Descendants of Henry Hollingsworth

Generation No. 1

1. HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH was born in Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland. He married CATHERINE.

Child of HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH and CATHERINE is: 2. i. VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH, SR., b. Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland.

Generation No. 2

2. VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH, SR. (HENRY) was born in Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland. He married (1) ANN REE April 07, 1655, daughter of NICHOLAS REE. He married (2) ANN CALVERT April 12, 1672, daughter of THOMAS CALVERT and JANE. Notes for VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH, SR.:

The original immigrant ancestor of the American family of Hollingsworth was a member of the Society of Friends and many of his descendants adhere to that faith. He was the son of Henry Hollingsworth of Belleniskcrannel, Parish of Legoe, County Armough, Ireland, and of Catherine, his wife, was born at Belleniskcrannel "about the year 1632," And was married April 7, 1655, to Ann Ree, daughter of Nicholas Ree of Tanderagee, County Armaugh. She was born about 1628, at Tanderagee and died February 1, 1671. He then married, April 12, 1672, Ann Calvert, daughter of Thomas Calvert, of Dromgora, Parish of Segoe, County Armaugh, and of Jane, his wife. In 1682, Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr., and his family accompanied by his son-in-law, Thomas Connaway, and by John Musgrave and indented servant, sailed from Belfast for the Delaware River, arriving a few months after William Penn's arrival in the good ship "Welcome." He settled on a large plantation of nearly a thousand acres on Shelpot Creek in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle (now Del) Co., about five miles northeast of the present city of Wilmington, and not far from Port Christian or Christiana of the Swedes. Not long thereafter a monthly meeting was established, the sessions being mainly held at Hollingsworth's House. In 1687 he granted "unto friends for a burying place half an acre of land for ye purpose, there being already friends buried in the spot." The new section in question soon became known as the "New Worke" or "New Ark," now the thriving town of Newark, Del. That 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. The name Hollingsworth, so widely known and honored in the United States, is spelled severally: Hollingworth, Hollonsworth, and Hollingsworth. The last spelling has been clung to by a large majority of the descendants of the founder of the family in America, who was Valentine Hollingsworth and who came to the New World from Ireland, in 1682, the year in which William Penn arrived in the Delaware, in front of which is now the city of Philadelphia, Pa. The Hollingsworth family was noted for its enterprise and industry, and many of its members were largely engaged in the manufacture of flour, and were the owners of a number of mills on the branches of the Elbe River in Cecil Cty., MD, New Castle Cty., Del., also in Virginia, South Carolina and in other states, and later of shipyards, steel mills, etc. The family flower or tree is the holly tree. In Kentucky and neighboring States, the holly should be transplanted in the month of August.

Children of VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH and ANN REE are: 3. i. MARY HOLLINGSWORTH, b. January 1655/56, Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland; d. 1746. 4. ii. HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 07, 1658, Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland; d. March 1720/21, Elkton, Cecil Cty., MD. 5. iii. THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 1660/61, Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland; d. Abt. 1733, Winchester, VA. 6. iv. CATHERINE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. May 1663, Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland; d. June 29, 1746.

Children of VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH and ANN CALVERT are: v. SAMUEL HOLLINGSWORTH, b. January 27, 1672/73, Ireland; d. 1748; m. HANNAH HARLAN, 1701. vi. ENOCH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. June 07, 1675; d. 1687. vii. VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH, JR, b. November 12, 1677, Kennett, PA; d. 1757; m. ELIZABETH HEALD, 1713, Ireland. viii. ANN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. October 28, 1680; m. JAMES THOMPSON, 1700. ix. JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. February 19, 1683/84, New Castle Co., DE; d. 1722; m. CATHERINE TYLER, 1706. x. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. May 10, 1686, New Castle Co., DE. xi. ENOCH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1688; d. September 26, 1690.

Generation No. 3

3. MARY HOLLINGSWORTH (VALENTINE, HENRY) was born January 1655/56 in Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland, and died 1746. She married (1) THOMAS CONOWAY Abt. 1684. She married (2) RANDAL MALIN 1693.

