To advert to page 97 and Jonn V. Hollingsworth's article about Valentine Hollingsworth, we will add here a few comments regarding the date of arrival of the ship "Antelope" (as it appears in the records,) and some other passengers.
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According to Pennsylvania law, adopted in 1684, a "Book of Arrivals," of ships and their passengers, was to be kept in each county of the Province. It seems that the various clerks responsible for this task didn't make a good job of it. But Pheneas Pemberton, a Quaker in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, kept a fine one. The condition of the original, then in Doylestown Register Office, even in the 1880's, was rapidly deteriorating. A full copy of this document was reproduced in J. H. Battle's "History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania," Volume II., page 672, etc. It also appears in "Pennsylvania Magazine," Volume IX., (1885). It is only a "partial list" of arrivals, but sheds much light on many families. For example - (Citing page 224 of Pa. Magazine above cited)
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"Ann Milcom, of Armaugh, widow, in Ireland, came in the Ship called "ANTILOPE,"(sic) the Mr. Edward Cooke, in 10th Month, 1682 in this river - children Jane, Grace & Mary - Servant Francis Sanders, to serve 4 years loose 10.10.1686 - to have 50 acres." (See also Myers' Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania - page 56.) Ann Millcum came from Ballyhagen Meeting of Quakers in Co. Armagh, with a certificate from that body, dated 1mo. 31, 1682, presenting it to Middleton Meeting in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, having arrived as above.| |
According to the old calendar, the 10th Month was December. So, then, if Valentine Hollingsworth was on that same vessel with his family and servant, he actually arrived on Delaware River on December 10th, 1682: The above "Book of Arrivals," shows both the date of arrival of "Antilope" and the 4 year indenture of Mr. Francis Sanders terminating on Dec. 10, 1686, shows no error has been committed here. The only thing is, we have no absolute proof that Valentine Hollingsworth arrived that date. But the evidence is very strong. The voyage usually took upwards of 3 months, so that would have been impossible for the "Antilope" to have been in this hemisphere any earlier than about June of 1682, if more than one trip was made that year.| |
Mr. Myers reproduced the following signatures of persons so familiar to us, The first of -
and the second of his son the eminent surveyor -
(From Court Records or the Quaker Meeting Records.)
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This writer was surprised to learn that there are over 35 deeds recorded at the Registrar of Deeds, Halifax, N.S. Canada, in the name of HOLLINGSWORTH, the earliest one dated in 1749: (See Passenger Lists on p. 121.) Most of them are on land in "Middle ??aquodoboit" township of Halifax County.
More on this later.
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