| 1. |  Samuel Hollingsworth was born on 27 Mar 1673 in Ballyvickcrannel, County Armagh, Ireland; died in Nov 1748 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; was buried in Nov 1748 in Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. Notes:
He represented New Castle County in the Assembly from 1725-1728. Children: Enoch, married (1st), 23 October 1725, Joanna Crowley; married (2nd) Betty (surname not given). John married 1732, Mary Reed. Samuel maried 1738, Barbary Shewin. George, living in 1731 to 1737, died before his father. Betty, married 1734, Henry Green. [Source: George Norbury Mackenzie, "Colonial Families of the United States of America", (reprint Baltimore: Genealogical publishing County, Inc., 1966, 1995), vol VII, pg. 294]
He was one of the 11 commissioners appointed in 1728 to run the line between Chester Co. and newly formed Lancaster Co. In 1735, he owned land and lived near George Harlan, on the west side of Brandywine, 5 or 6 miles from Wilmington.
Samuel Hollingsworth lived in Birmingham Township and held several important public offices. In 1729 and 1738, he was appointed justice of the Peace for Chester County. From 1725 to 1728 he represented the county in the Provincial assembly. [Immigration of Irish Quakers in Pennsylvania 1682-1750, with their history in Ireland, Albert Cook Myers (1901), pg 315, PDF, Archive.org.]
Birth:
1 Mo. 27, 1673
Samuel married Hannah Harlan in 1701 in New Castle, Delaware. Hannah (daughter of George Harlan and Elizabeth Duck) was born on 4 Apr 1681 in Parish of Donaghcloney, County Down, Ireland; died after 1748. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1673 - 1748 (75 years)