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Descendants of William Holaday

Generation No. 3

3. HENRY³ HOLADAY, SR. (ROBERT², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1724 in Wilmington, Delaware, and died 09 Sep 1800 in NC. He married MARY FAYLE Mar 1745/46 in Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, Wilmington, DE, daughter of SAMUEL FAYLE and ABAGAIL GARNET. She was born 1723 in Wilmington, Delaware, and died 21 Jun 1797 in NC (Source: Becky Yamagami, 10/21/97 email - Spring Friends Church Cemetery, Snow Camp, NC).

Notes for HENRY HOLADAY, SR.:
Will of Henry Holaday (Sr.)

In the name of God. Amen. I Henry Holaday Senior of the County of Chatham and State of North Carolina planter, being weak in health of body and of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God calling to mind the Mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. I do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all Recommend to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors, and as touching such worldy State as it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give and devise and dispose of in the following manner and form, first of all that my funeral charges and lawful debts be paid.

I then give unto my son Henry Holaday all that tract of land where I formaly lived with all and singular the privileges and profits arising therefrom.

I give unto my four daughters, that is to say Hannah ANDREW, Abigale McCRACKEN, Rebeckah HINSHAW, and Mary QUACKENBUSH, three pounds ten shillins each of them.

Deborah Deal and Sarah Newlin having been left a like share by a former will and since paid as their receipts will show.

I give unto my grand children to wit my son Robt. Holaday's son Henry, likewise Thomas Holaday's daughter Mary, likewise my daughter Abigail McCracken's daughter Mary likewise my son Henry Holaday's son Henry likewise my daughter Mary Quackenbush's son Henry. Each of te above named grandchildren the sum of twenty shillings.

I give unto my son Robert's son William my Big Coat.

My will is that such of my estate as is not already bequeathed and named by equally divided between my four sons to wit: Samuel Holaday, Robert Holaday, William Holaday and Thomas Holaday these and these alike both principal and interest to this date and the interest arising thereafter to go to my son Thomas for his trouble and expense, lastly

I constitute and appoint my son Thomas Holaday my sole executor of this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke, disallow and disannul all and every former testaments, wills and legacies, bequests, executors by me in anywise before names willed or requested, ratifying and confirming this and no other to by my last will and testament in witness whereof I hath hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred. Signed sealed, published, pronounced. Signed Henry (his mark) Holaday (seal) and declared by the said Henry Holaday Senior as his last will and testament in the presence of us and in the presence of each other hath hereunto set our names

Jacob Marshall Junior
Isaac Shugart
Test. Thomas Ragland C.C.

More About HENRY HOLADAY, SR.:
Fact 1: Sep 1800, Bur. Spring Friends Burying Ground, Snow Camp, NC

More About MARY FAYLE:
Fact 1: 09 Oct 1795, Bur. Spring Meeting Cem, Almance, Co., NC

Children of HENRY HOLADAY and MARY FAYLE are:

4.	i.	SAMUEL⁴ HOLADAY, b. 09 Dec 1746, Chester Co., PA; d. 20 Jun 1825, North Carolina.
5.	ii.	ROBERT HOLADAY, b. 29 Sep 1748, Chester Co., PA.
6.	iii.	WILLIAM HOLADAY, b. 10 Jun 1750, Chester Co., PA.
7.	iv.	DEBORAH HOLADAY, b. 27 Nov 1752, Orange Co., N.C..
8.	v.	HANNAH HOLADAY, b. 27 Nov 1754, Orange Co., N.C..
9.	vi.	THOMAS HOLADAY, b. 12 Jun 1756, Orange Co., N.C..
10.	vii.	SARAH HOLADAY, b. 19 Mar 1758, Orange Co., N.C..
	viii.	ABIGAIL HOLADAY, b. 1760, Orange Co., N.C. (Source: Ancestoral Files); m. WILLIAM MCCRACKEN.
11.	ix.	HENRY HOLADAY, JR., b. Abt. 1762, Orange Co., NC; d. Aft. 1830, TN.
	x.	REBECCA HOLADAY, b. 24 Jun 1764, Orange Co., N.C. (Source: Ancestoral Files); m. THOMAS HINSHAW, 1794, Orange Co., N.C. (Source: IGI- NC).
	xi.	MARY HOLADAY, b. 1766, Orange Co. N.C. (Source: Ancestoral Files); m. JOHN QUACKENBUSH.

Notes for JOHN QUACKENBUSH:
October 19, 1997. Confirmed that John was a brother to Sarah, who married Henry Holaday, Jr., by Wally Quackenbush, in NC, a descendant from the family.

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