WORKMAN FAMILY HISTORY pages 28-41

WORTMAN TO WORKMAN

Closely related, with the same background and carrying the same traits of thrift, industry and the onward look, their descendants converting the Dutch Woertman or Wortman to the American and English Workman, at least two men and their descendants moved on from New Jersey to expand the westward moving boundaries of a new nation. With the Dutch training in frugality and the English love of liberty they taught their children that basically they were English in heritage and that their forefathers had gone to Holland for their religious convictions. This refrain is echoed strongly in all parts of their families, no matter how separated they became through the years to follow. Although some of the descendants of the early Woertmans chose to retain the Dutch form of the name, by far the majority reverted to the English form, lending credence to the claim they made.

The founders of the families of this story were Abraham Workman 1 and Isaac Workman 2 .

1. ABRAHAM WORKMAN, number 43H of the preceding story, son of Jan Derick Woertman 7H (Dirck Jans3H John William 1H) and Anna Maria Andries (Andrews); christened 27 April 1709 in Raritan, Somerset, New Jersey; later was a resident of Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey. The fallacy that Abraham was the son of Andrew was exploded completely in the references of the foregoing section. The fact that his mother's maiden name was Andreis or Andrews and that his eldest brother was named Andrew may account for the belief. Abraham married ANNETJE (ANNA) SMITH (who was christened 14 July 1706 in New York; dau of Able Smith and Tryntje Wybrantz.) Abraham 's family was born and raised in Somerset Co., New Jersey, but by the time the youngest were teenagers, some of the group, following the lead of Abraham 's cousin Peter 16H and others of the family, had started westward. As early as 1756 his sons were enlisting in the Militia of Pennsylvania, going there, no doubt, from old Washington County, Maryland, which was just over a state border and not yet protected by militiamen.

Whether Abraham and his wife died in Pennsylvania or Maryland is not known. The records of that area having been lost or destroyed has made it difficult to determine these facts. For this reason it has not been possible to identify all of the children of the family which was known to be quite large. So far as known and proved, the children of Abraham and Annetje were:

3. BENJAMIN WORKMAN born about 1727 in Somerset Co., New Jersey.
*4. SAMUEL WORKMAN born about 1730 in Somerset Co., N. J.; died in Washington, Pa.
5. ABRAHAM (ABRAM) WORKMAN born 1737 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; listed in Capt. Paul Jackson's Pennsylvania Regiment as "Abram Workman, laborer, 5 feet 9 inches tall, of Chester Co., Pa., enlisted 6 May 1756, age 19, born in New Jersey" (See Pennsylvania Archives, Series Vol. 1, p. 199.) Abraham married and had a son Abraham Workman born about 1758. Abraham Workman, Jr., was married in 1787 to ANN ..................... Their children so far as known, were: Benjamin Workman born 1788; David Workman born 1789; Mary Workman born 8 Nov. 1792 in Hillsborough, Millstone, Somerset, N. J.; James Workman born 30 Nov. 1794; John D. Workman born 20 Nov. 1796; Abraham Workman III born 1803, died in 1867, married Susanna Runyon (born 18 July 1803; died in 1883 aged 80 years.)
Abraham, Jr., moved with his family to Belmont Co., Ohio, in 1799.
*6. JACOB WORKMAN born 1740 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died 1821 in Bourbon Co., Kentucky.
7. ANDREW WORKMAN born 1742 in New Jersey; listed in the return of Capt. Charles Stewart's Co., 5 June 1759 as laborer, enlisted 8 May 1759 age 17 of Pennsylvania; enlisted for service in the Revolution 28 Aug. 1776.
*8. GEORGE WORKMAN born about 1744 in Somerset County, New Jersey or New Brunswick, New Jersey.
*9. WILLIAM P. WORKMAN born about 1746 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died in 1836 in Poultney Twp., Belmont, Ohio.
2. ISAAC WORKMAN, number 81H above, son of Peter Derick Woertman 16H (Dirck Jan 13H John William 1H) and born 1710 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; married about 1733; with his wife, FEMMETJE (PHOEBE) RAGEL, witnessed the christening of Isaac, son of Lucas Covert and Harmptje (Hermitien) Woertman 41H. The couple moved from New York to Somerville, Somerset Co., New Jersey, where their children seem to have been born.

Just what Isaac's military service was during the Revolution has not been determined but when the military land in Maryland was apportioned he was granted title to fifty acres of land, military lot No. 3656, in Fort Cumberland, at the April session of the Assembly of 1784. Ten years later, on the 14 day of April 1794, Isaac transferred the title of this land to his son, Isaac Jr. Whether or not Isaac Sr. ever actually lived on the land in Maryland is questionable.

