Person:Francis Worley (2)
Francis Worley, Esq.
b.1670 Bishopsgate, City of London, Middlesex, England
d. York County, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 Jan 1666/67
  1. Francis Worley, Esq.1670 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Francis Worley, Esq.1670 -
  • W.  Mary Brassey1673 - 1728
m. 3 Feb 1692/93
  1. Brassey Worley1696 - 1783
  2. Francis WorleyAbt 1740 -
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Facts and Events
Name Francis Worley, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth? 1670 Bishopsgate, City of London, Middlesex, EnglandCitation needed
Marriage 3 Feb 1692/93 Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvaniato Mary Brassey
Property[1] 1701 Province of Pennsylvania2,500 ac
Other[1] 1722 Chester County, PennsylvaniaJustice of the Peace
Other[2] 16 Jun 1722 Conestoga (township), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United Statespresent at Indiana council
Residence[1] Abt 1725 Conestoga (township), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United Statesnear the village of Colemanville
Property[1] 1742 York County, Pennsylvaniapurchased 750 ac about one mile NW of York
Death? York County, PennsylvaniaCitation needed
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  • Storey 1 and Prowell 2 may contain errors. Much more research is needed for this page.
  • Some report that "Francis died Oct 21 1728 Conestogoe Twp., Delaware Co., Pa, as recorded in the Swathmore Quaker Records" - needs followup.
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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Storey, Henry Wilson. History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania: with genealogical memoirs. (New York; Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1907)
    Vol 3, p 45.

    ... (I) Francis Worley came to this country from England in 1699, with William Penn. By occupation he was a surveyor. In 1701 he became the owner of 2,500 acres of land in the province of Pennsylvania. In 1722 the Indians consented to convey to Governor Keith a large tract of land on the west side of the Sasquehanna for the use of Springett Penn, the grandson of William Penn. Francis Worley was one of the three surveyors sent across the Susquehanna by Governor Keith to make the survey, this being the first survey made of that section of the country ; it contained 75,520 acres, and is well known as Springettsbury Manor. In 1722 he was one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of Chester at Conestoga. He removed from Lancaster county in 1742, purchasing 750 acres of land about one mile Northwest of York. In the year 1700, Francis Worley married Mary Brassey, daughter of Thomas Brassey. They had five sons : Jacob, Daniel, Nathan, James and Francis. ...

  2. ↑ Francis Worley, in Prowell, George Reeser. History of York County, Pennsylvania. (Chicago [Illinois]: J.H. Beers, 1907)
    Vol 1.

    p 25 -
    ... At a council with the Indians held at Conestoga, June 16, 1722. Present: Sir William Keith, Bart., Governor. Col. John French & Francis Worley, Esqs. ...

    p 30 -
    ... FRANCIS WORLEY, appointed a Justice of the Peace of Chester County and chosen a member of the council at Philadelphia July 4th, 1718. He resided in Hempfield township, within the manor of Conestoga, near the Conestoga Indiana town. He afterwards removed to Manchester township, now in the county of York, and died July, 1768, leaving to survive him eight sons and two daughters, viz. : Daniel, Jacob, Nathan, Henry, Samuel, James, Francis, Thomas, Mary, wife of Peter Shugart, and Lydia, wife of George Eichelberger. ...

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