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Descendants of Robert Holloway

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT¹ HOLLOWAY was born Abt. 1710, and died 1778 in Orange County, North Carolina. He married MARTHA. She died Aft. 1778 in North Carolina.

Notes for ROBERT HOLLOWAY:
All information on Robert born 1710 through to- Andrew Jackson Holloway born about 1837, husband of Peggy Margaret Tharp, was gathered by John T. Barr, Easley South Carolina.
Thanks John!
The following is John T. Barr's Cover page...
ANDREW'S PARENTS
Holloways are known to have been in Tennessee as long as records have been kept there, at least as early as the 1790's. Most were from VA or NC as far as can be determined and they lived in the only settled areas, the original Jefferson county in the northeast and Davidson, which then comprised the north central Curnberland River loop.
TWO major Holloway lines were established there before 1820. The first was founded by William and his sister Obedience, who with other members of their family came to Tennessee from Granville Co., NC. This was one of the early group of counties formed when North and South Carolina were separated. This area was named for the Earl to whom the area had been given by the King of England. It was along the north central border of the state, in what now is the Raleigh-
Durham area. Parts of Orange County were taken from it in 1752. Wake Co. was erected from Orange in 1771. They came to TN before 1810 and lived for a while in the Roane County area, just west of what is now Knoxville, then went to Marion County when it was opened legally to whites after the natives were removed. Several of their land grants date from 5 July 1824, the official first day of the county.
Obedience had married Green Hill Pryor, whose names were from two maternal lines. They maintained homes in both Roane and Marion Counties, and he was buried in the former. They had 14 children. William had married Mary Ann Bradley (Polly) from VA in early 1820. They had 11 children. Their daughter Nancy married Jeremiah Holloway, identified only as a cousin. He must then have been a son of a brother of William. Charles, Edward, and, John are possible candidates that were
on Marion land grant lists along with William, but are otherwise not identified. Jeremiah and Nancy also had 1 1 children, so Marion county was plentifullv supplied with Holloways and related families.
About that same time a Samuel Holloway came to Tennessee from orange CO., NC. He was the son of Samuel and grandson of Bermillion. The father of Bermillion was Thomas, born in Goochiand VA about 1747, and who brought his family to Orange Co., NS in the 1770's, Samuel was in Rhea Co., TN before 1819, and lived there long enough to fattier eight children, then they made their way to Putnam Co. in the central part of the state, where they spent the rest of their lives. One of the sons was named Andrew Jackson, born in 1836, and he was for a long time the primary candidate for the husband of Margaret Tharp, His wife was Sarah, however, and they lived in Putnam Co. in 1870.
The subject of our immediate interest is a third family descended from another Andrew Jackson Holloway, b. about 1837, who m. Margaret (Pagey) Tharp, first seen in the 1850 census of Marion Co., TN as the daughter of John and Rebecca (Hilliard) Tharp. There is no firm evidence as to the parents of Margaret's husband. The most promising candidate is found in the 1850 census of Wilkes Co., NC, where Hampton Holloway had a son listed there as Jackson, age 13. He is shown elsewhere to be named Andrew Jackson. Hampton had a brother also named Andrew.J, who in later life also used only Jackson, presumably to avoid confusion with his son and two nephews bearing that name. General and President Andrew Jackson was a very popular person in his home state.
Hampton was the son of Stephen, born in Orange Co., NC, whose father John and his brother James came to Wilkes about 1790. John was the son of Stephen, born
about 1732 in VA, and brought to orange Co. by his father Robert, born about 1710 in VA, and died 1778 in Orange Co. Three Holloway men appear in the Orange Co. records in the 1770-85 era, Thomas, Robert, and Bermillion. There are some who think that they are sons of a Vermillion of Goochiand, but there is no reasonable supporting evidence for this proposal. However, the similarity if the names of the children and the persistent NC/VA history suggest that all three of the families discussed here could have a common origin.
Neither Hampton nor Jackson is seen again in NC records after 1850. A family
memoir says that Hampton is thought to have died in Iowa, without any hard proof. However, some of the brothers of his wife are known to have taken their families there. Most of the rest of this clan can be accounted for, at least until 1870, the magic date for Andrew and Maargaret. TWO men believed to be cousins of Jackson were in Madison and Lincoln Cos. TN with Andrew. The others mostly are seen in later NC census listing and WFT trees.
The attached listing of census data is intended to help in sorting out the puzzle of any possible connection between Andrew and Jackson. it is arranged more or less chronologically by state,, to assist in seeing the movements of the families. One encouraging fact that can be seen by comparing the census page numbers of the different families in a given county and year is that many of these persons lived very near each other at various times, and especially in Marion during 1840-60. See, for example pages 226-8 of the Marion census for 1860. We do not know whether accident or family ties brought them together. Any corrections or additions to this listing would be appreciated.
John T. Barr
15 NOV. 2000

Notes for MARTHA:
All of the following pages of research were provided by John T. Barr. He broke through a brick wall of Andrew Jackson Holloway that had vexed me for years! A Thousand and one Thank you-s to John T.

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      Holloway Families
This is a summary of the data gathered while trying to trace all of the Holloway families in selected counties of Tennessee, GA, MO, AR, and North Carolina in the period of roughly 1790 to 1910, while searching for the parents of the Andrew J. who married Margaret/Peggy Tharp, and was the father of Rebecca, who married Benjamin Cook in Independence Co., AR in 1881. All nine spellings of Holloway, and all four of Tharp are consolidated. Notes
are added occasionally for clarification, but generally data are from census records and published documents. Assumed ancestral lines are indicated by boldface.

Holloway

North Carolina

Before 1790
Wilkes County

Stephen*            14300      1784-7 tax rolls. P 178

* Son of Robert (will probated 1778, Orange Co. NC) and Martha. Appears to have been a part of the Major/Bermillion/ Thomas group, many of whom came to
Rhea/Putnam Co., TN.

1800
Wilkes County

44 James       00010-00010-00

45 John      20010-000010-10

1810
Wilkes County

259      John      No data

Burke County

126      George#      No data
#Minister who came up from SC about this time. Origin unknown. Sons lived in Burke, and later in Wilkes, Ashe, and Allegheny.

Ashe County

14      J. *      No data
*James?

Holloway, North Carolina, contd. P 2
1820
Wilkes County

9      Daniel      No data

34      John      No data

44       James      00010-00010-09

45      John      00200-101210-00

46      James      0-0 Estate?

Ashe

002      AMOS

028      William

Burke County

23      George

1830
Wilkes County

338      Daniel      010001-201001

338      John, Jr.      20101-01001

343      John      00200001-01000001

346      Isaac      10001-00001

346      James      000100001-000001

Burke County

135      G. W.      0000200001-000000001

135       Robert      0001-10001

135      Washington      01101-00001

1840
Wilkes County,

84      Andrew J.      10001-10001
      Daniel            100001-0110001
      Hampton            010001-20001
      John A.             0001-00001
      John, Sr.            00000001-0002
      John            131201-100001001

85      Jonn, Sr.            000000001-000000011

Ashe County

8
Isaac                  201001-010001

Holloway, North Carolina, 1840 continued, P 3
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Burke County

286 George

304 George Sr.

304 Robert

320 Robert

1850*
* All listed as born in NC unless otherwise stated.
Wilkes County

350      Hampton 40, Polly 38, John 17, Nancy 16, Jackson 13, Elizabeth 12, Franklin       11 Richard 2

350      Daniel 55, Polly 52, Daniel 14, 6 slaves

350       John 74, Matilda 30 (second wife?) Harden 10, Willis (William ?) 8, David 6.       Willis 4, Sarah 7/12.

367      John 6, William 4, F(L?)anny 2. In the home of Davis 27, and Keziah Holloway       Sparkes 27, their aunt and uncle.

299      John 29, (son of Daniel) Elizabeth 29, Amelia 9, Molly 7, Mary 5, Sarah 4,       Martha 2, Polly Baugaus 25 (her sister), William B. 3

276      John (A,) 52, Celia 38, Mary 17, Whitley 21, Emmett 15, Sarah 12, Henry 8,       Martha 6, Jane 4, Richard 1. Hampton's brother.

