Archibald Holland

Archibald Holland, the son of William Holland, was born in Nansemond Co., Virginia, in 1800, probably on Kiingsale Road, where Holland lived for many years. He died September 1869 at Huntsville, Paulding Co., Ga., near McPherson, buried in his family graveyard near his home place on High Shoals Road (on Alfred Finch farm). Directions: From Dallas, Georgia, take Cartersville Hwy, Confederate Avenue, Rt. 661. Go 3.5 miles and turn left on High Shoals Road. It is about two miles to High Shoals Baptist Church. When the pavement ends, the old Archibald Holland farm is on the right side of the road. A gate leads to the site of the old home site (near road frontage) and the Hagin-Holland tree, Holland cemetery.

In 1823 Archibald was married in Clarke Co., Ga. to Elizabeth Hagin, (1809-11/22/1840), the daughter of Edward Hagin and Sarah Youngblood. Archibald married 2nd Sally Elsberry (7/20/1822-5/28/1902). Sally is buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Paulding Co., Ga. The story of Archibald Holland is given by one of his sons, Samuel Donsel Holland, who, in 1895 had his accounting published in Memoirs of Georgia. Samuel states that Archibald was the son of William Holland and that he came to Georgia when he was twelve years old. The first records found of him were in Clarke County, his marriage, and listing on the tax digests for 1824 and 1825.

This land is bordered on the West by Northside Drive, North to 9th Street. At the time of the drawing, this land was Henry County (later DeKalb, now Fulton). Located between Luckie and Spring Streets in Atlanta.

Archibald took up his Atlanta land grant after 1825 and farmed there until 1833, when the Paulding County farm was located. In 1830 he was listed on the DeKalb County Census (now Fulton), and prior to that time he drew land in the 1821. The farm must have been located near Capitol Avenue which is the heart of where Underground Atlanta now stands. Samuel Donsel Holland stated in Memoirs of Georgia that he was born on Capitol Avenue in 1827. The family moved because of the low elevation of the land (typical of Atlanta for many years-viaducts were constructed over this site before 1950 when I remember them. The development became known as Underground Atlanta.

Archibald removed to Paulding County after 1833 to the old homestead (Huntsville Post Office), later "McPherson", near High Shoals Missionary Baptist Church, on Raccoon Creek. In 1840 Archibald was listed on the Cobb County Census.

My previous statement Around 1832 be was noted as trading in Gwinnett County, along with his father, William. A bible record sent to me of William Holland of Gwinnett County does not name Archibald as a son. This William was last found on the 1830 Gwinnett County Census. This returns the research to Jasper County where William was discovered in 1820. The only William Holland on the 1830 Georgia Census was William of Gwinnett County. This means that we have no further records of William Holland, the father of Archibald. The Jasper County records did not reveal anything else on William. Since Archibald was a resident of Greene County in 1821, there may be something in the tax digests for that county on William.