Individual Details
Thomas Worland
(11 Jun 1774 - 13 Jul 1850)
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION - Kolb, Olive Lewis, Worland, Wilfrid V., and Worland, Rev. T. Vincent, One Man’s Family, The History and Genealogy of the Worland Family in America 1662-1962 (Shelbyville, Indiana: The Authors, 1968) FHL Book 929.273 W893
NOTE - BIRTH - A search for a birth record in either Charles County or Prince George’s County, Maryland for Thomas was not successful. There is no source citation in Kolb’s book, "One Man's Family: The Histoy and Genealogy of the Worland Family In America", as to where this exact date of birth came from. Because much of this information came from family members, it may have been in some personal family records, which is not cited. Another important issue with One Man’s Family, is that much of the information contained in this publication has no source citations. It had been acknowledged in the preface of this book that much of the information came from oral interviews with descendants of this family. Some of those descendants were not many generations removed from those discussed in this book. For instance, one of those interviewed was the great grandson of Thomas Worland.
A bio of St. Vincent's Church in Shelby County, Indiana, found in Atlas of Shelby Co., Indiana, published by J. H. Beers Pub. Co., in 1880, states this: "Thomas Worland was born in Maryland June 11, 1774; moved to Scott County, Ky., in 1796; thence to Shelby County, Ind. where he died in 1850. Assuming that this information was obtained from family members, his date of birth most likely came from a family bible.
NOTE - Thomas's link to John Worland II:
"First I give devise and bequeath all my estate both personal and real to my beloved wife Mary and to my five youngest children, Thomas Worland, Walter Worland, Barnabas Worland, Lucy Worland, & Rebecca Worland"
(Source: Wills of Washington County, Maryland Liber A folio 41)
1776 CENSUS - "Census of 1776, St. John's and Prince George's Parishes"
John Worland...............56
William Worland .....15
James Worand.........13
Thomas Worland.......2
Walter Worland..........1
Rebecca Brady.........65
Mary Worland............39
Stacey Worland........27
Elianor Worland.......24
Mary Worland...........20
Eleanor Murtle..........17
Ann Murtle.................11
Negroe: Fortune..........41
Tom................21
(Source: Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus," Maryland Records: Colonial, Revoilutionary, County and Church from Original
Sources" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1975) Pg 11
1790 NOTE - According to the 1790 census, Mary Worland, now a widow, is living in Washington County, Maryland with three male children, most likely her three youngest sons; Thomas, Walter, and Barnaby. There are, also, four females, living in this household; Mary, herself, the two younger daughters, Lucy and Rebecca, mentioned earlier, and one unknown female. This unknown female may be one of the Murtle women seen living in the John Worland household on the 1776 state census
1793 NOTE - “By 1793, the year that twenty-five heads of Catholic Families living on Elkhorn petitioned the Diocese of Baltimore for a pastor, there were 300 Catholic families in Kentucky. Among St. Francis’ settlement period families were those headed by......” Included in the list of these settlers were Barnaby, Mary, Thomas, and Walter Worland.
Bevins, Ann Bolton and O’Rourke, James R., That troublesome parish: St. Francis/St. Pius Church of
White Sulpher, Kentucky, mother church of Diocese of Covington (Georgetown, Kentucky: St. Francis and St. John Parishes, c1985) pg 95 FHL book 976.9425/W1 K2.
1799 - MARRIAGE - Clerk of the County Court, Woodford County (Kentucky), Marriages - Woodford County, Kentucky - Marriage bonds 1789-1860 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1961), FHL Microfilm 252321 thru 252331.
1800 TAX Lists (The census of Kentucky for 1800 is lost. It was reconstructed from tax lists)
Worland, Barneby Scott County
Worland, Henry Washington County
Worland, Thomas Woodford County
Worland, Wiliam Washington County
(Source: Clift, G. Glenn, "Second Census of Kentucky, 1800" (Frankfort: 1954) pg 328
1806 BIOGRAPHY - Thomas Worland was a signer of an appeal sent to Bishop Carroll in Maryland, regarding the need for a priest in the parish of St. Francis in Scott County, Kentucky. They enclosed in their appeal the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to furnish a horse and pay traveling expenses for the priest. They stated in their letter that they had "built a church, purchased a piece of land, built a house with offices, and made the improvements for the residence of a priest, which included some furnishings and twoo nego servants". Thomas Worlands signature is included in this petition.
