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John Hollis 1700 – 1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1700

Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?

Death Date: 17 May 1768

Death Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Hollis

Mother: Kathrine Hollis

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Capt Sr

In 1700, John Hollis Sr. entered the world in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?, born to Benjamin John Hollis and Kathrine Sylvester Hollis. John Hollis Sr. had children including Capt James Berry Hollis Sr. John Hollis Sr. passed away in 1768 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1700, John Hollis Sr. entered the world in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?, born to Benjamin John Hollis and Kathrine Sylvester Hollis.
  • John Hollis Sr. had children including Capt James Berry Hollis Sr.
  • John Hollis Sr. passed away in 1768 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Hollis
1681 – 1737
Birth Location: Walton Upon Thames, Surrey, England
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Kathrine Hollis
1681 – 1736
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Sr
1730 – 1801
Birth Location: Fairfax Co., VA
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John Hollis's Ancestors

Self
John Hollis
1700 – 1768
Birth Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?
Parents
Benjamin John Hollis
1681 – 1737
Walton Upon Thames, Surrey, England
Kathrine (Sylvester) Hollis
1681 – 1736
England
Grandparents
John Hollis
1645 – 1700
England
Elizabeth (Hopkin) Priest
1638 – 1709
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts
Thomas Sylvester
1650 –
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hollis's Descendants

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John Hollis (9 Oct 1700 – 17 May 1768)
  1. 1. Capt (James Berry Hollis) Sr (Abt 1730 – 28 Dec 1801) m. Sarah (Anne) Hall (1730 – 13 Dec 1814)
    1. 1. William (HENRY "WILL" Mason) (Hollis) (1765 – 16 FEB 1833) m. Susan (Eliza Betsy) Birdsong (1769 – 1840)
      1. 1. Reuben (Jackson) Hollis (1795 – 1870) m. Mary (A) Meredith (Abt. 1788 – bet 1860-1870)
        1. 1. Ransom (W) Hollis (1809 – Aft. 1880) m. Nancy Adams (1812 – )

John Hollis's Timeline

2 Records

1700
9 Oct 1700
Birth of John Hollis Sr. in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?
1768
17 May 1768
Age 68
Death of John Hollis Sr. in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1700
    Event Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA? or Surrey, England?

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1768
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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