Rev. Matthew Albritton was born in 1785 in Effingham County, Georgia, the son of Revolutionary War soldier John Albritton. He married Ann Bulloch (b. 12 Jan 1792 – d. 1871), daughter of James and Diana Bulloch, around 1805. They lived in Bulloch, Bryan, Laurens, and Lowndes counties, where he became a Baptist minister and Justice of the Inferior Court. He died in Jan 1850 and was buried at Bethany Church.
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 then should be considered added after the fact. There are two hand writings in the Bible, indicating the liklihood of two separate authors. William Holloway, Sr. starts on page 1, John Holloway, Sr. starts on page 2. Sally and Ann Holloway were sisters who married brothers William and John Holloway. They were daughters of Benjamin Griffin of Craven County, North Carolina.
William Green Akins was born on 10 Sep 1806 in South Carolina, the son of Francis and Martha Akins. His family settled in Bulloch County, Georgia, before moving to Lowndes County around 1827. He married Winifred Moore (12 Jan 1812 – 28 Feb 1878) in 1830. They later resided in Clinch and Berrien counties, where Akins served as Justice of the Peace. He was a Primitive Baptist and a veteran of the 1838 Indian War. He died on 16 Feb 1866 in Berrien County. His widow remarried Jonathan Studstill in 1870.