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1. Henry Hollingsworth. Born about 1598 in Belliniskcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland.

Henry Hollingsworth/Hollandworth b. ca.1605 in England, m. Katherine Cornish (d/o High Sheriff of Tangeral, Ireland) lived in Belliniskcrannel Parrish, Legoe County, Armagh, Ireland. Valentine s/o Henry, b 1632 Ireland m. Ann Calvert, Ireland, cae to America 1682, D. and buried in Newark, Del. 1697. Samuel Sr. s/o Valentine b. 1673 Ireland, d. Chester Co. Pa. 1748 m. Hannah Harlan. Samuel Jr. s/o Samuel Sr. b. 1707 Chester Co. Pa. d 1751 m. Barbara 

"Valentine Hollingsworth son of Henry Hollingsworth of Bellevickcrannell in the parish of sego and County of Ardmagh and Katherine his wife, was borne at Bellevickcrannell, aforesaid about the sixth month in the yeare 1632, and upon the seventh Day of the fowerth month Anno Domini, 1655, he took to wife Ann the Daughter of Nicholas Rea of Tarragee in the County of Ardmagh." (spelling as in original)

All of that to say that we do not know Catherine's maiden name. One of the early writers on our family made a quantum leap through time and space to erroneously identify her as the daughter of the High Sheriff of London. This is incorrect from both the perspective of time and place.

The name is derived from the practice of English farmers planting holly trees so that they grow tightly together to make a natural fence to enclose cattle. A loose translation of enclosure is "ward" or "warth", and it was pronounced in medieval times. Over the passage of time "holly" with "warth" became "hollingsworth".

Henry11 Hollingsworth(1827) was born circa 1600. Henry died before Oct. 27, 1675 at approximately 75 years of age.

He married Katheran Cornish circa 1630. Katheran was born. Katheran(1828) was the daughter of High Sheriff Henry Cornish. He was probably born in England. He was in an English militia and went with them to the Ulster Plantation in Ireland for the purpose of planting. This activity was often arranged by the "undertakers" or landed gentry between 1609 and 1630. Henry is listed in the 1630 muster roll for Onealland Barony in County Ardmagh. The terms "sword and calleuer (caliver)" appear after his name telling what arms he owned. This suggests that he was a man of more than average means. The caliver was a calibrated gun for which standard bullets could be made. He actually lived on Richard Cope's half of the 2000 acre estate. He, wife Catherine and family might have returned to England during the 1641 Irish Rebellion.

In 1632, Henry received 120 acres of land in the Co. Armaugh. Sometime between 1641 and 1660 during the Irish Rebellion, the the Blackers took possession of it. His son, Valentine, legally took issue with the Blackers ownership of the land in 1674, and was favorably received. A semi-shared arrangement of the land occured. Henry is listed as lately deceased in an Oct. 27, 1675 record around this event. Previous to that he was a witness to a marriage in 1671 in the Lurgan Friends Book. (C-956)

Some theorize that Henry Hollingsworth was killed in the mass murders of the Irish Rebellion and that the Henry in th 1671 and 1674 records are referring to a Henry Hollingsworth who was married to an Elizabeth and settled in County Down before 1693. It is Farmer's contention that it is likely that Henry and his family fled to England during the massacres of the Rebellion. They lived on the east side of the Bann River from where many were able to escape. Farmer says our Henry lived through this and witnessed a 1671 marriage in Co. Armaugh, IRL and died shortly before the 1675 deed enactment. His reasoning is given in detail in his book: "In America Since 1607".

As to Henry's place of origin in England, the only Henry Hollingsworths have been found in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. Although we only know of one of Henry's children, Valentine, there were other Hollingsworths in Ireland that could be his children. Gent. Henry Hollingsworth of King Hill, in County Down (b. 1635-1643), or John, Hugh or Francis Hollinsworth serving in the army in 1644 in Dublin were all possible sons of our Henry. (C-956)

Henry married Katherine. Born in 1602 in County Armagh, Ireland.

They had one child:

2 i. Valentine (1632-1711)

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2. Valentine Hollingsworth.1 Born in June 1632 in Belliniskcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland.2 Valentine died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware in 1711, he was 78.3

Valentine Hollingsworth

An address by Edward W Cooch

given May 23, 1936 at the unveiling of the Hollingsowth memorial

at Newark burial ground, Brandywine Hundred Delaware.

Someone has said that the reason the US has become the greatest of all nations is that its early colonists came here seeking God while those to other countries were seeking god. Thus it was that to this coummunity came a little band of Friends hoping to find ina a new country the right to worship in a way which had been denied to them in the land they left behind.. Of this little band many had endured sufferings,persecutions and imprisionment because of their faith, and the marks of their hardships were plainly writtien in their gaunt frames. The coutnry they found here was wild and ncivilized. William Penn aptly named it "my Manor of Rocklands"

The leader of this little group was Valentine Hollingsworth. Under his guidance a Friend's meeting was held at New Castle. Soon after it moved to this place where a meeting house was erectd on ground which he had donated. The meeting house was small and plain, built it is said of logs. It had nothing in common with the great cathedrals of Europe. More than 2 centuries ago it was moved to another locaation, and its founder passed but left behind an influence for good.

It was here that Newark Monthly Meeting, the first in Delaware, became the founder of many other meetings which are still teach the simple truths of Quakerism.

Numerous legends and tradtions have centered around the ancesty and early history of Valentine Hollingsworth, many of them contradictory. Early public and meeting house records prove some of them to be true, others are likely to remain forever in the realm of conjecture.

Valentine is said to have been born in Ireland, but is is claimed that his family was originally from the ancestral estate "Hollingsworth Manor" in Chesire, England, and had move to Ireland to escape persecution. This estate was held by an ancient Saxon family of the name as ealy as the year 1022.

Valentine came to America in the same year of the coming of William Pen, but not in the same ship. Penn sailed from Deal, a seaport of England, not far from Dover August 30, 1682 on the ship "Welcome", landing at New Castle Delaware on OCt 27. A list of the passengers is given in Scharf's History of Delaware, page 81, in which Hollingsworth's name does not appear. Following that list is another compiled by Dr George Smith of those probably coming before or immediately after, and before the end of 1682. Valentine is included in the second list. Furthermore, we have the deposition of Samuel Hollingsworth made before the Mayor of Philadelpha June 4, 1735, in which he testfied that "he came into New Castle County from Belfast, inthe Kingdom of Ireland with his father Valentine Hollingsworth in the year 1682."

"The Hollingsworth Grants"

Among the first acts of William Penn after taking possession of what is now Delaware, was the granting of tracts of land to Valentine Hollingsworht and to other members of his family. The largest of these tracts contained over 980 acres. Penn in a warrant dated twentieth day of twelth month 1682, described it as being in "my Manor o Rocklands." It was bounded on the east by Shellpot Creek. It extended northwardly to the Wilson Road and southwardly to about the line of the B&O Railroad. The warrant itselft is not recorded in New Castle Co, but a map of the tract made by Thomas Pierson appears inthe "Book of Surveys" pg 270. Piersons map calls the Hollingsworth tract "New Worke".

It is evident that Penn didnot intend that Valentine should have the whole tract, but that his sons Henr and Thomas shold have portions of 200 acres each. In order that thre should be no mistake Penn gave a confirmatory grant to Henry Hollingsworth in 1701. and on the Thomas in 1705. (Penns New Castle Warrants, pg 176) The grant to Thomas recites that the original warrent was to Valentine Hollingsworth and Company "Two hundred acres whereof were by me designed and ordered to be laid out for Thomas Hollingsworth one of the sons of said Valentine." Thomas named his share "Lift Wood" and later sold it to Jacob Weldin..Valentine retained for himself the balance including the meeting house lot. He afterward sold a portion o his tract the Wilson Road to George Jackson. A plot showing the division between Valentine and his sons isin the possession of the Historical Society of Delaware.

In 1688 several inhabitants o the Manor of Rockland petitioned Penn for grants of Marsh land in the proportion of ten acres of marsh for each 100 acres of upland. Those joining inthe petion were Valentine and sons. Penn granted their request 1-22-1689 and directed his surveyors forthwith to lay outfor the petitioners portions of marsh along the Delware River. The place was called "Vertrict Hook" and was located near Edge Moor. Valentin'es share of marsh was 40 acres.(New Castle Warrants, pg 196,)

The public services of Valentine Hollingsworth, he was a member of the first Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, shortly after William Penns advent, that of 1682-3; also of the Grand Inquest empaneled 10-25-1683 to consider the famous case of Charles Pickering and others charged with counterfeiting. He served in several sessions of the Assembly, those of 1687- 88, 1695, 1700 from New Castle Co and was Justice of the Peace from the same county. He was also a Signer of Penn's Great Cahrter and a member of the Pro-Provincial Council.

