THE HOLLINGSWORTH REGISTER |
VOLUME 14, NUMBER 2. |
| the Cherokee Nation, for Wiliam Nathaniel and William Washington Wofford, and for Lewis Dickens, Caleb Dickinson, Nathan Horn, SAMUEL HOLLINGSWORTH, and James Maxwell "on a letter dated 15th April 1804 from William Wofford and the recommendation of persons living on the frontier of Franklin County." The text of the letter (omitted in the book) has been printed in The Georgia Genealogist. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frontier of Franklin County 14th of April 1804 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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To whom it may concern: Whereas LEWIS DICKENS, CALEB DICKINSON, NATHAN HORN, AND LEWIS JONES, hath made known to us the Subscribers, of their intentions in Removing to the westward of the Cumberland mountains with their families; and that it is two Hundred miles more or less in the distance of their Journey, to pass through the Cherokee Nation; and that is considered that it will be much to their safety to obtain a Passport for the purpose. -- We Certifie that all the Men above named are honest men and good citizens, that they have for a considerable declared their intentions of their Removal; and we believe that they have settled their affairs and dealings with all Persons in this part of the Countey. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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N.B. we the within Subscribers do confirm this on the back as there were some left out within that were intended by us - SAMUEL HOLLINGSWORTH, James Maxwell recommendation for Pass Ports. Acted on 21st April 1804. Then TGG goes on to recite the history of the dispute with the settlers and the Indians, which continued from 1798 through 1811 until a suitable boundary was laid. Now, the above Samuel Hollingsworth is the man on whom the spotlight of HR has been trained for many years! He was resident in Franklin County at the turn of that century, because the tax digests show two Samuels, Samuel, and Samuel "Sr." The younger Samuel, son of Jacob Hollingsworth, died about 1802 and his estate was settled there. Thereafter this Samuel in question continues scantly in the records. It has always been assumed he was the brother of Jacob - uncle of the younger Samuel - and this has never been doubted and is not now in doubt. The Georgia Genealogist goes on to list settlers in Wofford's, in Nathan Smith's, Capt. John Little's and Joshua Darnigan's colonies in Franklin County. Under "New Settlers at Nathan Smith's" appear the names, among others, of Isham Smith, Jacob Hollingsworth, John and William Smith. | |||||||||||||||||||||||