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whom were six children: 2. Il. Mason e !
!f2l aN.}rma@ Selma: (al c.ax,ron u nnntfee;

whom ,were SIX children: q y. u. Ma. Mason s
${.)s Ndrma@ Selma; (s) caxtron Aiinntrese;ss
4 (i). Edward Herbert: t55Sinfant.$ died IN
birth; 6, Fletcher James 8fa Has Zet y.
Sultimus Dcsaixl, the sixth and the lnst.S
AZ Els sccord wifa was the English ;rttst,,;
Miss Helen Butcher. OF y ewf * ork city
formerly or Somersctshirc. England. from
whom no issue. Tho middle name. II y Gi-,.
Z ly, was In perpetual lon as vel as4coifl
sincmorative Of an ancient kns On
the paternH side. q nlai,sof great III li:-t
2cnce and wealth, and ono OF the pre-
Enoters ct ..'HenIx on the Thames" where
! the college rega tias assembled to prove
their proves In boa TIN s.
Holland Family.
" EarIy inf5 100 w liam Holland said slo
have been Of English nobility. who mad
travelled a Il over The contlncnt4ot EUROPE
lea and married Mary tlIarrlson).s Of the
Berkleys county. Va. family, which las
produced Two Presidents Of the United 60
America. William. Holland was frequently
known to receive gold remittances from
his estate in ENGLAND but ne became -, ,,,
eventually mnc hrednced iiilanclall}y ". n =
worthless form OF continental currency
to a man WHO knew @ Us worthi i !,
fraud dIfoXafsd a apo lI I
wife Mary had seyenSsons and a daufh-5
ter. His eldest. Isaac, ! married, leaving
many descendants. His daughter became an
the wifc Of Mr.. Johnson. and their only
daughter became the wife Of a MI. Shelby.
who removing to kentucky became 81
political prominence: was q memne ea o. 9.
Tory, though he had q number or Of, sons
who were Revolutionary soldiers william
Hollands wife being Of rior6 ini,
or her 5chidrcn. James, y Holland, q
Younger son, having aspirations for, q
thorough education and knpwinG /; !,,s
Vet in his youth for the necessary funds
bit this vas HEainst nif ;oa fathers
employment Should have Been higher
the age OF twenty one he had accumulated
sufficient funds to becomea general con ;;
5of lis. fathers family. About this period
Ibis fatter8 had 5a desire to send him 70
aiFas Sc ewlnE rs feaE
Ssof !tima required In those days to make
neutrality-suspicious. again deelnea ff;91mplqhGe
spe n tic remainder 81 mis- life with hls
thrifty1son James. a lineage Of twenty
ser s@ oia Sans county esetsu snss
years 17T7-'7S On8thc 26thI of Deccmber:1
SARAH s;fr.t Gilbert dom December Is. i7e5.
and died September 10, $780, who, was but,
fifteen years Of and the weddlnIE az,
e of coeae pst Gilbert Df Wa Performed ia lis
largo barn. James immediately took his.
young bride by horsebaek Into ryirginla.
PatnrickE Henry until the end Of tile Reeyo-'
5enlisting November, i77s IIe IS next beard q
f ii ia rs company Of colonei Francis
ath Rutheriord If tlle ba1tfle q Ralleon !, rs
u On On account Of his English appearance
and h WIS kn9W bsed
report reI'o nj ther strensi His ii!e At tie
close of the war Was said TO have been
that OF major. After the close /, Of !, MS
the ROOF roo Of his new house at rutherford,
ten. which nt-tle time seemed s!, fatal and
hs Wfe res ~ ms e besajnE war
nus an arm; inst at the legation she h haa
sled 81 e ebt and
Sg'a as fs next appprs potieaiy il
Hsus g sbts rg ssaas9 asa eS aga
state eonXent,on, that adopted the eoi ED 1
seventh eighth, ninth. tenth and eley-
entf IL Goingresses: Was Trustee of the State
University IN ana was lifenssd a
in both civil and criminal practice, bout
two years before the expiration Of bis
last term In Congress he sent bis family,
Of Fhis son, William Rlonnt Holland. to
take cfarge of his land grant of 5000
acres at Holand's Ferry, on Duck River.
grant Of 500 made to Ills, fatiSer-ln-la
Colonel Gilbert. on Fountaln's creek, for
military SERVICES Here hs g, Upon
of the peace. lSi.-ils. and, owing some
what to his hr!e ~ cit liens hip in Tennessee.