcelain has been produced in that city since 1751, and in 1845
manufacture of the famous Worcestershire sauce was begun.
According to PlacesNamed.com, (www.placesnamed.com/w/o/worcester.asp) Worcester is the 8,417th
most popular surname in the United States. Worcester is the name of a County in Maryland and
Massachusetts. It is also the name of cities and towns in Massachusetts, Missouri, New York,
Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin.
EARLY BEARERS OF THE NAME:
Seated in early times, not only in Worcestershire, but also in the English Counties of Wilts, Warwick,
Derby, Northampton, Buckingham, and London, the families bearing this name were, for the most part, of
the landed gentry and yeomanry.
Urso d’Abtot, first Earl of Worcester, came to England with William the Conqueror at the time of the
Norman Conquest, A.D. 1066. His line is believed to have died out at an early date, however, upon the
death of his son Roger without male issue. The Earldom of Worcester then passed into the hands of the
Beauchamps, but none of the families bearing the name of Worcester are descended from the Earls of
the county.
Among the earliest records of the name in England are references to Roger de Wircester, in 1140;
Richard de Wygorn’ and Henry de Wygornia, of Wiltshire, about the year 1273; Robert (d ca. 1333),
Hugh (d ca. 1323), and William de Wircestre (also given as Wyrcestre and Wirecestre), in the fourteenth
century; William Worcestre, of Bristol, who was born in 1415; and William Worcester or Botoner (1415-
1482?), chronicler and traveller, son of William de Worcester, a substantial burgess of Bristol. At least
one genealogist claims to be able to trace the principal Worcester family line from the two wills of Robert
and Hugh to the end of the seventeenth century. (Gustav Anjou; The Worcester Family 1345-1625. LDS
book ID 929.273,A1,557 and LDS microfilm ID 2908504 Item 8.) I remain skeptical, however, that
anyone can trace the family name back to such an early date with any certainty.
REV. WILLIAM WORCESTER IN ENGLAND
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Parish Church at Olney
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Sarah Alice in her 1914 edition of The Worcester Family, suggested that Rev. William was the Vicar of
Olney before emigrating to America. She stated that her genealogist “thinks there can be no moral doubt
that the Vicar of Olney was our ancestor, but whether we can establish this by written documents is
doubtful, as so many records were destroyed in the great London fire of 1666.” In fact, there are pretty
good historical records that servive regarding the Vicar of Olney during the period of time that Rev.
William could have held that position. It is important, therefore, to review the evidence that helps to prove
that Rev. William was, in fact, the Vicar of Olney.
Sarah Alice’s evidence to support her contention that Rev. William was the Vicar of Olney was as follows
:
“We find it recorded, 1st, that a certain "William Worcester compounded the first fruits of the vicarage of
Olney in 26 July 22 James I, 1624. His sureties being Peter Worcester of St. Edmunds, Lombard St.
London, merchant taylor and Ralph Pavier of St. Stephen's in Colman Street merchant taylor."
Presentation by Rob Gorge Knt. of William Worcester, cl. to the vic. of Olney, vac. by the cession or
demise of Robert Thogmerton, 29 Ap. 1624, 22 James, Endorsed-- Instituted 27 July, 1624.
(Presentation Deed 1624, No. 2.)
Robert Throckmorton was insituted to Olney Vicarage 27 May 1623. (Bishop's Certificate.) Also, 2nd,
that he retained this position till 1636, when on acct. of refusing to comply with the command of his
Superior to read from the King's book to his congregation those portions which allowed sports and
recreations after service on the Lord's day, he was suspended from his office at Olney.
But, is this conclusive proof? It is valuable information about the vicar of Olney, but where is the written
documentation that Rev. William was, in fact, the Vicar of Olney? The following information which has
come to light since Sarah Alice’s 1914 edition of the family history, offers the requisite documentation.
of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest
times to 1900, compiled by John Venn,Sc.D., F.R.S., F.S.A. President of Gonville and Caius College,
and J.A. Venn, M.A., Gilbey Lecturer in the History and Economics of Agriculture, contains the following
entry:
WORCESTER or WORCETER, William – Probably son of William Worcester Vicar of Watford, Northants.
Christened there 5 Oct. 1595. St. John’s College Cambridge. Matric sizar Easter 1620. Deacon 22
December 1622 (Peterborough) as literate of St. John’s Vicar of Olney, Buckinghamshire 1624-36.
The Northamptonshire and Rutland Clergy, a six volume set completed in 1972 contains the following
entry:
WORCESTER (WORCETER), William, Clerk. Oxford B.A. 12 April
1570, Vicar of West Haddon, Northants 1571-4. Inst 2 December 1571
as W.W. of West Haddon. Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire 1574-97.
Aged 28 in 1576. Probably died 1597.
From these two entries we learn that William, Vicar of Olney, matriculated at Cambridge from St. John’s
College in 1620, was ordained deacon at Peterboroughon December 22, 1622, was the Vicar of Olney
between 1624 to 1636 and emigrated to New England. The entry also indicates that he was probably the
son of William, the Vicar of Watford. How accurate are these entries? If they are unassailable, then the
answer is given, Rev. William was the Vicar of Olney. Unfortunately, however, one cannot assume that
the compilers were correct in this regard. The fact that a William Worcester took his degree from
Cambridge would certainly be difficult to deny, but that he later emigrated to America or that he was the
son of the Vicar of Watford is not proved. (Cambridge University should certainly have good records of
the students that graduated from their institutions, but information about alumni after they graduated is
less credible.) The Northamptonshire and Rutland Clergy, work was completed in 1972 and was most
likely taken from the Alumni Cantabrigienses, thereby passing on any factual errors in the earlier work.
The Alumni Cantabrigienses was compiled between 1922 – 27. Much of the information contained in the
work on alumni who emigrated to America was supplied by Mr. J. Gardner Bartlett of Boston, Mass. The
1927 entry for William has after it, “J.G.Bartlett.” In the preface to the first volume, published in 1922, it
states as follows: “We are therefore peculiarly fortunate in having enjoyed the advice and assistance of
Mr. J. Gardiner Bartlett, of Boston, Mass. He has supplied us with the biographical accounts of upwards
of a hundred Cambridge students who emigrated to New England prior to 1650. The information he has
supplied about many of these will be entirely new to most readers.”Mr. Bartlett may well have taken the
information about William from Sarah Alice’s 1914 edition. Still to be verified is whether the records at
Cambridge pre-date Sarah Alice’s work on the family history.
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Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney
The best evidence that Rev. William was, in fact, the Vicar of Olney comes from recently discovered
parish records from Olney. David Worcester was able to obtain the assistance of Elizabeth Knight of the
Cowper and Newton museum in Olney which resulted in obtaining the following entries from the Bishop’s
Transcripts of the Parish Registers for Olney (Buckingham Record Office in Aylesbury – LDS Film #
1999458 Items 3 & 4 - www.familysearch.com):
c1630Mary Worcester daughter of Wilia December 4 (Buried)
1630PatienceWorcester daughter of Willia November 19 (Buried)
1634Susanna daughter of Ma(aster) William Worcester 5 May (Baptised)
1636John son of Ma(ster) William Worcester 26 March (Baptised).
