Woodworth Family of Windham
There is a tradition in this family that some time near the close of the seventeenth century, in England, a gentleman named Wood married a lady named Worth, but instead of adopting his name, they blended both names, thus originating the name "Woodworth." Two sons by this union came to America, one settling in Brooklyn, N. Y., the other in New Lebanon, Conn. The grandsons of the latter were young men at the outbreak of the Revolutionary struggle, in which some of them served; others took part in the war of 1812. Joseph Woodworth participated in the noted New Jersey retreat, and in the battles of Monmouth, Princeton and Trenton, wintering at Valley Forge. He was with Wayne at Stony Point, and served under Gates in the campaign preceding the surrender of Burgoyne. He was also present at other of the stirring scenes of that war. Some portion of his service was in the regiment of Col. Tilden, late of Hiram, this county. After the war he moved to Schoharie County, N. Y., and about 1816 to Madison County in the same State. He was blessed with a very large family of children, of whom fifteen lived to adult years, and to raise families. Late in life he removed with some of his sons to Cattaraugus County, N. Y., where he died in 1842 in his eighty-fifth year. Two of his sons, William and Thomas J., became residents of Windham. William and family are noticed in an accompanying sketch.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885