George HOLLOWAY
(1709 - aft. 1802)

GENETIC PARENTS

Father: John HOLLOWAY (1686 - ?)
Mother: Mary PHARO (1681 - 1749)

SPOUSE

• Ruth WOOD (August 7, 1710 - July 13, 1776)
  November 10, 1731 in Springfield, N.J.

GENETIC CHILDREN

• John HOLLOWAY - (9 Sep 1732 - 15 July 1799(Will))
  Married: Margaret BUCK - 1754 - Chesterfield, N.J.
  Resided: Culpeper County, Va. ?

• William HOLLOWAY - (21 April 1733 - ?) in: N.J.
  Married: Ann MARTIN on 21 Apr 1756 in Burlington County, N.J.

• Isaac HOLLOWAY - (25 Oct 1735 - 1809) in: N.J.
  Married: Mary HAINES in 1758 - Chesterfield, N.J.
  Resided: Frederick County, Va. ?

• Mary HOLLOWAY - (3 Dec 1737 - ?) in Burlington, N.J.
  Married: Samuel TAYLOR on 6 Feb 1760 - Burlington, N.J.

• Sarah HOLLOWAY - (25 Oct 1739 - ?) in Burlington, N.J.
  Married: Robert MORE - 1758 - Philadelphia, Pa.

• George HOLLOWAY, JR. - (23 Oct 1740 -?) in Burlington, N.J.
  Married: Elizabeth LAURIE - Crooked Run, Va.

• Asa HOLLOWAY - (11 March 1744 - 1819)
  Married: 1. Abigail Wright 2. Elizabeth Poole 3. Margaret Nichols

• Richard HOLLOWAY - (3 March 1746 - ?)
  Married: Mary Hoffmire - Middletown, N.J.

• James HOLLOWAY - (November 30, 1749 - before 1811) Hunterdon County, N.J. Married: Mary

OTHER RELATIONS

• Sister: Avis HOLLOWAY - Born: 2 Sep 1706
  at: Chesterfield Twp., Burlington County, NJ (1)
  Married: Samuel Schooley, Sr. on 27 Mar 1725 at: Chesterfield, NJ (2)
  Died: 1785 at: Newton Twp., Sussex County, NJ (1)
  SOURCES: 1) World Family Tree Vol. 7, Ed. 1
  2) Books of the Chesterfield M. M.

• Brother: John HOLLOWAY, JR. - (about 1711 - before 1757)
  in ? - Burlington Co., New Jersey
  Married: Mary Smith - 23 March 1733 - Trenton, N.J.

• Brother: James HOLLOWAY - (2 Mar 1714/15 -?) in Burlington Co., N.J.
  Married: Rebecca Kirby - 1743 - Chesterfield, N.J.
  (B. 18 Dec. 1721 - D. 18 May 1797)
  

BASIC DATA

Names: George HOLLOWAY
Born: 1709
Resided: Chesterfield, N.J. and 1774 - Hopewell, Va.
Married: November 10, 1731 in Springfield, N.J.
Died: after 1802

NOTES

Marriages--New Jersey 1665-1800

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey
Chesterfield (Burlington County) Friends' Monthly Meeting Marriage Records, 1686-1800
Males.
H
Divorces By the Court of Chancery.
page 660
HOLLOWAY, George, of Hunterdon Co., N.J., and Ruth Wood, of Burlington County, N.J., at Springfield. 10th 9th mo. 1731
Witnesses- John and James Holloway, Mary Wood, Caleb Shreve,
John [p.660] Warren, Joseph Arney, Samuel Satterthwait, Joseph Reckless,
Richard French, Frances Scholey and others.

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey
Chesterfield (Burlington County) Friends' Monthly Meeting Marriage Records, 1686-1800
Females
W
Divorces By the Court of Chancery.
page 678
Wood, Ruth, to George Holloway 10th 9th mo. 1731

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Volume 2 - Philadelphia
[p.191] MINUTES AND MARRIAGE RECORDS - page 232
Holloway
1749, 6, 7. George & w, Ruth, rocf Bethleham MM
1765, 8, 5. George & w rocf Chesterfield MM
page 233
1774, 1, 3. George & w, Ruth, gct Hopewell MM, Va.