The children of Isaac and Femmetje, so far as known, were:

10. SARAH WORKMAN born about 1734; known to be in Maryland later; married NATHAN COMPTON.
11. JOSEPH WORKMAN born 1735 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; appears in the list of recruits raised by Capt. Paul Jackson for the Pennsylvania Regiment, 2 June 1758: "Joseph Workman, laborer, 5 feet 8 inches tall, Of Chester Co., Pa., enlisted 6 May 1756 aged 21, born in New Jersey; Of thin visage." (See Pennsylvania Archives) . He is also listed with the men who returned in Capt. Charles Stewart's Co., 5 June 1759, having enlisted this time 22 May 1759, age 24, from Pennsylvania. He participated in the Revolution, enlisted 28 Aug. 1776 and is believed to be the progenitor of the family that settled Boone Co., West Virginia, inasmuch as he did not receive military land in Maryland. (See later chapter.)
12. FANNIE WORKMAN chr 11 April 1736. May have died young.
13. STEPHEN WORKMAN born 1738 in New Jersey. Served in the Revolution.
14. JOHN WORKMAN born 1740; probably the John who served in the Revolution.
*15. ISAAC WORKMAN born 1742 in New Jersey; died 1827 in Danville, Knox, Ohio.
16. REBECCA WORKMAN, known to have lived in Maryland.,
17. NANCY WORKMAN, known to have lived in Maryland.
4. SAMUEL WORKMAN, son of Abraham Workman 1 and Annetje Smith; born about 1730 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; died in Washington, Pa.; listed in "Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War," page 316 as belonging to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Establishment, 1st Regiment. After his children migrated to Pennsylvania, Samuel moved to Washington County, settling on Chartier's Creek. He was married in New Jersey to AGNES SCOTT (born 1732 and still living in 1792.) Their children were:

18. SHEFF WORKMAN born 1755 in New Jersey; still living in 1820.
*19. SAMUEL WORKMAN born 1757 in New Jersey; died 1792 near Brownsville, Pa.
*20. HUGH WORKMAN born 1759 in New Jersey; died 20 Nov. 1843 in Washington, Pa.
21. JAMES WORKMAN born 1761; died 9 Nov. 1833 near Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia.
22. ELIZABETH WORKMAN born about 1782. There are supposed to have been seven daughters in Samuel's family but only the name of Elizabeth is known. She married (1) THOMAS BURBRIDGE (born 3 April 1780; died 1 May 1808 in Waynesburg, Green, Pa.) and had children: Crawford Burbridge; Lindsay Burbridge; Lazer Burbridge; Downey Burbridge; Cook Burbridge; Rhinehart Burbridge; Sayer Burbridge.
Elizabeth was married (2) 27 March 1810 to JUDGE INGHRAM (who died 6 Oct. 1872 in Waynesburg, Pa.) and had a son: John Inghram.
19. SAMUEL WORKMAN, son of Samuel Workman 4 (Abraham 1) and Agnes Scott; born about 1757 in New Jersey; his will, dated 3 July 1792, was probated 14 July -1792; died near Brownsville, Pa.; married about 1778 to NANCY --------------- and had children:
23. JAMES WORKMAN born about 1780 near Brownsville, Pa.; married MARY TRUCKS (of Brownsville, Pa.; dau of George Trucks) and had children: James Workman whose will was dated 29 Dec. 1853 and probated 3 July 1864,- Harriet Workman; Eliza Workman; Samuel D,. Workman; George Workman; Thomas H. Workman; Martha Workman. In his will the eldest son James named his brothers and sisters and also a brother-in-law, George Craft, Esq.
James Workman, Sr., was one of the most colorful characters of old Brownsville, operating the Workman House, a stage coach tavern and inn, during which time he entertained such notables as General Andrew Jackson and other government officials.
24. DANIEL WORKMAN born about 1782 near Brownsville, Pa.; married ELIZABETH --------------------- In the year 1817 he sold his inheritance to his brother James and moved to Jefferson Co., Ohio.
From Samuel's will it is clear that he and his younger brother Hugh had at one time been in business together. The partnership was dissolved some time previous to Samuel's death. He made bequests to his mother, showing that she was still living at that time.
Mrs. Nancy Workman married (2) JOHN McCLURE HEZLOP and together they built the large home at the upper end of Market

Street, Brownsville, Pa., which became famous as an old stage house, known as the Workman House.

20. HUGH WORKMAN, son of Samuel Workman 4 (Abraham 1) and Agnes Scott; born 1759; baptized in 1835 in the First Presbyterian church; died 20 Nov. 1843 in Washington, Pa; married JANE (PEGGY) BRYSON and had children born in Washington, Pa:

