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Jacob Holley 1720–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1720

Birth Location: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: ABT 1779

Death Location: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Holly

Mother: Sarah Church

Spouse(s): Winnifred Mills

Children(s): Howell Holley, William Holly

In 1720, Jacob Holley entered the world in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, born to John Holly And Sarah Church. Jacob Holley married Winnifred Mills, and had children including Howell Holley, William Ephraim Holly. Jacob Holley passed away in 1779 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Jacob Holley entered the world in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, born to John Holly And Sarah Church.
  • Jacob Holley married Winnifred Mills, and had children including Howell Holley, William Ephraim Holly.
  • Jacob Holley passed away in 1779 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holly
1649–1716
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Sarah Church
1694–1728
Birth Location: Albemarle, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Winnifred Mills
1720–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Howell Holley
1764–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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William Holly
1770–1821
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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Jacob Holley's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Holley
1720–1779
Birth Place: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
John Holly
1649–1716
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Sarah Church
1694–1728
Albemarle, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Galen) Holly
1619–1681
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Mary (Agnes) Waitsill
1621–1714
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Richard Church
Richard Church
1664–1720
Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Holly
1588–1643
Elizabeth Waddington
1592–
Elisha Waitsill
1595–1660
Martha Connell
1600–1621
Thomas Church
1640–
Joanna Church
1640–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Luther Holly
1556–1618
Sarah Dakin
1560–

Jacob Holley's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Holley (ABT 1720–ABT 1779) m. Winnifred Mills (1720–DECEASED)
  1. 1. Howell Holley 1764–1850 m. Elizabeth McCoy 1766–1850
    1. 1. John (Jefferson) Holley 1808–1880 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Morgan 1815–1851
      1. 1. Matilda (C.) Holley 1836–1911 m. William (Adolphus) Burney 1835–1903
        1. 1. Julia (Elizabeth) Burney 1858–1936 m. John (Benjamin) Gorden 1849–1923
        2. 2. Rufus (Adolphus) Burney 1855–1856
        3. 3. Rufus (W) Burney 1860–
        4. 4. Jefferson (James) Burney 1863–1938
        5. 5. Tom (Pitt) Burney 1869–1873
        6. 6. Beulah Burney 1873–1922
      2. 2. Permelia (J) Holly 1834–1894
      3. 3. James (Monroe) Holley 1841–1927
      4. 4. William (Pitt) Holley 1847–1914
      5. 5. Richard (H) Holley 1849–1869
    2. 2. Celia (Sally L.) Holley 1787–1880
    3. 3. Richard (Henry Jacob) Holley 1793–1877
    4. 4. Elizabeth Holley 1795–1866
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Holly 1797–1833
    6. 6. Rutha Holley 1798–1880
    7. 7. Green (Lee) Holley 1803–1884
    8. 8. Jane (Harriett) Holley 1806–1866
    9. 9. Matilda (Hampton) Holley 1812–1875
  2. 2. William (Ephraim) Holly 1770–1821

Jacob Holley's Timeline

2 Records

1720
ABT 1720
Birth of Jacob Holley in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1779
ABT 1779
Age 59
Death of Jacob Holley in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1720
    Event Place: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1779
    Event Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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