Anyone researching the family of Thomas Holloman/ Holliman/ Holleman who married Millie before 1775 and had sons Edmund, Benjamin and Samuel and possibly daughter Telitha all born not real far from Raleigh, NC?

The Hollyman Family Book published by George A. Holloman around 1951 listed this Thomas as a son of Joseph Holleman (d. 1786 VA) and Elizabeth Wilson of VA but I do not believe they were his parents.

1777 Wake Co. NC court records seem to show an association between Thomas Holloman, Harmon Holloman and Christopher Holloman, deceased. Also living near and probably associated with Harmon Holloman during the 1760s-1780s was a William Holloman who I suspect likely was Harmon's brother but some think may have been his nephew. 1750s Bertie Co. NC records indicate Harmon was the son of a Christopher Holloman/Hollyman, probably the one who settled in Bertie Co. NC around 1727-1730. That NC Christopher (C.) Hollyman is thought by many current researchers to have been the 3B5 Charles Hollyman listed in the Hollyman Family Book as the son of Christopher C. Hollyman (d. abt. 1731 VA) and grandson of Christopher Hollyman (d. abt. 1691 Isle of Wright Co. VA). The Hollyman Family Book does not have any information listed for a wife and children of this 3B5 Charles Hollyman. Because so many NC records from the 1700s and early 1800s have been lost to fires, it is very difficult to sort out the relationships and descendancy of the many Hollomans who lived in NC during that period.

I am looking for other researchers investigating those NC Hollomans of the mid and late 1700s and early 1800s who might be able to help me sort out my Thomas Holloman's family.

From the NC records I have been looking at, I have come to suspect that Ralph Holderfield/Hollifield and Stephen Lowe who lived along Sycamore and Turkey Creeks in Wake Co. were also related to Thomas, Harmon and William Holloman in some way. These Hollomans apparently also lived along the banks of those same creeks at various times. I have a feel that Ralph Holderfield/Hollifield may have been a brother-in-law of Harmon Holloman and Stephen Lowe may have been a brother-in-law to Thomas Holloman. I also have a feel that Thomas was likely the son of either Harmon or William Holloman. Or a nephew.

Interestingly, the only Wake Co. estate sale record from the 1770s - 1790s that listed either Thomas or Kindred Holloman as purchasers of items was that of Edmund Bird (son-in-law of Ralph Holderfield) who died in 1781 and they were the only Hollomans listed in that estate record. North Carolina Revolutionary War pay records list few Hollomans that were paid for serving in that war. Kindred Holloman was one of those few such Hollomans. No such records for Thomas Holloman have been found, suggesting that he may not have served in the war. Possibly Thomas was too old or maybe he paid a substitute to serve for him? However, judging from the records, Thomas does not seem to have been financially well off. Much like Harmon.

Census records in SC show that Harmon Holloman and Kindred Holloman moved from Wake Co. to the Charleston area in SC in the mid 1780s, suggesting Kindred was Harmon's son. Harmon died in the Darlington area of SC between 1790-1794. A Margarett Holliman and husband Daniel Harris moved their family to the Darlington area between 1790 - 1800 and lived next to Kindred Holloman in 1790. Around 1802 a younger Harmon Holloman of NC moved down to the Darlington area in SC and likely was a younger son of the deceased Harmon. When Margarett Harris' husband died in 1807, this younger Harmon Holloman became the guardian of her children, suggesting she likely was the younger Harmon's sister.


-Lynn