Children of MARY HOLLINGSWORTH and THOMAS CONOWAY are: i. ELIZABETH CONOWAY, b. September 07, 1687; m. (1) CHARLES BOOTH, 1705; m. (2) THOMAS CRABB, 1720. ii. ANN CONOWAY, b. Abt. 1688; m. PHILLIP TAYLOR, June 10, 1705. 7. iii. SARAH CONOWAY, b. Abt. 1689.

Children of MARY HOLLINGSWORTH and RANDAL MALIN are: iv. HANNAH MALIN. v. RACHEL MALIN, b. April 25, 1702.

4. HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH (VALENTINE, HENRY) was born September 07, 1658 in Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland, and died March 1720/21 in Elkton, Cecil Cty., MD. He married ELIZABETH (LYDIA) ATKINSON August 22, 1688 in Parish of Sligo, Cty Armagh, Ireland.

Notes for HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH: Came to America 8/14/1683 in the Good Ship "Lion of London". Will dated 2/23/1721, probated 3/12/1721. He was a surveyor. When only 18 years old he assisted Thomas Holmes in laying out the city of Philadelphia. He was a large land owner in Chester County, PA,, also in New Castle, Cty., Delaware. Was Sheriff of Chester County, PA 1695. Coroner of Chester County, and Clerk of the Court from 1700 to 1708. He represented New Castle, Cty in the assembly of PA in 1695 the same year with his Father. In 1711-1712 he removed to the head of Elk River, Now Elkton, Cecil Cty., MD and was appointed Surveyor of the County by Lord Baltimore 3/9/1712. He was the founder of the Hollingsworth family in Maryland.

Children of HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH and ELIZABETH ATKINSON are: i. RUTH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1689; m. GEORGE SIMPSON, December 24, 1706. ii. STEPHEN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1690; m. ANNE.

Notes for STEPHEN HOLLINGSWORTH: He was a Magistrate in Cecil Co., MD in 1730. Removed to Virginia, and in 1734 obtained a grant of land of 472 acres on the West side of the Shenandoah River, Orange Co.

iii. ZEBULON HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1696, Chester Co., PA; d. August 08, 1763, Cecil Co., MD. iv. CATHERINE HOLLINGSWORTH, m. ? DAWSON, Kent Co., MD. v. ABIGAIL HOLLINGSWORTH, m. RICHARD DOBSON, 1720. vi. MARY HOLLINGSWORTH.

5. THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH (VALENTINE, HENRY) was born March 1660/61 in Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland, and died Abt. 1733 in Winchester, VA. He married (1) MARGARET Abt. 1684. He married (2) GRACE COOK January 31, 1691/92.

Notes for 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 8 or 9 miles north of Winchester, VA having gone on a hunting expedition with some of the settlers. Will dated 10/30/1723. Filed Court House Wilmington, New Castle Cty., Delaware. His home was always Rockland Manor, New Castle Cty., Delaware at that time a part of the Providence of PA. He came to America with his Father and settled in New Castle, Cty., west side of the Brandywine River in 1682.

Child of THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET is: 8. i. ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH, b. January 19, 1685/86, Rockland Manor, New Castle Co., DE; d. 1748, Frederick Co., VA.

Children of THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH and GRACE COOK are: ii. ISAAC HOLLINGSWORTH, b. April 16, 1693; d. 1699. iii. ELIZABETH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. November 08, 1694; m. ? STROUD, 1718. iv. HANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. January 17, 1696/97; m. ? DIXON, 1718. v. THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTH, b. December 23, 1698; d. September 01, 1753; m. JUDITH LAMPLEY, December 28, 1732. vi. ANN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. May 06, 1701; d. 1708. vii. JACOB HOLLINGSWORTH, b. January 04, 1703/04; m. ELIZABETH CHANDLER, September 23, 1729.

