Holder Genealogy
Records
Dempsey Holder was born abt. 1765 in NC, possibly present day Surry or Wilkes
County. He was married twice. The name of his first wife remains unknown. At
the age of 60(in 1825 he married Mary "Polly" Barnett who was 18 years
old. It is possible that Dempsey was the son of William Holder who was living
on Fishing Creek in Wilkes Co by 1779. With his first wife, he had the following
children:
- Elijah Holder (abt.1796) m. Polly Simmons
- Elizabeth Holder (abt.1796) m. Thomas Simmons
- Nancy A. Holder (abt. 1802) m. James Barnett (Polly's brother)
- James Holder (abt.1804) m. Elizabeth Paisley
- Unidentified dau. (abt.1806)
- Martha Holder (abt.1808) m. Joel Roberts
- William Holder (abt.1810) m. Charity Church
- Frances Holder (abt.1813) unmarried but had five children
- Unidentified son born abt. 1815
The children of Dempsey Holder and Mary "Polly" Holder (daughter
of John and Sarah Barnett) were:
- Elmira (Mira) Holder (abt. 1828) m. Thomas Hall (1806) (a widower by 1855)
- Lewis Holder (abt. 1831) m. 1) Mary A. Kirby; 2) Mary Elvira Barlow
- Martha Caroline Holder (abt. 1852) m. Henry Pennell (1853)
The children of James Holder and Elizabeth Paisley were:
- Cynthia Holder (1824) m. Franklin West (?-1919)
- William Holder (1827) m. Mary Ann Holder (his cousin)
- Hezekiah Holder (1829) m. Mary Tomlin
- Sarah Holder (1832) m. James Robertson
- Lucinda Caroline Holder (1834) m. Sylvanus Dula (1832)
- James Calvin Holder (1838) m. Elizabeth Friddle
- Alexander Holder (abt. 1842)
- Temperance Holder (abt. 1846)