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?Elizabeth Greenough Carmack m. 1660? York Co. VA b. 1640? Oxfordshire England d. Aug 12, 1700 ?Essex Co. (Gloucester Co.) VA |
George III b. 1660 York Co. VA d. Jun 13, 1714 York Co. VA |
William b. 1662 or 1676 ?York Co. VA d. ?Dec 4, 1744 St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co. VA |
John b. 1670 ?York Co. VA d. after 1720 ?St. Mary's Parish VA |
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In 1634, what is now York County was formed as Charles River Shire for King
Charles I, one of the eight original shires of Virginia. Charles River Shire
took its name from the younger son of King James I.
During the English Civil War, Charles River County and the Charles River (also
named for the king) were changed to York County and York River, respectively.
The river, county, and town of Yorktown are believed to have been named for York,
a city in Northern England.
Map of Virginia counties shows York County in red. |
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"Poquoson" is the Algonquin Indian term for "great marsh". Poquoson and Williamsburg
were independent cities adjoining York County. |
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Son William may have married someone named Ann, and may be the father of
John Holloway (1701-1764). |
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In 1710, a John Holloway "leased [from the Crown] for a term of 500 years a
tract of 2,660 acres in the section which became Drysdale Parish across the
Rappahannock-Mattapony watershed from the headwaters of Peumandsend [Creek]".
This was likely George's son John born 1670 and died after 1720, possibly in
nearby St. Mary's Parish.
Then Holloway sold the lease to
Robert "King" Carter "of Lancaster for
seven pounds sterling and six Negroes". Carter never lived on the property but
"he and his heirs maintained a plantation there for many years with an
overseer in charge" [Campbell, p. 318]. |
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In 1720, William and John Holloway (possibly sons) owned adjoining lands in St.
Mary's Parish VA [Campbell, pp. 305, 318]. |
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St. Mary's Parish was founded about 1677. It is among several parishes to form
Caroline Co. VA in 1728.
(see present day map
for location). The history of St. Mary's and St. George's parishes have Essex
Co. present day location
in common and a neighbor of Caroline Co., while Gloucester Co. to the west was
formed from Essex Co. in 1721. Sons William and John and their mother all seem
to have Essex Co. locations in common. |
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St Mary's Parish bordered the Rappahannock River to its north and Drysdale
Parish to its south.
Map of Caroline Co.
drawn in 1751 shows what were previously St. Mary, Drysdale and St. Margaret
parishes [Louisa Co. VA Genealogy, website].
The only church in St. Mary by 1760 was the Mount Church on the Rappahannock
north of Port Royal [Campbell, p. 430]. |
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Sources: Campbell, T.E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, 3rd ed., 1989, pp. 305, 318, 430. Culpeper County Va., Will Book A, 1749-1770, Va. State Archives. p.237, entry re: Rachell's distribution to son John Nov 20, 1760 of his father's estate. Hopkins, Garland Evans, comp., "Descendants of George Holloway, Jr.", in Colonial Cousins... HOLLOWAY and related families originating in the original shire of Charles River, now York County, Virginia, Privately Issued, 1940, p. 84. Unknown publisher, "descendants of George Holloway of England", website. |
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