Abraham Hollingsworth

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169675979/abraham-hollingsworth

Abraham "Abram"Hollingsworth born 19 Jan 1685/86 in Rockland Manor, New Castle County, DE; died Oct 1748 in "Abram's Delight", Winchester, Frederick County, VA.

He was the son Thomas Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. and Margaret Calvert.

He married Ann Robinson 13 Mar 1709/10 in Frederick County, VA.

Notes for Abraham "Abram" Hollingsworth:

He bought of Alexander Ross, 582 acres of land in 1732 southwest of the present town of Winchester, Frederick County, VA, on Abraham Creek (named for him) which he called "Abraham's delight".

He built a flour mill (one of the first in the County) on Abraham's Creek which heads town Spring and Shawnee Spring. His son Isaac inherited, and a part of the land, the Homestead is still owned by descendants. Isaac's title to this land was disputed by Lord Fairfax. To prevent legal proceedings he again purchased it in 1754: the same year he built the stone house, now standing (1884). His son, Jonah, inherited the property which is now (1884) owned and occupied by his daughter, Miss Betsy Hollingsworth now in her 93rd year, and two daughters and a son of her brother, David. The location of this property is about 1 mile South of Winchester, VA. Abraham and his family were Friends and attended meetings at East Nottingham, PA, at least 150 miles distant.

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WILL OF ABRAHAM HOLLINGSWORTH

I, Abraham Hollingsworth, of Peckman, in Frederick County, in the Colony of Virginia, Yeoman being weak of body, but of perfect sound mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God, that gave it, and as for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as touching such worldly foods wherewithal it hath pleased God to Bess me with in this life I give and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Imprimis, my will and mind is that all my just debts and funeral expenses be first paid and discharged.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved wife Ann one of my best feather beds with the furniture thereunto belonging, also I give unto her the household furniture, likewise I give unto my wife her riding horse and her saddle. Item. I give and bequeath unto my son George Hollingsworth Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of land, being part of the One thousand two Hundred and Fifty acres of land lying joining to the land I gave to Benjamin Carter on both sides of the creek. I give it to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law Benjamin Carter and to his heirs and assigns forever Four hundred acres of land lying on both sides the Creek called the Beaver dams.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Isaac Hollingsworth and to his heirs and assigns forever Five Hundred eighty-two acres of land it being the old tract together with all and singular the buildings and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son George Hollingsworth the sum of Seven Pounds, Ten Shillings of Current money which my son Isaac Hollingsworth shall pay to him twelve months after my decease.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lydia Naill one of my feather beds and furniture thereunto belonging.

Item. Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife and my son in law, Louis Neill and my son Isaac Hollingsworth my executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking, anyuling and utterly making void all former and other wills and by me heretofore made.

In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty-third day of September in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-Eight.

Abrn. Hollingsworth. (seal)

The date and erection of the mill by Abraham Hollingsworth at "Abraham's Delight" is lost in antiquity. But that he had a mill there at an early date is shown by the diaries of the Moravian Single Brethren, who, at the noonday stop on October 18, 1753, purchased feed for their horses. This homestead, settled prior to 1733. is still in possession of the Hollingsworth family, and the great Hollingsworth spring near by the mansion turned the wheels of the mill together with a fulling mill erected by the family shortly after the Revolution, until it was purchased by the city of Winchester in 1890, since which time it has supplied the city with water.

His Manor House is now used as the headquarters of the Frederick County Historical Society.

More About Abraham "Abram" Hollingsworth:

Alternate Dates: 19 Mar 1685/86, May be date of birth

Burial: 1748, behind O'Sullivan Rubber Plant in Winchester, Frederick County, VA

Moved 1: 1710, Moved from New Castle County, DE to Cecil County, MD

Moved 2: 1733, Winchester, Frederick County, VA

Residence: 1732, "Abram's Delight", Orange, now Frederick County, VA

Will: 23 Sep 1748, Frederick County, VA

Will Probated: 01 Nov 1748, Frederick County, VA

RELIGION: Disowned by Quakers in 1760 at Hopewell for driving a wagon in the military service, disunity, and fighting; [how is this possible if he died in 1748?]

About "Abram's Delight": http://www.winchesterhistory.org/abrams_delight.htm

also: http://www.fortedwards.org/cwffa/abrams.htm

On September 1, 2012 Michael Lechner wrote: Abram's Delight Museum Winchester, Virginia

Conveniently located not far from George Washington's Office Museum where Mr. Washington worked to secure the Valley and western mountains for settlement is Abram's Delight Museum. It is a wonderful example of early settlement life in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The house was built in 1754, the year the French and Indian War began, and today is restored and furnished to reflect the style of that century. Abraham Hollingsworth, a Quaker, was an early settler in the Winchester area. He found the Shawnee Indians camped beside a bountiful spring and declared the property, "A Delight to Behold." He claimed 582 acres and paid the Indians a cow, a calf, and a piece of red cloth. He built a log home and mill beside the spring and brought his family from Cecil County, Maryland. Abraham's son Isaac Hollingsworth, built the stone house, "Abram's Delight." Through the years the property became a center of industry and the stone house a center of hospitality. The west wing was added about 1800 and the house was redecorated and the property improved in the 1830's.

As a lover of early American history, you'll experience genuine antique furnishings and artifacts throughout this native limestone house. Because of the religious affiliation of the original builder the house originally served as Winchester's first Quaker meeting house. The house is the oldest in Winchester and has been witness to the town's settlement, the bitter strife of the French and Indian War, the formation of the United States, and the devastation of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. You might even encounter one of the main house's ghosts which have been known to wander the halls. Abram's Delight Museum is administered by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. It is located at 1340 S. Pleasant Valley Road just north of the intersection of Millwood Ave. (Rt. 50) behind the Firehouse. The Museum is open April 1 - October 31: Mon-Sat 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon to 4 p.m. The offices of the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society are located on the second floor of the house.

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@R-2146016482@ Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. 1,4725::0 Birth year: 1686; Birth city: Rockland Manor; Birth state: DE. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=1250761&ti=0&indiv... Birth date: 18 January 1686 Birth place: Rockland Manor, New Castle CO, DE Death date: October 1748 Death place: Frederick CO, VA Marriage date: 13 March 1710 Marriage place: Frederick CO, VA 1,4725::1250761

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@R-2146016482@ Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. 1,4725::0 Birth year: 1686; Birth city: Rockland Manor; Birth state: DE. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=1250761&ti=0&indiv... Birth date: 18 January 1686 Birth place: Rockland Manor, New Castle CO, DE Death date: October 1748 Death place: Frederick CO, VA Marriage date: 13 March 1710 Marriage place: Frederick CO, VA 1,4725::1250761

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