Patrick, From the book "Highland Pioneer Sketches & Family Genealogies" by Elsie Johnson Ayres. Found NO info on the names STANLEY or STREET. Found the following on Worthington: Page 23 In 1804-05, McArthur erected a beautiful freestone mansion on the same ridge of hills chosen by Thomas Worthington for his home. Both houses were constructed by a self-taught stone mason by the name of Morris. ...Upland Cemetery, Chillicothe. Other governors of Ohio buried in the same cemetery were Edward Tiffin, 1803-1807; Thomas Worthington, 1814-1818; and William Allen, who was governor from 1874-1876. Page 24-28 THOMAS WORTHINGTON First Governor to Live in Columbus The Worthington family were from Cheshire County, England, the family motto being "Virture Worthy of One's Ancestors". In the thirteenth century, Lancaster William DeWorthington was the great, great grandfather of John Worthington, 1606-1691, of Marley, Cheshire County. John and Mabel (Owen) Worthington lived in the ancestoral home, "Qurrel Bank" meaning Stone Quarry. They were Quakers and the parents of a son, Robert, born in 1667. He married Alice Taylor in 1695 and had the following children: Samuel, John, Jacob, Ephraim, Esther, Martha, Eliza, Philip and Rachel Worthington. When their first three children were born, the moved to a home near Dublin, Ireland. Samuel, the eldest son, was the first to arrive in America. He settled on a farm in New Jersey in 1714. He became what was known in the East as a "Gentleman Farmer". He sold farm products and stock raised on his farm from a stall in the city market place. The rest of the Worthington family followed in quick succession and by 1722 were established in Philadelphia. After the death of his first wife, Robert Worthington chose to marry Mary Murtis, who was much younger than he. His children opposed the union and he proceeded to divide his holdings into nine parts, reserving only one part for himself. On June 30, 1729, he married and began to plan a move, to the territory of Virginia. In 1730, after the birth of a son, Robert, he moved his wife and son to Shepherd's Town, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. His son was barely five years old when the father died. The young widow married a farmer, Canuel Brittain, and Robert was bound out to a farmer. Conditions were so bad that he soon ran away. The executor of the estate was not trust- worthy and soon young Robert was penniless. He studied surveying and worked with a young surveyor by the name of George Washington. In 1759, Robert Worthington fell in love with Margaret Matthews and they were married. He was concerned because his family were Quakers and his wife belonged to another sect. However, she proved to be a worthy help- mate and they built up a large estate at Charles Town, where he died in 1779. She followed him the next year. Their children were Ephraim, who lived in the manor house built by his parents, Martha, Mary (wife of the first Governor of Ohio, Edward Tiffin), William, Robert, and Thomas Worthington. Of this family, Robert, Thomas and Mary (Worthington) Tiffin came to Ohio. Thomas, youngest son of Robert and Margaret (Matthews) Worthington, was born July 16, 1773. He was just seven when his father died, so received little formal education. At the age of eighteen, he went to sea for two years and returned to the small estate left him by his father. He kept "Bachelor's Hall" on Prospect Hill for some three years, with the help of a few servants and Aunt Hannah. On June 20, 1796, Thomas Worthington set out on horseback for the new territory of Ohio. He arrived at Wheeling, crossed the river into Ohio, where he left his horses and started up the Muskingum River. At Marietta, he secured a place in a sailing packet and on June 30th, reached the mouth of the Scioto River. The only transportation he could find was to act as paddler on a mail canoe going up river. On July 3, 1796, he went ashore at Indian Creek and with a guide he walked to Massie's home on Paint Creek. Three miles north was "Massie's Town" or Chillicothe, a settlement of some twenty cabins and very little food. When he was fourteen years old, Worthington had been placed under the guardianship of Gen. Drake, an officer of the Revolution. One of his reasons for coming to the Northwest Territory was to locate lands for the general. After a conference with Nathaniel Massie, he set out to locate the land. He liked the countryside and its possibilities and decided to take land in payment for his surveyor's fees. He explored Paint Creek from its source eastward where it flowed into the Scioto River. The acreage he chose for himself was about five miles west of Chillicothe, on the banks of Paint Creek. When he had established claims and diminished his surveyiung duties, Worthington set out for home. On Nov 13, 1796, he married Eleanor "Nellie" Swearingen, cousin of Joseph Swearingen of Highland County. Joseph's wife was Nancy, daughter of the pioneer, Hugh Evans who settled on Clear Creek. Nellie Swearingen was an orphan who had inherited property and slaves from her father who was killed during the Revolution. March 14, 1798, Worthington, his wife Nellie and a daughter Mary, born Nov 19, 1797, his sister Mary, her husband Edward Tiffin, his brother Robert and his wife, the former Ann E. Whiting, their children-Elizabeth, Ephraim and John Worthington, set out from Virginia for the Ohio country. They traveled 345 miles by wagons and flat boats, following the same route taken by Thomas Worthington in 1796. Leaving their wagons and many supplies to be brought through later, they completed their trip on horseback, arriving in Chillicothe, Apr 17, 1798. The Worthingtons and Tiffins, with numerous freed slaves, left luxurious homes on southern plantations for what was a free land where all could live peaceably. The Worthingtons were Quakers, which gave them an incentive for leaving comfortable homes. The land in the territory was cheap and the growning town would give Thomas Worthington an opportunity for leadership, for he was a "leader of men". At the time of their arrival, he was twenty-five years old, was over six feet tall, with a ruddy complexion, sandy hair and deep blue penetrating eyes. The Worthington party also included Robert Lucas, a surveyor, who accompanied them to look over the new territory. It is interesting to note that in the party were three men who would become the first, sixth and twelfth governors of Ohio-Tiffin, Worthington and Lucas. Nine more children were born to Thomas and Eleanor (Swearingen) Worthington in Chillicothe who were: 1. Mary (Tiffin), 2. Sally Ann, who married Edward King of New York. He arrived in the embryo town in 1814 to become one of the most eminent lawyers. Their son, Rufus King, born May 30, 1817, graduated from Harvard in 1841. He married Margaret T. Reeves and both became associated with the social and business life of Hillsboro. 