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John Douglas Holbrook 1787 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Father: Jessee Holbrook

Mother: Susannah Meanly

Spouse(s): Catherine Dorsey

Children(s): Dora Holbrook-Anderson

The story of John Douglas Holbrook began in 1787 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States. John Douglas Holbrook married Catherine Polly Dorsey, and had children including Dora Ann Holbrook-Anderson. John Douglas Holbrook passed away in 1850 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Douglas Holbrook began in 1787 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States.
  • John Douglas Holbrook married Catherine Polly Dorsey, and had children including Dora Ann Holbrook-Anderson.
  • John Douglas Holbrook passed away in 1850 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jessee Holbrook
1764 – 1844
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Susannah Meanly
1763 – 1837
Birth Location: Goochland, St James Northam, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Dorsey
1784 – 1861
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Dora Holbrook-Anderson
1816 – 1875
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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John Holbrook's Ancestors

Self
John Holbrook
1787 – 1850
Birth Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Jessee Holbrook
1764 – 1844
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Susannah Meanly
1763 – 1837
Goochland, St James Northam, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ely Holbrooke
1730 – 1832
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Mary ((Tolben)) Holbrook
1737 – 1825
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Jacob (Isaac) Manley
1721 – 1776
VA, New Kent Co., Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ((Betty)) Dennett
1721 – 1785
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Randolph Holbrook
1696 – 1777
Mary Holbrook
1720 – 1761
Richard \Manley
1677 – 1750
Mary Millington
1690 – 1753
John Dennett
1708 – 1797
Mary Tetherly
1712 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randolph Holbrooks
1657 – 1725
Mary Wilcoxson
1680 – 1744
Richard Manley*
1655 – 1692
Margrett Larkyn
1658 – 1708
Margaret Gregory
1650 – 1691
Captain Dennett
1675 – 1742
Mary Shapleigh
1675 – 1763
William Tetherley
1685 – 1748
Mercy Tetherly
1690 – 1745

John Holbrook's Descendants

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John (Douglas) Holbrook (1787 – 1850) m. Catherine (Polly) Dorsey (28 Jan 1784 – 1861)
  1. 1. Dora (Ann) Holbrook-Anderson (22 Apr 1816 – 1 Jul 1875) m. James (Nathaniel) Anderson (12 Oct 1814 – 27 Feb 1907)
    1. 1. Pleasant (Pierce 'Kern') Anderson (29 SEP 1850 – 10 JAN 1914) m. Sidney (Faye Bishop) Freeze (Jul 02, 1865 – 16 Jan 1902)
      1. 1. Carrie (Eugene "Kate") Anderson (26 Aug 1891 – 28 Apr 1982) m. William (Mercer) Norton (17 June 1891 – 18 September 1971)
        1. 1. Eris (N.) Gilroy (22 Aug 1923 – 22 May 2012) m. Philip (William) Gilroy (25 Oct 1924 – 15 Jan 2021)

John Holbrook's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of John Douglas Holbrook in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 63
Death of John Douglas Holbrook in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States
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