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Descendants of

John HOLLOWELL and Issabel Garfield

First Generation

         1. John HOLLOWELL was born about 1560 in Northamptonshire, England. He died on 15 Sep 1601 on Ashby Street, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England. John married Issabel GARFIELD on 15 Nov 1583 on Ashby, St. Ledger. Issabel was born about 1562 in England. She died on 9 Nov 1627 in England. The Hollowell name originally Holy-Well and was a place name.  The Holy-Well was in Sussex and was supposed to be of miraculous origin.  It was believed to have been brought about by a  goatherder finding a saint perishing on the downs for water.  The goatherder prayed and the well spouted from the rolling hills.  This also accounts for the goats upon the Armes. The Hollowell family has been recorded in England since before the Conquest (1066).

          Variant spellings of Holloway are: Halliwell, Hallawell, Hallewell, Hallowell, Holliwell, Hollowell and Holloway. Hollowells are found in 3 Norman tax censuses, the Domesday Book, Hangman's Roll and the Rolls of the Hundreds. There is a family crest and coat of arms. It was first found in Lancashire where they were seated from very ancient times. A Edward Hollowell arrived in Virginia in 1650.

They had the following children:

               2 F  i.   Ann HOLLOWELL was born on 26 Nov 1583 on Ashby, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England. She died on 9 Jan 1586 in, England.

               3 F ii.   Elizabeth HOLLOWELL was born on 26 Nov 1587 on Ashby, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England.

               4 M iii. John HOLLOWELL was born on 1 Jan 1588 on Ashby, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England. John married Joan [-?-].

               5 F iv.   Frances HOLLOWELL was born on 16 Jan 1591 on Ashby, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England.

+          6 M   v.   William HOLLOWELL was born on 27 Jan 1592 and died in 1645.

               7 F  vi.   Issabel HOLLOWELL was born on 18 May 1594 on Ashby, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England.

              8 F vii.   Mary HOLLOWELL was born on 9 May 1601 on Ashby, St. Ledger, Northamptonshire, England.

Second Generation

         6. William HOLLOWELL (John) was born on 27 Jan 1592 on Ashby Street, Ledger, Northamptonshire, England. He died in 1645 in Flore, Northamptonshire, England.

William and his spouse had the following children:

               9 M i.   John HOLLOWELL was born about 1623 in Flore, Northamptonshire, England.

+          10 M ii.   Thomas HOLLOWELL was born on 4 Feb 1625 probably in Flore, Northamptonshire, England and died on 16 Mar 1687.

             11 M iii.   William HOLLOWELL was born about 1627 in Flore, Northamptonshire, England.

Third Generation

10. Thomas HOLLOWELL (William, John) was born on 4 12mo (Feb) 1625 in Flore, Northamptonshire, England. He died[1] on 16 1mo (Mar) 1687 in Elizabeth River, Nasemond County, Virginia. Thomas married Alice [-?-] about 1646 in, England. Alice was born about 1628. She died[2] on 19 9mo (Nov) 1700 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Thomas first lived in Lower Norfolk County, which later became Nasemond County, Virginia.  He was a Quaker and was called the elder.  The children were all able to sign their own deeds and wills.

In April 1649, Thomas Hollowell with his wife and two small children, Sarah and Thomas, were transported to the Virginia Colony by Stephen Gill.  They settled on the Western side of the western Branch of the Elizabeth River, and he was known as Thomas Hollowell of Elizabeth River.  This was 30 years before the city of Norfolk was founded in 1680. Eight more children were born to these parents in Virginia.  As the sons grew to maturity, they too, bought land in what is now Norfolk.  All the sons married in Norfolk County, except Henry, who married in adjoining Nansemond County, Virginia.

Thomas was granted three patents for 650 acres, one on 11 Jan 1652, second on 18 Mar 1662 and third on 21 Sep 1680, for transporting a total of seventeen people.

When the Quakers came to Virginia in 1656 the family left the church of England and joined the Society.  Thomas and Alice were both ministers and active members of the Chuckatuck MM.  About 1678 Tho: Hollowell and Alic his wife bore testimony against their childrens (names not mentioned) for unlawful behavior in being married by Priests (meaning a non-Quaker minister)[3].  

