Nancy Hughes Stinnett

Information as given in Macoupin County Genealogy site by Anne Stinnett

Nancy Hughes STINNETT was born November 11, 1811 in Claiborne County, Tennessee and died January 14 1897 or 1899in Macoupin County, Illinois. On September 16, 1830 in Tennessee she married William Allen HOLLINGSWORTH. He was born September 18, 1805 in Campbell County, Tennessee and died September 16, 1881 in Macoupin County, Illinois. He is buried in Liscom (Hollingsworth) Cemetery , Palmyra, Illinois. He was the son of James HOLLINGSWORTH, a farmer and stockman and Rebecca WYATTE. W. A. HOLLINGSWORTH bought land in Macoupin County in 1835 and in addition was deeded land by Isham STINNETT in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1838. He deeded land to Joseph HUNTER in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1842. He was living in Macoupin County, Illinois in 1850 according to the census. They resided in Macoupin County in 1857-1859 when William was one of the administrators of the estate of Isham STINNETT, SR. Per Andrew HUSON, William A. HOLLINGSWORTH and Isham STINNETT, JR. had the money and land and the others worked for them.