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[The often seen date of birth for McKinney as 1792 does not seem correct. If Cynthia was his guardian following the death of his father, Lewis McLendon did not carry that forward in 1805. Therefore it would seem that McKinney was 21 at least by 1805 - making him born at least by 1784. Then his father would be too young, but it's also possible his birth year is off. I wonder if perhaps the first McKinnie Holderness was married before Cynthia Powell - maybe she was James' mother but not McKinnie's Perhaps McKinnie married the first wife while still in North Carolina and she never came to Georgia. The two boys seem to be quite far apart in age. Also McKinney never accepted any responsibility for his younger brother, or half-brother - he was in fact gone from Wilkes Co by 1818.]

Elbert Co GA DB R, p.119 2 Mar 1816. Elisha Brewer for $140 to William Irions both of Elbert Co, 20 A adj flat landing on Irions line, up river to mouth of a branch, up the branch to where Irions line crosses branch. Signed: E. Brewer. Wit: Joseph Yates, McKinney Holderness. Rec. 22 Sep 1818.

Had land in Morgan Co AL as early as 1818. Representative to state legislature from Morgan Co AL 1820-1821. One of the founding fathers of Decatur AL.
From "The Story of Selma" by Walter M. Johnson c1954: one of the buyers in the second sale of lots in Cahaba, Dallas Co AL was McKinney Holderness.
Begin to acquire land in Noxubee County MS in the 1830s but sold most of it by 1840. Lived in Columbus, MS in 1840, 1850. Belonged to First Methodist Church, Columbus. Left 26 slaves to his wife in his will, stating that she could send them to Liberia after her death if they behaved themselves properly. In 1860 his widow Elizabeth listed her real estate value as $40,000 and personal property as $70,000.

1830 Census. Morgan Co, AL
McKinney Holderness: 1m 20-30, 1m 30-40. 1f 30-40. 33 slaves.

Tax Records of Lowndes Co MS 1833-1840; Logan & Webb, 1992
Holdiness, McKinney:
1833- 80 acres
1834, 1835, 1836 - 400 acres - "Looks" (I believe this is Luxapala Creek which runs through Lowndes near Columbus and then eventually crosses the Alabama state line)
1837 - 400 acres - says "McBee" (was this perhaps who he purchased the land from? or another name for the creek?
1838 - 400 acres - Lux
1839 - 1000 acres - Looks & Prairie

1840 Census. Lowndes Co, MS
McK Holderness: 2 males 30-40. 1f under 5, 1f 20-30, 1f 30-40 (two households) 8 Slaves
Note: The adopted daughter Harriet, would have been age three - she is likely the young female. I did not find McKinney's brother James in this census, but he would have had at least four young children. Elizabeth's sister Parthenia had not yet married James Hayden, and it isn't known when her first husband died, but she would have had children, too. So no ideas as to the identity of the extra couple in the household.
2nd entry
McK Holderness: 1 male 30-40. 38 slaves.

The 1850 Census enumerator came to this household on 13 December 1850, and he did not count McKinney who had died in September. He is on the Census Schedule for those deceased in 1850. The couple had adopted Harriet Elizabeth Hayden, born about 1837. In 1841, McKinney Holderness and William M. Haden had taken out three land patents together. This is a curious juxtaposition of names.

Birth	1792	Wilkes County, Georgia
Marriage	22 Jan 1823	Elbert County, Georgia - Susannah W. Nunnelee
Marriage	18 Mar 1826	Morgan County, Alabama - Elizabeth Irion
Death	9 Sep 1850	Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi

Spouse

Susannah W. Nunnelee ( - )

Spouse	Elizabeth Irion (1790 - 1862)
Child	Harriet Elizabeth Hayden (1837 - 1865)

Father	McKinnie Holderness (1769 - 1803)
Mother	Cynthia Powell ( - 1835)
Sibling	James M. Holderness (1803 - )