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James Jolly 1745–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 Jan 1853

Death Location: Ellerbies Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: Jesse Jolley

Mother: Martha Bryant

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Kisiah Jolly

The story of James Jolly began in 1745 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. James Jolly had children including Kisiah Jolly. James Jolly passed away in 1853 in Ellerbies Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Jolly began in 1745 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.
  • James Jolly had children including Kisiah Jolly.
  • James Jolly passed away in 1853 in Ellerbies Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Jolley
1729–1805
Birth Location: Pitt Co, North Carolina or Tennessee, USA?
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Martha Bryant
1734–1825
Birth Location: Bethel, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Kisiah Jolly
1777–1869
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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James Jolly's Ancestors

Self
James Jolly
1745–1853
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jesse A Jolley
1729–1805
Pitt Co, North Carolina or Tennessee, USA?
Martha (Hughes Bryan) Bryant
1734–1825
Bethel, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Jolley) Jr
1700–1766
Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Ann Deal
1710–1749
Norfolk, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Walter ('James ') Bryant
1710–1755
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (A) Johnson
1710–1736
Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John (Jolliffe)
1641–1716
James 8th
1682–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Jolly's Descendants

1.
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James Jolly (1745–6 Jan 1853)
  1. 1. Kisiah Jolly 1777–1869
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Jolly 1816–1886
      1. 1. Robert (Henry) McCraw 1857–1937
        1. 1. Luella McCraw 1887–1975
    2. 2. Featherstone Jolly 1811–1875
      1. 1. Richard (M) Jolly 1842–1928
        1. 1. Joseph (Henry Featherson) Jolly 1866–1943

James Jolly's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of James Jolly in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1853
6 Jan 1853
Age 108
Death of James Jolly in Ellerbies Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Ellerbies Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Ellerbies Creek, Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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