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Henry Holaday was called Henry “Holyday” when he married
Mary “Fail” in March 1746 at Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware BU8, HI4. Henry Holiday was included in a list of
men who were taxed (“A List of Tythables for the Year 1755”) in Orange County,
North Carolina in 1755 OR10. Henry Holaday of Chatham County, North
Carolina called himself a planter when he wrote his will on August 3, 1800,
which was witnessed by Jacob Marshill, Jr. and Isaac Shugart and was proved
in open court in Chatham County, North Carolina in November 1800 NO16.
In
the Name of God amen I Henry Holaday Senior of the County of Chatham and State
of North Carolina planter being in health
of Body and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto god Calling to mind
the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Die
I Do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally
and first of all I recommend my Soul to almighty god that gave it and my body I
recommend to be Buried in a Decent and Christian like manner at the Discretion
of my Executors and as touching Such worldly Estate as it has pleased god to
bless me with in this life I give and Demise and Dispose of in the following
manner and form first of all that my funaral Charges and lawfull Debts be paid
Item
I give unto my Son Henry Holaday all that track of land where I formerly lived
with all and Singuler the previledges and profits arising there from
I
give unto my fore Daughters that is to say Hannah Andrew Abigall mcCracken Rebekah Hinshaw and Mary Quackenbush three pounds ten Shillings Each of them
Deborah
Deal and Sarrah Newlin haveing been left a like Share by a former Will and Since
gave as their receipts Will Show it is my Desire that Deborah Deal and Sarrah
Newlin be there with Content
I
give unto my grand Children to wit my Son Robert Holaday Son Henry likewise
Thomas Holaday Daughter Mary likewise my Daughter Abigail mcCrackens Daughter and Son Mary and Henry likewise Rebekah
Hinshaw Daughter Mary likewise my Son
Henry Holaday Son Henry likewise my Daughter Mary quackenbush Son Henry Each of
the above Named grand Children the Sum of twenty Shillings
I
give unto my Son Robert Holaday Son William my big Coat
my Will
is that Such of my Estate as is not alredy bequethed and named be Equally Devided
Between my four Sons to Wit Samuel Holaday Robert Holaday William Holaday and
Thomas Holaday Share and Share alike both principal and intrust to this Date
and the intrust ariseing hereafter to go to my Son Thomas for his troble and Exspence
lastly
I Constitute and apoint my Son Thomas Holaday my hole and Sole Executor of this
my last Will and testament and I Do hereby utterly revoke Disavow and Disanull
all and Every former testaments Wills and Legacies Bequests Executors by mee in
any wise before named Willed or bequethed ratifying and Confirming this and no
other to be my last will and testament in Witness where of I hath hereunto Set
my hand & Seal this third Day of august in the year of Lord one Thousand Eight
Hundred
Henry
Holaday his mark
Signed
Sealed published pronounced and Declared by the Said Henry Holaday Senier as
his last Will and testament in the presents of us and in the presence of Each
other have unto Set our Names
Jacob
Marshill Junior
Isaac
Shugart
A plaque and a memorial
erected in the year 1932 at the Spring Monthly Meeting Cemetery in Snow Camp,
Alamance County, North Carolina for Henry Holaday and Mary Fayle (a photo of
which can be located on the Find a Grave website) states:
IN
MEMORY OF
HENRY
HOLADAY
AND
MARY
FAYLE – HIS WIFE
PIONEER
ANCESTORS OF HOLADAY FAMILIES OF
THIS
REGION. THEY WERE MARRIED
MARCH
3, 1746 IN OLD SWEDE CHURCH
WILMINGTON,
DEL. CAME TO NORTH CAROLINA
1756,
AND LIVED ONE MILE SOUTH OF HERE
HENRY
HOLADAY – DIED SEPT. 9, 1800
MARY
FAYLE HOLADAY – DIED JUNE 21, 1792
Mary Fayle was the mother of Samuel, Robert, William,
Deborah, Hannah, and Sarah. Her surname was also spelled “Faile” HI4.
