Descendants of Henry Hollingsworth
Second Generation
2. Vallentine
Hollingsworth Sr. [scrapbook]
(Henry ) was born on 15 Aug 1632 in
Ballyvickcrannell,Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland. He died on 13 Oct 1710 in
Newark, Delaware. He was buried in Newark Union Church Yard.
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.
According to the Quaker records of Lurgan Meeting, written in the
1660's, Valentine Hollingsworth was born in Ballymacrandall, Parish of
Deago, Co. Armagh, in July, 1632. (taken from Vol 1 of the
Hollingsworth Register)
Valentine Sr. settled on a plantation of nearly 1000 acres in Brandy
Wine Hundred, Delaware. Shortly after his arrival a meeting was
established at his house, and in 1687 he granted [p.206] "unto
friends for a burying place half an acre of land for ye purpose, there
being already friends buried in the spot." He was a member of the
first Pennsylvania Assembly 1682-83, and of the Assemblies of 1687,
1688, 1695, and 1700. He was a signer of William Penn's Great Charter
and a justice for New Kent County. He was an overseer of Friends'
meeting many years. His second wife died Aug. 17, 1697, and his death
occurred about 1711. Both Valentine Hollingsworth Sr. and his second
wife are buried in the Friends' graveyard at Newark, Del., which he had
given them in 1687. By his first marriage he had 11 children.
1682 Valentine Hollingsworth, progenitor of the American
Hollingsworth family arrives December 10 with his wife and family
(including a son Henry) on the Delaware River. They settle on 986 acres
granted by William Penn in Pennsylvania which he names Newworke.
William Edmondson brought the Quaker message to Ireland. He formed the
first recorded Meeting for Worship in Lurgan, Co. Armagh in 1654.
In 1667 William Penn, (his wife's name was Gulielma Maria Springett)
at the age of 22, was in Cork in connection with estates belonging to
his father, Admiral William Penn, and joined Friends. Some years later
a huge tract of land in America was transferred to the Admiral's estate
to repay a large loan made to the King years before. The story has been
told many times of how Penn, from 1683 onwards, transformed this land
into Pennsylvania, with an enlightened government (that lasted until
1756) based on his beliefs as a Quaker.
Witnesses to marraige
5.19.1682 John Fausett & Judith Thwayte, wit., Valentine, Henry
& Ann Hollingsworth. This later marriage happened about the time
that Valentine and his family, except Henry, sailed for Penna.
Vallentine Hollingsworth son of Henry Hollingsworth of
Bellenickcrannell, in the parish of Sego and County of Ardmagh and of
Katheran his wife, was borne at Bellenickcranell, aforesaid, about the
sixth month in the yeare 1632, and upon the seaventh day of the fouerth
month - Anno Domini, 1655, he tooke to wife Ann the daughter of
Nicolass Ree of Tanragee in the County of Ardmagh aforesaid, and of Ann
his wife who was borne in Tanragee aforesaid about the yeare, 1628, and
had by her children borne
And it came to pass that on the first Day of the second month Anno
Domi. 1671, the aforesaid Ann (wife to ye said Vallentine
Hollingsworth) Died, and upon the twelueth day of the fouerth month,
Anno Domi. 1672, he againe tooke to Wife Ann the Daughter of Thomas
Calluart of Dromgorr in the parish of Sego and County of Ardmagh
aforesd, and of Jane his wife) Who was borne in Killwarling in ye
County of Down, about ye ninth month Anno Domi. 1650 and had by her
children borne as followeth----
Valentine Hollingsworth, from Co. Armagh, Ireland. He arrived on
Delaware River about one month before William Penn, in 1682.
The ship and list of passengers when Valentine Sr. and his son Henry
came to America.