1637John son of Ma(ster) William Worcester 26 March (Buried).
1638William son of Ma(ster) William Worcester 15 January (Baptised).
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William Worcester
Vicar of Olney - 1637/38
Some years (1626, 1627 and 1633) are missing. Regrettably, Samuel’s christening and William’s
marriage to Sarah are not yet found. Many of the Bishop’s transcripts are signed by William as the vicar
from 1924 through 1637 (which ended March 24, 1638, by the modern calendar). Although the
transcripts are in extremely poor condition and some parts are not legible, the evidence is quite
compelling that William, the Vicar of Olney, had a daughter, Susannah, and a son, William, of the correct
age to correspond with the daughter and son that settled in Salisbury, Mass. with their father, Rev.
William Worcester. These records not only reveal the birth dates for Susanna and William, but also
reveal that Rev. William had two daughters, Mary and Patience, and a son, John, who died before the
family left England.
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Another example of Rev. William Worcester's signature from Olney Bishop's register - 1635
It is known that Rev. William came to America some time between 1638 and 1640. Knowing why he left
England may also provide additional evidence of his identity while in England. The historical record of
the Vicar of Olney’s difficulties with his church in 1636 is quite good. As indicated by Sarah Alice in 1914,
while he was Vicar of Olney, certain doctrines of the church were changed, including the relaxation of a
rule requiring full dedication of Sunday to meditation and prayer, and allowing the playing of sports and
recreation after service on the Lord’s day. He was commanded to read from the King’s Book that set
forth the new changes to church doctrine. In 1636 he was disciplined for insubordination for refusing to
read and endorse from the pulpit the commands of the King’s Book. The Public Record Office, Calendar
of State Papers, Domestic Series Reign of Charles I, Vol. 9 (1635-36), p 47, contains the following entry
which describes the promise made by Rev. William to read from the Kings Book:
Declaration to be made by William Worsceter, Vicar of Olney, in the parish church of that place, after
reading the Gospel during divine service on the Sunday next after receipt thereof. He was to declare that
being so ordered by his ordinary he had read the King’s book for lawful recreations and he conceived
that he did lawfully in so reading it, and that the book was lawful, and also the use of the sports therein
allowed.
This declaration was signed by Rev. William. He was subsequently suspended. There is no evidence of
William, the Vicar of Olney, being in England after the birth of his son, William, in 1638. It is most
plausible that the Vicar of Olney, having been suspended from his position, left England with his family
after 1638 as did so many other Puritan ministers of the time to avoid further persecution and find a
place where they could freely practice their religious beliefs.
The Records of the Colonies of Massachusetts Bay, in New England state that at a “Meeting of the
General Court at Boston, 5th day of the 9th mo. 1639, the petition of the inhabitants of Colchester is
granted for Mr. Samuell Dudley, Mr. _____ Worster, Christo: Batt,” and others “to order all businesse of
the towne.” At a meeting, Oct. 7, 1640, “Colchester henceforward to be called Salisbury.” Thus, Rev.
William had to have arrived after January 15, 1938, when his son, William was born in England, and
before Sept. 5, 1639, when he signed a petition as an inhabitant of Colchester.
REV. WILLIAM WORCESTER’S FATHER:
Jonathan Fox Worcester's genealogy does not contain any information regarding Rev. William
Worcester's father. All that he could report at that time was that William "settled pastor of the first church
gathered in Salisbury, Mass., sometime between the years 1638 and 1640. The place and date of his
nativity have not been ascertained." He further indicated that [t]raditions that William Worcester was born
in Salisbury, England, and, that he first landed in this country, at Gloucester, Mass., are not confirmed by
any thing contained in the records of those towns."
Sarah Alice Worcester "felt that a strenuous effort should be made to ascertain the early history and
antecedents in England of our progenitor, the Rev. William Worcester." Her research, including a visit to
England in 1910, did reveal some information regarding William's probable father, his public life in
England, and his reasons for leaving England. She concluded, based upon the evidence available to her
at the time, that there were two possible candidates for Rev. William’s father: Wylliam Woster of
Cheddington and Rev. William Worcester, the Vicar of Watford. She also made reference to some
research suggesting that a William Worcester of Willisden may have been Rev. Worcester. Since 1914,
additional evidence has presented itself, primarily through the research ofDavid Worcester, that the
actual father was one Joseph Worcester of Rugby, Warwickshire.
Before stating the case for each possibility, it is important to understand what is clearly known about Rev.
William Worcester before he emigrated to New England in 1638 or 1639, which is relevant to clearing up
this mystery. We know that he married Sarah in England and had three or four children before arriving in
the New World: Samuel, Susannah, William, and Sarah. (Sarah may, in fact, have been born in Salisbury.
) It is known that he matriculated at Cambridge University in 1620, became a deacon of the Church of
England in 1622, became the Vicar of Olney which post he held between 1624 to 1636, was suspended
from that post in 1636, and subsequently emigrated to New England in 1638 or 1639. Nothing else was
really known about his life in England that was conclusive until David Worcester discovered new
documentation which is discussed below.
Whether Rev. William had any siblings and whether any of those siblings removed to America with him
are important facts that would help determine who his father might have been. This is particularly true
since most of the information that can be obtained of families in England during the relevant time frame
that still exist are contained only in parish records (births, deaths and marriages), and wills that
frequently identify family relationships.
Sarah Alice Worcester reported in the 1914 edition of the family history that “[t]radition points very
strongly to three brothers, William, Thomas, and Edward, the latter of whom went to Connecticut and
founded what is called the Connecticut line. Thomas is supposed to have remained in Massachusetts
with William.” In support of this tradition, Sarah Alice presents the following:
“In the Connecticut Magazine, Vol. XII., No. 1, Spring of 1908, is an article on "The British House of
Worcester in America." From this it would appear that Edward Wooster and his brother came to this
country in 1651, several years after William; that the brother remained with William in Massachusetts,
and that Edward settled in Connecticut. This article does not give the name of the brother that came with
Edward, but the latter calls his eldest son, born in 1656, Thomas, which seems to point towards his wish
to thus keep in mind the brother who accompanied him to the new world.
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Poem written by Edward Johnson in Wonder Working Providence to honor "Thomas" Worcester printed
in London, 1654
In regard to Thomas we are led to believe that he remained in Salisbury with William, and that he may
have assisted the latter in his ministerial work. There seems to be some confusion in regard to the name
of the first minister of Salisbury. Johnson in his "Wonder Working Providence" speaks of him as the "
reverend and graciously godly M. Thomas Woster," and this mistake may have led to a tradition in the
family that the name of the first minister was Thomas. It is said that when the Rev. Thomas Worcester of
Boston, Mass., received his name, it was supposed to be in memory of the first Worcester minister in our
country.”
