Sandra: You may be interested in a discussion re: CALVERTs in Pensylvania & CLAVERTs in Maryland, which was had in June 2004. See on QUAKER ROOTS ARCHIVES -- it is quite a long discusion grouping!. It is in 3-sections starting with this one posted below and includes many queries: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/QUAKER-ROOTS/2004-06/1087225906. First series of 3 queries, but with a total of 20 some queries re the CALVERTS, again Archived for June 2004. Violet Moore Guy. 06/22/2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:21 AM Subject: [PaOldC] Valentine Hollingsworth > IMMIGRATION OF THE IRISH QUAKERS INTO PA, by Myers has a great deal of info > on the Hollingsworth family.......this is a quote concerning the > Calvert/Hollingsworth relationship; > "At Chester MM, 4 mo3 6, 1687, mention is made of a difference between John > Calvert and Thomas Hollingsworth (stepson of John Calvert's sister, Ann, who > married Valentine Hollingsworth), about dividing their lands in Upper > Providence." > > Valentine Hollingsworth, son of Henry, of Belleniskcrannel, Parish Segoe, Co > Armagh, Ireland, and Catharine, his wife, was born at Balleniskcrannel, > 'about the 6m of 1632.' married 4 m 7, 1655, Ann Ree, dau of Nicholas Ree > of Tanderagee, Co Armagh. She was born around 1628, at Tanderagee, and d 2m > 1, 1671. He then married a second time 4m 12, 1572, to Ann Calvert, dau of > Thomas Calvert of Dromgora, Parish Segoe, Co Armagh, and Jane his wife. > (their marriage certificate is included in the MARRIAGE BOOK OF LURGAN > MONTHLY MEETING > > In 1687, Henry Hollingsworth returned to Ireland and, 8 mo 22, 1688, married > Lydia Atkinson, of the Parish of Segoe, County Armagh, who shortly > afterward came over to New Castle with her husband. > S. > (an interesting aside for Valentine - he originally settled on a large > plantation of nearly 1000 acres, about 5 miles from the present city of > Wilmington....the land was called "New Worke", and held the 'Newark' MM and > burying ground, where he was interred....interesting to think "New Worke" > morphed into Newark, that we are all familiar with....place names can tell > us a lot, if we look hard enough.) > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.3/394 - Release Date: 7/20/2006 > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing. To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY ferg@ntelos.net > > Visit the archives for this list to view old postings > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PA-OLD-CHESTER > > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list..contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >