In Part 1, I introduced Michael Holland and his family and started our exploration of early Virginia records to see what they might have to say about his origins, his age and/or his marriage. Based on the records found I concluded that he (1) was not Virginia landowner in 1704, (2) became a landowner in St. Paul’s Parish, New Kent County sometime between 1709-1711, and (3) spent three months in South Carolina during the Yamasee War [1715-1717].
You can check Part 1 out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2023/06/20/michael-holland-of-hanover-and-goochland-counties-virginia-my-7x-great-grandfather-part-1/
In Part 2, I reviewed the 60+ patent and deed records for Michael Holland. In all, he patented more than 43,500 acres and at his death owned some 38,000 acres spread over multiple Virginia counties. I also reviewed the 1746 and 1751 wills of Michael and Judith (———-) Holland. From these records, a question is raised about whether Judith was Michael Holland’s first wife and as such, mother of all of his children. From Michael and Judith’s respective wills, some estimated age parameters can be made for some of Michael Holland’s children.
You can check Part 2 out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2023/06/28/michael-holland-of-hanover-and-goochland-counties-virginia-my-7x-great-grandfather-part-2/
In this third and final installment on Michael Holland, I am providing brief biographies of his eight children and revealing what those records have to offer about Michael Holland’s origins, his and/or Judith’s ages and whether or not he was married more than once.
Children of Michael Holland
John2 Holland, b.c. 1713, Hanover County, Virginia, d. 1773, Goochland County, Virginia. He married Martha Weeks on 16 January 1734/5 in Goochland County, Virginia.[2] Their first child, a son named John3 Holland was born six months later(!) on 16 June 1735. In a deed dated 7 February 1754, John Holland is named the “Eldest son and heir of Michael Holland, decd.”This deed was about a patent for 400 acres obtained by his father in Henrico County that was not improved or cultivated so it was repatented to someone else.[3] John2 Holland was already living in Goochland County on 21 January 1734/5, when his father sold him for £100, 400 acres on Lickinghole Creek.[4] John and Martha (Weeks) Holland lived in Goochland County where John2 Holland made his will on 7 June 1773, which was proven 20 September 1773. It mentions his wife Martha Holland and children John Holland, Judith Parrish, Hezekiah Holland, Martha Graves, Nathaniel Holland, Lucy Holland, Alice Nash, wife and friends George Payne, Sr. and Josias Payne, Sr., Executors.[5] Fortunately for our purpose, birth records for all ten of John & Martha (Weeks) Holland’s children were recorded ion the St. James Northam Parish in Goochland County:[6]
John3 Holland, b. 16 June 1735 [named in Michael1 Holland’s 1746 will]
Michael3 Holland, b. 29 December 1737
Judith3 Holland, b. 4 November 1739 m. ———- Parrish
Hezekiah3 Holland, b. 14 June 1742
Richard3 Holland, b. 3 February 1743/4
Martha3 Holland, b. 8 April 1745 m. ———- Graves
Nathaniel3 Holland, b. 1 April 1748
Alie3 Holland, b. 12 December 1752 m. ———- Nash
Mary3 Holland, b. 27 July 1756
Lucy3 Holland, b. 31 March 1758
What can we discern from these records? We now know that John2 Holland was the eldest son of Michael Holland. That does not mean he was the oldest child. It is possible that daughter Elizabeth below may have been older. John2 Holland married Martha Weeks on 16 January 1734/5. His father sold him land five days later. John and Martha’s children were born from 1735-1758. She was likely between 18-21 [b.c. 1713-1716] when married and 42-45 (at most) when her last child was born. The timing of his land purchase and marriage suggests a man starting out. Dying in 1773, I think it reasonable to conclude John Holland was also born about 1713-1716.
