Marty and Karla Grant

!MARRIAGE BOND: 9 Jun 1773 Shenandoah Co., VA
George Kissell & Catherine Boyers
Jacob Holman, bm;


!MARRIAGE BOND: 8 Jan 1780 Shenandoah Co., VA
John Skeen& Mary Humbleton
Jacob Holman, bm;


!TAXLIST:1782 Shenandoah Co., VA
Total Tithables-Horses-Cattle
Willm Cathey 9-10-0
Elizabeth Holdman 3-1-7
Jacob Holdman 14-13-26 <---
John Seahborn 1-2-7;


!TAXLIST:1783 Shenandoah Co., VA
White Tithes-Slaves 16+-Slaves -16-Horses-Cattle

William Cathew Senr 1-5-2-5-21
Slaves Bill, Peters, Jarnes?, Luck, Doll, George, Jo

Daniel Holdman 0-2-1-7-9
Slaves John, Nan and Belly

Jacob Holdman & Wm Cathey 2-8-6-18-21 <---
Slaves Boatswain, Nan, Tom, Jack, James, Mary, Reuben, Sarah, Sue, Winny, Doll, Ann, George and Jenny

Elizabeth Seahorn 0-0-0-2-0;


!TAXLIST:1783 from “First Census of The United States 1790 Records of The State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785 Virginia”
Shenandoah Co., VA
William Cathey 8 whites, 8 blacks
Danl Holeman 2 whites, 3 blacks
Jacob Holeman 9 whites, 14 blacks
John Seatron (sic) 5 whites, no blacks;


!WILL:26 Oct 1783 Shenandoah Co., VA Jacob Holeman
wife Margaret Holeman the plantation I live on in two tracts adjolining 550 acres.
My children as they come of age ...
son Daniel Holeman
dau Elizabeth Dobkins
dau Rachel Holeman
son Andrew Holeman
dau Rebekah Holeman
dau Mary Ann Holeman
son Jacob Herod Holeman
My wife Margaret Holeman an trusty friend Reuben Moore executors
S: Jacob Holeman
Witnesses: Samuel Mills, Thos Lewis, William Cathey;


!ESTATE:May 1784 Shenandoah Co., VA Jacob Holeman decd.



!NOTES:Shared by Jim Veregge 01-31-2011:
Cathey vs. Brown--O. S. 184; N. S. 65--Bill 1811. In 1783 Jacob Holman made his will in Shenandoah and shortly afterwards died. Orator William Cathey married the widow in December, 1784. Jacob's daughter, Rebecca, married John Martin. Martin died and orator took the widow and children to live with him. Then Rebecca died. Orator moved to Kenawha. Defendants are, viz: Charles Brown, Wm. Whitaker, Joseph Brown, John Hodge and Elizabeth, his wife; Larkin Raines and Hanah, his wife, late Hannah Martin; John Martin; Elizabeth, Hannah and John being children of Rebeccah Martin. Will of Jacob Holman of Shenandoah County dated 26th October, 1783. Wife, Margaret; sons, Daniel, Andrew, Jacob Herod Holeman; daughters, Elizabeth Dobkin, Rachel Holeman; daughters, Rebecca, Mary Ann.

!NAMED-WILL:26 Oct 1783 Shenandoah Co., VA Jacob Holeman
wife Margaret Holeman the plantation I live on in two tracts adjolining 550 acres.
My children as they come of age ...
son Daniel Holeman
dau Elizabeth Dobkins
dau Rachel Holeman
son Andrew Holeman
dau Rebekah Holeman
dau Mary Ann Holeman
son Jacob Herod Holeman
My wife Margaret Holeman an trusty friend Reuben Moore executors
S: Jacob Holeman
Witnesses: Samuel Mills, Thos Lewis, William Cathey;


!TAXLIST:1784 Shenandoah Co., VA
White Tithes-Slaves 16+-Slaves -16-Horses-Cattle
Wm Cathey & Jno Camper 2-5-3-4-22
Margaret Holeman & Wm Cathey & Thomas Edgell 2-7-6-19-23 <---
Daniel Holeman 1-2-1-6-8
John Seahorn 1-0-0-2-4;