255      Willis 3O, Frances 28, Mary7,0liver 7, Emily W, John 1,

Ashe County

239      Isaac 46,
      Polly 48, Polly 18, Martin 14, Daniel 9, Cissiah 7. Hampton's brother.

256      Aristade or Arisana 14. In home of James Dillard 38, Polly 30.

256       James 80 NC, Ann Wagoner 67. Other son of Stephen? Some say his wife       was Polly Wagoner.
257      John 21, Patsey 21, Dulcie 2, Ann Wagoner 68

256      James 14, in home of James Whitland.

1860
Wilkes County

30      Wesley 30, Elizabeth 32, Delila 6, Isom 5, Caroline 2, Mary Bleves? 28, Next to       Joseph Blades 60, VA, and others.

Holloway, NC, continued. Page 4

Wilkes County

30      Martin 27 VA, Margaret 27, Phoebe 7, Meredith, Martha etc. Probably not       connected.

100      Andrew J. 43, Mahilda 40, Martin 17, Nancy 16, Mary 13, Elizabeth 11, Major       8, Matilda 6, Frank 3,. Note name major, characteristic of Wake Co. Also       there:
      Hardin 18, Frank 17, David 15, Randolph 9, Evangeline 6, George W. 5, Daniel       2, Sarah, 9/12. Not sure who were their parents. Perhaps these are the       minors who were with John A. p 350 Wilkes 1850 with spelling mistakes.

101      John 23, Nancy 22, Mary Crouse 25.

261      Elizabeth 68, Sarah, John 28, Willis 28, James 7 Noted as pauper. Who??

279       Elizabeth 30, William 4. In Home of Debbs Bass, 35.

Allegheny County

20       James 32, Mary 28, Martin 10, Jessy 6, John 5, Henry 3, Felix 11/12,

69      Daniel 24, (Son of Daniel, brother of Hampton) Martha 23, Edward 3, Hardin       19.

69      John A., 38, Elizabeth 41, Daniel 19, Molly l7, Sarah 15, Mary l2, Matilda 10,       Emmanuel 8, Martha 6, Joshua 3. same as John p 299, Wilkes 1850. See WFT       17/1968 for mode data.

181       Emmett 26, Harriet 25, Sarah 4, John 7/12. Son of John, Hampton's brother.

196       Isaac 56, Polly 59,Martin 23, Daniel 20, Kessiah 18, Richard 12. Same as Ashe       p 239, 1850.

      John 23, Frances J. 18, Frank 14, Nancy 18, Nancy 22, Thomas, 16, A. J., all       living in various home not of their parents.

      Note: The large number of displaced children and missing adults suggests       several deaths or migrations since 1850, or both.

1870
Wilkes County

273      Daniel 31, Mary C. 25, John M. 8, Emmett 4, Celia I

273      Henry 27, Eliza J. 25, Martha 4, Willis W. 1.

379       John E. 36 (see Emmett, Aleg. Co., pl8l, 1860), Harriet J. 31, Sarah J. 12, John       W. 10, Rubin J. 6.

379       John (A.) 74. Celia J. 55, Richard 21, Jesse F 18, Celia J. 12. Brother of             Hampton.

Holloway NC continued, page 5
1870 Wilkes County contd.

394       (Andrew ?),Jackson 53, Susannah 55, Cesa J 23, Phoebe 23, Jefferson 18,       George 16, Susannah 2, London 1. Brother of Hampton, second wife and       family?

399       Daniel 29, Sarah J. (Brooks) 32, William E. 5, Nancy A. 4, Casey 2, Evangeline       4/12. Grandson of Daniel. Hampton's uncle, son of John A.

425       Daniel H. 32, Martha 32, Edgewood 12, John B. 10, Mary H. 6, Joseph 2,             Horton, the names of the wives of these Daniels don't match those given in       other sources.

429      Martin 38, Margaret 38, Phoebe 16, Meredith 15, Martha 13, Nancy 10, Fanny       9, Charity 6, WM. 4, John 1. Could be son of Hampton's brothers John A. or       Isaac.

