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James Holman's will was probated 1763 or 1765; a copy is in the Virginia Historical Society Library. He bequeathed 15 Negroes and 3 servant boys to his family (the servants to be freed when they reached 21), leaving his mother Sarah the Goochland land where she lived (around Broad Branch by Tuckahoe and the Henrico Co. line). He was the son of Sarah and Captain James Holman, patentee of the most western French land (Patent #1004) and land on the north side of the James, who served as one of the first Justices of Goochland County. In 1730 he was named a captain of the county militia and from 1736-1740 he served as Burgess for Goochland County. His land was near "Tuckahoe." He married Sarah, widow (of John Calvet, Huguenot?) before 2/16/1737 and they had two other sons besides James, William and Henry. He died 1772/3. Captain James Holman patented 1400 acres in Buckingham County but lived in Goochland. In 1745 he gave James 200 acres, including the patented 100 French acres, all south of the James. The Captain does not seem to have been French, but he held the patents on this French land through Peter Calvet (John's son). The 1747 list of Goochland Co. Tithables lists him as owning 6 slaves, Will, Cain, Phill, Peter, Sue, and Jude.
