(1149.) to (1152.) No further record.
See Early to 1850 Iowa Marriages.
May have been the daughter of Dempsey Gatlin who married her mother as second husband.
Heiss Quaker Records Vol 6 page 8. Marriage records found in Early to 1850 Iowa Marriages.
Patented land adjoing that of Robert Sr. in Westmoreland Co., Pa in 1769,
will probated in Westmoreland CO., in 1778 naming wife, Rachel, minor children, Joseph and Elizabeth, brother in law, Isaac Meason as executor.
Robert (Bobby Dunblean) WORTHINGTON
Robert (Bobby Dunblean) Worthington, oldest son of Samuel Worthington and Sarah Simcock, came of age ca 1738. Following the death of his father in 1739, Bobby lost little time in filing suit against the other heirs in an attempt to overthrow the will of his grandfather. His petition in Chancery reviewed the terms of the will and outlined the grandson's objections on the following grounds.
1. Mary, the 2nd wife of the grandfather Robert, had since remarried one Samuel Britain but had not renounced her dower as legally required.
2. The will named grandsons Robert and Jacob. There had never been a grandson named Jacob, leaving the inference that Robert the testator had been
either very ill or senile at the time the will was drawn.
3. Since the land had not been left in fee simple, all heirs were tenants in common. The land could not be divided, no heir could sell any part of the land nor could be improve it to his advantage.
4. Samuel Britain, 2nd husband of Robert Worthington's widow, had taken over the management of the estate, claiming it was his by right of dower and excluding all other heirs from participation in the management.
Samuel Britian and Mary his wife answered the complaint, admitting the truth of all assertions except that regarding the dower, Samuel Britiain had been appointed guardian of the minor children, Robert and Martha, the chief
heir according to intent of father's will - and it was his duty of manage the estate in their best interest until they came of age. (According to Sarah Worthington King Peters, granddaughter of young Robert, Samuel Britian treated his step-children harshly, the boy was made an indentured servant of a hard master and ran away. The court later appointed Bobby Dunblean as guardian of his young half-Uncle.The Court decreed the following settlement:
1000 acres to Mary Britian to be used during her lifetime, reversionary
rights to Robert, the complainant.
666 2/3 acres to Robert, youngest son of the testator, reversionary rights to complainant.
333 1/3 acres to Martha, youngest daughter of testator, reversionary rights to complainant.
400 acres to Jacob Worthington for use during his lifetime with land to
revert to complainant upon his death.
600 acres and all reversionary rights to complainant.The Court ordered the land to be surveryed and divided. The survey indicated 800 acres more than three thousand shown in original grant. Lord Fairfax deeded the land to Bobby bringing his total to almost 1400 acres for
immediate possession. This was a promising start for a young man still in his twenties. The reversionary rights, if he had exercised them, would have given him four thousand acres and made him one of the largest landowners in the area. Bobby Dunblean, unfortunately, proved to be a poor business man. Little by little he sold off the land. In 1769 he was granted 300 acres of land in PA. County of Westmoreland and apparently lived there until death. May 1788 is date of last record found in that County and it is assumed he died soon after.Bobby Dunblaen Worthington died interstate and there is no recorded deed naming any of his children. No clue has been found indicating name or marriage of any daughter and only a partial list of his sons can be assembled. Actually proof exists for only one - William Worthington of Muhlenberg Co., KY. Four others seem fairly certain - Samuel, Robert Jr., Jacob and James, May have been others.
Benjamin and Andrew, if these were children of Bobby and Ann Worthington both were born after 1761. They are not included in the 1783 tax list for Westmoreland. The only Worthingtons lsited were James, William, Jacob, and
Robert (Sr.). The 1800 tax list of Muhlenberg Co., KY includes Andrew, Benj., James and William - with the name spelling "Wortherington" in each case. The proximity and the fact that the name is identically misspelled in each instance suggests a relationship between the four men.There is a notation from the Hopewell MM, Frederick Co., VA:
24-12-1759 - George HIATT is appointed by this meeting, to read the Testimony signed against Robert Worthington to him and give him a copy, if he inclines to appeal, but if not to return it to the clerk to be recorded.