William Hollingsworth (abt. 1628 - abt. 1677)

Born about 1628 in Southwold, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Unknown) Hollingsworth — married about 1650 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1677 at about age 49 in At Sea [uncertain]

Biography

William Hollingsworth immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

[Note: RE: Death. His death is uncertain, TAG40 indicates he died at sea c 1667. However he was a defendant in court, on behalf of Eleanor in 1670. His wife Eleanor didn't inform the court until November 27, 1677, that she was unable to confirm his loss at sea from arriving vessels]

[Note: Marriage c1650 based on daughter Mary's death in 1694, aged 44]

[Note: Eleanor Unk: Some older texts list her LNAB as Story/Storey, but not able to find any confirmation other than unknown]

William Hollingsworth was born c 1628, son of Richard and Susan (Gentleman) Hollingsworth of Southwold, Suffolk, England . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He was listed as aged 7, on the passenger list of the 1635 voyage of the ship Blessing out of London, when the family emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^{[4] [1] [2] [3]}

His father Richard's estate was inventoried in May, 1654 and on June 30, 1654, depositions were made indicating the 'the house in which he dwelt' was given to his son Richard and the house at the end of the lot in Salem was given to son William. ^{[1] [5]}

He was a merchant and involved in shipping. ^[6]

William married Eleanor ___, c 1650. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

• 1655: June 26: Sued John Ruck, for taking his ketch Dolphin during the night. ^{[5] [6]}
• 1661: He owned a warehouse at Hollingsworth wharf in Salem. The Blue Anchor Tavern was located behind the wharf, later operated by his widow, Eleanor. ^[6]
• 1663: Listed as a merchant at Salem. ^[6]
• 1667: Served a juryman at Salem. ^[6]
• 1669: November 30: William Hollingsworth was granted license to serve strong water outside to his customers. ^{[7] [6]}
• 1670: September: He was named defendant, on behalf of his wife Eleanor, accused of slander and defamation by William Beale. ^[7]
• 1670: October 26: William sued William Powell Jr., for goods left with Powell in Barbados and Virginia, and money in New England. ^[7]
• 1672: June 6: William sold the ketch Trial with all her masts, rigging, blocks etc. to Philip Cromwell for L200. ^[6]

William was lost at sea c 1677.(see note) ^[6]

• 1677: November 27: His wife Eleanor was granted power of attorney over his estate by the court, until such time his actual death could be determined . ^[8]
• 1678: November 26: His wife Eleanor presented his estate inventory to the court show debts above the value of the estate. ^[8]

His widow Eleanor died at the age of 59 on November 22, 1689. ^{[9] [3]} She is buried in the Charter Street Burial Ground at Salem. Her inscription reads: Here lyeth buried ye body of Elianor Hollingworth aged 59 yeares. Deceased ye 22d November 1689. ^[10]

She was described as an unpleasant women and was suspected of witchcraft. Charges were finally brought against her, but she had already died. ^[11]

On February 14, 1694/5, Mary and Philip English, grandchildren of Richard Hollingsworth Sr., petitioned the court to have apportioned the share of their father William's legacy from his father Richard Sr. ^[12]

Children

1. Mary ^[3] born c 1650; married Philip English on September 1, 1675 [1: 7m: 1675] ^[9]; died at age 44, in April, 1694 during childbirth. ^[13] She and her mother were both accused of witchcraft. ^[11]
2. William ^[3] born c1655; died on November 7, 1688. ^[9]; buried in the Charter Street Burial Ground at Salem where inscription reads: Here lyeth buried ye body of William Hollingworth aged 33 yeares, departed this life Novr 7th 1683. ^[10];
3. Susanna ^[3] born on March 4, 1658. [ 4: 1m: 1658]. ^[9]

Source Notes

Salem Births

Hollinsworth, Susana, d. William and Ellen, 4: 1m: 1658. CTR (V. 1 p 442)

Salem Marriages

Hollingworth, Mary, and Phillip English, 1: 7m: 1675. CTR (V. 3 p. 509)

Salem Deaths

Hollingworth, Elianor, w. William, sr., Nov. 22, 1689, a. 59 y. GR1 (V. 5 p. 337)

William, s. William and Eleanor, Nov. 7, 1688, a. 33 y. GR1(V. 5 p. 337) ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Anderson, Robert C. Richard Hollingsworth in: The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 2003 p. 380-4 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Mahler, Leslie. The English Origin of the Hunter and Hollingsworth Families of Salem, Massachusetts in: The American Genealogist, Whole Number 312, Volume 78, No. 4, New Haven, Connecticut, 2003 p. 241-4 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Barclay, Mrs. John. Notes on the Hollingsworth, Hunter, More and Woodbury Families of Salem, Mass. in: The American Genealogist Volume 40 No. 2, New Haven, Connecticut, April 1964, p. 77-81, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
4. ↑ Hotten: James C. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages and the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars; from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England, London, England, 1874, p. 108.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Records and files of the Quarterly courts of Essex county, Massachusetts, Volume 1, 1636-1656, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911 p. 361: 391
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7} Perley, Sidney. The History of Salem Massachusetts Volume 2, 1638-1670, Sidney Perley, Salem, Massachusetts, p. 9: 347: 355: 362: 372: 422
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts,1667-1671, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914 p. 197: 280: 322
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Estate of William Hollingworth of Salem: Salem Quarterly Court Records: Volume 5 in: Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681, Voluem 3 p. 191-3. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1916
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Burial Inscriptions in Salem, Massachusetts in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 3, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1849 p. 129
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} LeBeau, Bryan F. The Story of the Salem Witch Trials, 2nd Edition, Routledge, New York, New York, 2016 p. 101-5
12. ↑ Case 13569:p. 1-5: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
13. ↑ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. American Colonial Women and Their Art: A Chronological Encyclopedia, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland, 2017p. 19

See also:

• Essex Institute Historical Collections (Salem, Massachusetts, 1862) Vol. 4, Page 175