Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

James Holloway

Male Abt 1685 - 1734  (~ 49 years)


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  • Name James Holloway 
    Birth Abt 1685  Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Mar 1734  St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I128644  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father James Holloway,   b. Bef 1662, Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1698, Sittingbourne Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 36 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Judith MNU Holloway,   b. Abt 1666   d. Aft 1698, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1682  Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth MNU Holloway,   b. 1708   d. Aft 1749, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 42 years) 
    Family ID F51821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • === did he marry Elizabeth Reynolds?
      1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 194-195
      KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we ELIZA. HOLLOWAY, WM. RENNOLDS, JAMES RENNOLDS JR. are held and firmly bound unto WM. DAINGERFIELD, THOS. WARING, SAL. MUSCOE, WM. BROOKE, NICHO. SMITH and THO, STHRESHLY gent Justices of the County of Essex in the sum of two hundred pounds Sterl. this xixth day of March MDCCXXXIII.
      The Condition of this obligation is such that if the above bound Eliza. Holloway Admx. of all the goods chattles and creditts of JAMES HOLLOWAY decd do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all the goods chattles and creditts of the sd decd the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court of Essex at such time as she shall be hereunto required by the sd Court & further do make a just and true account of her actings and doings therein when thereto required by the sd Court and provided that if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the sd decd & the Exr, or Exrs, therein named do exhibit the same in the sd Court making request to have it allowed & approved Accordingly if the said Elizabeth being thereunto required to deliver up her letters of Adm: approbation of such Testament being first had & made in the sd Court Then this obligation to be void ... .
      Eliza Holloway
      W. Rennolds James Rennolds junr,
      At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the xixth day of March MDCCXXXIII
      (those bound) acknowledged this bond to be their act &deed which is recorded
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      1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 225
      IN OBEDIENCE to an order of Essex County Court held on the nineteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and thirty three We the Subscribers being first sworn have Inventoried and appraised the Estate of JAMES HOLLOWAY decd as followeth „ items listed and valued to total Thirteen pounds Eleven shillings and six pence which inventory includes two old beads and furniture, five wooden plates; 2 tables and I box, 4 old chears and 2 old stools; 1 old chest; 51 lb of feathers: looking glass, animals; utensils; 268 lb Tabacco, an old sword .
      ELIZA. HOLLOWAY Admx
      JOHN MUNDAY
      JOS MUNDAY JOHN STOKES
      Ala Court held for Essex County on the xvith day of April MDCCXXXIV
      This Inventory appmt of the Estate of James Holloway decd was returned and ordered
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      1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 348-349
      JAMES HOLLOWAY decd Estate Dr. (some entries) . . paid Mr. RENNOLDS of a sheet; paid JAMES RENNOLDS JUNR. for a coffin his finding all; to finishing his crop of Tobo; 2 pr of stockens for ye boys; in Toba. to 2 pr of gearls stockins; to CAPT. CHRISTOPHER BEVERLEY 1642 lbs; to COLO. WM. BEVERLEY his fees; pd ROBERT HAMBLETON; pd RUTH LOYDE; pd JOHN LOYDE; paid NATHANIEL FOGG; pd GEORGE STRANG; to JOHN STOKES; to 3 appraisers; pd JAMES RENNOLDS; pd MAP. WARING for cloathes for the children; to 2 Pr of falls ...
      Cr: by ye Inventory of ye sd deced Estate; to ye crop of Toba, 1127lb; to ye crop of corn
      16 barrels . . . Errors Excepted per ELIZABETH HOLLOWAY Administratrix.
      At a Court held for Essex County at Tapp& on ye xixth day of August MDCCXXXV
      Elizabeth Holloway settled this acctwth ye court of her admon of the Estate of James Holloway decd and made oath thereto &ye Court valued ye tobacco in ye sd acct. at five pence per lb. & on ye motion of ye sd Elizabeth this sd acct is admitted to record