3. James Thomas, eldest son of the Worthingtons, born in 1802, married Julia, daughter of Hon. Samuel Galloway of Hillsboro and Columbus. 4. Albert, 1804, 5. Thomas II, 1807, 6. Eleanor, 1809, 7. Margaret, who married Edward Deering Mansfield, an author, and lived in the beautiful home known as "Yamoden" or "The Beeches" that stood a mile north of Morrow, O., 8. Elizabeth, 9. Francis, and 10. Robert Worthington, who carried out many of the projects started by his father. Five months and three days after the Worthingtons reached Chillicothe, Ross County was formed by a proclamation issued by Gov. St. Clair, Aug 20, 1798. When the Court of Common Pleas met at its first term, they needed better quarters for their meetings. One act passed stated, "Be it so ordered that Thomas Worthington and Samuel Smith, Squires, do superintend the building of a Courthouse, Jail, Jailor's House, Stocks and Pillary", and that "T. Worthington and William Britton do apply to Nathaniel Massie for to obtain a deed for the Public Ground on which the buildings are to be erected". Massie was Surveyor General of the Territory. The sum of $120.00 was appropriated to defray expenses. The action was the first step towards building of the old stone courthouse, afterward used as the first statehouse of Ohio. Thomas Worthington rose rapidly to a place of authority in the new territory. He was elected to the first and second territorial legislatures, serving on many important committees that helped mold our State. He opposed Gov. St. Clair's ideas and went to Washington to lobby for immediate statehood. He was backed by the most influential men of his day and their efforts were successful. He was a member of the constitutional convention in 1802 and was elected to the House of Representatives. Worthington and John Smith both served as the State's firts U.S. Senators. Worthington served from 1803-1807 and again from 1811-1814. He aroused antagonism by opposing entrance in the war with Britain, but supported it after hostilities began in 1812. In October, 1814, he was elected Governor of Ohio and re-elected in 1816. He was the first governor to live in the statehouse in Columbus. He contributed several hundred books that became the nucleus of the state library. (Many of the volumes were destroyed by fire when the building burned.) T. Worthington was sppointed Surveyor of the Northwest Territory and the lands east of the Scioto River. He was able to build up a small fortune and fame for himself by establishing mills for weaving cloth, grinding grain and sawing lumber along the waterways near his home. He also became one of the state's most prolific land speculators. He was sppointed by Gov. Allen Trimble as a member of the first Board of Canal Commissioners. In 1823, when the Ohio Valley was visited by a malignant fever, the entire Worthington household became ill. Gov. Worthington never recovered from the effects of the fever. He had various buisiness interests and traveled extensively to attend to them. Worthington's interest included farming on a large scale, milling, stock- raising, shipping, land speculation, etc. He died while on a business trip to New York, June 20, 1827. He was returned to Ross Co. and laid to rest on the grounds of his estate. Later, he was moved to the Grandview (Upland) Cemetery, Chillicothe. An appropriate monument marks the last resting place of the worthy pioneer. The Worthingtons lived in their first crude log cabin for five years before they moved into a commodious hewed log home, "Belle View", in 1802. While in Washington, Worthington made the acquaintance of Benjamin Latrobe of Baltimore who was working on the south wing of the Capitol building. Latrobe was one of the most gifted architects dwelling for the growing Worthington family. Commenced in 1805, the home was ready for occupying in 1807. The 20-room mansion, set on the brow of a ridge of hills overlooking the Scioto Valley in the midst of a 15,000 acre tract, was called "Mount Prospect". Later the name "Adena", meaning Paradise, was applied to the home. Constructed of native freestone, hewed and squared by Morris, a self- educated stone mason, the beautiful Worthington home, "Adena", is today a State Memorial administered by the Ohio Historical Society. The spacious stone mansion, with deep-set windows, remained in the family until 1903. The main house, 60 feet by 60 feet, with a square roof, has two large wings, and is two stories high. There are six rooms on each floor, with a cellar and vaults underneath. The wings contained the kitchen, scullery, and living quarters for the many servants. The inside was painted in pastel colors and wonder of wonders-the walls were papered! Adjacent to the kitchen, there was a washhouse and a smokehouse. A formal garden and a large orchard were surrounded by cultivated fields and pastures. Obscured from view were a large barn, stables, a sheepfold, and numerous hogpens. Local carpenters made many of the chairs, bureaus, wardrobes, tables, sofas, etc. that furnished the interior. Gov. Worthington appreciated the beauty of living things, in art and literature. Realizing this, at his death, his family had him buried in a beautiful Duncan Phyfe casket. When completed, "Adena" was one of the most distinguished homes west of the Alleghanies. It was truly an accomplishment since it was lived in only ten years after the town of Chillicothe was carved out of the wilderness. The imposing home was noted for its refinement and hospitality. Because of his numerous business activities, and the many things he sponsored as a member of the legislative bodies, Thomas Worthington well deserved the title given him by his constituents-"THE FATHER of the AMERICAN SYSTEM of PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS". --continued