Carson in Florida

The Carson Family

From Washington County, Virginia
To Rockcastle County, Kentucky
To Jellico, Tennessee
To Davie, Broward County, Florida

James Holman (Holdman, Holeman)
Born: about 1814 in Madison County, Kentucky
Died: about 1886 in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky

James Holman (Holdman, Holeman) was born about 1814 in Madison County, Kentucky. He lived in the area of Brodhead and Crab Orchard, Kentucky, which are on the border of three Kentucky counties: Lincoln, Garrard, and Rockcastle.

On June 4, 1835 in Garrard County, Kentucky, James Holman was married to Martha Ramsey, the daughter of Alexander Ramsey, by Baptist minister Benjamin Polston.

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The results of the DNA tests show that the descendant of James Holeman, b. 1814 is:

"very tightly related" to the descendant of the Daniel Holman who was born about 1787 in North Carolina, had children in Tennessee, and homesteaded in Douglas, Missouri;

"very tightly related" to the descendant of the Kenneth Holeman who died in 1871 in Upperfreehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey who is thought to be a descendant of Robert Holeman, died 1709 in New Jersey;

"related" to a descendant of the Elias Holeman (1759 - 1827, Burlington County, New Jersey); and

"related" to the descendants of Thomas Holeman, born about 1723, who moved from the Shenandoah Valley to North Carolina in 1752.

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Any Holman from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, or the Lord Fairfax controlled area of Virginia who wanted to go to North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, or the Ohio River Valley during the period 1730 to the Revolutionary War passed through the Shenandoah Valley.

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Notes from
A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia
by Oren F Morton
1920

* Rockbridge County, Virginia was created October 20, 1777 from Augusta and Botetourt Counties.

* The entire area of the part of Augusta County, which became Rockbridge County lies in the basin of the James River, which courses ten miles through the southeast of the county. The North River (aka Maury River) which joins the James River immediately above Balcony Falls rises in Shenandoah Mountain, where it is called the Great Calfpasture. The Great Calfpasture is joined by the Little Calfpasture and below Goshen, the river, which becomes known as North River, flows toward the Blue Ridge mountains. The largest tributary of the North River is Buffalo Creek, The South River, (aka River Mary) which hugs the foothills of the Blue Ridge has its source in Augusta County. Irish Creek and the Little Mary, both heading in the Blue Ridge mountains, are the only important tributaries of the South River.

* When the white explorer came the Rockbridge area was largely occupied by tracts of prairie. These were known as Indian meadows, or as savannas. These meadows were fired at the close of each hunting season so as to keep back the forest growth and thus attract the buffalo and other large game. This practice had undoubtedly been going on for centuries.

* Persons with aristocratic birth or connections were able to secure large land grants in the new world. The governor, with the concurrence of the Council, could grant a huge block of land to an individual, or a group of men acting as a company. The owner of the grant could then sell land to settlers in order to meet the commitment to populate the tract within a stated time a minimum number of families on the tract.

* Those without such connections, provided he was of age and could prove he had paid the cost of his passage from Europe, could claim a "head-right," entitling him to fifty acres of public land. He was further entitled to fifty acres for each male member of his household. He was required to settle on the land, to improve at least six per cent of the acreage, and to pay each year a quit rent of one shilling for each fifty acres. On taking up a head-right, he paid a fee of five shillings.

* The McDowell family, in 1729, immigrated from Ulster to Philadelphia. In 1737, they were with a group that planned to settle in the Beverly Manor tract in the Shenandoah Valley. A relative of the McDowells, John Lewis, had founded in 1732 the nucleus of the Augusta settlement, and by this time several hundred of the Ulster people had located around him. A man named Benjamin Borden (from New Jersey) acquired a Virginia grant for 100,000 acres on the James River, but he could not locate the boundaries. John McDowell, in exchange for 1,000 acres, agreed to locate and survey "The Borden Tract." The patent to Borden was not issued until November 6, 1739. It is based on the representation that a family had been located for every 1,000 acres of the grant. Prior to Revolutionary War, there were very few Germans in Rockbridge County. Mostly Ulster people (Presbyterian).