(Bevins, Ann Bolton and O'Rourke, Rev. James R., "That Troublesome Parish" ( ) pg 70-71.
1808 BIOGRAPHY - I James Leak, T.C. Jenkins, James Gough and Thomas Worland, applied by letter to Bishop John Carroll for instructions in regard to a proposed sale of the church property in Scott, and the investment of the proceeds of the sale in more desirable realty for church purposes.
(Webb, Hon. Ben J., "The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky" (Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications) pg 89
NOTE - There is also evidence that Thomas probably returned to Maryland at least once on errands for the Catholic Church.The following letter from Father Edward Dominic Fenwich, O.P., to Archbishop Carroll in Maryland, indicates this, “I have troubled you with so many of my scrowls of late that I am almost ashamed to attempt it again. But so favorable an opportunity as this by Mr. Thomas Worland, trustee of St. Francis Chapel, in Scott County, will, I trust, be a sufficient apology".
(O’Daniel, Victor Francis, A Light of the Church in Kentucky (Washington, D.C.: The Dominicana, 1932) pg 126
1825 BIOGRAPHY - Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Worland, of Scott County, Ky., came to visit Mrs. Nancy Young, a sister of Mrs. Worland, and settled permanently in 1826. John Newton and family came in 1827, and THOMAS WORLAND and family in 1828. The latter was a generous and pious Christian, and with him the Priests and Missionaries always found a pleasant and comfortable home.
(Source: History of Shelby County, Indiana: from the earliest time to present, with biographical sketches, notes, together with a short history of the northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. (Knightstown, Indiana: Eastern Pub. Co., 1968) Pg 378, FHL 977.259 H2b
1830 CENSUS - U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana, Page, Line 376, Lines 5, 6, & 7, Worland households, jpeg image, (Online: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006), subscription database, [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC],
Thomas Worland 0102301100000-013100010000
Leo H. Worland 2000100000000-100010000000
John M Worland 2000100000000-100002000000
(Source: , 1830 U.S. census, Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana, Thomas, Leo H. and John M.Worland household, page 376, lines 5, 6, & 7 online accessed 13 January 2006
1838 - BIORGRAPHY -St. Vincent's Church
This little church and flock at St. Vincent's, under the leadership of this good priest, held a meeting on January 6, 1838, to deliberate about building a church. On September 9, 1838, they entered into contract for the sum of six hundred nineteen dollars to build a house of worship on a two-acre piece of ground donated by THOMAS WORLAND In October, 1839, the first services were held in this newly built edifice, and dedicated it to the patron St. Vincent de Paul.
(Source, Chadwick, Edward H, Chadwick's history of Shelby County, Indiana (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993) Pg. 136, FHL 977.259 H2c.
1840 CENSUS - 1840 U. S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, Page 523, Thomas Worland household, jpeg image, (Online: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006), subscription database, [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC],
2006.
1850 WILL - Indiana. Circuit Court (Shelby County, Probate records, 1822-1918 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984), FHL Microfilm 1401852
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NOTE - BIRTH - A search for a birth record in either Charles County or Prince George’s County, Maryland for Thomas was not successful. There is no source citation in Kolb’s book, "One Man's Family: The Histoy and Genealogy of the Worland Family In America", as to where this exact date of birth came from. Because much of this information came from family members, it may have been in some personal family records, which is not cited. Another important issue with One Man’s Family, is that much of the information contained in this publication has no source citations. It had been acknowledged in the preface of this book that much of the information came from oral interviews with descendants of this family. Some of those descendants were not many generations removed from those discussed in this book. For instance, one of those interviewed was the great grandson of Thomas Worland.
A bio of St. Vincent's Church in Shelby County, Indiana, found in Atlas of Shelby Co., Indiana, published by J. H. Beers Pub. Co., in 1880, states this: "Thomas Worland was born in Maryland June 11, 1774; moved to Scott County, Ky., in 1796; thence to Shelby County, Ind. where he died in 1850. Assuming that this information was obtained from family members, his date of birth most likely came from a family bible.
