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Rev William Worcester
Abt 1602 - 1662 (~ 60 years)-
Name William Worcester - The information on this tree has largely been taken from two sources:
1. The Devin Timber website, and
2. The Worcester Family website.
- A note from John Worcester:
As for William Worcester of Cheddington, there's been a dreadful misconception for over a century about his descendants.
The US Worcesters believed they were descended from the Cheddington Worcesters but that theory has been discredited.
Their original ancestor was the Rev William Worcester of West Haddon (Northants) and for a while vicar of Olney in the northernmost part of Buckinghamshire. That family came from the Rugby area, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
I think the US Worcester who unravelled the mystery was David Worcester and it's all laid out on the Worcester Family website. The website was set up by John P Worcester, Attorney of Parker, Colorado. - From Ann (Thompson) Johnson via
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Worcester-123
Caution: Multiple Williams, Multiple Wives
Numerous persons named William Worcester living in England in the same time period have been confused with each other and thought to be William Worcester, Vicar of Olney and Immigrant to Salisbury, Massachusetts. Here is a listing:
Cheddington. William Worster of Cheddington, b. Apr 20, 1576, and his wife Rebecca Kynge, b. Mar 10, 1590, were the parents of William Worcester-123 of Cheddington, born say 1610. He is often confused with William Worcester, Vicar of Olney, but the Vicar of Olney entered Oxford in 1620, when William of Cheddington was only 10.
Willisden. William Worcester of Willisden is not the son of anyone because he was a fraudulent creation of Gustave Anjou and never existed. The fraiudulent William was created based on alleged documents in Willisdin which are alleged to have shown the Willisden Richard to be the father of four girls baptized at Willisden, whose ages are remarkably similar to those of Rev. William's daughters. It may be assumed that they were fabricated deliberately to provide Rev. William with a home of record in England.
Watford. Rev. William Worcester of Watford, Buckinghamshire b. 1548, was the father of William Worcestor, b. Oct 5, 1595, who married Sybilla Bayfield. The Cambridge alumni publication claims the younger William is the same as William, Vicar of Olney, but...he would have been too old to be a likely entrant for Oxford in 1620.
Rugby. William Worcester, b. say 1602, son of Joseph Worcester of Rugby is the William who became Vicar of Olney and emigrated to Massachusetts. William, the emigrant, marred Sarah, last name unknown, but many genealogies also show him married to Sarah Brown to Sarah Blake, or to Sarah Pickering.
Title Rev Birth Abt 1602 West Haddon, Northamptonshire, England 
[1] - Possibly born in Rugby, Warwickshire
Gender Male Death 28 Oct 1662 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Person ID I2 Rev William Worcester (b. 1602) Last Modified 29 Aug 2017
Father UNKNOWN Worcester Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Blake, b. 1605, Dorchester, Dorset, England d. 23 Apr 1650, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 45 years) Marriage Abt 1628 England [1] Children + 1. Samuel Worcester, b. 20 Nov 1629, England d. 20 Feb 1679/80, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 50 years) [Father: natural]Family ID F2 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Aug 2017
- The information on this tree has largely been taken from two sources:
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Notes
Estate of Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury
Essex Probate Docket # 30679
I willi: Worcester being || Sick & || weake of body but of sound & pfct memorie doe make & ordeine this my laft wil
& Testamt as followeth:
Imp my will is that my beloued wyfe: shall haue that bonde of fiftie pound wch is due vnto me from Thomas clarke
of Boston Iron munger: she securing my daughter in Law Rebecka bilie of wt remaynes due to hir out of yt bonde
Also my will is that my myfe shall haue the vFe & benefit of my dwelling house oarchyard & house lott duering the
time of hir widohood; & three cowes comonage: duering ye sd term
Also that my wyfe shall haue wt moneys soever as due in England : for rent : for wt lands & houseing belongs vnto
her, or anyother wayes due
Itt: I doe giue & bequeath avnto my sonn Samuell worcester my last higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh lying
towards Merimack Rivers mouth: & als a silver wine bole that hath ye letters of his name ingraven vppon it & a
thousand of pine board towards the finishing of his house: as also all my wareing Apparrell; myminde is yt my
grandchilde willia: worcester * * Samuels childle shall haue ye Sylver wine boule * * named
Itt: I doe giue & bequeath to my daughter Susana s * * my pide mare Colt :
It: I doe giu vnto my grand childe Rebecka stacy five pound in houshold stuff : such as her grandmother shal thinke
meet
It: I doe giue & bequeathe to my Sonne william worcester all my vpland wthin ye bounds of the new towne of
Salisbury : wth all rights & privilidges thervnto belonging as also my first Higgle pigledee lott of Salt Marsh : & all
my lott of Sweepage at the beache : by my land at ye newtown: my meaning is : my twenty acre lott abuttin vpon
merimack River & the sevnty acres granted vnto mee by the towne of Salisbury lyng next : to the land of Capt Pike
" n esterly:
Itt: I doe give & bequeath vnto my sone Timothie worcester & to my Sonn Moses woster all the remaynder of my
lands both vpland Marsh & meadow, lyng & being wthin the bounds of the old towne of Salisbury wth all rights,
Comonages & privilidges thervnto belonging (Except before Exepted) to bee equally devided between them:
prsently after my decease Also I doe giue vnto my said Sonns Timothe & Moses: my dwelling house, orchyard &
house lott: after their mothers death or day of mariage wch first happens : to bee equally divided between them &
to haue the barne prsently after my decease wth free egress & regress vnto ye sd barne : to cary hay or corne of
ye like" Always pvided that the marsh Lott: wch was formerly my wyfes by hir former husband mr John Hall :
remayne to the vse of my Said wyfe hir heirs & assignes for ever.