The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that Samuel Holladay, the son of Henry and Mary Holaday, was born in
Chester County, Pennsylvania on the 9th day
of the 12th month in the 1740s (the last digit of the year was missing) US11. Lydia, the wife of Samuel Holladay, was the daughter of Joshua
and Patience Hadly who was born on the 24th day
of the 11th month, 1756 in Orange County, North Carolina US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County,
North Carolina state that Samuel and Lydia Holladay were the parents of twelve
children whose birth location was in Chatham County, North Carolina US11. These were Mary, born on the 27th day of the 7th
month, 1773, Patiance, born on the 25th day
of the 4th month, 1775, Joshua, born on the 7th day of the 8th
month, 1777, Hannah, born on the 19th day
of the 11th month, 1779, John, born on the 24th day of the 9th
month, 1782, Sarah, born on the 14th day
of the 1st month, 1785, Anne, born on the 30th day of the 11th
month, 1787, twins Samuel and Lydia, who were born on the 20th day of the 3rd
month, 1791, Simon, born on the 4th day
of the 9th month, 1793, and Ruth, who was born on the 19th day of the 8th
month, 1796 US11.
The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Orange County (now Alamance
County), North Carolina state that Lydia Holladay, the daughter of Samuel and
Lydia, died on the 5th day
of the 4th month, 1791 and was buried at the Spring Monthly Meeting HI4. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Orange County
(now Alamance County), North Carolina state that four additional children of
Samuel and Lydia Holladay died in 1794 and 1795; these were Ann on the 4th day of the 2nd
month, 1794, John on the 2nd day
of the 3rd month, 1794, Patience on the 26th day of the 7th
month, 1795, and Mary, who died on the 9th day
of the 9th month, 1795 HI4. The
records of the Spring Monthly Meeting in Orange County (now Alamance County),
North Carolina state that Samuel Holliday, the son of Samuel and Lydia Holliday
of Chatham County, North Carolina who married Martha “Mccracken”, the daughter
of Thomas and Percila Mccracken of Orange County, North Carolina on the 8th day of the 4th
month, 1813 US11. Samuel and Martha
Holaday were the parents of Thomas (born on January 17, 1814), Ann (born April
22, 1817), Sarah (born November 16, 1820), Rhody (born July 1, 1822), and Lydia
(born April 20, 1824) US11.
Samuel
was mentioned in his father’s will, dated August 3, 1800 NO16. Samuel Holaday wrote his will on the 8th day of the 10th
month, 1821 which mentioned his wife, Lidya, and his children, Joshua Holaday,
Samuel Holaday, Simon Holaday, Sarrah Mills, Hannah Dawsett, and Ruth Lashly,
and was witnessed by Nathaniel Newling and James Carter NO16. He later wrote a codicil to his will which addressed the death
of his son, Simon; this codicil was dated the 10th day of the 5th
month, but the year was too faded to be legible NO16. His will and its codicil were proved in open court in Chatham
County, North Carolina in August 1825 NO16. The
records of the Spring Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina state
that Samuel Holaday died on the 20th day
of the 6th month, 1825 and that Lydia Holaday died on the 4th day of the 11th
month, 1827 US11.
The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that Robert Holladay, the son of Henry and Mary Holladay, was born
on the 29th day of the 9th
month, 1748 in Chester County, Pennsylvania US11.
The Cane Creek Monthly Meeting records also stated that Robert’s wife, Hannah
Holladay, the daughter of John and Mary Newlin, was born on the 30th day of the 6th
month, 1749 in Chester County, Pennsylvania US11. The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that Robert Holladay, the son of Henry and Mary Holladay of Cane Creek in
Orange County, North Carolina, married Hannah Newlin, the daughter of John and
Mary Newlin of Orange County, on the 10th day
of the 1st month, 1777 in a ceremony witnessed by Deborah Newlin, Abigail
Holladay, Sarah Holladay, John Andrew, Henry Holladay, Mary Holladay, John
Newlin, James Newlin, Thomas Holladay, Henry Holladay, Jr., and others US11. Robert and Hannah Holladay were the parents of six children;
the first three were born in Orange County, North Carolina, but the birth
locations for the last three were not provided US11. Their children were Abigail, born on the 12th day of the 10th
month, 1777, William, born on the 29th day
of the 4th month, 1779, Mary, born on the 8th day of the 12th
month, 1780, Deborah, born on the 5th day of the 5th month, 1782, John, born on the 10th day of the 2nd
month, 1784, and Jacob, born on the 10th day
of the 1st month, 1786 US11.
