Many thanks to Donal Grossman for posting much of the info on theWorre ll family at GenForum.com and Bill Good at RootsWeb.
Residences & events:
Pipe Creek, Carroll Co, MD
1770 Brothers Valley, Somerset Co, PA Samuel and sons, Atwell andSam uel migrated west.
"In 1770 about twenty-one families of Quakers and an equal number ofDu nkers moved into this area [Somerset Co] from Pipe Creek, Maryland.The ir leader was Benjamin Biggs from Double Pipe Creek, Maryland nowDetou r. 1774 Brothersvalley, Second Assessment shows twenty-oneFamilies fro m Pipe Creek." (Source: Two Centuries of Brothersvalley
Chruch of the Brethern, Cooper, Austin H., 1962, p. 54)
"Benjamin Biggs, (from Pipe Creed, Maryland) went to Brothersvalley,Pa ., 1770, and led a group of some twenty families into thatsettlement"
p. 204
"Pipe creek, Carroll County, Maryland to Brothers Valley
1770: Benjamin Biggs, Richard Brown, James Dougherty, Robert Estep,Joh n Ferguson, Jacob Fisher, Michael Huff, Benjamin Jennings, John,John R eed, John Rice, John Sappington, Solomnon Shute, John Swisher(Swiser), T homas Urey, Abraham Vaughn (Vaun), Geroge Brunner, HenryBrunner, John H inksbaugh (Hignbaugh), Frederick Aker (Acker), LodwichGreenwalt, Edwar d Grimes, Joseph Jennings, Jacob Wingart, AtwellWorrell, Thomas Stimto n, John Penrod, James Pursely, James Winler,Samuel Worrell,
Thomas Stimton, John Penrod, James Pursley, James Winter, SamuelWorrel l. For the most part these settlers were Quakers.
(p.374-5)
Brother’s Valley taxables, etc., 1772.—-...Then followed the namesof t hose whom we presume were single men, viz.: Matthias Ditch,Thomas Stin ton, John Penrod, Felix Morgan, Frederick Aker, JamesWinler, James Pur sley, Nicholas Friend, Robert Pulclut, EphraimTassey, Martin Cefar (Si efert?), James Moore, Frederick Vandoux,Edward Grimes, Samuel Worrell, J ames Wells, Peter Booker, Lodowick(Ludwig?) Greenwalt, Gabriel Abraham s, James Black, Henry Bruner,George Briner, John Bowman, Casper Stoy, J oseph Jennings, FrancisHay, James Hogland, Edward Henderson, William H askin, Edward Higgins,Matthew Judy, John St. Clair, George Shider, Hen ry Shidlet, JacobWingart, Atwell Worrell, Richard Wells, Thomas Ogle, D aniel Pursleyand John Hinkbaugh.
Bef 1775 Augusta Co, VA
1776 Monongalia Co, VA was carved from Augusta, leaving Samuel in then ew county.
William E. Mockler, West Virginia Surnames the Pioneers, AnthonyWorley o n
Sandy Creek 1770 (RCAC 134)
1781 Samuel Worrell on Sandy Creek in 1770 (RCAC 92)
1781 Samuel Worl in certificate of claim (RCAC 142)
1781 Samuel World on cheat R prior to 1778 (RCAC 142)
1784 Samuel Wharll & Whurll in deed of survey (SR-1, 96).
Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOGC ARD
GRANTEE Scott, John. grantee.
DATE 1 April 1784.
NOTE Location: Monongalia County.
NOTE Description: 400 acres on the meters of Cheat River, andincluding
Samuel Worlds improvement made in the year 1775.
GRANTEE McIntire, Alexander. grantee.
DATE 7 February 1797.
NOTE Location: Monongalia County.
NOTE Description: 200 acres on the head of a draft of Little SandyCree k
adjoining the south east side of lands of Samuel Worle, and lands ofJo hn
Weaver.
NOTE Source: Land Office Grants No. 37, 1796-1798, p. 160 (Reel 103).