* 1753: Smallpox epidemic in Rockbridge County, Virginia

* The French and Indian war broke out in 1754, and continued, so far as the Indians were concerned, until 1760. Writing in 1756, the Reverend James Maury makes this observation: "Such numbers of people have lately transported themselves into the more Southerly governments as must appear incredible to any except such as have had an opportunity of knowing it. By Bedford courthouse in one week, 'tis said, and I believe, truly said, near 300 inhabitants of this Colony past on their way to Carolina. From all the upper counties, even those on this side of the Blue Hills, great numbers are daily following."

* Major Samuel Stevenson headed a 1776 expedition to Bluegrass region of Kentucky (party included James Gay, William Elliot, and Benjamin Blackburn). In 1784, Stevenson settled in Woodford County, Kentucky (Alexander Dunlap Jr. and James Gay Jr. were already there). James Gay and Jean Warwick were parents of James Gay Jr. and the wives of Stephenson and Dunlap. The Pisgah Presbyterian Church, founded 1784, was first Presbyterian organization in Kentucky. First Minister was Adam Rankin of Rockbridge County, Virginia. An 1808-1826 list of members included a "Holman". [Question: Is this Cornelius Holman or Hoolman (born About 1789 in Woodford County, Kentucky), son of Edward Holman and Mary Rue?]

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pages 54-59
VII ANNALS OF 1737-1777
SELECTIONS FROM THE RECORDS OF ORANGE, AUGUSTA, AND BOTETOURT

AUGUSTA ORDER-BOOKS
1750
Richard Burton, Robert Renick, John Poage, Peter Wallace, are to survey a road from Looney's Ferry to North River; Benjamin Borden, John Thompson, Isaac Taylor, and William McClung are to survey to the intersection with the county road.

John Maxwell, James McDowell, and Edward Hogan were in a canoe on the James, Sunday, May 13 (Old Style). The boat upset and Hogan was drowned. Coroner's jury at James Greenlee's, five days later: Michael Dougherty, Josiah F. Hendon, John Hitchins, Joshua Mathews, James Montgomery, John Poage, John Ramsey, John Vance, Matthew Vance, Samuel Walker, Joseph Walker, and ___ Walker.

1765
For provisions and impressed horses for the use of the militia, claims are turned in by Thomas Alexander, Robert Bratton. John Dunlap. William Elliott, John Finlay, Hugh Fulton, James Mateer, Samuel McCutchen, William McKemy, William McNabb, Daniel O'Treel, Thomas Poage, John and Mary Trimble, and Joseph Walkup.

BOTETOURT ORDER-BOOK
1770-1777
John Bowyer, John Maxwell, James Trimble, William McKee, James McGavock, and Robert Poage are among the first justices

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SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS
Material Received Too Late For Insertion in Other Chapters
page 299
At the court of Orange for October 27, 1737, Benjamin Borden presented by certificate thirteen wolf-heads, supplied by John McDowell, George Robinson and Robert McCoy.

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Section II, CONVEYANCES IN BORDEN TRACT, 1741-1780
pages 343, 348-349
Beaty, John—118—5s—1750.
Beaty, Francis—265—17p 18s—1751—sold to Joseph Alexander for 50p in 1768, when land cornered on John Kerr's "old place." Beaty was then deputy collector of Mecklenburg county, N. C.
Poage, Robert—378—11p 10s—1742—Poage's Run.
Patterson. John—420— 12p 12s— 1741- Mill Cr. adjoining Isaac Taylor, John Henderson, Israel Pickens, Robert Poage.

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Section III, EARLY PATENTS OUTSIDE BORDEN TRACT: The following list of patents on the waters of the upper James between the Blue Ridge and the North Mountain. The acreage is followed by the date of the patent. [Note: The Maury River (previously called North River) starts just below present day Goshen (near the North Mountain, west of the Shenandoah Valley) and flows southward across the Valley until it joins the James River (near present day Glasgow). Buffalo Creek flows into the Maury River. The River Mary (previously called South River) from the northeast flows into the Maury River. "Forks" is a shortened expression for "Forks of the James" which is the district between the Maury River and the main branch of the James River.]
pages 351-354

Holman, William: 320 --1759--Forks (See Other Holmans in Shenandoah Valley)

Borden, Benjamin: (1) 92,100—Nov. 11, 1739—on the north and southeast branches of James between the Blue Ridge and the North Mtn; (2) 3553—1740—west side of Blue Ridge; (3) 400—1740—near Spreading Spring Branch; (4) 400—1740—in the fork made by the North Branch and Buffalo; (5) 400—1740—under the foot of the Blue Ridge and on a branch of James called the Mary (South River.)

