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John L Worsham 1774–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1831/1836

Death Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Father: Kennon Worsham

Mother: Elizabeth (Worsham)

Spouse(s): Docia Jennings

Children(s): Henry Worsham, Saluda Worsham, John Worsham, Martha Worsham, James Worsham, Robert Worsham, William Worsham, Pamela Worsham, Eliza Worsham

John L Worsham was born in 1774 in Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of Kennon Worsham And Elizabeth Clay Worsham. John L Worsham married Docia Cook Jennings, and had children including Eliza Jane Worsham, Henry Moody Worsham, James Edwin Worsham, John Jennings Worsham, Martha C Mattie Worsham, Pamela Ann Worsham, Robert C Worsham, Saluda Worsham, William H Worsham. John L Worsham passed away in 1831 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John L Worsham was born in 1774 in Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA, the child of Kennon Worsham And Elizabeth Clay Worsham.
  • John L Worsham married Docia Cook Jennings, and had children including Eliza Jane Worsham, Henry Moody Worsham, James Edwin Worsham, John Jennings Worsham, Martha C Mattie Worsham, Pamela Ann Worsham, Robert C Worsham, Saluda Worsham, William H Worsham.
  • John L Worsham passed away in 1831 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Worsham's Ancestors

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John Worsham
1774–1831
Birth Place: Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Parents
Kennon Worsham
1751–1788
Amelia County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Clay) (Worsham)
1753–1822
Amelia County, Virginia
Grandparents
Henry (Worsham) Sr
1730–1795
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Martha Jackson
1750–1835
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Martha Greene
1719–1793
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Wortham
1695–1735
Elizabeth Archer
1705–1735
Matthew Jackson
1714–1783
Anne Dunavant
1720–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Worsham's Descendants

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John (L) Worsham (1774–12 Jan 1831/1836) m. Docia (Cook) Jennings (Abt. 1780–23 May 1866)
  1. 1. Henry (Moody) Worsham 1817–1872
  2. 2. Saluda Worsham 1805–1850
  3. 3. John (Jennings) Worsham 1812–1871
  4. 4. Martha (C (Mattie)) Worsham 1818–1880
  5. 5. James (Edwin) Worsham 1820–1869
  6. 6. Robert (C) Worsham 1825–1873
  7. 7. William (H) Worsham 1817–1853
  8. 8. Pamela (Ann) Worsham 1800–
  9. 9. Eliza (Jane) Worsham 1806–1876

John Worsham's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of John L Worsham in Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
1831
12 Jan 1831/1836
Age 57
Death of John L Worsham in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Petersburg, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1831/1836
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

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