Monday, October 27, 2008

Daniel William Holliday (1752-1837)

So. The biggest question lately has been why Daniel Holladay had 3 wives simultaneously. At first we thought maybe they were his slaves. However, there is one problem with that theory. His third wife's son John Daniel Sr. later grew up, moved to Arizona and started a plantation with slaves of his own. If he had been the son of a slave, he would still be a slave himself. Not only would he lack the freedom to start his own plantation, but it is unlikely that he would keep slaves himself. Later on he accepted the Gospel, freed his slaves, and moved West with the Mormon pioneers in the Mississippi Company.

With the slave-wife theory semi-disproved we have now to wonder about the details of Daniel Holladay's family life. What was the situation of this South Carolina Revolutionary War soldier that he would support three wives and about 22 children?

Ancestry.com has several photos of his tombstone and marriage records I would LOVE to get my hands on, but I'm not a member. Any brilliant ideas?

Friday, October 24, 2008

Daniel William Holliday's wives

So. It turns out that in addition to Keziah Terry and Margaret Brunson, Daniel Holladay also married a Martha Knighton. It appears that Margaret was the first wife, then Martha, and then Keziah. We have a list of all the children Daniel fathered, and can have that information up here shortly.

(Izzy, will you e-mail Stacy that word document from your computer? Thank you!)

Happy researching!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

From "Holy Day" to "Holladay"

I found this little piece of HISTORY while searching on "RootsWeb" and thought you might be as interested and astonished as I was! This Captain John Marshal Holladay is 8 generations back from Gordon Worth Holladay...it appears that he was the one to changed the "i" to an "a" in the surname.

When I read through his individual summary there was this great note that I'm posting here. Enjoy!!!
-Iz

Name: John Marshall Holladay (Holliday)
Prefix: Captain
Sex: M
Birth: 20 Apr 1676 in Of London, Middlesex, England
Christening: 26 Apr 1676 Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Death: 4 Nov 1742 in St George Parish, Spotsy, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Burial: Nov 1742 On Plantation, Bellefonte, Virginia


Note:
The name HOLLADAY was adopted by people who lived in CLANS on the SCOTTISH border. AT the beginning of the 9th century this clan crossed the IRISH Channel and re-conquered from the Saxons the greater part of their original possessions
in the south of Scotland (now district of Galloway, Dumbrieshire, and Peebles).
The ROMANS had expelled their forefathers from that territory. When these people settled on the borders of their kingdom, others had settled across from them---and they began harrassing and petty warfare, which continued long after the area had become one. TRADITION affirms that "HOLY DAY" became the WAR CRY of these people and their chief. Each time a HOLY DAY came it was spent ravaging the enemies country. They were plunderers. The chieftan who first assumed the HOLYDAY surname had his castle, or strong tower, near the source of the River Annandale.
HOLLADAY has been SPELLED MANY WAYS---8 different ones listed over the years in that area. This area was very wooded and the wolf, wild boar, and deer were hunted there.
In 1191 AD King Richard of England joined the Crusades. He called for 5,000 men from Scotland--and of the 5,000--1,000 were from Annadale, and almost all Hollidays. When this ill fated monarch was in captivity, the Earl of Huntington returned to England with what was left of the British force. The Hallidays (veterans) dispersed into many areas, so the name became common in many places.
JOHN HALLIDAY of London had 2 sons----John and Thomas
THOMAS came to Jamestown VA in 1660. He lived in VA and Maryland.
JOHN, his second son, changed his surname to HOLLADAY when he located in SPOTSYLVANIA, VA in 1702. He was Captain of the Virginia Rangers in his county. His plantation was called Bellefonte (from a spring near his dwelling). They were not wealthy, but were
in comfortable circumstances, always honest and respectable. His son, DANIEL HOLLADAY married and left Virginia. He settled in S. Carolina. His son, JOHN DANIEL HOLLADAY, married Katherine Beeseley HIGGINS and moved to Marion County Alabama, where they reared 10 children. He owned
a large plantation, had a number of slaves, and grew corn, cotton, and tobacco.
He embraced the gospel, sold his plantation, freed his slaves and moved his. family to Utah. The winter of 1846-47 they spent at Pueblo, COLORADO. They came as far as Laramie, WYOMING a year AHEAD of the UTAH PIONEERS, went down to Colorado. They joined a company known as the MISSISSIPPI SAINTS, and retraced their steps to the NORTHERN TRAIL (Laramie?) in the spring of 1847, and followed the original band of Pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley the latter part of July. JOHN DANIEL HOLLADAY and KATHERINE BEESELY HIGGINS were sealed in the ENDOWMENT HOUSE by Brigham Young in April 1851.
On Helen Ivy HOLLADAY'S lines----we have an illustrious ancestor
JOSEPH LAZARUS MATTHEWS. He was a SCOUT for Brigham Young, along with Porter Rockwell. He is on the MORMON MONUMENT, "This is the Place" in
east Salt Lake. Joseph Lazarus Matthews was in charge of the 14th GROUP for Brigham Young.
Just briefly will mention 3 stories that are told about him concerning Brigham Young. They are:
Antelope through field glasses
Leaving barricade down on a circle encampment ? Living the United Order
His wife was Rhoda CARROLL --- and she was called "Fat Grandma", and everyone loved her. Joseph Lazarus also had a couple bursts of temper passed down about him but he had SPUNK,to scythe least, and he was VERY TRUSTED by Brigham Young. He was sent to colonize in Southern Utah, in San Bernadine Calif, and lastly at 70 years was sent to Arizona where he helped colonize in the Gila Valley.. Matthewsville (just west of Pima) was named for him. He died not long afterwards.
We have MORE COMPLETE histories of these people, but time being short, we decided to just give you a smattering of your heritage in the wide open spaces of the ARIZONA TERRITORY. We have much to be proud of...on both the McEuen and Holladay lines. They were courageous, brave people, with the necessary abilities and talents to FORGE AHEAD into the wilderness with the HARDEST type of work, and NOT ONLY SURVIVE, but to flourish ....