Arrived 13 August 1682
Individual Ships of Penn's Fleet and their passengers complete list
found here:
http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/individual_ships_of_penn.htm
The Lion August 13, 1682, John Compton, master Dr. Edward and Mary
Wynne Jones and children Martha and Jonathan William ap Edward and 2nd
wife Jane and daughters Katherine and Elizabeth (Williams) Edward ap
Rees and wife Mably and children Rees and Catherine (Price) 8th month,
14, 1683, John Crumpton, master Benjamin Acton Lemuel Bradshaw Alice
Cales Benjamin Clift Margaret Colvert (Calvert) William Conduit Richard
Curtis Edmund Doyle Joseph and Elizabeth Fisher and children: Martha,
Mary and Moses Henry Furnace Joseph Furnace Rachel Furnace Rowland
Hambridge Valentine Hollingsworth and son Henry Elizabeth
Johnson Robert Kilcarth Edward Lancaster Robert Lloyd Peter
Long William Long Phillip Packer John Reeves William Robertson Robert
Selford Thomas Tearewood Mary Toole
Robert Turner, late of Dublin, in Ireland, mercht. came in ye
"Lion of Liverpool", John Crumpton Mr; arrived here the 14, 8
MO, 1683; child Martha; servants, Robt. Threwecks, 4 yrs, HEnry
furnice, 4, Robt. Selford, 4, Ben Acton, 4, John Reeves, 4, Robt.
Hambidge, 4, Richard Curtis, 4, John Furnace,4, Dan; Furnace, 9, Robt.
Threwecks, 13, Oemuel Bradshaw, 4, Robt. Loyd, 4, Wm; Long, 4,
"Hen' Hollingsworth", 2, Ailolce Cales, 4, Kath/ Furnace, 6,
Jos; Furnace, 4. JOseph Fisher and Elizabeth his wife, late of
Stilorgin near Dublin, in Ireland, yeoman, borne in Elton in Cheshire,
came in ditto ship; cnildren Moses, Joseph, Mary, Martha Fisher;
servants Edward Lancastr, 4, Wm. Robertson, 4, Ed; Doyle, 4, Ben;
Clift, 4, Tjp' Tearewood, 4, Rob. Kilcarth, 8, Petr. Long,2, Phill;
Packer, 4, Wm. conduit, 4, Mary Toole, 4, Eliz. Johnson, 4. Mary
Calvert late of Dublin, came in ditto ship.
The Lion August 13, 1682, John Compton, master Dr. Edward and Mary
Wynne Jones and children Martha and Jonathan William ap Edward and 2nd
wife Jane and daughters Katherine and Elizabeth (Williams) Edward ap
Rees and wife Mably and children Rees and Catherine (Price) 8th month,
14, 1683, John Crumpton, master Benjamin Acton Lemuel Bradshaw Alice
Cales Benjamin Clift Margaret Colvert (Calvert) William Conduit Richard
Curtis Edmund Doyle Joseph and Elizabeth Fisher and children: Martha,
Mary and Moses Henry Furnace Joseph Furnace Rachel Furnace Rowland
Hambridge, "Valentine Hollingsworth and son Henry", Elizabeth
Johnson Robert Kilcarth Edward Lancaster Robert Lloyd Peter Long
William Long Phillip Packer John Reeves William Robertson Robert
Selford Thomas Tearewood Mary Toole
Valentine and his father Henry had dealings with the Blacker family
in county Armagh. Harry Hollingsworth in Vol 7, June 1971, #2, No.26,
Page 88, makes reference of a Commander Robert Stewart Blacker, Royal
Navy, of Woodbrook, Killane, Enniscorthy, County Wexford. IS IT
POSSIBLE THAT A HOLLINGSWORTH BLOOD RELATIVE TO VALENTINE CAME DOWN TO
COUNTY WEXFORD WITH COMMANDER BLACKER??? And what was the significance
of so many Blackers named Valentine???