Elizabeth2 Holland, b.c. 1715, Hanover County, Virginia, d. 22 November 1794, Louisa County, Virginia, m. abt. 1734, Pouncey Anderson [Michael Holland’s co-executor]. On 17 August 1725, Pouncey Anderson received a patent for 400 acres of new land on both side of Hinson’s Creek in Hanover County.[7] Assuming he was 18-21 at that time, he was born circa 1704-1707. They lived in Hanover County for many years but moved to adjacent Louisa County. In his capacity as co-executor of Michael Holland, he and Henry Martin sold numerous tracts out of the Holland estate which list him as Pouncey Anderson, Gentleman, of Hanover County. On 8 July 1765, Anderson “of Hanover County” bought 400 acres from Thomas Johnson, Jr., the land lying on the north side of the South Anna River in both Hanover and Louisa County.[8] He is called “of the County of Louisa” in a 10 March 1777 deed in which he gave his son Michael Anderson 600 acres lying in both Hanover and Louisa.[9] Pouncey Anderson died in 1781, his will made on 24 January, exhibited in court on 13 August and further proven and recorded in Louisa County on 8 October.[10] His will is nearly seven pages long and lists his wife, three children , 24 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Elizabeth (Holland) Anderson’s made her will on 7 July 1791 and it was recorded in Louisa County, Virginia on 8 December 1794.[11] At Louisa County Court on 12 January 1795, a record concerning Pouncey Anderson’s estate notes that Elizabeth (Holland) Anderson died on 22 November 1794.[12] Issue from their wills:
Richard3 Anderson m. (1) Mary Goodwin, (2) Catherine Fox
Frances4 Anderson [dau. of Richard and Mary] m. Christopher Holland [son of Richard2 Holland]
Mary4 Anderson [dau. of Richard and Mary] m. John Woodson
Judith4 Anderson [dau. of Richard and Mary]
Richard4 Anderson [son of Richard and Mary]
Christian4 Anderson [dau. of Richard and Mary]
Jane4 Anderson [dau. of Richard and Mary]
Susannah4 Anderson
Shandy4 Anderson
Joseph4 Anderson
Michael3 Anderson m. abt. 1767, Albemarle County, Virginia, Sarah Meriweather
Thomas4 Meriweather Anderson
Anne4 Anderson m. Edmund Thompson
Pouncey4 Anderson
Reuben4 Anderson
William4 Anderson
Edmund4 Anderson
David4 Anderson [not mentioned in Pouncey’s will, but is mentioned in Elizabeth’s will]
Richard4 Anderson
Elizabeth4 Anderson
Judith3 Anderson m. James Dabney
Elizabeth4 (Dabney) Johnson [daughter of James & Judith Dabney]
Ann5 Anderson Johnson [daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth Johnson]
Caty4 Dabney [daughter of James & Judith Dabney]
Ann4 Anderson Dabney [daughter of James & Judith Dabney]
William4 Dabney [son of James & Judith Dabney]
Mary4 Dabney [daughter of James & Judith Dabney]
Charity4 Dabney [daughter of James & Judith Dabney]
Richard2 Holland, b.c. 1718, Hanover County, Virginia, d.c. 1784, Prince Edward Co., VA, m. abt. 1738, Sarah Hudson, daughter of Charles Hudson, issue:
Mary Holland, b.c. 1742, Henrico County, Virginia, d. 1 August 1794, Rowan County, North Carolina, m. 1767, Louisa County, Virginia, Joseph Hughes
Richard “Dick” Holland, b.c. 1755, Henrico County, Virginia, d. 1802/3, Prince Edward County, Virginia, m. abt. 1788, Martha (Jones) Walker
Christopher Hudson Holland, b.c. 1760 Henrico County, Virginia, d.c. 1825, Prince Edward County, Virginia, m. Frances “Fanny” Anderson (first cousin, dau. of Richard and Mary (Goodwin) Anderson)
Richard Holland is my 6x great grandfather. He will be the subject of a future blog post.
George2 Holland, b.c. 1721, Hanover County, Virginia, d.c. 1796, Louisa County, Virginia, m. (1) m.b. 27 Aug 1746, Goochland Co., VA, Sarah Ford[13], m. (2) 21 March 1757, Orange County, Virginia, Mary Coleman.[14] Issue (could be others):
Mary3 Holland, b.c. 1748, m. 2 November 1763, Goochland County, Virginia, Charles Burton [15]
Ann3 Holland, b.c. 1750
Elizabeth3 Holland, b.c. 1752, m.
