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Benjamin Hollingsworth 1758–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 16 Feb 1816

Death Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

Father: Elias Hollingsworth

Mother: Susannah Pearce

Spouse(s): Phoebe Posey

Children(s): Elias Hollingsworth

Benjamin Hollingsworth was born in 1758 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States, the child of Elias 1 Hollingsworth And Susannah Pierce Pearce. Benjamin Hollingsworth married Phoebe Posey, and had children including Elias Pearce Hollingsworth. Benjamin Hollingsworth passed away in 1816 in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States.

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  • Benjamin Hollingsworth was born in 1758 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States, the child of Elias 1 Hollingsworth And Susannah Pierce Pearce.
  • Benjamin Hollingsworth married Phoebe Posey, and had children including Elias Pearce Hollingsworth.
  • Benjamin Hollingsworth passed away in 1816 in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States.

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Benjamin Hollingsworth's Ancestors

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Benjamin Hollingsworth
1758–1816
Birth Place: Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Parents
Elias 1 Hollingsworth
1732–1792
Mill Creek, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Susannah ((Pierce)) Pearce
1731–1780
Thornbury, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Hollingsworth
1704–1766
Rockland, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Rachel (Elizabeth) Chandler
1704–1757
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hollingsworth
1661–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Hollingsworth
1632–1710
Ann Ree
1628–1671

Benjamin Hollingsworth's Descendants

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Benjamin Hollingsworth (1758–16 Feb 1816) m. Phoebe Posey (1760–Feb 1816)
  1. 1. Elias (Pearce) Hollingsworth 1794–1846 m. Elizabeth Curtis 1795–1849
    1. 1. William (Flecher) Hollingsworth 1825–1919 m. Sarah (Edith) Shinkle 1825–1905
      1. 1. Joshua (Boone) HOLLINGSWORTH 1845–1936 m. Sarah (M (PURTEE)) HOLLINGSWORTH 1849–1918 m. Elizabeth (E) Purtee 1847–1868
        1. 1. Dewitt (Leonard) Hollingsworth 1890–1954 m. Anna (May) Woolsey 1885–1936 m. Hattie (M.) Hollingsworth 1882–1959
        2. 2. Fred (P) Hollingsworth 1888–1958
        3. 3. John (Franklin) Hollingsworth 1874–1939
        4. 4. James (Thomas) Hollingsworth 1869–1929
        5. 5. William (C) Hollingsworth 1872–1888
        6. 6. Emma (Elizabeth "Bessie") Hollingsworth 1876–1952
        7. 7. George (S) Hollingsworth 1879–1880
        8. 8. Ethel (Izona) Hollingsworth 1881–1953
        9. 9. Abraham Hollingsworth 1873–1873
        10. 10. Charles (H) Hollingsworth 1884–1885
        11. 11. Sarah (Ellen) Hollingsworth 1866–1949
      2. 2. John (F) Hollingsworth 1849–1900
      3. 3. Harriet (S) Hollingsworth 1853–1893
      4. 4. Barbara (Elizabeth) Hollingsworth 1857–1948
      5. 5. Adah (\ Adee E) Hollingsworth 1860–1938
      6. 6. Eliza Hollingsworth 1847–1860

Benjamin Hollingsworth's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Benjamin Hollingsworth in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States
1816
16 Feb 1816
Age 58
Death of Benjamin Hollingsworth in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

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