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne william : my pride mare : & a cowe that is cald short & fiue povnd in
houshold goods :: all other guifts by any to my said sonne Comprhended in ye abouesd estate giuen || by me || vnto
him
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Timothy my old horse : & a cowe cald : Cherry & fiue pound in houshold
goods
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Moses my young mare between two & three yeare old & also the young
heifer & fiue pound in household goods:
It: I doe giue vnto my grandchild willia worcester : my Cow cald the Barbar
It: I do giue vnto my Daughter stacy : yt cowe which is cald the young cowe : & also my two yearling steers
It: I do giue vnto my grand Childe Rebecka stacy : my two yeare old steeres
It: my will is that all the Cattle : before named in this my will be wintered wth the hay pvide for them if ye owners
please
I doe giue vnto my Daughter Rebecka : Bylie : my brass Chafendish; & also I giue vnto her a booke of mr anthony
Burgases concerning the tryall of grace, as a small tolen of my Specyall loue vnto hir
It: I doe giue vnot my servant mayde Hannah Hendrick : tenn shillings
It: I doe appoint my loueing freinds Capt Robert Pike my brother Edward ffrench : Richard wells & mr Tho :
Bradbury to bee overseers of this my will & testamt & for the care & paynes theirin I doe bequeath vnto each of
them twenty shillings to bee payd vnto them: out of my library in some good || English || authors, as they shall like
off
Lastly my will is that my dearly & welbeeloved wyfe : rebecka worcester to bee my sole Executrix vnto this my last
will & testament
It: my will is that after my wyfe hath taken hir owne books out of my library & wt others shal think meet for hir vse;
and ye * * ond x ryd in books to my overseers as afore (remainder of page torn to bottom) books shalbe sold
s willia: Timathie portion: It: my will is that all discharged & pay'd the remayne & bee to ye utrix afore named
In wittness wherof hervnto sett my hand wittness
Tho: Bradbury
Robert Pyke
Edward ffrnch
Richard Wells
wheras it is be reaminder of giuen to my Sonns to each an equall p that my books shalbe yte : to disposof a
I haue gaiven to my wittness to this last addicon of the will this 18th day of Octobr
Tho: Bradbury
John Severance
Source: The will of Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury was proved before Samuel Symonds and Daniel Denison
Dec. 2, 1662 in the Norfolk county court. The copy was made from the original on file in the probate office at
Salem.
