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Weatherly derives from wetter (ram / sheep) + lea (pasture) in Middle English.
In the U.S., the progenitor was John Weatherly of Dorchester Co., Eastern Shore Maryland, in many instances, and James Weatherly, Sr., of Somerset Co., MD, in other instances.
There were also Weatherly lines in such diverse places as NC, SC, and NJ.
John, the son of James Jr. of Somerset Co., MD,
was born in 1726.
Dorchester/Caroline Co., MD:
John (1703), William (1736), Levi (~1769), and Denny (1807, Guilford Co., NC - 1885, Benton Co., AR). Denny was said to be both a farmer and a blacksmith.
Denny's wife (he married about 1828, of Wilson Co., TN) was Angeline (1804 or 1808, NC - 1857, Benton Co., AR), of reputed Amerindian origins.
Those women who descend umbilically, female-to-female, from Angeline Weatherly may test for mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) herein to verify an Amerindian haplogroup.
This group's administrator extends an offer to sponsor such an mtDNA test. In NC, there were Cherokee (Algonquin linguistics) as well as various other tribes (Siouan linguistics).
Denny's daughter, Caroline Weatherly (1829-1879) married Robert S. Ozment, Sr., in Wilson Co., TN, in 1849, before relocating to Drew Co., AR, later that year.
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In the U.S., the progenitor was John Weatherly of Dorchester Co., Eastern Shore Maryland, in many instances, and James Weatherly, Sr., of Somerset Co., MD, in other instances.
There were also Weatherly lines in such diverse places as NC, SC, and NJ.
John, the son of James Jr. of Somerset Co., MD,
was born in 1726.
Dorchester/Caroline Co., MD:
John (1703), William (1736), Levi (~1769), and Denny (1807, Guilford Co., NC - 1885, Benton Co., AR). Denny was said to be both a farmer and a blacksmith.
Denny's wife (he married about 1828, of Wilson Co., TN) was Angeline (1804 or 1808, NC - 1857, Benton Co., AR), of reputed Amerindian origins.
Those women who descend umbilically, female-to-female, from Angeline Weatherly may test for mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) herein to verify an Amerindian haplogroup.
This group's administrator extends an offer to sponsor such an mtDNA test. In NC, there were Cherokee (Algonquin linguistics) as well as various other tribes (Siouan linguistics).
Denny's daughter, Caroline Weatherly (1829-1879) married Robert S. Ozment, Sr., in Wilson Co., TN, in 1849, before relocating to Drew Co., AR, later that year.
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In re: "I can't help but think that there could be a hidden Buckinghamshire connection" —
William Weatherly, bp 26 Apr 1736 (not 1738) in Iver, Bucks., Eng. (not Dorch. Co, MD).
The two items that would now help to complete the picture are
(1) a circa 1744 ship's passage (to visit England, birth dau. Mary, and return) and
as both Weatherly (189781, 42686) and Osborn (H1267) are Hg R - FGC3862 (U106 > FGC3861 > FGC3862).
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After much searching, perhaps, this is part of the big break that I have been seeking — William Weatherly, bp 26 Apr 1736 (not 1738) in Iver, Bucks., Eng. (not Dorch. Co, MD).
The two items that would now help to complete the picture are
(1) a circa 1744 ship's passage (to visit England, birth dau. Mary, and return) and
(2) some mention of wife/mother Elizabeth (Elms-Weatherly) in the records of Maryland.
So far, both items have eluded me, so perhaps, they are not extant, or I've got it all wrong.
Although, I couldn't ever verify the connection to Wales that had been published back in 1894.
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Ancestry.com
England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Edward Weatherly
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 15 Aug 1724
Burial Place: Iver, Buckingham, England
FHL Film Number: 1999402
Reference ID: Item 2, p
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There also was a 1670 Edward born to an Edward (md. 1669 to an Elliner Belly) in Gateshead, Durham (now Tyne and Wear).
Are they possibly connected despite being so far north?
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So far, both items have eluded me, so perhaps, they are not extant, or I've got it all wrong.
Although, I couldn't ever verify the connection to Wales that had been published back in 1894.
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Ancestry.com
England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Name: Edward Weatherly
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 15 Aug 1724
Burial Place: Iver, Buckingham, England
FHL Film Number: 1999402
Reference ID: Item 2, p
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There also was a 1670 Edward born to an Edward (md. 1669 to an Elliner Belly) in Gateshead, Durham (now Tyne and Wear).
Are they possibly connected despite being so far north?
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Ancestry.com
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: John Weatherly
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 29 Jan 1703
Baptism Place: Iver, Buckingham, England
FHL Film Number: 1999402
Reference ID: Item 2
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England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Elizabeth Elms
Gender: Female
Baptism Date: 22 Nov 1701
Baptism Place: Frimley, Surrey, England
Father: Will. Elms
FHL Film Number: 804126, 804127
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England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: John Wetherly
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 26 May 1735
Marriage Place: Chesham-Bois, Buckingham, England
Spouse: Elizabeth Elms
FHL Film Number: 1042378
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Ancestry.com
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: William Weatherly
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 26 Apr 1736
Baptism Place: Iver, Buckingham, England
Mother: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 1999402
Reference ID: Item 2
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