Finally, Sarah Alice reports that
“an ancient heirloom in the Worcester family, bears its silent testimony. This is a little book of poems,
called, "Meditations all in Verse," written by Rev. Francis Worcester, in the 60th year of his age. Among
the poems he devotes one to each of his ancestors, viz. to "his honored great grandfather, his
grandfather, and his father, godly men he trusts." After this quotation we find in ink, at the opening of his
poem on his great grandfather, the name, "Thomas Worcester." A star in paler ink refers to a foot note
which reads. "Brother, William Worcester, not Thomas." We do not know who wrote the name Thomas
Worcester, but the foot note is in a different handwriting, noticeably like that of Joseph E. Worcester, in
whose possession the little book remained for many years, indicating plainly that later generations
recognized the error and corrected it. We may safely conclude then that three Worcester brothers named
William, Thomas and Edward came to this country and settled, the first two in Massachusetts, the third in
Connecticut.”
The tradition may have, indeed, been strong, but however strong it might have been, that tradition does
not constitute the type of evidence requisite to enable one to categorically state that Rev. William had
two brothers and that their names were Thomas and Edward. Nevertheless, family tradition does carry
some weight and any investigation should honor that tradition as a clue, if not as conclusive evidence.
The fact that an Edward Wooster established the Connecticut branch of Woosters cannot be disputed.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register in 1921 printed the most reliable compilation of
this distinguished family in America, a 22 page genealogical study by Donald Lines Jacobus, entitled
Edward Wooster of Derby, Conn., and Some of his Descendants. In it he states that Edward’s “origin is
unknown.” His date of death, however, is listed as July 8, 1689. The Genealogical Dictionary of New
England, by James Savage, at Vol. IV, published in 1862, and reprinted in 1965, lists Edward Wooster
as having died on “8 July, 1689, aged 67, hav. made his will that day.” If this last reference is correct,
Edward would have been born in 1621-22. There is no evidence in any of these references that suggests
that Edward was Rev. William’s brother.
Did William have a brother by the name of Thomas? Sarah Alice strongly suggests that he did and that
he lived in Salisbury. Indeed, she mentions that this Thomas helped William with his ministry. Sarah
Alice references a 1654 publication by Edward Johnson that mentions a"reverend and graciously godly
M. Thomas Woster," living in Salisbury. Mr. Johnson also published Good News from New England” in
London about 1648 wherein he lists “these 26 churches in the government of Mattachusets” and their “
servants in the ministry” with the entry, "Salisbury: M. Th. Woster, 45.1” (The 45.1 referring to annual pay.
) (Both of these works are available as a single volume: 1974 Scholars Facsimiles & Reprints – ISBN 0-
8201-1130-9). In any event, it is clear that the error made in the 1648 work was carried forward to the
1654 publication. The error was either that Mr. Johnson was confused about Rev. William’s name, or
that he thought Thomas, and not William, was the leader of the church at Salisbury. If the error were the
latter, then it would seem to indicate that if Thomas was in Salisbury, he arrived on, or before, 1648.
David Worcester suggests that the error was probably confusion as to who was the leader of the church
in Salisbury. Thomas Bradbury was the first schoolteacher in Salisbury, a prominent member of the
community, representative to the General Court, and important church member (the same person who
witnessed Rev. William’s will)
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St. Giles Parish Church at Cheddington
Wylliam Woster of Cheddington.The case for Wylliam Woster of Cheddington being Rev. William
Worcester’s father is grounded in the family tradition reported by Sarah Alice Worcester. She indicated
that "[t]radition points very strongly to three brothers, William, Thomas and Edward, the latter of whom
went to Connecticut and founded what is called the Connecticut line."Following this tradition, then, Rev.
William’s father must have had two other sons named Edward and Thomas.
In Sarah Alice’s book, she relates her efforts to find a person who had three sons named William,
Edward and Thomas. She did, in fact, discover such a person. A will was discovered that was prepared
by a William Worcester of Cheddington, Buckingham Co., dated 1623, in which he bequeaths to "
Willyam his eldest sonne tenn pounds, to his sonne Thomas 10 pds. and to his sonne Edward 10 pds."
To his sons George and Francis he gives all his lands after his wife's decease. To each of his two
daughters, Mary and Rebecca, he gives 100 pds. It is worthy of note that he cuts his three eldest sons
with only10 pds. each, bequeathing them no land. The fact that the three sons were pretty much
disinherited leads Sarah Alice to speculate that this may have been a reason for their departure from
England a decade and a half later.
Church records in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire (LDS - IGI Batch #7233628) contain the following
entries:
a.Married 1576 April 13 Edward Worcester & Elizabth Alen.
b.Christened 1576 April 20 William Worcester, sonne to Edward Worcester.
The records appear to have a gap of about 30 years, but continue as follows:
c.Christened 1613 Sep 12 Thomas, s of William Woceter
d.Christened 1616 Dec 26 Mary, dau of William Worster
e.Christened 1618 Mar 21 Rebecca Woster, dau of William Woster
f.Christened 1621 Feb 4 Gorge, s of William Worster
g.Christened 1623 Aug 5 Francis, son of William Worster & Rebecca
h.1623 Nov 3 William Worster was buried
i.1659 May 3 George Wooster was buried
There can be little doubt that these church records record the marriages, baptisms, and deaths of family
members of the same William who prepared the 1623 will. The reader will note that the will is dated Oct.
23, 1623, and accepted for probate on November 20, 1623. According to the church records, William
Worcester was buried on Nov. 3, 1623. The reader will also note that the church records do make
mention of a Thomas, but do not make reference to either William or Edward. It is not unlikely, however,
that William and Edward were born during the period of time for which the church records are missing.
The will indicates that William was his eldest son so clearly William had to have been born before
Thomas in 1613. Moreover, the will makes mention of George, Francis, Mary (“my eldest daughter”), and
Rebecca ("my youngest daughter”). The names in the will and their listing in the church records coincide
perfectly. Thus, there can be no reasonable doubt that the Wylliam Woster who prepared a will in 1623 is
the same William referenced in the church records at Cheddington.
The church records also reveal that a certain Edward Worcester married Elizabeth Alen on April 13, 1576
, a week before a son by the name of William Worcester was christened at the church. From this record,
it is inferred that in early April, 1576, Edward’s first wife died, perhaps in childbirth and that Edward
immediately remarried as was the custom of the time when a widower was left with small children.
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Parish Church at Husborne Crawley
The 1623 will also contains some additional clues that may be helpful. The will indicates that William was
married to Rebecca daughter of George King (“my ffather-in-lawe.”) The bequests to William, Edward,
Thomas, Mary and Rebecca are conditioned upon their coming of age (“one & twentie yeares” in the
case of the sons, and “twentie yeares, or at their daie of marriage” whichever comes first.”) This means
that none of them had “come of age” on October 23, 1623, when the will was prepared. We know that is
true of Thomas, Mary and Rebecca from the church records. We can calculate therefore that the William
and Edward referenced in the will must have been born some time after 1601-02 (which is consistent
with the gap in the church records.)
