George Holloway (1709 - 1759)

Born 20 Feb 1709 in Charles Church of Charles Parish, York, Virginia, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Unknown) Holloway — married 1735 in York, Virginia, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died Jul 1759 at age 50 in Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America

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Biography

George was born on 20 Feb 1709 in York County, Virginia and baptized in Charles Parish. He was the son of David Holloway and Elizabeth Mathews ^[1].

He married Elizabeth MNU about 1734 in York County given the Charles Parish records that document many of their children despite not having a precise marriage record. There are competing theories as to Elizabeth's maiden name but no sources have been presented and many have been debunked as conflation with other Holloway families.

George died about Jul 1759 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia. Burial details are unknown, but likely to have been on his large property in what is now Mecklenburg County, Virginia due east of Boydton and just south of modern-day Midway.

Timeline

The following timeline contains a mishmash of past profile updates. The page numbers given on certain events are presumed to have come from public court order and deed books in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, but certain context has been lost in profile updates. Additional work will be needed to relocate and properly cite these sources.

24 Dec 1734 - 1 Feb 1735

William Holloway, son of George and Elizabeth MNU, was born and baptized in Charles Parish, York Co., Virginia ^[2].

20 Oct 1738

Bennett Holloway, son of George and Elizabeth MNU, was baptized in Charles Parish, York Co., Virginia ^[3].

4 Aug 1752

p. 165, Ordered that Hutchins Burton, GEORGE HOLLOWAY, Henry Noward and John Speed do view the way to the Ferry petitioned for by William Abbott and the way to Jefferson's ferry and report which is the most convenient way, here to the next Court. ^[4]

18 Aug 1753

p. 63. p. 330, GEORGE HOLLOWAY is appointed surveyor of the road from Allens Creek Bridge to Mile's Creek.

1 Oct 1754,

p. 78. p. 191, On the motion of GEORGE HOLLOWAY, leave is granted him to turn Jefferson's Ferry Road into Church Road.

1 Oct 1754

p. 78. p. 192, GEORGE HOLLOWAY is appointed Surveyor of the road called Jeffersons' Ferry Road and of the road leading from Mile's Creek to Allen's Creek.

7 Nov 1754

p. 79 , p. 235, County Levy- to George Holloway for setting up three sign boards.

7 May 1755

p. 84 p. 349, George Holloway is appointed surveyor of the road leading from Ruffin's old mill to the Church Road and it is ordered that he, together with Ruffin's and John Speed's male labouring tithable persons do forthwith clear and keep same in repair.

22 May 1756

William Moss, carpenter, of Granville Co., NC to George Holloway of Lunenburg Co., VA, land on both sides of Bowhouse Creek at William Eaton's line, containing 640 acres in consideration of 16 pounds, 2 shillings, 6 pence current money of Virginia. Witnesses: John Hawkins, How'd King. ^[5][6]

16 Aug 1756

Grant of 1063 acres in the fork of Church Creek to George Holloway on 16 Aug 1756 ^[7].

18 April 1758

George Holloway of Lunenburg Co., VA to George Lamkin of Granville Co., NC, 640 acres for 60 pounds Virginia money, surveyed for William Moss on both sides of Bowhouse Creek at William Eaton's corner. Witness: John Hawkins, Rob't A. Davis. ^[8][6]

6 Jul 1759

George's last will was witnessed on 6 Jul 1759 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia and proven in court on 7 Aug 1759 ^[9]. Below is an abstract:

I, George Holloway of Lunenburg, being very weak and sick........

To my son Wm Holloway - 177 acres, joining the place called Dunkins.

To my son Bennitt Holloway - 177 acres, joining where Harris lives.

To my son John Holloway - 177 acres, joining where Yates lives.

To my son James Holloway - 177 acres, including the plantation whereon I now live.

To my son George Holloway - 177 acres, to be laid off for him.

To my son Thomas Holloway - 177 acres, to be laid off for him.

I want John Speed, John Ballard, George Farrar, and Henry Deloney, or any 2 of them, to lay out the several tracts of land above mentioned, as my sons George and Thomas shall think convenient.

