DNA, Cousins and a Promotion

by Glenn N. Holliman

This writer and another writer, Tina Peddie, both Hollyman family historians, gathered in Tennessee 8 October 2016 to discuss genealogy. Tina has moved recently from California to Tennessee.

Joining us for the 3 hour session on DNA analysis were Glenn's two sisters - Becky Holliman Payne and Alice Holliman Murphy.  Alice has explored her husband's Irish roots, and Becky is seeking DNA analysis of her children's Payne background.

Tina has for decades been a force to research and communicate Hollyman history. In the 1980s, she expanded and reissued George Holleman's 1953 ground breaking history of this American family. In 1999, utilizing the technology of the early Internet era, she opened and directed a Hollyman Yahoo chat room.  Most recently, she is the administrator of the Hollyman Facebook page.  She is the go-to person for DNA guidance and explanation for the family. 

 Becky, who lives near Tina's home in Tennessee, took extensive notes during our 
DNA tutorial courtesy of Tina.

During our discussion, Tina and I reviewed our  Holliman roots.  We, and of course my sisters, are descended from Samuel Holliman (1707-1786) who was born in Surrey County, Virginia and died in Johnston County, North Carolina. James Grantson Holliman was a son of Samuel, and is my generation's 4th GGF.  Tina's ancestor was David Holliman, another son of Samuel, who moved to Georgia and eventually a descendant married a Keene, Tina's maiden name. 

Left, Alice Holliman Murphy, makes Texas her home. Both she and Becky attended the national Christopher Hollyman gathering April 1, 2016 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.  She has been collecting material on the Murphy clan, which included a recent trip to Ireland.

My two sisters and I gathered in Tennessee for the promotion ceremony of Becky's son, Bryan, to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves.  One of Alice's children, Jonathan, is on active duty as a major in the Army. 

Below, some of the members of the immediate family who are veterans gathered in Tennessee for the swearing in of now Lt. Colonel Bryan Payne. Left to right are Glenn N. Holliman (Vietnam), Paul Payne (Viet Nam era), Bryan Payne (Iraq) and the father of this writer, H. Bishop Holliman, b 1919, Seaman 2nd class, a radioman on destroyers in the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic in World War II.  

Bishop is the father of Glenn and grandfather of Bryan.  Bishop's grandfather, John Thomas Holliman (1844-1930) and great grandfather, Uriah Holliman (1820-1862) fought in the Civil War.  Bishop's second great grandfather, Cornelius Holliman (1796- 1862) was a veteran of the War of 1812 and third great grandfather, James Grantson Holliman (1750-1836) served as a patriot in the American Revolutionary War in the North Carolina militia.

For information on placing an article, please write Glenn N. Holliman at glennhistory.gmail.com.  For manuscripts and materials on Hollymans and other associated families, visit the growing virtual archive at www.bholliman.com/ .  For Hollyman Facebook entrance and DNA assistance, write Tina at Tinapeddie@yahoo.com.

A Holyman Gathering in Virginia

by Glenn N. Holliman

A report on the First National Gathering of the Descendants of Christopher Hollyman (1618-1691)....

They came from Washington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia - direct descendants of the Englishman who migrated in 1650 from Bedford, Bedfordshire to Isle of Wight, Virginia. This picture taken at the Smithfield, Virginia Hampton Inn were many stayed and sessions were held.

Christopher Holyman (or Hollyman) settled in 1661 along the Cypress River and in 1684 nestled his family in northern Isle of Wight County along the Surrey County border.  He left his four sons over 1,000 acres to be divided amongst themselves.  Direct descendants - the Barlows and Hollemans still live in the county and in southeast Virginia and provided hospitality for those who traveled back to the community where the American venture of this extended family began.

Right, Steve Holleman of South Carolina and Allen Holleman of North Carolina.

Counting spouses and significant others, over 50 individuals from March 31 to April 2, 2016 enjoyed visiting and sharing research on our various lineages.  Organized by Allen Holleman of Raleigh, North Carolina and coordinated with the great assistance of Joe Barlow and Billy Joe Holleman of Smithfield, Virginia, cousins explored early home sites of 17th century Hollymans.