The parish register of Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire (about 12 miles north of Cheddington) contains
the christening of Rebecca Kynge, dau of Georgij Kynge 10 March 1590 (LDS - IGI Batch #C035651)
and also the christenings of Willia Worcester 22 Feb. 1611 and Edward Worster 30 April 1615, both of
whose father is William. (LDS film # 1066992, Item 2; film # 0826474, Items 5-7; Transcript of Parish
register 1557-1812. Book call # 942.565B4e, Bedfordshire Parish register Series vol. 68, published by
the Bedfrodshire County Records Office, 1989.) It can therefore be assumed that Rebecca gave birth to
her first two children at her childhood home in Husborne Crawley.
If William, son of William of Cheddington and Rebecca King, was born in 1611, he was much too young
to enter Cambridge in 1620, and thus cannot be the same Rev. William that was the Vicar of Olney. If
Rev. William of Salisbury was not the son of William of Cheddington, then he was also not the brother of
Edward, son of William of Cheddington. Similarly, Edward Wooster of Connecticut who was born about
1622 is also not the same person as Edward, son of William of Cheddington. These facts do not
disprove that Rev. William of Salisbury was the brother of Edward Wooster of Connecticut, but they do
show that the Cheddington branch of the family reveals no close family connection between them. See
Family Tree for William of Cheddington. See also the will of Thomas, ironmonger of London, who was
William's brother.
Wylliam Worcester of Willisden.Sarah Alice Worcester listed Wylliam Worcester of Willisden as a
possibility for actually being Rev. William. In her genealogy, she mentions that she received a report
from a relative that was prepared by a genealogist by the name of Gustave Anjou. The report suggests
that a William Worcester of Willisden had children whose first names are coincident with Rev. William’s
children before he sailed to America. If the report was accurate, the coincidence of the names cannot be
overlooked. Sarah Alice indicated, however, that she did not pursue the lead as the report failed to
indicate “any suggestion of clerical experience or prospect in these papers.” This report, prepared for a
Edwin D. Worcester, Jr. of N.Y City, is available through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’
web site, www.familysearch.com. History of the Worcester Family from Robert de Worsted of England in
1345 to the Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury, Mass. (LDS Film 908504, Item 8.) As the title implies,
Mr. Anjou claimed to be able to trace Rev. William’s family history all the way back to Robert de Worsted
in 1345. It should be noted, however, that many prominent genealogists have seriously questioned Mr.
Anjou’s reputation as a genealogist. A quick Internet search for his name will reveal numerous web sites
that document his fraudulent work in tracing many American families. Nevertheless, one has to assume
that not all of his investigations were fraudulent or his evidence mere fantasy to “fill in the gaps.” Thus,
his findings deserve to be mentioned here.
The most intriguing entry is that a “William Worcester married Febr. 11th 1628 Sarah, daughter of
Samuel Brown and Susannah, daughter of Nathaniel Bates of Willisden.” The entry continues with the
following:
Samuel, born Nov. 20th 1629
Susannah, born Jan. 2, 1631
William, born Mar. 6, 1632
Sarah, born Sep. 17th 1636
Anjou gives as a reference, the following: "Brown Coll., iii.78, in Willisden Hist. Coll. MS. C.3h.”If this
entry were accurate, then the records for Rev. William’s marriage could be declared to have been found.
The coincidence of a certain William marrying a Sarah with four children with the same names and birth
dates that perfectly coincide with Rev. William’s children would be too great to able to refute. The
problem, however, is that no one can find the records Mr. Anjou cites, nor can anyone explain his
reference! Until these records are found, one can only assume that it is just another example of Mr. Anjou
’s genealogical work that has caused his reputation to be what it is.
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St Peter & St Paul Churchin Watford, Northamptonshire
Rev. William Worcester, the Vicar of Watford. The case for William Worcester, the Vicar of Watford,
being our progenitor’s father is fairly strong. If family tradition is to be given weight, the fact that the Vicar
of Watford was a member of the clergy cannot be ignored. The tradition of having sons follow in their
father’s footsteps is uncontrovertibly. A brief review of our family history reveals an inordinate number of
Worcesters that chose the clerical profession. Indeed, there are three lines of Worcesters, each having
four ministers in direct succession who followed in Rev. William Worcester’s footsteps. Also weighing
into the mix is the fact that at least the compilers of the Alumni Cantabrigienses were persuaded enough
with the theory that they added to their alumni register the possibility that Rev. William was the son of the
Vicar of Watford.
A critical piece of evidence that lends support to the theory are the following entries for a William
Worceter, the vicar of St Peter & St Paul Church at Watford, Northamptonshire, (LDS IGI Batch
#8623732) wherein is listed in the church register the following entries:
a.Richardus Worcetr filius Willm Worceter baptizatus erat VII die mensis Decembr
1580. (Richard Worcester son of William Worcester baptized on December 7, 1580).
b.Timotheus, bapt. August 3, 1582.
c.Susanna, bapt. September 11, 1584.
d.Katherina, bapt. December 9, 1586.
e.Petrus, bapt. January 8, 1589.
f.Alicia, bapt. ____ 20, 1591.
g.Maria, bapt. March 30, 1593.
h.William, bapt. Oct. 5, 1595.
The last son, William, it has been suggested, matriculated at Cambridge University, later became the
Vicar of Olney and eventually emigrated to New England to establish the Worcester family in America.
The problem with this theory is that having been born in 1595 means that he would have been 25 years
old when he entered Cambridge in 1620. This is highly unlikely as less than one in a hundred students
were that old when they started their studies at Cambridge.
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St. Andrew's Parish Church in Rugby
Joseph Worcester of Rugby. David Worcester has suggested that Rev. William of Salisbury is the son of
Joseph Worcester of Rugby, the youngest brother of William, the Vicar of Watford. His evidence appears
to be unassailable and until further evidence comes forward to refute this possibility, this writer is
persuaded that he is correct.David was able to make the family connections from Rev. William to his
ancestors through some brillant research, logical deductive reasoning, and shear persistence in
reviewing dozens of fifteenth and sixteenth century parish church registers, records of legal proceedings,
and wills. It might be helpful to the reader to refer to the family tree to understand the relationships
established by the new documentation.
Rev. William's will contains an interesting and, until now, perplexing reference to an Edward French. The
relevant portion of the will reads as follows: "I doe appoint my loueing freinds Capt Robert Pike my
brother Edward ffrench : Richard wells & mr Tho : Bradbury to bee overseers of this my will & testamt."
The reference to Mr. French being his brother has caused many to speculate about their relationship.
Could it mean that he considered him a "church brother" or a brother-in-law? There are examples of the
use of the term in wills of this time period with both meanings. Some members of the Franch Family
Associationhave concluded that the term was simply a term of religious brotherhood and did not refer to
an actual family relationship. In their family history they report that the progenitor of their family branch in
America, Edward French, married a woman with a first name of Ann, but are uncertain of her last name.
