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I would like to propose a THEORY about a Mildred Hollinger, born about 1730, probably in Virginia, and who married circa 1749 a Richard Gaines. This THEORY needs more research to find evidence to confirm or refute it.
First, there are numerous submissions to the Latter Day Saints database (www.familysearch.org) and to World Connect (www.rootsweb.com) that state that Richard Gaines of Virginia married a Mildred Hollinger. One "primary" source is the Douglas Register, a listing of baptisms and other events kept by the Reverend Douglas of Virginia. The Register includes the following:
Rich: Gaines & Mildred Hollinger
Milly born Jan: 1 1761 Baptized 1761 Mar: 15
Richard Gaines & Mildred Hollanger
Elizabeth born Ap: 15 1763 Baptized 1763 Sep: 18
Many researchers believe that Richard and Mildred (Hollinger) Gaines had moved to Goochland County from the area of Culpeper County, VA sometime between 1750 (when their son Richard was reportedly born there) and 1761 and then, about 1764, moved on to Charlotte County, VA. Apparently a deed or other land record shows that Richard Gaines of Goochland County purchased 513 acres from William White. William White had earlier purchased 1026 acres from David Caldwell. David Caldwell had received the 1026 acres via patent 15 July 1760. (I believe this David Caldwell was connected to the "Caldwell Settlement" or "Cubbs Creek Settlement" in present-day Charlotte County.) The David Caldwell Patent is recorded in Virginia Patent Book 34 at page 562.
A Richard Gaines appears in certain Charlotte County records as late as 1787 and reportedly wrote a will there on March 19, 1800.
I would like to propose a THEORY about Mildred Hollinger. First, it seems that an overwhelming number of Hollingers were of Swiss and/or German origin, and some came to Pennsylvania. Of course, some Pennsylvania "Deutsch" migrated South into Virginia starting in about the 1730s. There were also, however, certain Germans who had settled, in and following 1714, at a mining enterprise called "Germanna" under the auspices of Virginia's governor, Alexander Spotswood. Apparently the location of the Germanna settlement was about 15 miles East of the modern-day town of Culpeper (in Culpeper County). Is it possible that Mildred Hollinger was the descendant of some German settlers of the Germanna Colony?? The name "Mildred" is listed in name dictionaries as of "Old English" (meaning Anglo-Saxon) origin, and of course that is Germanic. Some sources say that the name "Mildred" (or variants of Mildrid and Mildrud) were given to daughters by German parents. So could Mildred (Hollinger) Gaines have been of German ancestry?
There are postings on this Genforum about a Titus Hollinger who reportedly came from Ireland, but reportedly had German roots. History buffs might suggest that when the Palatines began leaving the Rhine Valley in "Germany" in about 1710, some were resettled in Ireland (and some in the Hudson Valley of New York, and some in North Carolina??). Perhaps the "Irish" Hollingers were originally of German ancestry?
If anyone has any information on any Hollingers in the Culpeper County area of Virginia, please contact me directly at duaneaboggs@live.com.
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