Elisha KENWORTHY

Birth:
4 Mar 1771
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Death:
8 May 1860
Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana
Marriage:
27 Nov 1794
Cane Creek Mtg, Orange, North Carolina
Notes:
                   LOUISE THIESSEN, "KENWORTHYS MARRY", 1990, PG 30; On 7 MAR 1807 Elisha and
family received certificates of transfer to Miami MM, OH. On 18 JUL 1807
Fairfield MM, Highland, OH near Leesburg was separated from the Miami MM. From
Leesburg, where they were members on 6 MAR 1808, they moved to Clinton Co., OH,
near Samantha.  On 14 JAN 1826, they were granted certificates of transfer to
While Lick MM, Indiana, which is 5 miles NE of Crawfordville, which is now
Sugar Creek MM having been set of from White Lick MM in 1830.  In Highland Co.,
OH, Elisha and Mary's children are listed as Jehu, Silas, Sarah, Rachel, Tamer
and Mary.  In Clinton Co., OH, Elisha and Mary's children are listed as Ira,
Jesse and Lydia.
     When Mary Died, Elisha moved in with his daughter, Sarah Hiatt (Doctor).
She tooks care of him for almost 10 years, and then they had a falling out just
before he died and he left her out of his will.  He died 8 MAY 1860 at the age
of 89 in Darlington, Montgomery Co., IN.  Elisha and Mary are buried at
Greenlawn Cem. There are no markers.
     His Will, from "abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends" by Wm.
Wade Hinshaw, Montgomery Co., marriage and cemetery records: ELISHA KENWORTHY -
Probate 1862, file 41 (died 1860); $9.04 each to Rody Tribbett, Mary C.
Cunningham, Orpha Warbritton, Martha Bowers, and Albert Booher (these were
Lydia Kenworthy Cox Booher's children); $22.61 to Sarah Hiatt (his dau); $45.22
   each, to Silas Kenworthy (his son), Thomas Kenworthy (his son) and Ira
Middleton (heir of dec'd dau, Rachel); $7.50 each, to Seth Cadwallader, Edwin
Cadwallader, Mary Warner, Elisha Cadwallader, Jesse W. Cadwallader and Ira
Cadwallader (heirs of dec'd dau, Tamer Kenworthy Cadwallader); $5.02 each to
Ira Kenworthy, David W. Kenworthy, R.H. Anderson, William S. Kenworthy and Mary
K. Stewart (heirs of Jehu Kenworthy, dec'd son); $20.08 to Elisha, Charles
Otis, Jesse and Winfield S. Kenworthy, (Minor heirs of Jehu, rec'd by Amaretta
Kenworthy, guardian, Monroe Co., IA)
Mary COX
Birth:
13 Jan 1773
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Death:
10 Oct 1845
Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana
Father:
Thomas COX
Notes:
                   LOUISE THIESSEN, "KENWORTHYS MARY", PG 30, 172; sources: Cox Family in
America, Henry Miller Cox; Desc. of Solomon Cox of Cole Ck, VA and Other Early
Cox Ancestors, Virginia Cox; Karen Cox Wohlend; Kris Manly; Carolyn Hager of
the Randolph Co., Gen. Soc.
Children
Marriage
1
Sarah KENWORTHY
Birth:
12 Sep 1795
Orange, North Carolina
Death:
13 Feb 1877
Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana
John B HIATT 
Marr:
17 Oct 1816
Clear Creek Mm, Clinton, Ohio 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990, LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 33, Sarah began obstetric work in
     1836 and worked until 1868. She delivered between 400 and 500 babies and
     never lost one. She took care of her father for the last 10 years of his
     life, but had falling out, and was left out of his will.
2
Mary K KENWORTHY
Birth:
Abt 1798
Randolph, North Carolina
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990, LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 30; Marys birth is given as c1806;
which would make it in NC since her parents left in MAR 1807
3
Rachel KENWORTHY
Birth:
Abt 1801
Randolph, North Carolina
Death:
Bef 1854
Clinton, Ohio
Hudson MIDDLETON 
Marr:
17 Jan 1822
Clear Creek Mm, Clinton, Ohio 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990, LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 30; Rachels birth and place are
    not given, but her marriage date of 1822, and her parents being in NC until
    1807, combined with births of siblings, puts her birth c1805 in NC
4
Silas KENWORTHY
Birth:
29 Dec 1803
Randolph, North Carolina
Death:
7 Feb 1883
Thornburg, Indiana
Mariann MOTE 
Marr:
1827
of Montgomery, Indiana 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990 LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 37; Silas owned and operated a
     grist mill in Darlington, Montgomery Co., IN.  He also owned several mills in
     Rapidan, MN. He took loads of meal anf flour by barge down the Mississippi
     River from Darlington to New Orleans, sell the load and the barge and return
     home by stage coach and train. The mill was located on Sugar Creek.
     Source, "Blue Earth MM Hist. Soc. History & Newspapers, family records and
     census
5
Tamer KENWORTHY
Birth:
Abt 1805
Randolph, North Carolina
Death:
4 Jan 1846
Montgomery, Indiana
Isaac CADWALLADER 
Marr:
27 Nov 1823
Montgomery, Indiana 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990 LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 38; Tamer was born in NC since her
parents left in 1807 and her name is on the Friends Certificate of Transfer to
OH
6
Jehu KENWORTHY
Birth:
1806
Orange, North Carolina
Death:
8 Mar 1858
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa
Amaretta STOCKTON 
Marr:
31 May 1827
Montgomery, Indiana 
Notes:
                   LOUISE THIESSEN, 60 OLD SETTLERS RD. PASO ROBLES, CA 93446 Kenworthys Marry
      pg 40; buried at Babb Cemetery in Guilford, Monroe, IA. Carpenter. Came to
      Iowa before statehood (1837), first to Cedar Co., and in 1854 to Monroe Co
      near present site of Tyrone where he lived on 240 acres until his death.
      When they moved to Iowa Co., IA, Jehu changed his name to John. Jehu was a
      Quaker, Amaretta Presbyterian.; He was a member of the "Know Nothing
      Party", and was also a Whig and a Republican.  In Iowa, they were members of
      the Christian Church;  He was a carpenter

