Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
- Born: 5/1/1661, Sego, Armagh, IRE
- Marriage (1): Margaret CALVERT in 1684
- Marriage (2): Grace COOKE on 3/31/1692 in Concord, Chester, PA, USA 1
- Died: 2mo 2d 1727, Christian Hundred, New Castle, DE, USA at age 65 1
 General Notes:
Thomas was a member of the Provincial Assembly. He helped organize the Center MM in 1687. He married his second wife at the home of her stepfather, Nathaniel Park.
He is in the Quaker records when his sister Mary was about to marry her second husband. He paid 4 pounds to his sister for the care of her children. She is return gave him a mare whose increase were to further the support of her children. This was required in the case of a second marriage where children were involved. (C-956)
Thomas purchased land in Cecil Co., Maryland known as "Jacob's Adventure" in 1713 but never lived on it. He willed this land to son Jacob on the 10th month, 30 day of 1725. Jacob sold this land in 1788. Thomas also sold 400 acres to John Thomson in New Castle Co., PA on Jan. 18, 1725. (C-956)
According to the book "Hopewell Friends History, 1734-1934", Thomas was killed by a bison near North Mountain, VA in 1733 when visiting his son Abraham. This has been discerned to be in error as far as date goes. He died at the age of 66 and is buried in the Center MM Friends Burial Ground in Christiana Hundred which is now a part of Delaware. (C-956)
The transcription of his will is as follows: Chris. Hd. Oct. 30, 1725. apr. 13, 1727. South Carolina. I.186. Wife, Grace; sons, Abraham, Thomas, Jacob, and Joseph.; dau., Elizabeth Strode; dau., Hannah Dixson; dau. Sarah Discon, Grace Hollingwroth, William and Litisher Obery. Exc. wife, Grace Hollingsworth; son, Thomas Hollingsworth. (C-234)
Noted events in his life were:
• Will, 10/30/1725, Wilmington, New Castle, DE, USA. 12 or Oct. 30, 1723. (C-1546)
• adminstrative account, 4/13/1727, Christian Hundred, New Castle, DE, USA.
Thomas married Margaret CALVERT, daughter of Thomas CALVERT and Jane GLASFORD, in 1684. (Margaret CALVERT was born on 6/24/1661 in Killurigan, Sego, Armagh, Ireland 13 and died on 8/1/1687 in Newark M.M., New Castle, DE, USA 13.)
Thomas next married Grace COOKE, daughter of Unknown COOKE and Elizabeth FOX, on 3/31/1692 in Concord, Chester, PA, USA.1 (Grace COOKE was born in , , , England and died after 6/19/1752.)
Marriage Notes:
or Jan. 3, 1692. (C-956)
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