To my daughters Dianah and Ann - 30 lbs apiece.

I want Bennitt Holloway to keep my Negro wench, Diana, and pay all the rest of my children a proportionable part of 50 lbs, and that the rest of my estate be sold, and the money arising to be equally divided between all my children, only my son William, to allow 10 lbs for a horse I have already given him. And if any of my children die before they come of age, their part to be equally divided among the survivors.

Signed Jul 6, 1759 - George Holloway (X his mark).

Executors - my son Bennitt and Henry Deloney.

Witnesses - John Speed, John BALLARD, Joseph Dobson.

7 Aug 1759

At Aug 7, 1759 Court, the within will of the deceased was presented by the executors, and the same was proved by the oaths of the witnesses, and ordered to be recorded. On the motion of the executors, certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of said will, whereupon they, with John Ballard and John Speed, their securities, entered into [bond].

20 Sep 1759

An inventory of the estate of George HOLLOWAY, deceased made 20 September 1759 by John BALLARD, Dennis LARKE and George BASKERVILLE - value 163 pounds 8 shillings - ordered recorded ^[10].

7 Feb 1760

p. 123. Page 67, BENNETT HOLLOWAY is appointed surveyor of the road whereof GEORGE HOLLOWAY was the late surveyor. And it is ordered that he together with the assistance that assisted the said George on the said road do forth with clear and keep the same in repair according to law

5 Dec 1760

An account current of the estate of George HOLLOWAY, deceased, returned to Court 5 Dec 1760 by Henry DELONY, executor. Balance due orphans of George HOLLOWAY, deceased, 247 pounds 1 shilling 2 pence - account approved 5 May 1761 by John SPEED and Thomas LANIER, Comm ^[11].

7 Apr 1761

Son Bennett is appointed guardianship of Thomas and Ann, minor orphans of George Holloway deceased. The given name Ann is presumed an interchangeable nickname for same daughter referred to as Nancy in other records ^[12].

10 Aug 1761

A contract of indenture for apprenticeship written 10 Aug 1761 was recorded 5 Oct 1761 in Lunenburg Co., VA for John, the son of George Holloway of Lunenburg Co., VA deceased. John is to be apprentice of Miss Theophilus Field & son & William Call, merchants of Prince George Co., VA, to learn the act and history of a merchant for a term of about three years (10 Oct 1764) ^[13]

3 Jan 1765

William Holloway of Lunenburg Co., VA in consideration of the sum 40 pounds current money of Virginia sells 354 acres on Church Branch to Robert Cunningham of same to the beginning being part of the 1,063 acres granted to George Holloway by patent dated 16 Aug 1756. Witnesses: Jno Speed Jr, Drury Collier, Noah Dortch, John Holloway, John Ballard Jr ^[14]

after Mar 1782

After the death of George's son John, John's siblings appeared in court to divide his estate ^{[15] [16]}:

In the case of William Holloway, Burnett (Bennett) Holloway, Dicey Cox (formerly Holloway), and Nathan Winkfield and Nancy his wife (formerly Holloway) VS James Holloway and heirs, devisees and representatives of George Holloway, dec'd, the defendents are found to be not inhabitants of this commonwealth, and are to appear at February Court next.

In case of Holloway et als VS Holloways, commissioners are to make sale of 1/2 of land called "Coutts".

It seems clear that "Dicey Cox" was the daughter Dianah named in George's will, and "Nancy Winkfield" was the daughter Ann mentioned in George's will.

5 Jul 1818 to 5 Nov 1818

James Holloway of Jessamine Co., Kentucky appoints his nephew George Holloway of Bourbon Co., Kentucky power of attorney in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia in matters pertaining to the estate of his his brother John in Prince George Co., Virginia ^{[17] [18]}:

John Holloway my brother, of Prince George Virginia, died many years since leaving a considerable estate, a part of which is coming to me since the death of the said John's wife who departed this life some time since.

This record nearly 60 years after the death of George provides key evidence that the James S. Holloway of Jessamine Co., Kentucky and John Holloway of Prince George Co., Virginia were indeed brothers and sons of George. It also highlights that George Holloway of Bourbon Co., Kentucky was the grandson of George and son of neither James nor John.