First General Assembly Of Pennsylvania
First meeting of the Council in Philadelphia, March 10, 1683
http://www.accessible.com/amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware9.htm
The Legislature met for the first time in Philadelphia, the Council
and Governor coming together on the 10th of March, 1683, the General
Assembly two days later. The members of the Council were: William
Markham, Thomas Holme, Lasse Cock, Christopher Taylor, James Harrison,
William Biles, John Simcock, William Clayton, Ralph Withers, William
Haige, John Moll, Edmund Cantwell, Francis Whitwell, John Richardson,
John Hilliard, William Clark, Edward Southrin, and John Roads. The
members of the Assembly, from the three lower counties on the Delaware,
were: New Castle.â John Cann, John Darby, VALENTINE
HOLLINGSWORTH, Gasparus Herman, John Dehraef, James Williams, William
Guest, Peter Alrichs, Hendrick Williams. Kent.â John Briggs,
Simon Irons, Thomas Hassold, John Curtis, Robert Bedwell, William
Windsmore, John Brinkloe, Daniel Brown, Benoni Bishop. Sussex.â
Luke Watson, Alexander Draper, William Fletcher, Henry Bowman,
Alexander Moleston, John Hill, Robert Bracy, John Kipshaven, Cornelius
Verhoof.
Taxable Land Owners in New Castle Delaware North Christian Creek
North Christiana Creek constablery had sixty-five taxables. Of
these, John Ogle and VALENTIN HOLLINGSWORTH(16*) each owned 1000 acres;
Morgan Druitt, 500 acres, in the "Bought" on the Delaware;
Thomas Wallaceton, deputy sheriff from 1673 to 1679, 370 acres, on
White Clay Creek and 100 on Mill Creek; Conrad Constantine, 560 acres,
on which Newport was located; Jacob Vandever, 500 acres, on Brandywine
Creek, opposite Wilmington; John Nommers, in Mill Creek Hundred, on
White Clay Creek, three-quarters of a mile above its mouth; John Conn,
500 acres, on White Clay Creek in Mill Creek Hundred; Arnoldus De
Lagrange, 1150 acres, of which a portion was in Christiana Hundred,
where he resided; Broor Sinnexsen, 770 acres, 400 of which adjoined the
estate of De Lagrange, in Christiana Hundred, where he lived; Abraham
Mann, 570 acres on Bread and Cheese Island and west of Red Clay Creek,
where he resided (he was justice of the peace two years, and was chosen
sheriff in 1683); John Moll, president of the court from 1672 to 1683,
210 acres, in Mill Creek Hundred, above Bread and Cheese Island; Joseph
Borne, 350 acres adjoining Mollâs.
Valentine Hollingsworth came to this country prior to the arrival of
William Penn and returned to Ireland soon after 1685. His three sons,
Valentine, Henry and Thomas, came over in the "Welcome" in
1682 and in 1687, and subsequently owned large tracts in Brandywine
Hundred. Henry represented New Castle in the General Assembly in 1695
and filled other offices of importance in Pennsylvania. He was the
founder of the family in Delaware and Maryland.
Valentine Hollingsworth was a man of extraordinary ability and
influence is demonstrated from the fact that almost immediately after
his arrival in the New World, he was called upon to hold office and
participate in public affairs. He was a member of the first Assemble of
the Province of Pennsylvania, shortly after William Penn's advent, that
of 1682-3; also of the Grand Inquest empaneled October 25, 1683, to
consider the famous case of Charles Pickering and others charged with
counterfeiting. He served in several subsequent sessions of the
Assemble, those of 1687, '88, '95 and 1700, from New Castle County, and
was a Justice of the Peace from the same county. He was also a Signer
of Penn's Great Charter and a member of the Pro-Provincial Council. He
died about 17ll. His second wife, Ann Calvert, died August 17, 1697.
Both were buried in the old burial ground at Newark, Del., which he had
presented to the Friends in 1687.