We may assume that Valentine and his family was one of standing in that it had been granted the right to a coat of arms. That his faith was to him a living, active force is shown his zeal both in Ireland and at Newark. Stockdale in his "Great Cry of Oppression" tells us how year after year Valentine Hollingsworht like other Quakers, refused to pay tithes for the support of the sate church nad how just as regularly the tithe mongers confiscated great quantities of his barley,oats,hay,wheat, and corn. In American the sincerity of his faith is shown by his donation of this ground and the organization of Newark Meeting.

1688 Valentine donated the burial grond ot the meeting,house netin in the minute book being as follows; "Valentine Hollingsworth hath freely given unto friends for a burying place half an acre of land for yt purpose there being some already buried in ye spot. Friends have deferred fencng till ye next meeting."

"In America Since 1607: The Hollingsworth, Farmer & Judkins Families, Their Ancestors, Descendants & Many Related Families" by Walter L. Farmer, edited by Margaret Farmer Planton, 1987, Gateway Press, Baltimore. This source is essentially "one an's family" but there is very interesting, though incomplete, information here for us. Whether this is truly our line remains to be seen.

From Ann Moore: All the information is from the book "Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania" by Albert Cook Myers. Before I begin, there is a comment in the book that I feel should be passed on. "There is, of course, no oundation for the tradition that Valentine Hollingsworth married Catharine, daughter of Henry Cornish, High Sheriff of London, who was executed in 1685. It is probable tht the Hollingsworths went over from England to Ireland with other planters early in the seventeenth century, but there is no proof to show that they came from Cheshire, as stated by some historians of the family."

In 1682 Valentine Hollingswoth brought his family to American and settled on a plantation of about 1000 acres in Brandywine Hundred near the city of Wilmington, DE at a spot that is now Newark, De. He was a member of the society of friends, or Quakers and was highly influenced by William Penn's appeal to Quakers and other oppressed people to come to American and settle in his colony. A monthly meeting of this organization (Quakers) was soon established. The sessions being held mainly at Hollingsworths house. He was a member of the first assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania which met shortly after Penns advent in 1682, and served in sever subsequent sessions of the assembly.

He is buried in the old burial ground of Newark, land which he granted in 1687 unto "Friends" for the purpose of a cemetery. He was a member of Penn's great charter and a member of the Provincial Council.

Valentine immigrated to Pennsylvania 1682.(1709) Valentine's birthdate and place are verified in Quaker Records. He became a Quaker around 1660, a few years after George Fox visited Ireland. He was immediately fined by the government for not attending regular services of the Church of Ireland. They often times, simply took what they wanted from his supplies, prompting his move to Pennsylvania in 1682.

Valentine purchased land and the mining rights to it including the Townland, Village, Hamlet & Circuit called Ballyvickcrannell on Aug. 22, 1664. This was apparently the same land originally given to his father in 1632, but he did not claim it until 1664.

For reasons unknown, he again claimed right to his father's land in Ballyvickcrannell, County Armagh, Ireland in 1675. Valentine's claim was upheld with his submission of his father's deed dated 1632, a few months before Valentine's birth. Starting in 1675, he is in multiple documents claiming rights to his father's land that are reproduced in Farmer's "In America since 1607." His claim was recognized and a fair agreement between the Blackers and Valentine Hollingsworth was established. (C-956)

Valentine Hollingsworth, wife-Ann; children: Mary Conway; Catherine; Thomas; Samuel; and son-in-law, Thomas Conway, immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1682 for "William Penn's land" from Belfast. His certificate is dated July 6, 1682. About Dec. 10, 1682, Valentine arrived on the "Antelope" under the master "Edward Cooke". Missing from the 1682 immigration were sons Henry, age 23, Enoch, age 7, and Valentine, age 5 and daughter Ann, age 2. (C-429, 592) (This information came from the book "IMMIGRANTS OF THE IRISH INTO PENNSYLVANIA, 1682-1750".) Valentine and family originally lived with Valentine's indentured servant, John Musgrave at the home of Robert Wade in the town of Chester. (C-956, 1546)

They then settled on 986 acres granted by William Penn on Shelpat Creek, Brandywine Hundred in New Castle Co., PA (now Delaware). He named it "Newworke". Valentine was a prominent figure in early New Castle Co., PA history. He helped found the Newark Monthly Meeting. He is listed as a member of the first Provincial Assembly of Pennsylvania in 1682-1683 and was a signer of William Penn's Great Charter. (Virkus, C-735) He was a member of the Grand Inquest in 1683 when Charles Pickering was tried for counterfeiting. He was a Justice of the Peace in New Castle County from 1684-1688. He was again a member of the Assembly in 1687, 88, 89, 95 and 1700 serving more than any other representative in New Castle Co., Delaware. He transferred his land before his death and received an annuity from his sons from that time forward. (C-124, 956, 1448)

A Henry Hollingsworth immigrated to Philadelphia, PA in 1684. He was likely the son of Valentine Hollingsworth. He might have brought the younger children in the family with him. More detail will be known when the book by Sheppard entitled "Passenger & Ships Prior to 1684," is located and pages 62 and 164 are consulted specifically. (C-429)

Both Valentine and Ann are buried at the Newark Monthly Meeting in Delaware on land that he had donated for it's establishment in 1687. It was near his home on the east side of Brandywine. Most of the Quaker meetings were held at his home, he being the Superintendent of the meetings from 1686-1710. (C-956, 1448)

A memorial stone placed at Newark Burying Ground by some of his descendants in the 20th century states "To the memory of Valentine Hollingsworth with his family he came to America with William Penn in 1682. Obtained patent for 986 acres of land which he called NewWork. A member of the Society of Friends, their meetings were held at his house and adjoining this half acre which he gave for a burying ground all Members of the Assembly from New Castle County, 1683, 1687, 1695, died about 1711 and with his second wife, Anne Calvert, is buried here. Erected by Descendants 19(35)."

Notes for VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH ,SR:

The first known fact of the Hollingsworth family history is that an ancestor was an Anglo-Saxon who came to Britain during the invasion of the sixth and seventh centuries and eventually settled in what is now the village of Mottram Cheshire County England on approximately 1,000 acres. It was located on the east side of town on the high ground. According to a very ancient pedigree, the family has been seated at Hollynworthe Hall since 1022 and became part of the nobility under King James 1. (Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland dated 1858). Since the title was hereditary, the ancestry would have been unbroken. The name Hollyworthe was derived from two words, "Holly" for holly trees and "Worthe" for land. It became the family surname in the 13th century. The present spelling gradually evolved as the English language changed.

The huge hall and its accompanying church were made of native stone. Although several centuries old, both buildings were still standing in 1884 by a Mr. Taylor. The estate, then 625 acres, was valued at 20,000 Pounds, or approximately $100,000 (1972). The last owner as an ancestral representative was Robert Hollingsworth, Esq. who died in 1865. (Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth Sr. by J.A. Stewart). Today the hall is gone but the church has been rebuilt and still contains the family coat of arms. It is a stained glass window in the rectory.

In my research I have discovered that Valentine was not listed in the passenger list of the Welcome. It states that no list was formally drawn up and it was possible that some were not accounted for. Tom Hollingsworth 1996]

During the Reformation Period, the Hollingsworth family were severely persecuted by King Charles 1 because they were Protestants. Many fled to Ireland. One Richard Hollingsworth (1607-1656), an ordained Presbyterian Minister with a Ph.D. Degree and a noted Controversialist, wrote four tracts in defense of the church. His last and greatest, entitled "A Modest Plea for the Church of England" was published in 1655. (The Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England by James Savage."

Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. (1632-1711) Was born in Ireland and sailed from Belfast to America 1682 with his wife and children on the good ship * [ Welcome with William Penn.] He settled on approximately 1,000 acres in Branywine Hundred near what is now the city of Wilmington, Delaware. At that time it was a area of Pennsylvania. He was a devout Quaker (Society of Friends) and many of his descendants still adhere to that faith. From 1686 to 1710 he was Superintendent of the Quaker Monthly Meetings and established several in the Province of Pennsylvania in 1683. He also served in 1687, 1695, and 1700. He was a signer of William Penn's Great Charter and a member of the Pro-Provincial Council in 1695.

