Sarah (Holliday) McGuire (1757 - 1836)

Born 12 Feb 1757 in Albemarle County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Allegany McGuire — married 27 Jun 1782 in Henry County, VA

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1836 at age 79 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Sarah Holliday (Holladay and other spellings) was born in 1757 in Albemarle Co., Virginia. She was the daughter of Robert Holladay. Her mother's name may have been Mary or Polly.

Around 1771-72 Sarah's father moved from Albemarle Co. to Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The first land record for Robert here was in 1772, for 200 acres on the Pigg River purchased from Joseph Bird. Robert later acquired other land along nearby Chestnut Creek but his land on Pigg River may be important in understanding how Robert's daughter, Sarah, met her future husband, Allegany McGuire, son of Zachariah McGuire. About a year after Robert acquired his Pigg River tract, Francis McGuire acquired 240 acres, also on Pigg River, and also purchased from Joseph Bird. Francis McGuire and Zachariah McGuire were both from the Goochland/Cumberland Co., VA area, although their family relationship remains unclear. But when Zachariah moved into then Henry Co., it is very possible he lived, at least for a time, on the Pigg River property of Francis McGuire. This may explain how Sarah Holliday, born in Albemarle Co., met and married a man born in Cumberland Co.

In 1782, Sarah married Allegany McGuire in Henry Co. In late 1784, Allegany and Sarah left Henry Co. and moved to Wilkes Co., Georgia. It's likely that all of their known children were born there.

Sometime prior to 1815, Allegany and Sarah left Georgia and moved to Tennessee, probably first to Williamson Co., but they acquired land in Maury Co. by May 1816 and settled there, remaining until Sarah passed away in 1836. Allegany survived her and lived with son Holliday McGuire after her death.

Sources

• The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 21, No. 3 (July 1913), pp. 277-280; p. 277, Marriage License Bonds from the files of the Clerk’s office, by C. B. Bryant, Martinsville, VA; p. 279, McGuire, Allegania – Sarah Holliday, 27 June 1782.

• 7 August 1820 Federal Census, Maury Co., TN; Aleganey Maguire (ancestry indexed as Abedney Magmier and Alzaney Magwier); 1 male >45 (<1775), Allegany McGuire; 1 female 16-26 (1794-1804); 1 female >45 (<1775), Sarah Holliday McGuire; 3 persons engaged in agriculture; 3 slaves.

• Source: S-265835721 Repository: #R-849128072 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=60822538&pid=85
• Repository: R-849128072 Name: Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kaitlyn Black for creating WikiTree profile Holliday-375 through the import of Black Family Tree.ged on Oct 21, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kaitlyn and others.