Notes for JACOB HOLLINGSWORTH: Purchased June 23, 1726, of James Aubrey, Attorney for Letitia Aubrey, daughter of William Penn, 225 acres of land in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle Co., DE. He died intestate, leaving 7 children.

viii. SARAH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. August 07, 1706; m. JOHN DIXON, 1724. ix. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 11, 1708/09; m. MARTHA HAUGHTON, 1730. x. GRACE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 09, 1711/12.

6. CATHERINE HOLLINGSWORTH (VALENTINE, HENRY) was born May 1663 in Belleniskcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland, and died June 29, 1746. She married GEORGE ROBINSON November 02, 1688.

Children of CATHERINE HOLLINGSWORTH and GEORGE ROBINSON are: i. MARY ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1689; m. THOMAS JACOBS, August 13, 1710, Residence of Valentine Hollingsworth. ii. ANN ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1701; m. JONATHAN OGDEN, 1720. iii. VALENTINE ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1705; m. ELIZABETH BOOTH, 1740.

Generation No. 4

7. SARAH CONOWAY (MARY HOLLINGSWORTH, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born Abt. 1689. She married JOHN YEARSLEY October 1709.

Child of SARAH CONOWAY and JOHN YEARSLEY is: i. DAUGHTER YEARSLEY, m. JOHN HEALD, 1744.

8. ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH (THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born January 19, 1685/86 in Rockland Manor, New Castle Co., DE, and died 1748 in Frederick Co., VA. He married ANN ROBINSON March 13, 1709/10 in New Castle Cty, DEL.

Notes for ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH: Will dated 9/23/1748 in which he willed 1232 acres of land. Recorded tuesday 11/1/1748. Moved in 1710 to Cecil Cty., MD. In 1732 he bought of Alexander ross, under his patent from the Gov. of VA, 582 acres of land near Winchester, Frederick Cty., VA and 1733, he moved with his family and some relatives to this grant. He fixed his home - "Abraham's Delight" - at a point southwest of the present town of Winchester, VA., on the branch of Abraham's Creek (named after him) which heads the Town Spring and Shawnee Spring, and there erected a flour mill, one of the very first in the county. He and his family were Friends, and attended meetings at East Nottingham , PA at least a hundred fifty miles distance.

Children of ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH and ANN ROBINSON are:

9. i. GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. April 12, 1712, Cecil Cty, MD. ii. MARGARET HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1715; m. BENJAMIN CARTER. iii. LYDIA HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1718; m. LEWIS NEILL. iv. ISAAC HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1722; m. RACHEL PARKINS.

Generation No. 5

9. GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH (ABRAHAM, THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born April 12, 1712 in Cecil Cty, MD. He married (1) JANE ELWELL. He married (2) HANNAH MCCOY December 19, 1734 in VA, daughter of ROBERT MCCOY, SR.. Notes for GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH: Moved with his Father to Frederick Cty., near Winchester, VA 1733. In 1762 he sold all of his property in VA, and he and all his family except his son Robert and family, Thomas moved to SC.

Children of GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH and JANE ELWELL are: i. JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1755; m. RACHEL WRIGHT. ii. JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1758; m. SARAH WRIGHT. iii. HENRY HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1760; m. SARAH COOK. iv. GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1762; m. JANE HENRY. v. NATHAN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1766. vi. SUSANNA HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1768; m. ? MOTE.

Children of GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH and HANNAH MCCOY are: vii. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1735; m. ? FROST. viii. ISAAC HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1737; m. SUSANNA WRIGHT. 10. ix. ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1739, Winchester, Frederick Cty., VA. x. ANN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1741; m. ? BROCK. xi. ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1744; d. 1799; m. SUSANNA RICE.

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10. ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH (GEORGE, ABRAHAM, THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born Abt. 1739 in Winchester, Frederick Cty., VA. He married MARGARET WRIGHT 1762 in VA.

Notes for ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH: Resided in Frederick Co., VA until 1774 when he removed to Dunmore (now Shenandoah) Co., VA. Resided there until 1777, when he removed to NC, and later to Laurens Co., SC.

