'Worth3'
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Families covered: Worth of Barnstaple, Worth of Compton Pole, Worthy (Worthe) of Exeter, Worth of Penryn, Worth of Somerset
| Roger Worthe of Compton Pole & Barnstaple, Mayor of Exeter (a 1482) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (bur 1506) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Worth of Compton Pole | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Oates Worth of Compton Pole (d 14.12.1504) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Milliton (a 1504, dau of John Milliton of Meavy & Pengersick, m2. John Gay of Goldsworthy) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Worth of Crediton & Compton Pole (d before 04.06.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Clark (dau of Robert Clark of Crediton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Worth of Compton Pole (a 1638) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellen Harvey (dau of Thomas Harvey) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | George Worthe of St. Sidwell, Exeter (d before 21.01.1637-8, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Worthy (a 1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Christopher (dau of Colonel John Christopher) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Stephen Worthy of St. Davids. Exeter (d before 08.11.1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne (a 08.11.1727) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Worthy | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Jonathan Worthy (b 1727, d 1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1758) Mary Dewdney (dau of John Dewdney of Stoke Canon) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Jonathan Worthy (b 1762, d 26.01.1815, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c07.1786) Elizabeth Melhuish (b c1766, d 1850, dau of John Melhuish of Hill in Cruwyas Morchard by Ann, dau of Rev, Francis Huyshe) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Charles Worthy (b 05.03.1808, d 23.09.1879, Rural Dean for Exeter, vuicar of Ashburton with Buckland) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1838) Elizabeth Anne Richardson (b 1811-2, d 10.04.1881, dau of Francis Richardson) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Mary Worthy (d 1887) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Henry Bennett, Governor of Ascension (Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Lee Sanders of Grattons | |||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - Jonathan (b 1787, d unm 1838), James George (d 1850), John (b 1793, dspm 1840, RN), Elizabeth (d 1875) | ||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - John Dewdney (b 1760, dspm bur 20.11.1802), Richard, Thomas, James (b 1767-8, d unm 14.08.1823) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Joan Worthy | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wandricke | |||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Robert, William, Nicohlas, Christian, Joan, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Roger Worth of Barnstaple, Devon (bur 05.10.1564) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Drew ( before 10.1564, dau of Henry Drew of Barnstaple) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Paul Worth of Barnstaple (d 23.01.1615-6, of the Inner Temple) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (06.02.1563-4) Grace Wallis (bur 04.08.1575, dau of John Wallis alias Darte of Barnstaple, widow of ?? Popham) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Worth of Barnstaple (bpt 18.08.1571, a 1616, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.10.1603) Philipa Prouse (d 1652, dau of John Prouse) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Worth of Barnstaple & Penryn (Cornwall) (d before 27.04.1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c05.1630) Isabella (Sibell) Bowyer of Penryn (m2. John Tremenheere of Penzance) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Worth of Penryn (a 1652) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Morval (dau of John Buller of Morval) ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Worth of Penryn (d before 10.02.1689-90, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Collier | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Charles Worth (bur 18.01.1697-8) | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | Charles Worth had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Thomas Worth of St. Ives, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Charles Worth of Penzance (bpt 23.03.1713-4, bur 04.04.1766, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1746) Mary Toup (bur 09.11.1750) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Prudence Keigwin (dau of Rev. John Keigwin of Landrake & St. Erney) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue - Thomas (bpt 28.03.1709-10), Samuel (bpt 09.11.1719), bridget (bpt 17.09.1711), Jane (bpt 05.02.1716-7), Catherine (bpt 17.02.1726-7) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | John Worth (bpt 11.09.1696) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Philipa Worth (a 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Cary (a 1690) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Sibell Worth (a 1706) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1665) John Tremenheere of Penzance | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Mary Worth | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Henry Tremenheere of Penzance (d 28.10.1686) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.04.1687) John Carveth | |||||||||||||||
| (vii)+ | other issue - Thomas (a 1690), Jane (a 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - John (bpt 21.10.1604), Katherine (bpt 17.04.1608) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Dorothy Worth (bpt 13.03.1569-70) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas Robinson | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (07.1617) Philip Southcote | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Roger (bpt 09.05.1567), Mary (bpt 30.03.1564), Honor (bpt 18.11.1565), Katherine (bpt 09.08.1568), Sibell (bpt 13.11.1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.11.1575) Joan Downe (bur 08.12.1624, dau of John Downe of Pilton) | |||||||||||||||
| (8)+ | other issue - Arthur (bpt 17.01.1576-7), Richard (bpt 19.02.1580-1), James (bpt 15.11.1594), Susanna (bpt 05.051578), Hester (bpt 02.09.1579), Richarda (bpt 19.02.1580-1), Margaert (bpt 29.08.1589), Grace (bpt 28.06.1598-9) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Worth of Timberscombe, Somerset (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (Somerset, 1623, Worth). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Wells (dau of Thomas Wells of Timberscombe) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Worth of Luckomb, Somerset (a 1623, younger son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Harrison (dau/coheir of William Harrison of Luccomb, Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Worth (b c1594, a 1623) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cicely Trevilion (dau of Anthony Trevilion of Yarnscomb) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue (a 1623) - Mary (b c1621), Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Richard, Alexander,Cicely, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Worth | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Brent of Cossington | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - John (dsp), Andrew (dsp), George( dsp), Joane | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Honor Worth (bpt 15.06.1542) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.09.1561) Richard Oliver | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Worth | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.07.1555) Richard Pearde | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Worth (bpt 15.07.1543, a 1584) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.01.1565-6) John Smeale | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Grace Worth (bpt 09.10.1545, a 1564) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.05.1566) John Gay | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - Walter (bpt 15.10.1539, a 1584), Joane (bpt 23.081544, a 1564) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Worth of Worth')
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