Below, after first sessions and an afternoon stop at the Isle of Wight Museum (a gem of a museum), the group traveled to the original plantation of Christopher Hollyman.  Billy Joe Holleman, owner and steward of the Hollyman plantation, explained who is buried in the family cemetery adjacent to the 1830 Holleman House and other older out buildings.  After a tour of the grounds and farm, Billy Joe and his wife hosted a late afternoon 'feast' of gourmet Smithfield ham and rolls at the Mill Swamp Baptist Church fellowship hall.

Many expressed their deep feelings at being able to walk the ground where Christopher Hollyman and family had girded virgin timber, cleared the first fields, raised livestock, corn and a cash crop and thrived in the New World.  And from this place, our ancestors lived and eventually began the western movement across what became the United States of America.  

Below, Sarah Barlow Wright, whose mother was raised in the Holleman House in Mill Swamp, shared her knowledge of the 1830 colonial style residence.  On this property Hollemans have lived and continue to live since 1684.

Billy Joe Holliman even provided a 'hay wagon' to take cousins deep into the former plantation fields to share the site of the oldest cemetery known to hold the remains of ancestors. Right in red, Laurie Sherrod and in white top with black dots, Jeanette Holiman Stewart.

Below in light green, Brenda Holloman of of Wake County, North Carolina, shared her thoughts as the group gathered at the oldest cemetery located on original Hollyman land. In living memory, a house of unknown age, but old, was located near this location.  Is this then the unmarked grave of Christopher Hollyman and some of his 18th century descendants?   We may never know.  Then again, what if?

 At the Hampton Inn community room, sessions were held on our English heritage and research papers and booklets distributed by Lynn Holliman, Steve Holleman, Allen Holleman and Glenn Holliman.  Importantly consensus emerged to formally organize a Christopher Hollyman Families Historical Society with future memberships and gatherings.  Among the goals of the Society will be to conduct scholarly research and share and preserve that research and family documents and photographs.

Below center in light blue, Joe Parker, acknowledged 'dean' of Hollyman family history, donated a volume of his research to be scanned and uploaded to the family's new virtual archive at www.bholliman.com/ .

Development of a Society web site is to be explored that would link or fold into the site current assets.  These being the Yahoo Hollyman group chatroom and Hollyman Facebook page developed and administered by Tina Peddie (who can be reached at desabla1@yahoo.com) and the Hollyman Ancestry.com Tree administered by Jeanette Holiman Stewart (who can be reached at htreekeeper@outlook.com).  Other assets include two administered by this writer - http://hollimanfamilyblogspot.com/ and a virtual archive at www.bholliman.com/ .

Additional photographs of this emotional and important Gathering can be found at the Hollyman Facebook page. Photographs on this page provided by Alice Holliman Murphy of Texas.

Please continue to watch this space not only for more items of family history, but information on the emerging Christopher Hollyman Families Historical Society....

Join the Hollyman Gathering in Virginia!

by Glenn N. Holliman

Above Allen Holleman of North Carolina, direct descendant of Christopher Hollyman, Jr. at the 1830 Holleman House in Isle of Wight, Virginia. 

THE CHRISTOPHER HOLLYMAN, SR.

 HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Executive Committee

Tina Peddie (California) Jeanette Holiman Stewart (Texas), Allen Holleman (North Carolina), Glenn N. Holliman (Pennsylvania), Lynn Holliman (Texas) Glenda Norris (Alabama), Sue Jones (Wyoming), Joseph Parker (Texas), Denise Goff (Virginia) and Sandra Torbert French (Florida)

CORDIALLY INVITE YOU

TO

The Inaugural Meeting of the Society

at

SMITHFIELD

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

VIRGINIA

MARCH 31- APRIL 2, 2016

FOR

A ONCE IN A LIFETIME TOUR TO THE CHRISTOPHER HOLLYMAN'S PLANTATION CA 1682

AND

OTHER HISTORIC HOLLYMAN SITES

AND

TWO DAYS OF SEMINARS

and Round Table Discussions

ON

THE HOLLYMANS of ENGLAND

AND

SUBSEQUENT MIGRATIONS

THROUGH OUT THE USA

PLUS

SESSIONS ON HOW TO TRACE YOUR HOLLYMAN DNA, THE MASSIVE FAMILY TREE (at www.Ancestry.com), HOLLYMAN WEB SITES, THE JAMESTOWN SOCIETY AND THE NEW HOLLIMAN ARCHIVES FOR HOLLYMANS (ALL SPELLINGS) AND ASSOCIATED FAMILIES!

