Joab/John W. Holloway Information
I wrote to Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.
last week to verify an entry on Heiss's records showing a Jacob and John W. coming
into Randolph Co., Ind. in 1828.The following is the response from that college.
Jim Holloway
"I checked the original and it does indeed show that on 9-13-1827, John Holloway and children Jacob and John W. were received on certificate from Plainfield Monthly Meeting,
Ohio, issued 9-13-1826.Plainfield was in
Belmont County on the eastern side of the state."
A check of the Plainfield records showed, however, no sign of this John and his family.
So I decided to follow the William Holloway who the previous month transferred his membership from Lees Creek Monthly Meeting
in Highland County, Ohio, and who moved to Whiet River with John in 1826."
"What I found is this.The records of Fairfield Monthly Meeting in Highland County, Ohio which was next to Lees Creek, show that on 9-30-1826, John Holloway and children Joab, Elizabeth, Sara M. and John W. were granted a certificate to Springfield MM, Ind.Two years earlier.Fairfield records show, on 4-24-1824, John Holloway and children Joab, Elizabeth and Sarah had transferred their membership from Lees Creek.So the Springfiel recorder apparently made a double mistake--he wrote Plainfield instead of Springfield and Jacob instead of Joab."
"I feel confident that this John Holloway's son was really named Joab.That is the name
in the records of Lees Creek MM.John came there from Newberry MM in Clinton County, Ohio.The Newberry records show that Joab
Holloway, minor son of John, was received intomembership at this father's request on 4-22-1819, and that John and Joab transferred membership to Lees Creek in 1820.And the White River records show that on 9-6-1828, John Holloway and sons Joab and John were received from Springfield MM.I can even account for the name Joab.John Holloway's sister Betsey Holloway married Joab Thornburg.
Moreover, these Holloways came to Ohio from
Bedford County, Va."
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Re: Joab/John W. Holloway Information
Lucy (Holloway) Stevens 6/11/01