Children of ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET WRIGHT are: i. GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. October 03, 1763; m. SUSANNAH. 11. ii. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 22, 1765; d. April 08, 1844, Newton Cty., Rockdale, GA. iii. ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH, b. November 22, 1767, Frederick Co., VA; m. JENNIE HAMILTON, 1791. iv. LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH, b. July 11, 1771, Frederick Co., VA. v. JEMIMA HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 25, 1773, FRederick Co., VA. vi. HANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 10, 1776, Dunmore, now Shenandoah Co., VA. vii. RICHARD HOLLINGSWORTH, b. July 12, 1778, NC.

Generation No. 7

11. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH (ABRAHAM, GEORGE, ABRAHAM, THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born September 22, 1765, and died April 08, 1844 in Newton Cty., Rockdale, GA. He married ROSANNAH NICHOLS 1789 in Laurens Dist, SC.

Notes for JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH: Lived in a big old house with outside kitchen. On a farm in Laurens Dist., SC. They moved to GA, after their children, about 1834 and both are buried at Smyrna, Rockdale Cty., GA.

Children of JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH and ROSANNAH NICHOLS are: i. JENNIE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 27, 1790; m. BILLIE BAILEY. 12. ii. JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 13, 1792. iii. JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. November 04, 1794; d. June 13, 1859; m. REBECCA BAILEY, October 09, 1817.

Notes for JOHN HOLLINGSWORTH: Lived in Laurens Co., SC, moved to Newton Co., GA about 1833.

13. iv. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. April 10, 1797; d. June 13, 1859. v. WILLIAM HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 03, 1799; d. March 28, 1883; m. PERMALIA MCDOWELL, January 11, 1826.

Notes for WILLIAM HOLLINGSWORTH: Moved from Laurens Co., SC to Smyrna, GA about 1828.

vi. MOSES HOLLINGSWORTH, b. February 01, 1801; m. ELIZABETH ROGERS, September 26, 1821.

Notes for MOSES HOLLINGSWORTH: Came to GA about 1824 from SC. vii. AARON HOLLINGSWORTH, b. February 23, 1803; m. RUTH ROGERS.

Notes for AARON HOLLINGSWORTH: Lived in Laurens Co., SC.

viii. MARY HOLLINGSWORTH, b. October 11, 1805; d. June 13, 1847; m. NATHANIEL RODGERS, January 13, 1825. ix. MARTHA HOLLINGSWORTH, b. September 11, 1808; d. March 30, 1888; m. GEORGE RODGERS, December 24, 1829. x. GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. October 09, 1810; m. (1) ELIZABETH JACKSON, 1835; m. (2) NANCY JOHNSON, 1842.

Generation No. 8

12. JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH (JOSEPH, ABRAHAM, GEORGE, ABRAHAM, THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born September 13, 1792. He married POLLY ROGERS.

Notes for JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH: Lived in Laurens Co., SC., and stayed there

Children of JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH and POLLY ROGERS are: i. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH. ii. JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH.

Notes for JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH: He was unmarried and killed in battle.

iii. LETTY HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Walcott. iv. ROSANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Culberson.

13. JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH (JOSEPH, ABRAHAM, GEORGE, ABRAHAM, THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born April 10, 1797, and died June 13, 1859. He married ELIZABETH ANN JANE CARR ROGERS 1815 in Laurens Dist, SC, daughter of ANDREW ROGERS and LATTIE FRANKS. Notes for JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH: Moved to DeKalb Co., GA 1815. Moved to Smyrna, Newton Co., GA, now Rockdale Co., GA 1834. They had five children when they came to GA and four more were born in GA. Lived in Griffin, GA several years. They are both buried in Heard Co., GA at Hollingsworth Ferry.They are both buried in Heard County, GA at Hollingsworth Ferry.

Children of JOSEPH HOLLINGSWORTH and ELIZABETH ROGERS are: i. JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH, b. August 01, 1817, Laurens Co., SC; d. September 23, 1864, Mobile, AL; m. JOYCE EPPISON.

