The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13

her sister, Lucretia. Daniel Thompson
married Miss Legate, of Brunswick.
These brothers were from Berlin, Md.
Of their descendants Thomas was muir
dered by Tories near Clinton, Jacob was
captured in the battle of Camden and
carried to Charleston, never to be heard
from afterwards; James did service in
the Revolution and was often elected
to the Legislature after the war. The
Clarks were among the earlier settlers.
They were people of wealth and also Of
refined taste and elegant culture. One
of them built, about two miles north of
Faison, what is q fine specimen of the
best class Of colonial homes. II s yet
starCing and after more than hun
dred years is still, with few exceptions,
the best house in the county. The lawn,
the garden, the flowers, the street On
which stood the negro cabins were
greatly superior to those which one usu-
ally finds in new settlements. Another
of the Clarks builded a similar house
one mile west of Faison. 1t was burn
ed by the Federal soldiers in the spring
of 1865. Still another residence of SINH
lar style was owned by Samuel Dunn.
His education had been completed in
Dublin and literature was his recreation
from the cares of business. His library
would be considered good one even in
these times of abundant and cheap
books. He came, 1886, from Kent coun
ty. where his family mad been rather
prominent one for more than hundred
years: married a sister of Hon. Charles
Hooks, died 1929.
The Boliingsworth family was the
Oldest and also one of the first to set
tie in the county. According TO Burke,
Lended Gentry, they were comfortably
settled in England before the Conquest.
Valentine Hollingsworth came to
America with William Penn, 1882 and for
almost twenty years was a member OF
the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Two
of his defendants, Stephen and Henry,
came to Duplin and settled on Stuarts
Creek. Others of the family followed.
John was a member of the Convention
at Halifax, April, 1776 Charles was
lieutenant IN the battalion which was
formed for the defence of the coast
about Wilmington. Samuel was
leader of the patriots in Cumberland.
Henry and Zebulon, sons Of the first
Henry that, come out, were pensioned
by order of Congress in 1893. for mill
tary service during the Revolution.
Stephen was a man of large landed es-
tate, a Baptist minister, a stirring pa
trot in Rladen where such men were
much needed. Some years after the
establishment of the Hollingsworths on
Stuart's creek the Aldermans came
fra,
the same region, drawn probably by
some tie Of acquaintance or religious be-
lief They came from England where
! they were out of harmony with the
, Established Church and therefore un-
pleasantly situated in their homes.
Prof. Alderman, superintendent of grad
ed schools in Henderson, has among his
heir looms a writing desk which was
brought over by the family on their
first coming to America. Thomas Kin
near (Conier) was sheriff of Duplin
The first of the name in Maryland was
Philip Confer who, 1S47, was appointed
by Governor Calvert a commissioner of
Kent county, and, 1862, was appointed
commander of the county. But there is
not time or space for more of these de-
tails of person and family history. The
making of Duplin was the work of men
such as those whose names have been
mentioned. OF course there were many
others Some came from other colonies
but no other province furnished so many
settlers of such excellent quality as
Maryland. 1t is proof of the character
Of the people that for twenty-seven
years Duplin furnished the Congress-
man for the district in which 1t is stu
ated. 1t also gave TO the State an ex-
cellent Governor
OF course people like these would not
be indifferent to the education of their
children. BESIDES the neighborhood and
| family schools there were at very
early period two academies of high
grade. One of them. now known as the
| James Sprunt Institute, was at irst
Grove Academy and stood mile be-
! yoDd the town limits. For many years
| it had very extensive patronage and
! it is still quite as flourishing as ever.
| The other was Green Academy, about
| three miles north of Faison and rival
| ling the Grove in reputation and patron
age. 1t was conducted by such men
| as Hustled. of Raleigh, and the Elliots,
A. M. Green, of the family now in