Robert and his sons, Henry and William, were mentioned in the will of his
father, Henry Holaday, which was dated August 3, 1800 NO16.
William Holaday, the son of Henry and Mary Holladay, was born on the 10th day of
the 6th month,
1750 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, according to the records of the the Cane
Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina US11.
The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that Deborah Holladay, the daughter of Henry and Mary Holladay and
the wife of John Andrew, was born on the 4th day
of the 2nd or the 12th
month, 1752 in Orange County, North Carolina US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance
County, North Carolina state that Deborah Holladay, the daughter of Henry and
Mary Holladay of Orange County, North Carolina, married John Andrew, the son of
Robert and Sarah Andrew of Orange County, on the 10th day of the 4th
month, 1776 in a ceremony witnessed by Henry Holladay, Robert Andrew, Sarah
Andrew, Mary Holladay, Lydia Holladay, and others US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance
County, North Carolina state that Deborah (Holladay) Andrew and John Andrew were
the parents of two children who were born in Orange County, North Carolina;
these were Robert, who was born on the 29th day
of the 2nd or 12th
month, 1776, and Hannah, born on the 12th day
of the 9th month, 1778 US11. The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that John Andrew, the son of Robert and Sarah Andrew, died on the 26th day of the 7th
month, 1779 (July 26, 1779) and he was buried shortly after at the Friends’
Burying Ground at the Spring Monthly Meeting US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Orange County
(now Alamance County), North Carolina state that Deborah Andrew of Orange
County, North Carolina married Isaac Dale of Orange County on the 6th day of the 6th
month, 1787 in a ceremony witnessed by Deborah Newlin, David Andrew, Ann
Andrew, Abigail Andrew, Mary Andrew, Rebekah Holaday, Henry Holaday, Mary
Holaday, Margaret Dale, Samuel Holaday, Thomas Holaday, Robert Holaday, William
Andrew, Hannah Andrews, Robert Andrews, William Holaday, Kathrine Holaday,
Sarah Andrew, and others US11.
John and Deborah Andrew’s son, Robert, was named in the will of Robert Andrew,
which was dated January 12, 1791 NO16. The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Orange County (now Alamance
County), North Carolina state that Hannah Andrew, the daughter of John and
Deborah Andrew of Orange County, married Jacob Marshill on the 16th day of the 3rd
month, 1797 HI4. Deborah Deal was
mentioned in the will of her father, which was dated August 3, 1800 NO16. Isaac Dale of Orange County, North Carolina wrote his will on
the 7th day of the 10th
month, 1815 which mentioned his daughter, Margaret Haddock, his wife, Deborah
Dale, and his friends, Thomas Holaday, Sr. and Robert Andrew, his stepson, whom
he appointed as executors of his will NO16.