He died in 1711 and was buried in a burial ground he had presented to the society of Friends in 1687 and named NewArk from which the City Of Newark, Delaware got it's name. He was survived by (five ?) sons and one daughter at age 79.

His descendants were noted for their enterprise and industry. Many engaged in the manufacture of flour and owned mills on branches of the Elk River in Cecil County, Maryland and New Castle County, Delaware. One Levi Hollingsworth, member of a distinguished Maryland ship building company, built a copper rolling mill on the Gunpowder River near Baltimore in 1809. His copper was used to cover the dome of the Capitol Building. This was acquired by Paul Revere and is now the Copper and Brass Co. (History of Revere Copper and Brass Co.). This Levi is not Eli's father.

Between 1766 and 1770 several Hollingsworth families along With many Quaker families migrated to the Carolina's, which proved to be a mistake. The farmland was not suitable and being anti-slavery, they were in a poor competitive position. This caused most of the Quakers to migrate again, this time to Ohio and the Indiana Territory. In 1805 seven Hollingsworth families left in one group. They split at the Ohio River, three going to Ohio and four to the Indiana Territory. Quaker records reveal that many who went into Ohio soon came on into the Indiana Territory, which was then the frontier and good land could be obtained by Federal Grant.

It seems regrettable that these colorsome and adventurous Quaker people who migrated and settled in groups, just as depicted by the cinema, have now lost their identity and became just another denomination to the Protestant Faith.

* In error They sailed on the " Antelope " (From Cyrus Hollingsworth and Paul Hollingsworth research dated 1972) Sailed fromBelfast Ireland Was accompanied by his indentered servant, John Musgrave and son-in-law Thomas Connaway (Mary's Husband).

On April 7, 1655 when Valentine was 22, he first married Ann Ree1, daughter of Nicholas Ree & Ann, in Lurgan, County of Armagh, Ireland.2 Born in 1628 in Tanderagee, County of Armagh, Ireland.2 Ann died in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland on 1 FEB 1670/71, she was 42.1

They had the following children:

i. Mary. Born on 25 JAN 1655/56 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Mary died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware in 1746, she was 90.

On June 28, 1682 when Mary was 27, she first married Thomas Conoway, in Tamnficarbet, Segoe Parish, County of Armagh, Ireland. Born in Parish of Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland. Thomas died on September 17, 1689 in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware.

Married in the home of Francis Robson.

In 1693 when Mary was 37, she second married Randal Malin, in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware.

ii. Henry. Born on September 7, 1658 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Henry died in Elkton, Cecil Co, MD in FEB 1720/21, he was 61.

Henry did not come to America with his parents in 1682. He apparently stayed with his grandfather Henry Hollensworth in Ireland. He did make a couple of trips to the colonies, one in 1683. He made one trip on the Lyon as an indentured servant to Robert Turner of Dublin for two years starting October 8, 1685.

After his endenture, Henry lived for a time with his father in New Castle County. After returning from Ireland with his wife for a number of years he was Deputy Surveyor of Chester Co, Pa. He also represented New Castle Co in the Provincial Assembly. In 1700 and for some time after he was Clerk of the Courts and Coroner of Chester Co. He removed to Elkton, MD about 1712, where on March 9 of that year he was appointed by Lord Baltimore Surveyor of Cecil Co. His manuscript commonplace book, which is a medley of receipts, poetry, astrology, alchemy, chemistry, some of which is in Latin, is in the collection of the Hon. Samuel W Pennypacker of Philadelphia.

Henry was know for his surveying skills. He helped layout the current city of Philadelphia. He also worked as a blacksmith and home builder. Like his father he was a member of the Assembly under Penn's government, but only for one session. It is thought he converted back to the Protestant Episcopal Church of his grandfather, while his wife Lydia remained a Quaker. He was also known to be a vegetarian.

On August 22, 1688 when Henry was 29, he married Elizabeth Lydia Atkinson, in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Born about 1665 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland.

In 1688 Henry returned to Ireland to find a wife. At the Parish of Segoe he met and married Lydia and then brought her back to Pa.

3 iii. Thomas (1661-1727)

iv. Catherine. Born in July 1663 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Catherine died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware on August 29, 1746, she was 83.

On November 2, 1688 when Catherine was 25, she married George Robinson, in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware. Born in 1662 in Northern Ireland. George died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware on September 8, 1738, he was 76.

Lurgan Ireland Book of Births and Deaths, 1655-1750, as follows:

"Valentine Hollingsworth son of Henry Hollingsworth of Bellevickcrannell in the parish of sego and County of Ardmagh and Katherine his wife, was borne at Bellevickcrannell, aforesaid about the sixth month in the yeare 1632, and upon the seventh Day of the fowerth month Anno Domini, 1655, he took to wife Ann the Daughter of Nicholas Rea of Tarragee in the County of Ardmagh." (spelling as in original)

On June 12, 1672 when Valentine was 40, he second married Anne Calvert, in Killwarlin, County Down, Ireland. Born in November 1650 in Killwarlin, County Down, Ireland. Anne died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware on August 17, 1697, she was 46.

They had the following children:

ii. Enoch. Born on June 7, 1675 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Enoch died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware on August 24, 1687, he was 12.

iii. Valentine Jr. Born on 12 JAN 1675/76 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Valentine Jr died in Chester Co, Pa in 1757, he was 81.

In 1713 when Valentine Jr was 37, he married Elizabeth Heald, in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware.

iv. Anne. Born on December 28, 1680 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland. Anne died in Salem, NJ on October 26, 1712, she was 31.

On September 30, 1700 when Anne was 19, she married James Thompson, in Salem, NJ. Born on October 12, 1668 in Wickloe, County Donard, Ireland. James died in Elsinborough, NJ in 1712, he was 43.

v. John. Born on 19 FEB 1683/84 in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware. John died in New Castle Co, DE in August 1722, he was 39.

In 1706 when John was 22, he married Catherine Tyler.

vi. Joseph. Born on May 10, 1686 in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware. Joseph died in Va in 1738, he was 51.

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3. Thomas Hollingsworth.1 Born in May 1661 in Bellenickcrannell in the Parish of Sego County of Armagh, Ireland.1,4,3 Thomas died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware on 2 FEB 1727/28, he was 65.1

"History and Genealogy of the Thomas Hollandsworth Family" James A. Hollandsworth, Patrick Co., Va., self-published ca. 1966;

"In America Since 1607: The Hollingsworth, Farmer & Judkins Families, Their Ancestors, Descendants & Many Related Families" by Walter L. Farmer, edited by Margaret Farmer Planton, 1987, Gateway Press, Baltimore: page 39 "Thomas Hollingsworth I, son of Valentine and Ann Rea Hollingsworth, was born at Ballyvickcrannell, Parish of Seagoe, County Armagh, [Northern] Ireland about 3rd month [May] 1661. He emigrated with his father in 1682 and settled in a part of his father's manor which was called Rockland Manor in New Castle Delaware (then part of Pennsylvania). He married first 1684 Margaret Calvert, dtr. of Thomas and Jane Glasford Calvert (sister of Valentin'e second wife). Margaret died 1 Aug. 1687 and was buried newark Delaware. Thomas married second 31 Jan. 1692 Grace Cooke of Concord, dtr. of ___ and Elizabeth Fox Cooke. Thomas was a member of the Provincial Assembly. His will, dated 30 Oct. 1723, was filed the Wilmington Court House, New Castle, Del. Thomas died 2 Feb. 1727, Grace possibly died in 1741; both are buried in Center [Monthly Meeting] burying ground.

Children by Grace Cooke:

2. Isaac Hollingsworth, b. Rockland Manor 16 Apr. 1693, d. 1699

3. Elizabeth, b. Rockland Manor, 8 Nov. 1694, m. 1718 Thomas Strode.

4. Hannah, b. Rockland Manor, 17 Jan. 1697, m. 1718, ____ Dixon.

5. Thomas II, b. Rockland Manor 23 Feb (12th month) 1698/9, m. 28 Feb. 1723, Judith Lampley.

6. Ann, b. Rockland Manor, 6 May 1701, d. 1708(?)

7. Jacob, b. Rockland Manor, 4 Jan. 1704, m. 23 Sept. 1729 Elizabeth Chandler. He was a trustee of Hockessin M.M. [monthly meeting], Delaware. They had 7 children.

