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Henry Somersets fame and fortune appear to have declined with the siege of King Charles I, of England. Extracts from History _"Henry fifths Earl and first Marquis of Worcester, was called Worcester which he preferred, was a finely educated man, his favorite books being (?), Chaucer and Shakespeare.

He spoke Latin fluently and loved his books more than most men at court, which counted against him with his cousin the king. He was a nobleman of great parts, picky and wisdom. He was generous with his wealth and supported Charles the first in the civil war to its own but not downfall; he being the last of the great barons to fall. Oliver Cromwell, sent Sir Thomas Fairfax the parliamentary general to besiege Ragland castle in November 1646. The black rod as Cornwells men were called, took all valuables, then demolished the castle, faking timber and lead amounting to 100,000. He had also loaned as musculus to His Majesty Charles one the Marquis was taken after his arrest to London by coach, with his daughters and a few followers, all willing to go but he asked them to return to their homes. The trip was long and cold, the aged nobleman suffered much and and in December 1646 his soul passed on to join his father's; and was buried by his faithful rector, doctor Bailey; Later parliament ordered his body to be removed to Windsor and placed it in a tomb near Charles Earl of Worcester, his ancestor but later parliament placed his remains in Westminster. Henry's eldest son, Edward Somerset, Laura Herbert, 6th Earl and second Marquess of Worchester, Earl of phlegm Morgan and his wife Margaret fled at the siege of England, but later Edward was arrested, for treason and confined into the Tower of London several years period it was proven he had done nothing wrong but was a victim of an unworthy king. After his release he was sent to parliament from Monmouth, 1660 to 1661 to 1667: he gave up his titles and went as a commoner, and was one of the 12 deputed to write the return to the throne of King Charles the 2nd May 7th 1660. Charles had flown to Holland

Edward Earl of Worcester invented the steam engine, also many other inventions then scratch that when Lord Herbert, Edward Somerset, and his wife fled he left two sons Henry and Edward with a faithful teacher, supplied with sample means to rear and start them in business. Henry's grandson and Joseph Worcester born in Coventry England 1735. He was a merchant of Coventry, I do not know his first wife was, she died and left seven children. At the age of 60 years, he married Letitia Smith his ward, who was 18 years of age. She was an only child and her father's from friend of Mr Worcester who became her guardian when her father passed away. She attended the same boarding school with his daughters, and spent her vacations with his daughters in their home. They all loved her very much. Mr Harton of Birmingham had whisked to marry Mrs. Smith and inquired about her money and how it was invested, this displeased her guardian and he said all Mr Hartman wanted was her money. Sometime afterward Mr Worchester persuaded Letitia to marry him. It was said Mr Worchester made prior investments with her money and lost it. The sons by the first wife were married but the daughters were at home after the father's marriage to Miss Smith they went to the Arabian brethren to live and Elizabeth married the leader Mr Samuel Vince. Susan and Mary did not marry. The sons of Joseph Worchester were Joseph a wholesale grocer John in the oil business, Richard, who married the handsome miss Carver, and a Charles a dry goods merchant all were successful businessmen.

A gentleman visiting in Coventry met the Mrs Worchesters, daughters of Joseph and Richard, and as he was returning home he called at crippen hall, the home of their cousin, the handsome William warships are, whose large stock farm was considered one of the show places near London. This gentleman was telling William about his charming word Chester cousins of Coventry. William became interested in immediately paid a visit to Coventry and fell in love with both girls it was so difficult to choose between them that he consulted his uncle Martin, and he advised him to marry Catherine, Richard's daughter as her father was dead and she was not so well provided for as Sarah, Joseph daughter.

In after years they visited Wednesbury with two daughters and later there came the parting of the way and Catherine was called hence, and in due time William married Sarah. There was a birthday dinner party given where 23 Worchester sat down, where there was much laughter and merriment, by midnight there was one less as Richard was dead. After that Martin didn't like birthday parties. Cousin Fred werchter, son of Joseph word Chester married miss Bray and tragedy seemed to have entered them lives. Fred was of a changeable disposition, and his father very much objected to his married miss pray. The father refused to go to the wedding and so the wedding bells were pealing forth from Saint Michaels, he dropped dead in his store. The wedding trip of Fred and his wife was to have been America, state of Illinois, was their destination. The vessel was not many miles from England when it sprung a leak, the lifeboats were lowered and the bride was being lowered into one, the rope that was under her arm slipped and tightened around her neck. When she reached the lifeboat her face was black but after strenuous efforts she was revived but never more could she attempt to sail across the ocean. Mrs Fred Worchester Mrs Bry ,, and her father, were close friends of George Eliot. the writer and it was they who persuaded her to take a trip on the continent with them. Fred Worcester remained in England awhile after his marriage.

