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- Valentine Hollingsworth BIRTH 15 Aug 1632 County Armagh, Northern Ireland DEATH 13 Oct 1710 (aged 78) Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, USA BURIAL Newark Union Cemetery Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA MEMORIAL ID 14190134 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 80 "I have an approximate year of birth and death for Valentine Hollingsworth taken from a book from the 1800's self-published by one of my Quaker ancestors. My mother has the book in her possession; I have information copied from it. Valentine was born ca. 1632 and died ca. 1711. Interestingly, we have the exact date of his marriage to Ann Ree (April 7, 1655). She died Feb. 1, 1671. He married Ann Calvert on April 12, 1672, and she died in 1691." From an unknown contributor Family Members Spouses Photo Ann Ree Hollingsworth 1628–1671 (m. 1655) Ann Calvert Hollingsworth* 1650–1697 Children Enoch Hollingsworth* unknown–1690 Photo Mary Hollingsworth Malin* 1656–1746 Henry Hollingsworth* 1658–1721 Photo Thomas Hollingsworth* 1661–1727 Catherine Hollingsworth Robinson* 1663–1746 Photo Samuel Hollingsworth* 1673–1748 Enoch Hollingsworth* 1675–1687 Photo Valentine Hollingsworth* 1677–1757 John Valentine Hollingsworth* 1684–1722 Inscription "To the Memory of VALENTINE HOLLINGSWORTH With his family he came to America with William Penn in 1682. Obtained a patent for 986 acres of land which he called New Wark. A member of the Society of Friends. Their meetings were held at his house adjoining this half acre which he gave for a burying ground. A member of the Assembly from New Castle County, 1683, 1687, 1695. Died about 1711 and, with his second wife Ann Calvert, is buried here. Erected by his descendents 1935" Quoted from stone
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