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m. by 1820? d. by May 1833? ?Franklin Co. MS |
William Lee b. 1831 Franklin Co. MS d. after 1870 Ashley Co. AR? |
Jane b. Feb 16, 1833 Franklin Co. MS d. Jul 6, 1855 Franklin Co. MS |
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Jane Porter m. May 23, 1833 Franklin Co. MS b. 1807 MS d. Mar 1850 ?Union Parish LA |
Burlin b. by Oct 1837 Franklin Co. MS d. 1857? MS |
George Washington b. by Oct 1839 Franklin Co. MS |
James M. b. before Jul 1841 Franklin Co. MS d. Jul 10, 1861 at Bull Run, nr Richmond VA |
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Porter Marcus Lafayette b. Jul-Nov 1843 Franklin Co. MS d. after May 1861 |
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According to uncle George's son Robert, George's grandparents moved about 1780 to
Natchez, then in the Louisiana French-Spanish territory, "in order to escape the
Revolution". |
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In Oct 1781, grandfather John Holloway was shot and scalped
by Indians five leagues from the Fort of Natchez. At the time, he was apparently
working as "an overseer" of the plantation of Joshua Howard who was absent. John's
son George was tied with a rope but escaped during the night. When still a teenager,
George moved to Burke Co. NC to live with his uncle
William White, while his other siblings and
his mother remained in Natchez. |
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The names John and James Holloway appeared in several 1790's Spanish Colonial
documents and militia lists. On Oct 30, 1798 uncles John
and James Holloway gave an oath of loyalty to the
United States as the Mississippi Territory became a US Territory (Mississippi
was not admitted to the Union of States until 1817). |
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Franklin Co. MS was formed on Dec 21, 1809 from the eastern part of Jefferson
Co. and parts of Amite, Wilkinson and Adams Counties
(see present day map
for location). |
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According to W. W. Lambright's History of Franklin County, Mississippi From
1809-1899: "Among the first settlers of the county were John Porter, ...,
John Ford, father of Mr. Jessie Ford, ...
Joseph Porter [MSGW, website]. |
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Soon after George's first wife died in 1833, he married Jane Porter. George's brother
Robert Jr. married her sister Sarah Porter in 1837. Shortly after George married
Jane Porter, on Nov 23, 1834, George was witness to the will of a John Porter.
In 1850, Jane Porter died of cholera at the age of 43. |
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In the 1830 Franklin Co. MS Census,
page 156,
line 11, there is the household of "George Holaway" born between 1800 and 1810,
with a female born during the same time and no children. There was a male and a
female slave both aged 10-24 years. The geographic location of that part of the
census is given as "Leesdale, Adams Co." On line 13 is the large household of "Jno. Ford Snr." aged 60-70 with many slaves. On line 15 is the household of brother-in-law "Simeon J. Broadaway" aged 30-40, having children and slaves and a female aged 50-60 years old, possibly Rebecca, George's mother. |
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Leesdale in Adams Co. is located west of Second Creek, a few miles north of
Liberty Road [Second Creek Road] and now has a population of abbout 3,000. It
was originally called Franklin because it was on the Franklin Co. border, and
thus included in that county's census in 1830 [msghn.org, website]. |
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In 1833, George married Jane Porter (1807-1840) and had 4 children.
In the 1816 Franklin Co. MS Census,
page 5
(last line), there is a household headed by Joseph Porter, George's future
father-in-law, with: 1 male over 21 (Joseph), 3 males under 21, 1 female over 21 (wife), 3 females under 21 (Jane b. 1807, Sarah b. 1813, ?) and 5 slaves. There was no household counted here for father Robert Holloway because in 1816 the family was living in St. Helena Parish. |
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In the 1841 Franklin Co. MS Census,
page 5, next to
last entry,
there was the "George Holaway" household with 5 males and 3 females. His household was right between "J L Holaway" [brother James Lee] with 1 male and 1 female, and "Robert Holaway" [brother Robert S.] with 3 males and 2 females. [familysearch.org, website]. |
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George published his will in Franklin Co. MS in Jan 1845 but moved later in the
year to Arkansas where he died in Dec. |
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After George died in late 1845, brother James Lee was granted guardianship
of his son Porter and brother Robert's Amanda. Porter is listed as "Peter M.L.",
age 7 born in MS, in the 1850 (Nov) Census for Union Twp. Ashley Co. AR.