The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that Hannah Holladay, the daughter of Henry and Mary Holladay and
the wife of William Andrew, was born on the 27th day of the 11th
month, 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance
County, North Carolina state that Hannah Holladay, the daughter of Henry and
Mary Holladay of Cane Creek, Orange County, North Carolina, married William
Andrew, the son of Robert and Sarah Andrew of Cane Creek, Orange County on the
10th day of the 4th
month, 1776 in a ceremony witnessed by Robert Andrew, Sarah Andrew, Henry
Holladay, Mary Holladay, Samuel Holladay, Jean Holladay, Sarah Holladay, and
others US11. The combined records of the Spring Monthly Meeting and the
Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, both in Alamance County, North Carolina, state that
Hannah and William Andrew were the parents of eleven children, the first six of
whom were born in Orange County, North Carolina US11. These were Henry, born on the 12th day of the 2nd
month, 1777, Sarah, born on the 25th
day of the 5th or 8th
month, 1778, John, born on the 27th day
of the 7th month, 1780, Robert, born on the 11th day of the 2nd
month, 1782, Samuel, born on the 11th or
the 14th day of the 12th
month, 1783, William, born on the 26th day
of the 10th month, 1785, Issac, born on the 26th day of the 9th
month, 1787, Jacob, born on the 11th day
of the 9th month, 1789, James, born on the 15th day of the 2nd
month, 1792, Aaron, born on the 8th day
of the 7th month, 1794, and Hannah, born perhaps on the 11th day of the 4th
month, 1797 (the line for Hannah’s birth information is extremely faded) US11. Hannah Andrew was mentioned in the will of her father, which
was dated August 3, 1800 NO16.
The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina
state that Sarah Holladay, the daughter of Henry and Mary Holladay, was
born on the 19th day of the 3rd month, 1758 in Orange County, North Carolina US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance
County, North Carolina state that Sarah Holladay, the daughter of Henry and
Mary Holladay of Cane Creek in Orange County, North Carolina, married John
Newlin, the son of John and Mary Newlin of Orange County, on the 22nd day of the 1st
month, 1777 in a ceremony witnessed by John Newlin, Mary Newlin, Henry
Holladay, Mary Holladay, Robert Holladay, Hannah Holladay, James Newlin, Eli
Newlin, John Andrew, Deborah Andrew, and others US11. Sarah’s husband, John Newlin, the son of John and Mary Newlin,
was born on the 6th day of the 12th month, 1752 in Chester County, Pennsylvania US11. The records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Alamance
County, North Carolina state that Sarah and John Newlin were the parents of two
children who were born in Orange County, North Carolina; these were Jacob, born
on the 10th day of the 10th
month, 1777, and Thomas, born on the 13th day
of the 8th month, 1779 US11.
Sarrah Newlin was mentioned in the will of her father, which was dated August
3, 1800 NO16. A plaque and memorial erected in the year 1960 at Newlin
Cemetery in Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois for John and Sarah (Holladay)
Newlin and their children (a photo of which can be located on the Find a
Grave website) states that John and Sarah Newlin “migrated to Illinois via
Indiana from North Carolina and settled near this cemetery in 1819”. The plaque
further listed their children’s names and and birth years, who were Jacob, born
in 1777, Thomas, born in 1779, James, born in 1781, Mary, born in 1786, John IV
(“John Fourth”), born in 1788, Eli, born in 1790, Sally, born in 1792,
Nathaniel, born in 1796, William, born in 1799, and Jonathan, born in 1803.
Thomas
Holaday was called a son of Henry Holaday when he and his daughter,
Mary, were mentioned in his father’s will which was dated August 3, 1800, in
which Thomas was named as the sole executor NO16. The
records of the Spring Monthly Meeting in Alamance County, North Carolina state
that Thomas Holaday was born on the 19th day
of the 6th month, 1756 and that his wife, “Chatharine” Holaday as born on
the 24th day of the 9th
month, 1752 US11. Thomas and
Chatharine Holaday were the parents of seven children whose births were
recorded in the Spring Monthly Meeting records US11. These were Hannah, born on the 5th day of the 1st
month, 1779, Joseph, born on the 27th day
of the 12th month, 1781, Sarah, born on the 7th day of the 2nd
month, 1784, Mary, born on the 1st day
of the 10th month, 1786, Patience, born on the 21st day of the 3rd
month, 1789, Thomas, born on the 26th day
of the 2nd month, 1792, and Catharine, born on the 1st day of the 10th
month, 1794 US11.
