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HOLLY, John, Charles Co. 10 June 1755; 9 Jan 1756
To son Thomas Holly, tract called "Exeter" In Prince George's Co.
To son Nathaniel Holly, 2 tracts where I now live called "Costly" and Costlys Addition."
To son John Holly, tract called "Fellowship," In Frederick Co.
Easter Holly, wife, extx.
Wit: Jane Summers, John Burch, James Greene. 30.41
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John Holley 63.494 CH £39.16.0 Aug 4 1757
Appraisers: Samuel Miditon.
Creditors: John Semple, Samuel Hanson.
Next of kin: Nathaniel Holly, Esther Holly.
Executrix: Esther Holly.
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Esther Halley 76.302 Page £13.18.10 Sep 22 1761
Appraisers: William Webster, James Hawkins.
Creditors: John Bayne for Robert Waters, Robert Nedel for Christopher Lowndes & Co.
Next of kin: Nat. Halley, John Halley.
Administrator: Thomas Halley.
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Mr. Thomas Holley 102.32 Page £390.3.11 Jun 16 1769 Aug 8 1769
(also Thomas Halley)
Appraisers: N. Hawkins, Ignatius Wheeler.
Creditors: Robert Ferguson for John Glassford, George Oswald & Co., Thomas
Clagett, James Leiper.
Next of kin: Nathaniel Halley, John Halley, Jr.
Mentions: David Dalyell.
Executors: Elisabeth Halley, Samuel Hally.
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Robert Thompson 7.65 D Page £36.6.4 Dec 11 1776
Distribution to: Agnes Thompson (administratrix), Mary Holly wife of Nathaniel Holly.
Administratrix: Miss Agnes Thompson
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Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 359. Lease. Mar 28, 1759 from James Edelen of Prince Georges County, Gentleman, to Nathaniel Holley (Halley) of CC, planter, the lease of all those parts of tracts of lands called Hopewell, Smallwoods Meader, and Friendship, being all the lands the sd James Edelen purchased of William Smallwood, lying in CC, containing and laid out for about 90 acres. To have and to hold to sd Nathaniel Halley from today during three natural lives, viz, the life of the afd Nathaniel Holley, Mary Halley, his wife, and William Halley, their son, paying yearly to sd James Edelen a rent of 950 lbs of crop tobacco in cask on each May 10. If the rent is 19 days late, and no sufficient distress upon the premises can be found whereby the same may be levied, then sd Edelen may reenter and have again the sd demised messuage and premises. If Mary or William Halley die in the lifetime of sd Edelen, Edelen will execute another lease for three lives. Nathaniel Halley, within 3 years, will plant 100 apple trees. Nathaniel Halley will not cut or sell any timber more than for the use of the plantation, and not to have any under tenant without the consent of sd Edelen. Signed - James Edelen. Wit - T Hepburn, Wm Elson. Recorded Aug 15, 1759.
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June 1766 - Charles County, Md. Court. John Glassford & Co. vs. Nathaniel Holly of Charles County, planter.
In May 1764 Nathaniel signed a note to Glassford & Co. for 52 pounds sterling money of Great Britain, payable on demand. Not having been paid, Glassford & Co. brought suit. Glassford & Co. requested that Nathaniel give special bail and for want thereof he was committed to the custody of the Sheriff. The case was heard at the June 1766 Court. Nathaniel admitted that he owed the 52 pounds sterling and the Court found for Glassford & Co. in that amount, plus damages of 277 lbs.
of tobacco.
Source: Charles County, Md. Court and Land Records, Liber N No. 3, p. 810.
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Mar. 15, 1774 - Prince Georges County, Md. Land Records. The following deposition was given at a land commission for "Charley" owned by Thomas Hanson Marshall. The deposition was taken by Lhe commissioners at the land, being on the south side of a road that leads out of Pomonkey Neck to Piscataway, between plantation of Mrs. Elizabeth Beall's and Susanna Dyar's and near to John Emmerson Jr.'s fence.
Nathaniel Halley, aged 44 years or thereabouts [so b. ca. 1730], declares that about 20 years ago or thereabouts Malcom McBean showed me a tree and said it was the last or corner tree of Mr. John Beall's land; the tree appeared to be about one foot or fifteen inches through; it was either a gray or red oak; sometime after, he this deponent saw some persons surveying and he went to them; it was Mr. Hodskins, George Parker and Edward Cole as they were running a line and stopping at the end of their number of perches, then Mr. Parker rode over for Mr. Beall; after sometime Mr. Parker and Mr. Beall came together to the place where they had stopped; then Mr. Beall took Mr. Thomas Marshall aside; after some time Mr. Parker was called to them; in a little time after they all came to the said tree, then went on surveying down into the Neck; sometime afterwards he was in company with Mr. George Parker riding to Portobacco; he this deponent asked Mr. Parker what passed between him, Mr. John Beall and Mr. Thomas Marshall about the tree; he told this deponent Mr. BeallPsi reason for not showing him the tree when he first came was he did not choose? to show him the tree till he asked Mr. Marshal/ whether it would not be of prejudice to him or not, and that Mr. Marshall said it would not then Mr. John Beall showed Mr. Parker the said tree and told him it was his last corner tree.
Source: Prince George's County, Md. Land Records, Liber BE No. 3, pp, 399-400.