Vallentine married (1) Ann Ree
[scrapbook] daughter of Nicholas Wray
Ree and Ann of Tanderagee on 7 Jun 1655 in Lurgan Monthly Meeting,
County Armagh, Ireland. Ann was born about 1628 in Tanderagee,
Ballymore, Armagh, Ireland. She died on 1 Feb 1671 in Moraverty,
Armagh, Ireland. She was buried in Feb 1671 in Friends' Cemetery,
Moyraverty, Co. Armagh.
Ann was born 1628 in Tandgree, Kilmore, Ireland. Ann was
the daughter of Nicholas Ree and Ann Ree. Ann died April 1, 1671 at 42
years of age. Buried in Friends Burial Ground in Moyraverty and about 2
miles northeast of the farm at Ballyvickcrannell. A popular place for
the Friends. Marriage certificate is on record at Lurgan Ireland Book
of Records.
She was born in the wake of the execution of King Charles 1, and
living in that part of Ireland, even though it was nearly a decade
after the Rebellion and the massacre at Portadown Bridge. Later she was
to live at Ballyvickcrannell, just 14 miles over the Lagan River from
her home.
Vallentine Hollingsworth son of Henry Hollingsworth of
Bellenickcrannell, in the parish of Sego and County of Ardmagh and of
Katheran his wife, was borne at Bellenickcranell, aforesaid, about the
sixth month in the yeare 1632, and upon the seaventh day of the fouerth
month - Anno Domini, 1655, he tooke to wife Ann the daughter of
Nicolass Ree of Tanragee in the County of Ardmagh aforesaid, and of Ann
his wife who was borne in Tanragee aforesaid about the yeare, 1628,
1.12.1675 James Greer & Eleanor Rea, wit. Ann Hollingsworth
& Mary Rea. Mary Rea was the sister of Valentine's first wife, Ann
Rea. Ann Calvert was the 2d wife of Valentine (who did not sign). This
shows a friendship between the two families.
Ann Hollingsworth wife of Vallentine Hollingsworth of
Ballyvickcrannell, deceased the first day of the second month ANNO DOM:
1671 and was bured in ye buring place of ye people of god at
Monreauerty.
John Hollingsworth visited the cemetery near Portadown where Ann Ree
Hollingsworth is buried
and this is part of his email in reference to his visit there in March
2005.
The cemetery is small perhaps a 1/4 of an acre (just a guess) with a
stone wall surrounding it. It is well kept and green with grass. I
recall that it is located on Bluestone road and curiously there are a
lot of smooth blue stones located in the little cemetery.
Only a few graves are marked....maybe half a dozen as I understand
the Quakers did not believe in marking their graves. There is a large
plaque on the wall that lists the date of death, Surname, First name,
Relationship and Townland of those buried there.
1671/02/01 HOLLINGSWORTH ANN WIFE OF VALENTINE BALLYMACRAMELL
I believe Ann is the only Hollingsworth buried there.
Vallentine and Ann had the following children:
Vallentine married (2) Anne Calvert
daughter of Thomas Calvert and Jane Glasford on 12 Jun 1672 in Shankill
Monthly Meeting, Armagh, Ireland. Anne was born on 9 Nov 1650 in
Kilwarling, Down, Ireland . She died on 17 Aug 1697 in Shellpot Creek,
New Castle County, Delaware. She was buried in Old Burial Grounds,
Newark, Delaware.
"Ann Calvert, daughter of Thomas Calvert, and
granddaughter of "John Calvert of Moresome neere Gisborough in ye
county of Yorkshire in Old England...." who came to northern
Ireland before 1617. (Lurgan Quaker Record Book, County Armagh.)
Ann Calvert first daughter of Thomas Calvert and Jane Glasford his
wife was borne in Killwarlin (now Hillsborough) in the County of Down
about the ninth month, Anno Domini, 1650- The Calverts of Maryland were
the first family of Maryland from 1632 until the American Revolution,
this faimily six generations of them, the sovereign hereditary Lords of
the Province. The Maryland Calverts descend from one Leonard Calvert of
Denby Wiske, Yorkshire, England.
