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Matthew Howard Jr.
(Abt 1641-1692)
Sarah Dorsey
(Abt 1650-Bef 1691)
Captain John Worthington
(1650-1701)
Sarah Howard
(-1726)
Thomas Worthington

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Ridgely

Thomas Worthington 1

  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Ridgely

  Research Notes:

Second son of Captain John Worthington.

From Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, p. 153:

Thomas and Elizabeth Worthington bought "Broome" and "Wardridge" of Henry Ridgely, third, and resided there. It bordered upon "Hockley", and upon it are both the Ridgely and Worthington graveyards

From that old homestead went forth to Elk Ridge, the following daughters, whose histsory belongs to Howard County: Sarah Worthington--Basil Dorsey, born at Hockley; Elizabeth--Henry Dorsey, of Joshua and Ann Ridgely; Katherine--Major Nicholas Gassaway, of Colonel Nicholas, of South River; Rachel Ridgely Worthington--Cornelius Howard, of Joseph, her neighbor; Thomasin--Alexander Warfield, of John; Ariana--Nicholas Watkins, Jr. All inherited portions of "Worthington Range," at Clarksville, and "Partnership," between Highland and Fulton.

The sons of Thomas and Elizabeth Ridgely Worthington remained in Anne Arundel.


Thomas married Elizabeth Ridgely, daughter of Captain Henry Ridgely III and Catherine Greenberry.


Sources


1 Warfield, J. D, <i>The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland.</i> (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 153.


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