Evans, Nathaniel: (1) 100— 1750—"on the South River alias the River Mary between the South Mountain and a high ridge on the west side of the river"; (2)—1756—west side of Mary; (3) 30—1769—Forks.

Burton, Richard: 400—1748—Buffalo adjoining Borden grant.

McClung, James: 50—1760— Mary.

McClure, Moses: 165— 1750—Spreading Spring. south side North Branch.

McClure, Samuel: (1) 190— 1759—Cedar; (2) 60—1769—adjoining homestead in Forks.

McClure, John: (I) 233—1756—southwest side John Allison's land on long "bent" of Buffalo; (2) 140—1759—adjoining Borden tract.

McCorkle, Alexander: 80—1768— Forks.

Moore, James: (1) 325-1748—northeast side North Branch below mouth of South River; (2) 400—1746—branch of Buffalo; (3) 400—1756—north branch of Buffalo.

Moore, William: 80—1764—Buffalo.

Moore, David: 95—1768—Mary.

Morris (Mores), Hugh: 300—1765—Forks.

Poage, John: 214—1749—Poage's farm on west branch of Cedar.

Poage, Robert: (1) 950—1750—Mill Creek; (2) 218—1761—Cedar.

Poage, William: 100—1763—branch of Cedar.

Stuart, David: 50—1764—Halfway Creek.

Stuart, Thomas: 145— 1760—Forks.

Trimble, James: (1) 400—1760—Forks ; (2) 95—1766—west side Camp Mountain; (3) 230-1766—Forks; (4) 188— 1769-Buffalo.

Trimble, David: 399— 1765— Forks.

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SECTION IV, Secondary Land Conveyances Prior to 1778
LIST A (Recorded in Augusta County)
In the record of each transaction, the following particulars are given in consecutive order: name of grantor, name of grantee, acreage, price, year of sale and description.
pages 355-363

Arnold, Stephen (Jane)-to John Poage-335-5p-1755-Taylor's Br. of Buffalo

Patton, James-(1) to John Poage-283-30p-1750- branches of James...

Poage, John (Mary)—to William Cleghorn, blacksmith—214—17p—1752—1753.

Poage, John (Elizabeth)—to James Gilmore—285—30p—1755—head of Mill Cr.

Poage, John— (1) to Robert—190-100p—1765—Buffalo; (2) to John. Jr.—270—l00p—1765—Buffalo.

Poage, Robert (Elizabeth)—(1) to Robert. Jr.—104—5p—1753—Cedar ; (2) to John Allison—195—50p—1754— Mill Cr.. a branch of James: (3) to John Poage—200—25p—1754—Mill Cr. corner to John Mathews: (4) to John Mathews— 194—30p—1755— Mill Cr.

Poage, Robert—to John Bailey—250. patented 1760—50p—1761—Cedar Run, a branch of North River.

Poage, Robert (Jean)-to William—104—60p—1762—Cedar Cr.

Burton, Richard (Ann), gentleman-to James Davis-100—40p-Buffalo adjacent to Borden line.

Burton, Richard-to Sampson Mathews-100--47p-1762-James River.

Davison, John (Jean)—to William Henderson—350—30p—1747—mouth of Buffalo.

Todd, Low, of Bedford County—to Hugh Cunningham—251—78p—1768—Whistle Cr. corner to Matthew Young.

Todd, James—(1) to Joseph McBride—185—5p—1761—Buffalo : (2) to James McBride—185—80p—1768—Buffalo.

Todd, William—to Samuel Todd—400—40p—1761—head of north branch of Buffalo.

Todd, Samuel (Jane)—to William and John McKee—400—170p—north branch of Buffalo on Borden line.

Trimble, James (Sarah)—Alexander Beggs—250—25p—1750—Buffalo.

Trimble, James—to Joseph Kennedy—402—133p l0s—1754—Moffett.

