one third title to them, along with the sister of his deceased wife
Elizabeth (Jones), Mary Dalton and her brother-in-law William Robinson.
The Edward Dalton above referred to who married Susan Hollingsworth, was
a son of this said Mary (Jones) Dalton. The land descended to them from
JOhn Jones of Abbeybrenney, Co. Wexford (died 1798), Leigh, after Jones'
death. Clonard totalled 182 acres.
Alluding briefly to other comments in Mrs Allen's letter, the
Hollingsworths did own nearly 500 acres. They held 1/3 of Clonard,
as described above, as well as a little over 360 acres in Ballycanew
Parish, County Wexford, as proved by the Tithe Applotments, c1833.
(HR Vol. 2, pp. 35, 36, 72-74.) The lands of Ballinakill, leased in
1746 and reconfirmed to John Hollingsworth in 1782, descended to his
son, Samuel, at John's death in 1791, probably bequeathed to Samuel
by the last will and testament of John Hollingsworth. (Abstract has
been published in HR. Original will perished, along with copy.) This
is the strongest evidence that John Hollingsworth (1789-1877) the
father of Eliza Johnston, was Samuel's, rather than Thomas' son - that
he, as eldest son and heir at law to Samuel, would inherit Ballinakill
on the death intestate of his father.
At the signing of the marriage articles confirming Clonard upon
this John Hollingsworth, my Frederick' Hollingsworth was the chief
witness! All of this is really thrilling, and constitutes a "New
Adventure" indeed! (For other details, see HR (HOLLINGSWORTH REGISTER)
vol. 1, pp. 70, 71, 74, 75, 166-168; Vol. 2, page 26, Deeds 56, 57.)
Edward Thomas Hollingsworth was born Dec. 15, 1823, at Ballinakill,
Ballycanew Parish, County Wexford, Ireland; died June 14, 1903, at his
home, No. 807 Hutchins Avenue, Avondale, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio,
in his 80th year. He is buried in the family vault in the Cemetery of
Spring Grove, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. He ws baptized in the
St. Mogue's Protestant Church, Ballycanew, Jan. 10, 1824, the third
child of John and Susannah (Hollingsworth) Hollingsworth of Ballinakill.
His father's parents are believed to be Samuel and Anne (Earl)
Hollingsworth, of Ballinakill. His mother's parents, as proved by
records, were William & Elizabeth (Jones) Hollingsworth, of Cranacrower,
Ballycanew Parish. Edward's parents were first cousins, his two
grandfathers being the sons of John & Elizabeth Hollingsworth (or
Hollinsworth) of Ballinakill.
Edward married, Nov. 25, 1852, Cincinnati, (by Cyrus Brooks,
Minister of the Gospel) SUSANNAH KIDD. She was the fourth child
and second daughter of George and Martha (HOLLINGSWORTH) Kidd, then of
Askamore, Parish of Carnew, Co. Wexford-Wicklow, but afterwards of
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. Martha Hollingsworth Kidd was a sister to
Edward T. Hollingsworth's mother, Susannah Hollingsworth. Again we
meet the strong tendecy toward close intermarriage which we observed
in the family of Pratt's Hollow, New York. (HR Vol. 3, pp. 101-105;
133-136.) As in the case of that family, so with the family of our
present subject, the number of descendants has decreased and is now
nearly extinct in the male line. Many bachelors and spinsters seem to
indicate a fear of marrying or producing families after such kinship
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