George3 Holland, Jr., b.c. 1754
James3 Holland, b.c. 1755
Martha3 Holland, b.c. 1756
Judith3 Holland, b.c. 1761, m. 13 June 1774, Stephen Robinson
Richard3 Anderson Holland, b. 15 February 1762[16]
Sally3 Holland, christening 24 June 1764[17]
Frankie3 Holland, b. 8 April 1766[18]
Michael3 Holland, b. 30 March 1768[19]
Judith2 Holland, b.c. 1723, Hanover County, Virginia, d. aft. 1798, Amherst County, Virginia m. bef. 1746, Henry Martin [Michael Holland’s co-executor], d. 1798, Amherst County, Virginia. They lived in Albemarle County and then in Amherst [created out of Albemarle in 1761]. Henry Martin made his will on 22 September 1797, which was recorded in Amherst County on 18 June 1798.[20] His will names his wife Judith Martin and the following children:
George3 Martin, d. aft. 1 Jun 1837
James3 Martin, d. aft. 1 Jun 1837, m. Rebecca Wills
Sparks3 Martin, w.d. 1 Jun 1837, w.p. 23 Sep 1837 – no issue [21]
Richard3 Martin
Henry3 Martin
Hudson3 Martin, b. 14 May 1761, Albemarle County, VA, d. aft. 1 June 1837
Mary3 Martin m. abt. 1760, John Hopkins, b.c. 1726, w.p. 1807[22]
Ann3 Sparks Martin, w.d. 1 Sep 1824, w.p. 28 Aug 1834[23], m. abt. 1767, Dr. James Hopkins, w.p. 1803[24]
Abigail3 Martin, d. bef. 1 June 1837 [named in brothers will] m. John Green
Sally3 H. Martin, d. aft. 1 June 1837] m. Elijah Christian 1
Judith3 Martin, d. by 1797, Kentucky, m. John Tandy
Elizabeth3 Martin, d. by 1797, m. Beverly Warwick
Michael2 Holland, Jr., b.c. 1725, Hanover County, Virginia, d.c. 1763, Amelia County, Virginia, m. abt. 1744, Phoebe Winn. He appears on four muster rolls for service during King George’s War (1744-1748). He enlisted as a private in Captain Beverly Robinson’s Company of Virginia Militia [25] for 60 days commencing 14 June 1746 – 24 August 1746. He reenlisted for three additional 60-day periods including 25 August to 24 October 1746, 25 October to 24 December 1746 and 25 December 1746 to 23 February 1746/7. He does not appear on subsequent muster rolls perhaps because his father died in early 1746/7.[26]
His father gave him 400 acres in Goochland County in August 1744 “for and consideration of the love & affection he hath & doth bear unto his said son” and “for his advancement & promotion in the world”.[27] This is probably about the time he married Phebe Winn, daughter of Richard Winn (d.c. 1752) and Phebe Wilkes of Hanover County, Virginia.[28] In 1750, Michael Holland sold the 400 acres left to him in his father’s 1746 will and wife Phebe waived her dower rights.[29] They moved to Amelia County where some of her siblings were living. In a deed dated 27 August 1752, Michael Holland of Goochland County bought from Philip Pledger of Nottoway Parish in Amelia County for £230, 865 acres in Nottoway Parish in fork of Nottoway River, adjacent south side of Little Nottoway River, lines of William Crenshaw, Peter Binford, John Nance, Thomas Yarborough, Samuel Smith. Patented in 1745 by Richard Hubard and then sold to Pledger.[30] Michael and Phebe appear to have sold a portion of this tract in 1755 to Samuel Smith for £40, 400 acres Amelia County on the s/s little Nottoway River, Ellis’s corner, Geo. Hubard’s corner, the long branch.[31] From the time of his move, debts chased him from Goochland County as he owed George Payne money. Holland filed a suit in the Amelia Chancery Court against Payne about 1753 and it concluded in 1757. He didn’t contest the debt. [32] Michael2 Holland was dead by 27 January 1763, when the Amelia County Court ordered that the Church Wardens bind out George Holland orphan of Michael Holland.[33] The children of Michael and Phebe (Winn) Holland are named in an Amelia County, Virginia Chancery Suit brought in 1764 and concluded in 1773 by Joseph Holland against his uncle John Winn, administrator of their father’s estate, his mother Phebe (Winn) Holland and his brother-in-law and sister Lewis & Mary (Holland) Shelton over the division of enslaved men, women and children:[34]
Joseph3 Holland
Mary3 Holland m. by 1764, Lewis Shelton
Keturah3 Holland
George3 Holland [a minor in 1765]
Zachariah3 Holland [a minor in 1765]
Judith3 Holland [a minor in 1765] m. ———— Thompson
Susannah3 Holland
Michael Holland, Jr. received a gift of land from his father in 1744 “to advance his promotion in the world.” He married Phebe Winn about this time. He served in King George’s War in 1746. Michael Holland, Jr. was probably born between 1723-1726.