Thomas's will was proved 17 May 1687 in Lower Norfolk Co, Virginia.  It is on file at the new Chesapeake Civic Center, Great Bridge, Virginia.

Source:  Much of this information was sent to me by D. H. Joynes of Norfolk, VA. His sources were "One Ladd's  Family" by Ruth Kline Ladd, Hinshaw's "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", Research by Janet A. Damm, Pullman, Washington, and "400 years of Hollowell History" by Evalena Hollowell Berry.

Thomas and Alice had the following children:

                   12 F  i.   Sarah HOLLOWELL was born[4] on 1 11mo (Jan) 1647/1648 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Sarah married Phil Howard.

                13 M   ii.  Thomas HOLLOWELL Jr. was born[5] on 22 1mo (Mar) 1649 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died in Sep 1693 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He owned much property and was considered wealthy for his time.  The inventory of his estate is very lengthy.  He was appointed a true and lawful attorney to buy and sell. Thomas Jr. settled estates for friends showing that he knew law. His will[6] was probated 15 Sep 1693 in Norfolk. Thomas married 1st Elizabeth [- ?-]about 1675 in Norfolk. Elizabeth was born about 1655. Thomas married 2nd Sarah about 1680 in Norfolk. Sarah was born about 1655 in Norfolk County, Virginia. She died in 1717 in Norfolk.

              14 M   iii.   Henry HOLLOWELL was born[7] on 18 8mo (Oct) 1652 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died before 1700 inVirginia. Henry married 1st Elizabeth Hutchins/Cotching of Nasemond County, Virginia 7 8mo (Oct) 1680, 2^nd (Apr) 20 2mo 1693 Elizabeth (Belson) Scott (b.31 6mo 1666) the daughter of Edmond (d.19 1mo (Mar) 1679[8], Nasemond County, Virginia) and Elizabeth Belson. Elizabeth (Belson) Jr. was probably the widow of John Scott, she married 3rd Benjamin Small 1 Dec 1699/1700. She died[9] 25 7mo (Sep) 1717, Nasemond County, Virginia. Children: Elizabeth Hollowell b.1681 m. Richard Ratcliffe 18 7mo (Sep) 1700; John Hollowell b.about 1694; Thomas Hollowell b.about 1696; and William Hollowell b.about 1698.

                 15 M    iv.John HOLLOWELL was born[10] on 22 4mo (Jun) 1655 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died on 10 May 1671 in Nansemond County, Virginia. John never married.

                  16 M   v. Joseph HOLLOWELL was born[11] on 15 6mo (Aug) 1657 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died about 1704. Joseph married 1st Grace Courtney, 2nd Martha Williams.  Will proved Oct 1705, no children mentioned.

                17 M   vi. Benjamin HOLLOWELL was born[12] on 28 12mo (Feb) 1659/1660 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died in 1704. Benjamin married Elinor [-?-].  An inventory of his estate was taken in May 1704, his son, Benjamin, who m. Bridget [-?-] died in 1734.

                 18 F   vii. Elisabeth HOLLOWELL was born 9 7mo (Sep) 1662 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Elisabeth married[13] Nathan NEWBY, son of William NEWBY and Isabell, 13 10m (Dec) 1687 at her mother's house in Elizabeth River, Nansemond County, Virginia. Nathan was born about 1663 in Nansemond. (SEE NEWBY FAMILY)

                 19 F viii.  Alice HOLLOWELL was born[14] on 16 12mo Feb 1664/1665 in Norfolk County, Virginia. She married[15] John Small.

                                 Entry:  “John Small the sonn of John Small of Nanzemund And Alce Hollowell the Daughter of Alce Hollowell of Elizabeth River County did publish their Marriage before a meeting of men &  women frends in Mary Sanderses howse in Nanzemund on the tenth day of the Eleventh month last And coming before the meeting the second time in Thomas Jordans howse in Chucatuck they did publish their mariage againe on the fourteenth of this twelfe month and were maarried in hir Mothers howse on the 25 day of ye 12th month in ye yeare 1688.  signed John Small & Alce Hollowell Witnesses:  far John Small, mor Alce Hollowell, bror Joseph Hollowell, bror Henry Hollowell, bror Nathan Newby, bror John Hollowell, bror Benja Small.”  I listed these witnesses to show how good the nformation from Quaker records can be sometimes.

