Thomas Worden was born in 1759 and died in Jefferson County, NY in 1854. Buried in Pierrepont Manor Cemetery. He married Eunice Hale, b 1762 and died 1850. See the Fonda List on this site for his service. In the 1840 special census of Pensioners, Thomas is age 82 and in the household of Benjamin Randall.
NOTE: BPC; Thomas Worden, DAR Ancestor A130446, Findagrave memorial 19014523
Children of Thomas Worden and Eunice Hale:
1. Lydia Worden Randall, b 11 April 1789; d 15 Jan. 1861 in Ellisburg, Jeff. Co., buried in the Pierrepont Manor Cemetery. She married Benjamin Randall, b 8 Dec. 1781 in Shelburne, MA; d 28 Feb. 1848 in Ellisburg, Jeff. Co., NY.
Children:
Lydia Miranda Randall Bailey b 16 Sept. 1817 Jeff. Co.; d 31 July 1888 Jeff. Co.
m 12 March 1846 Clark Bailey, b 25 Sept. 1811 d 22 Feb. 1885. He was the son
of George Bailey (1784-1838) and Olive Kasson Brown d 1874.
Eunice Mahala Randall Freeman b 11 June 1819 in Ellisburg d 24 Oct.1880; married 25 Jan.
1837 in Ellisburgh to James M. Freeman. He b 23 Mar. 1815 and d 27 Jan. 1869.
Eunice and James are both buried in the Woodside Cemetery at Belleville, Jeff. Co.
Children (Freeman surname)
Eunice M. Freeman Littlefield 1841-1910
Adelbert M. Freeman 1843-1849
Nette Lydia Freeman 1846-1871
Arobelle Freeman 1856-1856
DeAlbert Freeman 1856-1857
James M. Freeman 1858-1947
Benjamin Randall, b 9 Nov. 1820 d 28 June 1890; m 19 Feb. 1844 in Ellisburg, NY to 1) Harrietta Hathaway 1825- 1856 and 2)Ellen Bond 1831-1910 whom he m 16 June 1857 in Adams, Jeff. Co.
Lewis Randall b 10 Sept. 1822 in Ellisburg and passed away that year.
Lucy Randall b 10 Sept. 1822 in Ellisburg and passed away that year
Fanny Marilda Randall b 25 Sept. 1823 d 29 March 1902
Joseph Randall 1825-1902 b 27 Oct. 1825 in Ellisburg; m 11 May 1854 in Ellisburg to Lucretia Williams; he d 20 April 1902 at 76 years, 5 months 24 days. She b 1826 d 1913 at 86 years 3 months 15 days. Both buried in Woodside Cemetery in Belleville, Jeff. Co. In the 1850 census of Ellisburg, his mother,Lydia at age 61, is living in their household and so is his brother, Benjamin Randall.
2. Thomas W. Worden b 1781 m. d 1860. He married Rebecca Eastman b 1787 d 1869. Buried in Allegany Co., NY in the Short Tract Cemetery. On the cemetery marker: "Settled in Granger, Allegany Co., before 1820."
3. Barnes Worden b 1799 in Colrain, Hampshire Co., MA. d 1841 in Ontario Canada; he married c 1828 to Betsy Ann Calkins. She was b in 1806 and died in 1871. In 1830 he was living in Halifax, VT with his parents. From 1833 to 1836, Barnes and Betsey Ann owned land in Allegany Co., adjacent to the land of his brother, Thomas. By 1838 the family moved to Wardsville, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, where son, William J., was born. Barnes died about 1841 and it is not known where he was buried. Betsey Ann married 2)James Defield in 1842 at age 33. They raised six children and moved to Berrien Co., Michigan.
Children:
Thomas B. b 1828
Eunice Betsey Ann b 1831
Ezra b 1833
Margaret b 1835
William J. b 1838
John M. b 1840.
4. Anna Worden Farnum b 19 March 1800 in Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA and d 23 March 1876 in Halifax, Windham Co., VT. She married John Farnum 1798-1876
5. Luzina Hartness Worden Tifft b 3 June 1802 in Colrain, Franklin Co., MA and d 16 March 1897 in Jefferson Co., NY, buried in the Pierrepont Manor Cemetery. She married Thomas W. Tifft b 1796 and d 1855. He was a War of 1812 veteran. Luzina was a DAR Real Daughter of her father, Thomas Worden. Nat. No. 17138. DAR Lineage Book No. 18.
Children:
Gardner H. Tift 1836 - m. Almira__ b 1833 d 1882 in Jeff. Co.
Milo F. Tifft 1836 - m. Lorrett J. Phillips 1845-1898
Melissa R. Tifft Sias b 10 May 1841 d 1918 m William Henry Harrison Sias 1840-1917
Children (Sias surname)
Henry H. Sias 1867-1935
Florence R. Sias 1870-1881
Hattie May Sias Hutchings 1873-1955
George Washington Sias 1875-1948
Walter Edwin Sias 1882-1955
NOTE: The Tifft family: Caleb Tifft of Rhode Island was an early resident of Lorraine, Jefferson Co.