NOTE - Thomas's link to John Worland II:
"First I give devise and bequeath all my estate both personal and real to my beloved wife Mary and to my five youngest children, Thomas Worland, Walter Worland, Barnabas Worland, Lucy Worland, & Rebecca Worland"
(Source: Wills of Washington County, Maryland Liber A folio 41)
1776 CENSUS - "Census of 1776, St. John's and Prince George's Parishes"
John Worland...............56
William Worland .....15
James Worand.........13
Thomas Worland.......2
Walter Worland..........1
Rebecca Brady.........65
Mary Worland............39
Stacey Worland........27
Elianor Worland.......24
Mary Worland...........20
Eleanor Murtle..........17
Ann Murtle.................11
Negroe: Fortune..........41
Tom................21
(Source: Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus," Maryland Records: Colonial, Revoilutionary, County and Church from Original
Sources" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1975) Pg 11
1790 NOTE - According to the 1790 census, Mary Worland, now a widow, is living in Washington County, Maryland with three male children, most likely her three youngest sons; Thomas, Walter, and Barnaby. There are, also, four females, living in this household; Mary, herself, the two younger daughters, Lucy and Rebecca, mentioned earlier, and one unknown female. This unknown female may be one of the Murtle women seen living in the John Worland household on the 1776 state census
1793 NOTE - “By 1793, the year that twenty-five heads of Catholic Families living on Elkhorn petitioned the Diocese of Baltimore for a pastor, there were 300 Catholic families in Kentucky. Among St. Francis’ settlement period families were those headed by......” Included in the list of these settlers were Barnaby, Mary, Thomas, and Walter Worland.
Bevins, Ann Bolton and O’Rourke, James R., That troublesome parish: St. Francis/St. Pius Church of
White Sulpher, Kentucky, mother church of Diocese of Covington (Georgetown, Kentucky: St. Francis and St. John Parishes, c1985) pg 95 FHL book 976.9425/W1 K2.
1799 - MARRIAGE - Clerk of the County Court, Woodford County (Kentucky), Marriages - Woodford County, Kentucky - Marriage bonds 1789-1860 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1961), FHL Microfilm 252321 thru 252331.
1800 TAX Lists (The census of Kentucky for 1800 is lost. It was reconstructed from tax lists)
Worland, Barneby Scott County
Worland, Henry Washington County
Worland, Thomas Woodford County
Worland, Wiliam Washington County
(Source: Clift, G. Glenn, "Second Census of Kentucky, 1800" (Frankfort: 1954) pg 328
1806 BIOGRAPHY - Thomas Worland was a signer of an appeal sent to Bishop Carroll in Maryland, regarding the need for a priest in the parish of St. Francis in Scott County, Kentucky. They enclosed in their appeal the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to furnish a horse and pay traveling expenses for the priest. They stated in their letter that they had "built a church, purchased a piece of land, built a house with offices, and made the improvements for the residence of a priest, which included some furnishings and twoo nego servants". Thomas Worlands signature is included in this petition.
(Bevins, Ann Bolton and O'Rourke, Rev. James R., "That Troublesome Parish" ( ) pg 70-71.
1808 BIOGRAPHY - I James Leak, T.C. Jenkins, James Gough and Thomas Worland, applied by letter to Bishop John Carroll for instructions in regard to a proposed sale of the church property in Scott, and the investment of the proceeds of the sale in more desirable realty for church purposes.
(Webb, Hon. Ben J., "The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky" (Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications) pg 89
NOTE - There is also evidence that Thomas probably returned to Maryland at least once on errands for the Catholic Church.The following letter from Father Edward Dominic Fenwich, O.P., to Archbishop Carroll in Maryland, indicates this, “I have troubled you with so many of my scrowls of late that I am almost ashamed to attempt it again. But so favorable an opportunity as this by Mr. Thomas Worland, trustee of St. Francis Chapel, in Scott County, will, I trust, be a sufficient apology".
(O’Daniel, Victor Francis, A Light of the Church in Kentucky (Washington, D.C.: The Dominicana, 1932) pg 126
1825 BIOGRAPHY - Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Worland, of Scott County, Ky., came to visit Mrs. Nancy Young, a sister of Mrs. Worland, and settled permanently in 1826. John Newton and family came in 1827, and THOMAS WORLAND and family in 1828. The latter was a generous and pious Christian, and with him the Priests and Missionaries always found a pleasant and comfortable home.