Edward French was born in England about 1590, and died in Salisbury, Mass., on December 28, 1674.
He is believed to have emigrated to New England from Halstead, Essex, in 1635 with his wife Ann and
three children, arriving first in Ipswich, Mass. and after two years removing to Salisbury. He is known to
be, along with Rev. William, one of the first settlers of Salisbury. The Genealogical Dictionary of New
England, by James Savage, Boston, 1860-2, reports that Edward French was living in Ipswich, Mass. as
early as 1636. He was a tailor by trade, helped establish the first church in Salisbury, was a selectman
between 1646-48, and a sheriff. He was an extensive landowner having purchased land in 1642 and was
reported to be the third wealthiest man in Salisbury. Edward and Ann had four children: Joseph, born in
England about 1631, died in Salisbury, June 6, 1710, married Susanah Stacy; John, born about 1632,
died in Salisbury, May 4, 1706, married Mary Noyes; Samuel born about 1633, died in Salisbury, July 26,
1692, married first Abigail Brown, and second Esther (Jackman) Muzzey; and, Hannah, who married first
John White and second, Thomas Philbrick. (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jtrue/French.
htm). If Rev. William intended to refer to Edward French as a "church brother," one has to wonder why
he did not similarly refer to Robert Pike as "brother." Robert Pike was also a prominent member of the
Salisbury community and parish. If Edward French was, in fact, Rev. William's brother-in-law, it opens up
the possibility that Ann was Rev. William's sister. And, that Ann French arrived in America before Rev.
William!
Two documents contain almost irrefutable evidence that Ann was, in fact, Rev. William's sister. The first
is the will of Joseph Worcester the elder of Rugby, dated 1644, identified by Sarah Alice in her 1914
edition of the family history. It contains bequeaths to his sons William and Joseph, and to his daughters
Anne French and Susanah Mason. What are the odds that more than one William Worcester would have
a sister named Ann French in 1644? This seems to be pretty good evidence that Rev. William had a
sister named Ann. The parish register of the Church of St. Andrew in Rugby contains the following entry:
"3 November 1626 Marryed Edward French and Anne Worcester."
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Parish register of St. Andrew, Rugby: "3 November 1626 Marryed Edward French and Anne Worcester"
This is a critical piece of evidence as it conclusively shows that Edward French married Ann Worcester
in 1626. Perhaps more importantly, however, the discovery also provides the link to prove that Joseph
Worcester, the elder of Rugby, was Rev. william's father
Another set of documents have added considerable knowledge about Rev. William's ancestry in England.
Richard (No. 20 below) is named a defendant in certain proceedings in the Court of Exchequer relating
to lands allegedly owned by the Hospital of the Savoy in London. The proceedings that apparently were
begun in 1605-06 relate to claimed profits from certain lands the hospital owned in West Haddon,
Northamptonshire, and the confusion caused by the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Savoy
Hospital v Richard Worster: Lands of defendant in West Haddon. 4 James 1 1605-06 (Public Records
Office E134/4Jas1/East25, 1605.) Testimony elicited as part of those proceedings establishes the
familial relationships between William and his son Richard. The case seems to come to an end or
temporary stalemate in 1609, as the documents from the case seem to end at that time. The case is
resumed about 1633 when a younger William is named as a party to defend lands “of his ancestors.”
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West Haddon Parish Church
The testimony elicited from defendants and witnesses called to give depositions as part of these
proceedings provides an extremely important historical record of four generations of Worcesters who
were either named as party defendants, called to testify, or mentioned in the witness' testimony. This
rare opportunity allows us to connect family members from different generations. Armed with this
information, wills probated at the time can be linked across generations and serve as important primary
sources of information to confirm familial ties. Based upon the information gleaned from the proceedings
and various wills referenced below, we can now state with certainty that Rev. William's father was
Joseph, the elder of Rugby, who was descended from a family of Worcesters residing in, and around,
West Haddon in the northwestern area of Northampton County, England.
No. 1
Robert Worcester. Robert of West Haddon, married Alicia ___ with whom he had at least two children.
Children of Robert Worcester
2Peter.
3Henry.
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No. 2
Peter Worcester (Robert1), Prob. born in West Haddon, Warwickshire. His will, dated 1523
indicates that he had a brother, Henry (No. 2).
Children of Peter Worcester
4Henry.
5William.
No. 3
Henry Worcester (Robert1), Prob. born in West Haddon, Warwickshire. His will, dated 1544
indicates that he had two children.
Children of Henry Worcester
6John
7Stephen.
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No. 4
Henry Worcester. (Peter2, Robert1) His will dated 1559 indicates that he lived in West Haddon,
Northamptonshire where he married Agnes ____. His will indicates that he had seven children.
Children of Henry Worcester
8Henry.
9William.
10Robert.
11Elizabeth.
12Isabell.
13John.
14Thomas.
No. 5
William Worcester. (Peter2, Robert1)William's great-grandson, Richard (No. 8 below) is the first
defendant named in the Savoy Hospital v Worster case. William prepared a will dated 1551 in which he
names a brother Henry of West Haddon and a wife Elizabeth dau ofJohn Mutton of East Haddon.
Elizabeth also prepared a will dated 1567. Both the court proceedings and the two wills help establish
that William and Elizabeth had a son named Richard and a daughter Ursula. William’s will also makes
reference to a William and a Peter without any identification, but must have referred to his first two
grandchildren by his son Richard. William probably died in 1551, the same year as his will, and certainly
before 1567 since Elizabeth is a widow when she prepares her will in that year.
Children of William Worcester
15Richard.
16Ursula; m Thomas Warren. Ursula gave a deposition in 1605 as Ursula Warren in which she
indicates that she was born about 1545 as she was "three score years, or thereabouts."
******* ******* ****** Fourth Generation ******* ******* ******
No. 15
Richard Worcester, (William3, Peter2, Robert1). According to depositions given in the above
referenced proceedings, and his father’s will, Richard married Isabel Mutton.Richard owned six housing
units and lands in West Haddon. Richard died about 1602.
Children of Richard Worcester
16William.
17Peter, b before 1551.
18Thomas, b 1552 or after.
19Joseph.
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No. 16
William Worcester, (Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1), b 1548. It is believed that this William
became the Vicar of Watford in 1574. The Northamptonshire and Rutland Clergy, a six volume set
completed in 1972 contains the following entry:
WORCESTER (WORCETER), William, Clerk, Oxford B.A. 12 April 1570, Vicar of West Haddon,
Northants 1571-4. Inst 2 December 1571 as W.W. of West Haddon. Vicar of Watford, Northamptonshire
1574-97. Aged 28 in 1576. Probably died 1597.
Foster’s Alumni Oxoniensis (1591), a biographical list of known graduates from Oxford University,
indicates that a William Worcester took his B.A. on April 12, 1570, but does not indicate which College
he attended. He went on to become a Church of England clergyman; he was vicar of Watford in
Northamptonshire in 1574.
