The Haworth Association of America
JAMES HAWORTH,
Brother of George
The information herein about James was included in letters written by Caleb
Haworth, great-grandson of James Haworth, in 1826 and Caleb’s son Wilson Haworth
in 1891.
The
contents of these two letters have been combined and edited for clarity herein
by Don Hayworth.
James Haworth (great-grandfather of Caleb Haworth) and his brother George
were both convinced of the principles of Friends when young men. James moved
with his mother to Patron Grove, in Hapton. In 1704 he lived at Rileys, in
Haberghan Eaves, and in 1705 he leased the estate called Hapton Hall for 37
pounds sterling and several Boons1 during the lives of himself and
his two nephews James Shaw and John Collins2.
James’ mother died in 1707 and was buried in the Friend's Burial Ground at
Marsden. In 1709 James married Ellen Blakey, of Marsden Meeting, who died the
year following, leaving no children. In 1712 he married his cousin Elizabeth,
daughter of his Uncle Henry Haworth, by whom he had four children: James,
Elizabeth, George and Henry. His son James died as an infant. His daughter
Elizabeth married Richard Fort of Hard, near Clitheroe, Lancashire, and had
several children.
About 1732 James leased Shuttleworth Hall for the annual sum of 48 pounds
sterling and his son George later resided there and became known as “George of
Shuttleworth Hall”. He married Martha Rawcliffe, sister of John Rawcliffe, by
whom he had nine children: James, John, Elizabeth, Martha, Mary, George, Henry,
Jonathan and Susannah.
James third son Henry Haworth (grandfather of Caleb Haworth) resided at
Hapton Hall in 1765 when he moved to Harper’s in Pendle Forest. In 1745 he
married Elizabeth, daughter of James and Elizabeth Topper, of Northwood, by whom
be had three children: Elizabeth, James and George. Henry’s daughter, Elizabeth
died unmarried. Son George married first Mary Hewitt by whom he had a son John.
He married second Ann Bentley who died without issue.
Henry and Elisabeth Topper Haworth’s son James Haworth (father of Caleb)
married Martha Faucett and had four children: Hannah, Charles, Caleb and Lucy.
Hannah died young. Charles married Ann Higgin of Burnley by whom he had ten
children: James, Henry, Frances, Rebecca, Martha, Elizabeth, Charles, Ellen,
Ann, and another whose name is not known. Caleb (the author of the 1826
letter) married first Jane Emery by whom he had two children: Emery and
Charlotte. Caleb married second Jane Wilson of Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, in
1861 and they had five children: Martha, Wilson (the author of the 1891
letter), Hannah, Joshua, and Benjamin.
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1.
“Boons” is a seldom
used word today. It means
something beneficial to a specific person, entity, or cause. The “Boons”
referred to herein consisted of James promise to “perform three days plowing
in seed time, three days mowing and nine days working at the hay in hay-time,
and nine days reaping in harvest-time, also that he should keep one dog, either
hound or spaniel if required, and if no such dog keeping was required, then the
yearly boon of twelve fat hens, if demanded, for and during the natural lives of
himself and his two nephews, James Shaw and John Collins.”
2.
James Shaw was the son of James’s sister
Susannah Haworth Shaw. John Collins was the son of James sister Sarah Haworth
Collins.