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Reports of Processioners
pages 467-468
In 1764, John Paxton and Abraham Brown processioned between North River and the Buffalo for the following:
James Allison, James Bailey, Andrew Brown, Abraham Brown, Edmund Crump, James Campbell, George Campbell, James Davis, James Edmiston, William Foster, William Hall, William Holeman, Joseph Lapsley, Robert Morre, John Moore, Samuel Moore, Samuel McClure, John McKnight, John McCoIlom, Patrick McCollom, Christian Milliron, James McLang, William Paxton, John Paxton, John Sommers, John Taylor, James Trimble, Joseph Walker, Richard Woods, James Welch, Peter Wallace.
In 1767, James Simpson and John Mitchell processioned for the following, between the Buffalo and the James:
Charles Allison, Alexander Baggs, William Crawford, John Davis, David Dreadden, James Dreaddin (Dryden), James Gilmore, John Gilmore, John Hickman, Richard Mathews, William Mathews, William McBride, Arthur McClure, James McGavock, Robert Miller, John Murray, John Paxton, John Poage, George Salling, John Thompson, John Walker, Benjamin Wattson, John White, Robert Whittle.

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Section V, TITHABLES OF 1778
pages 365-368,
Holdman, William
Hoylman, Christopher
Poage, James
Poage, John (captain)—6
Poage, John
Poage, Robert
Carson, John
Beaty, William

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Section VI, TAXPAYERS OF 1782 (T stands for tithable, S for slave, h for horse, and c for cattle)
page 372-375
Holdman, William—4h—9c
Hoylman, Stophel—3h—6c
McCoy, Archibald—1 h
Poage, James—1h—11c
Poage, John—2T—1S—4h—12c
Poage, Jonathan—2h
Carson, John—1S
Carson, Robert—2h—3c

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SECTION VII TAXPAYERS OF 1841
page 378
Baggs: James—15
page 383
McCoy: James—68
page 385
Poage: Eli and John—2; James M.—6; John B.—11 ; John and William F.—12; James A.-33

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MISCELLANEOUS DATA
page 493
Holman.
l. Jean—m. John Leech, 1808.
2. Salley—m. Thomas McCoy, 1798.

page 498
Leech.
l. Ann—m. John Miller, 1812.
2. Eleanor—m. Michael Crawford. 1799.
3. James—d. 1822—m. Martha ___
Children:
John.
Patsy (m. Crawford).
Susannah.
Nancy.
Jane (m. Steele),
David (m. Margaret Miller, 1788).
Thomas (m. Elizabeth Crawford. 1792),
James (m. Isabella Steele, 1800),
Henry (m. Isabella Hall, 1815).
Willam,
Adam (b. 1853).
4. John—m. Montgomery.
5. John—m. Martha McComb—Buffalo
Children:
James (m. Isabella Steele, 1800).
6. John—m. Peggy Galbraith, 1803.
7. John—m. Jane Holman, 1808.
8. John—m. Elizabeth Sivell, 1814.
9. John—m. Polly Hall. 1816).
10. Margaret—m. Thomas Gilmore, 1815.
11. Martha-m. Thomas Lackey. 1800.
12. Nathan—m. Sally Hall. 1817.
13. Patsy—m. James Hall. 1816.
14. Polly—m. James Cunningham, 1819

page 506
McCoy—
1. .Arthur—m. Sally Ediey, 1807.
2. Daniel—m. Sarah Slaughter, 1814.
3. Edmund—m. Mary Davis. 1817.
4. Thomas—m. Sally Holman, 1798.
5. —m. Eleanor Walkup by 1828.

page 537
Vansandt.—
1. Jean—m. Elijah Morris. 1801.
2. Joshua—m. Mary Morris, 1794.
3. Mary—m. William McCoy. 1803.

page 539
Walkup.
3x. John—m. Margaret Fulton Blair—
Children :
William (m. Sarah McCoy),
Joseph (b. 1778),
Jane (m. Jesse Paxton),
Martha (m. David Stewart), Isabel (m. David Chambers),
Margaret (s),
Jane (m. Alexander Dunlap),
Rebecca (m. John Sims),
John.

page 494
Hoylman
1. Christina married Robert Carr, 1798
2. Christopher, or Stophel, died 1812, married Christianna ___
children
Philip (see below)
Christianna
a daughter married Abraham Troxal
3. Daniel married Diannah Trevey by 1825
4. Phillip (son of Christopher, or Stophel, died 1812) died 1811 married Susanna Firestone, 1811
children
Daniel
Betty
Sally
5. Philip married ___ Mohler
6. Simon married Polly Thompson 1808
7. Susanna married Balson Dingledine 1812

page 482
Dingledine
1. Balsor married Susannah Hoilman
2. Elizabeth married John Moore, 1817

page 511
Mohler
1. Frederick died 1834
children
Betsy
Joseph
Frederick
John
Jacob
Philip
____ married Philip Hoilman
Mary married Paul Butler, 1808

page 516
Painter
I. Frederick—m. Elizabeth Beggs, 1815.
2. George-m. Mary Sorrels, 1820.