His wifes concession stand well let's just father purchasing her a few acres of land near Coventry. She had her fine dairy and made her cheeses. Fred came to America alone to try his fortune and was in the states 10 years, then returned home, established a drug store in Birmingham and later a Daguerreotype type gallery. Cousin Charles, son of Charles Worchester, was employed to oversee the sugar plant stations plantations of Jamaica and was engaged to marry the council's daughter. An epidemic of yellow fever broke out on the island and the Koons estates family and Charles Worchester returned to England. On his way home Charles stopped over in Wednesbury to visit Martin worshippers family and told them many owed and interesting tales of the knee grows at the plantations. The gathering of the knee grows at the close of the day in front of their Hut singing their melodies, appeal to him. Not feeling very well he hastened home where he succumbed to yellow fever, his sister also dying of it period this and the last of that branch of the family period another cousin was Thomas , who married a very wealthy handsome woman comma but they had no children.

Mr Joseph Worchester, Coventry had three children by his second wife, Leotitia Smith, they were Martin, Fanny and Hannah. And let you mr Worcester didn't live years after his second marriage, a stroke kept him an invalid for two years and his wife was left with three children and her fortune gone. Joseph one of the half brothers offered to educate Martin and teach him a trade, so he departed from his mother and sisters and was artists reared in his half brother's home. Martin was taught the watchman clock makers trade and would make a watch complete. In his day that went everywhere every pivot and spring was made by hand. Martin was born January 8th 1796, and went a little over 20 years old he married and Childs, the same age, she was born June 21st, 1796 in Qatar worth England. Anne was the oldest daughter of Abraham Childs and his wife June period she was a handsome girl with creamy clear skin and yellow hair. The other children were Mary Lucy Rebecca Rhoda and Isaac. Name is also spelled child or child with an E. Mrs Childs was very thrifty and saved a large sum unknown to her husband and with this bid in a long row of houses, which after word netted a large sum. All was left to the sun, who lady came to America

England was more or less in a turmoil, and soldiers were called were frequently to quell riots in gutter wants there had been disturbances, that led to be put down and the soldiers were in possession of the town. This was about the year 1800 Abraham Childs a traveling salesman for a cloth house, was returning home from one of his trips, and was charged by one of the soldiers, stationed in gutter worth, who making a pledge at him with his sword he struck a Stonewall and broke off the point.

the next morning Mrs child called on the Colonel and told him about her husband, or spectacle citizen being charged by one of his soldiers. He asked her if she could point out the man. She assured him she could so the soldier was called in line, when told to present arms, she selected the soldier who sword tip was missing. He was found guilty and punished Mr. Martin were Chester of Coventry and his wife and child, started their wedded life in Birmingham, England, he was employed in a watch factory, this failed and their oldest child died. They became very much discouraged and moved to Coventry. Mrs W as W one person Worchester had a dream, a bunch of key everybody has a great jurys were offered her as if, she was to be given a place of trust. The next day a gentleman in fact you can keep as far away from this document as possible call to see her husband. He was from Wegmans Berry and wished a responsible man to keep his office and repair watches. The man must be well educated and he would call next day to see Mr Worchester. Father went to Wednesberry to inspect the position after staying two weeks he returned and said, the country is so black wedges he didn't wish to live there, but that the position was good to too good to lose. The meaning of black wedges is a Black Country caused from the coal mines and many steel rolling mills there about. Wednesberry is about 5 miles, from Birmingham. Father accepted the position and in two years he was offered the post office, endorsed by the best citizens of wetness Berry and the post office being established he held it for 20 years. By this time he had his own watch and clock business and built the clock for Saint Bartholomew’s, at the hill. The gentleman of Wednesberry showered such interest in its construction that they called often to watch its progress. The family Pew was in St Bartholomew church for over 21 years. No father need a better eulogy than to hear his daughters say I loved my father or father was a true gentleman with courtliness and dignity. Father was always kind and just ever ready to help those in need. One of his mottos was the beauty of the home was having the meals served on time. The mother had her commendations 24 it was mothers capabilities that kept the spotless home and saw that the appetizing meals were served on time and the children religiously trained. At Wednesbury the other children were born from Henry, Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph, Samuel, Lucy, Charles Martin, John, Letitia and William, Lilly who was named for some relatives of his Worchester , Wm. Lilly Smith.