All the meetings (except the meeting for worship) keep records of
their proceedings. These are our precious Quaker records. It was to
this group that Valentine Hollingsworth and his family identified
themselves. Quaker marriage ceremonies are unique. When the couple
decides to marry, they present a request to their Monthly Meeting. A
committee is appointed to look into the request and see that there have
been no previous engagements or anything that would prevent the
marriage. At the next succeeding Monthly Meeting, the couple make a
second request. The committee is heard from and if the committee
reports favorable, they are "passes," that is, they are
permitted to marry. The time is left up to the couple, when they shall
appear at a public meeting, usually called for the purpose, and each
will make a public declaration, after which the certificate of marriage
is signed by all who witness the ceremony. The signed certificate is
not immediately given to the couple, but is handed to the
"Recorder," who will copy it in the marriage book.
"This is to certify the truth to all people that Valentine
Holl- enworth in ye psh of Sego in ye county of Armagh, and Anne
Calvert of the same psh having intentions of marriage according to the
ordinances of God, and Gods joining, Did lay it before mons meeting
before them their marriage being propounded, then ye meeting desired
them to wait some time, wch they did, so the meeting makeing inquiry
between the time whether ye man be free from all other women, and the
woman free from all other man, and so the second time they comeing
before the mens meeting, all things being clear, so they being left to
their freedome. A meeting of the people of god being appointed and
assembled together at the house of Marke? Wright, in the psh of
Shankell the twelfth day of the fourth month in ye yeare 1672 whene
they tooke one another in marriage in the presence of god and of his
people according to ye law of god, we are witnesses of the same whose
names are hereunto subscribed ye day and yeare aforesaid Val:
Holengworth. Anne Holengworth.
Witnesses: ffrancis Robson William Williams Jo' Calvert Chris
Hillery Hugh Stamper George Hodgshon Jam. Harison dorothy Hillery Roger
Webb Will pearson Nic' Harison Elis' Gaus Robert Hoope Marke Wright
John Wright Alice Williams Michael Staise Timo' kirk James Bradshaw An.
Bradshaw Tho. Wederall Rob Chambers Tho. Calvert deborn Kirk Will dixon
Antho. Dixon fergus Softly Alice Wright dinc Kirke Mary Walker
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Vallentine and Anne had the following children:
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Samuel
Hollingsworth was born on 27 Mar 1673. He died on 30 Aug 1748.
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Enoch Hollingsworth was born on 7 Aug
1675 in Belleniskcrannel,Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland. He died on 24 Oct
1687 in Shellpot Creek, New Castle County, Delaware.
Enoch Hollingsworth second son of Vallentine Hollingsworth and of Ann
his wife was borne at Bellenickcranell, aforesd, the seauenth Day of
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Valentine
Hollingsworth Jr. was born on 12 Nov 1677. He died on 25 Mar
1757. |
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Ann
Hollingsworth was born on 28 Dec 1680. She died on 26 Oct 1712.
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John
Hollingsworth was born on 19 Apr 1684. He died on 22 Aug 1722.
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Joseph Hollingsworth was born on 10 Oct
1686 in Shellpot Creek, New Castle County, Delaware. He died about 1732
in Opeckan, Frederick County, Virginia.
Joseph was a cooper or barrel maker. He married probably about
1708-1710 but we have no record. Auther; HH of most of the comments in
the family history.
He went from his birthplace to Cecil County, Maryland, with his half
brother Henry, and signed as a witness to a deed of 1711 by the latter,
and again witnessed two others dated 1721. His removal to Virginia was
apparently without any fanfare. H evidently rented space for his barrel
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Joseph married Elizabeth Parkins
(Perkins) in 1708/1710. Elizabeth was born about 1686. She died
after 1733 in Opeckan, Frederick County, Virginia.