434       Two Johns, 30 and 37, plus an Elizabeth 80, all from VA.

Allegheny County

253       Phebe 17, domestic in home of Wm. Weaver.
255       Isaac 65, Polly 67, Benjamin Franklin 7.
356      Richard 22, Kissea 27.
429      Martin 38 Daniel 29. Patsey 32, Isaac 19, Nancy 17, Perlina 14, Marshall 11,       Kesiah 4.
429       Martin 38, Margaret 38, Phoebe 16, Meredith 15, Martha 13, Fanny 9, Charity       6, William 4, John 1
434      Two VA Holloway families.

Ashe County

560      Daniel 75,Sally 47, Nancy 17. His will was probated April, 1869!
565      William 26, Louisa 26, Sarah 1. Not sure of this relationship.

      So, in 1870 John the father of Hampton was still in Wilkes Co, as were his       sons Andrew J. and John.A.
      Daniel died the year before in Ashe Co. although at least one of his sons       John A., had gone to IN,
      Isaac was in Allegheny Co. Hampton was reported to have gone to IA,
      or "somewhere". A grandson Martin was in Marion Co. TN with Jackson. See p 204, Marion, TN.

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Holloway, MO continued, page 6

Missouri
1870
Osage County

59      Andrew 30, GA !
      Margaret 26! TN,
      Rebecca 10, TN,
      Daniel 8 TN,
      Anthony 5 TN,
      Nancy 4 AL,
      WM. 1 TN (July 1870).

      See also Tharp listing, Osage, 1870.

      None of interest here after 1880. many from VA and KY, before and after       this census.

Arkansas
None of apparent interest before 1880

1880
Fulton County

12       A. J. Holloway 47 TN VA VA ?!,
      Margaret 49 TN TN TN,
      Rebecca 22 TN (married Benjamin Cook, Independence Co., 1881),
      Daniel 18       TN,
      Anthony 16 TN,
      Nancy 13 AL,
      William 10 TN,
      A. (f) 8 MO,
      John C. 6 MO,
      Susannah 4 MO,
      Jesse I AR.

1900
Fulton County

324       Anthony 36 TN,
      Florence 26 Indian Ter.,
      Mary 1 AR.

324       William 27 TN,
      Ruthie 24 AR AR AR,
      Marshall B. 5,
      Benjamin 1 AR TN AR.

324       Daniel 38 TN.
      Frances 39 OH,
      Margaret 13 AR,
      Lionel 11 AR,
      Orland 8 AR,
      Arthur 3 AR.

Independence County
      None of interest until after 1900.

Holloway AR continued, page 7
1910

Fulton County,

      Don't have this, nor do I have Andrew's listing for 1910. Where was he then,       and what do those listings say about A., b MO ?

      Tennessee

      No Holloway families of interest were found in Tennessee before 1850, nor       were there any Andrew Jackson males of the right age there.

1850
Marion County

377      William 49 TN (probably wrong),
      Polly 47 VA,
      Obedience 23 TN,
      Jeremiah 17 TN,
      John A. 16 TN,
      William B. 13,
      Price 10 TN,
      Green 9 TN,
      Andrew J, 4,
      Joseph 6/12.
      William and his sister Obedience came from Granville Co., NC, almost surely       with their parents, and Wm. m Mary Ann Bradley of VA in 1820. By 1824 they       had several land grants in Marion Co and lived there all their lives. Sister       Obedience m Green Hill Pryor, and they had land and lived in Marion and       Roane Cos. These were the sources of the Jeremiahs, Andrews, and       Greens seen so often in the Holloways of TN.

437       A. 31,
      Emily 28,
      Elizabeth 11,
      Jeremiah 8,
      Thomas 6,
      Nancy 5,
      Melinda 2,
      John 6/12.
Parents of "A" not known.
Too old to be child of the above Wm. Not seen again.