8. Sarah, b. Rockland Manor 7 Aug. 1706, m. 1724 John Dixon.

9. Joseph, b. Rockland Manor 11 March 1709, m. 23 Feb. 1730 Martha Houghton, moved to Hopewell (Frederick Co. Va.) under certificate [dated] 2 March 1741.

10. Grace, b. Rockland Manor, 9 March 1712.

From Center M.M.: Thomas Hollingsworth was one of the organizers of this meeting in 1687.

From Concord (Penna.) Monthly Meeting Marriages, 1693-1809: Thomas Hollingsworth, second son of Valentine Hollingsworth and Ann Ree, married Grace Cooke at Concord Meeting House on 1.31.1692. A copy of this marriage follows, taken from a micorfilm of the original record. [here the Quaker marriage vows are copied -- see file]. Signed: Thomas Hollingsworth and Grace Hollingsworth [who signed GO, her mark]. Witnesses were: Valentine Hollingsworth, Elizabeth Parks (X, her mark), Catherine Parke, Henry Hollingsworth, Thomas [no last name], Jacob Chandler, Samuel Hollingsworth, Richard Colliard, George Robbinson, Thomas Moore, William Powel, William Brinton, Nathaniel Cortniel, Robert Pile, Robert Buffington, NathanielRowland, Ann Hollingsworth, Lidea Hollingsworth, Mary Conaway.

From the Calvert Papers: "Jacob's Adventure" 50 acres. 2 shillings. Surveyed Sept. 7, 1720 for Thos. Hollingsworth. Beg. att a small Nwe marked bounded Chestnut tree standing in teh wood on the west side of the West branch of Elk river and on the south side of a small branch hill called little Egg hill and on the north side of a small Meadow or Savanna ground and in or near unto the Westmost side of a tract of land surv'd for Abraham and Stephen Hollingsworth, called "Partner's Parcell." page 159.

From a Buffalo Story? in Hollingworth Register by Harry Hollingsworth, Editor: Thomas Hollingsworth "when on a visit to his son Abraham, who lived near Winchester, Va. in 1733, it is said he was killed by a buffalo near North Mountain, eight or nine miles north of Winchester, Va., having gone on a hunting expedition with some of the settlers." (from "Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr." by Joseph Adger Stewart, 1924, p. 2-A.) [LTG note: this story has been discredited and is said not to be true.] The Newark-Kennett M.M. Record Book of Births and Deaths (New Castle Co.,Del., and Chester Co., Pa. pp. 6, 7): "Thomas Hollingsworth deceased this life the second day of the second month [April] 1727 and was buried in the Centuer (Center) burying ground.

Grace Hollingsworth, wife of Thomas, appears many times on women's committees, especially after her husband's death and for many years. The last appearance of her name ... is dated 3 mo 2, 1741.

From the H'worth mail list:

son Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH b. ca 1632. Married April 7, 1655 to Ann REE d/o Nicholas Ree.

According to "Penn's Colony... Volume 2, The Welcome Claimants Proved, Disproved, and Doubtful...", by George E. McCracken, 1985 (quoting the Lurgan Monthly Meeting, Book of Births & Deaths, p. 203, Public Record Office, Belfast), Valentine Hollingsworth was "b. at Ballyvickcrannell, 6th mo. [i.e., August], 1632." According to McCracken NOT quoting Lurgan MM, "Valentine Hollingsworth married, first, on 7 June 1655, Ann Ree, daughter of Nicholas and Ann (-----) Ree of Tanderagee, Co. Armagh..." Your "April 7, 1655" as their marriage date appears to reflect someone's mistranslation of an Old Style calender date. son Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH b. Bellenishkerannel-Parish of Lego County, Armugh, Ireland about Mar 1661. Came to America with his father. He was killed by a Buffalo near White Mountain, VA in 1733 while visiting his son Abraham.

Again according to McCracken, Thomas was "b. ca. 1 3rd mo. 1661". This would be May, not March. "[Thomas] d. New Castle Co. 2 2nd mo. 1727... He did not die by being killed by a buffalo or bison, in Virginia in 1733, as popularly understood."

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He made a will October 30, 1725 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Upon Thomas's death, His estate was administered by an unknown person February 13, 1727 in Christiana Hund., NewCastle,PA. Thomas was a member of the Provincial Assembly. He helped organize the Center MM in 1687. He married his second wife at the home of her stepfather, Nathaniel Park.

He is in the Quaker records when his sister Mary was about to marry her second husband. He paid 4 pounds to his sister for the care of her children. She is return gave him a mare whose increase were to further the support of her children. This was required in the case of a second marriage where children were involved. (C-956)

Thomas purchased land in Cecil Co., Maryland known as "Jacob's Adventure" in 1713 but never lived on it. He willed this land to son Jacob on the 10th month, 30 day of 1725. Jacob sold this land in 1788. Thomas also sold 400 acres to John Thomson in New Castle Co., PA on Jan. 18, 1725. (C-956)  about 1684 when Thomas was 22, he first married Margaret Calvert, in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware. Born on April 24, 1661 in Kilburegan, Sego, County of Armagh, Ireland. Margaret died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware on October 1, 1687, she was 26.

They had one child:

i. Abraham. Born on 19 JAN 1686/87 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE. Abraham died in Frederick Co, Va in October 1748, he was 62.

From Ann Moore: Abram's Delight was the first museum to open in the city of Winchester in 1951. The handsome limestone mansion was built in 1754 by Isasac and Rachel Hollingsworth. For more than 200 years the Hollingsworth family was prominently involved in the social, religious and industrial life of Winchester and Frederick Co. Because of the public interest in Abram's Delight and its adjoining stone mill, the Winchester-Frederick Co. Chamber of Commerce opened a visitor center there on Aug. 13, 1987.

Some members of the family went to Ireland from England early in the 17th Century, and it is there that we pick up the story of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr., the immigrant to America, from whom all members of the local family are descended. Other Hollingsworths came to America at earlier dates, but no evidence has been found to relate them to the Hollingsworth who first settled in Frederick Co. The preceding was taken from an article which appeared in one issue of the "Hollingsworth Heritage" a newsletter published by the "Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. Society."

On 13 MAR 1709/10 when Abraham was 23, he married Ann Robinson, daughter of George Robinson & Catherine Hollingsworth, in Frederick Co, MD. Born about 1690 in Newark, New Castle Co, DE. Ann died in Frederick Co, Va before April 5, 1749, she was 59.

On 31 JAN 1691/92 when Thomas was 29, he second married Grace Cooke, daughter of William Cook & Elizabeth Fox, in Chester Co, Pa. Born about 1665 in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware. Grace died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware about 1741, she was 76.

They had the following children:

i. Isaac. Born on June 16, 1693 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE. Isaac died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware in 1699, he was 5.

ii. Elizabeth. Born on 8 JAN 1694/95 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE.

iii. Hannah. Born on 17 MAR 1696/97 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE.

On 1 MAR 1716/17 when Hannah was 19, she married William Dixon, son of William Dixon & Ann Gregg, in Kennett MM, Chester Co, Pa. Born in 1699 in Christina Hund, New Castle Co, De. William died in Pennsylvania in 1760, he was 61.

iv. Thomas. Born on December 23, 1698 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE. Thomas died in Pipe Creek, MD on September 1, 1753, he was 54.

Thomas was a Quaker Minister for 25 years when he died while ministering on a trip to Carolina in Spet of 1753. He took ill shortly after departing and was taken care of ina Pipe Creek MD. He was buried there at Forquiers Burying Place. To quote his Quaker eulogy, he was "greatly missed in the meeting to which he belonged, as well as in his family, and the neighborhood where he dwelt."

On December 28, 1723 when Thomas was 25, he married Judith Lampley, in New Castle Co, DE. Born in 1700. Judith died in 1766, she was 66.

v. Ann. Born on May 6, 1701 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE. Ann died in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware in 1708, she was 6.

vi. Jacob. Born on 4 JAN 1703/04 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE. Jacob died in Newcastle Co, De before May 5, 1766, he was 63.

On November 23, 1729 when Jacob was 26, he married Rachel Elizabeth Chandler, in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE. Born on 4 JAN 1703/04.

vii. Sarah. Born on October 7, 1706 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co, DE.

On October 29, 1724 when Sarah was 18, she married John Dixon, son of William Dixon & Ann Gregg, in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware. Born in 1703 in Christina Hund, New Castle Co, De. John died in Chester Co, Pa about 1742, he was 39.