In the 1860 (Jul) Census from the same place, "Porter M.L. Halloway" is listed as
being aged 16 at School. |
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Brother John married Martha Glasscock on Sep 18, 1834. In May 1844,
he and Martha Glasscock, sold land to New Orleans Gas and Banking. She survived
his death in 1851 and had to petition the court to become administratrix. John
had no children as heirs. Between May 1851 and May 1852, John's estate of over $15,000
is distributed to his living brothers and sisters, and their children, most of them
being his brothers and sisters. |
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In 1840 in Franklin Co. MS, "Jane Hollaway, nee Porter, wife of George Holloway"
was listed as one of the heirs of the estate of "Nancy Porter, Dec'd." [Hendrix,
Miss. Court Records..., Drawer 73, Case #412]. |
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Daughter Jane married John Wesley Herring (1825-1899) on Nov 12, 1849. They
had two children before she died in 1855. She is buried in Herring Cemetery in
Franklin Co. MS. Her grave marker
lists her birth Feb 16, 1833 and parents as "George and Jane Hollaway",
who were married several months after she was born. |
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Son William Lee married Sarah Jane Herring (1834-?), sister of sister Jane's husband,
on May 23, 1850 and had six children aged 3 months to 9 years old living in their
household in Franklin Co. MS in 1860. William also owned 23 slaves there in 1860.
Shortly after he married Sarah, one of his slaves, Annis, married a slave at the
Herring farm named Eli. Eli and Annis lived on the separate farms but had three
children. In 1863, Eli joined the U.S. Colored Infantry after Natchez became a
Union occupied town. He died of disease in Apr 1865 at a Natchez hospital. |
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John S. Ford, who executed his father's
Adams Co. will dated Nov 6, 1804, was one party and George Holloway was the
other party in a Franklin Co. MS deed transaction dated Apr 5, 1844 involving a
22 year old slave named Aleck and a promissory note to be paid to George (before
he died). On Dec 21, 1846, the executor of George's will, Hiram Cassidy,
acknowledged full payment of the note. |
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After George died in late 1845, sister Permelia was apparently granted guardianship
of his sons Burlin, George, and James. In the 1850 Census for Ashley Co. AR, dated
Oct 22, the household of "William M. Ducker", Sheriff, aged 35 born in MS, and
wife "Permelia Holloway Ducker", aged 30 [corrected] born in LA, list 3 Ducker children and
3 Holloway children as follows: "Burtin", "George" and "James" (male children of the deceased George), aged 13, 11 and 9, born in MS. All three attending school [M.L. Ragland, pp. 9-10]. |
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Son James M. is listed in the Household of brother James L. Holloway, attending
school, aged 19 years old, and born in MS, in the 1860 (Jul) Census for Union
Twp. Ashley Co. AR [M.L. Ragland, pp. 9-10]. |
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Son James M. enlisted in Arkansas 3rd Infantry C.S.A. on May 20, 1861 and
died Jul 10, 1861 near Richmond VA in one of the first Civil War battles, Bull Run.
Son Marcus (Porter M.L.) also enlisted the same day. |
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By 1870 son Porter's family was living in Ashley Co. AR. Some of his ancestors
believe that his mother was a native American. William was farming in Arkansas with his brothers William and Richard. In the 1870 U.S. Census for Portland Twp., Ashley Co. AR, enumerated on Jul 1, 1870, listed as family 41 on page 45: "Holaway Porter", age 27, farmer, born Ark. |
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SOURCES: Adams Co. Mississippi Genealogy & History Network, "Adams County, Mississippi Wills", 2009, website. Franklin Co. MS Census 1830, www.familyhistory,org, website, pp. 156. Hendrix, Mary Louise Flowers, Miss. Court Records from the files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859, Drawer 73, Case #412. "John Holloway, 1851", File H-3, on p. 208 of "The MS Cains", website. John Stillee Bible. Unknown author, "...to John ..." [illegible], correspondence detailing discovery of baptismal records of Stillee children in Cathedral Archives, no date but possibly mid 1900's. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Greenwood MS, 1953, v. 2, pp. 21, 288. MSGW, Franklin Co. MS, website, http://www.msgw.org/franklin/settlfms.html, ref. Lambright, W.W., History of Franklin Co. MS. Ragland, Mary Lou, comp., Holloway Census Records, Greenwood MS, May 1990, pp. 9-10. Rowland, Dunbar, "1816 Census for Franklin Co. Miss.", taken from The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi,Centennial Edition, 1917, rootsweb website. U.S. Census, Franklin Co. MS, 1860. Veach, Damon, "Louisiana Ancestors", article in Sunday Advocate Magazine, Baton Rouge LA, Feb 21, 1982. White, Gifford, "James White and John White", Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina, v.2 by M.L.Vineyard & E.M.Wiseman, Franklin NC,1997, p. 111. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. Will of George Holloway, Franklin Co. MS, Jan 24, 1845, probated Feb 18, 1846 |
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