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Contributed by Ralph D. Smith
Oct. 14, 1777 - Prince George's County, Md. Orphan's Court. Agnes Thompson, administratrix of Robert Thompson, late of said County, deceased, gives security for the balance of said deceased's estate; Matthew Wigfield is approved of by the Court, Bond taken .... Area Thompson and Matthew Wigfield of Prince George's County are bound unto Mary Holley in the sum of 18/3/2 to be paid to the said Mary Holley.
The condition of this obligation is that, Whereas the Commissary General has transmitted to the Justices of the Orphan's Court of Prince George's County the balance remaining due on the estate of Robert Thompson, late of said county, deceased, which appeared to be 18/3/2, if therefore the above bound Agnes Thompson shall well and truly pay unto Mary the wife of Nathaniel Holley her respective part of the said deceased's estate then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force. Signed Agnes Thompson ("A" her mark), Matthew Wigfield.
Source: Prince George's County, Md. Orphans Court Proceedings, 1777-1790, p. 2. (NSA Microfilm Roll CR 34,667, part 2)
Mar. 1778 - Nathaniel Haly [sic] is in the Census of Pomonkey Hundred, Charles County, Md.
Source: Charles County, M. Court and Land Records, Liber X No. 3, p 637.
Mar. 1778 - Nathaniel Hally takes the Oath of Allegiance to Maryland in Charles Co. before the Hon. John Dent. (signs his name)
Source: Charles Co-, Md. Court and Land Records, Liber No. 3, p. 645.
Sep_ 1783 - Nathaniel Halley was an Assistant Inspector at the Colchester Warehouse in Colchester County, Va.
Source; Sprouse, Edith M., "Colchester: Colonial Port on the Potomac," p. 167.
1787 - Nathaniel Hally is in the 1787 Tax List of Loudoun County, Va., as follows: no white males 16-21, 4 blacks above 16, 3 blacks under 16, 5 horsesimules, 15 cattle.
Source: Schreiner-Yantis, Netti, and Love, Florene S., "The 1787 Census of Virginia," p. 60.
Comment: Nathaniel's sons Thomas (p. 60) and William (p. 61) are also on this tax list. Thomas' reading is 0-0-0- 3-5. William's reading is 0-5-2-2-19 "(not tithable.)"
William is, however, charged with the -tax for George Williams, Jr.
1790 - Nathaniel purchased land on the border of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Va.
Source: Hawley, Laura, "Hawley, Halley, Holley," p. 2.
1791 - Nathaniel's estate account is found in Fairfax County, Va. in 1791.
Source: Hawley, Laura, "Hawley, Halley, Holley," p. 2.
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Prince Georges County: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 381-32: EXETER: 316 acres; Possession of - 316 Acres - Wheeler, John : Re-Surveyed 1 March 1687 for John Wheeler on the South side of the main fresh that falleth into Piscataway Creek about 2 miles from the head of the said creek between a bound Red Oak standing on the East side of a deep branch that falleth into the aforesaid fresh & at the head of an Indian field. {mm note; spelled EXETOR in record} : {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, This land is said to lie in Prince Georges County and there charged,,
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Prince George's County, Maryland - Land Owners at Time PGCo Was Formed - 1696: Tract Name: EXETER; Owner: Wheeler, John: Orig County = C {Charles = C, Calvert = V}; Patent Date: Aug 1, 1672 : Ref: Liber 17 f 245 : Map Location: R-17
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Port Tobacco: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 315-98: HOPEWELL: 521 acres; Possession of - 521 Acres - Smallwood, James Jr.: Surveyed 29 Aug 1696 for William Dent: Conveyance notes - 495 Acres - Included in the lines of FRIENDSHIP, folio 313, ,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Port Tobacco: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 457-537: SMALLWOOD MEADOW: 85 acres; Possession of - 85 Acres - Smallwood, William: : Surveyed for William Smallwood, 8 Aug 1747, beginning at a bounded live oak standing in Mattawoman Swamp in the given line of a tract of land called FRIENDSHIP: Other Tracts Mentioned: FRIENDSHIP; Conveyance notes - {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, ,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Port Tobacco: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 308-46: FRIENDSHIP: 50 acres; Possession of - 50 Acres - Hoskins, Philip Col: Surveyed 6 June 1671 for Robert Casselton and Garrett Sinnett at a bound oak in the line of the land called COFFERS CHANCE: Other Tracts Mentioned: COFFERS CHANCE; HARWOOD; MUCH HADDUM; Conveyance notes - Resurveyed into HARWOOD, 8 Aug 1726; folio 417,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County MD Hundred - Port Tobacco: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 313-81: FRIENDSHIP: 2000 acres; Possession of - 954 Acres - Dent, Thomas : 1046 Acres - Hoskins, Bennett: : Surveyed 13 June 1672 for Bennett Hoskins at a branch beech by a fresh run called Mattawoman main fresh running down the run. Poss. by Thomas Dent & 1046 acres Bennett Hoskins in England: Other Tracts Mentioned: COFFERS CHANCE; HARWOOD; MUCH HADDUM; Conveyance notes - 100 Acres - John Coffer; 16 March 1724, 333 Acres - Mary Smallwood from William Hoskins; 12 Aug 1725,, ,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1728 - 1791 (~ 63 years)