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      1697-1699 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 245
      IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the last Will of JAMES HOLLOWAY being very sick & weak yet in his right sences. First I givef my soil to ye Lord that lent it to me & my body to ye earth from whence it came.
      Next, I givef to my Sonne, JOHN, & my Son, SAMUELL, my land that is in ye FORREST.
      Next I give tow Cowes to my Daters, SARY & MARY HOLLOWY, & all their female increase & them to be delivered to them when they shall come to ye adge of Twenty years old or at the day of their Marredg & then to be equally divided unto them, and I give to my Son, RICHARD, a Cow Calfe & all ye female when he shall come at ye adge of Twenty one years ould & I givef my hoss & Mare to my Wife & give this land whereone I live to my Son, JAMES HOLLOWY when he shall come at ye adge of Twenty one years ould after my Wifes decease. Witness my hand this 15th day of Febry 1697/8
      OHN BUTCHER, JAMES HOLLOWAY
      RICHD: WILTON
      Prov'd in Essex County Court by ye oaths of ye witnesses hereto ye 23d. day of 7ber: 1698 & truely recorded
      Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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      1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 29, Beverley Fleet]; Page 80
      Deed. 20 Feby 1704/5. James Holloway of St. Anns par sells Thos Warren. of same par, for 2000 lb tobo, 167 acres in St. A. par on Oocupasie run. Granted "unto my Dece'd Father James Holloway 28 Oct 1697.
      Wit: Signed James x Holloway
      Tho: Ramsey
      Will Warren ack and rec 20 March 1704/5.
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      1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 425-26.
      10 June 1707. Mr. Augustine Smith of St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, to James Holloway of same. For 1000 pounds of tobacco. 70 acres, part of land sold by said Holloway to Thomas Warren of said county, and since it appeared tobelong to a patent of Mr. Augustine Smith ... on the east side Chicohomony path near Tho Warren's plantat ion ... branch of Occupation Swamp ... in a fork of the main branch of Occupation..
      Augustine Smith
      Wit: Robt. Jones, Richard Goode.
      10 June 1707.. Acknowledged by Augustine Smith.
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      1711-1714 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 8, Beverley Fleet]; Page 90. Deed. 10 Dec. 1712. James Halloway of St. Anns Par. Essex Co., planter, sells Nathaniel ffogg of same Par., "Inn holder" (ie inhabitant), for 3000 lb. tobo., 51 acres in St. A. Par. adj land where Halloway now lives, Bates line, etc,
      Wit:
      Richard Anderson signed The marke of
      The mark of James Hollaway
      Elizabeth Jones
      Salvator Musooe Rec. 11 Dec. 1712.
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      1721-1724 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 29-32
      THIS INDENTURE made the nineteenth /twentyeth day of March according to the computation now used in the Church of great Brittain 1721 Between JAMES HOLLOWAY of Parish of St. Ann in County of Essex Planter of one part & NATHANIEL FOGG of the aforesd Parish & County Witnesseth that sd James Holloway for sum Two thousand pounds of good sound merchantable Tobacco doth grant unto Nathaniel Fogg all that tract of land formerly purchased by ROBERT RUDIFORD deced from JOHN WILLARD by Deed baring date 19th of July 1679, and by sd Robert Rudiford assigned over to my ffather JAMES HOLLOWAY deced by an assignt. on the back of the aforesd Deed bearing date the 8th of January 1686 relation being had to records of the aforesaid County being in Parish County & Colony aforesd & containing 150 acres, bounded beginning at a white oak by a Branch side from thence South thence by a great swamp to the first men coned white oak 50 acres of the aforesd 150 acres was formerly sold to sd Nathaniel by abovesd James Holloway relation being had to records of aforesd County, and 50 more of the aforesd 150 acres was found to escheat for which Nathaniel had a pattent and now doth hold the same the residue being 50 acres sd James Holloway do convey to sd Nathaniel Fogg and his heirs ..
      Presence of SALVATER MUSCOE, James Holloway
      JAMES JOHNSON
      At a Court held for Essex County ye 20th day March 1721
      This Lease & Release admitted to record.

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