George Holloway

George Holloway Family
South Carolina, Natchez Terr. and North Carolina

Rev. George Holloway
b. Dec 27, 1766 Lynches Creek, near Georgetown, S. C.
d. Dec. 8, 1851 Little Mulberry, Burke Co., N. C.

m. Mary Loving Oct 1787
b. 1768 Wilkes Co., NC
d. May 1852
her father: William Loving#
her mother: perhaps Jane White#

his father: John Holloway, King and Queen Co., VA
his mother: unknown

Children of this marriage
Elizabeth Hattie Holloway	b. Feb. 15, 1787 Burke Co., NC	d. 1890 Swain (Macon) Co. NC	m. Bennett Benjamin Crisp 9 Jul 1813 Burke Co., NC (1786-1890)
John ?	b. 1789 Burke Co., NC	d. young
Mahala Holloway	b. 1793 Burke Co., NC	d. Caldwell Co., NC
Jane (Jean) Holloway	b. Oct 6, 1795 Burke Co., NC	d. May 31, 1877 Burke Co., NC	m. David Setzer 4 Jun 1814 Burke, NC(1791 NC-1872NC) son of Adam J. Setzer and Eliz. Arney
Sarah (Sally) Hollaway	b. 1800? Burke Co., NC	d. Caldwell Co., NC	m. William Flemmings (1801-1854)
Washington Hollaway	b. 1802? Burke Co., NC	b. Cherokee Co., NC
daughter	b. Burke Co., NC	d. young
Susan L. Hollaway	b. 23 Jun 1806 Burke Co., NC	d. 27 Jul 1861 Caldwell Co., NC	m. ? Fleming (said to be the brother of William above)
Robert Hollaway	b. 31 Jan 1809 Burke Co., NC	d. 1 Mar 1891 Caldwell Co., NC	m. ? Catharine Hood 8 Feb. 1830 Burke, NC* (b. 1807 - d. 1902) dau. of John Hood and Isabella Kincaid
George Hollaway	b. 1811 Burke Co, NC	d. aft 1850 Caldwell Co., NC	m. Amanda ? abt 1832
James Taylor Hollaway	b. 1813 Burke Co, NC	d. 5 Mar 1843

*marriages of Ancestry.com, US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
#records of George N. Holloway, Feind-Holloway Family History, 2005

about 1778- George Holloway is the oldest son of John Hollaway. (Note the spelling difference) George is about eleven when John Hollaway traveled to the Natchez Territory with his family in a probably flat boat. John had probably supported the English in the Revolutionary conflict which caused him and his other relatives to sell all their real estate holdings and other less portable possessions. Others in the same frame of mind converted their cash into slaves that they took with them on the trip for later resale. John becomes an overseer on the an estate just north of Natchez in this territory controlled by the Spanish at this time.

1778-81 John Holloway and Elizabeth decide to move themselves and their children to Mississippi Territory. They probably take a flat boat or at least took two pirogue (or dugout canoes) down the Tennessee River which hooks up with the Ohio and then down the Mississippi River to Natchez as did the later White families.

1780, November - Rachael gives to her son John his share of his father's estate. It amounted to a little over eight pounds. [Lisabeth Holloway]

1781- Oct. - John Holloway is killed by "Indians" and his wife survives with the children. John Holloway was apparently working at the time as "an overseerer" for the plantation of John Havard. In one version of the story says that George Holloway, John's son, actually saw the killing. George is said to have written about this in his later years after he returned to live with his uncle, William White, in Burke County, North Carolina. There is some suspicion that the Nellie Price settled her dispute with John with this killing.

According to one story from the heirs of George, John was shot and scalped by Indians at his plantation five leagues form Fort of Natchez.

Shortly after this murder George Hollaway, now fifteen or sixteen years old, leaves with his uncle William White for Wilkes (now Burke Co) NC. In his new surroundings in NC he is converted to Methodism and becomes a well known minister. He has a large family who all seem to have stayed in the area. Here he writes a memior of his life where he describes his life. He is included in a list of the Holloway Society, 1810-1821, which was never published. [Vineyard p. 113]

According the research of George M. Holloway, George Holloway was converted to the local Methodist movement by Rev. Jesse Lee in the late 1790's, he founded a Methodist group that produced a manuscript titled Class Papers for Holloway's Society, 1810-1821. The Loving family were some of the original members and lived near George and the present Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in Collettsville NC which is said to have been known as Holloway's Chapel.
[George Holloway, Feind-Holloway Family History web site 2005]

From much early coorespondence I had heard of a biography that George (the elder) had written. I still have not found any researchers that has a copy. Some of the information in the Holloway Society papers seems to have referenced it. The story about his father having been scalped is not mentioned in any other record I have discovered.

1819- The Tax list of Caldwell county, North Carolina shows
William Loving owning 180 acres , $600, and one white poll. [Annals of Caldwell County, p. 115]

Although it is certainly possible that Mary is the supposed wife of George, I have no real documenation that proves that she is a Loving or that her parents are William Loving whose wife is also the daughter of James Taylor White. Gifford White, my primary researcher of the White family now deceased, does not list any Jane White in his research and makes no mention of William Loving having married a White family member. I would hope that someone can come up with some documentation for this family connection.

George is listed as living on Mulberry Creek, Burke County (now called Caldwell County, NC). [Vineyard p. 113]

1820 - US Census, North Carolina, Burke Co., p. 23

John Holloway male 2 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 2 - 1
female 2 2 - - 2 - - 1

1840- US Census, Burke Co., Catawba R., p. 304 (note the different spelling)

Robert Halloway       male      1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                  female   1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Geo. Holloway Sr.     male     0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                  female   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1850 - US Census, Caldwell Co., (note the different spelling) John's River District, p. 2

George Halloway      83 m   farmer    1125   South Carolina
Mary Halloway         82 f                               Wilkes NC

Lower Crk. Dist., Caldwell Co., p. 58
George Halloway      39 m Miller                     N. Carolina
Amanda    "              38 f      "                             "          "
Mary          "              18 f       "                             "          "
Lucindy     "              14 f        "                             "          "
Nelson       "              13 m      "                             "          "
John           "              11 m      "                             "          "
Cornelia     "                8 f        "                             "          "
Elisha         "                2 m      "                             "          "

sources:

Caroline Co., Deder Book, Part II, page 135 (March 11, 1748/9),

Wm Wiseman & the Davenports, Pioneers Of Old Burke County, North Carolina

William Wisemand and the Davenports: Pioneers of Old Burke County, North Carolina. Vol. 2.

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