25. A daughter, name unknown, born about 1780.
26. JANE WORKMAN born about 1782; married Mr. CROATHERS.
27. HUGH WORKMAN born about 1784; married and had a dau: Elizabeth Workman who was still living in 1843.
28. MARY WORKMAN born 13 Jan. 1786 in the building that afterward became the first depot of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Washington, Pa.; died 10 April 1856; married Squire SAMUEL HUGHES (born 23 Jan. 1786 in Amwell Twp., Washington Co., Pa; died 2 Oct. 1862 in Washington, Pa.; son of John Hughes) and had children: Margaret Hughes; Elizabeth Hughes; Hugh Workman Hughes; Samuel Hughes; Sarah Hughes; John Hughes; James W. Hughes; Mary Hughes; Workman Hughes; Martha Hughes; Jackson Hughes.
Squire Samuel Hughes was a carpenter and farmer. The family lived in Washington Borough until 1820 when they moved to South Strabane Twp., going from there in 1850 to Iowa. Mr. Hughes married (2) another of Hugh Workman's daughters, name unknown.
29. ELIZABETH WORKMAN born about 1788; married 12 March 1812 to JOHN SAMPLES who founded and owned the newspaper known as the Washington Reporter.
*30. SAMUEL WORKMAN born 11 Jan. 1793; died 31 March 1841.
31. MARGARET WORKMAN born about 1795; baptized 19 May 1840; married WILLIAM SAMPLES.
32. JAMES WORKMAN born about 1797; died in Washington, Pa., in early manhood.
Hugh Workman was the founder of the Workman family in Washington Co., Pa. He came to Pennsylvania with his brothers in 1777. Hugh and James withstood the inducements which led their brother Samuel to settle in eastern Pennsylvania and came to Washington County. Both Hugh and James served in the Revolution and both were in Colonel Crawford's ill-fated Sandusky Expedition against the Indians. They were reported killed in battle but returned to their homes, having become separated from the army during the retreat after the battle. The two young brothers started a saddlery and harness shop just east of their home in Washington County but did not have it long be-fore it passed into other hands.
After his marriage Hugh went into the farming business, settling near the borough of Washington. Part of this farm was still in the possession of his great-grand daughter in 1922. On part of the farm which is now East Maiden Street, Washington, Hugh erected a brick dwelling, one of the first of its kind in the village. It was one of the taverns which made the National Pike famous among many travellers. (The old-time tavern was actually an inn or hotel rather than the present night club.) Hugh was a resident of Washington for over 60 years. He and his wife are buried in the Washington cemetery.

30. SAMUEL WORKMAN, son of Hugh Workman 20 (Samuel4 Abraham1) and Jane (Peggy) Bryson; born 11 Jan. 1793 in Washington, Pa; died 31 March 1841; married 7 Jan. 1812 in Wellsburg, Brooke, West Virginia, to NANCY McCAMMANT (born 10 April 1793 in Wellsburg, W. Va; died 27 July 1862 in Washington, Pa; dau of William McCammant, of Scotch ancestry) and had children born in Washington, Pa:
*33. MARY WORKMAN born 31 Jan. 1814; died 2 May 1847 in Washington, Pa.
34. HUGH WORKMAN born 6 Jan. 1816; died in Oct. 1847.
*35. WILLIAM WORKMAN born 26 March 1818; died 2 Jan. 1901 in Washington, Pa.
36. MARGARET WORKMAN born 20 May 1820; died 16 May 1847; married DR. HALE.
37. ELIZABETH WORKMAN born 8 June 1822; died 30 Sept. 1842; unmarried.
*38. SAMUEL WORKMAN born 15 Sept. 1824; died 26 Feb. 1881 in Memphis, Tenn.
39. NANCY WORKMAN born 27 June 1827; died 6 June 1907; baptized 6 Feb. 1828; married JAMES W. KOONTZ (KUNTZ) (who died 6 Oct. 1879; was a cousin to Henry Koontz-, had his name legally changed from Koontz to Kuntz.)
40. JANE WORKMAN born 7 April 1829; died 28 May 1831; baptized 18 March 1830.
41. GEORGE WOLF WORKMAN born 3 Feb. 1832; died 28 Sept. 1834.
*42. ELLEN JANE WORKMAN born 24 Feb. 1836; died 9 April 1907 in Iowa City, Iowa.
General Samuel Workman owned and operated a tannery for several years. He was editor of the Washington Reporter from May 1819 to May 1821 and was appointed treasurer of Washington County 11 Aug. 1821; at the fall election of 1823 he was elected sheriff and resigned as treasurer to accept that office. He filled the sheriff's office with credit and in 1827 was elected a member of the Lower House of the Pennsylvania legislature, serving there until 1829. On 11 May 1830 he was appointed by Governor Wolf as secretary of the land office of the state of Pennsylvania, holding that office until 1836 when he was reappointed. On 23 March 1839 he was appointed postmaster of Washington, an office he held until 24 Dec. 1840. On Jan. 1, 1841, he was again appointed county treasurer but he died 3 months later. Samuel held the rank of Brigadier-general of the militia and did a great deal in that organization to increase its efficiency.

33. MARY WORKMAN, dau of Samuel Workman 30 (Hugh 20 Samuel 4 Abraham 1) and Nancy McCammant; born 31 Jan. 1814 in Washington, Pa; died 2 May 1847 in Washington, Pa; married 17 May 1833 to HENRY M. KOONTZ (born 10 Nov. 1808 in Washington Co., Pa; died 4 Oct. 1845 in Washington Co., Pa; son of John Koontz of German origin and Jeannette ----------------- who was French; John Koontz and James W. Kuntz, husband of Nancy Workman 39 were cousins their fathers being half brothers) and had children born in Washington, Pa:

51. NANCY JANE KOONTZ born 24 July 1836; died 12 Dec. 1895 in Iowa City, Iowa.
52. MARY ELIZABETH KOONTZ born 25 June 1839; died 14 April 1897 in Iowa City, Iowa.
53. GEORGE WASHINGTON KOONTZ born 25 March 1843; died 30 June 1922; married 2 Feb. 1869 in Iowa City, Iowa, to ANNA M. FYFFE (dau of Harry W. Fyffe and Mary Sevier Crumnry) and had children born in Iowa City, Iowa: George Wilson Koontz born 3 June 1879; Edith Koontz born 13 July 1886; Harry, Koontz born 31 Dec. 1871, died 22 Aug. 1872 - Freddie Koontz born 18 Jan. 1874, died 6 July 1876; one child stillborn.
George W. Koontz was elected Clerk of Court in 1874; county auditor in 1881; admitted to the Bar in 1884; elected representative to the legislature in 1898; served as Mayor of Iowa City for two terms; was president of the Citizens Savings and Trust Company for several years.
54. MARGARET HENRY KOONTZ born 20 Feb. 1845; died in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, unmarried. Margaret was an invalid the greater part of her life and lived to be quite old. She collected and submitted the family history in 1928 and at that time had been hospitalized for 20 years with crippling arthritis. She made doilies and sold them and spent a great deal of time reading to others and bringing cheer to those she considered less fortunate than herself.
35. WILLIAM WORKMAN, son of Samuel Workman 30 (Hugh 20 Samuel 4 Abraham 1) and Nancy McCammant; born, 26 March 1818; died 2 Jan. 1901 in Washington, Pa; married 11 Jan. 1853 in Washington, Pa., to MARY JONES (born. 22 March 1825 in England; died 31 July 1914 in Washington, Pa; came to America in infancy, the dau of Charles E. Jones, a cabinet maker, and Susan Judson.) Soon after their marriage William and Mary moved to Johnson Co., Iowa, taking William's younger sister, Ellen Jane, with them. There they located on a large farm near Iowa City where the first child of this union was born. The family did not stay in Iowa long, however, returning to Washington, Pa., and leaving the farm in the care of the sister, Ellen Jane, and her husband. Their children were:

*43. SAMUEL WORKMAN born 1 April 1856 in Johnson Co., Iowa, near Iowa City.
44. ANNA WORKMAN born 29 March 1858 in Washington, Pa.; died 3 April 1929.
45. IDA WORKMAN born 29 Nov. 1859 in Washington, Pa. Anna and Ida lived with their parents in the old homestead built by Hugh WorkMan 20 and were still there when they submitted the family information in 1928. Their brother Samuel lived near by.
William Workman (known as Major) was appointed by the county commissioners to succeed his father in the county treasurer's office. Later on the office became elective and he was elected county officer by the people. In 1845 he was elected registrar of Washington Co., and was the first county officer to have an office in the new court house. He shared with J. R. McLain the honor of being the first jury commissioner appointed or elected in the county. He administered many estates and safeguarded the interest of many minor children; drew countless deeds, wills and other legal papers. He did a great deal to bring the Baltimore and Ohio railroad through Washington County. He was appointed by the U.S. Court as Trustee of the old Hampfield railroad and it was through his influence that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bought that road when it was sold. For many years he was a member of the board of directors of this company. He bought the old homestead on which stood the brick building erected by Hugh Workman in. 1824, purchasing it from his Aunt Margaret.

43. SAMUEL WORKMAN, son of William Workman 35 (Samuel 30 Hugh 20 Abraham 1) and Mary Jones; born 1 April 1856 in Iowa City, Iowa; married (1) ANNA MECHEM (born 7 Aug. 1869 in BrownsVille, Pa; died 14 Feb. 1890 in Washington, Pa; dau of Dr. James Mechem, Methodist minister in Washington, Pa., and his wife Mary Scott.) They had one son:

46. WILLIAM WORKMAN, born 9 Aug. 1887 in Washington, Pa.; died 22 Oct. 1912 in Washington, Pa., of typhoid fever; married 14 Feb. 1911 in Cannonsburg, Wash., Pa., to NANCY JANETT McNARY (born 22 Aug. 1883 in Cannonsburg, Pa., a school teacher. William was a baseball player and student at Mercersburg Academy 1906-7; played at the Washington and Jefferson College in 1909-10 where he was majoring in civil engineering; worked for awhile on road construction, then was a building inspector. William and Nancy were the parents of a dau: Mary Abigail Workman born 9 Feb. 1912 in Washington, Pa., who graduated with a B.S. degree from Prince School of Store Service in Boston, Mass; worked as personnel director; married John Duncan Stamm (born 14 Aug. 1910 at Butter Butts, Pa.; son of Bruce,Stamm and Mable Confer; was a chaplain in the navy with the rank of Captain).
Samuel Workman married (2) HARRIET VOWELL ROBERTS (born 17 April 1869 in Washington, Pa; died 30 May 1924 in Washington, Pa; dau of George Washington Roberts and Margaret Moore) and had children born in Washington, Pa:

47. MARGARET WORKMAN born 1.8 May 1896; married MAURICE WITHERSPOON. They adopted a son whom they named Junior Witherspoon; their daughter, Nancy McCammant Witherspoon, was born 10 Feb. 1927 at San Pedro, California.
48. MARY WORKMAN born 18 Jan. 1898 at Washington, Pa.
49. HARRIET VIRGINIA WORKMAN born 20 Dec. 1899 in Washington, Pa.
50. SAMUEL WORKMAN, Jr., born 30 March 1902.
Samuel Workman married (3) CARRY L. WESTLAKE (born 6 June 1865 in. West Middleton, Pa.)
38. SAMUEL WORKMAN, son of Samuel Workman 30 (Hugh 20 Samuel 4 Abraham 1) and Nancy McCammant; born 15 Sept. 1824 in Washington, Pa; died 26 Feb. 1881 in Memphis, Tenn; married ELIZA BERRYHILL (born about 1824) and had children:

55. ELIZABETH WORKMAN born about 1844; died 2 Feb. 1901 at Woolcotsville, Connecticut.
56. WILLIAM WORKMAN born about 1846.
57. JAMES SAMUEL WORKMAN born 1848 in Woolcotsville, Connecticut.
58. JOHN HAM WORKMAN born 1850 in Woolcotsville, Connecticut; married SYLVIA HANS and had four children. One of the daughters married Mr. Lovejoy, Superintendent of schools at Bradford, Connecticut.
59. ANDREW WORKMAN born 1852 at Woolcotsville, Ct.
60. HUGH WORKMAN born about 1854 in Woolcotsville, Ct.
Samuel Workman married (2) MISS HENDERSON Of WoolcotsVille, Ct. The following is quoted from the History of Johnson Co., Iowa, published 1883:

"Hon. Samuel Workman died in Memphis Tenn., Jan. 1881 at the age of 56. He was buried in the God's Acre burying plot near his old home in Washington, Pa., which holds the dust of many generations of his house. (Note: this old cemetery has now been obliterated and the ground used for other purposes. Ed.) He came to Iowa in the early days when a youth. He was a State Senator from his district. In 1843 he was on the committee to organize a branch of the Episcopal Church....
"In 1846 Samuel went to New York and then on to Woolcotsville, Connecticut, and engaged in the wool business. He became a stockholder in the Union Manufacturing Company, later known as the Torrington Woolen Mills ... when Samuel became it's president ... At his death his 3rd son, John, became president in his father's stead... He was town clerk for -some time ... member of the Woolcotsville Band while his brother Andrew was the leader of this band. His eldest brother, James S. was a merchant taylor. . . ."

42. ELLEN JANE WORKMAN, dau of Samuel Workman 3O (Hugh 20 Samuel 4 Abraham 1) and Nancy McCammant; born 24 Feb. 1836 in Washington, Pa; died 9 April 1907 in Iowa City, Iowa; married 19 Nov. 1856 in Iowa City, Iowa, to SAMUEL H. FAIRALL (born 21 June 1835 in Grantsville, Garrett, Maryland; died 8 March 1909 in Iowa City, Iowa; son of Truman Fairall and Mary Pusey.) Ellen came to Iowa City with her brothers William and Samuel in the latter part of 1855 or early in 1856. When her brother William moved back to Pennsylvania he turned his large farm near Iowa City over to Ellen and her husband to operate. Ellen made several trips back to Washington, Pa., to see her family during the years that followed, but lived the remainder of her life in Iowa City. Her husband, Samuel H. Fairall, served the community as judge for many years. They were the parents of:

61. WILLIAM WORKMAN FAIRALL born 2 July 1857 near Iowa City, Iowa; died March 1925; married 23 Feb. 1878 to LAURA WALKER and had children: Nellie Fairall; Glenn Fairall; Walter Fairall.
The eldest dau. Nellie Fairall married Roy Fullerton and had a dau: Claire Fullerton born in Kansas City, Mo.
62. SAMUEL WORKMAN FAIRALL born 21 April 1860 near Iowa City, Iowa; died 25 June 1911 near Iowa City, Iowa; married 9 April 1890 to MAY LIBBY.
63. NANCY FAIRALL born 2 Dec. 1861; died 2 Jan. 1925; married 21 Oct. 1878 to WILLIAM JAMES.
64. GEORGE WORKMAN FAIRALL born 1 Feb. 1871; married 18 Sept. 1890 to FLORENCE FOSTER and had children: George Fairall; Odessa Fairall who married Jay Dreilbelbis; Foster Fairall; Ruth Fairall who married Paul Paintin; Robert Fairall who married Lucille Miller.
65. NELLIE FAIRALL born 14 June 1874; died 12 April 1875.
66. HARRY WORKMAN FAIRALL born 24 May 1876; died 31 March 1915.
67. MAUD FAIRALL born 12 July 1877; married 20 Aug. 1912 to WILLIAM STOCKMAN.
68. FRANK WORKMAN FAIRALL born 15 March 1879; married I Dec. 1909 to MINNIE ORCUTT.
6. JACOB WORKMAN, son of Abraham Workman 1 and Annetje Smith; born about 1740 in Somerset Co., New Jersey; was a sharpshooter in the Revolutionary War having enlisted 26 Aug. 1776. He was also a notable and daring hunter of the savage mountains of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. His ability was such that he was called the "Daniel Boone" of Maryland.
Jacob's Revolutionary service was rewarded by the grant of title to Military Lot No. 3660, Fort Cumberland, Maryland, containing fifty acres of land, title to which was granted in the April Assembly of 1787. Military Lot No. 3659 was awarded at the same time to Andrew Workman 7 . Andrew, however, neglected to pay the amount submitted by law and continued vacancy of the tract gave Jacob the right to buy this 521/2 acres which he joined to the other property to become a tract which he named "Brotherly Love." Jacob received patent for this tract of land 25 May 1801 having paid all fees.
In all there were four tracts of land in Allegany County, Maryland, that were patented under Workman titles. "Workman's Farm" ;owned originally by Isaac Workman 15, patented in 1838 by the Boston New York Coal Company. The story is told in the Isaac,Workman family that "Nee" Workman (probably Cornelius) one of three brothers who came to or from New Jersey, settled near this Workman Farm in Allegany Co.,,Md., in 1735. Nee established a farm of 1700 acres in this wilderness which he called "Workman's Settlement." When the country began to be more thickly settled, Nee, who was a solitary sort of man and loved to fish and hunt and meditate, sold his holdings for twenty-five cents an acre and moved on where the country would be less congested. At least part of this, farm was later owned by Isaac Workman Jr.
Of the other tracts, "Workman's Desire" was owned originally by John Workman and later came into the possession of Isaac Workman. "Workman's Fortune" and "Workman's Sugar Camp" were both owned by Jacob Workman.
Jacob Workman with John Wyckoff and Jacob Wyckoff (brothers of Jacob's wife) were listed in the Kentucky Records (by Ardery) as "revolutionary soldiers who died citizens of Bourbon Co.., Ky."
It is generally believed that Jacob married 1770-72, however, it was probably not until after his revolutionary service, or about 1778, that he married ELIZABETH WYCKOFF (born 1755-8 in New Jersey; died in 1823-4 in Bourbon Co., Ky. Her two brothers John and Jacob Wyckoff followed the Workman move from New Jersey to Maryland and from there to Kentucky.) The first child of Jacob and Elizabeth was born in New Jersey and then the young family went to Allegany Co., Maryland where the rest of the children were born and raised. They were:

