291. Isaac Hollingsworth Gunsmith
During the war of 1812 he served in Capt. William Smith's Mississippi Militia Company. He signed a legislative petition for extension of time to pay on government land, along with Robert Steen. Steen's wife was Mahona Hollingsworth. She had a son she named John Hollingsworth Steen and another named Isaac Hollingsworth Steen. Not known if there was any relationship to our Isaac.
323. John Hollingsworth
John was a farmer and road contractor. He is thought to have been buried in the Old Protestant Cemetery in Main Street, Arklow, now a city park.
He was the eldest son of Daniel and Ellenor Hollingsworth of Cronelusk. He had an unregistered lease found in the 1826 Rental of the Proby Estate (Manor of Arklow).
"Cronelusk - 2 August 1811. John Hollingsworth lessee of 16 acres, 10 perches Lease for 21 years, at rent of L32:2:6d per annum, and 1 shilling & 2 fowl or 10 shillings duties and receivers' fee and the life of Robert Thomas Atkins.
At the same time on the same date John Moore signed a lease adjoining the lands for the same amount of land making the combined deal 36 Irish Measure acres. John Moore was married to a niece of John's, Betty Myler.
He had a lease expired in 1832 and it appears was not renewable, John moved to Big Rock. Family tradition says he was ejected for hiding a Catholic under the bed! Interesting male or female???
One of his 9 sons was said to have married a Roman Catholic girl. Records seem to support this story. In 1828 the family still resided at Springfield which joins Cronelusk.
By 1845 John's son William had moved to the townland of Pollaphuca and by 1850 John had been established at Big Rock, at the home of his son Edward.
Said to have destroyed the marriage certificate of his wife Ellenor's parents, reason unknown at this time.
547. Elizabeth Prestage
Was a Protestant, and her husband was a Roman Catholic.
325. Samuel Hollingsworth
One of Samuel's sons was "Edmund Valentine", was this use of Valentine connected to the County Armagh family, something to think about for future reference?
He was the father of Edmund, Loftus and Henry who founded the hat fur making factory at North Plainfield, New Jersey in 1870.
Samuel is listed as a "gentleman farmer" in the birth record of his daugther Louisa Margaret.
Margaretta was the daughter of Henry Furney a very wealthy miller who owned half of the village of Ballycanew and ran the mill nearby, "owned", in that sense being qualified as wealthy leaseholder, from the Head Landlord, His Lordship, the Viscount Valentia.
In the past the Furney family owned a mill, built in in 1589 and demolished in 1962. The old creamery was once a thriving industry, with an average of 2.5 million gallons of milk supplied per annum. 'Papa Rhodes' restaurant is now situated in the old creamery.
554. Theresa Ellenor Hollingsworth
Theresa and her husband were thought to have left Ireland in the 1850s.
Josephine lived 815 President Stree, City of Brooklyn, NY.
326. Daniel Hollingsworth
This Daniel and possibly Sam, were church wardens of Killenagh Parish in 1827 (Samuel) and Daniel1829.
The 1831 Tithe Books show that John, Samuel and Daniel Hollingsworth held shares of the townlands of Coolookbeg and Coolookmore. This alone indicates a relationship to old Samuel, (d. 1799) and to his son and heir Daniel.