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John married Sarah Smith on 1 Apr 1816 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1790, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Census: 1800, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Will: 12 Aug 1845, Cannon, Tennessee, United States
• Probate: 7 Dec 1846, Cannon, Tennessee, United States

Notes:

Census:
Enumeration: 1-1-1

Census:
Enumeration: 2101-3001

Will:
Beloved wife, Elizabeth Hollis - plantation containing 150 acres, orchards, &c for her life
Son John Hollis - six dollars
Daughter Susannah Payne - six dollars
Daughter Jane Payne - six dollars
Son Jesse Hollis - six dollars
Daughter Rachel Dosher - six dollars
Son William Hollis Jr - the plantation held by Elizabeth
Executors - Jesse Hollis, William Hollis
Witnesses - Richard Massey, John Finley, William Thompson

William married Elizabeth Reed on 15 Feb 1790 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. Elizabeth died in Cannon, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 925997877D864C3BA102BAA34B97B297BEAA

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• _UID: D72B4CEB5F4740D39ACC65F77D4B77C0B390
• Residence: 1768, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: 1772, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: 1778, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: 1778, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 10 Mar 1778, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: 1780, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; Address:
  Capt. Morris District
• Residence: 1783, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Misc: 15 Mar 1783, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; named executor for Matin Trentham
• Possessions: 23 Sep 1783, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; granted 366 acres on the Indian grave branch, a fork of Swearing Creek
• Misc: 4 Nov 1784, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; owned land adj John Green
• Possessions: 17 Nov 1784, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; owned land adjoining George Reed
• Misc: 30 Aug 1789, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; witness will of Daniel Hunt
• Census: 1790, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 10 Nov 1790, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; purchased land from John Green
• Misc: 30 Nov 1790, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; sold land as executor for Martin Trantham
• Misc: 6 Feb 1795, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; witnessed deed for Jersey Settlement Church
• Misc: 29 Dec 1795, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; witnessed deed from John Russ to Vincent Wood
• Census: 1800, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Possessions: 23 Sep 1808, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
• Census: 1810, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
• Residence: 1813, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; appears in the county property tax roll
• Probate: 18 Jul 1833, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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 Swearing Crk, 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.

In Rowan County will book B, p. 120, there is a will for Martin Trentham in 1783 that mentions a Mary Trentham as a daughter. John Hollis and George Reed are named executors. This does not prove that Mary Trentham is the wife of John Hollis. I need more proof before believing this.

Birth:
John's Revolutionary service affidavit, provided by his eldest son, recounts that John was born in or near London and came to the colonies at about the age of 14.

Residence:
Taxlist of John Ford

Residence:
Rowan County Tax List of James Smith

Residence:
Taxlist, Captain Moore's district

Residence:
Tax list of Capt. George Reed's Co.

Possessions:
Land entries
10 Mar 1778
#573 - Joseph Lanning, 300A. on both sides of Indian Graves Fk, branch of Swearing Crk, adj deeded lands of Henry Eustace McCulloh & Daniel Hunt & Improvements of John Hollis & Peter Baker [9:501]

# 574 - John Hollis 400 A. on both sides of Indian Graves Branch of Swearing Crk. ajd Improovements of Joseph Lanning & Peter Baker. [9:554]

6 May 1778
# 778 - Adam Helmsteder 400 A. on Beaver Dam adj Daniel Hunt, John Dancy, Joseph Laning, & John Hollis [10:196]

4 Aug 1778
#1238 Peter Baker 300 A. on the waters of Swearing Crk at a place called Indian Grave adj John Hollis, Joseph Lanning & McCulloh's old line and including his improovment [10:368]

5 Nov 1778
# 1774 - Arthur Oneal 200A. on head of Beaver Dam & adj James Morefield, John Ford, John Hollis, & Helmshtettler. Made to Wm. Moore

4 Aug 1783
# 2619 George Reed 100 A. on waters of Dycas' Mill Crk adj James Morefield, John Hollis, John Reess

Residence:
Tax list of Capt. Carson

Misc:
Will Book B, p. 120
Martin Trentham. Mar. 15, 1783, prb. 1783. Sons: Japtha, Martain (by his first wife). Daus: Margery, Ann, and Mary Trentham. Exrs: John Hollis, George Reed. Wit. John Robertson, Mussilla Robberson

This gives a hint that John Hollis is connected to the Trentham family and that his wife could be Mary Trentham. Also worth pursuing is the connection to George Reed, a name that appears in Tennessee with the Hollises as well.

However, in the Rowan County cross-index of devisors and devisees, no Hollises are listed through 1825.

