George Holder

GEDCOM Note

<p>(Research):Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Adelaide L. FRIES, M.A., Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., Raleigh, NC, 1922, vol 1 1752-1771</p><p>pg 130-131</p><p>Nov. 26th, 1754, when thecorner-stone was laid for the new house, which has been built by the Single Brethren whose names are given below...</p>Georg Holder, born Jan. 16, 1727, in Oley, Pa.

GEDCOM Note

<p>Nov 17 (1766) The two brothers George and Charles Holder moved into one of the rooms in the first house on Main street of Salem. Charles to make sadles, while George was delegated to search out thebest way for roads to adjacent settlement.</p><p>

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</p><p>The brothers Joseph, George and Charles Holder all came to North Carolina and </p><p>settled in the area of present-day Winston-Salem. George came in 1754, and made </p><p>his home in the village of Bethabara, although he was one of the men who helped </p><p>to build the new town of Salem. Charles arrived in 1766, and was one of the </p><p>first residents of Salem. He was the saddle-maker. Joseph arrived with his </p><p>family in 1767, in company with Paul Christian Stauber and a person named in the </p><p>Records of the Moravians in NC [1:361] as Andreas Volz. We believe that this was </p><p>actually Andreas Volck (1722-1790), Joseph Holder's uncle. Joseph Holder did not </p><p>join the Moravian congregation himself, but several of his children did.</p><p>--------------------------</p><p>The first act in the founding of the new town of Salem took place January 6, 1766. A company of twelve men went from Bethabara to the site selected to clear the ground and build the first house. The weather was very cold. During the singin of a hymn the work was formally begun by the felling of the first tree on the lot at present belonging to the shaffner estate, corner of Liberty and Shallowford streets. The house which they erected is still standing, being a part of the building used many years as a pottery. Immediately north of this was erected a small second house occupied by hired men. Their home was so far completed that February 19 the following persons moved to Sale, and thus made the beginning: -</p><p>From the Europeon party, Gottfried Praezel, Niels Peterson, Jens Schmidt, and John Birkhea.</p><p>From Bethabara, George Holder, Jacob Steiner, Michael Zigle, and Melchior Rasp.</p><p>--------------------------------------------------</p><p>Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Adelaide L. FRIES, M.A., Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., Raleigh, NC, 1922, vol 1 1752-1771</p><p>pg 325</p><p>... and Geroge Holder, a farmer, born Jan. 27, 1729, at Oley... Michael Ziegler came to Bethabara from Bethlehem in 1764. All but two became permanent residents of Salem. Ziegler left the Moravian Church and drifted away. Holder moved to a farm near Bethabara, and is buried on the Bethabara graveyard.</p><p>pg 328</p><p>Nov. 17th [1766] the two brothers George and Charles Holder moved into one of the rooms in the first house on the main street of Sale, Charles to make saddles, while George was delegated to search out the best way for roads to adjacent settlements.</p><p>pg 332</p><p>Feb. 13 [1766]. Quite unexpectedly Geroge Holder returned from Bethlehem, after a hard trip, partly on account of bad roads, and partly on account of his horses. One went lame, and had to be exchanged for another; that one gave out at James River, and he had to buy still another, which lasted until he reached here. He brought a large package of Nachrichten and many letters.</p><p>pg 337</p><p>Dec. 15 [1766]. We heard from Childsburg that Gov. Tryon and his Lady were there, and thinking he might now come to visit us, as was planned at the time of the last General Court, and prevented by illness, we sent Br. George Holder as Express thither with a letter from Br. Loesch to Mr. Fanning, so that if the visit should take place we could be prepared. Dec. 20th, Br. Holder returned with an answer from Col. Fanning, saying that the Governor appreciated our invitation, but that he could not come this time, might do so next spring when he came to run the Hunting Line between North Carolina and the Cherokees, etc.</p><p>pg 351</p><p>In February [1767] George Holder went from Salem to take charge of the sawmill near Bethabara...</p><p>pg 385</p><p>Bethabara. ... The Widower, George Holder, was married to the Single Sister, Elisabeth Biehler, and they are to undertake the management of the farm near Salem.</p><p>pg 399</p><p>Salem. Directly after New Year [1770] three married couples moved from Bethabara to Salem, namely the Utleys, Daniel Schnepfs, and George Holder... the Holder have charge of the farm near Salem.</p><p>pg 429</p><p>North Carolina, Rowan County</p><p>At the usual Place of Worship in the Parish of Dobbs.</p><p>On Easter Monday the Sixteenth of April 1770 was held at Bethabara an Election, to elect Vestry Men for the Parish of Dobbs, in the COunty aforesaid, when and where the following Persons were duly elected; to Wit ... George Holder</p><p>pg 484</p><p>From the Wachovia Church Books</p><p>Register of those who came here [to Wachovia] from other Congregations [The remarks are added by the Editor.]</p><p>Oct. 26, 1754 - George Holder, died, Bethabara, 1804</p><p>--------------------------------------------------</p><p>Records of the Moravians in North Carolina, Adelaide L. FRIES, M.A., Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., Raleigh, NC, 1925, vol II 1752-1775</p><p>pg 690</p><p>Oct. 18 [1772]. Br. George Holder returned from Pennsylvania today.</p><p>pg 741</p><p>Nov. 2 [1772]. Br. George Holder came from the plantation near Salem to look over the land on the Grassy Fork, below Heinrich Schmidt's, where he is going to buy 170 acres.</p><p>pg 811</p><p>1774</p><p>Salem... Br. and Sr. Peter Rose have taken charge of the plantation near Salem, from which Br. and Sr. George Holder have moved again, [and have gone, with their two children, to theirfarm near Bethabara.]</p><p>pg 831</p><p>Bethabara DIary, 1774</p><p>Jan. 13. Br. Lorenz visited Steinman in the morning, and in the afternoon went to George Holder's. Holder has built a house, which will later serve as a stable, but for the present shelters the workmen who are cutting logs for his dwelling house. He has to pay the workmen half a crown a day, and board them.</p><p>pg 832</p>March 16 [1774]. George Holder and his family moved today from Salem to their land on the Grassy Fork.