*69. ABRAHAM WORKMAN born 1779 in New Jersey; died 1838 Bath Co., Ky.
*70. ISAAC WORKMAN born 1781 in Allegany Co., Maryland; died 1838 in Sangamon Co. Ill.
71. JACOB WORKMAN born 1783 in Allegany Co., Md; reported by his nephew, Jacob L. Workman, in these words: "Jacob the third son, I never saw or heard of, only my father said he was a bully fighter."
*72. BENJAMIN WORKMAN born 1785 in Allegany Co., Md; died about 1838 in Illinois.
73. MARY WORKMAN born in 1787 in Allegany Co., Md; married ISAAC BILYEU 70B (born 1799 in Green Co., Ky; son of John Bilyeu) 58B and bad children: Jacob Bilyeu; John Bilyeu and several others. Her nephew, Jacob L. Workman, said: "They have travelled through many of the states of the Union. Isaac was a man of good moral character and steady habits; quite industrious, but poor because he moved from place to place, not remaining in one place long at a time. He has lived in almost every state in the United States. The last I heard of them they were in Missouri in good health."
*74. JOHN WORKMAN born 8 April 1789 in Allegany Co., Md; died 21 April 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
*75. SAMUEL P. WORKMAN born 25 March 1795 in Allegany Co., Md; died 15 Aug. 1869 in Red Rock, Marion, Iowa.
*76. JAMES WORKMAN born 1797 in Allegany Co., Md; died near Bratton, Robertson, Ky.
*77. WILLIAM WORKMAN born 8 April 1799 in Allegany Co., Md; died 1 Jan. 1876 near Loami, Sangamon, Ill.
*78. STEPHEN WORKMAN born 5 June 1800 in Allegany Co., Md; died 30 April 1866 in Prairietown Twp., Christian Co., Ill.
*79. MICHAEL WORKMAN born 1802 in Allegany Co., Md; died in, Bourbon Co., Ky.
*80. DAVID WORKMAN born 10 Sept. 1804 in Allegany Co., Md; died 20 Feb. 1865 in Sangamon Co., Ill.
About the year 1812 Jacob Workman sold his extensive holdings in Maryland and moved with his family to Bourbon Co., Kentucky. There he soon acquired a great deal of property and was well known about the countryside for his wisdom and daring. In his later years a severe affliction, the shaking palsy, caused him a great deal of suffering. He died on his home farm surrounded by his family and a host of friends. He was buried in his own cemetery on the banks of a beautiful river. It was recorded in the Bourbon County records that the funeral of Jacob Workman was the largest ever held in Bourbon County up to that time. He belonged to the German Baptist Church, more commonly known as Tunkers or Dunkards.
The families of Jacob's children and their descendants will be found in a later section.

