Worthington family

The Worthingtons are a historic English family from Lancashire, traceable to the early 13th century. The progenitor of the line was Worthington de Worthington (born 1236), and the family served as Lords of the Manor of Worthington, Standish, Lancashire, from the 13th to the 18th centuries. Their family seat was Worthington Hall, in Standish, Lancashire, which was partially demolished in the mid-20th century. The remaining Tudor doorway, dated 1577, is associated with Edward de Worthington.The Ancient Parish of Standish, "The Manor of Worthington"

Since the mid-16th century, they have been maternal ancestors of the Brice family, who often use Worthington as a given name. Other Worthington descendants later became the Worthington-Evans baronets and the Craven baronets.St. George, Henry. The Visitation of the County of Somerset in the year 1623. London, 1876 They also have connections through marriage to the Earl of Aylesford, the Lawson Baronets, Baron Jeffreys, Baron Stafford, and Baron Feversham.The Peerage. William Worthington WorthingtonThe Peerage Benjamin WorthingtonThe Peerage. Anne Worthington-EvansThe Peerage. Dorothy Hilda WorthingtonThe Peerage William Greville Worthington

Coat of arms Dating from the 15th century, the Worthington coat of arms is argent, three dung forks sable.St. George, Henry. The visitation of the county palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1613. Manchester, printed for the Chetham Society, 1871 The arms can be considered a rebus, as "worthing" was an archaic slang term for dung. The crest is a goat statant argent, holding in the mouth an oak branch vert, fructed or; the motto is, "Virtute Dignus Avorum" ("in virtue worthy of ones ancestors").Worthington, George. The Genealogy of the Worthington Family. 1894 The motto and coat of arms may be seen in Chorley Church, Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire, England.Worthington, Robert. Worthingtons Workshop" Genealogy: ArmorialVisitations of the County of Essex

References

Links Worthington Family History Society