His son, Thomas W. Tifft,came early to Lorraine Township, was a farmer and carpenter. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and served at Sacketts Harbor with the rank of captain and was a pensioner. Thomas married Luzina H., daughter of Thoms W. Worden, who with his wife, was a native of Colerain, MA. They came as pioneers to Jefferson Co., and he was also a Revolutionary War soldier. They were the parents of a daughter, Melissa R., who became the wife of Dr. William H. H. Sias.
Source: Oakes, Vol. 1.
Note: BPC; Caleb Tiff 1840 Census of Pensioners, Findagrave memorial 19047785
6. Elizabeth Worden Whitney b 1804 in Vermont and d 1893 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA. She married Bartlett Whitney b 1804 and d 1893.
Children:
Anna Eliza Whitney Baxter 1833-1912
Thomas Bartlett Whitney 1836-1918
Julia M. Whitney Aldrich 1842-1925
Gilbert F. Whitney 1845-1850
Charles P. Whitney 1849-1850
Benjamin Randall was born 20 July 1742 in Stonington, New London Co., CT and died 9 September 1828 in Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA. He married Amy Avery, daughter of Abner Avery and Amy Fox in January 1762 Montville, New London Co., CT; she was born 25 July 1747 in Montville and d 3 Sept. 1791 in Shelburne, MA.
Children:
1. Avery Randall b 18 Dec. 1762 in Colchester, New London Co., CT and died 11 June 1823 in Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY. He married Hopeful Briggs. He was a pensioner of Jefferson Co. in 1820 for service as a private in the Mass. Line.
DAR record, Lineage Book No. 18, lists Miss Lenor Lindblour of Milwaukee, WI, as follows:
Daughter of Robert Lindblour and Hattie Linda Lewis, his wife
Granddaughter of James Lewis and Mary Diana Campbell, his wife
Great granddaughter of William Campbell and Malinda Randall, his wife
Gr. gr. granddaughter of Avery Randall and Hopeful Briggs, his wife
Children of Avery Randall and Hopeful Briggs:
Sally b 1787 d 1864
Abigail b 1787
Hopeful b 1789 d 1845
Amy b 1790
Eunice b 1792
Deborah b 1797 d 1888
Avery Randall Jr. b 1800 d 1878
Josephus Randall b 1802 d 1803
Adolphus Randall b 1802 d 1855
Lauren Randall b 1804 d 1826
Josephus Randall b 1806 d 1826
Malinda Randall b 1809 d 1888 see DAR record above
Hannah Randall b 1811 -
Allen Briggs Randall b 1814 d 1900
2, Abel Randall was b 18 April 1765 in Colchester and d 8 Aug. 1856 in Bolton, CT. He married Salome Pike, 1784 Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA. Salome was born 5 April 1772 in Shelburne and d 22 Aug. 1856 in Bolton, Warren Co., NY. She was the daughter of Jacob Pike and Beulah Parmenter.
Children: (Randall surname)
Abel 1795-1870
Luther 1798 -
Jared 1800-1883
Betsy 1802-1892
Rufus 1805-1884
Sally 1808-1838
3. Sarah Randall b 10 Aug. 1767 in Colchester; d 1794 in Shelburne, MA. She married Church Mendell. He was b 1748 and d 1817. They married 15 Dec. 1784 in Shelburne.
Children: (Mendell surname)
Horace 1794-1805
Dennis 1795-1799
Avery 1796-1796
Richard 1798-1798
Horace 1799-1805
Eunice 1801 -
Mary Julia 1805 - 1851
4. Russell Randall b 19 June 1770 in Colchester; d 28 Aug. 1847 in Loraine, MA. He m 1)Lucy Otis; 2)Pernal Odds; 3) Hannah Cheever. He married Lucy Otis on 8 June 1800 in Coleraine. Lucy was b 4 Jan. 1772 and d 9 Oct. 1809 in Lorraine, Jeff. Co., NY. She was the daughter of Stephen Otis and Lucy Chandler.
Children (Randall surname)
Lucy 1801-1872
Lina 1803 -
Philura 1806-1893
Linda 1808-1810
5. Karon Randall b 20 Nov. 1772 in Colchester and d 2 Jan. 1854 in Ellisburg, NY. She married Ephraim Jennings. Ephraim Jennings, Jr. was b 1 Oct. 1776 and d 2 Jan. 1854 m 1795 in Shelburne, Franklin Co., MA, to Karon Randall b 1772 d 1854. Ephraim was the son of Ephraim Jennings and Mariam Smith.
