Abraham Hollingsworth
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Abraham Hollingsworth (1687 - abt. 1748)

Abraham "Abram" Hollingsworth
Born in Rockland, New Castle, Delawaremap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1710 in Rockland, New Castle, Delaware, British Colonial Americamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 61 in Frederick, Virginiamap
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Biography

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Abraham Hollingsworth was a Virginia colonist.
Abraham Hollingsworth was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.
Abraham was a Friend (Quaker)


Abraham "Abram" Hollingsworth was born on 18 Jun 1686/7 in Rockland, New Castle, Delaware, British Colonial America, the son of Thomas Hollingsworth and Margaret (Calvert) Hollingsworth.[1][2] Abram was the grandson of Valentine Hollingsworth, a Quaker immigrant from Ireland.[3]

Abraham Hollingsworth married Ann Robinson shortly after the following was recorded at the Kennett Monthly Meeting on 2 September 1710: “Abraham Hollingsworth & Ann Robinson laying their Intentions of Marriage before tis Meeting (this being the Second time) those wch were appointed Enquire Concerning ye Mans Clearness Return Report yt they find Nothing to obstruct their proceeding, Therefore this Meeting leaves ym to their Liberty to Accomplish their Said Intentions according to ye good order of Truth.”[4]

In 1728, Abram migrated to the Shenandoah Valley and settled in present-day Winchester, Virginia. He received a land grant of 582 acres (236 ha) around 1732 from Alexander Ross and Morgan Bryan. He considered his land a "delight to behold" and so the place came to be known as Abram's Delight. [5] Abram's Delight is now known as a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia built in 1754. It was owned by the Hollingsworth family for almost 200 years and is now on the historic register, exemplifying the typical Shenandoah Valley architecture of Scotch-Irish settlers.[6]

Abram built a log cabin next to a natural spring, a hand-dug well and possibly a wooden stockade. He began construction of the present day Hollingsworth house before his death in 1748 but his widow inherited the property and died the following year. Their second son, Isaac, a Quaker minister, inherited the property and completed the house in such a way the it could also serve as a Quaker meeting place. Quakers held meetings in the Hollingsworth house with men sitting in the parlor and women in the dining room.[7][8]

On 23 September 1748, Abraham Hollingsworth made his will. He described himself as “of Opeckan in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia Yeoman.” In his will, he mentioned his “well-beloved Wife Ann,” son George Hollingsworth, son-in-law Benjamin Carter, son Isaac Hollingsworth, daughter Lydia Neill, and son-in-law Lewis Neill. His will was proved in November 1748.[9] The will of his wife Ann, dated 2 March 1748/9, mentioned son Isaac Hollingsworth, son George Hollingsworth, daughter Margaret Carter, daughter Lydia Neill, and son-in-law Lewis Neill.[10]

Children of Abraham Hollingsworth and Ann Robinson were:

  1. George Hollingsworth
  2. Margaret Hollingsworth Carter
  3. Lydia Hollingsworth Neill
  4. Isaac Hollingsworth

Sources

  1. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, database with images, Ancestry, Birth Record of Abraham Hollingsworth, (accessed 15 June 2021); citing Records of Kennett Monthly Meeting, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. “Abraham ye Son of Thomas and Margaret Hollingsworth was born the 19th of the 1st month 1686.”
  2. Hollingsworth genealogical memoranda in the United States: from 1682-1884 Author: William B. Hollingsworth. Publisher: Baltimore W.K. Boyle & Son, Printers 1884. Page: 33.
  3. Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. First Edition, by J. Adger Stewart.
  4. U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, database with images, Ancestry, Marriage intention of Abraham Hollingsworth and Ann Robinson, 2 September 1710, (accessed 19 June 2021); citing Kennett Monthly Meeting Records, Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
  5. Blackley, Pat and Chuck (2009). Virginia's Historic Homes and Gardens. Minneapolis: Voyageur Press. pp. 110–111. ISBN 9781616731199.
  6. Wikipedia:Abram's Delight
  7. Abram's Delight, Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society.
  8. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Retrieved December 17, 2014 (PDF).
  9. Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983, images, Ancestry, The Will of Abraham Hollingsworth, written 23 September 1748, proved November 1748, (accessed 15 June 2021); citing Frederick County, Virginia, Will Book 1, page 203.
  10. Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983, images, Ancestry, The Will of Ann Hollingsworth, written 2 March 1748/9, 5 April 1749, (accessed 15 June 2021); citing Frederick County, Virginia, Will Book 1, page 273.




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There may be an error at "Died" field.

Died on profile states, Frederick Maryland. However, FaG, states Died- Oct 1748 (aged 62) Opequon, Frederick County, VA. Burial- Early Quaker Cemetery, Winchester City, VA.

posted by Kickemjenny Thornton
I put something in the sources that I found and when I saved, I got this error message: A mother's death date (Calvert-227 died 1 Aug 1687) should not be before one of her children's birth dates (Hollingsworth-94 born 19 Mar 1696) .

I hit Save Anyway.

posted by Amy Murch
Ann Calvert Hollingsworth died August 17, 1697, at Shellpot Creek, New Castle County, Delaware.

Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume VII, page 293. Buried at Newark Union Cemetery, Wilmington, DE

posted by John Griscom Jr.
edited by John Griscom Jr.
Eric,

This profile needs records please. I'll finish the bio in a bit. My hands hurt. Could you please fix my refs. I made a mess of it.

posted by Paula J
Hollingsworth-1751 and Hollingsworth-94 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents and spouse. birthdates different, but too close to be correct for two different people.
posted by Glenn York

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