When Joseph died he left minor children and Isaac Parkins took them as
wards, being a kinsman to them. I am assuming Isaac was either
Elizabeth brother or father. Elizabeth went on to remarried a Mr. Johjn
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Enoch Hollingsworth was born on 10 May
1690 in Shellpot Creek, New Castle County, Delaware. He died on 26 Sep
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4. Thomas
Hollingsworth Link toTom & Don [scrapbook] (Henry ) was born about 1634 in
Ballyvickcrannell, Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland. He died in 1701 in Quaker
Marriage.
I believe this Thomas is the son of Henry and brother to
Valentine Sr. I also think it was brother Thomas and brother Robert who
signed as a witnesses on the land transfer in 1674. Harry of HR thinks
a later signature by Valentine's son in 1725 is very similiar to the
1674 signature that he believed to be by Valentine's 14 year old son.
Both are shown in Thomas's scrapbook for comparison, and I feel they
are very different.
Thomas Hollingsworth has no occupation or residence listed, he was a
Quaker Friend. He was arrested with many others for having participated
at an unlawful, tumultuous and riotous Assembly, in White-hart-Court on
12 October then last past. All were brought in quilty. Others being
sent to Newgate, for varying terms, it seems Thomas Hollingsworth
escaped this time. The year was 1684. But on 18 April of 1686, certain
informers came to the Devonshire-house Meeting, where Thomas worshipped
with two Constables, shut the doors and refused to allow anyone to
leave, non Quakers included. "In the Scuffle which ensued, one of
the Informers, Christopher Smith, had his head broke. Although nobody
knew who did it, the Poultry Counter signed by Robert Jerffery, Mayor,
as of above date, called the meetings riotous and unlawful Assembly.
Thomas married Martha Scampton, a widow, on 23 July 1687.
Thomas married Martha Scampton widow on 23
Jul 1678 in Devonshire House Meeting, London. Martha was born about
1635 in London, England.
They had the following children:
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Thomas Hollingsworth the Pirate was born
about Sep 1670 in Northern Ireland. He died in Could this Thomas be the
pirate, date is right????.
There was a notorious pirate named Thomas Hollingsworth who sailed with
Captain William Kidd, and was last known to history as he sailed his
ship to escape the chase of a French privateer..."Into Dublin
Harbour" and up the Liffey River. Was he the father of John,
Samuel and William Hollingsworth, that particular "spelling"
but really a family continuously using that spelling, is to be found
mainly in the Parish of Wigan, Lanchasire, not far from Manchester, nor
for that matter, from Mottram, Cheshire. (this was taken from Harry
Hollingsworth's HR March 1988 issue)
Thomas sailed with Captain Kidd during the 1690s as a privateer and
went on to captain his own ship.
The following is from Pirates of the Eastern Seas (1618-1723), by
Charles Grey,
On page 30 in the chapter marked "Avery and Kidd," a brief
history of the final exploits of the main gang of the pirates is given.
After having befuddled and conned many prominent officials, including
those of the British East India Company, warrants for them went out. .
After not getting a pardon for themselves from the Govenor of Jamaica
(he refused their bribe of L20,000), they split up and attemted to
disappear, some doing so in New England - names not given. The
remainder bought sloops at New Providence in the Bahamas (warning: in
the old documents it is called simply "Providence" which
confused us as to whether Rhode Island was meant), in a final desperate
attempt to get home. One Captain Farrell skippered the
"Sunflower" carrying Henry Avery and 19 of his crew, which
let them off at Dunfanahan on the north Irish coast. From there they
went to Dublin. Another sloop cammanded by Captain Hollingsworth took
sixteen pirates to Dublin. After more than a thousand pounds reward was
put up by the British Admiralty and the East India Company, on 19 Oct
1696, 24 of the pirates were arrested and tried, which resulted in six
being hanged and the rest transpoorted as slaves to Virginia.
Apparently Thomas Hollingsworth was not among the 24 who were
apprehended. (Harry Hollingsworth in his HR says the Wexford
Hollingsworths were associated with Dublin at this time. Did Thomas
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Thomas
Hollingsworth LinkTom & Donald Page was born about 1678.
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