Ann2 Holland b.c. 1727, Hanover County, Virginia, m. abt. 1747, (1) David Massie, d. 1755, Goochland County, Virginia, (2) 27 March 1756, Goochland County, Virginia, Benjamin Mitchell.[35] On 19 May 1752, David Massie purchased 591 acres in Goochland County on the branches of Little Byrd & Lickinghole Creeks adjacent to his brother Thomas Massie for £128 from Michael Holland’s executors Henry Martin and Pouncey Anderson.[36] On 15 November 1757, Benjamin Mitchell bought 190 acres in Goochland County on the branches of Lickinghole Creek for £23 from Michael Holland’s executors Henry Martin and Pouncey Anderson.[37] The will of David Massie was written on 27 May 1755 and proved in court on 19 August 1755. Family members named in the document are his wife Ann, his son Charles who received “a desk which came from brother, Gideon”, and his daughters Constance and Ann. All three children are underage. David Massie’s will also mentions land willed to him by his brother Thomas Massie [husband of Susannah Holland below]. The executors are his wife and brother Nathaniel.[38]
Issue of Ann (Holland) Massie Mitchell:
Constance3 Massie, b.c. 1747, m. 29 January 1767, Goochland Co., VA
Ann3 Massie, b.c. 1747, d.c. 1798, m. 27 June 1771, Goochland Co., VA
Charles3 Massie, b.c. 1751, m. 16 February 1785, Goochland Co, VA, Susannah Martin
William3 Mitchell, b. Jan 1757, christened 11 April 1757, Goochland County, Virginia [39]
David3 Mitchell, b. Jan 1757, christened 11 April 1757, Goochland County, Virginia [40]
Elizabeth3 Mitchell, b. 13 December 1759, Goochland County, Virginia [41]
Mary3 Mitchell, b. 9 June 1762, Goochland County, Virginia [42]
Pouncie3 Mitchell, b. 23 March 1765, Goochland County, Virginia[43]
Archelaus3 Mitchell, b. 11 December 1768, Goochland County, Virginia[44]
Judith3 Mitchell, b. 12 April 1772, Goochland County, Virginia[45]
Susannah2 Holland, b.c. 1729, Hanover County, Virginia, d. aft. 1778, m. (1) 14 Sep 1747[46], Goochland County, Virginia, Thomas Massie [47], d. 1755, Goochland County, Virginia, m. (2) 24 Feb 1756, Goochland County, Virginia, William Perkins, issue:
Mary3 Massie
Judith3 Massie
David3 Massie
Thomas3 Massie
Christian3 Perkins, b. 7 August 1757, Goochland County, Virginia [48]
William3 Perkins, b. 22 August 1759, Goochland County, Virginia [49]
Sally3 Perkins, b. 9 August 1763, Goochland County, Virginia [50]
Mary3 Perkins, b. 5 May 1765, Goochland County, Virginia [51]
Thomas3 Perkins
David3 Perkins
Susannah3 Perkins
Elizabeth3 Perkins
Nanny3 Perkins m. ———- Boyd
Thomas Massie made his will on 22 May 1755, and it was recorded on 19 August 1755 in Goochland County, Virginia. Named in the will are his wife Susanah, children Mary Massie, Judith Massie, David Massie and Thomas Massie [all underage], Uncle Thomas Massie, brothers David Massie and Charles Massie. Co-executors are wife Susanah and his brother David.[52] Susannah (Holland) Massie next married William Perkins. In December 1758, Perkins brought a suit in Goochland County Chancery Court against Henry Martin and Pouncey Anderson, executors of Michael Holland, to secure the £400 legacy left to his daughter Susannah Holland – half to be paid when of age or married, the other half two years later. He notes that she married first Thomas Massie who died about May 1755 and that he married Susannah on 24 February 1756. He asserts that she never got her £400 and wants it with interest from the date of her marriage to Massie. Martin and Anderson answered that they paid Thomas Massie £248.11.1 and they don’t want to pay the rest until land prices improve so they can sell more of Michael Holland’s land as directed in his will. Also in the chancery suit file is an accounting of the legacy payment, which gives the dates of payment of £200 as 17 September 1747 – just three days after Susannah Holland’s marriage to Thomas Massie. The court awarded William and Susannah £307.15.6, which included past interest plus interest going forward from 15 September 1761. They also gave Perkins 208 pounds of tobacco for his costs to bring the suit.[53]