page 536
Thompson
17. Polly married Simon Hoylman, 1808

page 472
Baggs
1. Agnes—m. Joseph Hickman, 1786.
2. Alexander—d. 1786—in. Ann ___
Children: Jean, Margaret, Martha (m. Jonathan Poague, 1794), Frances, Thomas (m. Ann Whitley, 1786), James (m. Jennet Anderson, 1787), Mary (b. 1770, d. 1860, m. John Hamilton, 1794).
3. David—m. Isabella Scott, 1790.
4. Elizabeth—m. Frederick Painter, 1815.
5. Fanny—m. Mordecai Cross, 1801.
6. Isabella—m. Andrew Reid, 1798.
7. Jane— m. John McClung, 1814.
8. Sarah—Samuel Whitley, 1787.
9. Thomas—m Mary Santon, 1801.
10. ___ m. Andrew Bailey, 1809.

page 472
Bailey
1. Andrew—m. Baggs 1809.

page 471
Anderson
11. Jennet—m. James Baggs, 1787.

page 480
Cress (Cross?)
6. Mordecai—m. Fanny Baggs. 1801.

page 490
Hamilton
10. John—b. 1765c—m. Mary Baggs.

page 492
Hickman
4 Jacob—m Agnes Baggs. 1786.

page 503
McClung
6. Henry—b. 1739, d. 1784, m. Esther Caruthers—Children: William, James, Samuel, Margaret, Easther, Henry.
8. James—Children: James (m. Mary ), William (d. 1784), Hugh (m. Frances ), Charles (Pa.), Mary (Pa.), Matthew (Pa.), John (m. Sarah Laughlin), Margaret (m. John Houston).
9. James (see 8)—Children: Henry (see 6), William (d. 1793, m. Jane ), James (m. Bettie Houston), Agnes (m. Gray).
10. James—son of 9—d. 1813—Children: Mary (m. Peter Cassady, 1812), Agnes (m. Snodgrass), Jane (m. Samuel Patton, 1784), Anne (m. James Martin), Easther (m. John McColloch, 1802), James (m. Mary A. Henry), Samuel, Margaret (s), John (m. Jane Baggs, 1814).

page 521-522
Poague
1. Anne—m. Alexander Wood, 1789.
2. Elizabeth-m. John Allen, 1801.
3. Isabella G.—m. Richard Gibbs. 1819.
4. James—m. Anne ___ by 1770.
5. James—m. Nancy Hogshead ?—d. 1817—Children; Amy, John G., Thomas, William, James M, Eli, Rebeckah (m. Thomas Dryden. 1803).
5. James—m Mary Henry. 1793.
6. Jean— m. Matthew Whiteman, 1806.
7. Jenny—sister to 16—in. Joseph Allen, 1800.
8. John—m? Mary Crawford, 1751—Forks.
9. John—? I805—Children : William. Grisel, James, Thomas, Rebekah.
10. John—m. Martha Rankin, 1798.
11. John—m. Rachel Barclay Crawford. 1792.
12. John—m. Mary Boils, 1796.
13. John B.—m. Elizabeth S. Paxton. 1835.
14. Jonathan—m. Martha Baggs, 1794.
15. Nancy—m. Alexander T. Barclay, 1819.
16. Polly—m. William Houston, 1805.
17. Rebecca—m. Thomas Dryden, 1803.
18. Robert—m. Martha Crawford, 1791.
19. Robert—d. 1779—m. Margaret ___.
20. Robert, Sr.—m. Elizabeth ___ 1753.
21. Robert-m. Jean Somers—Children: Jonathan, Ann (m. Isaac Caruthers), Martha (m. James Moore), 7 others.
22. Sally—m. Thomas Lackey, 1820.
23. Thomas—1765.
24. Thomas—son of Robert (immigrant )—m. Polly McClenahan—Children: Elijah, Robert, William, Elizabeth, Ann, Polly, Agnes, John (see 11).
25. Thomas C—m. I.ucinda Paxton. 1821—d. 1773—n. c
26. ___ Children: William d. by 1813), John (d. by 1813; Children: Rebecca, Sarah). James (has Ann), Jonathan (has John, James. Jonathan).

