Taylor Family Genealogy
Abraham HOLLINGSWORTH
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Name Abraham HOLLINGSWORTH Born 1735 Winchester, Va 
[1] Gender Male Person ID I773 Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree Last Modified 1 Nov 2019
Father George HOLLINGSWORTH, b. 12 Apr 1712, Cecil, Co. MD Relationship natural Mother Hannah MCKAY, b. Between 1718 and 1719, d. Bef 1754 (Age ~ 35 years) Relationship natural Married 7 Apr 1734 Hopewell Friends Meeting House Notes - This was the first marriage of friends in the Hopewell meeting which had been organized earlier in that year. -- Hopewell Friends History, p. 543.
However Hunter McKay gives the date as Dec 19, 1734 and the place as the house of Isaac Parkins in Va. He notes that the couple were married under the care of the Nottingham monthly meeting as the Hopewell meeting had not yet been officially established. This was the first marriage in the Shenandoah Valley of Friends -- The Mackeys and Allied Families, pp. 150-151.
Dee Ann (Shipp) Buck also gives the December date for the marriage.
Family ID F155 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret WRIGHT Last Modified 1 Nov 2019 Family ID F328 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- This was the first marriage of friends in the Hopewell meeting which had been organized earlier in that year. -- Hopewell Friends History, p. 543.
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Notes - dob 1739 -- Hunter B. McKay. The court records indicate Abraham Hollingsworth was the eldest son of Hannah (Mccoy/Mckay) and George Hollingsworth... He went to Dunmore (now Shenandoah) Co. Va. in 1774 and in 1777 to N. C. He later went to Laurens Co. S.C.-- The McKay's and Allied Families, pp. 156-7
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Sources - [S21] Bill Jobe Letter to J. Eugene Taylor, Jobe, Bill.
- [S21] Bill Jobe Letter to J. Eugene Taylor, Jobe, Bill.