Our Isle of Wight Greeters are:

Billy Joe Holleman (owner of the Holleman House on the site of the original plantation!), Janet Wright Moore, Joe Barlow and Sarah Barlow Wright 

Below, Joe Barlow and Sarah Barlow Wright, 

direct descendants of Christopher Hollyman, Sr.

If you trace your ancestry to Christopher Hollyman, Sr. (1618-1691) you will not want to miss this national gathering of his descendants in the ancestral home of almost all North American Hollemans, Hollimans (and various spellings).

Our Registration Center and Gathering Place for Seminars and Dinners will be the Smithfield Inn, 112 Main Street, Smithfield, VA (757-357-1732).

As the Smithfield Inn is sold out for lodging, a special rate has been secured at the near-bye Hampton Inn.  Guests may book individual reservations under the name of Holliman Family Reunion.  One may call the hotel direct at 757-365-4760 or go to www.smithfieldsuitesva.hamptoninn.com.

·       Enter the dates ranging from March 31-April 2, 2016.

·       Click on Add Special Rate Code and enter the Group Code (HFR).

·       Click on Check Rooms and Rates.

Guests will be able to select their room type and proceed to make their own reservation using a credit card to guarantee their room.

The rates are as follows:

·       Standard King room at $109.00 plus tax.

The cut-off date is March 1, 2016 for this special rate.

The program begins with a Meet and Greet, Thursday, March 31, 5 pm - 6:30 pm, Smithfield Inn followed by order-from-the-menu dinner.  Sessions and field trips held and/or originated at the Smithfield Inn on Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, 2016.  Please call your lodging choice directly BUT let us know if you plan to attend as space is limited. Location could be moved subject to enrollment. 

The Holleman House and Smithfield are located approximately 1 hour from Jamestown (by ferry across the James River) where Christopher and his sister, Judith Hollyman landed after their long and weary sailing from England, May 1650!  Williamsburg and Yorktown are near Jamestown, making it possible to treat yourself and family to a delightful spring vacation while learning more about your English and Virginia roots.

For information and a complete schedule of the program and times, email Allen Holleman, Program Reservations, at jallen.holleman2@gmail.com or call (919-210-6862).

Above, Allen Holleman in the historic section of Smithfield, Virginia

Agenda

for the Christopher Hollyman, Sr. History Society

March 31-April 2, 2016

March 31, 2016

5 pm – 6:30 pm registration, meet and greet, Smithfield Inn, Smithfield, VA

6:30 – 8:30  pm – Dinner, Welcome, Announcements, Group Photo and Review of the Agenda  (order from the menu)

Distribution of Materials: “The Hollymans from England to Virginia and Beyond”

April 1, 2016

9 am – Noon

"Getting to Know You" - Share your lineage with the group and what do you wish to learn?"

"Where to Find your Cousins - Facebook, the Yahoo Group, The Hollyman Family Tree, the Holliman Virtual Archive and the Jamestown Society”

As time permits - “England to Virginia” and "The Virginia Experience"

 Noon – Lunch on your own at one of Smithfield's many dining venues

1:30 pm – Visit to Isle of Wight Museum (across from the Smithfield Inn)

2:30 – Field Trip 1830 Holleman House at Christopher Hollyman 1682  Plantation including loop tour of Smithfield Hams and Ivy Hill Cemetery. Group photo at Holleman House! Optional extended 30 minute visit to possible site of Christopher Hollyman’s grave (Wear old clothes and shoes as old burial place in woods)

Below, Sarah Barlow Wright, Allen Holleman, Billy Joe Holleman, owner of the original 1682 Hollyman plantation and Joe Barlow, exchange questions October 2015 at the Holleman farm in Isle of Wight, Virginia.  Also, in the picture is a Holleman dog!

5 pm – Return to Smithfield and Dinner on your own

7:30 pm Business Meeting of Christopher Hollyman, Sr. Historical Society Executive Committee; open to all

April 2, 2016

9 am –  Noon

Break Out Sessions  on Topics that interest You! – Whether more information on DNA, Ancestry.com, your lineage or problems in tracing your family, Hollyman genealogists will be prepared to lead discussions on ancestors and issues.  Floating round table discussions available .

11 am – Sixth and closing Session – ‘Creating Structure for the Christopher Hollyman, Sr. History Society”

Noon – Close of Hollyman Seminar – Participants encouraged to visit Jamestown on their own, site of Christopher and Judith Hollymans 1650 arrival in the New World!