Research Notes

Son William Holloway

There are currently two William Holloways linked as the son of George and Elizabeth claimed to be the husband of Martha Ballard:

• William Holloway (1734-1784)
• William Holloway (1734-abt.1827)

Past research seems to have conflated two William Holloways as demonstrated in "Poquoson Families, Volume II" (Willett, 2002) ^[19]:

William Holloway was born on December 24, 1735, York County, Virginia.

William Holloway died in 1827 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. He was a man of considerable wealth, as proved by his will dated November 20, 1784, which left his estate to his four sons.

The will and four sons referenced here belong to William Holloway (1734-1784) who died in 1784 in Brunswick Co. There is little reason to believe that William's will was written and proven 1784 in Brunswick Co, but that he died 43 years later in Mecklenburg Co.

The William Holloway (1734-1784) who died 1784 Brunswick Co. made no mention of property in Lunenburg/Mecklenburg Co. in his last will. There are records of a William Holloway enumerated alongside Bennett Holloway in tax lists in Mecklenburg Co. well after 1784.

The conflation of these two William Holloways might be explained by coincidental geographical overlap in Edgefield, South Carolina. One of George's sons, George Holloway, Jr. (abt.1747-bef.1806), married in Charlotte Co., Virginia and removed to Edgefield with his in-laws around the same time that descendants of William Holloway of Brunswick Co. removed there en masse. It is unclear why that family largely left Brunswick Co. for South Carolina, but they clearly held none of the property in Lunenburg/Mecklenburg that stayed in George's family for at least a generation.

The male downline of William Holloway (1734-abt.1827) of Mecklenburg Co, VA has Y-DNA representation in the Holloway Y-DNA Project that matches a descendant of Bennett Holloway. These descendants collectivley match Y-DNA with descendants of George Holloway's brother David Holloway Jr. (1703-1789). The project currently has no representation from the highly sought Y-line of William Holloway (1734-1784) of Brunswick Co. for comparison.

Elizabeth's Maiden Name

There seems to be no evidence surfacing that Elizabeth's maiden name was Carmack. This attribution may be the result of historical conflation with contemporary Holloways in Caroline Co, Virginia.

We know of a John Holloway II (abt.1728-bef.1769) in that line who married Elizabeth Cammack. Elizabeth Cammack has also previously been confused as the wife of that John's own uncle George Holloway (bef.1713-bef.1772) of Caroline Co., Virginia. That George Holloway, rather, married Elizabeth "Betty" Slaughter.

Neither John nor George of Caroline Co. are suspected given modern evidence to be related to the George Holloway of Lunenburg Co., Virginia in this profile at least within many generations. How the entanglement in the Caroline family would have resulted in this George Holloway's wife being ascribed the wrong maiden name is unclear, but the spelling is coincidental enough that it requires a high degree of skepticism.

See this webpage for further discussion, keeping in mind that the bulk of this discussion is framed in the context of a Caroline Co., Virginia family not the one in this profile.

Y-DNA

The Holloway Y-DNA Project is interested in Y-DNA data from male descendants of this George Holloway (and others for that matter). If you have the Holloway surname, your Y-DNA results could help untangle past Holloway research.