From Charlotte Powell: Fam Group Sheet notes:  to Iowa 1827, to Indiana, 1848, to Iowa 1851.
Lloyd D. Hakle, 19905 Bellevue Way, West Linn, OR 768, 503-657-9444

From Charlotte Powell:  Fam. Grp Sheet:  Jehu Kenworthy & Amaretta Stockton.  No. 58, Ken worthys Marr
Children listed:  Rebecca, Mary, Ira, William Stockton, David W., James D., Elisha B., Charles Otis, Jesse B., Winfield Scott.
7
Thomas KENWORTHY
Birth:
12 Sep 1808
Highland, Ohio
Death:
Albia, Iowa
Sarah BEASLEY 
Marr:
25 Oct 1830
Montgomery, Indiana 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990, LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 31
8
Ira KENWORTHY
Birth:
27 Apr 1811
Clinton, Ohio
Death:
Young
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, LOUISE THIESSE, 1990, PG 31
9
Jesse KENWORTHY
Birth:
5 Dec 1813
Clinton, Ohio
Death:
Young
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990, LOUISE THIESSE, PG 31
10
Lydia KENWORTHY
Birth:
27 May 1816
Clinton, Ohio
Death:
13 Apr 1854
W h BOOHER 
Marr:
1840
Montgomery, Indiana 
Notes:
                   KENWORTHYS MARRY, 1990, LOUISE THIESSEN, PG 31; source Hinshaw's Quaker
Records
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Elisha Kenworthy - Mary Cox

Elisha Kenworthy was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania 4 Mar 1771. His parents were David Kenworthy and Tamer Comer.

He married Mary Cox 27 Nov 1794 at Cane Creek Mtg, Orange, North Carolina . Mary Cox was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania 13 Jan 1773 daughter of Thomas Cox and Sarah Davis .

They were the parents of 10 children:
Sarah Kenworthy born 12 Sep 1795.
Mary K Kenworthy born Abt 1798.
Rachel Kenworthy born Abt 1801.
Silas Kenworthy born 29 Dec 1803.
Tamer Kenworthy born Abt 1805.
Jehu Kenworthy born 1806.
Thomas Kenworthy born 12 Sep 1808.
Ira Kenworthy born 27 Apr 1811.
Jesse Kenworthy born 5 Dec 1813.
Lydia Kenworthy born 27 May 1816.

Elisha Kenworthy died 8 May 1860 at Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana .

Mary Cox died 10 Oct 1845 at Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana .