There is a lot of information on Valentine Hollingsworth, in this list's archives....I've posted a lot myself....so, I suggest you visit and see what you can find, using Valentine as your search subject. Concerning the Welcome Society....you must prove your line of descent from one of the "accepted'' passengers of the Welcome, OR prove both that another individual was both on the Welcome, AND your ancestor. (this if from a few years ago. If interested I suggest you visit their online site.) It was on the Chester list, under Quaker Info....... Sandra THE WELCOME SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA aims to perpetuate the memory of those who came to America with William PENN and to bring together the descendants of these Quaker travelers. Currently, the membership is composed of descendants of those ancestors who traveled with fellow Quakers to America in 1682. This includes 20 ships and 22 crossings of the Atlantic. Ancestors approved for membership (with ship's name): Nathaniel ALLEN, Samuel ALLEN, John BEZER, Elizabeth BEZER, Randle BLACKSHAW, John BLUNSTON (foregoing all on the Bristol Factor); Thomas BRASSEY, Friendship; William BUCKMAN, Welcome; Ruth BUCKMAN, Welcome; Ellen COWGILL, Lamb; Silas CRISPEN, John & Sara; Alis CROSDALE, Friendship; Thomas CROSDALE, Lamb; James DILWORTH, Lamb; Sarah DOLE, Friendship; William EDWARDS, Lyon; Anthony ELONN, Unicorn; John EVANS, Bristol Factor; John FISHER, Lamb; Thomas FITZWATER, Welcome; Richard HAINES, Amity; Cuthbert HAYHURST, Lamb; Robert HEATON, Lamb; Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH, Antelope; Thomas HOLME, Amity; Giles KNIGHT, Society; Tobias LEACH, Bristol Factor; Jane LYON, Submission; Joseph MATHER, Submission; Margery MAUDE, Submission; Thomas MINSHALL, Friendship; David OGDEN, Welcome; Evan OLIVER, Bristol Factor; Thomas PALMER, Elizabeth, Ann & Catharine; William PAXSON, Amity; Phineas PEMBERTON, Submission;William PENN, Welcome; George POWNALL, Friends Adventure; Abrahan PRATT, Jeffrey; John RHOADES, Bristol Factor; Joseph RICHARDS, Amity; John SHARPLES, Friendship; Adam SHORT, Welcome; Ann SHORT, Welcome; John SIMCOCK, Mary; William SMITH, Friends Adventure; John SONGHURST, Welcome; William TAYLOR, Mary; Richard TOWNSEND, Welcome; Robert VERNON, Friendship; Thomas WALMSLEY, Lamb; Nichlas WALN, Lamb; Francis WORLEY, Welcome; Thomas WYNNE, Welcome. http://www.welcomesociety.org/ "........ wonder what the requirements > for Membership are, to the Welcome Society" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.4/351 - Release Date: 5/29/2006