Mr Worcester voted for the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.

As the older children married and left England for America, the parents missed the companionship of their older children and as father was only 50 years old and mother six months younger, and looking her husband said as young as her married daughters, they decided to come to America. Father and Charles were to leave first and prepare the home for the others. They sailed on the Charles challenger under command of captain valpy two weeks before mother who with the other children Joseph, Lucy, Martin, Letitia, and William sailed on a new vessel the Courier in command of captain Mellon. This was the Courier second trip, the other trip had been from New Brunswick to Liverpool. Mother word Chester left England October 1848. Martin and Letitia watching the shores of England becoming fainter, quoted quotation marks shades of evening clothes not or us, leave our lovely bark awhile, morn alas will not restore us to your dim and distant I'll steal my fancy Ken discover.

The children enjoyed the trip very much Martin made a miniature of the vessel they were on and everyone on board from captain to sailor were interested in it. When it was completed with its sales flying it was launched from the vessel and was washed as it rode the waves, until lost in space.

martin was very ingenious and as a boy in England had built a fountain that could spout also training mice to drag a car comma racing them up and down the bolster in the early morning hours comma when one of them i slipped comma it's trace and as it flew down the bedclothes a scream from one of the onlookers of the race, the parents to the room, Needless to say my straining was discontinued in the future. Flying fish were caught by the sailors and given to the children and the captain gave permission to the OSHA to use the library with games life on the ocean was not monotonous. the Charles Challour, encountered very high seas and didn't make very good progress and it was an old boat and our mother had been anxious period when in the gulf of Mexico, Captain Melon had a dream and he told Mrs Worcester that he had seen her husband and son describing them accurately. The next day he sighted, a sailing vessel in the distance and when near enough to decipher the name, it was the Charles Challouer, the vessel father was on.

The pilot came out to meet the vessels and they were tied together and visiting began between the two vessels. New Orleans was soon reached by steamboat, was taken from this city for Cincinnati, Ohio. And our voyage continued up the great Mississippi and along the LaBelle river= now the Ohio river, to Newport, Iy., and the Worcester family were a reunited family Christmas 1848.

In June 1849 came the cholera epidemic, which raged in a frightful manner for many weeks., taking a heavy toll over the States. Three of the family succumbed, the father was stricken, dying in a few hours, on June 21st, 1849, his wife's birthday. The mother followed him in five or six weeks, her doctor said, "she died of a broken heart." She was a lovely Christian woman, a true wife and mother. She went to sleep as sweetly as a child. That had lived thru the fullness of it's day, with all it's love, its hopes, it's tears, it play. Had slumbered as by lovely dreams beguiled. Her face still bore her souls fond impress with her should so benignly angelic in it's way, and that shone with a gladly soothing ray. On all who sorely troubled near her whiled. If the pure light that burns in grateful hearts should enter in the chambers of her tomb, hers with a kindly splendor would illume-

Charles didnt marry but was much loved by family and friends; a young man of true worth, he contracted a severe cold which was the cause of his death. Martin also died in young manhood, William , died of wounds received at the battle of Williamsport during the Civil War. He was in the artillery and was silencing the evenings guns when wounded.

John died in infancy in England.

Ann married Edward Rowley. Henry married Sarah Ann Hobson. Elizabeth married John Marson. Mary married Rev John J Blower. Joseph married Mary Lock. Samuel married Elizabeth H Baylor. Lucy married James Franter. Leolitia Smith married Wm Murphy. Charles, Martin and William.

Written by Eva Murphy, daughter of Leotitia, Covington, KY prior to 1918.