Valentine Hollingsworth
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Valentine Hollingsworth was one of the first to lead his family to the New World
. He was descended from the Hollingworth family of Hollingworth
, England.
According to Ancestry.com, the name meaning for the Hollingsworth surname is:
"habitational name from places in Cheshire and Lancashire called Hollingworth, from Old English hole(g)n ‘holly’ + worð ‘enclosure’."
Born in County Armagh
, Ireland
, he married first Anne Rea in 1655, by whom he had four children and who died in 1671, then Anne Calvert in 1672 by whom he had four more children.
He was the son of Henry Hollingsworth, who had moved to Ireland from England and was a member of the Hollingworth
family of Hollingworth Hall, in what was Northern Cheshire.
Hollingsworth became a Quaker while in Ireland and suffered religious persecution
. In 1682 he and his family sailed for the New World, many on the ship "Antelope". He settled on a large farm near Shellpot Creek
in the Brandywine Hundred
, in what is now New Castle County, Delaware
.
Hollingsworth was a member of the First Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania. He served as a justice of the peace
. He was one of the signers of William Penn
's Great Charter.
He died on October 13, 1710 in Delaware. A large monument (normally abhorred by Quakers) now sits at his gravesite.
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
. He was descended from the Hollingworth family of Hollingworth
Hollingworth
Hollingworth is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about twelve miles east of Manchester on the Derbyshire border at Glossop...
, England.
According to Ancestry.com, the name meaning for the Hollingsworth surname is:
"habitational name from places in Cheshire and Lancashire called Hollingworth, from Old English hole(g)n ‘holly’ + worð ‘enclosure’."
Born in County Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, he married first Anne Rea in 1655, by whom he had four children and who died in 1671, then Anne Calvert in 1672 by whom he had four more children.
He was the son of Henry Hollingsworth, who had moved to Ireland from England and was a member of the Hollingworth
Hollingworth
Hollingworth is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is about twelve miles east of Manchester on the Derbyshire border at Glossop...
family of Hollingworth Hall, in what was Northern Cheshire.
Hollingsworth became a Quaker while in Ireland and suffered religious persecution
Religious persecution
Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or lack thereof....
. In 1682 he and his family sailed for the New World, many on the ship "Antelope". He settled on a large farm near Shellpot Creek
Shellpot Creek
Shellpot Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in northeast New Castle County, Delaware. The stream rises between Grubb Road and Shipley Road, south of Naaman's Road at in Brandywine Hundred and discharges into the Delaware River at near Edgemoor...
in the Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred
Brandywine Hundred is the name of an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware. Hundreds were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. Brandywine Hundred is a commonly used colloquial name for this area...
, in what is now New Castle County, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
.
Hollingsworth was a member of the First Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania. He served as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. He was one of the signers of William Penn
William Penn
William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful...
's Great Charter.
He died on October 13, 1710 in Delaware. A large monument (normally abhorred by Quakers) now sits at his gravesite.
External links
- Biography
- Genealogy and brief biography
- Brief biography
- Anecdotes
- Some biography, some geneaology
- Hollingsworth family website
- http://www.google.com/#hl=en&expIds=17259,26479,26637,26992,27183,52739&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=goddess+names+holle&cp=19&pf=p&sclient=psy&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=goddess+names+holle&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=8d4c706990727ee7
- http://www.ancestry.com/facts/hollingsworth-name-meaning.ashx