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Name Dr. Samuel WORDEN
Birth 1646, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA364
Move Dec 1696, Kingston, Washington, RI
Land Purch 8 Jul 1695, Pettiquamscut, RI
Land Purch 12 May 1709, Stonington, New London, CT (50A and 100A tracts)
Death 25 Aug 1716, Stonington, New London, CT378
Death Memo Age 71
Burial Wequetequoc Cove, Stonington, New London, CT
AFN FPSS-KL
Father Peter WORDEN II (1609-1681)
Mother Mary (Worden) (~1610-1697)
Other spouses Frances West
Marriage bef 1665, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA364
Marriage Memo Court recs ref as married
Spouse Hopestill HOLLEY
Birth abt 1646, Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
Death 13 Sep 1715, Stonington, New London, CT378
Burial Wequetequoc Cove, Stonington, New London, CT
AFN FPSS-FW
Father Joseph HOLWAY (1605-1647)
Mother Rose ALLEN (~1610->1683)
Children
1 M Peter Worden
Birth abt 1668, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death 18 Nov 1732, Warwick, Kent, RI552
Spouse Mary Holley
Marriage 20 Feb 1693, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA190
2 M Samuel WORDEN
Birth abt 1670, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death 17 Sep 1727, S. Kingston, Washington, RI78
AFN KSF4-19
Spouse Rose Holley
3 M Isaac Worden
Birth abt 1673, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death bef 11 Aug 1718, Stonington, New London, CT552
AFN KSF4-2G
4 F Rose Worden
Birth abt 1674, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death aft 1716, of Stonington, New London, CT
AFN NPHG-CH
Spouse Richard Partlow
5 M Thomas Worden
Birth abt 1675, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death 6 Nov 1759, Norwich, New London, CT552
AFN GCP2-P9
Spouse Sarah Butler
Marriage 9 Dec 1708, Stonington, New London, CT378
6 M Nathaniel Worden
Birth abt 1679, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death bef 7 Nov 1738, (will prv) Greenwich, Fairfield, CT107
AFN K0G7-2B
7 F Mary Worden
Birth abt 1680, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death bef 1728, of Westerly, Washington, RI
AFN NPHG-95
Spouse Daniel Wilcox
Marriage 1697
8 F Hopestill Worden
Birth abt 1682, Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Death aft 1716, of Westerly, Washington, RI
Spouse John Holley
Notes for Dr. Samuel WORDEN
FIrst mention in Plymouth Court 1665 when Wm. Newland, husb of Rose Holley, widow of Joseph, was required by the Court to play Joseph's kids £20. One kid was "Hopestill, wife of Samuel Werden." He was also in Court in 1668 after 2 men tried to break in and attack his wife and sister. He attested the inventory of his father's estate on Mar 21, 1680/1. On June 6, 1682, he is listed in the Court record as desiring to move. [364]

Sometime before 1693, Dr. Samuel bought land in Rhode Island, because in a deed registered there on 19 September 1693, Werden's Pond is called by his name. (Old N.K. Land Evidences, Volume 1, Page 223 in S.K. Townhouse.)

On 8 July 1695, he bought land consisting of 250 acres from Benedict Arnold, one of the original purchasers of a tract of land in this "collony comonly called Pitticomcott." This was originally purchased by Benedict Arnold in 1658 and comprises the present towns of South Kingston and Narragansett. It's bordered on the South by Joseph Hull, on the West by what is now Worden Pond. [193, 364]

On 12 Feb 1696/7, Dr. Samuel sold his farm in the town of Yarmouth, Mass. to Isaac Chapman "except one half aker of land which I Samuel Werden except and reserve to myself and to my fathers posterity forever, lying square about the place where my father Werden was buried, out of the aforementioned farm, notwithstanding whatever is said above to the contrary, with free liberty of ingress and egress with horse or cart or foot from the common highway to same to have and to hold forever." He therefore preserved this land to all Wordens forever.[193] The deed is now preserved in the Masonic Museum of Nat'l Heritage in Salem. Samuel then moved to Kingstowne, RI and was active in its development. He was referred to as "Dr." but there is no record of his training.[364]

On Apr 5, 1708 he sold 250 acres in RI to Edward Greenman. On May 12, 1709, he bought 150 acres in Stonington, CT and gave 30 acres to son Nathaniel, 20 to son Thomas. He moved to the remaining 100 and lived there until his death. When his wife Hopestill died there in 1715, he had notice of her death and burial inserted in the Norwich town record, where his son Thomas lived. [364]

His will is in the probate record of 24 Sep 1716. Son Isaac was one of the administrators.552 On 22 Jan. 1716/17 Richard PARTLOW in right of his wife ROSE and Thomas WARDEN, all of Stonington, CT; Peter WORDEN, John HOLLOWAY in -right of his wife Hopestill and Daniel WILCOX in right of his wife Mary, all of Westerly, RI, the said Rose, Hopestill & Mary being daughters of Dr. Samuel WARDEN late of Stonington, deceased were notified that Isaac WARDEN, of Stonington, administrator of Dr. WARDEN's estate was to give an accounting of said estate. On 8 Apr 1718 Rebekah & Thomas WORDEN & Peter BOLTON, all of Stonington with Richard CHRISTOPHER of Stonington as surety, gave bond in the amount of 100 pounds for the estate of Dr. Samuel WORDEN of Stonington deceased. Rebekah WORDEN was the widow of Isaac WORDEN (New London, CT Probate YR 1716, File 5842 & YR 1718, File #5843 - Conn. State Library, accounted at http://members.tripod.com/~catnip13/Worden-3.html).
Web sites
Dr. Samuel Worden http://www.gendex.com/users/life/ross/worden11.htm
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~worden/Grandson-dr__samuel.htm
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