from the book A GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILLS & RECORDS, Volume I, by Pauline Young: JAMES HOLDEN pack 68 Equity Clerk of Courts Office, Pickens, S.C. Jacob Alexander and his wife Polly Alexander who was formerly Polly Holden states that James Holden her father died in May 1854 intestate. That he owned 585 acres of land on both sides of Big & Little Crow Creek, water of Keowee River, adjoining lands of E. Alexander and others. Owned 250 acres on Big Crow Creek adjoining lands of Henry Grogan and the home tract and other and known as the Humphries tract. Owned 152 acres on Little & Big Crow Creek adjoining lands of William Alexander and others. Subject to distribution among his children as follows: Joshua Holden who resides in Pickens DIstrict, Lucy Maloy who married Andrew Maloy and resides in Louisiana, the husband however has not been heard from for many years. The children and representatives of Malinda Roe, formerly Malinda Holden viz her husband Watson Roe and her children, David Roe, James Roe, Ruthy Roe names and numbers of the others not known now in Alabama...Salina Alexander formerly Salina Holden who married Jam! es Alexander and resides in Alabama. Jannetta Ray formerly Jannetta Holden who married Emory Ray and resides in Georgia, Arvy or Anadoe Holden a minor who resides in Alabama, John Holden who resides in Alabama, Nancy Moody formerly Nancy Holden who married Abraham Moody and resides in Alabama. Letty Nix formerly Letty Holden who married Tyre Nix and resides in Alabama. Elizabeth Ann Nix formerly Elizabeth Ann Holden who married Daniel Nix and resides in Alabama, Fanny Bynum formerly Fanny Holden who married Elijah Bynum and resides in Alabama...filed April 12, 1856...