This written copy of the William and John Holloway Bible is found at the DAR, Washington, DC in the files of John and William Holloway. On the copy of the front page there is no publisher or date of publication however the 2nd page states that “The Holloway Family Bible Bought in Savannah City May 1826.” Any date occurring before 1826 must be considered added after the fact. There are two hand writings in the Bible, indicating the likelihood of two separate authors.
William Holloway, Sr. starts on page 1, John Holloway, Sr. starts on page 2. Sally and Ann Holloway were alledged to be sisters who married brothers William and John Holloway, and daughters of Benjamin Griffin of Craven County, North Carolina.
This Bible is controversial. Some descendants claim it’s a fraud, and was written well after the time to justify descendants entry into the Daughters of the American Revolution Society (DAR). Most specifically at issue is the contrast between this Bible which was obviously written at a later date and the genealogy as reported by the grandchildren and great-grandchildren in Huxford’s Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia.
I notice that there is no order to the material as you would normally find within a Bible record. The style of writing is also different then you would see, more of a genealogical record, then entries that occurred over time. Information considered dubious is the entry of Salley Griffin as the mother of the children, as descendants, such as Mr. Griffin Holloway, the grandchild of William, state his grandmother was named Orpha, and all the children were by her. They say the marriage to Salley (or Sarah) Griffin was after the birth of Orpha the child in 1825.
The Evangelical Expositor or a Commentary on the New Testament Wherein The Sacred Text Is Inserted at Large
By The Revered Thomas Haweis, LL.B and M.D. Rector of Aldwinkle, Northamptonshire
Bible Record – Page 1
Marriages
Willaim (sic) Holloway Sr. was married to Salley Griffin December 15 17[8]8 in North Carolina Daughter of Benjamin Griffin. [The bracketed 8 was written over.]
Lavina was married to Tarleton Swain.
Nancy was born 14 August 1792.
Nancy was married to Ansel Parrish 3 March 1814 Daughter of William Holloway Sr.
Matthew son of William Holloway Sr. was never married.
William Holloway Jr, son of William Holloway Sr. was married to Elizabeth Edmondson Daughter of Isaac Edmondson January 17, 1825.
James son of William Holloway Sr married Judith Hendry Daughter of John July 20, 1820.
Roxie Ann Daughter of William Holloway Sr. was married to James Alderman son of David Alderman.
Catherine Daughter of William Holloway Sr. married Jesse S. Albritton son of Matthew. [See Rev. Matthew Albritton Family]
Births
William Holloway Sr. was born 1 April 1757
Salley Griffin was born March 17, 1766 Wife of William Holloway Sr.
LaVina was born October 17, 1790 Daughter of William Holloway Sr.
Matthew was born February 4, 1797
William Holloway Jr was born May 5, 1802
James Holloway son of William Holloway Sr. was born June 4, 1805
Roxie Ann Daughter of William Holloway Sr. was born April 7, 1808
Catherine Daughter of William Holloway Sr. was born June 9, 1814
Susannah Daughter of William Holloway Sr. was born Feby 3, 1819
Griffin Holloway son of William Holloway Sr was born July 9, 1822
Orpha Lee Daughter of William Holloway was born May 19, 1825
Bible Record – Page 2
Marriages
Griffin Holloway son of William Holloway Sr. was married to Sina Selph Daughter of Thomas Selph June 9, 1842
Susannah Daughter of William Holloway Sr. was married to William Smith January 8, 1835
Orpha Lee Daughter of William Holloway Sr. was married to Lasa Adams April 17, 1842.
John Holloway Sr. Brother of William Holloway Sr was married to Ann Griffin Daughter of Benjamin Griffin March 21, 1768
Nancy Daughter of John Holloway Sr. was married to Thomas Kimbrell November 2, 1787
Jeremiah son of John Holloway Sr was married to Mary Malden Feby 9, 1799.
Births
John Holloway, Sr. Brother of William Holloway Sr. was born May 10, 1745
Ann Griffin Daughter of Benjamin Griffin was born June 16, 1752
John Holloway Jr. son of John Holloway Sr. was born January 13, 1770
Nancy Daughter of John Holloway Sr. was born October 11, 1772
William son of John Holloway Sr. was born September 3, 1774
Jeremiah son of John Holloway Sr. was born April 5, 1776
Bible Record – Page 3
Marriages
James son of John Holloway Sr. was married to Catherine Summerlin November 2, 1803
Mickleberry son of John Holloway Sr. was married to Patsy Sowell April 23, 1820
Births
James son of John Holloway Sr. was born May 2, 1782
Thomas son of John Holloway Sr. was born March 11, 1786
Mickleberry son of John Holloway Sr. was born July 11, 1793
Bible Record – Page 4
Deaths
William Holloway Sr. died in Thomas County Ga. in 1850. Aged 93 years.
Sally Holloway Wife of William Holloway Sr. died in 1825 soon after the birth of her Daughter Orpha Lee.
John Holloway Sr. died in Bullock County, Georgia in 1818.
Ann Holloway Wife of John Holloway Sr. died in Bullock County Georgia in 1810.