                20 M  ix.   Edmund HOLLOWELL was born[16] on 15 9mo (Nov) 1667 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died[17] on 15 2mo (Apr) 1687 in Nansemond County, Virginia. Called Edmund of Elizabeth River, Nansemond County, Virginia, he never married.

                21 M   x.   John HOLLOWELL was born[18] on 5 9mo (Nov) 1672 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died in Jul 1719. John the second by this name married Elizabeth Scott 20 Apr 1693 Nansemond County, Virginia.  Elizabeth was probably born 12 Feb 1675 and was the daughter of William Scott and Elizabeth.  Children: Thomas Hollowell; John Hollowell b.about 1696 m. Ann (Henley) Newby, widow of William Newby, 21 11mo 1720; Elizabeth Hollowell and Edmund Hollowell. John married 2nd about 1727 Sarah [-?-} he died about 1752.

Descendants of Thomas HOLLOWELL Jr.

First Generation

1. Thomas HOLLOWELL Jr. was born on 22 Mar 1649 in Lancashire, England. He died in Sep 1693 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Thomas married (1) Elizabeth [-?-] about 1675 in Norfolk County. Elizabeth was born about 1655. He owned much property and was considered wealthy for his time. The inventory of his estate is very lengthy.  He was appointed a true and lawful attorney to buy and sell. Thomas Jr. settled estates for friends showing that he knew the law[1].

        Source:  Much of this information was sent to me by D. H. Joynes of Norfolk, VA. His sources were "One Ladd's Family" by Ruth Kline Ladd, Hinshaw's "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", Research by Janet A. Damm, Pullman, Washington, and "400 years of Hollowell History" by Evalena Hollowell Berry.

They had the following children:

               2 M       i.  Thomas HOLLOWELL III was born about 1677 in Norfolk County, Virginia.

               3 F        ii.  Elizabeth HOLLOWELL was born about 1679 in Norfolk County, Virginia. Elizabeth married Jonathan Bateman of Perquimans County, North Carolina 23 Sep 1697.

               4 F      iii.  Mary H. HOLLOWELL was born about 1681 in Norfolk County, Virginia.

               5 M     iv.  William HOLLOWELL was born about 1683 in Norfolk County, Virginia.

Most of the information on the descendants is from Family records of Luellen Ward courtesy of D. H. Joynes of Norfolk, VA

Thomas married (2) Sarah [-?-] about 1680 in Norfolk County. Sarah was born about 1655 in Norfolk County. She died in 1717 also in Norfolk County.  

Thomas and Sarah had the following children:

               6 F        v.  Kathrin HOLLOWELL was born about 1681 in Norfolk County, Virginia. She married ? Russell

               7 M     vi.  John HOLLOWELL was born about 1683 in Norfolk County, Virginia. John married Christian [-?-].

+          8 M    vii.  Luke HOLLOWELL was born about 1684. He died on 21 Apr 1735.

Second Generation

            8. Luke HOLLOWELL (Thomas) was born about 1684 in Norfolk County, Virginia. He died on 21 Apr 1735 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Luke must have been of age when his mother died in 1717 because he was executer of her will. Luke married Elizabeth THOMPSON about 1719 in Perquimans County. Elizabeth was born about 1698. She was from Chowan County, North Carolina. Her father was William Thompson of Perquimans County. In his will he names Joel who gets Luke's dwelling place, William, John land in Virginia, wife Elizabeth.[2]

Luke and Elizabeth had the following children:

               9 M       i.  John R. HOLLOWELL was born about 1720 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died in 1784 in Perquimans.

             10 M      ii.  William HOLLOWELL was born about 1725 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died in 1776 in Perquimans. William married Elizabeth [-?-].

             11 M     iii.  Joel H. HOLLOWELL was born in 1732 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died in Jul 1773 in Perquimans. Joel married Miriam Perry in 1745 probably in Perquimans County.

             12 M     iv.  Reuben HOLLOWELL was born about 1733 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died on 23 Jan 1753 in Perquimans. Reuben never married.

+        13 M       v.  Abner HOLLOWELL was born about 1734. He died in 1802.

             14 M     vi.  Levi HOLLOWELL was born in 1735 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died in 1798 in Martin County, North Carolina. Levi married Zelpha Parker in 1759.  His will was dated 1798 in Martin County.

