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Descendants of John Holland

WHITE, DODD, HAMILTON, LANK, KING, CONWELL, LANK, GRAY, ROBBINS, CRAIG

Posted By: Rebecca Hobson (email)
Date: 9/6/2002 at 05:08:02

Alot of the descendants of John Holland of Sussex County, Delaware moved from Sussex County and migrated to Philadelphia. Many attended Jefferson Medical School in that State. They then
with their families migrated to Van Buren. Some
of the surnames are listed above.
I am looking for any information on these descendants or information that might tie them back to Philadelphia or Sussex County, Delaware.
I found some information on this site:
In 1840, my father, in company with a man named John White, started west to " spy out the land, " and to select a place to build homes. They went by water to Philadelphia; thence to Pittsburgh by stage, and then struck out across the country afoot. Imagine if you can, what a brave spirit possessed these men to undertake such a journey, on foot, through a sparsely settled country, without definite knowledge of the route to be followed. The settlements being far between, they were often compelled to stop early in the day, and at other times, travel far into the night, to find the shelter of a settler's cabin. Thus they traveled, until what is now western Indiana was reached, when they bought an Indian pony, and proceeded to " ride and tie " till they came to this vicinity. My father selected 360 acres which comprises the old Holland homestead a part of which is included in the now town of Milton. On the way home, entry of the land was made at Burlington, then a trading post and government land office, now a thriving city.

In 1842, he and his family, and company with five other families, set sail for the " land of promise. " His glowing tales of the beautiful prairies, fine timber, fertility of the soil, and cheapness of the land, induced these others to cast their lot with him, in quest of homes. The names of these other heads of families were Jonathan Downes, Samuel P. Rowland, Wm. R. King, Asbury Conwell, and Wm. Craig. In 1846 three other families came, John Lank, John Russell, and Robert R. Russell. Mr. Lank returned to his native state the next year. In 1847 other families came, Kendall B. Atkins, Notter Rogers, and Peter Lank (who also returned home). In the immediate neighborhood, families from other states were Wm. Gray, Newton McManis, John Hale Sr., John Hale Jr., Wm. Hale, Joseph Hale, Elisha Price, Elisha Harmon, George McManis, Dr. Logan Wallace, Charles Wandel, Wm. Webb and Wm. Kennedy.

There were also a number of families that came from Kent county, Delaware, early in the "forties". They were John Knight, James Price, George Pennington, Timothy Allison, Wm. Russell, Foster Collins, Thomas Hollingsworth, Catherine Hollingsworth, Vinson Stubbs, Joseph Beauchamp, Wm. L. Hargrove, and Daniel Collins. Of the entire number of early comers, only two survive to this date (December 1928), Hannah E. Hargrove and the writer.

Prior to our coming, a few families had erected cabins, the first of which was built by Bushrod Craven on land now owned by Roulette Hagler, formerly known as the Grey farm.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Becky

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