Peter Worden^[1]

Abt 1576 - 1639

• Born	Abt 1576	Clayton, Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 1610	Preston, Lancashire, England
  	industrialist in the textile industry
  	Worked in the textile business.
  Will	9 Feb 1639
  	Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Will dated 9 Feb 1638 and proved 9 Mar 1639, witnessed by Nicholis Sympkins, Heugh Tillie and Giles Hopkins. Family genealogists have long wondered who the John Lewis provided for in the will was. In 1992 it was discovered that Peter's daughter, Elizabeth, prior to her marriage, gave birth to an illegitimate child, fathered by a married priest by the name of John Lewis.
  Death	5 Mar 1639	Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  	Peter died between 9 February 1638 - 39 and 5 March 1638 - 39. It has been thought that he was buried in the Worden Family cmemtery in East Dennis but recently this has been questioned.
  Died	5 Mar 1639	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Buried	Worden Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Notes	The Will of Peter Worden, Ye Elder The last will and testament of Peter Worden of Yarmouth, the elder, deceased proved at the general court at Plymouth the fift day of March in the XIIIJ TH yeare of the reigne of our soverigne Lord Charles, King of England & c.,1638, by the oathes of Mr. Nicholas Sympkins, HeughTillie and Giles Hopkins -as followeth, viz: "Be it knowne unto all men to whome this doth or may concerne, that IPeter Worden, of Yarmouth, in New England, in Plymouth Patten, being very sick, in this yeare of our Lord 1638, and on the ninth day off february, do make my last will to testify unto all that I, Peter Worden, doe give and bequeath unto Peter Worden my only sonne, & sonn & heire, and in the presence of Nicholas Sympkins, Hugh Tillie & Giles Hopkins I do make him my whole executr, to whom I doe give all my lands, leases, tennemants with goods moveable and unmoveable in the Towne of Clayton, in the county of Lankester, likewise I doe give unto Peter my sonne all my goods wch I have at this prsent in New England. My will is my sonne is to give John Lewis one Nate Goate. also my will is my son is to give my Grandchild such money as is due for the keepeing of goates and calves untill this day. and my sonn is with the money to buy John a kid or dispose it otherwise for his use, also one bed or boulster, three blankets, also my sonn is to have the tuition of my grandchild untill he be at the age of one and twenty yeares of age, also my will is he shall fynd him with meate, drinke and cloathes, and at the three last yeares of the XXJTH yeare also to have forty shillings the yeare after & above, for to add to his stock with a sow pigg when the sow piggs. In witness we present set our hands. Peter his Werden Nicholas Simpkins seal Hugh Tilly H marke Giles Hopkins $ Mr. Nicholas Sympkins, Heugh Tilly and Giles Hopkins weer all deposed in open court to this will the fifth day of March 1638 XIIJTH Carolisee court ordr p-194 ****************************************************************** The Will of Peter Worden, Ye Elder The last will and testament of Peter Worden of Yarmouth, the elder, deceased proved at the general court at Plymouth the fift day of March in the XIIIJTH yeare of the reigne of our soverigne Lord Charles, King of England & c.,1638, by the oathes of Mr. Nicholas Sympkins, Heugh Tillie and Giles Hopkins -as followeth, viz: "Be it knowne unto all men to whome this doth or may concerne, that I Peter Worden, of Yarmouth, in New England, in Plymouth Patten, being very sick, in this yeare of our Lord 1638, and on the ninth day of ffebruary, do make my last will to testify unto all that I, Peter Worden, doe give and bequeath unto Peter Worden my only sonne, & sonn & heire, and in the presence of Nicholas Sympkins ,Hugh Tillie & Giles Hopkins I do make him my whole executr, to whom I doe give all my lands, leases, tennemants with goods moveable and unmoveable in the Towne of Clayton, in the county of Lankester, likewise I doe give unto Peter my sonne all my goods wch I have at this prsent in New England. My will is my sonne is to give John Lewis one Nate Goate. also my will is my son is to give my Grandchild such money as is due for the keepeing of goates and calves untill this day. and my sonn is with the money to buy John a kid or dispose it otherwise for his use, also one bed or boulster, three blankets, also my sonn is to have the tuition of my grandchild untill he be at the age of one and twenty yeares of age, also my will is he shall fynd him with meate, drinke and cloathes, and at the three last yeares of the XXJTH yeare also to have forty shillings the yeare after & above, for to add to his stock with a sow pigg when the sow piggs. In witness we present set our hands. Peter his Werden Nicholas Simpkins seal Hugh Tilly H marke Giles Hopkins
  Person ID	I603586	7_families
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2006

  
  

  Father	Robert Worden,   b. Abt 1534, Clayton-Le-Woods, Clayton, Lancastershire, England ,   d. 11 Sep 1580, Clayton, Lancashire, England
  Mother	Isobel Isabella Worthington,   b. Abt 1546, Blainscough, Lancashire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1568	, , England
  Family ID	F219662	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Grice,   b. 1568-1572, Of, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1612, , , England
  Married	1603-1604	, , England
  Children	> 1. Eleanor Worden,   b. 1598, , Lancashire, England ,   d. Dec 1681, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts   2. Elizabeth Worden,   b. 1604-1609, , , England ,   bur. 30 Jul 1635, Kirkham, Northumberland, England   3. Bridget Worden,   b. 1604-1609, , , England ,   d. 19 Nov 1628, , , England > 4. Peter Worden,   b. 1609, Clayton, Lancashire, England ,   d. 11 Jan 1680, Near, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2006
  Family ID	F219661	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1576 - Clayton, Lancashire, England Married - 1603-1604 - , , England Death - 5 Mar 1639 - Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Died - 5 Mar 1639 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Buried - - Worden Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S7721] Worthington families of medieval England, Philip Michael Worthington, (Sussex, England : Phillimore, c1985 (Worchester : Billing and Sons). Book #929.242 W899w), Book #929.242 W899w., 283 (Reliability: 3).