And don't miss Williamsburg, founded in the 1690s, a marvelous Colonial towne preserved and celebrated.

Today, the lands (see below) patented by Christopher Hollyman, Sr. in the 1680s grow cotton.  Three hundred and twenty-five years ago, the crops were a few acres of tobacco and many of corn.

PLEASE JOIN YOUR COUSINS IN OLD VIRGINIA NEXT SPRING!

An Archive of Holliman Family Materials

A Collection

of Holliman and Associated Families Materials 
assembled by Glenn N. Holliman

as of 28 March 2015

This writer has been in communication and visited with Phil Upchurch, a superb genealogist of his family's history whose stories closely parallel the Hollimans, both families from Tidewater Virginia and the Piedmont of North Carolina.  Discussions are underway with his organization, Allied Families, to create a virtual archive of our mutual families and others, which would allow for the storage and the immediate downloading of materials such as listed below of the Holliman families.

Until that day comes, I list below an archive of scanned Holliman and associated family manuscripts and research made available by Maxine Wright, Joe Parker, Bob Hollyman-Mawson, Bishop Holliman, Anne Holmes, Sarah Holliman Hatch, Lindsay Holliman and others; plus the  late Walt O. Holliman, Cecil R. Holliman and Rhodes B. Holliman.  These are mainly of Alabama and Texas families and their ancestors from the Carolinas, Virginia and England. Materials vary from one page to 200. 

From time to time, I scan and upload additional materials.  I post announcement of scanned materials on future blogs at http://hollimanfamilyhistory.com/ .  Happy to add your research to the list.  Bear in mind some of this writing is 20 to 50 years old and has been super ceded by new research in the Internet age.

Happy to send these materials by email and insure their research is available to present and future generations.  Contact me at glennhistory@gmail.com.  My thanks to cousins who continue to make their findings available!

Surnames: Alexander, Baldwin, Barham, Bass, Beall, Blakeney,  Baker, Bond, Bostick, Brewer, Bryan, Bryant, Bullock, Burns, Calvert, Carter, Champion, Chew, Clemmons, Cofer, Cole, Crafford, Crockett, Curtis, Dale, Daniel, Davidson, Davies, De Mallpas, Douglas, Dover, Duckett, Edwards, Edgerton, Emerson, Fitzhugh, Fowlehurst, Fox, Gains, Galvin, Garrison, Gonson, Graves, Gray, Guyton, Guins, Hall, Hamby, Hawkins, Hendrix, Hill, Hogg, Holliman, Hollyman, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Jones, Judkins, Juston, Kaiser, Lees of England, Love, , Lucas, Maget, Mansfield, Manwaring, McBee, McComas, McCurdy, McKnight, McNewsome, Moore, Nicholson, Norsworthy, Noyall, O'dell, Oliver, Pearce, Peerce, Pettigrew, Petway, Pitman, Plow, Plyler, Porten, Prather, Petite, Ridgely, Riggan, Roberts, Smith, Spencer, Sprigg, Standley, Stanyard, Swan, Strother, Thompson, Thornton, Thrope, Trelawney, Turpin, Underhill, Underwood, Walker, Wallace, Walters, Weedon, Whitherspoon, Whitten, Williams, Wilmot, Wilson, Whitaker and Yerby.  

In addition to the above, the following histories, research and cemeteries are available.

Dr. Rhodes B. Holliman (1928-2014), professor of biology at Virginia Tech for many years.  Continued his father, Cecil R. Holliman's work in family history.  Rhodes wrote extensively of his Alabama roots.  This photograph taken 1975.

Cemeteries -

Fayette, Alabama and surrounding counties, 4 parts

Grant Co., AR

Pickens Co. AL Unity Cemetery

Shepherd Baptist Church Burials, Fayette Co., AL

Springhill, Millport, AL

Family Histories and Biographies

FAMILY HISTORIES Alexander, Frank (1833-1925) et al by W.O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Baker and Kaiser Papers, 2 vols collected by C.R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Baker, George (b 1782) by C.R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Baker, George and Descendants by Douglas Blakeney, 2001

FAMILY HISTORIES Baker, Hogg and Jones Families, 2 vols by Cecil R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Beall, Walter (1590-1653) et al by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Beaver, Elizabeth Blakeney biography by Minnie Beaver Rivers, 1926

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeney Ancestors by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES  Blakeney and Associated Families by Cecil R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeney, Baker and Holliman Alabama Biographies contributed by Adolph Blakeney

One of the outstanding Blakeney historians and novelists is Reed Blakeney of Georgia.  Here in 2013, I hold one of his novels entitled Sipsey, the story of some Blakeney ancestors in Fayette, Alabama.  Yes, Hollimans, the Blakeney's Alabama farm neighbors and blood kin, are mentioned in this pager turner.

