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Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH, Sr.

Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH, Sr.

Male Abt 1632 - 1711  (79 years)

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  • Name Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1632  Ballyvickcrannel, Sego, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1711  Newark M.M., New Castle, DE, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1711  Newark Union Church Yard, New Castle, DE, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12057  Ancestrees
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Father Henry HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. Abt 1600   d. Bef 27 Oct 1675 (Age < 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Katheran UNKNOWN 
    Relationship natural 
    _MARRIED N 
    Family ID F995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann REE,   b. Abt 1628, Tanderagree, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1671, Ballyvickcrannel, Sego, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1655  Tanderagree, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. May 1663, , , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1746, Newark, New Castle, DE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mary HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 25 Jan 1657, Belleniskcrannel, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1746 (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 1 May 1661, Sego, Armagh, Ire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2nd da 2nd mo 1727, Christian Hundred, New Castle, DE, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Henry HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 1658, Belleniskcrannel, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1721, Elkton, Cecil, MD, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

    Family 2 Ann CALVERT,   b. 9 Nov 1650, Kilvaring, Down, Ire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1697, Newark M.M., New Castle, DE, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1672  Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Enoch HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. Abt 1688, Shellpot Creek, New Castle, DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1690 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Enoch HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 7 Jun 1675, Ballyvickcrannel, Sego, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1687, , New Castle, DE, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Joseph HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 10 May 1686, Shellpot Creek, New Castle, DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1732 (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH, Jr.,   b. 12 Nov 1677, Ballyvickcrannel, Sego, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 25 Mar 1757 (Age < 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Ann HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 28 Oct 1680, Ballyvickcrannel, Sego, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 26 Oct 1712, , Salem, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. John HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 19 Feb 1684, Shellpot Creek, New Castle, DE Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1722 (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Samuel HOLLINGSWORTH,   b. 27 Jan 1673, Ballyvickcrannel, Sego, Armagh, IRL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 30 Aug 1748, Birmingham Twp., Chester, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Valentine's birth date and place are verified in Quaker Records. His birth place is also spelled Belleniskcrannel. He became a Quaker around 1660, a few years after George Fox visited Ireland. He was immediately fined by the governmentt 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. Perhaps they were on the ship the "Sea Lion" as the GAB states that Valentine immigrated on the Sea Lion instead in 1682. (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. Many of the Quaker Monthly Meetings were held at his home or that of his son's. He was appointed to make inquiries about upcoming marriages. 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 New Work. 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)."

  • Sources 
    1. [S210] Marshall, Mike, Email 2000 sent to Steve Pearson and forwarded to Linda Coate from michaelm@inna.net.

    2. [S138] John W. Wayland, comp, Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934, Frederick Co, Virginia (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975).

    3. [S1379] Frederick Adams Virkus, Immigrant Ancestors before 1750 (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976).

    4. [S113] Eileen Davis and Judith Ireton, comps, Quaker Records of the Miami Valley of Ohio (McDowell Publications, 1980).

    5. [S139] Eli JAY, Centennial Anniversary of W.Branch MM of Friends as presented in the Miami Valleyrecords, Vol. VI, Quaker Records, by Lindsay M. Brien, 1935 Miami Valley Rec, Quaker Rec, Vol.VI, 1935 (c1907).

    6. [S140] Stewart J. Adger, comp, Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. (John P. Morton & Co., 1925).

    7. [S141] Walter I. Farmer, In America Since 1607 (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. , 1987).

    8. [S142] Jolliffe, William, Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Account of the Jolliffe Family of Virginia, 1652-1893 (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, c1893).

    9. [S2332] P. Williams Filby, Ed., Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1st Ed. Vol.2 (Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1981).

    10. [S2333] Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers, History of Adams Co., OH (West Union, OH: E.B.Stivers, 1900).

    11. [S1352] Valentine Hollingsworth Pedigree Chart entitled "The Immigrant".

    12. [S2334] Marilla Bagby to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated May 28, 1983 at 1714 Churchview Lane, Columbus, Ohio 43220 In L. Dudick files (C-143).


 

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