There are, of course, many other North Carolina counties whose
records contain references to various Hollingsworths.  We have pub-
lished a large percentage of the records of counties where the more
recognizable families dwelt, as well as some as yet unidentified.
[also see HR 16-1]

    You readers may remember the article published in HR for Decem-
ber, 1966, page 131 wherein the news of Frederick Hollingsworth's ar-
rival in New York aboard the Brigantine "William," July 20, 1829, is 
announced.  From that time until now, I had no certain idea of where
he was in La Porte, Indiana, and obtained a marriage license with the
bride intended, Elizabeth Brown.  The fact that he didn't seem to ap-
pear anywhere in the United States Census of 1830 was for a long time
a real mystery.  (There was a Frederick in the Knox County, Indiana
area, but facts don't admit him to be ours.)  Though I had personally
been satisfied with the search, feeling that I had either missed him
by moving too fast, or that the census takers had done so, since he
was, at the time, but a single man, the possibility of omission not
being the least remote.  I knew that, to fit known facts about him,
Frederick's census would have to admit of "a free white male 20-30
years old," and, an "alien, a foreigner not naturalized.  (The re-
quirement of a five year residency in U.S.A. was then in force.)  The
only real possibility was that he was the "1 alien" (mistakenly pub-
lished as "2 aliens" in our copy) in the household of "B. Hollings-
worth" in Cincinnati, Ohio. (See HR Vol. 2 page 114 Ohio 1830 no. 5.)
There are two young males in this household, one of them between 20
and 30 years of age.  I also knew that other Irish born Hollingsworths
had lived in the same city as early as 1819.  Also the fact that Ed-
ward Hollingsworth, a supposed nephew of my Frederick (see p. 5) came
to Cincinnati in 1849, seemed to me to have some meaning.  Now, just
today (March 1, 1968) I have found what I consider proof.

    Recently I was combing Clermont County, Ohio, deed indexes, for 
several clients.  I always examine the "H" columns to get out any Hol-
lingsworth entries, and, when I turned to do so, there, staring up
at me from the screen of the film reader was the name I perhaps am
most attune to.  I copied down the particulars and ordered the film
containing the deed book.  Today this film arrived.  Here are brief ex-
tracts of the material:

    (1) Deed Book C2-27, Page 338, Clermont County, Ohio.  "I, Wil-
liam Holiday, for the sum of $400. in hand paid by FREDERICK HOLLINGS-
WORTH..." conveyance of 75 acres in Tate township, bounded by Ulrey's
Run, and a line on COOKE's land, and by LEED's land etc.  Signed by 
William Holliday and Marvan Holliday.  Dated May 16, 1831.  Recorded
May 20, 1831.  Witnesses:  THOMAS KIDD* and HENRY JONES, J.P.

    (2) Ditto, page 496.  "Know all men by these presents, that I,
FREDERICK HOLLINGSWORTH, for and in consideration of the sum of Six
Hundred Dollars lawful money of the United States to me in hand well
and truly paid by MATTHIAS EDWARDS, etc. sell, alien, release, con-
vey & confirm... a tract of 75 acres in Tate township, ... to wit:
Beginning at a stake and stone and a fallen poplar north east corner
of Kid's* land, thence north 66 West and with said Kidd's* line 120

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