Zebulon Hollingsworth Sr. (1696 - 1763)

Born 1696 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Mauldin) Hollingsworth — married 18 Apr 1727 in St. Mary's Parish, Province of Maryland

Husband of Mary (Jacobs) Hollingsworth — married 25 Jul 1741 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1763 at about age 67 in Cecil County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

Zebulon Hollingsworth was born in Cecil County, Maryland in 1696, the son of Henry Hollingsworth and Elizabeth Atkinson.

Zebulon was a large land owner, a magistrate, an officer in the Cecil County Militia and the president of the Cecil County Court. ^[1]

• Zebulon Hollingsworth Patented the follow tracts in Cecil County either himself or in conjunction with others: ^[2]

* 1716 "Hollingsworth's Inspection" - 25 acres.

* 1716 "Hollingsworth Parcels" - 400 acres. Patented by Abraham Hollingsworth to Zebulon Hollingsworth and others.

* 1733 "Zebulon's Fancy" - 150 acres.

* 1734 "Hollingsworth's Second Parcel" - 85 acres. Certificate in name of Abraham Hollingsworth.

* 1743 - "Clement's Venture" - 200 acres, Patented with James Armstrong and in the name of Michael Clements.

* 1750 "Worth Little" - 69 acres.

• Oct 1733: Zebulon Hollingsworth, innkeeper and his wife Ann, conveyed for £ 40, to Hugh Morgan, farmer, a tract of 150 acres called Zebulon's Fancy on the west branch of Elk River. Land is where said Hugh Morgan now lives. ^[3]

• In 1740, a Foot Company of the Cecil County Militia was under the command of Capt. Zebulon Hollingsworth. Officers included Lieutenant Moses Alexander, and Ensign William Currer. ^[4]

“Elk Landing” plantation at the head of the Elk River, was started by Henry Hollingsworth in 1711 and expanded by his son Zebulon Hollingsworth in 1727 and 1735. ^[5] Note: See Henry Hollingsworth for earlier history of Elk Neck and Elk Landing.

• Hollingsworth House - About 1750 Zebulon Hollingsworth built the approximately 30 x 30 foot left hand section as a brick two story dwelling. In the mid-1800s it was gutted by fire and rebuilt as three stories with a low pitched roof. Also the two story right hand side addition was added and the entire structure stuccoed. ^[6] [1]

Zebulon was an active member of St. Mary Ann's Parish Church.

Zebulon ran a flour mill on the Elk River.

Additional Information

Zebulon was the paternal sixth great-grandfather of Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle.

Marriage & Family

1) Marriage St. Mary Ann's Parish Register

"1727 April 18th then was married Zeb'n Hollingsworth to Ann Mauldin." Ann was the daughter of Col. Francis Maulden, of Cecil County. ^[7]

They were the parents of six children:

- Elizabeth b. 1728 m. -?- Veazey

- Stephen b. 1730 died 1740 Nov'r 8th before his 10th year.

- Jesse b. 1732 - 1810

- Zebulon b. 1735 - 1812

- Henry b. 1737 - 1803

- Levi b. 1739 - 1824

St. Mary's Parish Register

- Birth of Henry to Ann

- Birth of Levi to Ann

- 1740 Nov'r 8th then was buryed Steven...............

- 1740 Nov'r 13th then was buryed Ann Hollingsworth

2) Marriage St. Mary's Parish Register

"1741 July 21st then was married Zeb. Hollingsworth to Mary Jacob." ^[8]

Mary was the mother of seven more children:

- Jacob b. 1742 - 1803

- Lydia b. 1744 - 1812

- Thomas b. 1747 - 1815

- Stephen b. 1749 - 1822

- John b. 1752 - 1808

- David b. 1754- 1775

- Samuel b. 1757 - 1830

Death

Zebulon died in 1763 and was buried in the family graveyard on the Elk River near his home.^[9]. Zebulon was moved from the Hollingsworth and Partridge family burial ground in 1883 and re-interred in the Elkton Cemetery. --Cecil Whig, March 31, 1883 [2]

Sources

1. ↑ Peden, H.C. "Inhabitants of Cecil Co, MD 1649-1774", p. 51
2. ↑ Peden, H.C. "Inhabitants of Cecil Co, MD 1649-1774", p. 2, 13 & 29
3. ↑ Cecil Co Deed S.K, No 6, folio 153-156
4. ↑ Peden, H.C. "Inhabitants of Cecil Co, MD 1649-1774", p. 51-52
5. ↑ NPS, NationalRegister – “Elk Landing” Cecil Co, Md. CE-132, Item: 8, Pg:4-6
6. ↑ Historical Marker Database, Hollingsworth House, Elkton in Cecil County, Maryland
7. ↑ familysearch.org Register Log of St. Mary's Parish Joppa] page 285 (image 199 image attached)
8. ↑ familysearch.org Register Log of St. Mary's Parish Joppa] page 288 (image 201 image attached)
9. ↑ archive.org. William B. Hollingsworth, “Hollingsworth Genealogical Memoranda in the United States from 1682 to 1884.” Baltimore 1884.

• Hollingsworth House Historical Marker [3]
• Grave of Zebulon Hollongsworth [4]
• Joseph Adger Stewart, Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. (Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton & Co. Incorporated, 1925), pg. 2-A.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2021), memorial page for Zebulon Hollingsworth (1696–8 Aug 1763), Find a Grave Memorial no. 48850226, citing Elkton Cemetery, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by jane hall (contributor 47286318) .
• Maryland Historic Trust, CE-132, "Elk Landing" [5]
• National Parks Service, NPGalery Digital Asset Management System, National Register of Digital Assets, Elk Landing [6]
• Archives of Maryland, vol 42 1740-1744, Sep 21-Oct 29, 1742, Lower House Sep 21-Oct 29, 1 [7]
• Zebulon Hollingsworth in the Family Data Collection - Births [8]
• Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774, Maryland Militia Captain Zebulon Hollingsworth [9]
• Zebulon Hollingsworth in the Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [10]
• Zebulon Hollingsworth in the Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots [11]
• Lebulon Hollingsworth in the 1810 United States Federal Census [12]