The entries of the Watford parish register, listed above, provide the names of William’s children.
Children of William Worcester
20Richard.
21Timothy.
22Susanna, bap. Sept. 11, 1584.
23Katherine, bap. Dec. 9, 1586; m ___ Watson.
24Peter.
25Alicia, bap. 1591.
26Maria, bap. Mar. 30, 1593.
27William
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Joseph Worcester's signature on parish register at Church of St. Andrew, Rugby - churchwarden in 1624
No. 19
Joseph Worcester, (Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1).Joseph gives two deposititons in 1606
in the Court of Exchequer proceedings and deposes that his father Richard (No. 15) is the grandfather of
the defendant Richard(No. 20).He testifies in 1606as being “ age 40 years or thereabouts” and
indicates that he is from West Haddon and also “of Rugby.” The will of Joseph Worcester the elder of
Rugby is dated Feb. 10, 1644/45. In his will, Joseph names his wife Alice, eldest son William, another
son Joseph, and daughters Anne French, Alice Cave, and Susanna Mason. The Parish Register of the
Church of St. Andrew, Rugby, indicates that Joseph was the churchwarden there. His signature appears
on the register for 1624 and 1634. His unusual script for the letter “W” probably caused the error in the
Lists of Rugby Church-wardens 1623-1949 compiled by Edward R. Reid-Smith, 1950, wherein is listed a
Joseph Borcester.
Children of Joseph Worcester
28William.
29Joseph.
30Anne, b abt. 1590; m Edward French, b England, died in Salisbury, Mass., on December 28, 1674.
Four children listed above.
31Alice, m ___ Cave.
32Susanna, m ___ Mason.
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No. 20
Richard Worcester, (William5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1), bap. Watford, Dec. 1580.
Named as the original defendant in the above referenced proceedings. William, his father, probably died
about 1600 so cannot be named in the case as a defendant. Richard's son, William, is named as a
defendant in 1633.
Children of Richard Worcester
34William.
No. 21
Timothy Worcester, (William5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1), bap. Watford, Aug. 3, 1582.
Timothy prepared a will in 1613 in which he indicates that he is “sicke in body but wholl in mynde.” That
will bequeaths to “Elizabeth Bride my dearly beloved ffrende (whom I purpose to make my wif if God
shall prolonge my dayes and make me fitt thereunto).” He also makes bequests to his brothers Peter and
William, and to his three sisters, Katheryn Watson, Alyce Worcester, and to Mary Worcester. He also
makes reference to his aunt, Alyce Rose (possibly Joseph's(No. 19) wife?)
No. 24
Peter Worcester, (William5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1), bap. Watford, Jan. 8, 1589; m
St. Dunstan in East London, Apr. 22, 1617, Dorathy Phips. Merchant Taylor of London. A letter among
the Winthrop Papers mentions a Peter Wouster of London who pays the voyage of a Nathaniel Merriman
to New England in 1634 indicating that he was investing early in the settlements of New England.
Inhabitants of London, 1638, Society of Genealogists, based upon the Lambeth manuscript, lists a Peter
Woster as living on Birchin Lane in the Parish of St. Edmund’s and a William Worster as living at St.
Martin’s Lane in St. Martin Orgar Parish. Peter’s will wherein he identifies himself as Merchant Taylor is
dated Aug. 12, 1656 and is probated on Aug. 28, 1656. He mentions his son John (who must have been
born 1623-25 in St. Edmund’s Parish where the early registers are lost, daughter Elizabeth and wife
Dorothy. Dorothy’s will is dated Sept. 26, 1659 and is probated on April 20, 1660. It mentions her son
John and also her daughter Elizabeth. The will also references her daughter's husband Sgt. Major
Robert Cobbetts and their children Rebecca and Sarah. The will also mentions “Sibill Worcester widow
late wife of my late husbands brother.” (William, No. 27) It is this Peter Worcester who was Rev.
William's surety upon becoming the vicar of Olney. The parish register at St. Nicholas Acons record the
baptisms of their children.
Children of Peter Worcester
35Male infant, b St. Nicholas Acon, July 1618, prob. died young.
36Timothy, bap. St. Nicholas Acon, Aug. 29, 1619, d young.
37Elizabeth, bap. St. Nicholas Acon,Jan. 11, 1621; m ___ Cobbett.
38Samuel, bap.St. Nicholas Acon, Oct. 4, 1622.
39John, b St. Edmund’s Parish, abt. 1623-25.
No. 27
William Worcester, (William5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1), bap. Watford, Oct. 5, 1595.
In the Parish register of St. Dionis Backchurch, London, (just east of St. Edmund’s) is entered the
marriage of William Worsesster and Sybilla Bayfield, 2 Feb 1618. This evidence, together with Dorothy’s
will referenced above for Peter (No. 24), establishes that this William and his brother Peter were living in
London. Accordingly, this William could not have been the Vicar of Olney or the first minister of Salisbury
in 1639.
No. 28
William Worcester, (Joseph5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1). Rev. William Worcester of
Salisbury. See William1 Worcester.
No. 29
Joseph Worcester, (Joseph5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1). From the Brownsover
Church registers it is learned that he married June 10, 1632, Jane dau of Robart Wilford at Brownsover,
bap. Brownsover, Feb. 6, 1608. Joseph's children are listed in the Rugby parish church register with their
baptism dates.
Children of Joseph Worcester
40Joseph, bap. 1633.
41Mary, bap. 1636.
42Robert, bap. 1640.
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No. 34
William Worcester, (Richard6, William5, Richard4, William3, Peter2, Robert1), b abt. 1610 just
before his father's death. The court proceedings may have started again in 1633 when William became
of age and could be named as a defendant in the action. His will dated 1669 makes reference to his wife,
Mary and seven children. The will also provides the names of two of his grandchildren.
Children of William Worcester
43Henry.
44William.
45Richard.
46Mary.
47Lettice, m Geroge Fesher. They had two children, William and Richard.
48Alice.
49Emme.
From this documentation, it is quite evident that Rev. William, the first minister of the church at Salisbury,
and the progenitor of the Worcester family in America, was the William Worcester referenced above as
Number 28, the son of Joseph Worcester (No. 19), the elder of Rugby whose family came from West
Haddon. The family tradition of three brothers (William, Edward and Thomas) living in New England at
about the same time is not satisfied with the above findings. These findings do not, however, preclude
the possibility that Rev. William was related to Edward Wooster of Connecticut or a Thomas Worcester
who helped him in his ministry in Salisbury. More research is needed to make the connection, as there
surely is a connection between Rev. William and Edward Wooster of Connecticut. Consider, for example,
the following: The will of a John Worster, Shepard of Rugby, dated May, 1656, and proved at London
November 20, 1656 “authorized by oath of Edward Worster, the natural and lawful brother” who is
named as executor of the will. The will is actually a “Memorandum” in that it was dictated in the presence
of Luke Barrow and Elizabeth Barrow, his wife. The will names brothers Thomas and Edward, also
Edward’s daughter Elizabeth, and sisters Jane and Elizabeth. The oldest daughter of Edward Wooster of
Connecticut was named Elizabeth! The will places this Edward in London in November 1656, but there is
nothing in the historical records that places Edward Wooster in Connecticut at this time and return trips
to England were not uncommon, particularly after the end of the civil war. The Rugby parish records
contain entries for the christening of a John Worster’s daughters, but no reference to an Edward who, it
has been determined, was probably born in 1622.