In July of 1778, the Perkins again sued Martin and Anderson over this debt. In 1779 Michael Holland’s executors Henry Martin and Pouncy Anderson brought a chancery suit in Goochland County against William and Susannah (Holland) Massie Perkins. The refer to the suit above and the judgment of £307.15.6. They assert that Perkins has been paid and want to be discharged from their obligation and the Perkins “perpetually enjoined, stayed and barred” from bringing further action. In March 1780, the sheriff reported that the Perkins could not be served as they were “not found within his bailiwick.” In June 1782, the court dismissed the case with the notation “dismissed at Pltfs cost & forever barred.”[54]
William Perkins made his will on 12 February 1813 in Patrick County, Virginia. It was recorded in March 1813. He named his sons Christian, William, Thomas and David, daughters Sarah Reynolds, Susannah, Elizabeth, Mary and Nanny Boyd. Susannah (Holland) Massie Perkins is not mentioned and presumably predeceased him.[55] By May 1814, the estate had been settled and the heirs received their parts.[56] A list of those owing his estate money and those to whom William Perkins was indebted was recorded.[57] Finally, his inventory was admitted to the record.[58]
Mercy2 Holland married William Colvard II (c.1737-1795) on 2 Jan 1759 in Goochland County, Virginia.[59] On 5 July 1771, Thomas Underwood and Thomas Darracott filed an answer to an order of the Louisa County Court. It reads “In obedience to an Order of the Worshipful Court of Louisa County, we the subscribers think it our duty to settler the Legacies Equally Between the Daughters of Captn Holland, dec’d to who he bequeathed £400 each now as the Two oldest have rec’d their legacies in full, and Mr. Pouncey Anderson declared in court as a garnishee that Mrs. Colvert the youngest of Captn Holland’s daughters had received only the sum of £347.18.7. We think it reasonable for the others to return her the sum of £17.7.1 ¾ which will make the fortune equal to the others and leave a balance due Mrs. Colverd of 34.14.3 ½ with interest from two years after her marriage till paid.” The answer was recorded on 12 August 1771.[60]
The above record confirms Mercy Holland is Michael Holland’s youngest daughter. His 1746 will left his three youngest daughters Ann, Susannah and Mercy £400 each. He directed that £200 be paid “when of age or married” and £200 “to be paid two years after.” The trigger for payment was her marriage – not her having attained the age of 21. That means Mercy Holland was under 21 when she married on 2 January 1759. She was likely born between 1738-1742.
Issue:[61]
Elizabeth3 Colvard, b. 2 January 1759, Goochland County, Virginia [William Colbard & Mercy Holland]
Neil3 Colvard, b. 12 October 1760, Goochland County, Virginia [Will: Colbert & Massey Holland]
William3 Colvard, b.c. 1 November 1762, Goochland County, Virginia [William Colbert & Massey Holland]
Betty3 Colvard, b. 25 May 1765, Goochland County, Virginia [William Colbert & Meray Holland]
Nancy3 Colvard, 6 April 1767, Goochland County, Virginia [Will Colvard & Mary Holland]
Damaris3 Colvard, b. 25 March 1769, Goochland County, Virginia [William Colvard & Mercy Holland]
Michael and Judith (———-) Holland Ages Based on Circumstantial Evidence
For Michael Holland, his 1715-1717 military service is particularly telling. Were Michael Holland born in 1666 as suggested he would have been pushing 50 during his military service. Purportedly married to Judith about 1685, they would have had several children at this point, some of them young adults old enough to serve themselves. A fifty year old man whose been married for 30 years seems an unlikely candidate for that sort of volunteer service. It does seems like something a young man starting out might do to enhance his resume. He is much more likely to have been between 18-28 [b.c. 1687-1699] during his service. But 1699 is too late for our Michael as that would have made him a 12-year-old landowner in 1711. It seems likely that he was born circa 1687-1693.