Misc:
Deed Book 11, No. 878, p. 705, 4 Nov 1784
State Grant #1020 @ 50 sh per 100 A to John Green, 100 A on Beaverdam Crk of Swearing Grk adj Joseph Laning, John Hollis, and Adam Helmstetler

Possessions:
In George Reed's will, he devises land that he owns to his sons and notes that it is adjoining John Hollis. The year before, John Hollis and George Reed (sr or jr) were executors for Martin Trentham. John Hollis witnessed this will.

Will Book B: 154. George Reed. Nov. 17, 1784. prb. 1785. Planter. Wife Abigail. Sons: Aventon (land adj. George Yearnest), George (land adj. John Hollis), Felps (land adj. Hugh Cunningham), Thomas (land adj. Robert Ginnings, John Riss, John Hollis), William, Amos, Jonathan. Daus: Edathe, Elizabeth Reed. Exrs: Robert McKee, Richard Wilson. Wit: John Hollis, John Book.

Misc:
John Hollis witnessed the will of Daniel Hunt 30 Aug 1789, Will book E, p. 115

Census:
Enumeration: 32-6

Possessions:
Deed Book 12, p. 323, No. 1374, 10 Nov 1790
John Green, planter, and wf Hannah (X) to John Hollis for L100 specie, 100 A on Beaverdam Fork of Swearing Crk adj Joseph Laning, this grantee, and Adam Helmstetler. Being a State grand to this Grantor dated 4 Nov 1784 [11:705] Wit: William Hollis, Daniel Hunt. Prvd by Hollis at May Ct. 1791.

So, William Hollis in Rowan is closely connected to John Hollis. Maybe a brother.

Misc:
Deed Book 13, No. 2232, p. 584, 30 Nov 1790
John (H) Hollis, exr of Martin Trantham, to John Robertson in accordance with the will of Martin Trantham and with a contract for sale, 100 A. on Potts Crk adj Adam Swisgood and Martin Trantham. Being part of a 250 A State grant dated 25 Oct 1786 to Martin Trantham after his death [11:100]. Wit Rd Wilson, Robt Wilson. Proved by Robert Wilson at May Ct. 1794

Misc:
2527. p. 925. 6 Feb 1795. George Read to "the Congregation of the Baptists Society in & against to the Jersey Settlement under the Pastorel care of Thomas Durham", for 5 sh, 2 A adj this Grantor and the Guilford Road. including was the new Reads Meeting House now on the land and "the use benefit & prveledge of a good Spring of water the most convenient thereunto...". Wit: Leander Smith, John (H) Hollis. Prvd by Smith at May Ctl 1795.

Misc:
2822. p. 326. 29 Dec 1795. John Russ to Vincent Wood for L100 specie, 100 A on Indian Grave Br adj John Holles and this Grantor; part of 320 Adeeded to this grantor on 4 Nov 1784. Wit: Robert Gi____[?], Henry Cooper. Prvd by Cooper at Feb Ct 1796

This tells me that Henry Cooper & John Hollis were associates in Rowan County and that they did not move to Tennessee until after Feb 1796.

Census:
Enumeration: 01011-10201

Census:
Enumeration: 10001-00111

This enumeration would indicate John, Mary, and a daughter with her two children.

Residence:
100 acres, no poll. 18 3/4 cents tax.

Probate:
Inventory & Sale of property of John Hollis Senr

Died:
Now Cannon county

Buried:
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.

John married Mary about 1768 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. Mary was born about 1737; died after 1810 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Readyville, Cannon, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Some researchers have suggested that Mary might be Mary Groom. However, other researchers have found the Mary Groom married to a John Hollis was some 100 years previous to this Mary. So, this is not the case. Likewise, some researchers have suggested that Mary was a Trantham, but no evidence has been presented for this hypothesis either. To date, Mary's identity and ancestry remain a mystery.

It is presumed that Mary is buried in the Brawley's Fork cemetery along with John Hollis, her husband.

CENSUS: Based on the enumeration of John Hollis, it would appear that this person occurs in that house.

Ted Hollis says that Jesse Hollis, son of Mary & John, in NC lives next to a family that includes all of the names Micajah, Hudson, etc.that are repeated in the Hollis family. Teddy feels like this family is Mary's family and carries her name, but he was unable to recall immediately what that name was. (10 Jul 2010)

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86853913&

Notes:

Married:
There is a Rowan County marriage record on 10 Jan 1791 for Mary Tranham and Jesse Rickmon. I suspect that this is the Mary named in Martin Trentham's will. This would lead me to suspect that, if John Hollis married a Mary Trantham, that she would perhaps be Martin's sister, in order to make the ages work out.