Family, Davis - Holliman DIED A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER GONE. Departed this life, at his residence in Columbia county, on the 29th ult., after a lingering illness from paralysis, Mr. SAMUEL HOLLIMAN, aged 87 years. He was born in Johnston county, North Carolina and came to Georgia with his parents in 1774, and settled within a few miles of Wrightsboro, where he has ever since resided. During the struggle for Independence, Gov. Wright occupied a Fort at this place, where it was often contested by the Tories, and alternately held by each. In those days discrimination of parties and of men was palpable. Mr. Holliman was a Whig, and rendered effective service in many scouting parties, to the great annoyance and discomfiture of the Tories, to which, with many interesting incidents, he has often recurred, when speaking of those trying times. He raised a large and respectable family, lived a quiet and peaceful citizen, and died an upright and honest man, full of years and honorable to a fault. H. W. M. QUAKER CEMETERY Located about three miles from the present site of Wrightsboro is this cemetery, supposed to be the oldest within the bounds of McDuffie County. This was the burial ground of the first Quaker settlers, who settled Brandon in 1754. There are many graves here, but most all of them are unmarked, except large rocks on some of which are chiseled an initial. There is one marked with a large rock shaped like a tombstone and chiseled by hand on it is S. H. [SAMUEL HOLLIMAN] died Oct. 29, 1850, aged 87 years. There is one marble marker with the inscription - Adam Wilkerson - 1836-1862. These two marked and dated are most likely among the last to be buried here. If there are other markers we failed to find them. The cemetery seems to cover several acres on a hill and hasn't been used in years and some parts are badly grown up. Page 1 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Family, Davis - Holliman State of Georgia ] Columbia County ] To any Minister of the Gospel, Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court, or Justice of the Peace, to celebrate and return. These are to authorize and permit you to join in the Honorable State of Matrimony SAMUEL HOLLIMAN of the one part, and Miss SALOME MCCARTHUR of the other part, according to the rites of your Church; provided there no no lawful cause to obstruct the same; and this shall be your authority for so doing. Given under my hand, as Clerk of the Court of Ordinary for said County, this 18th day of February 1834. … Jones, Clerk Page 2 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Family, Davis - Holliman Georgia. By the Court of Justices of the County of Wilkes. To Samuel Caswell, County Surveyor for said County. You Are hereby authorized and required to measure and layout, or cause to be measured and laid out, unto SAMUEL HOLLIMAN, a Tract of land, which shall contain three hundred & fifty acres, in the said county of Wilkes, including the plantation where his deceased father formerly lived in lieu of an old warrant & survey. Taking especial care that the same has not heretofore been laid out to any person or persons: And you are hereby also directed and required to record the plate of the same in your office, and transmit a copy thereof, together with this warrant, to the surveyor General, withing three months from this Date. Given under my hand, as Senior Justice of the said court, this 12th day of July, 1784. SANDERS WALKER, C. W. C. Page 3 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Family, Davis - Holliman 142 THE DAVIS FAMILY Children: i Son: b 1803, d inf. 231 ii AARON HOLLIMAN (6): b 21 Jun 1804. iii Jonathan Price: b 21 Oct. 1805, m _____. He d.s.p. 9 Sept. 1880. Buried Wrightsboro, GA. iv Asa Thomas: b 15 May 1807, m _____ after 1830; had 3 daughters and 1 son in 1840; res. Columbia Co. No further record. v Eliza: b 26 Feb. 1809, d 31 May 1880, unmarried. Buried Wrightsboro, GA. vi John James: b 29 Mar. 1811, m about 1851 Mary K. _____, b GA 1828; res. Floyd Co., GA: listed as a farmer and a preacher. He died Feb. 