Children: (Jennings surname)
Polly b 1796 d 1830
Ephraim b 1798 d 1872
Austin b 1800 d 1803
Hiram b 1803 d 1854
Karan b 1806 d 1871
Elizabeth b 1806 d 1875
Benjamin b 1808 d 1878
David b 1810 d 1883
Denison b 1812 -
6. Hubbard Randall b 7 May 1775 in Colchester; m 1) Mary Jennings and 2)Rebecca Bigelow. Hubbard died 12 April 1859 and is buried in the Mooney-Gulf Cemetery, Jeff. Co., NY, with both is first and second wives. Mary died 3 Nov. 1832 at 59 years and Rebecca d unknown. He married on 19 Feb. 1795 at Shelburne to Mary Jennings b 20 Sept. 1773 d 3 Nov. 1832 at Lorraine, Jeff. Co., NY.
Children: (Randall surname)
Elias 1797-1851
Polly 1799-1868
Benjamin 1801-1803
Lyman 1803-
Tirzah 1805-1866
Ira 1807-1866
Naomi 1809-1871
Lewis 1812-1869
7. Jared Randall b 26 Mar. 1778 in Shelburne and d 16 April 1816 in Lenox, MA; married Mehitabel Rogers.
Children: (Randall surname)
Elizabeth s. 1803-1861
John 1804-1825
Elvira 1806 -
Harriet 1808-1839
David 1810 -
Jared 1812 -
8. Benjamin Randall b 8 Dec. 1781 in Shelburne; d 28 Feb. 1848 in Ellisburgh, NY; married Lydia Worden on 31 Dec. 1816 Colrain, Franklin Co., MA.
Children: (Randall surname) see above under Lydia Worden
9. Ruel Randall b 11 Oct. 1785 and d 3 Sept. 1870 in Rutland, Jeff. Co., NY; m Margaret Ann Middleton. She was b 25 July 1791 in Ballintaggart Co. Down, Ireland and d 26 Sept.1868 in Rutland, Jeff. Co., NY They married about 1810.
Children: (Randall surname)
Amy Randall 1811-1813
Andrew Middleton Randall 1811-1861; m 19 April 1838 in Jeff. Co. to Phebe Goldthwaite,
who was b 1815 and d 1891.
Children: (Randall surname)
Mary A. b 1853
Electa H. b 1861
Amy Jane b 24 April 1813 in Rutland and d 30 Aug. 1889. She m December 1840 to Elias Cornwall b 11 Jan. 1811 d 8 March 1895.
Children: (Cornwall surname)
Rosaltha Diana 1842-1885
Adelbert Randall 1844-1912
DeMertus Ladd 1849-1925
Franklin E. 1850-1851
Albert Stanton 1857 -
Diana b 17 Feb. 1817 Rutland, NY and d 17 Feb. 1891 in Jeff. Co., NY She m 1 June 1853 to Lemuel Brazilla Clark b 28 May 1814 Charleston, Montgomery Co., NY d 1 June 1897 in Melrose, Middlesex Co., MA.
Children: (Clark surname)
Florence N. 1855 -
Seth Corbin 1857 -
Eliza Ann b 19 Feb. 1819 in Rutland and d 12 Oct. 1898 at Pamelia, Jeff. Co., NY She married 17 Feb. 1841 to John Lyman Parrish b 1 May 1819 in Pamelia and d 16 Oct. 1902. He was the son of John Parris h Jr. and Ruth Farr.
Children: (Parrish surname)
Oscar Filzalun 1843-1900
Warren Randall 1846-1892
Diana Burissa 1848-1932
James W. 1848 -
Albert Walford 1850-1900
George Berlin 1852-1877
Mary Ette was b 25 June 1822 and d 9 Dec. 1899 in probably Rutland, Jeff. Co., NY. On 6 March 1849 she married Albert Gurnee, who was born 1820 and d 1903.
Children (Gurnee surname)
Truman D. 1850-1851
Ella Idell 1852-1904
George Milton 1853-1854
Albert Erwin 1855-1925
Augusta was b 18 June 1824 and d 4 July 1824
John Dempster was b 6 April 1826 in Rutland and d 1903. He married 1 Jan. 1851 in Rutland to Hannah Jeanette Kennedy b 1825 and d 1895.
Children: (Randall surname)
Norman Melvin 1849-1928; m Mar. 1874 to Sarah Salona Harris b 1852 d 1933.
She was the dau. of Justus Harris and Susan Branden
Children: (Randall surname)
Addison 1874-1876
Edwin Darwin 1877-1933
Emma 1887 -
Melvin Ruel 1852-1936
Annette M. 1854-1875
John Dempster 1858-1934
Charles Jerome 1860-1863
Hattie May was b 11 Sept. 1861 and d 11 Sept. 1928 at Black River, Jeff. Co.
She m 3 Oct. 1888 to George Almon Fuller, b 1867 d 1907. He was the
son of Loren Fuller and Betsey A. Clark.
Source: Randall Records in DAR Library, Washington, D.C., cemetery records, vital records, pension records; census records, family histories, Rev. War. data, Oakes History and Genealogy of Jeff. Co., NY.
Researched by Marilyn Sapienza
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