Notes for JAMES HOLLINGSWORTH: Family moved to Eastern Mississippi.

14. ii. JULIA ANN HOLLINGSWORTH, b. February 09, 1819, Laurens Cty, SC; d. April 24, 1911, Conyers Rockdale, GA. iii. LETITIA HOLLINGSWORTH, b. Abt. 1820, Laurens Co., SC; m. BENJAMIN STEWART.

Notes for BENJAMIN STEWART: Moved to Randolph Co., AL and died in Coofe Co., AL. iv. LEVI HOLLINGSWORTH, b. December 25, 1822, Laurens Co., SC; d. May 23, 1899, Heard Co., GA on the Chattahoochee River; m. BETSEY ECHOLS, December 19, 1844. v. ROSANNAH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. June 07, 1825, Laurens Co., SC; d. December 01, 1907, Powder Springs, GA; m. WILLIAM SCOTT. vi. SARAH HOLLINGSWORTH, b. March 10, 1828, DeKalb Co., GA; d. April 10, 1852, Macon, GA; m. (1) JOSHUA CHERRY; m. (2) JOHN MCDONALD, July 24, 1845, Griffin, GA.

Notes for JOSHUA CHERRY: Joshua was a Doctor.

vii. LIZZIE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. August 15, 1833, GA; m. WILLIAM W. WALCOTT, September 20, 1853. viii. JANE HOLLINGSWORTH, b. August 11, 1835, Newton Co., GA; d. December 23, 1909, Heard Co., GA; m. EDWARD MOSELY. ix. JOSEPH A. HOLLINGSWORTH, b. July 1837, Newton Co., GA; d. July 05, 1903, Ensley, AL; m. LUCY H. MOSELY.

Generation No. 9

14. JULIA ANN HOLLINGSWORTH (JOSEPH, JOSEPH, ABRAHAM, GEORGE, ABRAHAM, THOMAS, VALENTINE, HENRY) was born February 09, 1819 in Laurens Cty, SC, and died April 24, 1911 in Conyers Rockdale, GA. She married JOHN LEWIS STEWART September 07, 1837 in Ebenezer, Newton Cty, GA, son of ALEXANDER STEWART and SARAH STRIPLIN.

Children of JULIA HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN STEWART are: 15. i. SARAH ELIZABETH STEWART, b. October 14, 1838, Ebenezer, Ga; d. July 14, 1927, Catoosa CTY, GA. 16. ii. JOHN ARCHIBALD BELLAH STEWART, b. December 02, 1840, Ebenezer, Ga; d. June 02, 1891, Covington, Ga Buried at Conyers, GA. 17. iii. JULIAN CRAWFORD STEWART, b. February 17, 1843, Ebenezer, Ga; d. November 12, 1887, Birmingham, Al, Buried Conyers, GA. 18. iv. JOSEPH ALEXANDER STEWART, b. October 19, 1845, Ebenezer, Ga; d. July 31, 1890, Covington, Ga. v. FRANCES MALINDA STEWART, b. December 23, 1847, Ebenezer, Ga; m. (1) WILLIE HUTTON; m. (2) GEORGE W. GLEATON, June 30, 1875, Conyers, GA. vi. MARTHA ANTOINETTE STEWART, b. January 10, 1853, Conyers Rockdale, GA; d. June 12, 1863, Conyers Rockdale, GA. vii. MARY MATILDA STANSELL STEWART, b. April 27, 1856, Conyers Rockdale, GA; d. April 30, 1895, Decatur, GA; m. WALTER EUDOX MCCALLA, July 23, 1878, Conyers, GA. 19. viii. THOMAS DILWORTH STEWART, b. April 07, 1857, Conyers Rockdale, GA. ix. JACKSON BENJAMIN LEVI STEWART, b. August 28, 1858, Conyers Rockdale, GA; d. April 28, 1881, Conyers Rockdale, GA. 20. x. JEFFERSON DAVIS STEWART, b. June 14, 1868, Conyers Rockdale, GA.

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