4 viii. Joseph (1709-<1757)

ix. Grace. Born on May 9, 1712 in Chester Co, Pa.

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4. Joseph Hollingsworth.1,4 Born on May 11, 1709 in Chester Co., Pa.1,5 Joseph died in Anson Co. N.C. (Union Co. S.C.) before September 9, 1757, he was 48.

5Joseph is said to be listed in the Chester Co. Pa. Quaker MM minutes at birth: Joseph, b. Rockland Manor 11 March 1709, m. 23 Feb. 1730 Martha Houghton, moved to Hopewell (Frederick Co. Va.) under certificate [dated] 2 March 1741. (This is a quote from a book and not from the Quaker minutes which I have not yet seen.)

In 1741 Joseph Hollingsworth and his wife (unnamed, and I found no record of his marriage) received a certificate from Kennett Monthly Meeting in Pa. to Hopewell MM in Frederick Co. Va. (Hinshaw, Vol. 6). This puts Joseph Hollingsworth in the valley of Virginia about 7 years before "Joseph Holonsworth" was listed in Lunenburg Co. tax lists.

"Sunlight on the Southside" (tithe lists for Lunenburg Co. Va., which then comprised most of Southside Va. to the Blue Ridge mountains.:

p. 85: 1748 lists Joseph Hollingsworth and John Hannah, together.

p. 95: 1749: "Joseph Holonsworth Thomas Holonsworth John Hannah p. 154: 1750 tax list shows "Joseph Hollingsworth Thomas Hollingsworth John Hannah"

The Hollingsworth's were not listed as being taxed in Amelia in 1751 in this book.

3 Oct. 1751: "Wm. Calloway's D2/3/5 attachment [by Matthew Talbot, sheriff] agst estate of Joseph Hollingsworth [absconded] in hands of Francis [also James] Tinkler; Calloway to recover agst sd. Tinkler." source: "Lunenburg Co. Va. Order Book 2, 1748-1752" by June Banks Evans, Bryn Ffyliaid Publ., New Orleans [no date]. {abstractor's bracketed statements}

Also found at the Library of Virginia: Dr. A.B. Pruitt has compiled a series of books of early North Carolina land entries. A number of Hollingsworth references are included:

From Vol. 2 (there were no entries to this family in Vol. 1)

Entry No. 1463: Nov. 16, 1752, Thos. Hollinsworth enters 300 ac. in Anson co. on the fork of Clark's Mill Cr.

Entry No. 1464: Nov. 16, 1752, Jos. Hollinsworth enters 300 ac. in Anson Co. on Cane Cr., "being where he lives." (There is also a reference to Joseph having sold his improvements on one tract to John Clark, same date as these entries; entry no. 1447.)

Entry No. 1465: Nov. 16, 1752, Jos. Hollinsworth enters 300 ac. in Anson co. on Cane Cr., includes an old beaver dam.

Entry No. 1871 (372), May 9, 1753: Thomas Hollansworth enteres 300 ac. in Anson Co. on "the" fork of Clerk's miln Cr.; warrant dated May 11, 1753

Entry No. 1872 (373), May 9, 1753: Joseph Hollansworth enters 300 ac. in Anson Co. on "Kain" Creek, being where he now lives; warrant dated May 11, 1753.

Entry No. 1873 (374), May 9, 1753: Joseph Hollansworth enteres 300 ac. in Anson Co. on Crain [sic] creek; includes an old beaver dam; warrant dated May 11, 1753

Entry No. 2006 (505): Aug. 27, 1753, Thomas Cox enters 400 ac. in Anson Co. NC on south side of Broad R. and on Cain Cr; border: about 1.5 miles below Jos. Hollingsworth's survey; warrant dated Aug. 29, 1753. Also, entry. No. 2007 (506) is for Isaac Cox; as is no. 2008. 2009 is for Isaac "Cook" likely should be Isaac Cox. It is as follows: "Aug. 27, 1753, Isaac Cook enters 250 ac. in Anson Co. on south side of Broad River and on Cain Cr; border: upper line of the place where Jos Hollingsworth lives; warrent dated Aug. 29, 1753.

Remember that the Cox family appears associated with the Hollandsworths in Henry Co. by 1777. Also, I'd suggest that since the names Thomas and Isaac appear in both these families, the Cox mother may have been a relative of the first Thomas Hollingsworth.

Further evidence that this is the same Joseph Hollingsworth who was in Lunenburg is that John Hanna also entered land in Anson Co. on south side of Broad River in 1753 (Entry No. 1887 (388)

Entry No. 5625 is for Abraham Hollingsworth who entered 145 ac. In Mecklenburg Co., NC on south side of Broad River and on both sides of Cane Creek; border: below his own land; patent date Feb. 15, 1764;

Entry No. 5627 says "Robert Wilson 100 ac. In Mecklenburg co. on South side of Broad R. and on a branch of Cane Cr; border on Joseph Hollingsworth; patent date Feb. 15, 1764.

Anson Co. stretched across the entire southwest quadrant of North Carolina in 1752. In 1762 Mecklenburg was formed from the western portion of Anson Co. There are other good Anson Co. books we can check, but the L of Va. didn't have them.

These references found in a series of 3 volumes entitled "Colonial Land Entries in North Carolina" by Dr. A.B. Pruitt; apparently self-published. The index also listed these other Hollingsworths, but I didn't copy these pages: Abraham, Charles, Henry, John, Samuel, Stephen, Valentine, Zebulon. Let me know if you want the page references and information on how to obtain copies.

ANSON COUNTY, NC DEED ABSTRACTS, 1749-1766 and ABSTRACTS OF WILLS & ESTATES, 1749-1795 BY Brent Holcomb. , p. 150 "Anson County Administration Bonds from Secretary of State's Papers. Archives S. S. 1-20. S. S. 9 Anson County estate of Joseph Hollingsworth 24 Jan 1758: Martha Hollingsworth, Isaac Cox, Isaac Cook. Before John Frohock,Robt McClenachan." ............ p. 85, Volume 5, pp. 156-158 "9 & 10 Sept 1757, Thomas Hollingsworth of Granville Co., SC (sic), son & heir at law of Joseph Hollingsworth decd, to Wm. Hollingsworth, his brother, (lease s5, release L50)..

From Ann Moore, 6/2/97: I wrote to the County Clerk at Anson Co., NC on May 26 reaquesting a copy of the Last Will of Joseph H. but there was no will, only an inventory of his goods. I never had a County Clerk reply that fast. Joseph didn't leave much. Thomas, the father of Joseph has left a will and I think I will send for it to see what it says.

In 1774 Isaac Hollingsworth, son of Joseph and Martha, m. Ann Cox in Craven Co. SC. (remember we have Francis Cox in our picture.) information from the Bush River (SC) MM

A will of a woman named Catherine Edwards, dated 22 May 1755, presented in Bladen Co. court Oct. 1755, naming sons Robert Edwards, Stephen Hollinsworth, Valentine Hollinsworth, and Robert Edwards; daughter Ann Sutton. This reference from "Early Records of North Carolina, Vol. 7, Wills, 1750-1755" by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley Jr.

In "Abstracts of Probate Reports 1749-1788" Anson Co. NC. I found one reference to a Joseph and Martha Hollingsworth. Page 118. dated 6/Jan/1758 Joseph Hollingsworth by Martha Hollingsworth Will Book 1, Page 184 dated 14/Apr/1758 Joseph Hollingsworth's inventoried by Martha Hollingsworth Witness: Adam McCool. I wrote this some time ago, and that was before I knew how to research. At that time I wrote down any reference to the Hollingsworth name. I will look this up and copy it properly when I go to the Library again. I have now backtracked my Samuel to 1795 in Franklin Co. Georgia. Do any of you know where Samuel s/o Valentine went from Rockland Manor, or who his children were?

5/27/97: This information came from " Union County Heritage; The Narrative History of Union County, South Carolina; and A History of Union County, South Carolina" . This information was placed on the Union Co. SC. Gen Web page by Audrey McDowell.

Parent Counties and Districts of Union Co.SC: Until the border between North and South Carolina was established in 1772, there was confusion about where the area that would eventually become Union Co. was located, so early land grants can be found in both states. At various times Union Co. was part of Anson Co. NC(formed in 1749), Mecklenbury Co. NC(formed in 1763), Tryon CO. NC (formed in 1769), Old Berkley CO. SC (formed in 1683), Old Craven Co,SC., St. Mark's Parish (formed in 1757), and 96 Judicial District, SC (formed in 1769).