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia
[p.609] GOOSE CREEK MONTHLY MEETING Loudon County, Virginia
page 682
Margaret [NICKOLS] (born Margaret Spencer daughter Nathan & Hannah Spencer & relict of John Nickols, deceased) marry 25-10-1802 at Goose Creek meetinghouse Loudon Co. Va. Asa HOLLOWAY of Stafford Co. Va. & of Crooked Run monthly meeting Va. son George & Ruth Holloway, the latter deceased, of same place (as his 3rd wife) (See Asa HOLLOWAY)

Aaron & wife Rachel & eight minor child: Robert Smith, Aaron Smith, Asa, Elvira Smith, Rachel, Abigail, Samuel & James granted certificate to monthly meeting Belmont Co. Ohio 11-11-1824

Asa son George & Ruth Holloway the latter deceased, of Stafford Co. Va & of Crooked Run monthly meeting Va produced certificate from Crooked Run monthly meeting Va. 25-4-1798 clearness with respect to marriage of marry engagements 1tm 28-4-1796 at Goose Creek meetinghouse Loudon Co. Va.

(Note: ...
Geo. & Ruth Holloway, parents of Asa, are listed in Burlington monthly meeting N.J. in 1749 as coming from Bethlehem monthly meeting and were granted certificate to Hopewell monthly meeting Va. by Burlington monthly meeting in 1774. Their child are probably listed in Chesterfield monthly meeting N.J.)

Extracts From Genealogy of the Holloway Family in America
Olin E. Holloway, MD.
Knightstown, Ind.

Chapter 5 pages 33-34-35-36

Descendants of George Holloway (24) and Ruth Wood, his wife.

He was the son of John Holloway (22) and Mary Pharo.
(24) George Holloway son of John Holloway, (22). He was probably born about 1709. He and Ruth Wood were married Sept. 10, 1731; at Springfield, N.J.

Children:-
(27) John Holloway, born Sept. 9, 1732; m. Margaret Buck.
(28) William Holloway, born Dec. 9, 1733; m. Ann Martin, spinster, on April 21, 1756; both of Burlington County, New Jersey. John Chapman Jr., on the bond. (Vol. H p. 162 Marriage Licenses)
(29) Isaac Holloway, born Oct. 25, 1735: m. Mary Haines, 1758, William Holloway made an acknowledgment to Chesterfield Mo. Mtg. for marrying out.
(Liber. B. p. 218)
(30) Mary Holloway, born Dec. 3, 1737; m. Samuel Taylor on Feb. 6, 1760; both of Burlington County. William Phares and John Aaronson on bond. Witness: Gilbert Smith.(Vol. T. p. 118)
(31) Sarah Holloway, born Oct. 25, 1739; m. Robert More (Moore) 1758 Old Swedes Church, Phila.
(32) George Holloway, born Oct. 23, 1740; m. Elizabeth Laurie (?).
(33) Asa Holloway, born March 11, 1744; m. Abigail Wright, 1st; Elizabeth Poole 2nd; and Margaret Nichols, 3rd.
(34) Richard Holloway, born March 3, 1746; m. Mary Hoffmire, both of Middleton, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Peter Schenck on bond. Witness: Samuel Leonard. (Vol. H. p. 187)
(35) James Holloway, born Nov. 31, 1749; m. Mary ---. Chesterfield Monthly Meeting of Friends. (Book A. p. 281.) Eighth No. 7, 1731.

George Holloway and Ruth Wood appeared here and acquainted this meeting, that God permitting, to take each other in marriage; his mother being present signified her approbation, and this meeting appoints our Friends John Cheshire and Samuel Wilson to make enquiry of his conversation and clearness on account of marriage and report to our next meeting.
9 Mo. 4, 1781. (page 282)

George Holloway and Ruth Wood appeared and signified their continued intentions of marriage. Nothing appearing to obstruct, they have liberty to accomplish their marriage.
Chesterfield Marriage Certificates page 62.

