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Jacob Holley 1720–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1720

Birth Location: Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America

Death Date: Abt 1779

Death Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: John HOLLEY

Mother: Sarah Church

Spouse(s): Winnefred Mills

Children(s):

In 1720, Jacob Holley entered the world in Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America, born to John Dickinson Holley And Sarah Church. Jacob Holley married Winnefred Mills. Jacob Holley passed away in 1779 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Jacob Holley entered the world in Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America, born to John Dickinson Holley And Sarah Church.
  • Jacob Holley married Winnefred Mills.
  • Jacob Holley passed away in 1779 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John HOLLEY
1690–1728
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, VA or , Chowan, NC
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Sarah Church
1694–1728
Birth Location: Albemarle, Chowan, North Carolina, (or Virginia), United States
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Spouses(s)

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

Jacob Holley's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Holley
1720–1779
Birth Place: Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America
Parents
John Dickinson HOLLEY
1690–1728
Isle of Wight, VA or , Chowan, NC
Sarah Church
1694–1728
Albemarle, Chowan, North Carolina, (or Virginia), United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Holley
1665–1728
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Holley
1669–
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Richard Church
1664–1720
Albemarle Precinct, Chowan County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Mary (Jane) Gilbert
1668–1776
Albemarle, Chowan, North Carolina, United States (Harnett, NC)
Great-Grandparents
William HOLLEY
1640–
Sarah Chaseman
1662–
Henry Church
1576–1592
Alice Strange
1578–1660
Johnnie Gilbert
1648–1720
Mother Gilbert
1648–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Holly
1619–1681
Mary Waitsill
1621–1714
John Church
1548–1593
Joan Titerell
1550–1593
Thomas Strange
1545–
Margaret Smith
1549–

Jacob Holley's Timeline

2 Records

1720
Abt 1720
Birth of Jacob Holley in Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America
Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America
1779
Abt 1779
Age 59
Death of Jacob Holley in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1720
    Event Place: Chowan Precinct, Bertie District, North Carolina, Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Jacob Holley, person ID 9V7N-NT3.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1779
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Jacob Holley, person ID 9V7N-NT3.
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