George Henry Hollingsworth (1712 - 1786)

Born 7 Apr 1712 in Cecil County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (McKay) Hollingsworth — married 19 Dec 1734 in Shenandoah Valley, Hopewell, Frederick Co, VA

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1786 at age 74 in Bush River, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

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George was a Friend (Quaker)

Biography

George Hollingsworth was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

George Henry Hollingsworth was born about 7 Apr 1712, possibly in Cecil County, Maryland Colony, the son of Abraham Hollingsworth and Ann (Robinson) Hollingsworth.

He was the great-grandson of Anna Ree and Valentine Hollingsworth, an immigrant Quaker who founded a large American Quaker family.

Descendant of Valentine Hollingsworth (gr-grand).

George Hollingsworth married Hannah McKay (also spelled McCoy, McCrory) on 19 Dec 1734 in Shenandoah Valley, Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia Colony. His marriage to Hannah was the first marriage of Friends in the Shenandoah Valley.

Quakers and War Resistance

While George's brother Isaac, the youngest son in the family, became a leader among the Society of Friends at Hopewell, VA, less is known about George, who was the oldest son.

Like his brother, though, it is known that George was also a very active member of the the Quakers. In the years 1754-1755, a determined effort was initiated by the colonial government to encourage Friends to bear arms against the French and the Indians and upon constant refusals, some were beaten and imprisoned. One of these who was jailed was George, although his term in prison was evidently brief.

The records of Frederick County, Virginia, show that in September of 1754, eight Hopewell Quakers were jailed in Winchester, where they remained for more than a year. On one occasion, Hopewell friends conducted a meeting beneath the jail windows until dispersed by soldiers, who captured one of the participants.

The one seized was George Hollingsworth and he was also thrown into prison. After a brief period of incarceration (exact length unknown) George was fined the sum of five pounds Sterling for "disorderly meeting and assembly" and then released.

George was married twice.

Children with Hannah McKay

• Joseph Hollingsworth b. 1735
• Isaac Hollingsworth Sr. b. 1737
• Abraham Hollingsworth. b. 1739
• Ann Hollingsworth. b. 1742
• Robert Hollingsworth b. 1744

Hannah McKay (sometimes written as McCrory) died in 1744 in Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America.

Children with Jane Elwell

• James Hollingsworth born 1759
• Henry Hollingsworth born 1760
• George Hollingsworth born 1762.
• John Hollingsworth born 1764
• Nathan Hollingsworth born 1766
• Susannah Hollingsworth born 1768

Family Moves

In 1762, George sold all his property near Winchester, Virginia and he and all his family except his son Robert went to South Carolina, latter to the west. ^[1]

Career and Westward Movement George Hollingsworth was appointed overseer of the road from Littlers to Hollingsworth's Mill in the Orange Co., Virginia, according to Road Orders, Aug. 26, 1742.

A George Hollingworth was listed in the Rent Rolls for Frederick County, VA in 1759 and 1764, and that is likely to be him. George was granted 350 acres of land in Craven Co., North Carolina on a branch of Little River called Mudlick Creek on Feb. 3, 1767.

He and his wife, "Jean", sold 155 acres of that land to John Williams on July 1772. Witnesses were Joseph Hollingsworth, Quaker, and George and James Hollingsworth (his sons). That document also states that George gave some of his original land grant to his son Joseph.

Joseph gave it to David Hollingsworth. David sold it to James Burnside on Sept. 15, 1813-Jan. 1814.

Vital Records

Born 12 APR 1712. Cecil, Maryland, United States. ^[2]<

Died 16 NOV 1786. Newberry, South Carolina, United States. ^[3]

Residence

• 19 DEC 1734. ^[4]

• 1759, Rent Rolls, Frederick County, VA. ^[5]

Buried Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA. ^[6]

Marriage Husband George Hollingsworth. Wife Hannah Mccoy. Marriage: 19 DEC 1734. Hopewell Meeting, Frederick, Virginia, USA. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Colonial Families of the US, Volume VII.
2. ↑ Source: #S140 Source number: 60.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MRC
3. ↑ Source: #S139 Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Cecil Co; Birth state: MD. >Source: #S139 Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Cecil Co; Birth state: MD. Source: #S661
4. ↑ Source: #S470 1764 Rental Rolls, Frederick County, VA. Source: #S363
5. ↑ Source: #S363
6. ↑ Source: #S661
7. ↑ Source: #S133 Source: #S140 Source number: 60.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MRC

• Biography on Geni: [1]

• George Hollingsworth in his father Abraham Hollingsworth's will: [2]

• Grave Record: [3]

• Hollingsworth genealogical memoranda in the United States: from 1682-1884 Author: William B. Hollingsworth. Publisher: Baltimore W.K. Boyle & Son, Printers 1884. Page: 41.

• Source: Ancestry.com Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1

• Source: Ancestry.com Maryland, Marriages, 1634-1777 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1

• Source: Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1

• US Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I -IV: [4]

• Desecendents of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr: Ancestry.com. Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data:Stewart, J. Adger. Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr.. Louisville, Ky.: J.P. Morton, 1925.[2]

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hollingsworth-1255 created through the import of Lupton file.ged on Jul 7, 2011 by Kim Ostermyer.
• Updated and sources added by Tani Nicolette Slusser Toussaint, May 2022