Abigail
McCracken was called the daughter of Henry Holaday when she and her children,
Mary and Henry, were mentioned in the will of Abigail’s father, Henry Holaday,
dated August 3, 1800 NO16. A marriage bond for “Wm McCracken” and James Tinnin in the sum of
₤500 was recorded in Orange County, North Carolina on December 15, 1787
which stated that on that date, William McCracken obtained a marriage license
for himself and Abigail Holiday NO15. The
records of the Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in Orange County (now Alamance
County), North Carolina state that William McCrackin was disowned on the 7th day of the 6th
month, 1788 because he married out of unity to his first cousin HI4. The records of the Marlborough Monthly Meeting in Randolph
County, North Carolina state that Abigail McRacken and her daughters were
granted a certificate to the Lick Creek Monthly Meeting in Indiana on the 7th day of the 11th
month, 1818, and that William McCrackin and his son, Henry, were granted a
certificate to Lick Creek in Indiana on the 1st day of the 1st
month, 1820 HI4. The records of the
Marlborough Monthly Meeting in Randolph County, North Carolina state that
William McCracken condemned his “marriage out of unity” on the 11th day of the 9th
month, 1828 and that William “Micracken” was disowned because he joined a
different society; it is unclear if these records referred to the same William
McCracken who was also the husband of Abigail Holaday US11. Abigail and William McCracken were the parents of Robert, who
was buried in the White Lick New Meeting House in 1826 in Morgan County,
Indiana US11. Abigail McCracken was buried in the White Lick New Meeting
House in Morgan County, Indiana, and William McCracken was buried in the White
Lick New Meeting House on the 18th day
of the 11th month, 1832 US11.
Rebekah
Hinshaw was called the daughter of Henry Holaday when she and her
daughter, Mary, were mentioned in the will of Rebekah’s father, Henry Holaday,
dated August 3, 1800 NO16. The
records of the Marlboro Monthly Meeting in Randolph County, North Carolina
state that Rebecca Hinshaw, the wife of Thomas Hinshaw, was born on the 21st day of the 6th
month, 1763 and that Thomas Hinshaw was born on the 21st day of the 4th
month, 1764 US11. The records of the
Marlboro Monthly Meeting in Randolph County, North Carolina state that Rebecca
and Thomas Hinshaw were the parents of Mary, born on the 28th day of the 1st
month, 1794, Sarah, born on the 20th day
of the 5th month, 1795, William, born on the 26th day of the 2nd
month, 1797, Martha, born on the 24th day
of the 3rd month, 1799, Deborah, born on the 19th day of the 12th
month, 1800, Stephen, born on the 3rd day
of the 7th month, 1803, and Hannah, born on the 24th day of the 9th
month, 1805 US11. The records of the
Marlboro Monthly Meeting in Randolph County, North Carolina state that Thomas
Hinshaw died in the 8th
month of 1822, and that Rebecca Hinshaw died in the 8th month (August) of 1848 US11. A
shared gravestone for Thomas Hinshaw and Rebecca Holliday, which is located at
Marlboro Friends Meeting Cemetery in Sophia, Randolph County, North Carolina,
states that Thomas Hinshaw was born August 21, 1764 and died in August 1822,
and that Rebecca Holliday was born on June 21, 1763 and died on August 30,
1848. A photo of this gravestone can be located on the Find a Grave
website.
Henry
Holaday was called a son of Henry Holaday (the husband of Mary (Fayle)
Holaday) in his will which was dated August 3, 1800; in his will, Henry
mentioned his grandson (the son of his son, Henry, who was also named Henry),
but his son, Henry, was not named as a recipient of any bequests, which
indicates that he had probably died prior to this date NO16.
Mary
Quakenbush was called the daughter of Henry Holaday when she and her son,
Henry, were mentioned in the will of Mary’s father, Henry Holaday, dated August
3, 1800 NO16.
Deborah, Hannah, and Sarah were each called
daughters of Henry and Mary Holladay in the records of the Cane Creek Monthly
Meeting, in Orange (Alamance) County, North Carolina HI4. Mary Holaday was not mentioned in the will of her husband, dated
August 3, 1800, indicating she had likely died prior to this date NO16.