1892. Has descendants living in Cherokee Co., AL and Carroll Co., GA (1926). They had: 1 Sarah J.: b 1853 2 Rebecca C.: b 1855 3 Minerva A.: b 1857 4 Louisa P.: b 1859 5 Laura M.: b 1861 6 Cassandra: b 1862-3 7 Gabrilla: b 1866 232 vii Evan Talbot (6): b 4 Apr. 1813 233 viii Samuel S. (6): b 19 Dec. 1814 ix George Alfred: b 26 Apr. 1817. He was blind from two weeks old. Never married; d 15 May 1900 234 x Mary Elizabeth (6): b 7 Jul 1819 235 xi Elisha L. (6): b 17 Sep 1821 xii Son: (unnamed) b 24 Mar 1822, d 15 Nov 1822 236 xiii Rebecca Anne (6): b 29 Nov 1825 237 xiv Robert M. (6): b 9 Feb 1830 Page 4 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Family, Davis - Holliman HOLLIMAN EXCURSUS DAVID HOLLIMAN, Sen., a native of NC migrated to GA About 1765 and settled in Wilkes Co. Dated his will 30 Oct. 1779 and (1 about 1783; will prob. 1 July 1783; wife’s name not known; mentions children; David, Jr., Mark, res. in Warren Co., GA: SAMUEL: and Aley. SAMUEL HOLLIMAN Born NC 1764, came to GA with parents. He was a soldier of the Revolution. (Roster of GA, pp. 211—231.) He m (1) prior to 1785, —— she died 1830-35, and he m (2) 24 Feb. 1836, SALOME MCARTHUR, b GA 1788. Res. Columbia Co., GA. Dated his will 7 Sept. 1850, and it was prob. 4 Nov. 1850; executors, sons, David and Abijah. Wit. Nicholas C. Bacon; John F. Johnson; and Anderson Ivy. Children: (lst wife) i Sarah: b 11 Aug. 1785 GA, m Evan Davis, No. 86. ii James: b 178—, m prior to 1817 Sarah, believed to be dau. of Hugh Rees, b GA 1785. (Will of Hugh Rees, Warren Co., GA 1826.) They had 1 son and 2 daus. in 1820. He d 1823, estate adm. by David Holliman; Sarah was living in 1850; the son was Freeman W. Holliman, b 1817, m 25 Mar. 1838 Loduska O. Wade, Col. Co. No children of record. iii Elisha: b 178—, m Rennis Bull, they had 3 Children in 1820; he d 1826, estate adm. by Rennis Holliman 6 Mar. 1826. She m (2) Hugh Armstrong. iv Abijah: b 1795, m 24 Mar. 1836 Mrs. Mary Ann Carr. Res. Col. Co. in 1850. They had: 1 Albert: b 1839. v David: b 1797, m about 1834 ————, she died 1844-50; res. Col. Co., GA They had: John, Henry, Charles, and Jane b 1844, in order named. vi Lewis H.: b 1799, living in 1850. Not known if he ever married. 143 Page 5 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Family, Davis - Holliman 144 THE DAVIS FAMILY vii Samuel Benson: b 1806-7, m 22 Mar. 1827 Martha Harden; res. Col. Co. They had: Augustus, John, Nancy, James, Joel, and Zilly Ann, b 1841, in order named. viii Cynthia Elizabeth: b 181—, m Macklen Sills, left children. 96 DESDEMONA (5) DAVIS (William 4, Benjamin 3, Evan 2, Morgan 1.) Born Marion Dist., SC 1782. She married about 1800 Richard Woodberry, Jr., b Georgetown Dist., SC 1782. He died sometime between 1831 and 1840. Desda survived him and died after 1850. She resided with her son, George W. Woodberry, Marion Dist. Children: i John Woodberry: b 13 Feb. 1802, m Mary Norman. ii Elizabeth Bellune Woodberry: b 13 Jan. 1806, m 11 Feb. 1823 John J. Gause, b 1 May 1799. Res. Horry Co. She d 19 Jan. 1826. He d 2 Feb. 1826. iii Martha Ann Woodberry: b 15 Nov. 1811, m 22 Feb. 1832 Benjamin Gause, b 9 Nov. 1801; they had: 1, Benjamin Drayton Gause, b 1833, d 1921. She d 9 Dec. 1855. He died 4 Mar. 1860. She was his third wife. iv George Washington Woodberry: b 1815—16, In Harriet Brown. 97 BENJAMIN (5) DAVIS (William 4, Benjamin 3, Evan 2, Morgan 1.) Born 1784 Marion Dist., SC He married 1805 Nancy Elizabeth, daughter of William Bellune, and Frances Rebecca Port, b 1787, SC He and his wife are named in Will of Frances Port, 1811 and two of his children, Thomas P. and Rachel Graves, are legatees in said will. He migrated to Miss. about 1825, finally located in Newton Co. where he died 1853. Nancy Elizabeth survived him and died there 1862. About 1852, his sons, John Levi, Alexander G., Charles B., and James A., with their families all migrated to Arkansas. Children: 238 i Thomas Port (6): b 1807 SC Page 6 of 7 ** PAGE BREAK ** Family, Davis - Holliman ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. 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