From "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family...", by Alpheus H. Harlan, 1914, pp. 14 & 33 [Reprint available from Gateway Press]: The Abigail who married William Harlan in 1748 was the daughter of Enoch Hollingsworth (b. c1702 in New Castle Co., DE) and his first wife, Joanna Crowley. Enoch was the son of Samuel Hollingsworth ("b. in 1672 near the city of Belfast") and Hannah Harlan ("Friend, b. 2, 4, 1681, Parish of Donnahlong, County of Down, Province of Ulster, Ireland"). Samuel was a son of Valentine Hollingsworth, a "native of Cheshire, England". From Harlan, p. 37: The Sarah Hollingsworth ("Friend, b. date unknown, in Kennet Twp. [now Kennett Twp., Chester County, PA]") who married Aaron Harlan "by Episcopal ceremony at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, Del., 3 Mo., 1746" was a daughter of "Valentine Hollingsworth and Elizabeth Heald, farmers in Kennet." This Valentine Hollingsworth would have been a son or grandson of "the" Valentine Hollingsworth. (There's enough additional information about these lines to justify tracking down a copy of this book.) Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net * * * Quote of the Week: “The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.” -- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) -----Original Message----- From: Jan Ammann [mailto:janammann@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 5:24 PM To: DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NewCastle] Re: HOLLINGSWORTH <SNIPPED> Is the Valentine Hollingsworth you are discussing any relation to the Abigail Hollingsworth who married William Harlan in 1748? There was also a Sarah Hollingsworth who married a Aaron Harlan in 1746. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005