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeney's Irish Heritage

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeney, James A. House, Mecklenburg, NC

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeney, John (1732-1832) et al

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeney, Thomas and Descendants by Reed Blakeney

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeneys of Smith County, Mississippi

FAMILY HISTORIES Blakeneys, Ten Generations by Rob Blakeney

FAMILY HISTORIES Boddington, Henry of Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, contributed by Lindsay Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Bryant Back Trails by Lazelle Parsons Long

FAMILY HISTORIES Bryant Family History by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Bryant Family Tree by Annabell  Wishart Lane, 1954

FAMILY HISTORIES Bryan(t)s of Kentucky and Mississippi

FAMILY HISTORIES Bullock and Holliman lineages by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Burns, Fox and Dover Families

FAMILY HISTORIES Champion, Edward (b 1610) et al

Maxine Wright of Arkansas is prolific in her research and always willing to share.  Her Holliman line stems from 19th Century Alabama and Tennessee.

FAMILY HISTORIES Clemmons-Holliman lineage by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Cofer Families by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Curtis, Dr. James (1819-1882) et al

FAMILY HISTORIES Davidson, James A. (1788-1856) et al

FAMILY HISTORIES Davies, Samuel (1725-1815) et al

FAMILY HISTORIES De Mallpas (1240) ca

FAMILY HISTORIES Douglas, Scottish Ancestor

FAMILY HISTORIES Edwards, William (1605-1673)

FAMILY HISTORIES Egertons et al, Middle Ages to Am. Revolution by W.O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Emerson, Fitzhugh, Fowlehurst and Gonson Families by W.O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Fox Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Glavan, Marilyn Wilson Lineage

FAMILY HISTORIES Graves and Gray Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Guins of Lamar Co., AL

FAMILY HISTORIES Guyton, Joseph of S.C. Ancestors by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Hall, Hawkins and Crockett Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Hendrix Family by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Hogg, Baker and Jones Families and Records by Cecil R. Holliman, 1980

FAMILY HISTORIES Holleyman Family of South Carolina

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cecil R. - Immediate Ancestors, 1976

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cecil R. Notes from 1750 to 1900 on SC and AL Hollimans

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cecil R. My Family in 13 Parts

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cecil R. papers compiled by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Charles, Warren and Cornelius by Kay Blevins

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cornelius (d 1864) by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cornelius materials

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Cornelius 1812 military record

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, David (d 1818)

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, David 1819 Will by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Elijah (d 1836) records by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Ezekiel information by Maxine Wright

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Henrietta lineage

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, James Franklin Children by Sara Hall Holliman Hatch

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, John Newton Hall Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, John Thomas (1844-1930) biography by Rhodes B. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Joshua by J. H. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Leon O'Lenthus Family

FAMILY HISTORIES Hollimans in CSA by Rhodes B. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Mary Lucas (1819-1913), Two Biographies

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Rhodes B. (1928-2014) lineage

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, David Fannin and Trogno Family

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Uriah and Family of Alabama

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Walt O. relations

FAMILY HISTORIES Holliman, Warren C., the Walters and Bryant Records from the Collections of Victoria Boune, Maxine Wright and Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Hollyman, Edward of Wigginton, near Tring, England

FAMILY HISTORIES Holymans of Hertfordshire, England by Glenn N. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Howard, Judkins and Love Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Jones Families of Fayette and Walker Counties, AL, Cecil R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Jones, Keeping Up With The by Cecil R. Holliman 1970s ca

FAMILY HISTORIES Juston, Eddy Smith of Fayette Co., AL lineage

FAMILY HISTORIES Lees of England, a folder

FAMILY HISTORIES Lucas Genealogy and other Families

FAMILY HISTORIES Manfield, Manwaring, McBee and McKnight Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Moore, Nicholson and Odell Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Oliver Families by Walt O. Holliman

Below meeting in California in 2011, Glenn Holliman and Tina Peddie, the communications guru who has brought hundreds of Hollyman descendants together on her Yahoo chat room and Facebook Hollyman page.