"The Essex Antiquarian" Vol. XI, #2, pp. 60-1
Submitted by: Roseanne Montgomery
[maryabbywhite.FTW]
Estate of Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury
Essex Probate Docket # 30679
I willi: Worcester being || Sick & || weake of body but of sound & pfct memorie doe make & ordeine this my laft wil
& Testamt as followeth:
Imp my will is that my beloued wyfe: shall haue that bonde of fiftie pound wch is due vnto me from Thomas clarke
of Boston Iron munger: she securing my daughter in Law Rebecka bilie of wt remaynes due to hir out of yt bonde
Also my will is that my myfe shall haue the vFe & benefit of my dwelling house oarchyard & house lott duering the
time of hir widohood; & three cowes comonage: duering ye sd term
Also that my wyfe shall haue wt moneys soever as due in England : for rent : for wt lands & houseing belongs vnto
her, or anyother wayes due
Itt: I doe giue & bequeath avnto my sonn Samuell worcester my last higledee pigledee lott of Salt marsh lying
towards Merimack Rivers mouth: & als a silver wine bole that hath ye letters of his name ingraven vppon it & a
thousand of pine board towards the finishing of his house: as also all my wareing Apparrell; myminde is yt my
grandchilde willia: worcester * * Samuels childle shall haue ye Sylver wine boule * * named
Itt: I doe giue & bequeath to my daughter Susana s * * my pide mare Colt :
It: I doe giu vnto my grand childe Rebecka stacy five pound in houshold stuff : such as her grandmother shal thinke
meet
It: I doe giue & bequeathe to my Sonne william worcester all my vpland wthin ye bounds of the new towne of
Salisbury : wth all rights & privilidges thervnto belonging as also my first Higgle pigledee lott of Salt Marsh : & all
my lott of Sweepage at the beache : by my land at ye newtown: my meaning is : my twenty acre lott abuttin vpon
merimack River & the sevnty acres granted vnto mee by the towne of Salisbury lyng next : to the land of Capt Pike
" n esterly:
Itt: I doe give & bequeath vnto my sone Timothie worcester & to my Sonn Moses woster all the remaynder of my
lands both vpland Marsh & meadow, lyng & being wthin the bounds of the old towne of Salisbury wth all rights,
Comonages & privilidges thervnto belonging (Except before Exepted) to bee equally devided between them:
prsently after my decease Also I doe giue vnto my said Sonns Timothe & Moses: my dwelling house, orchyard &
house lott: after their mothers death or day of mariage wch first happens : to bee equally divided between them &
to haue the barne prsently after my decease wth free egress & regress vnto ye sd barne : to cary hay or corne of
ye like" Always pvided that the marsh Lott: wch was formerly my wyfes by hir former husband mr John Hall :
remayne to the vse of my Said wyfe hir heirs & assignes for ever.
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne william : my pride mare : & a cowe that is cald short & fiue povnd in
houshold goods :: all other guifts by any to my said sonne Comprhended in ye abouesd estate giuen || by me || vnto
him
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Timothy my old horse : & a cowe cald : Cherry & fiue pound in houshold
goods
It: I doe giue & bequeath vnto my Sonne Moses my young mare between two & three yeare old & also the young
heifer & fiue pound in household goods:
It: I doe giue vnto my grandchild willia worcester : my Cow cald the Barbar
It: I do giue vnto my Daughter stacy : yt cowe which is cald the young cowe : & also my two yearling steers
It: I do giue vnto my grand Childe Rebecka stacy : my two yeare old steeres
It: my will is that all the Cattle : before named in this my will be wintered wth the hay pvide for them if ye owners
please
I doe giue vnto my Daughter Rebecka : Bylie : my brass Chafendish; & also I giue vnto her a booke of mr anthony
Burgases concerning the tryall of grace, as a small tolen of my Specyall loue vnto hir
It: I doe giue vnot my servant mayde Hannah Hendrick : tenn shillings
It: I doe appoint my loueing freinds Capt Robert Pike my brother Edward ffrench : Richard wells & mr Tho :
Bradbury to bee overseers of this my will & testamt & for the care & paynes theirin I doe bequeath vnto each of
them twenty shillings to bee payd vnto them: out of my library in some good || English || authors, as they shall like
off
Lastly my will is that my dearly & welbeeloved wyfe : rebecka worcester to bee my sole Executrix vnto this my last
will & testament
It: my will is that after my wyfe hath taken hir owne books out of my library & wt others shal think meet for hir vse;
and ye * * ond x ryd in books to my overseers as afore (remainder of page torn to bottom) books shalbe sold
s willia: Timathie portion: It: my will is that all discharged & pay'd the remayne & bee to ye utrix afore named
In wittness wherof hervnto sett my hand wittness
Tho: Bradbury
Robert Pyke
Edward ffrnch
Richard Wells
wheras it is be reaminder of giuen to my Sonns to each an equall p that my books shalbe yte : to disposof a
I haue gaiven to my wittness to this last addicon of the will this 18th day of Octobr
Tho: Bradbury
John Severance
Source: The will of Rev. William Worcester of Salisbury was proved before Samuel Symonds and Daniel Denison
Dec. 2, 1662 in the Norfolk county court. The copy was made from the original on file in the probate office at
Salem.
"The Essex Antiquarian" Vol. XI, #2, pp. 60-1
Submitted by: Roseanne Montgomery
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Sources - [S44] The Worcester Family, http://www.worcesterfamily.com/first.htm (Reliability: 3).
- [S44] The Worcester Family, http://www.worcesterfamily.com/first.htm (Reliability: 3).