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Katherine m. England? |
Edward Jr. b. by 1684 VA d. by 1743? |
Charles b. Apr 15, 1688 York Co. VA d. by 1748? Caroline Co. VA |
John b. 1688 VA d. 1757/8 Cumberland Co. VA |
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York County Virginia was formed in 1634, one of the earliest in the colonies
(see present day map
for location). |
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In 1673 Edward was a witness in a divorce suit by Herman Joyner against his wife
Sarah Joyner and a sea captain named William Woollard in Isle of Wight Co. VA.
Captain Woollard came from Harwich, Essex Co. England by 1666. After the divorce
suit, Sarah and William came to Chowan Precinct, Albemarle Co. NC with 10 other
people from VA. Among those were Edward Holloway and his wife Katherine, and
Thomas Gilliam. Capt. Woollard (died 1691), Thomas Gilliam (died 1702), and
Edward Smithwick Sr. (1648?-1716), were
neighbors of each other, and all three married Sarah in that order. In 1701,
at a meeting at the house of Thomas Gilliam, Edward Smithwick donated land for
the first church in the North Carolina colony. Sarah became Edward Smithwick's
third wife in 1702. |
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Albemarle County was formed in 1664 but by 1670 part of it had been split into
Chowan and Perquimans Precincts, both of which bordered Virginia. See
Map of the North Carolina
Counties in 1740. |
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Edward was granted 819 acres of land, "beginning in Mirey Meadow", in Charles City
Co. VA on Oct 23, 1690. |
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Prince George Co. VA was formed in 1703 from a portion of Charles City Co.
(see present day map
for location of Prince George Co.). At one time, its southern boundary was the North
Carolina line. Prince George of Denmark was the husband of England's reigning Queen
Anne. |
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On May 10, 1728, son Charles, of Prince George County, sold 100 acres of land to
John Goodwyn of Surry Co. VA. This land was in Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George Co.,
bounded by Mirey Meadow, "laid out of land left to John, Edward, and Charles Holoway
by their father, and is all of the part left to Charles Holloway... Signed,
Charles(x) Holloway". Witnesses were Thomas Goodwyn, Thomas Taylor, Jr., George Bagley.
[Prince George County, Virginia Deeds 1713-28, page 1099]. Thomas Taylor Jr.
would be the son of Thomas Taylor Sr., brother
of Edward Jr.'s wife Katherine Taylor, and
wife of Penelope Goodwyn, daughter of the witness Thomas Goodwyn. John Goodwyn
is possibly the eldest son of Peter Goodwin. |
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Holloways were frequent jurors in Caroline County between 1732 and 1745.
A Charles (son?) served 8 times and John (son?) 7 times. Also a William
served 6 times. [Colonial Caroline..., p. 353]. |
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Caroline County Virginia was formed in 1728
(see present day map
for location). |
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On Mar 11, 1748, the court grants a petition by Rachell Holloway to have
administration of the estate of Robert Hollaway
[Caroline Co. Deed Book, Part II, p.135]. Also in 1748, a Rachael Holloway
is listed as Executor for decedent Charles Holloway in Caroline Co. Rachel
could then be a wife of deceased Edward Jr. who may have been the executor (or
future executor) of the estate of his uncle Charles. |
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On Dec 13, 1751, relating to a "suit in chancery", by George Holloway and agent
Racheal Holloway, it was decreed in Prince George County that the Negroes given
by William Holloway to his wife if living be sold and money arising divided among
the children of William Holloway and each party to pay their own cost.
Exactly three months earlier there was a suit of trespass against Rachell Holloway
in Prince George County. She was ordered to pay damages to John Mason,
John Robinson, and Martin Trice. |
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Sources: Campbell, T.E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 473, 353. Caroline Co. Deed Book, Part II, p. 135. Culpeper County Va., Will Book A, 1749-1770, Va. State Archives. p.237, entry re: Rachael's distribution to son John Nov 20, 1760 of his father's estate. Prince George Co. Virginia Deeds 1713-28, p. 1099. |
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