Stephenson Family Tree » John Wortham Sr (1642-1692)
Personal data John Wortham Sr
- He was born in the year 1642 in Cambridgeshire, England.
- He died on August 6, 1692 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States, he was 50 years old.
- A child of James Wortham and Jane Shackelford
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of John Wortham Sr
(1) He is married to Elizabeth.
They got married on 26 FEB at New Castle, Delaware, United States.
Child(ren):
- Oswald Wortham 1685-1704
(2) He has/had a relationship with Prudence Needham.
(3) He had a relationship with Mary Jane Shackleford.
(4) He had a relationship with Mary.
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Historical events
Day of death August 6, 1692
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1692: Source: Wikipedia
- February 13 » Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
- March 1 » Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
- June 2 » Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.
- June 7 » Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.
- June 10 » Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
- September 22 » The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I4374.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "John Wortham Sr (1642-1692)".
Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I4374.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "John Wortham Sr (1642-1692)".