page 513
Moore.—
1. Agnes?—m. James Cunningham by 1780.
7. Anna-m. Robert Allen. 1805.
10. David—m. Mary Evans—Children : William (b. 1748c, d. 1841, m. Mary McClung). Andrew (b. 1752).
21. James—m. Jane Walker—Children: James.
22. James—son of 21—m. Martha Poage—k. 1786 Children; Mary (b. 1777, d. 1824, m. Samuel Brown, 1798).

page 526
Ryan
2. Sally—m. Daniel Baggs, 1801.

page 533
Summers
1. Adam—m. Mary Kiddy, 1802.
2. Jane Somers—m. Robert Poage.

page 542
Whiteman
2. Matthew—m. Jean Poage, 1806.
Whitley
1. Ann—m. Thomas Baggs, 1786.
2. Jonathan—m. Sarah Cunningham, 1773.
3. Samuel—m. Sarah Baggs, 1782.

page 477
Carson.—
1. James—m. Isabella Gibson, 1789.
2. Jinny—m. William West, 1792.
3. Samuel—d. 1839—Children: James, Jane, Isabella. Samuel, John, David, .Andrew, Sally, Hannah.
4. William—m. Mary Alexander, 1795.
5. William P.—son of Robert—d. 1833—m. Betsy Rogers, 1810.

page 508
McGee—
1. Robert—b. 1692. d. 1774. m. Agues, b. 1700, d. 1780—Children: William, John.
4. John—bro. to 1—b. 1707, d. 1792, m. (1) Jane Logan, 1744. (2) Rosatma Cunningham, 1765—Children: Mary (b. 1746, m. Hugh Weir), Miriam (b. 1747, d. 1796, m. William McKee, 1766), James L., Robert (m. Margaret Hamilton), William (m. Jane Kenady 1790), David (m. Ann Dunlap, 1788), John.
7. William—son of 4—Children: James (m. Rachel W. Moffett), Margaret (m. John Carson)

page 542
West.—
1. Elijah—m. Elirabeth Tennant, 1798.
2. John—m. Sally Coots, 1791.
3. Margaret—m. David Shaw, 1789.
4. Nancy— m. Hugh Elliott, 1808.
5. Polly—m. Peter Kerlin, 1811.
6. William—m. Jenny Carson, 1796.

page 473
Beaty—
1. Elizabeth—m. Thomas Bowyer, 1806.
2. Isabella—m. David Campbell, 1782.
3. James—m. Isabella Paul, 1789.
4. John—on Kerr's Cr., 1750c to 1772c—Children: David (b. 1752c), John (k. 1780), Agnes (m. James Dysart, 1775).
5. John—m. Elizabeth Morris, 1798.
6. Sarah—m. Edward Ballin, 1808.
7. Sarah—m. Joseph Little, 1788.

[Kerr's Creek (aka Tees Creek) parallels the Buffalo Creek and also empties into the Maury River]

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Section XIV THE WAR OF 1861
pages 123-124
The situation between the free and the slave states had been tense an entire decade. Colonel Smith and several others of the faculty of the Virginia Military Institute, and nearly 100 of their cadets had formed part of the armed force of 1,500 men that was assembled at Charlestown in the fall of 1859 to prevent any attempt to rescue John Brown. It was Colonel Smith himself who superintended the execution of Brown. A year earlier than this, he had been given orders under secrecy to double the guard of the arsenal, since there was a supposed plot to arm the Negroes at the Pewe Iron Works near Lexington and set in motion a servile war. In the winter of 1860-61 there had been intense restlessness and some turbulence among the cadets. In the early half of April they were almost daily hoisting secession flags in spite of vigorous efforts to the contrary by the authorities.

J. B. Smith and J. E. Carson were advertising in the county papers that they had $100,000 to spend for likely young negroes.

page 145
In 1860, the imminence of civil war depreciated slave values and gave a stimulus to a more active selling of them in the cotton states. In the Gazette for January 24, 1860, William Taylor advertises for 1,000 Negroes for the Southern market. Another advertisement, dated May 10, 1860, reads thus: "I wish to purchase 500 likely young Negroes of both sexes for the Southern market, for which I will pay the highest market prices in cash. My address is Staunton or Middlebrook, Augusta County, Va. J. E. Carson." About this time advertisements of runaway slaves were somewhat a regular feature of the newspapers.

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Notes:

Four Holmans are mentioned in A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia:

* The William Holman who acquired 320 acres on Buffalo Creek in 1759. (See Other Holmans in the Shenandoah Valley)

* Mrs. Jean Holman who in 1808 married John Leech

* Sally Holman who in 1798 married Thomas McCoy.