Third Generation

13.    Abner HOLLOWELL (Luke, Thomas) was born about 1734 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died in 1802 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Abner married Sarah ROUNTREE about 1760 in Perquimans County. Sarah was born about 1736. She was the daughter of Moses Rountree and Sarah Emma Dorsey (b.1714). Abner went to Chowan County about 1769 and is not mentioned in his father’s will. In Joel's will 1773 he gives 50 acres to brother Abner. In Reuben's will he mentions brother Abner.

Abner and Sarah had the following children:

+        15 M       i.  Luke HOLLOWELL was born about 1762 probably in Perquimans County, North Carolina.

             16 F        ii.  Rachel HOLLOWELL was born about 1764 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Rachel married ? Welch.

             17 F      iii.  Rhoda HOLLOWELL was born about 1766 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Rhoda married Cullen Bunch 27 Dec 1785.

             18 F       iv.  Sarah HOLLOWELL was born about 1768 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Sarah married Isaac Welch 8 Mar 1790. They are on the 1840 census for Chowan County, North Carolina, pg. 223-229

             19 M       v.  John HOLLOWELL was born about 1770 in Chowan County, North Carolina. John married Peniner Byrum 26 May 1795.

             20 M     vi.  Moses HOLLOWELL was born about 1775 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Moses married Easter Byrum 14 Jun 1803.  They are on the 1840 census for Chowan County, North Carolina, pg. 223-229.

             21 M    vii.  Abner HOLLOWELL was born about 1777 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Abner married Mary Goodwin 4 Feb 1799.  They moved to Preble County, Ohio in 1806.

Fourth Generation

    15. Luke HOLLOWELL (Abner, Luke, Thomas) was born about 1762 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Luke married Phoebe BYRUM in 1795 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Phoebe was born about 1765. Luke Hollowell lived in Chowan County and was on the 1820 US Census there.  His sons and daughters married there. Some of them moved to Gates County, North Carolina. The listing on the 1850 US Census for Gates County, pg. 46 shows Penelope age 31, William age 25, Dorsey age 22 and Luke age 19.[3]

They had the following children:

             22 M       i.  Abner HOLLOWELL was born about 1796 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Abner married Mary Griffin 3 Apr 1816, Chowan County.

             23 F        ii.  Azor HOLLOWELL was born about 1797 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Azor married 1st Elizabeth Jones 30 Sep 1817 in Chowan County. They had one daughter Penelope born in 1819. He married 2nd Jintcy Ward 19 Mar 1822, Chowan County. Their children were Azor b.1823 married Mary Spivey 25 Oct 1847 Gates County, North Carolina. William b.1825 married Christian Boyce 9 Dec 1851 in Gates County. Dorsey b.1828 married Elizabeth Hobbs 28 Jul 1851 Gates County. Their children were: Susannah b.Sep 1855 d.24 Jun 1921 in Chowan County, she married Quinton T. Bunch; William b.c1858 d.23 Aug 1942 in Chowan County, Azor F. b.1861 married Maria Nixon 1 Feb 1888 Perquimans County, North Carolina; Luke b.1831 married Elizabeth Forehand 22 Jul 1852 in Chowan County, Frances (Fanny) Maude b.10 Oct 1867, d.13 Sep 1941 in Perquimans County married John G. Turner 4 Dec 1885 in Gates County.[4] The 1850 US Census for Gates County, NC, pg 46 shows Penelope age 31, William age 25, Dorsey age 22, and Luke age 19.[5]                               

             24 M     iii.  Noah HOLLOWELL was born in 1798 in Chowan County, North Carolina. He died on 27 Oct 1865 in Ryland, Chowan County. Noah married Charlotte Forehand 17 Sep 1821.

             25 M     iv.  Adam HOLLOWELL was born about 1798 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Adam married Mideel Goodwin.

             26 M       v.  Luke HOLLOWELL was born about 1799 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Luke married Penelope Hobbs 14 Nov 1820, Chowan County.

             27 F       vi.  Phoebe HOLLOWELL was born about 1800 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Phoebe married Noah Jordan 20 Nov 1817, Chowan County.

             28 F      vii.  Sarah HOLLOWELL was born about 1801 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Sarah married in 1818.