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It is clear that the "Ancestry of Annis Spear" his the primary souceon the internet that has provided the information regarding thegenealogy of William Wormwood. In many cases, in this document, thereis indication that some of this information is conjecture. From the Ancestry of Annis Spear: "William Wormwood first found as awitness to an agreement made January 10, 1639." He probably was bornand married his wife, Catherine, and perhaps his first severalchildren were born, in England. Also from the Ancestry of Annis Spear: "As this was the only family ofWormwood north of Boston, the following (children: Anne, Jacob,Margaret, John and William) were doubtless of the family of Williamand Catherine." This statement indicates that there is a certianly apossiblity that there were other children that escaped the Ancestry ofAnnis Spear. From the IGI we know that there was a Thomas (who is alsolinked as the husband of Alice Small), a Mary (who married WilliamYoung in 1676) and a Henry (living in Lynn, Massachusetts, a sea town.He also uses the same family names that are carried on in the York,Maine Wormwood line (William, Elizabeth, Jacob, Dorcas, Daniel, andEsther: all born b/w 1666-1683) These three other Wormwoods are alsoprobably more children of William and Catherine. William is first mentioned as a witness to an agreement dated 10 Jan.1639 between John Lander, sealer and John Billings, fisherman ofPiscataqua.(1) William and Catharine lived on four acres on KitteryPoint which had been given to them by Lander and Billings.(2) Williamhad sold the property before 1644 to Thomas Crockett as Thomas sold itin that year to Robert Mendum.(3) At the General Court held in Saco 25June 1640 William was one of 15 Piscataqua men who were absent. William and his family moved to Star Island after leaving Kittery, butwere ordered back to the mainland in 1647 for "improper dealings" withthe sailors (probably selling them too much strong drink). WilliamJames also came back with them to Kittery and in Oct. 1647 Catherinewas arrested, presumably for adultery, and sent to Boston. The chargewas not proved as she was back in Kittery on 27 June 1648 when thecourt ordered that "William James and William Wormwood are for to parthoushold and for to build another house before one yeare be ended."This did not stop the affair as on 15 Oct. 1650 William James andWilliam Wormwood's wife were presented at court for livingsuspiciously together and if James did not leave by the next court hewas to pay 40/ or have corporal punishment. William had become "acommon swearer and a turbulent person" and moved back to the Shoalswith his wife with the court decreeing "that if the Fishermen of theIles of Sholes will entertaine Wormewood and his wife, they haveliberty to sit downe ther provided that they shall not sell neitherwine, beare nor Licker." James continued to "entertaine" Catherine foron 14 Oct. 1651 the court states: "William James shall hence forwardseparate himself from Catherine Wormewood & must forthwith pay hisFourty shillings for his breach of the last Court order about hisseperation."(4) In June 1648 William sued Nicholas Browne for debt and asked £10 fordamages with a bull for security. John Sealey took the bull while itwas under this attachment and was fined £5 for contempt.(5) William sued Dr. John Reynolds in 1650 for detaining three goats and asow for three years. As the good doctor had left the country hereceived a verdict against his surety Alexander Jones. William had tosue Jones again in 1651 to enforce the verdict.(6) Catherine testified against Edward Colcord in court at StrawberryBanke in 1650 and was listed as one of the doubtful debtors of RobertButton in Jan. 1651.(7) William was mentioned in the details of evidence against Sir EdmundAndros and Lt. Gov. Patrick McGregory in 1689.(8)
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