Additional wills and information of Worcesters that were contemporaries of Rev. William's family who
might be related in some fashion is presented in the Appendix to assist with further research into the
Worcester family in England. While I feel confident that the compiliation of Worcesters in England is
accurate, I welcome other thoughts, suggestions, and comments.
John P. Worcester
2001, Aspen, Colorado
More on:
Cambridge, St. John's College.
Olney.
Rugby.
Watford.
West Haddon.
Cheddington.
Puritans
Pilgrims
Church of England
17. Sarah Blake .
Family Group Record FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19
Husband's Name
William WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE) (AFN:1CSS-94)
Born: 1595/1600 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Christened: 5 Oct 1595 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 28 Oct 1662 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Place: Old Cem., Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: William WOOSTER (WORSTER) (WORCESTER)(AFN:1CSS-G0)
Mother: Rebecca KING (AFN:1CSS-H5)
Wife's Name
Sarah BLAKE(AFN:8JFX-RJ)
Born: 1605 Place: Of Cheddington, Buckingham, England
Christened: Place: Cheddington, , Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 23 Apr 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: Samuel BROWN(AFN:1GFV-GCL)
Mother: Susannah BATES(AFN:1GFV-GDS)
Children
1. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER(AFN:1SX3-6JB)
Born: Abt 1655 Place: Newbury, Essex Co, Mass
2. Sex Name
F Susanna WORCESTER (AFN:1CSS-6L)
Born: 1634/1635 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: Aft 9 1688/1689 Feb Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
3. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCHESTER (AFN:1XPF-HSG)
Born: 1636 Place: , , , England
Died: 21 Feb 1680 Place: , Bradford, Essex, England
4. Sex Name
M William WORCESTER (AFN:8MJT-RM)
Born: 1638 Place: , Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 1683 Place: Boston, , Suffolk, Ma
Buried: Aft 1690 Place:
5. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-1V)
Born: 9 Jan 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1669 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
6. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-V2)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place:
Died: 1 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Buried: Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
7. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-W7)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: (died Young), , Essex, Ma
8. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-22)
Born: 9 Apr 1648 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
9. Sex Name
M Timothy WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-XD)
Born: 14 May 1642 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 13 Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, , Essex, Ma
Buried: Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
10. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCHESTER(AFN:H0DL-K5)
Born: 22 Jun 1646 Place: , Salisbury, Worchester, Massachusetts
Christened: 22 Jun 1646 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Bef 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
11. Sex Name
M Moses WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-ZK)
Born: 10 Nov 1643 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 4 Apr 1695 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Aft 1731 Place: Kittery, York Co, Maine
12. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE)(AFN:1CST-7W)
Born: 20 Nov 1629 Place: Slsbry, Cheddngtn, Essex/berks, Mass.
Died: 20 Feb 1681 Place: Lynn, Bradford, Essex, England
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Husband's Name
Thomas STACY(AFN:1CSS-5F)
Born: 1630/1631 Place: Bocking, Essex, England
Died: 23 Jul 1690 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Married: 4 Aug 1653 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Father: Simon STACY(AFN:1CSS-7R)
Mother: Elizabeth (Clark) CLERKE (AFN:1CSS-8X)
Wife's Name
Susanna WORCESTER(AFN:1CSS-6L)
Born: 1634/1635 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: Aft 9 1688/1689 Feb Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Married: 4 Aug 1653 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Father: William WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE)(AFN:1CSS-94)
Mother: Sarah BLAKE(AFN:8JFX-RJ)
Children
1. Sex Name
M John STACEY(AFN:7TTB-CS)
Born: 1658 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: 1686 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
2. Sex Name
F Thomasine STACEY(AFN:G48R-QJ)
Born: 1675 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1697 Place:
3. Sex Name
F Susannah STACY (AFN:1CSS-XD)
Born: 16 Jan 1668 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
4. Sex Name
M Numphas STACEY (AFN:MR6V-3X)
Born: Mar 1674 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
5. Sex Name
M John STACY(AFN:1CSS-33)
Born: 16 Mar 1666 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Christened: 27 Apr 1678 Place: Salem, Essex Co., Ma
Died: 22 Feb 1732 Place: Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
6. Sex Name
F Elizabeth STACEY(AFN:1CSS-SP)
Born: 16 Apr 1659 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
7. Sex Name
M William STACEY(AFN:1CSS-QC)
Born: 21 Apr 1656 Place: Of Kittery, York, Me
Christened: 1665 Place: From Eng.
Died: 5 Mar 1706 Place: Kittery, York, Me
Buried: 1706 Place: Kittery, York, Me
8. Sex Name
M Joseph STACEY(AFN:1CSS-TV)
Born: 27 Jun 1660 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: 15 Oct 1690 Place: , Essex, Ma
9. Sex Name
M Thomas STACEY (AFN:1CSS-P6)
Born: 6 Jul 1654 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: 25 Nov 1689 Place: (will Proved), , Essex, Ma
10. Sex Name
F Mary STACEY (AFN:1CSS-V2)
Born: 7 Nov 1661 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: Aft 24 1709 Jun Place: Ipswich, Ess, Ma
11. Sex Name
F Sarah STACEY(AFN:1CSS-ZK)
Born: 6 Dec 1670 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: 26 Dec 1670 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
12. Sex Name
F Robecca STACEY(AFN:1CSS-RJ)
Born: 7 Dec 1657 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: 21 Oct 1689 Place: , Essex, Ma
13. Sex Name
M Simon STACEY(AFN:1CSS-W7)
Born: 25 Dec 1664 Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
Died: 27 Oct 1699 Place:
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18. Edward Start .Edward married Wilmot Lamsytt.
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MOSES WORCESTER (William1), b Salisbury, MA, Nov. 10, 1643, m 1st before July 4, 1676,
Elizabeth Start of Wells, b 1674, d before Apr., 1695, dau of Edward and Wilmot (Lamsytt) Start, m 2d
Apr. 4, 1695, Mrs. Sarah (Remick) Soper, living 1714. He removed to Kittery, Me. before 1675, where he
was living in 1731 at the advanced age of 88 yrs. He was "a famous hunter of Indians," and was
familiarly known by the appellation of "Old Contrary." He owned extensive tracts of land in that part of
Kittery, now incorporated as Berwick. He united with the church in Kittery in 1716, about two years after
its formation.
Children of Moses Worcester by first marriage
III-20 Thomas.
III-21 William.