8. GEORGE WORKMAN, son of Abraham Workman 1 and Annetje Smith; born about 1744 probably in Somerset County, New Jersey; died in 1836 in Bath County, Kentucky; went as a young man to Pennsylvania where he acquired considerable property. There he married NANCY B. (maiden name unknown) and to this union were born:

81. WILLIAM WORKMAN who died in Sharpsburg, Bath, Kentucky.
82. JAMES WORKMAN who died in Sharpsburg, Kentucky; married REBECCA R.
Just when George moved from Pennsylvania to Bath Co., Ky., is not clear. Nor do we know when Nancy died, although it must have been when the two boys were fairly young. George married (2) GARNET B. REED (who was born between 1740 and 1748 and who survived her husband for some time.) They had at least one daughter, NANCY B. WORKMAN, who married a Mr. Reed (mentioned in a land transaction after the death of George Workman.)
It is interesting to note that, although George held extensive property in this southern state as well as in the northern one, he did not seem to have believed too strongly in slavery. In the records at the Court House of Owensville, Bath, Ky., Deed Book A page 151 this deed is recorded; "I, George Workman, of the County of Bath, Ky., do hereby certify that Andrew Brookfield, (a Mulatto) man was indented to me in the State of Pennsylvania and came with me to Kentucky, and has served his time and I now give him his freedom to which he is entitled this 12 of Oct. 1812." On page 152 of the same book Andrew Brookfield testified that he secured his freedom and a sorrel horse valued at $60.00 and was fully satisfied with the settlement. Later, a deed of Emancipation- "Barbra Ellen, the infant daughter of Andrew Brookfield" is freed. This latter deed was signed, among others by James Workman 82 and his, wife, Rebecca R. Workman. George Workman and his family are buried at Sharpsburg, Bath, Ky.

9. WILLIAM P. WORKMAN, son of Abraham Workman 1 and Annetje Smith; born in 1746 in New Jersey; died in Poultney Twp., Ohio, in 1836; married PHOEBE CRITCHFIELD (born 7 Sept. 1736 in New Jersey or Maryland; died 11 May 1836 in Poultney Twp., Belmont, Ohio; dates for William and Phoebe are from their tombstones.) Their children, born in Pennsylvania or Maryland, were:

83. AMOS WORKMAN born about 1764; married in Maryland before moving to Belmont Co., Ohio, to REBECCA .....................
84. A daughter who married a Mr. HOWARD.
85. A daughter who married Mr. SCOTT.
*86. JOSHUA WORKMAN born about 1770; died in Belmont Co, Ohio.
87. MARGARET (PEGGY) WORKMAN born about 1772; married WILLIAM KEYSER.
88. A daughter who married Mr. MALLOTT.
*89. JOHN WORKMAN born about 1778; died 18 April 1858 in Poultney Twp., Ohio, aged 80 years.
*90. ABRAHAM WORKMAN born 1780; died 18 Jan. 1859 in Neffs, Belmont , Ohio.
91. Son who died un-named.
92. ISABELLE WORKMAN who died young.
*93. WILLIAM WORKMAN, JR., born 1787; died 6 May 1865 in Belmont Co. Ohio.
*94. DAVID WORKMAN born 25 Aug. 1789; died 27 March 1881 in Poultney Twp., Ohio.
The home of William P. and Phoebe Critchfield Workman was on the Pennsylvania-Maryland border, hence the birth place of their children shows both states. It was said that William could avoid tax collectors from either state by moving from one side of the house to the other. As the children of the family matured they one by one answered the call of the west and as early as 1799 were establishing themselves in Belmont Co.,, Ohio. It was not, however, until. William was 59 years of age and his wife was 69 that they made the journey from Maryland to Belmont County on horseback. (See Centennial History of Belmont Co., Ohio, by A. T. McKelvey.)

13. STEPHEN WORKMAN, son of Isaac Workman 2 and Femmetje Ragel; born 1738 in New Jersey; settled in Maryland; enlisted for service in the Revolutionary War on 28 Aug. 1776. His will, dated 4 Aug. 1827, was probated 16 Sept. 1829 in Belmont Co., Ohio; he married HESTER CRITCHFIELD (who probably died at the birth of her youngest son on 9 Jan. 1792 in Maryland.) They had children born in Maryland:

*95. BENJAMIN WORKMAN born 1763; died 1850 in Moundsville, Belmont, Ohio.
96. ISAAC WORKMAN born 1765; died in Belmont Co., Ohio.
97. WILLIAM WORKMAN born 1767; married PHOEBE .....................
98. HANNAH WORKMAN born 1769; married Mr. FOSTER and had one child: Eliza Foster. Mr. Foster died soon after Eliza's birth and Hannah remained in her widowed father's home as his housekeeper. Eliza was raised in the home of her Uncle Stephen and went by the name of Workman.
99. STEPHEN WORKMAN born 1771; his will, proved 27 Dec. 1838 in Belmont Co., Ohio, made bequests to his niece, Eliza Foster, whom he had raised, and to his two daughters, Nancy Workman and Grace Workman, who survived him. His wife seemingly preceded him in death.
100. ANDREW WORKMAN born 1773 in Maryland; married JOANNA
101. JESSE WORKMAN born 1775.,
102. ABRAHAM WORKMAN born 13 Nov. 1779; died 2 May 1860 in Tiverton Twp., Coshocton, Ohio.
103. JOHN WORKMAN born 1783; died 18 April 1858; married to ELEANOR john was probably the first of the family to come to Belmont Co., Ohio. He bought land there as early as 1804.
104. HESTER WORKMAN born 1785; died in infancy.
*105. DAVID WORKMAN born 9 Jan. 1792; died 9 Jan. 1850 in Howard Twp., Knox, Ohio.
On the 26th -day of June 1813 Stephen Workman deeded his Maryland property to his youngest son, David, and followed his older sons to Belmont Co., Ohio. There is no evidence that Stephen married after the death of his wife. At the time of his death his daughter Hannah was caring for him.