Because of the way these records and land grants are found I think that this could be the Joseph Hollingsworth. From Libby's e-mail yesterday about the estate of Joseph, inhabitant of the Broad River, and Anson Co. being formed in 1749, it would make sense that this is the same Joseph.

Broad River and Fish Dam Ford

" Families that settled along the Broad River in southeastern Union Co., near Fish Dam Ford during the 1750s or shortly thereafter include: Thomas Cox, Abram and Joseph Hollingsworth, Isaac Cox, Daniel Trammell, John and William Armstrong, Nathaniel Abney, John Clark, John Bishop, Daniel and James Thomas, John Dickerson, John Feemster, James Hardwick, John, William, and John Peter Sartor, Adam Skain, John McPherson, Thomas Shockley, and William Wright. Families that received land grants in the Fish Dam Community during the Rev. War era, or shortly thereafter include: William Farr, Benjamin, Elias, Jacob, Joseph Jr., and William Hollingsworth, Richard Cox, Benjamin Jr., Benjamin Sr., Charles, David, and William Johnson, James, William, and John Hogan, Joseph Comer, William Brummit, Caleb Gassaway, Nathan, Bernard, William, Alexander, and Spilsby Glenn, Arthur Thomas, James Jeter.

EARLY QUAKER FAMILIES Quakers entered Union Co in the mid 1750s and settled throughout the southern parts of the county, from Cross Keys and Sedalia in the West to what later became known as Santuc and Carlisle in the east. The Quakers established two churches: Padgett Creek (at Sedalia) and Cane Creek (at Santuc). Many of the Union Co. Quakers left between 1800 and 1810 and went to Ohio and Indiana because they objected to the large-scale plantation slavery that was being developed. Union Co. early Quaker families who left the area included: Roberds, Whiston, Adington, Minton, Dodd, Milhouse, Haskit, Nederman, Martindell, Spray, and Kenworthy. Families who remained and joined other denominations (Baptist, Methodist), included: the Fincher, Gist, Hawkins, Wilson, Sarton, Moreman, and Comer. Other early Union Co. Quaker families included: Cook, Clark, Hunt, Lamb, Randel, Smith, Parnell, and Hollingsworth. The two books mentioned here are not in my library for me to check, but " Quaker Families of South Carolina and Georgia" by William F. Medlin is and I have already copied all the references I found to any Hollingsworth in it and sent it to the group, if someone did not get it let me know and I will resend it. References to moving to other locations were: Pg. 1 Thomas and Mary Cox went to Ohio in 1802, these were the parents of Ann Cox who m. Isaac Hollingsworth s/o Joseph 1 and Martha; Page 2 Abraham Hollingsworth II s/o Joseph to Miami, Ohio in 1804., Page 3- George Hollingsworth b. 1712 Md. s/o Abraham from Md. to Va. to SC in 1762, Pge 3 &4 Isaac Hollingsworth Sr.(Big Isaac) s/o George, from Va. to SC 1767 to Ohio in 1805,Page 6 Joseph II s/o George from Hopewell Va. to SC 1767. (Does anybody know where Hopewell VA is located? Page 7 Joseph Hollingsworth V s/o Abraham to Georgia 1834. The book did not refer to any movement back to Virginia.

Now we know that Thomas had two brothers, Abraham and William and that Joseph was dead by Sept. 10, 1757. It also says that Thomas was from Granville, SC. I may go back to the library tomorrow instead of the LDS Church and check out South Carolina. They also have the four volumes of Wm. Hinshaw's Quaker History. They don't allow any copying of those books so I will have to write out everything. I looked in the Index of Vol. 1, North Carolina and there was no mention of Thomas.

This information came from " Union County Heritage; The Narrative History of Union County, South Carolina; and A History of Union County, South Carolina" . This information was placed on the Union Co. SC. Gen Web page by Audrey McDowell.

Parent Counties and Districts of Union Co.SC: Until the border between North and South Carolina was established in 1772, there was confusion about where the area that would eventually become Union Co. was located, so early land grants can be found in both states. At various times Union Co. was part of Anson Co. NC(formed in 1749), Mecklenbury Co. NC(formed in 1763), Tryon CO. NC (formed in 1769), Old Berkley CO. SC (formed in 1683), Old Craven Co,SC., St. Mark's Parish (formed in 1757), and 96 Judicial District, SC (formed in 1769).

Because of the way these records and land grants are found I think that this could be the Joseph Hollingsworth. From Libby's e-mail yesterday about the estate of Joseph, inhabitant of the Broad River, and Anson Co. being formed in 1749, it would make sense that this is the same Joseph.

The two books mentioned here are not in my library for me to check, but " Quaker Families of South Carolina and Georgia" by William F. Medlin is and I have already copied all the references I found to any Hollingsworth in it and sent it to the group, if someone did not get it let me know and I will resend it. References to moving to other locations were:

Pg. 1 Thomas and Mary Cox went to Ohio in 1802, these were the parents of Ann Cox who m. Isaac Hollingsworth s/o Joseph 1 and Martha; Page 2 Abraham Hollingsworth II s/o Joseph to Miami, Ohio in 1804., Page 3- George Hollingsworth b. 1712 Md. s/o Abraham from Md. to Va. to SC in 1762, Pge 3 &4 Isaac Hollingsworth Sr.(Big Isaac) s/o George, from Va. to SC 1767 to Ohio in 1805,Page 6 Joseph II s/o George from Hopewell Va. to SC 1767. (Does anybody know where Hopewell VA is located? Page 7 Joseph Hollingsworth V s/o Abraham to Georgia 1834. The book did not refer to any movement back to Virginia.

On 23 FEB 1729/30 when Joseph was 19, he married Martha Houghton, daughter of John Houghton & Ann Gregg, in Kennett MM, Newark, Newcastle Co, DE. Born in 1712 in Newark MM, Newcastle Co, Delaware.

They had the following children:

i. James (?).

From Ann Moore: I agree that there were two James Hollandsworth and one was probably the brother to Thomas. We do know for a fact that Thomas did have a son named James as verified in the Death Register of Henry Co., VA Vol. 1, 1853-1874 which says that James Hollandsworth died Nov. 9, 1866 at the age of 95 which would make his birth year 1771. The register says his parents were Thomas and Susan Hollandsworth and that his wife was Nancy. The informatin was provided by his son, James.

I think the Patrick Co. Grantor Index dated 11/1/1808: James, Sr. and Rebeckey to James, Jr. established that Rebeckey was the dau/ of Jacob Adams whose Last Will appears in Lela Adams "Abstracts of Wills, Inventories and Accounts, Patrick Co., VA 1791-1823. In his last will, Jacob refers to his daughter, Rebecca as the wife of James Hollandsworth. The will is dated Oct. 27, 1807.

The entry of 11/21/1826: Susanna & Thomas to Wm. Hollandsworth is probably William Herbert, s/o Thomas, Jr.

There can also be confusion about the boys named "German/Jerman". James and Nancy Hollandsworth had a son named German b. abt 1808 who m. someone named "Susan." Madison Hollandsworth, s/o James and Nancy also had a son named "German/Jerman" who m. Martha Jane McGee.

A number of entires in the Minute Books show members of the Hollingsworths were were disowned by Friends for various offences. Although some were reinstated, perhaps others joined other churches. The list it gives I believe, is from Bush River

in Newbery County. Some of the people on it are from the Cane Creek Meeting. The list commences in 1768 with Joseph, son of George and Hannah, Berkley So. SC married Margaret Hammer. 1772 Isaac, son of George, Berkley County SC married Susannah

Wright. 1774 Isaac, son of Joseph and Martha, Craven Co. SC (next to Anson Co. NC) married Ann Cox. 1777 Abraham's death reported (leaves wife Amey and children)1788 Thomas disowned. Do you have all this? Jan

5 iii. Thomas (1731->1830)

Son, Joseph, was b 1738 M Lydia Comer Children: Enoch, Rachel, Thamer. Son, WIlliam, b 1740 m Hannah Children: Mary b abt 1762; Joseph b 1764; Ann b 1766; Rebeckah b 1768; Hannah b 1770; Wm b 1772; Peter b 1774; John b 1776. William's son,

Peter b 1774 m Sarah Young Child: Frances b 18 Sept 1809 Knox Co. IN m 18 May 1830 Knox Co IN m. Jacob S. Frederick. Joseph married Lydia Comer.

v. William. Born in 1740.