III-22 Elizabeth
Salisbury Rec. Essex Probate. Ipswich, Salem and Norfolk Rec. Suffolk Probate. Boston, Rowley and
Kittery Rec. York Co. Probate and Deeds. Life and Labors of Rev. Samuel Worcester, D.D.
In March 10, 1675, Moses Worcester of Kitterie, planter, conveyed for 25 pds. to John Allen his property
in Salisbury, remainder to Rishard Hubbard - May 21, 1675.
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19. Wilmot Lamsytt .
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MOSES WORCESTER (William1), b Salisbury, MA, Nov. 10, 1643, m 1st before July 4, 1676,
Elizabeth Start of Wells, b 1674, d before Apr., 1695, dau of Edward and Wilmot (Lamsytt) Start, m 2d
Apr. 4, 1695, Mrs. Sarah (Remick) Soper, living 1714. He removed to Kittery, Me. before 1675, where he
was living in 1731 at the advanced age of 88 yrs. He was "a famous hunter of Indians," and was
familiarly known by the appellation of "Old Contrary." He owned extensive tracts of land in that part of
Kittery, now incorporated as Berwick. He united with the church in Kittery in 1716, about two years after
its formation.
Children of Moses Worcester by first marriage
III-20 Thomas.
III-21 William.
III-22 Elizabeth
Salisbury Rec. Essex Probate. Ipswich, Salem and Norfolk Rec. Suffolk Probate. Boston, Rowley and
Kittery Rec. York Co. Probate and Deeds. Life and Labors of Rev. Samuel Worcester, D.D.
In March 10, 1675, Moses Worcester of Kitterie, planter, conveyed for 25 pds. to John Allen his property
in Salisbury, remainder to Rishard Hubbard - May 21, 1675.
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Sixth Generation
32. William Worster .William married Rebecca King.
Family Group Record FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19
Husband's Name
William WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE) (AFN:1CSS-94)
Born: 1595/1600 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Christened: 5 Oct 1595 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 28 Oct 1662 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Place: Old Cem., Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: William WOOSTER (WORSTER) (WORCESTER)(AFN:1CSS-G0)
Mother: Rebecca KING (AFN:1CSS-H5)
Wife's Name
Sarah BLAKE(AFN:8JFX-RJ)
Born: 1605 Place: Of Cheddington, Buckingham, England
Christened: Place: Cheddington, , Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 23 Apr 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: Samuel BROWN(AFN:1GFV-GCL)
Mother: Susannah BATES(AFN:1GFV-GDS)
Children
1. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER(AFN:1SX3-6JB)
Born: Abt 1655 Place: Newbury, Essex Co, Mass
2. Sex Name
F Susanna WORCESTER (AFN:1CSS-6L)
Born: 1634/1635 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: Aft 9 1688/1689 Feb Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
3. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCHESTER (AFN:1XPF-HSG)
Born: 1636 Place: , , , England
Died: 21 Feb 1680 Place: , Bradford, Essex, England
4. Sex Name
M William WORCESTER (AFN:8MJT-RM)
Born: 1638 Place: , Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 1683 Place: Boston, , Suffolk, Ma
Buried: Aft 1690 Place:
5. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-1V)
Born: 9 Jan 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1669 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
6. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-V2)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place:
Died: 1 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Buried: Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
7. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-W7)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: (died Young), , Essex, Ma
8. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-22)
Born: 9 Apr 1648 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
9. Sex Name
M Timothy WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-XD)
Born: 14 May 1642 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 13 Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, , Essex, Ma
Buried: Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
10. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCHESTER(AFN:H0DL-K5)
Born: 22 Jun 1646 Place: , Salisbury, Worchester, Massachusetts
Christened: 22 Jun 1646 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Bef 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
11. Sex Name
M Moses WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-ZK)
Born: 10 Nov 1643 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 4 Apr 1695 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Aft 1731 Place: Kittery, York Co, Maine
12. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE)(AFN:1CST-7W)
Born: 20 Nov 1629 Place: Slsbry, Cheddngtn, Essex/berks, Mass.
Died: 20 Feb 1681 Place: Lynn, Bradford, Essex, England
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33. Rebecca King .
Family Group Record FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4.19
Husband's Name
William WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE) (AFN:1CSS-94)
Born: 1595/1600 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Christened: 5 Oct 1595 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 28 Oct 1662 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Place: Old Cem., Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: William WOOSTER (WORSTER) (WORCESTER)(AFN:1CSS-G0)
Mother: Rebecca KING (AFN:1CSS-H5)
Wife's Name
Sarah BLAKE(AFN:8JFX-RJ)
Born: 1605 Place: Of Cheddington, Buckingham, England
Christened: Place: Cheddington, , Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 23 Apr 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Essex, Ma
Married: 1620 Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, , England
Father: Samuel BROWN(AFN:1GFV-GCL)
Mother: Susannah BATES(AFN:1GFV-GDS)
Children
1. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER(AFN:1SX3-6JB)
Born: Abt 1655 Place: Newbury, Essex Co, Mass
2. Sex Name
F Susanna WORCESTER (AFN:1CSS-6L)
Born: 1634/1635 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: Aft 9 1688/1689 Feb Place: Ipswich, Essex, Ma
3. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCHESTER (AFN:1XPF-HSG)
Born: 1636 Place: , , , England
Died: 21 Feb 1680 Place: , Bradford, Essex, England
4. Sex Name
M William WORCESTER (AFN:8MJT-RM)
Born: 1638 Place: , Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: 1683 Place: Boston, , Suffolk, Ma
Buried: Aft 1690 Place:
5. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-1V)
Born: 9 Jan 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 1669 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
6. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-V2)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place:
Died: 1 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Buried: Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
7. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-W7)
Born: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Christened: 4 Apr 1641 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: (died Young), , Essex, Ma
8. Sex Name
F Elizabeth WORCESTER (AFN:8JFZ-22)
Born: 9 Apr 1648 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Mass.
Died: 9 Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Mar 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
9. Sex Name
M Timothy WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-XD)
Born: 14 May 1642 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 13 Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, , Essex, Ma
Buried: Aug 1706 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
10. Sex Name
F Sarah WORCHESTER(AFN:H0DL-K5)
Born: 22 Jun 1646 Place: , Salisbury, Worchester, Massachusetts
Christened: 22 Jun 1646 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Ma
Died: 9 Mar 1650 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried: Bef 1649 Place: Salisbury, Essex Co, Mass
11. Sex Name
M Moses WORCESTER (AFN:8JFX-ZK)
Born: 10 Nov 1643 Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 4 Apr 1695 Place: Kittery, York, Maine
Buried: Aft 1731 Place: Kittery, York Co, Maine
12. Sex Name
M Samuel WORCESTER (WOOSTER OR WORSTE)(AFN:1CST-7W)
Born: 20 Nov 1629 Place: Slsbry, Cheddngtn, Essex/berks, Mass.
Died: 20 Feb 1681 Place: Lynn, Bradford, Essex, England
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