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Sylvanus (Silas) Worley 1746–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Father: John VA

Mother: Esther Langsdon

Spouse(s): Kiziah Maxey

Children(s): Thomas Worley

Sylvanus (Silas) Worley was born in 1746 in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Worley Jr Va And Esther Langsdon. Sylvanus (Silas) Worley married Kiziah H Maxey, and had children including Thomas Pleasant Worley. Sylvanus (Silas) Worley passed away in 1788 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus (Silas) Worley was born in 1746 in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Worley Jr Va And Esther Langsdon.
  • Sylvanus (Silas) Worley married Kiziah H Maxey, and had children including Thomas Pleasant Worley.
  • Sylvanus (Silas) Worley passed away in 1788 in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John VA
1725–1778
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia Colony
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Esther Langsdon
1725–1772
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Kiziah Maxey
1756–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Thomas Worley
1788–1865
Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
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Sylvanus Worley's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Worley
1746–1788
Birth Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Worley Jr. VA
1725–1778
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia Colony
Esther Langsdon
1725–1772
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Worley Sr) Sr
1703–1757
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Esther Blount
1703–1757
Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Worley
1674–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Worley
1654–1724
Joane Worley
1656–1756

Sylvanus Worley's Descendants

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Sylvanus ((Silas)) Worley (1746–1788) m. Kiziah (H.) Maxey (1756–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Pleasant) Worley 1788–1865 m. Rachel Blackwell 1794–1860
    1. 1. Thomas (David) Worley 1828–1890 m. Anna (Jane) Hardison 1833–1900
      1. 1. Joseph Worley 1857–1919 m. Catherine Harper 1863–1918
        1. 1. Lula (or Luler) Worley 1893–1969 m. Oscar (Prater) Watts 1888–1960
      2. 2. James (Bryant) Worley 1871–1933
      3. 3. Eliza (Mae) Worley 1867–1940
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Worley 1871–1953
      5. 5. Martha (Jane) Worley 1874–1961
      6. 6. Zebulon (Vance) Worley 1875–1941
      7. 7. Mattie Worley 1878–1953
      8. 8. Catharine Worley 1862–
    2. 2. Rebecca Worley 1825–
    3. 3. James (Eugene) Worley 1818–1894
    4. 4. John (Pleasant) Worley 1819–1900
    5. 5. William (R.) Worley 1816–
    6. 6. Martha (C) Worley 1828–
    7. 7. David Worley 1830–1919
    8. 8. Jane Worley 1832–
    9. 9. Griffin Worley 1839–
    10. 10. Elizabeth Worley 1814–1896

Sylvanus Worley's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Sylvanus (Silas) Worley in Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
Powhatan County, Virginia, USA
1788
1788
Age 42
Death of Sylvanus (Silas) Worley in Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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