444       Jerry 25 TN,
      Nancy 22,
      Martha 4,
      Margaret 2. Said to be a cousin of wife Nancy, d/o Wm., therefore must be       s/o his brother, unknown. Two possible candidates were Charles and John ,       both of Whom had land grants in Marion in 1824.

Lincoln Co.

73      Obadiah. No known connection
107       Elizabeth VA

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Holloway TN continues,.

1860
Marion County

204      Martin 25 TN. Son of Isaac and Polly Of Wilkes. Only other member of this       group besides Andrew-seen in Marion.

221       D. M. 33, P. E. 20 (f), Elizabeth. 7, Joseph, 6. No known connection.

226      Jeremiah 33, Nancy 31, Martha J. 12, Polly Ann 1 0, Bidda (Obediance) 9,       Sarah P. 2, John 2/12.

227       Andrew 24, Margaret 26, Rebecca, 6/12.

228       William 58, Mary 56, John 25, Pricey 19, Green 17, Andrew 12, Joseph 10.
      See 1850.

229       William 22, Millia 21, George 3, James I, Son of above

1870
Marion County

210       Jerry 45, Nancy 45, John11,Green9, James 5, Aditha 1,

      John 36, Margaret 39, Wm. 8, Joseph 4, Margaret 2, Mary Hicks, domestic.

      Green 32, Nancy 28, Mary 6, Wm. 4, David 3, Elizabeth, and domestic.
      William 68 TN, Mary 62 VA.

      Anthony 50, Julia 45, James 21, Sarah 18, Mary 10, Andrew 8.

      William 32, Milley 32, George 14, James 12, Ann 9, Robert 8, John 3, Zinnie 1.

Putnam County

      A. J. 33, Sarah 32, Alvin 11, Jane 9, William 7, Frances 5, Elizabeth 2. This is       the "other" Andrew from Wake/Orange and Rhea. Still in TN.

1880

      John 46, Amanda 39, Wm. P. 13, Joseph 14, Margaret 12, Lillie B. 7
      William 78 VA VA VA,
      Mary 76 TN TN TN.

Holloway TN continued, page 9

      Green 37 TN VA VA, Nancy TN TN TN, Mary J. 16, Brown 15, David 13,             Elizabeth 11, Lovesay 9, Martha 8, George 6, Charles H. 5, Bab 2.



Children of ROBERT HOLLOWAY and MARTHA are:

2.	i.	STEPHEN² HOLLOWAY, b. Abt. 1732, Prob. Virginia; d. Bef. 1800, Ashe County, North Carolina.
	ii.	ANN HOLLOWAY, m. JOHN HASTINGS.
	iii.	SUSANNAH HOLLOWAY.
	iv.	PRISILLA HOLLOWAY, m. THOMAS MCCRAKEN.
	v.	MARY HOLLOWAY, m. ? READEN, 1776.

More About ? READEN and MARY HOLLOWAY:
Marriage: 1776

	vi.		BRIGITT HOLLOWAY.
	vii.		SAMUEL HOLLOWAY, m. POLLY HOUSE, April 07, 1804.

More About SAMUEL HOLLOWAY and POLLY HOUSE:
Marriage: April 07, 1804

	viii.		ELIZABETH HOLLOWAY, m. ? HORNER.
	ix.		RACHEL HOLLOWAY, m. BENJAMIN STEVENS, June 09, 1784.

More About BENJAMIN STEVENS and RACHEL HOLLOWAY:
Marriage: June 09, 1784

JANE HOLLOWAY, m. HENRY STEVENS, August 08, 1787, Orange County, North Carolina.

More About HENRY STEVENS and JANE HOLLOWAY:
Marriage: August 08, 1787, Orange County, North Carolina

xi.

RUTH HOLLOWAY, m. WILLIAM RAY, November 23, 1784, Orange County, North Carolina.

More About WILLIAM RAY and RUTH HOLLOWAY:
Marriage: November 23, 1784, Orange County, North Carolina

xii.

LITCI HOLLOWAY, m. WILLIAM SMITH, November 25, 1788, Orange County, North Carolina.

More About WILLIAM SMITH and LITCI HOLLOWAY:
Marriage: November 25, 1788, Orange County, North Carolina

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