There are indications that this William was also in the Henry Co. area. He might have been the father or brother of Thomas.

p. 41, William Hollandsworth is listed by Gwathmey in "Virginians in the Revolution", p. 385, as having been in the 14th Continental Line

Some William was listed in the 1820 census of Patrick Co., but his age was under 26, so he's probably not the same one.

5/27/97: from Ann I copied some notes from Vol. 1 at Cane River but they are very confusing.

They list Abraham and wife Amy with ch: Levi b. 3/14/1765; Thomas b. ll/30/1766; and Martha b. ll/24, 1768.

They say that Abraham died 3/9/1771.

They list Isaac and Susannah with the following ch:

John b. ll/21/1772 d. 9/9/1781

Rachel b. 12/19/1774

William b. l0/27/1776

Joel b. l0/l0/1781

Cissiah b. 2/13/1784 (This must be the Keziah referred to at Bush River)

Sarah b. 8/21/1786

Isaac b. l0/12/1790

John b. 10/5/1792

this, they have Joseph dying 9/10/1792 at age 54. This can't possibly be our Joseph.

They have a William and Hannah Hollingsworth with ch:

Mary b. 2/23/1764

Joseph b. 1/28/1766

Ann b. 5/5/1768 (died at abt 15 mos.)

Rebeckah b. 12/5/1771

Hanah b. 8/31/1773

William b. 6/23/1776

Petter b. 5/23/1779 (That is the way they spelled it)

John b. 11/10/1792

Hannah, w/o William d. 1/25/1783.

vi. Abraham. Born in 1742.

Patrick Co. Deed Bk. 1

Page 439, 11 Sept., 1796. Abraham & Isaac Hollandsworth to Mays and James Hollandsworth, Jr. 100 acres on Blackberry Creek Branch. Adjoining: John Witt or Will. Witn: James Baker, John HILL, Thos. R. Hollandsworth, John X Dorsett, Wm. Witt. 

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5. Thomas Hollandsworth Sr.4 Born in 1731. Thomas died in Patrick Co., Va. after 1830, he was 99. Occupation: Miller.

CHRONOLOGY OF THOMAS HOLLANDSWORTH

Born 1731, Chester Co. Pa.

In Virginia with family by 1742.

Taxed in Lunenburg Co. Va. with Joseph 1749, 1750.

Moved to then Anson Co. No. Car. with family about 1752.

Inherited father's property as oldest son 1757.

Land surveyed for him in Patrick (then Pittsylvania Co. Va.) April, 1768.

Married Susannah Mayze, daughter of Henry, ca. 1775.

30 Aug 1777 THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH signed the State Oath of Allegiance.

Fought in county militia during Rev. War, 1781.

Lived on Blackberry Creek, Patrick Co. Va. for the rest of his life; may have been a miller (source of that is suspect).

1826: Thomas Senior and wife Susannah sold land to William H'worth.

Still living in 1830 census.

Apparently still living in 1833, but this could be a reference to his son Thomas.

Same source refers to a will of this Thomas, in a letter from Mrs. McComas on page 45. Did this will exist? If so, the compiler never mentioned it. [A search of the probate records of Patrick Co. Va. shows no will for Thomas Hollandsworth.]

This source says Thomas Hollandsworth was a miller who lived in Patrick Co. (originally Henry Co.) on Blackberry Creek. He was a soldier in the Rev. War, as shown by Pedigo in her "History of Patrick Co." This book claims Thomas was the immigrant, but that's almost certainly not true. He compiler describes finding the grave of Thomas Hollandsworth Sr. and having a government gravestone installed there.

This source consistently quotes 1810 Patrick Co. census as saying "not naturalized" and implies from that that Thomas was the immigrant. There is no 1810 Patrick Co. census, and if there were it probably didn't mark immigration status. The 1810 Patrick Co. tax list, as published in "1810 Census Substitutes for Va. Counties" lists: (from this source, which clearly is wrong!)

Thomas Hollandsworth, 2 males, 5 horses

James Hollandsworth, 1 male, 1 horse

Thomas Hollandsworth, 1 male, 1 horse

Daniel Hollandsworth, 1 male, 2 horses.

By 1810 these sons were all married. Was Mays Hollandsworth the son counted with Thomas?

Page 63, lists census records for this family. The 1810 census he shows is identical to the 1820 -- clearly it must be the 1820. Thomas Hollandsworth recorded as "Senior" in 1820 had 2 men 16-26; 1 male45+; 1 female under 45, 1 female over 45 ( this is not written clearly and needs to be confirmed.) Thomas Jr. is also shown as 26-45, as is James. Who is the William Hollandsworth, age 18-26 shown here?

According to the census figures listed in this book, Thomas Sr. and his wife were both still living in 1830, where they are shown as being 80 to 90 years old.

Same source (p. 38) shows that Thomas Hollandsworth was listed on the Patrick Co. Personal Prop. Tax list in 1791 and on the land tax list for that year he was taxed for two tracts, 52 acres and 223 acres.

about 1770 when Thomas was 39, he married Susanna Mayze, daughter of Henry Mayze & Phoebe, in Va. Born in 1747. Susanna died in Patrick Co, Va after 1833, she was 86.

They had the following children:

i. Thomas. Born in 1775 in Patrick Co, Va.

1787 Henry Co. tax list: William Hollandsworth "not tithable" with 1 horse and 5 cows, immediately followed by Thomas Hollandsworth, 3 horses and 8 cows.

Patrick co. deed bk. 2, p. 456: 7 June 1805 between John Hughes of Patrick Co. and Thomas Hollandsworth Jr. of said county, D10, 150 acres, bounded by trees, no abutters named. Signed John Hughes (signature), no witnesses. Recorded June court, 1805, Patrick Co.

Census Information:

1820 (copied from Hollandsworth book -- confirm!) 1 male under 10; 2 males under 20 (this is wrong, category is 16-26); 1 male under 45; 1 female 10-18; 1 female over 45.

1830: (same source) 1 male -20; 1 male -30; 1 male -60; 1 female -30; 1 female -60.

1840: (same source) This Thomas is not listed.

Note: There are a number of Hollandsworth (that spelling) families in Henry Co. in the 1850 census.

Sept 1823 book 72 pg 482 54 acres on the north waters of Blackberry Creek

From Patrick Co. Marriage Abstract: 14 May 1793 Samuel Harris and Betsey Hollandsworth. Sur. Thomas Hollandsworth. Min. George Dodson. M.R. 10 Oct 1794

DB8/363: 5 Nov 1833-Thomas Hollandsworth to Daniel Harris 100A on Blackberry Creek-condition that Daniel provide for and support Thomas Hollandsworth Sr. & his wife so long as they may live. 1 of the 3 witnesses was Caleb X Harris.

6 iii. Phoebe (1777-1875)

(1) 1. Thomas Hollandsworth

Spouse:Susannah Mayse

Spouse Father:Henry Mayse (-1786)

Spouse Mother:Phoebe

The 1810 Patrick Co. tax list, as published in "1810 Census Substitutes for Va. Counties" lists:

Thomas Hollandsworth, 2 males, 5 horses

James Hollandsworth, 1 male, 1 horse

Thomas Hollandsworth, 1 male, 1 horse

Daniel Hollandsworth, 1 male, 2 horses.

By 1810 these sons were all married. Was Mays Hollandsworth the son counted with Thomas?

According to information found in "History of Patrick and Henry Counties Virginia" by Virginia G and Lewis G. Pedigo, James owed the following land:

On Sept. 1, 1809, he was granted 64 acres on the waters of Blackberry Creek, adjoining Thomas Hollandsworth.

According to Wm. Pierson of Reno, NV, his death is found on P. 46 of Death Book.

William Pierson, Reno, NV agrees that Thomas had a son named James but there is a question concerning the last name of his wife, Nancy. Her name appears as "Nancy Craddock" on DAR application made by Craft family of Kentucky. On all other documents she is referred to only as "Nancy."

James was born in Patrick Co., WV oldest son of Thomas Hollandsworth, Sr. Thomas was a Revolutionary War ancestor. He is listed among those patriots who took the oath of allegiance before Edmund Lyne, Esq. August 30, 1777 in Henry Co., VA.