* Christopher "Stophel" Hoilman who is listed as a tithable in 1778 and a taxpayer in 1782.

Alexander Beggs (Baggs) was born c1715 in Ireland and migrated to America. Around 1740, he (and his sister Jane Beggs and her husband John Poage) settled in the part of Augusta County that became Rockbridge County. He received an Augusta County land grant for 250 acres on Buffalo Creek (corner Silas Hart) on Nov 24, 1750. He was married twice (Anne and Sarah) and died in 1785/86.

His oldest daughter, Jean Beggs, first married a "Holman" (no information on him) and then in 1808 married John Leech.

Jean Beggs and her first husband, Mr Holman, had a daughter, Sally Holman, who in 1798 married Thomas McCoy.

Are these Holmans related to William Holman of Buffalo Creek?

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Holman/Leech

There were two families (believed to be related) named Leech (John and James) who migrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania and then to Rockbridge County, Virginia.

John Leech, born: April 1, 1739 in Ireland; married first Martha McComb (1744-1804) on April 18, 1761 in the part of Lancaster County that became Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; in 1778, relocated to near Collierstown, in Rockbridge County, Virginia; married second Mrs. Jean Holman on August 4, 1808 in Rockbridge County, Virginia; and died Feb 16, 1820 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Thomas Leech, son of John Leech and Martha McComb moved his family to Livingston County, Kentucky in 1816.

James Leech, died c1803 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and wife Martha
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA RECORDS Order Book 1803 page 452
On the motion of Martha Leech widow and relict of James Leech Deceased and John Leech who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining letter of administration of the estate of said decedent and they together with William Wilson, their security entered into and acknowledged bond in the sum of three thousand dollars conditioned according to Law.
Ordered that James Moore, John Leech, James Leech & John Houston or any three of them being first sworn do appraise in current money the slaves and personal estate of James Leech Deceased and return an inventory and appraisement thereof to court.

Both Leech families John and James) have a connection to the family of James Crawford and Catherine Howell.
Elizabeth Crawford (1769-1809) in 1792 in Rockbridge County, Virginia married Thomas Leech, son of John Leech and Martha McComb
Michael Crawford (1773-1800) in 1797 in Rockbridge County, Virginia married Eleanor Leech, daughter of John Leech and Martha McComb
Mary Ann Crawford (1781-1805) in 1803 in Rockbridge County, Virginia married John Leech, son of James Leech and Martha (Their son James Leech married Margaret Thomas Ayers.)

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Holman/McCoy

Sarah "Salley" Holman on Oct 30, 1798 in Rockbridge County, Virginia married Thomas McCoy, born 1777 in Maryland.

* Thomas McCay was in the 1810 census for Rockbridge County, Virginia (Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: four; Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : one; Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: one; Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: one; Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: one).
Listed on the same page was a Cunningham and a Johnson.

* Thomas McCoy was in the 1820 census for Fairfield, Highland Co., Ohio. Listed on the same page was a Cunningham and a Johnson.

* Thomas McCoy was in the 1830 and 1840 census for Paint, Highland Co., Ohio

* The 1850 census for Paint, Highland Co., Ohio shows:
2052     McCoy     Thomas     73     1777     Male     Maryland
2052     McCoy     Sarah         72     1778     Female Virginia
2052     McCoy     Mary A     21     1829     Female Ohio

Highland County, Ohio formed from Adams, Clermont, and Ross Counties on February 18, 1805

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German Holmans

Christopher "Stophel" Hoilman was born April 22, 1749 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; married Anna Marg. Kessler on January 29, 1771 at the Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; and bought (from Isaac Taylor, Jr.) property in 1777 in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
His father, Johannes Peter Heilman was born in 1715 in Germany, migrated to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and married Salome Frey (1719–1739). The marriage was performed by Rev. John Casper Stoever in Lebanon County in 1739. The children of Christopher "Stophel" Hoilman and Anna Marg. Kessler are: Christianna Hoylman (born 1780) married Abraham Troxel; Philip Hoylman (1784–1810) married Susannah Firestone; and Christopher Holyman.

[Note: Do not confuse Christopher "Stophel" Hoilman with Christopher "Stofel" Halterman (1766-1845) who is the son of Jacob Halterman (born 1741 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died 1813 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.)]

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