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Robert Holloway b. 1710 VA d. by Mar 11, 1748 Caroline Co. VA |
?William b. 1730? Lyminster, Sussex, England d. 1792/3? Caroline Co. VA |
John b. 1737? Caroline Co VA? k. Oct 1781 Natchez Dist. |
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Henry Gee m. 1740? Prince George Co. VA b. 1698? ?Prince George Co. VA d. Feb 18, 1758? Prince George Co. VA |
Charles b. Aug 20, 1731 Prince George Co. VA? |
John b. Jul 12, 1736 Prince George Co. VA? d. Jun 6, 1804 |
Sarah b. May 24, 1740 Prince George Co. VA? d. 1755? |
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James b. Nov 12, 1741 Prince George Co. VA? d. Jun 6, 1804 |
Rebecca b. Nov 18, 1745 Prince George Co. VA? |
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Caroline County Virginia was formed in 1728
(see present day map
for location). |
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Prince George County Virginia was established in 1702 and its boundaries defined
by 1703.
(see present day map
for location). Originally, 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 Mar 11, 1748, the court granted a petition by Rachell Holloway to have
administration of the estate of Robert Hollaway
[Caroline Co. Deed Book, Part II, p.135]. |
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In 1748, a "Rachael Holloway" was listed as Executor or Administrator for decedent
"Charles Holloway" [not Robert Hollaway] in Caroline County [Campbell, p. 473]. |
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On Dec 9, 1749, a petition is recorded against Rachel. In Sep 1751, Rachel is to
pay costs of witnesses' attendance at her suit as administratrix of Robert Holloway
against John Holloway who could be Robert's brother, or their son (although only
about 14 years old). |
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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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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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By 1757, sons Charles Gee and John Gee had left Virginia, along with John Daniel,
who was the husband of Winnifret Gee, and who had bought land in the Georgetown
District of South Carolina in 1734. It is known that Charles went to South Carolina.
James Gee soon left also. Henry Gee's brother and executor, Charles, was sued in
Virgina in 1763 by John and Winnifret Daniel, and John and James Gee. |
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Map
of the Georgetown District between 1768 and 1784.
Map
of the Georgetown District between 1785 and 1790. |
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On Nov 20, 1760, Rachell gave to her son John Holloway
his share of his father's estate. It amounted to a little over eight pounds
[Culpeper County Va., Will Book A, 1749-1770, p. 237. |
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Culpeper Co. VA was created in 1748 from Orange Co. but geographically it was
Spotsylvania Co. VA
(see present day map
for location), and was bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west, and the
Rappahannock River forms one of its eastern boundaries. Geographically,
Culpeper Co. had included part of
Spotsylvania Co.. |
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Map of Caroline Co.
drawn in 1751 shows the location of Spotsylvania Co., and what were previously
St. Mary, Drysdale and St. Margaret parishes [Louisa Co. VA Genealogy, website]. |
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In 1782 Henry Gee’s widow, Rachel, sold 200 of these acres, three Negroes, stock,
household furniture and other items to John H. Daniel and his wife Anna.
These 200 acres were next to the lands of Abraham Heath, William Bonner and
John Daniel Jr. About 1868 in Prince George Co. VA, Rachel's daughter Rebecca
married Reese Daniel (1745?-1787) son of John Daniel and Ann Wright, and had
three children, James Gee Daniel, John Holloway Daniel and Ann Daniel. |
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Son John Holloway was shot and scalped by Indians five leagues from the
Fort of Natchez in October 1781. At the time, he was apparently working as
"an overseer" of the plantation of Joshua Howard
[McBee, Book A, p. 8]. |
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In 1790 Rachael gave a gift deed to her granddaughter, Mason Simmonds, of one
Negro, furniture and other items. On September 28, 1791 her grandson Allen
Chapman sold William Bonner the 100 acres on which Rachel had lived. |
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Sources: Campbell, T.E., Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia, The Dietz Press, Richmond VA, p. 473. Caroline Co. Deed Book, Part II, p.135. 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. Louisa Co. VA Genealogy, "Caroline Co. Creeks and Rivers", map drawn 1751 by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson, website. McBee, May Wilson, comp., Natchez Court Records, 1767-1805, Greenwood MS, 1953, v. 2, Book A, p. 8. Prince George Co., Virginia Deeds 1713-28, page 292. White, Gifford, James Taylor White of Virginia and some of his descendants into Texas, Austin, TX, 1982. |
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