John Hollis^{[1, 2]}

1736 - 1832  (96 years)

• Name	John Hollis
  Born	1736	London, England
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1768	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Taxlist of John Ford
  Residence	1772	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Rowan County Tax List of James Smith
  Residence	1778	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Taxlist, Captain Moore's district
  Residence	1778	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Tax list of Capt. George Reed's Co.
  Possessions	10 Mar 1778	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [4]
  Residence	1780	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [5]
  	Address: Capt. Morris District
  Residence	1783	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [3]
  	Tax list of Capt. Carson
  Possessions	23 Sep 1783	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [6]
  	granted 366 acres on the Indian grave branch, a fork of Swearing Creek
  Census	1790	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [7]
  	Enumeration: 32-6
  Census	1800	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [8]
  	Enumeration: 01011-10201
  Possessions	23 Sep 1808	Rowan Co., North Carolina   [9]
  Census	1810	Rutherford Co., Tennessee   [10]
  	Enumeration: 10001-00111 This enumeration would indicate John, Mary, and a daughter with her two children.
  Died	27 Aug 1832	Readyville, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  	Address: formerly Rutherford Co.
  Buried	Readyville, Cannon Co., Tennessee   [11]
  	Address: Brawley's Fork Cemetery
  	BURIAL: Old Brawley's Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14124236& !BURIAL: John Hollis is buried in the Brawley Fork Cemetery, on the site of the original Brawley Fork Baptist Church, the first Baptist Church in Cannon Co., TN. This cemetery is on Barker Rd, just a couple of miles west of Woodbury, TN on US 70S. The cemetery is on as mall hill overlooking the highway and is in a pasture. Hollis descendants have fenced the cemetery from the rest of the pasture and have erected new stones using original stones for John Hollis and some of the other old graves. The Brawley Fork church removed to a new location years ago. Data from Find A Grave shows the old, incorrect information about Mary Groom being the wife of John Hollis. But, it does have photos of the tombstones.
  		Headstone - John Hollis
  		Headstone - John Hollis, NC Troops
  Person ID	I3639	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2017

  
  

  Family	Mary,   b. Abt 1737,   d. Aft 1810, Rutherford Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1768	Rowan Co., North Carolina
  Children	1. William Hollis,   b. Abt 1768, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1846, Cannon Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Elizabeth Hollis,   b. Abt 1770, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jesse Hollis,   b. Abt 1772, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Caswell Co., North Carolina   4. John Hollis,   b. Abt 1772, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Tennessee   5. Rebecca Hollis,   b. Bef 1775, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 1855, Cannon Co., Tennessee  (Age > 80 years)   6. David Hollis,   b. 1776, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 16 Oct 1852, Cannon Co., Tennessee  (Age 76 years)   7. Hudson Hollis,   b. Abt 1779, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Ohio   8. Mary Hollis,   b. Abt 1780, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Tennessee   9. Micajah Randolph Hollis,   b. 4 Aug 1782, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. 12 Dec 1832, McNairy Co., Tennessee  (Age 50 years)   10. Peggy Hollis,   b. Abt 1784, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1810, North Carolina  (Age ~ 26 years)   11. Nancy Hollis,   b. Abt 1787, Rowan Co., North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1828, Cannon Co., Tennessee  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F1107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1736 - London, England Residence - 1768 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Married - Abt 1768 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Residence - 1772 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Residence - 1778 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Residence - 1778 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Possessions - 10 Mar 1778 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Residence - Address: Capt. Morris District - 1780 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Residence - 1783 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Possessions - granted 366 acres on the Indian grave branch, a fork of Swearing Creek - 23 Sep 1783 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Census - 1790 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Census - 1800 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Possessions - 23 Sep 1808 - Rowan Co., North Carolina Census - 1810 - Rutherford Co., Tennessee Died - Address: formerly Rutherford Co. - 27 Aug 1832 - Readyville, Cannon Co., Tennessee Buried - Address: Brawley's Fork Cemetery - - Readyville, Cannon Co., Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !MILITARY: John Hollis was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War. He later rose to the rank of Orderly Seargent. He served for over two years in the NC Militia, first against the Cherokee Indians who had allied with the British, and then against the British and Tories. At the end of his service, he was 4th Orderly Seargent responsible for guarding prisoners of war. There is another Capt. John Hollis who died in Wayne Co., TN, but he was from South Carolina. Some record the name as Hallis and some say the name is HALLIS from DE. DEED: Pruitt, p. 86, No. 574. Mar 10, 1778. John Hollis enters 400ac in Rowan Co on both sides of Indian Grave Br of Swearing Cr;border: improvement of Joseph Lanning & Peter Baker DEED: 23 Sep 1808 - John (X) Hollis to Rich'd Owen for 1000 silver dollars, 581 1/2 ac on Indian Grave Br, Beaverdam Cr, and SwearingCrk, adj Joseph Lanning, Adam Helmshotler, John Ford, George Reed,this grant for Bennett Woods & Jacob Wagoner. Wit. Joseph Chaffin &Hezekiah Owen. Prud. Hezekiah Owen at Aug Ct 1810.

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Hollis / Rogers / McGee / Harrell / Hodges / Colli. [S456] 1790 US Federal Census, Rowan Co, NC. [S167] Rowan County North Carolina Tax Lists 1757-1800. [S480] Abstracts of Land Entries, Rowan Co, NC. [S721] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, 11 August 2012; John Hollis, Rowan County, North Carolina; Tax List - 1779 [NC State Archives]; Call Number: C.R. 085.701.5; ; Page Number: 61; Family Number: 12. [S1190] North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693-1960, 29 April 2017; Rowan, No 1120, John Hollis. [S456] 1790 US Federal Census, Rowan Co, NC, Not Stated; page 22; John Hollis. [S457] 1800 US Federal Census, Rowan Co, NC, Salisbury; page 412; John Hollis. [S479] Deed Books 20-24, Rowan Co., NC. [S458] 1810 US Federal Census, Rutherford Co, TN, Not Stated; page 1A; John Hollis. [S633] Find A Grave (old), 25 May 2012; John Hollis, memorial no. 14124236, created by Matt Henderson.