In Lela Adams book "Marriages of Patrick County, VA 1791-1850" she lists a

marriage of a James Hollandsworth,Jr. to a Nancy Smallman on 05 Feb 1796. Since it does not give the parents' names of either of them we don't know if this is our ancestor James Hollandsworth. Since we assume he was born about 1771, it would fit the time frame, however, he is listed as James, Jr. and because there were other Hollandsworth families living in the area at this time we cannot be sure that this is our ancestor.

In the book "Abstracts of Wills, Inventories and Accounts, Patrick Co., VA, 1791-1823" by Lela Adams, there is a last will made by Jacob Adams dated 27 Oct 1807 in which he leaves a Negro slave to his daughter, Rebecca Hollandsworth, wife of James Hollandsworth.

I have not been able to specifically identify this couple. Perhaps someone else will be able to clarify this situation.

His death is recorded in Henry Co.

1850 census, Patrick Co., from abstract: James Hollandsworth, age 80, farmer, $250 real estate; Nancy, 76; Chesley, 32, farmer. All b. Va.

Patrick Co. Deed Bk. 1, p. 433, 4 October 1796, Abraham Mays of Patrick to James Hollandsworth Sen.r of same, D20, 127 acres on waters of Blackberry Creek, beginning at John Witt's corner, no other abutters named. Signed Abram Maze

(signature); witn: James Baker, William Witt, John Hill, Tho.s Holl.sWorth (a signature, not a mark). [see my note on the deed below, again there is a mention of his wife specifically, this time by name: Sarah, but she did not sign this deed

or a dower release. These documents fill up the page; it's possible I missed a dower statement later in the book.

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6. Phoebe Hollandsworth. Born in 1777 in Patrick Co VA. Phoebe died in Wise Co VA in 1875, she was 98.

"According to the records of Mr. [sic, should this be Mrs.?]Emory L. Hamilton of Wise Va., Phoebe was born about 1756-58. "She died shortly after my mother, Anne Eliza Beverly married my father, Shadrach Polley, which was 13 Nov. 1873. Phoebe was said to be 115 to 117 years old when she died; she was blind for several years before her death in 1873/4. She was tall, slender, had light hair and a fair complexion." [Libbie's note: she was probably born ca. 1775. These authors point

out that this age is probably not accurate.]

From Patrick Co. Marriage Abstract: she is called "dau. of Thomas Hollandsworth, surety Joseph Cummings, minister was George Dodson.

29 Mar 1794 Simon Dodson and Febey(Phoebe) Hollandsworth, d/o Thomas Hollandsworth. Sur. Joseph Cummings. Min. George Dodson.

On March 21, 1794 when Phoebe was 17, she married Simon Dotson, son of William Dodson & Elizabeth Dodson, in Patrick Co VA. Born on March 29, 1761 in Patrick Co VA. Simon died in Russell Co VA on May 30, 1849, he was 88.

They had the following children:

i. Susannah. Born in 1795 in Scott Co VA. Susannah died in Scott Co VA in 1871, she was 76.

7 ii. Lydia (~1798-1828)

iii. Elizabeth. Born in 1800 in Scott Co VA. Elizabeth died in Scott Co VA on September 1, 1883, she was 83.

iv. William. Born on August 6, 1803 in Scott Co VA. William died in Scott Co VA on September 26, 1893, he was 90.

On May 27, 1826 when William was 22, he married Mary Hutchinson.

v. Thomas. Born on May 1, 1804 in Scott Co VA. Thomas died in Scott Co VA on March 9, 1890, he was 85.

On November 27, 1832 when Thomas was 28, he married Abigail Hillman.

vi. Daniel. Born in 1808 in Scott Co VA.

On May 17, 1826 when Daniel was 18, he married Nancy Roberson. Born in 1803.

vii. James Oscar. Born in 1814 in Scott Co VA.

viii. Mary. Born on July 12, 1817 in Scott Co VA. Mary died in Scott Co VA on June 15, 1877, she was 59.

ix. Andrew J. Born in 1818 in Scott Co VA.

On October 28, 1836 when Andrew J was 18, he married June Matney. Born in 1816.

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7. Lydia Dotson.4 Born about 1798 in Scott Co VA. Lydia died in Floyd Co KY in WFT Est. 1828-1850, she was 30.

On May 17, 1826 when Lydia was 28, she married Ely Hall, son of John Hall, in Scott Co VA. Born in 1802 in Scott Co VA. Ely died in Wise Co VA before 1870, he was 68.

They had the following children:

i. Daniel. Born in 1825 in Russell Co Va. Daniel died in Wise Co Va in 1869, he was 44.

In 1845 when Daniel was 20, he married Lucinda Ramey, daughter of Jacob Jr Ramey & Sarah Blevins, in Scott Co Va. Born in 1825 in Scott Co Va.

ii. John. Born in 1828 in Russell Co VA.

about 1848 when John was 20, he married Anna Plummer, in Scott Co Va. Born in 1827 in Grayson Co Ky.

8 iii. Catherine (1832-)

iv. Mary A. Born in 1837 in Scott Co Va.

Mary was living with her sister Dicy and brother-in-law Daniel Ramey

during the 1860 Census. It states that she was 23 years old.

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8. Catherine Hall. Born in 1832 in Russell Va.

In 1847 when Catherine was 15, she married Daniel Ramey6,7, son of Jacob Jr Ramey & Sarah Blevins, in Scott County VA. Born in 1829 in Scott Co Va.6 Daniel died in Wise Co, Va.

They had the following children:

i. Dave. Born in Wise Co, Va.

On November 3, 1896 Dave married M.L. Henley, in Wise Co, Va.

ii. Jacob T. Born in 1848 in Russell Co, Va.

On November 3, 1881 when Jacob T was 33, he married Mary Tolbert, in Wise Co, Va.

iii. Wayne Tivis. Born in 1854 in Russell Co, Va.

On September 17, 1873 when Wayne Tivis was 19, he married S.L. Carico, in Wise Co, Va.

9 iv. Lucinda C (1856-1892)

v. Samuel Livingston. Born in 1858 in Wise Co, Va.

On November 24, 1883 when Samuel Livingston was 25, he married Susan Phipps, in Wise Co, Va.

vi. John. Born in 1862.

vii. Mary Columbia. Born in 1863 in Wise Co, Va.

On June 30, 1881 when Mary Columbia was 18, she married James F Branham, in Wise Co, Va.

viii. Mariah Arlis. Born in 1869.

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9. Lucinda C Ramey.7 Born on January 11, 1856 in Wise Co, Va. Lucinda C died in Wise Co VA on June 3, 1892, she was 36.

On October 28, 1876 when Lucinda C was 20, she married John M Blanton, son of Catherine Blanton, in Coeburn, Wise Co VA.8 Born on June 14, 1853 in Wise County, VA.9 John M died in Coeburn, Wise Co VA in October 1930, he was 77.

They had the following children:

i. Egbert. Born about 1876 in Wise Co Va.

ii. Catherine Dove. Born about 1878 in Wise Co Va.

iii. Martha. Born about 1880 in Wise Co Va.

iv. Livingston. Born about 1883 in Wise Co Va.

v. Edward. Born about 1885 in Wise Co Va.

10 vi. Litchfield B (1887-1953)

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10. Litchfield B Blanton. Born on February 12, 1887 in Coeburn, Wise Co VA. Litchfield B died in Sylvester, Boone Co WV on April 20, 1953, he was 66. Occupation: Coal Miner.

Litchfield B first married Carrie Anderson.

They had one child:

11 i. Ted (1919-)

On January 20, 1920 when Litchfield B was 32, he second married Vertie Marie Brown, daughter of Granville Brown & Martha Collins, in Whitesville, Boone Co WV. Born on January 2, 1903 in Boone Co WV. Vertie Marie died in Whitesville, Boone Co WV on February 11, 1983, she was 80.

They had the following children:

i. David. Born in Boone Co, WV. David died about 1933 in Boone Co, WV.

ii. Eddie Egward. Born on November 10, 1920 in Whitesville, WV. Eddie Egward died in World War II on September 25, 1943, he was 22.

12 iii. Inez Syredah (1923-)

13 iv. Dorothy (1925-1974)

14 v. Ada Frances (1927-1981)

15 vi. Carrie Evangeline (1931-)

16 vii. Maggie Virginia (1934-)

17 viii. Norma Lee (1936-)

18 ix. Dolly Mazelia (1939-)

19 x. Linda Lou (1947-)

20 xi. Willard Franklin (1929-1979)

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Tina Blanton

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