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My connection to the Joneses is through my 5x great grandmother Martha (Jones) Walker Holland (c.1755-c.1821). She married (1) Capt. Henry Walker who was killed in 1779 at the Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War and (2) Capt. Richard “Dick” Holland (c.1750-c.1803). By her first husband she had two children … Continue reading The Jones Family of Slate River, Buckingham County, Virginia – Part 1
Several weeks ago I met Claude Morris when he accompanied a group of my Morris cousins to two Morris cemeteries in Buckingham County. See my earlier blog post A Field Trip to Buckingham County – meeting cousins and making new friends: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/05/11/a-field-trip-to-buckingham-county-meeting-cousins-and-making-new-friends/ Claude descends from Nicholas Hudson Morris (c.1770-c.1846) called “Hudson” while I descend from … Continue reading A Field Trip to Buckingham and Prince Edward Counties – Finding Morris’s Mill: John Morris, Esquire (1779-c.1862) of Buckingham County – my 4x great grandfather
My 7x great grandfather Charles Hudson (c.1690-1748) wrote his last will and testament on 19 April 1745.[1] The original was no doubt among the countless records consumed by fire on 3 April 1865 fire at Richmond, Virginia where Hanover County and many other old eastern Virginia counties had sent their records during the Civil War … Continue reading The Last Will & Testament of Charles Hudson of Hanover County
Well, it's getting to look a lot like Christmas around our house. We decided to have an additional tree this year - a Virginia history book tree! The idea came from a friend (thanks Annette) who is a fellow book lover and a regular A Son of Virginia reader who recently posted about a book … Continue reading Happy Holidays from A Son of Virginia
![Part 4 – Dick and Martha (Jones) Walker Holland, their children & Edy [Patt], Jenny and Dinah, some of the people they enslaved](https://i0.wp.com/asonofvirginia.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/photo1dickhollandexecutors.png?resize=975%2C461&ssl=1 "Part 4 – Dick and Martha (Jones) Walker Holland, their children & Edy [Patt], Jenny and Dinah, some of the people they enslaved")
Hello A Son of Virginia subscribers, here is the last in my Holland series. I'd appreciate your feedback. Hope you enjoy it. Steve
If you missed Parts 1 & 2, you really should start here: Part 1: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2023/08/15/richard-and-sarah-hudson-holland-of-hanover-henrico-louisa-and-prince-edward-counties/ Part 2: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2023/09/06/richard-sarah-hudson-holland-and-patt-and-hannah-daughter-of-judy-part-2/ CONTENT GUIDANCE: When I undertake a study of my Virginia ancestors, I find every source I can about a person or a group of people and find that it usually tells a story. Sometimes one record, … Continue reading Richard & Sarah (Hudson) Holland (my 6x great grandparents), Dick & Martha (Jones) Walker Holland (my 5x great grandparents) and the descendants of Patt and Hannah, daughter of Judy (some of the people they enslaved) – Part 3
CONTENT GUIDANCE: When I undertake a study of my Virginia ancestors, I find every source I can about a person or a group of people and find that it usually tells a story. Sometimes one record, such as a will or estate inventory tells a story by itself. Sometimes there is more. The Holland story … Continue reading Richard & Sarah (Hudson) Holland and Patt and Hannah, daughter of Judy – Part 2
My 6x great-grandparents Richard (c.1718-1784) and Sarah (Hudson) (c. 1720-1795) Holland were born with proverbial silver spoons in their mouths. Both came from very well to do Hanover County families. Richard Holland was a son of Michael Holland (c.1690-1746) who amassed nearly 45,000 acres during his lifetime in the counties of Hanover, Henrico, Goochland, Louisa … Continue reading Richard and Sarah (Hudson) Holland of Hanover, Henrico, Louisa and Prince Edward Counties
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 … Continue reading Michael Holland of Hanover and Goochland Counties, Virginia (my 7x great grandfather) – Part 3
If you missed Part 1 you can check it out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2023/06/20/michael-holland-of-hanover-and-goochland-counties-virginia-my-7x-great-grandfather-part-1/ Despite catastrophic records loss in Hanover County, Michael Holland left a sizeable paper trail because he owned acreage in several counties. In all, I found 60 patents, petitions and deeds from 1724-1746 where Michael Holland was a grantee or grantor. I am attaching … Continue reading Michael Holland of Hanover and Goochland Counties, Virginia (my 7x great grandfather) – Part 2
There is a gravestone at Jetersville Methodist Church in Amelia for Willie Holland Morris who was the youngest son of my 2x great-grandparents John Rives & Ann Octavia (Vaughan) Morris. Willie was born at Creekland farm near Jetersville where he lived the entirety of his short 20 year life. According to my grandmother Rebecca Blanton … Continue reading Willie Holland Morris (1876-1897)
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