I can confirm that the following entries are in the extracted records of Exeter MM, Berks co,PA WORRALL 18 Mar 1777 Benjamin received in membership 7 May 1779 Benjamin, son of Jonathan & wife, all of Berks co,PA marries at Robeson MH, Eleanor Morris, dau of David, decd, & wife of Berks co,PA 26 Feb 1783 Benjamin & wife Eleanor & children Elizabeth & Jane granted certificate to Bradford MM There does not appear to be anything of significance beyond receipt on this cert at Bradford MM. Regards, Jerry Richmond You are cordially invited to visit "The Quaker Collection" http://home.sprynet.com/~jrichmon/qkrcoll.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Bouett" <lbouett@pacbell.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: [Q-R] Isaac and Hannah Clendenon--a speculation > I am a direct descendant of Isaac Clendenon (1768-1834) and his wife, > Hannah. The parentage of Isaac Clendenon is known, as is much about his > descendants. It is also true that his wife was named Hannah, but there > is considerable doubt about her parentage--even her surname. > > It is widely accepted--erroneously, in my opinion--that she was Hannah > Worrall, a daughter of Thomas Worrall and Lydia Vernon. I accept that > Hannah, the daughter of Thomas Worrall and Lydia Vernon, did not marry > Isaac Clendenon. But who was Isaac's wife? > > Isaac and Hannah Clendenon were living in Pennsville, Penn Township, > Morgan County, Ohio, during the 1830 US Federal Census. Both were in > their 60's at the time, and both Isaac and Hannah died in Pennsville: > Isaac at age 66 in 1834 and Hannah at age 90 in 1857 (from Hinshaw). > What is interesting is that the very next household to Isaac and Hannah > in 1830 is that of 'Benjamin Worrell', whose age is given as 80-90 > years. Next to him is 'Thomas Worrell', whose age is given as 20-30 years. > > I have no idea who the younger Thomas Worrell is; but Thomas Worrell, > the one who married Lydia Vernon, and who, together, have long been > credited as the parents of Hannah, the wife of Isaac Clendenon, had a > brother, Benjamin, whose age in 1830 would have been about 87. > > One further thing: in the 1850 US Federal Census, Hannah Clendenon was > still living in Pennsville, Ohio, in the household of her son, Isaac. > She was 83 years old. > > Now, I do not propose to make any particular connection here, except to > point to the obvious fact that those living near a family in a census > are frequently relatives, but consider this: (1) genealogy is replete > with stories--some true, and others not; (2) many stories contain a > grain of truth, however changed over time; and (3) investigations must > begin somewhere ... :-) > > So, all of this, to me, begs some questions: > > 1. What if Hannah Clendenon's maiden name really was Worrell/Worrall? > > 2. What if she were the daughter, not of Thomas Worrell/Worrall, but of > his brother, Benjamin? > > 3. Does anyone have any verifiable information about the marriage and > family of Benjamin Worrall? > > I have unconfirmed information that Benjamin married Elinor Morris ca. > 1766 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. This information should be in > the minutes of one of the Quaker meetings of the time, perhaps Exeter or > Chester MM. I have no information whatever about their family, and my > own data are inconveniently in storage at the moment, due to a move. > (The problem, of course, is that my interest in genealogy is not packed > away, like my data!) > > I hope someone can shed some verifiable light on this continuing puzzle. > > Best wishes, > Lawrence Bouett > San Diego, California > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Jerry Richmond wrote: >I can confirm that the following entries are in the extracted >records of Exeter MM, Berks co,PA > >WORRALL >18 Mar 1777 Benjamin received in membership > 7 May 1779 Benjamin, son of Jonathan & wife, all of Berks co,PA > marries at Robeson MH, Eleanor Morris, dau of > David, decd, & wife of Berks co,PA >26 Feb 1783 Benjamin & wife Eleanor & children Elizabeth & Jane > granted certificate to Bradford MM > >There does not appear to be anything of significance beyond >receipt on this cert at Bradford MM. > Thanks, Jerry. This is interesting information for several reasons: first, it is unlikely that this Benjamin Worrall is the Benjamin who was the brother of Thomas, both of whom, along with their brothers, Jonathan and Joshua, and sisters Hannah Nuzum and Hannah Worral, were named in the will of their brother, Peter, whose will was proved 05 August 1767 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Second, it does not explain who is the Benjamin Worrell who is living next to Isaac and Hannah Clendenon in Morgan County, Ohio in 1830, whose age suggests he may be the Benjamin, brother of Peter, above. This is still an area I would like to investigate. Best wishes, Lawrence Bouett