!DEED: 1 Sep 1796 Shenandoah Co., VA Book K pp 322-324
1 Sep 1796 William Cathey and Margarett his wife, late Margaret Holeman of Shenandoah Co., VA to Andrew Holeman of the same. L555, 420 acres ... bank of the North River of Shenandoah ... being the same two tracts Jacob Holeman by his Last Will & Testament did bequeath unto the said Margaret who was then his wife.
S: Wm Cathey
S: Margaret (M) Cathey
Witnesses: Wm Byrd, John Taylor
Ack on 13 Sep 1796 by Margaret Cathey


!NOTES:Shared by Jim Veregge 01-31-2011:
Cathey vs. Brown--O. S. 184; N. S. 65--Bill 1811. In 1783 Jacob Holman made his will in Shenandoah and shortly afterwards died. Orator William Cathey married the widow in December, 1784. Jacob's daughter, Rebecca, married John Martin. Martin died and orator took the widow and children to live with him. Then Rebecca died. Orator moved to Kenawha. Defendants are, viz: Charles Brown, Wm. Whitaker, Joseph Brown, John Hodge and Elizabeth, his wife; Larkin Raines and Hanah, his wife, late Hannah Martin; John Martin; Elizabeth, Hannah and John being children of Rebeccah Martin. Will of Jacob Holman of Shenandoah County dated 26th October, 1783. Wife, Margaret; sons, Daniel, Andrew, Jacob Herod Holeman; daughters, Elizabeth Dobkin, Rachel Holeman; daughters, Rebecca, Mary Ann.

!NAMED-WILL:26 Oct 1783 Shenandoah Co., VA Jacob Holeman
wife Margaret Holeman the plantation I live on in two tracts adjolining 550 acres.
My children as they come of age ...
son Daniel Holeman
dau Elizabeth Dobkins
dau Rachel Holeman
son Andrew Holeman
dau Rebekah Holeman
dau Mary Ann Holeman
son Jacob Herod Holeman
My wife Margaret Holeman an trusty friend Reuben Moore executors
S: Jacob Holeman
Witnesses: Samuel Mills, Thos Lewis, William Cathey;


!NAMED-DEED: 3 Sep 1796 Shenandoah Co., VA Deed Book K-350
3 Sep 1796 Andrew Holeman and Elizabeth his wife of Shenandoah Co., VA to Jacob Stiegel for $500, tract land being 130a the same more or less which land Jacob Holeman by his Last Will and Testament willed unto his son Jacob Herod Holeman and after the death of Margaret who was then wife of Jacob Holeman, but the said Jacob Herod Holeman son of Jacob Holeman has since died ...
S: Andw. Holeman, Elizabeth (X) Holeman
W: None. Recorded 13 Sep 1796.

!NAMED-WILL:26 Oct 1783 Shenandoah Co., VA Jacob Holeman
wife Margaret Holeman the plantation I live on in two tracts adjolining 550 acres.
My children as they come of age ...
son Daniel Holeman
dau Elizabeth Dobkins
dau Rachel Holeman
son Andrew Holeman
dau Rebekah Holeman
dau Mary Ann Holeman
son Jacob Herod Holeman
My wife Margaret Holeman an trusty friend Reuben Moore executors
S: Jacob Holeman
Witnesses: Samuel Mills, Thos Lewis, William Cathey;


!NOTES:Shared by Jim Veregge 01-31-2011:
Cathey vs. Brown--O. S. 184; N. S. 65--Bill 1811. In 1783 Jacob Holman made his will in Shenandoah and shortly afterwards died. Orator William Cathey married the widow in December, 1784. Jacob's daughter, Rebecca, married John Martin. Martin died and orator took the widow and children to live with him. Then Rebecca died. Orator moved to Kenawha. Defendants are, viz: Charles Brown, Wm. Whitaker, Joseph Brown, John Hodge and Elizabeth, his wife; Larkin Raines and Hanah, his wife, late Hannah Martin; John Martin; Elizabeth, Hannah and John being children of Rebeccah Martin. Will of Jacob Holman of Shenandoah County dated 26th October, 1783. Wife, Margaret; sons, Daniel, Andrew, Jacob Herod Holeman; daughters, Elizabeth Dobkin, Rachel Holeman; daughters, Rebecca, Mary Ann.