For Judith (———-) Holland, we know from her husband’s will that she had three daughters born after 1725. In 1751 her will tells us her daughters Ann and Susannah were married with young children and/ or pregnant. Both had probably been married 2-3 years [c.1748-1749]. If they were 18-21 at marriage they both would have been born about 1727-1730. Judith had her 7th and 8th of her nine children between 1726-1730 and her last child Mercy between 1738-1742. Given the gap, she may have had other children that did not survive. She was likely in her mid-40s when her last child was born thus Judith (———-) Holland would have been born circa 1693-1697.
Absent any record pointing to either of them being born in the 1660s, married in the 1680s or in any way connected to the Holland family of Nansemond County, Virginia, I conclude these are entirely speculative and contrary to the circumstantial evidence.
Was Judith (———-) Holland the first wife? Was she the mother of all of the children?
Knowing that John2 Holland is the oldest son and that he and Martha (Weeks) Hollands were married and had their first child in 1735 is helpful. If John Holland was the oldest and born in 1713, Judith could have been his mother as she would have been 18 when he was born. It’s also possible she was the second wife and was the mother of perhaps only some of the children. She was certainly mother to the three youngest daughters. In her 1751 will, she referred to “my son Michael Holland,” “granddaughter Mary Holland daughter of Michael Holland” and “my son Michael Holland’s children.” She also referred to daughters Ann and Mercy and to her son-in-law Thomas Massie (daughter Susannah’s husband) and other grandchildren. She did not name any of the other children named in her husband’s will nor any of the children of the older five Holland children. In particular, it seems strange that she wouldn’t have mentioned her daughters Elizabeth and Judith. Was she the mother of only Michael, Jr., Ann, Susannah and Mercy?
Frankly, I could argue this one either way. Judith was probably of the right age range to have been the mother of all of the children. It is also entirely plausible that Michael Holland had two wives with his first wife dying about 1723 or 1724 and he and Judith marrying about 1725 or 1726.
Perhaps it is noteworthy that among the older children John2 Holland, Elizabeth2 (Holland) Anderson and George2 Holland each named sons and daughters Michael and Judith and Judith2 (Holland) Martin named a daughter Judith. Among the younger children Michael2 Holland, Jr. and Ann2 (Holland) Massie each named a daughter Judith. In all Judith was chosen as a name by all but two (Richard and Mercy) children.
On balance, I lean toward Judith being a second wife and mother only to Michael, Jr, Ann, Susannah and Mercy.
Was Michael Holland’s wife Judith Merryman?
I reviewed more than 100 records involving Michael Holland and his children and found not a single reference to any Merryman. Not a single time was a Merryman a witness, an adjacent landowner, acting as security, or anything else. This suggests the Merryman connection is entirely speculative.
What about Michael and Judith (———-) Holland’s origins?
Nothing in any of the records I reviewed provides any insight into Michael or Judith’s origins. Perhaps further records will come to light or DNA analysis will be able to solve the continuing mystery of Michael and Judith (———-) Holland. There is a Holland Family DNA Project active through FamilyTreeDNA. A few male descendants have tested thus far [lineage 105].[62]
My line of descent from Michael Holland
Michael Holland (c.1690-1746) m. Judith ———-
Richard Holland (c.1718-1784) m. Sarah Hudson (c.1720-1798)
Richard “Dick” Holland (c.1755-1803) m. Martha Jones (1762-1821)
Nancy Holland (c.1785-1851) m. John Morris (1779-c.1862)
John James Morris (c.1812-c.1858) m. Elizabeth Smith Gills (c.1820-c.1848)
John Rives Morris (1840-1904) m. Ann Octavia Vaughan (1844-1942)
John Stewart Morris (1868-1958) m. Anna May Blanton (1884-1977)
Rebecca Blanton Morris (1913-1994) m. James Irvin Eisenbeis (1915-2006)
Rebecca Suzanne Eisenbeis (1943-2009) m. Paul Franklin Craig (1941- )
Paul Steven Craig (1964- )
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[17] “Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRW-BPL : 28 January 2020), Salley Holland, 1764.
[18] “Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917”, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-7M6 : 28 January 2020), Frankie Holland, 1766.
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