Ralph Wormley

Ralph Wormley
b: 1763
d:
Biography
(362> Ralph Wormley (Rolf,w "Ralf") -- Born 1763 (one source suggests 1757). Parents unknown; husband of Betty Brutus <381> by 1787; probably father of Ralph <098>, Daniel (013>, and Sally <51?>. Working as cartman in 1773 and 1775. Residing at Nomony Hall in 1775 and 1782, at Coles Point in 1785 (tithable), 1788, 1790, and 1791. Supposed to have impregnated his wife's sister, Judith Brutus <289>, in 1787. Temporarily assigned to Dickerson's Mill in 1787. Named in 1791 deed of emancipation. Scheduled for emancipation in 1796. Received certificate of emancipation in January 1796. Certificate later recorded among papers of Pennsylvania Abolition Society. Sources: Deed of Emancipation, August 1, 1791, pt. 1, pp. 10, 25, and pt. 2, pp. 6, 23; w2d Book of Miscellanies,' pp. 28, 93; Nomony Hall waste Book, No. 2, 1773, p. 50; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1774-1775, PP. 3, 10-13, 76; Nomony Hall Daybook, No. 3, 1775, P. 79; Whites & Blacks, living at Nornony Hall in Westmoreland County, October 4, 1775, C.F.P., 1651-1861, Sect. 36 (Mssl C2468 a2100), VHS; Letterbook, 1782-1784, p. 10; Westmoreland County Personal Property Tax List, 1785, VSA; Newyear Branson to Robert Carter nr, February 26, 1785, C..F.P., 1651-1861, Sect. 22 (Mssl C2468 a207-217), VHS; Letterbook, 1784-1785, pp. 172-73; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1787-1788, PP. 12, 49; Nomony Hall Daybook, 1790-1792, P. 117; List of 24 Negroes, to whom Certificates of Emancipation were delivered, by Robert Carter," January 1796, Westmoreland County Court Papers, Box 83, VSA; Manumission Book F, 1790-1819, Pennsylvania Abolition Society Collection (Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm, reel 21), p. 73.
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Family Group Sheet - Child
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CHILDREN
MRalph Wormley
Birth1763
Death
Marriageto Betty Brutus
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) Ralph Wormley
Birth1763
Death
Marriageto Betty Brutus
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PARENT (F) Betty Brutus
Birth1765
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Marriageto Ralph Wormley
FatherSam Brutus
MotherSarah Brutus
CHILDREN
MDaniel Wormley
Birth1790
Death
MRalph Wormley
Birth1790
Death
FSally Wormley
Birth1789
Death
Descendancy Chart
Ralph Wormley b: 1763
Betty Brutus b: 1765
Daniel Wormley b: 1790
Ralph Wormley b: 1790
Sally Wormley b: 1789