This was sent to me by a fellow researcher, frm the book "The Ancestry of Grafton Johnson" by Darmaris Knobe, Hollenbeck Press, 1924 Excerpts: William Holeman..next to oldest of three sons of parents, names unkown, who migrated frm Va at separate times and settled on adjacent plantations in that part of Rowan Co., NC, which is now Davie Co. He received his first land grant of 200 acres in 1786 rec Rowan Co DB-11 another land grant of 126 acres DB 19 This increased his plantation to 326 acres and was nw of that of his brother, Isaac Holeman. The log house where he lived and died, has since moved a short distance frm the original site, and is occupied today (1924?) by an outsider of the family., who also acquired part of the land His experience as soldier in the Rev War, was disclosed by an account written by his son, David Holeman, and passed down in the family; "he fought with the NC troops and captured by Cornwallis, was paroled with the stipulation that he would not take up arms again "against King George"; but as he promptly disregarded this agreement, the British "proclaimed him a reble with a price on his head" Severely wounded seven times in the battle of Cowpens which occurred in nw SC, ...he was abandoned on the battlefield as dead; but fate favored him for he was aft- erward discovered by a slave who bore him away and eventually nursed him back to heath." William Holeman was twice married, ..Elizabeth Johnson, second Sarah Whitlock William Holeman was "buried on his plantation, as later was his second wife; the tombstones were stolen long ago by somebody who needed a door-step.." "His Bible, inscribed with excellent penmanship, are the dates of the births of his eleven sons and daughters" Seven children of William Holeman and Elizabeth Johnson were: Rebecca b Oct 27, 1775 married John Hendricks Patience b Aug 31, 1779 married David Reavis Mary b Nov 01 1782 m/Sigler William b Apr 11, 1782 James b May 18, 1788 Isaac Holeman b Apr 2 1790 David HJoleman b Oct 1792 married Mary Welch four chn of William Holeman and 2d marr to Sarah Whitlock Thomas b Nov 26, 1797 m/Sarah Hendricks Samuel b Jun 23, 1800 married #1 Elizabeth Jones #2 Polly Cain-Little Sarah b May 12, 1803 married Bennett Windson Temperance Holeman b Feb 12, 1806 married Thos Whitlock *Barb