FAMILY HISTORIES Peerce, Petite and Petway by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Plyler Family records

FAMILY HISTORIES Ridgely Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Riggan Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Roberts Family by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Roberts, Sarah lineage by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Smith, Col. John by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Spencer, Sprigg, Sandley by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Steward, Wm. M Civil War letters, Fayette Co., AL

FAMILY HISTORIES Thompson, Thorton and Trelawney by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Tring, England Hollimans by Anne Holmes 2013

FAMILY HISTORIES Walker Families of Alabama by Cecil R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Walker, James (b 1765)

FAMILY HISTORIES Wallace, Walters and Whitaker Families by W.O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Walters, Easter Holliman research by Cecil R. Holliman, 2 vols

FAMILY HISTORIES Walters Families by Cecil R. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Weedon Family Records of England

FAMILY HISTORIES Whitten Family by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Williams, Wilmont and Wilson Families by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Wilson Family History by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Wilson Families of Fayette Co, AL from Heritage Pub.

FAMILY HISTORIES Wilson Family of Pendleton

FAMILY HISTORIES Wilson, Joel by Walt O. Holliman

FAMILY HISTORIES Yerbys of Fayette County, AL

Cecil R. Holliman (1902-1986), outstanding attorney in Birmingham, Alabama and exhaustive family researcher in the pre-Internet age.  Picture taken in 1919 at Marion Military Institute, Alabama.  Father of Rhodes B. Holliman.

Family Records and Research

Alabama Records pertaining to Hollimans, a folder

Alabama Family Union Soldiers by Cecil R. Holliman 1964

Anson Co., NC Records

Auiler, Patsy Holliman emails to/from Rhodes B. Holliman

Baker, Hogg and Jones Family Records, Vol. 2 by Cecil R. Holliman

Baker and Kaiser Papers by Cecil R. Holliman 1960s ca

Baker, Prof. Jacob H. letters to Cecil R. Holliman

Bedfordshire, England Notes by Glenn N. Holliman

Blakeney 2003 Reunion and Ancestral History

Blakeney's Irish Heritage

Blakeney Notes by Deanna Adams Holm and Rhodes B. Holliman

Blakeneys Irish Notes by Rhodes B. Holliman 1999

Blakeney, James  A. House, Mecklenburg, NC

Blakeney Notes by Rhodes B. Holliman

Blakeney Notes and Tables by Walt O. Holliman 1995 ca

Bryant and Holliman Deeds and Wills, other Histories by Walt O. Holliman

Bryant Families Deeds and Wills by Maxine Wright

Bryant, James Family Here and There by Lazell P. Long, 1989

Bullock, Chester papers

Bullock Family Notes

Burns, Fox and Dover Families

Civil War Letters of Wm. M. Stewart to Biddy Stewart, Fayette Co., AL, 1860s

Chesterfield Co., SC

Choctaw Co., MS

Cousin Emails by Maxine Wright

CSA Alabama Military Records for Hollimans

41st AL, CSA Regt.. H Co. Roster, 30 May 1862

41st Al CSA Regt., H and B Co. Rosters

41st AL CSA Regt. on Warren Holliman by Juanita Holliman

Hatch, Sarah Hall Holliman lineage

Herfordshire Holymans of England by Glenn N. Holliman

Hollimans and Blakeneys in Fayette Co., AL Cemeteries 1999

Holliman, Bessie Moore

Holliman, Cecil R. Notes on Alabama and S.C. Hollimans

Holliman, Cecil R. Notes from 1750 to 1900

Holliman, Cornelius 1812 Records

Below, Jeanette Holiman Stewart of Texas visits in 2013 Bob Hollyman-Mawson in Wales.  Jeanette is the keeper of the 20,000 plus names in Hollyman Ancestry.com Tree.  Bob is the British expert on his ancestors in Bristol, Somerset and Wales.  He also has a vast collection of names and histories of international Hollymans.

