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Mary (Hollingsworth) Truesdale (abt. 1745 - 1815)

Mary "Molly" Truesdale formerly Hollingsworth
Born about in Annahunshigo Drumballyronry, Down, Irelandmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1763 (to 24 Jul 1806) in Kinghill Clonduff County Down, Ulster, Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 70 in Flat Rock, Lancaster, Kershaw District, South Carolinamap
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Biography

A summary of the immigrant Truesdale family has been developed by Karl Truesdell, based on primary sources.[1] He notes that information was derived from letters written to the immigrant John Truesdel 1740-1806 from: - his brother-in-law Henry Hollingsworth, from Kinghill, 1773 - his brother Samuel Truesdale from Kinghill in 1792, 1802, 1804 - his nephew Henry Hollingsworth, Jr., from Musquikbit River, Nova Scotia, in 1803.

Also Karl Truesdell referenced letters from one grandson of the couple (James Truesdale of New York) to another grandson of the couple (Jesse Truesdale of Kershaw County, SC). Karl Truesdale observed that the letters are in the possession (at the time of his writing) of Mrs. Charles O. Beckham of Lakeland, FL. She, with Mrs. Lawrence T. Gregory of Kershaw, S. C., transcribed the letters and provided typed copies to Mrs. McCracken of Rathfriland and Miss Dorothy S. Truesdale, formerly of Rochester, NY.

Karl Truesdale's summary states that: "Leaving his father's home, John Truesdel with his wife and children embarked on the brigantine 'FREEMASON' in 1772, landing later the same year at Charleston, S.C.. Truesdale goes on to observe that Mary Hollingsworth Truesdale was the daughter of Henry Hollingsworth and his first wife (name unknown) and was probably born in Annachincage (two miles north of Kinghill) in 1732. Since one of the letters cited in the document is from a brother of Mary Hollingsworth Truesdale, this can be regarded as more reliable than those family trees listing her father as John Hollingsworth, without citation of a primary source.

A letter from one grandson of the couple (James Truesdale of New York) to another grandson of the couple (Jesse Truesdale of Kershaw County, SC) was summarized in a 1948 newspaper article.[2] He said that the Truesdale forefathers came from England in 1649 with Oliver Cromwell, who came with an army to subdue Papists in rebellion against the English government. The Truesdale forefathers were left with a garrison at Drogheda. In about 1700 the Truesdale and Hollingsworth families are said to have left Drogheda for theUlster county of Down and town of Rothfreland. John and Samuel Truesdale, two of the five sons of John Truesdale I who died Dec 1795 in Kingshill, County Down, came to America. The letter reported that John Truesdale II was born in 1743 in Ulster, County Down, and died in Kershaw County, SC, after 1803. His children who emigrated with him were Robert, Hollingsworth, Sarah, John, James and Thomas. Hollingsworth died at sea. Sarah married Samuel Jones and moved to Alabama. Mary married Sterling Horton, son of Capt. William Horton. The home of the family was near a place now (in 1948) called "Bob Floyd place" and they are buried in unmarked graves nearby.

Mary was born about 1745. She passed away in 1815.


Sources

  1. Karl Truesdell, Major General U. S. Army [Ret.] Truesdel/Truesdell/Truesdale.https://scgenweb.org/lancaster/bios/truesdell_1.htm. Accessed 5 Dec 2020.
  2. Mrs. E. C. Croxton. Kershaw News Era, Camden, SC, 24 Dec 1948. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kithandkin2000/truesdalefamily.htm Accessed 5 Dec 2020.
  • Letters written to her from a brother still living in Ireland - a member of the Truesdale family retained these letters.




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