Valentine Hollingsworth III (1718 - 1766)

Born 25 Aug 1718 in Kennett Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Harlan) Hollingsworth — married 1743 in Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died Aug 1766 at about age 47 in Cane Creek MM, Orange, North Carolina

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Biography

Valentine was born in Pennsylvania about 1720 ^[1]. He was the son of Valentine Hollingsworth Jr. and Elizabeth Heald. He was named in his father's 1749 will (probated 1757), receiving a bequest of 5 shillings ^[2]

"Valentine Hollingsworth of Kennett. Nov. 30, 1749. March 25, 1757. D:80. To son James the plantation I now live on, also a lott on Brandywine Creek. To granddaughter Betty Hollingsworth £5 and to granddaughter Ann Hollingsworth £5 at 18. To granddaughters Sarah and Mary Harlan £5 at 18. To grandchildren Betty and Aaron Harlan £5 each at 21 and 18. To granddaughter Sarah Hollingsworth £5 at 18. To son Valentine 5 shillings. To daughter Rachel Hope 5 shillings and to the child she is now pregnant with 5 shillings when 21. To daughters Elizabeth and Sarah Harlan 5 shillings each. Remainder to son James, also Executor. Test signed."

He married Elizabeth Harlan in 1743 ^[3]. At the March 1743, Kennett Monthly Meeting of Friends in Chester, Pennsylvania, a complaint was lodged against Valentine for being married by a priest and without the permission of his mother ^[4]. Valentine and Elizabeth had three daughters:

1. Sarah (Hollingsworth) Waits (bef.1756-aft.1830)
2. Elizabeth (Hollingsworth) Johnson (abt.1745-aft.1804)
3. Dinah (Hollingsworth) Moody (1755-1790)

Valentine acquired substantial land holdings in North Carolina:

December 1753 - 600 acres on Cane Creek, Orange County, NC ^[5]

March 1755 - 640 acres land at Cane Creek, Orange County, NC ^[6]

August 1760 - 420 Acres at Cane Creek, Orange County, NC ^[7]

Apr 1764 - 240 acres on west side of six rivers, Duplin County, NC ^[8]

He passed away in 1775 and was buried in the Harlan Cemetery in Union County, South Carolina ^[1]. From his bio on Find a Grave:

"Married Elizabeth Harlan, b. 1720 in Kennett Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania, in 1743. Married at Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delaware which is still standing/active. In 1753. Valentine and Elizabeth and daughter Sarah embarked with others for Cane Creek, Chatham Co., North Carolina, and then into western South Carolina, "Old 96" district."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #167565199
2. ↑ Valentine Hollingsworth in the Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1194059:8802?tid=&pid=&queryId=c8696816-e13e-42b4-bc42-568152a1f26d&_phsrc=CQQ749&_phstart=successSource.
3. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.
4. ↑ Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/99493136:2189?tid=&pid=&queryId=e5b91e63-8440-4bd4-a382-9385b7fb37a7&_phsrc=CQQ741&_phstart=successSource.
5. ↑ North Carolina State Archives. Hollingsworth, Valentine. Orange Co., 1753. Office of Secretary of State, Record ID: SR.12.8.3. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1194059:8802?tid=&pid=&queryId=c8696816-e13e-42b4-bc42-568152a1f26d&_phsrc=CQQ749&_phstart=successSource
6. ↑ North Carolina State Archives, 1755 - 1760. Office of Secretary of State, Record ID: SR.12.8.3.039, Warrant: 1755 March 15. 640 acres. Descriptive references for land: Haw River, Cane Creek, Henry Holliday Plat: 1756 April 7. 420 acres.
7. ↑ North Carolina State Archives. Hollingsworth, Valentine. Orange Co., 1760. Office of Secretary of State, Record ID: SR.12.8.3, August 2, 1760 420 acres Location: West side of Haw River on the fork of Cane Creek, Deed #154.
8. ↑ Valentine Hollingsworth in the North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960. Issue Date: 21 Apr 1764, Duplin, North Carolina, Certificate Number Range 928-1534,

Acknowledgements

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