George Holloway, of Hunterdon County, and Ruth Wood of Burlington County were married at a meeting hold at Springfield, 9 Mo. 10, 1731. Witnesses; - John Holloway, James Holloway, Frances Schooley, James Shreve, Mary Woods, James Pharo, Richard French and twenty-seven other names.
Chesterfield Mo. Mtg. (Liber B. p. 179).

6 Mo. 6, 1754, George Holloway presented certificate for himself and wife from Little Egg Harbor Mg. Mtg. which was read and accepted.
(Liber B. p. 361) 8 Mo. 1, 1765, George Holloway had certificate of removal granted to Burlington Mo. Mtg. for himself and wife.

Hopewell (Va.) Monthly Meeting Minutes p. 124. 1st. Mo. 3, 1774, George Holloway and wife Ruth presented a certificate from Burlington, N.J., to the Hopewell 'Mo. Mtg. of Friends, Frederick County, Virginia.

June l, 1732, Samuel Scholey of Nutown, N.J. sells to George Holloway of Hunterdon County, New Jersey 130 acres on a ridge of hills lying between the river or creek called "Murkenebkong" and the South Branch of the Raritan River, adjoining the lands of Isaac DeCoues. This land sold to his brother James Holloway of Chesterfield in 1737. (Trenton Deeds U. p. 92)

Feb. 7, 1745, George Holloway of Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, N.J., and Ruth, his wife, sell to Yorie Elke 260 acres in Roxbury, Norris County New Jersey, which he purchased of Thomas Scholey in l733 for the sum of 170 Pounds (Trenton Deeds G, H. p. 426)

The following account of the Holloway Family was taken down from Joseph Holloway, son of Asa Holloway, who believes it to be substantially correct, 1854.

George Holloway, a resident of New Jersey, was born about the year 1709 and had nine children, John, William, Isaac, Mary, Sarah, George, Asa, Richard and James.

John Holloway had ten children namely, Jesse, John, Thomas, George, Dayton, David, Ephraim, Ruth, Charlotte and Abigail.

William Holloway had no children.

Isaac Holloway had eleven children, Amos, Abel, William, Asa, Samuel, Isaac, Abner, Nathan, Mary, Sarah and Phebe.

George Holloway had nine children, William, George, Thomas, Elisha, Benjamin, Laomi, Catherine, Mary and Sarah.

Asa Holloway (Father of Joseph) had eight children, Rebecca, Joseph, Aaron, Abigail, Samuel, Jacob, Robert and Asa.

Richard Holloway had no Children.

James Holloway had four Children, Daniel, Ruth, Sarah and James.

Chapter 10 - Pages 255-256

Descendants of (35) James Holloway and his wife Mary.

He was the son of George Holloway (24) and Ruth Woods. James Holloway (35), son of George Holloway (24) born Nov, 30, 1749; died before 1811; m. Mary ____ . She was living in 1811.

Children:
(36) Ruth Holloway, (--) born ----, 1777; died April 8, 1832; m. James Billingsley.
(37) Daniel Holloway, (--) born ----, 1777; died Nov. 3, 1836: m. Mary ----,
(38) Ann Holloway, (--) born ----, 1779; died Mar. 25, 1832; m. Thomas Vanlaw.
(39) Sarah Holloway, born Simpson Bethel.
(40) James Holloway born 1786; died April 15, 1856; m. Pheba Gregg.

New Jersey Census Lists
GEORGE HOLLOWAY

Virginia 1790 Federal Census

HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 RECORDS OF THE STATE ENUMERATIONS: 1782 TO 1785 VIRGINIA
HEADS OF FAMILIES----VIRGINIA, 1782.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

Name of head of family: Holloway, George
White: 7
Black: 3

Virginia Census Index

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