The information in the Holloway/Scribner Family is largely gathered from  sources on the Internet or several family sources.  While it is assumed to be  accurate, history has a way of confusing facts. I am simply using dates on the  information researched by others.  My immediate family had no written records  and no verbal history. Hopefully, this composite will serve as a guide for  future generations. This is an on-going project and can be edited  as needed. Any assistance will be appreciated.

In an effort to prevent this composite from becoming just another long list of  names some may never have heard of, I am striving to put in as many interesting  historical highlights as I could find and web site references when possible.   Unfortunately, the sites can not be links, but should be easy enough to access  manually.  There are many historical events and people that make interesting  reading.  Castles, manor houses, and historical events are associated with our  family history.

Scrivener: scriv-en-er n.
                            A scribe or author
                          *Old French:`escrivein`

You will notice over the years these variations: Scrivner and Scribner. Other  distant cousins today use the Scrivener spelling.

Holloway was found in Somersetshire, which is located in England. It is a  surname of England and Ireland from Old English hol, weg- (dweller by the)  hollow, sunken road, or from the place names Holloway (Middle-sex) or Holloway  Farm and Wood (Devon).

First found in Somersetshire where they were seated from very ancient times,  some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at  Hastings in 1066 A.D.