Holliman, David by Tina Peddie and Jeanette Holiman Stewart

Holliman, David by Tina Peddie

Holliman, David will d 1819 by Maxine Wright

Holliman, Elijah by Maxine Wright Holliman

Holliman, Isaac and Mollie by Hollis McCoy, Texas 1985

Holliman, James Franklin Holliman papers

Holliman, J.F. and Dr. Joshua, Notes by John H. Holliman 1964

Holliman, James F. papers

Holliman, James Grantson 1800 and 1810 census

Holliman, James Grantson lineage by Walt O. Holliman 1995

Holliman, James Grantson Revolutionary War Pension

Holliman, Juanita's notes and emails to Rhodes B. Holliman,, early 2000s

Two avid Holliman researchers, Joe Parker, left and Lynn Holliman, right, both of Texas, compared notes in 2011 in Fayette, Alabama, a root county for many Texas Hollimans.

Holliman, Marriages 1609-1938 by Joe Parker
Holliman Names and Associated Families with Index, 2 Parts by Cecil R. Holliman

Holliman, Spellings, Six Parts by Cecil R. Holliman

Holliman, Rhodes B. 1942-45 School Days photographs

Holliman, Rhodes B. Ancestor Photographs, 1999

Holliman, Rhodes B. Emails on Blakeney Families 2000 ca

Holliman, Walt O. Relations

Holliman, Walt O. Emails to Rhodes B. Holliman 2000 ca

Holliman, Warren, the Walters and Bryant, Elizabeth records from collections of Victoria Boune, Maxine Wright and W.O. Holliman

Hollimans in the CSA by Rhodes B. Holliman

Hollimans who fought in Wars

Holyman, Christopher 1684 patent, Library of  Virginia

Holyman, Christopher (1618-1691) some records

Holyman, Christopher (1618-1691) some descendants

Left, Peter and Maureen Smith of Bedfordshire first opened new vistas to Hollyman history in England in 2012. 

Below, in 2014, Barbara, Madeleine and Lindsay Holliman, visited with Carolyn Stonham, left, at Hollyman manor farm from the 16th century in Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, another breakthrough event in understanding Holliman English heritage.

Holyman Name, English Origin

Itawamba Co., MS Records

Lamar Co., AL Records

Lancaster Co., SC Records

Marion Co., AL Records
Mississippi Hollimans Notes

Mecklenburg Co., NC

Moore, Bessie letters by Maxine Wright

Noyall and Richard Holliman, Isle of Wight, VA documents

Rowan Co., NC Records

Somerset Family Tree of England by Bob Hollyman-Mawson

Tuscaloosa Co., AL Records

Wake Co., NC Records

Walker Co., AL Records

Walker Family names

Walters, Easter Holliman notes collected by Cecil R. Holliman

Wilson and Hughes Creek Nation Passports

Virginia Early Records by Maxine Wright

Walter O. Holliman, Jr., below, (1926-2003) left us a magnificent library of manuscripts, right, of his Holliman lineage and his associated families. 

His children bequeathed his genealogical materials to me, and I remain grateful for the opportunity to pass along his valuable research to future generations.

Histories

All Spellings of Holliman by Cecil R. Holliman, six parts

Boddinton, Henry of Cuddington, Buckinghamshire by Lindsay Holliman

Bryant Back Trails by Lazelle Parsons Long

Civil War Letters of Wm. M. Stewart to Biddy Stewart, Fayette, AL

Clemmons-Holliman Family History

Cofer Family History

Holliman, Edward of Wiggington, near Tring, Hertfordshire

Holliman Family History by Cecil R. Holliman

Holliman, James Franklin, Recollections of Children by Sarah Hall Holliman Hatch

Holliman Names and Associated Families by Cecil R. Holliman

Holliman, Rhodes 1942-1945 Memorabilia of Woodlawn High, B'ham, AL

Holliman, Richard of Haddenham, England by Lindsay Holliman

Hots Springs, AK and Holimans by Maxine Wright

In 2013, then 93 year old Bishop Holliman gave an oral history interview to historians in Irondale, Alabama, his home from his birth in 1919 until he left for World War II.  He now lives in Avilla, Indiana, age 95. 

Irondale, AL, Memoir of by H. Bishop Holliman 2013

Irondale, AL Further Memories of the 1930s by H. Bishop Holliman 2014

Lee Brasses at Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England

Below, in 2014 Anne Holmes in Cuddington, Buckinghamshire, English with Hollimans on the historic medieval farm of the 15th century Hollyman family.  A professional genealogist, Anne has been superb in locating and translating Hollyman and Lee families documents. 

St. Mary's Parish, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Shepherd Baptist Church, Newtonville, AL

Tring, Hertfordshire Hollimans by Anne Holmes

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