Friday, October 17, 2008

Updated PAF 5 file available

Hey Researchers--

I have finally finished merging most of the new information I found from the Ancestral files. My PAF is now updated with both of Daniel Holladay's wives, as well as about 10 of his grandfathers and their wives. If you would like me to e-mail you this PAF, drop a line at gordonworthholladay@gmail.com and I will send it right over!!

Kezziah Terry and Margaret Brunson

So I may have discovered the confusion about John Daniel Sr.'s mother and her name. His father, Daniel Holladay Jr, was married to Margaret Brunson sometime before 1773, and then to Kezziah Terry sometime before 1792. It was probably a plural marriage situation. Kezziah is John Daniel Sr.'s mother... although there is some confusion over his brother Daniel William Holladay. I can't determine which woman was his mother! Any brilliant discoveries/insights much appreciated!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Big Findings from Family Search!

I was looking on the Ancestral file database today, and hit what I hope is a gold mine!

Here are the new names I've found:

John Daniel Holladay Sr. (10 Mar 1798) of South Carolina
son of Daniel Holladay (1752 of South Carolina,
son of Daniel Holladay (1712) of Virginia,
son of John Marshall Holladay/Holliday (20 Apr 1676) of London, England;
son of Thomas (Captain) Holliday (1632) of London, England;
son of John Halliday (1609) of Bromley, England;
son of John Halliday Sr. (1580) of London, England;
son of Leonard Lord Mayor Of London Halliday (1550) of Rodborough, England;
son of William Halliday (1523) of Rodborough, England;
son of Edward Halliday/Halyday (about 1482) of Rodborough, England;
son of William Halyday (about 1451) of Hampton Manor, England;
son of John Halyday (about 1400) of Hampton Manor, England.


I've also posted the links to more info on our Holladay Pedigree and GEDCOMs for Download pages. Check it out!

Keep searching!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

John Daniel Sr. Holladay

In my current PAF file, I have the following family:

John Daniel Sr. Holladay (born 10 Mar 1798), son of Daniel Holladay and Kezziah Terry.

Well, after doing a little research in the IGI index on familysearch.org, I have made another discovery. His mother, Kezziah, is listed from some sources as "Mary Brunson Terry Kessiah[or Kezi]." But so far, searches on her name alone aren't bringing anything up. But I have very little information on her anyway.

Anyone else come up with anything?