Sources

1. ↑ Histories and Registers of Charles Parish. In "Charles Parish, York County, Virginia, history and registers: Births 1648-1789, deaths 1665-1787" (pp. 99, 106–108). Citing George Holloway as the son of David by Elizabeth in family birth and christening records in Charles Parish, York, Virginia.
2. ↑ Histories and Registers of Charles Parish. In "Charles Parish, York County, Virginia, history and registers: Births 1648-1789, deaths 1665-1787" (pp. 99, 106–108). Citing William Holloway as the son of George and Elizabeth MNU in birth and christening records in Charles Parish, York, Virginia.
3. ↑ Bell, L. C. (1932). Histories and Registers of Charles Parish. In "Charles Parish, York County, Virginia, history and registers: Births 1648-1789, deaths 1665-1787" (pp. 99, 106–108); Citing Bennett Holloway was the son of George and Elizabeth MNU in birth and christening records in Charles Parish, York, Virginia.
4. ↑ Pawlett and Boyd (1993), "Lunenburg County road orders, 1746-1764". Report Number : VTRC 93-R17, p. 50; 4 Aug 1752, abstract of road order in Lunenburg County.
5. ↑ Granville County North Carolina, Deed Books, Vol. C, p. 86. 22 May 1756, Deed from William Moss of Granville, NC to George Holloway of Lunenburg, VA.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Abstracts of The Early Deeds of Granville County NC 1746 - 1765 by Zae Hargett Gwynn.
7. ↑ Mecklenburg County Virginia, Land Grants, Vol. 34, p. 108; 16 Aug 1756, land patent to George Holloway for 1063 acres along Church Creek.
8. ↑ Granville County North Carolina, Deed Books, Vol. C2, p. 493. 18 April 1758. Deed from George Holloway of Lunenburg, VA to George Lamkin.
9. ↑ Lunenburg Co., VA Will Book 1, p. 264 (abstract), USGenWeb archives. Lunenburg County, Virginia, Wills 1746-1825, by Landon C. Bell; Part 2: HATCHETT - WREN. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access
10. ↑ Lunenburg County Virginia, Will Books, Vol. 2, p. 108; 20 Sep 1759, inventory of George Holloway's estate ordered to be recorded on 3 Jun 1760
11. ↑ Lunenburg County Virginia, Will Books, Vol. 2, p. 91; 5 Dec 1760, accounting for orphans in estate of George Holloway. Recorded: 5 May 1761
12. ↑ Lunenburg County Virginia, Court Record, 7 Apr 1761
13. ↑ Lunenburg County Virginia Deed Book Vol. 6 p. 490. John Holloway, son of George Holloway dec'd, indentured as apprentice to Miss Theophilus Field & son & William Call, merchants of Prince George Co., VA.
14. ↑ Mecklenburg County Virginia, Deed Books, Vol. 1, pp. 95-7; 3 Jan 1765, William Holloway sells 354 acres on Church Branch to Robert Cunningham.
15. ↑ Benjamin Weisiger III, Prince George County, p. 393-5. [A better citation of this book is needed]
16. ↑ Benjamin Weisiger III, Prince George County, (p. 90?), p. 424. [A better citation of this book is needed]
17. ↑ Mecklenburg County Virginia, Deed Books, Vol. 17, pp. 486-88; 5 Nov 1818, power of attorney from James Holloway of Jessamine Co to nephew George of Bourbon County in matters of brother John's estate
18. ↑ Rootsweb forum post regarding Capt. James Holloway of VA & KY (archived by Internet Archive)
19. ↑ Willett, A. J. (2002). WILLIAM HOLLOWAY and UNKNOWN Of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Poquoson Families, Volume II, In The Holloway, Messick, and Linton families of the Poquoson District, York County, Virginia: Being George Holloway, Zadok Messick, and Elijah Linton of Poquoson District, York County, Virginia (p. 32). essay, Heritage Books.

See also:

• Landon C. Bell, Charles parish : York country, Virginia, history and registers, births 1648-1789, deaths 1665-1787 (1932); Holloway baptisms on pages 106-107.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR5B-J2Q : 5 December 2014), George Hollaway, 20 Feb 1709; citing CHARLES PARISH,YORK,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 1033913 IT 10.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR5B-81Q : 5 December 2014), George Holloway in entry for William Holloway, 24 Dec 1735; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1033913 IT 10.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR5Y-GBB : 5 December 2014), George Halloway in entry for Bennet Halloway, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1033913 IT 10.
• Lunenburg County, Virginia, Mixed records, Vols. 1-3 1746-1791, Will Book 1, pp. 264-5; 7 Aug 1759, Last will of George Holloway.
• Lunenburg County, Virginia, Mixed records, Vols. 1-3 1746-1791, Will Book 2, pp. 108-10; 20 Sep 1759, Estate inventory of George Holloway, deceased.
• Lunenburg County, Virginia, Mixed records, Vols. 1-3 1746-1791, Will Book 2, p. 91; 5 Dec 1760, Account of sales for estate of George Holloway, deceased.