Note on above: These are early discoveries, pre Revolutionary settlements of these Hollingsworths. George is doubtless George4 son of Abraham3, Thomas2, Valentine1, Henrya, who went in 1760s from Frederick Co., Va. to S.C. (Stewart, p. 5). Jacob Hollingsworth was married to Betty Trammell, Daniel's daughter as shown by Daniel's will printed in HR years ago. Jacob is thought to be, but not proved to be Jacob4 of Joseph3 and Martha (Houghton) Hollingsworth, of Thomas2 above, per Stewart, p. 109 - Jacob is not in Stewart - we added him, but have not yet found proof. Jacob died in Union County, S.C. leaving a large family which intermixed with all those other cousins named Hollingsworth Quakers and ex-Quakers, until the sorting out has nearly been impossible. This James is beyond us. Or are we just too tired at 2:30 am to see who he could be?

Original files of Council Journals at State Archives, Columbia, S.C. 29211, film roll 10, E. 1p. Library of Congress. The petitions would be very valuable if the papers were kept.

The Maury Democrat, 12 Dec.1889, Maury Co., Tennessee, reported the death of former President Jefferson Davis, only chief executive of the Confederate States of America. Under the banner heading: The Dead Chieftain, and datelined New Orleans, the scene of the lying in state of the remains of Davis was painted. He lay in the Municipal Building. Thousands poured in. Then ..."Col. D. M. Hollingsworth this morning brought to the hall an old rifle used by him during the Mexican War which he exposed alongside his body. The weapon which is in excellent condition, bears the following inscription: 'Buena Vista, (Mexico) 23 Feb 1847. First Sgt. D. M. Hollingsworth, Co. A First Mississippi Rifles, Colonel Jefferson Davis.' These rifles were given to the members of the Mississippi Rifles, who served in the Mexican War by Act of Congress. As Col. Hollingsworth deposited the weapon near the coffin of his old commander, he began to weep. The scene was a most affecting one and moved many of the spectators to tears... Floral offers have been pouring in, and the coffin now looks as if placed at the head of a bank of flowers. The Army of Tennessee led with a design ten feet high, one of the handsomest floral offerings ever made here." (Follows a long biographical sketch which shows he was born in Christian (now Todd) County, Kentucky, so the two opposing chiefs in the American War of the Rebellion (pardon us, but that is the official title) were from the same state - Davis born 3 June 1808, Lincoln 12 Feb 1809.)

Jefferson Davis was one of the persons who helped David Marshall Hollingsworth get his pension- see HR Dec. 1973 p. 132, his affidavit dated 23 Aug 1887. Jefferson Davis was finally interred in 1893 in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, where your editor's great-granduncle, William J. Burt (1827-1898) and his wife and children are buried, alongside Nancy Birt (died 1866) editor's great-great-grandaunt, From Maghera, Co Derry, Ireland, on editor's mother's side. (Obit from Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers, (1980) by Jill L. Garrett, So. Hist. Press, Silas E. Lucas, Jr. Publisher.)