(Source: History of Shelby County, Indiana: from the earliest time to present, with biographical sketches, notes, together with a short history of the northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. (Knightstown, Indiana: Eastern Pub. Co., 1968) Pg 378, FHL 977.259 H2b
1830 CENSUS - U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana, Page, Line 376, Lines 5, 6, & 7, Worland households, jpeg image, (Online: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006), subscription database, [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC],
Thomas Worland 0102301100000-013100010000
Leo H. Worland 2000100000000-100010000000
John M Worland 2000100000000-100002000000
(Source: , 1830 U.S. census, Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana, Thomas, Leo H. and John M.Worland household, page 376, lines 5, 6, & 7 online
1838 - BIORGRAPHY -St. Vincent's Church
This little church and flock at St. Vincent's, under the leadership of this good priest, held a meeting on January 6, 1838, to deliberate about building a church. On September 9, 1838, they entered into contract for the sum of six hundred nineteen dollars to build a house of worship on a two-acre piece of ground donated by THOMAS WORLAND In October, 1839, the first services were held in this newly built edifice, and dedicated it to the patron St. Vincent de Paul.
(Source, Chadwick, Edward H, Chadwick's history of Shelby County, Indiana (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993) Pg. 136, FHL 977.259 H2c.
1840 CENSUS - 1840 U. S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Addison Township, Shelby County, Indiana, Page 523, Thomas Worland household, jpeg image, (Online: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006), subscription database, [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC],
2006.
1850 WILL - Indiana. Circuit Court (Shelby County, Probate records, 1822-1918 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984), FHL Microfilm 1401852
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Events
| Birth | 11 Jun 1774 | Charles, Maryland, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Dec 1799 | Emmitsburg, Charles Co., Maryland - Verlinda Hardy | | ||
| Event | 1800 | Migration |  | ||
| Death | 13 Jul 1850 | Shelby, Indiana | | ||
| Burial | Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana | | |
Families
| Spouse | Verlinda Hardy (1780 - 1858) |
| Child | Sebastian Worland (1812 - 1858) |
| Child | John Middleton Worland (1800 - 1859) |
| Child | Leo Hardy Worland (1802 - 1882) |
| Child | Arnold E. Worland (1804 - 1837) |
| Child | Thomas Livers Worland (1805 - 1894) |
| Child | Stephen Dominic Worland (1808 - 1877) |
| Child | Robert A. Worland (1810 - 1864) |
| Child | Rachel Worland (1814 - 1881) |
| Child | Mary Ann Worland (1816 - 1891) |
| Child | Theresa Worland (1818 - 1901) |
| Child | Eleanor Worland (1820 - 1873) |
| Child | William Worland (1822 - 1878) |
| Child | Eulilia Frances Worland (1825 - 1859) |
| Father | John Worland III (1720 - 1790) |
| Mother | Mary Brady (1737 - ) |
| Sibling | Walter Worland (1775 - ) |
| Sibling | Barnaby "Barney" Worland (1777 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Lucy Worland (1778 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Worland (1782 - 1865) |
Notes
Event
Leaves Scott County Settlement, KY for Shelby, IndianaBurial
St. VincentsEndnotes
1. Sister Mary Clara, Vital Records Personally Recorded by Family Member.
2. Olive Lewis Kolb, Wilfrid V. Worland and Rev. T. Vincent Worland, One Man's Family: The History and Genealogy of the Worland Family in America 1662-1962 The Authors, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1968, page 70.
3. Ancestry World Tree Project (Ancestry.com).
4. Clerk of the County Court, Woodford County (Kentucky), Marriages - Woodford County, Kentucky - Marriage bonds 1789-1860 Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Society of Utah, 1961, 252331.
5. Olive Lewis Kolb, Wilfrid V. Worland and Rev. T. Vincent Worland, One Man's Family: The History and Genealogy of the Worland Family in America 1662-1962 The Authors, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1968, page 70.
6. Olive Lewis Kolb, Wilfrid V. Worland and Rev. T. Vincent Worland, One Man's Family: The History and Genealogy of the Worland Family in America 1662-1962 The Authors, Shelbyville, Indiana, 1968, page 70.