15. ISAAC WORKMAN, son of Isaac Workman 2 (Peter); born 1742 probably in Somerset Co., New Jersey; enlisted in the Revolutionary forces 28 Aug. 1776; died in 1827 in Danville, Knox, Ohio; married (1) in New Jersey or Maryland (name of wife unknown) and had children:

*106. STEPHEN WORKMAN born 2 Oct. 1767 in Allegany Co., Maryland;
moved to Knox Co., Ohio, in 1812 and died there 17 March 1865.
107. WILLIAM WORKMAN born about 1769 in Allegany Co., Md.
108. REBECCA WORKMAN born 1773 in Allegany Co., Md; died 14 March 1835 in Union Twp., Knox, Ohio; married about 1801-2 to SOLOMON ROBINSON (born 1771 in Maryland; died 10 Sept. 1866 in Clinton Twp., Knox, Ohio) and had children: Joseph Robinson; Barbara Robinson; William Robinson; Isaac Robinson; Sarah Robinson; Hugh Robinson; Matilda Robinson; Jacob Robinson; Margaret Robinson; Daniel Robinson; Basil Robinson; Nancy Robinson.
An excerpt from the History of Knox County by A. A. Graham: "Robinson, Solomon, deceased, a native of Maryland, was born in 1771; he married Miss Rebecca Workman in 1801 or 1802, a native of Maryland born in 1773, daughter of Isaac Workman. They settled in Maryland, remained a short time, then migrated to Harrison Co., Ohio, where they lived until 1811, when they moved to Knox Co., Ohio, and located in Union Twp.... He erected a log cabin which served them as an abode for about ten years and when he built a hewed log house in which they lived for several years, when he erected a frame addition to his residence which he used as a dwelling until 1866 when he moved to Clinton Twp., near Mt. Vernon where he passed the remainder of his days. By his marriage to Miss Workman he had 12 children.... His companion deceased 14 March 1835; he married for his second wife NANCY WELLS, nee WORKMAN, in 1837, by whom he had one child, Louisa Robinson, deceased. He died Sept. 10, 1866. His wife survived him until 1878, aged 90 years. He was reared a farmer and followed farming as his vocation."
109. LYDIA WORKMAN born about 1774 in Allegany Co., Md.
*110. JOHN WORKMAN born 1779 in Allegany Co., Md; died near Frostburg, Allegany, Md., 12 July 1859.
*111. JOSEPH C. WORKMAN born 1782 near Frostburg, Md; migrated to Danville, Knox, Ohio, and died there in 1852.
After the death of his first wife (who, probably died in 1808-9) Isaac married (2) LYDIA MERRILL (born about 1775 in Allegany Co., Md; died in Churubusco,, Whitley, Indiana) and had children:

*112. LEVI WORKMAN born 29 Dec. 1811 in Allegany Co., Md; died 26 March 1887 in Churubusco, Indiana.
*113. ABRAHAM WORKMAN born 12 Sept. 1813 in Allegany Co., Md; died 15 Feb. 1892 in Churubusco, Indiana.
*114. JENNIE WORKMAN born about 1.815 in Allegany Co., Md; died in Brinkhaven, Knox, Ohio.
*115. SOLOMON WORKMAN born 24 June 1819 in Allegany Co., Md; died 3 June 1867 near Pierceton, Whitley, Indiana.
An article printed in the Frostburg Journal, Frostburg, Maryland, 11 Jan. 1908, noting the death of Isaac's grand daughter Margaret Workman Stevens, says in part: "The death of Margaret Stevens last week on New Year's day, 1908, aged 89 years recalls some history of a former pioneer family which it is believed interests many....

"Nee Workman (uncle or grand-uncle of Isaac Workman 15) settled near the original farm in 1735, or 173 years ago (as of 1908.) He came here from New Jersey, originally from Holland. Isaac Workman, grandfather of Margaret W. Stevens came into possession of the farm known as the "Workman Settlement" 41 years later, or in 1776. . .. When the children were grown the father sold out to his third son John-, the others moved to near Millwood, Knox Co., Ohio."

Isaac Workman seemed to be very prosperous in Maryland. Other members of the family came and took land around him, some having drawn lots for Revolutionary War service. As they later grew dissatisfied and began to leave, Isaac on several occasions bought their farms. He also bought or inherited the Military Lot No. 3656 which his father had been granted for his war service receiving the deed on 14 r. 1794. (See Court House Records, Annapolis, Maryland, Liber 1C No. 4 p. 344.)

It is evident that with the coming of the second family, Isaac, who was reaching past middle age, had retired from active farm life, turning the estate over to his son John, the only son who remained in Maryland. Soon after 1820, as he became more feeble he decided to join his youngest son by his first marriage, Joseph C. Workman, in Danville, Ohio, and lived there his remaining years. He was one of the first to be buried in what is now known as the Workman Cemetery of Danville, Ohio. The dates given here for him are those found on his tombstone, a very imposing monument. The children of his old age grew to maturity in Knox Co., Ohio, but later moved to Indiana, taking their mother with them. Lydia Merrill Workman died in Indiana.