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John Galen Holly 1619–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1619

Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1681

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Father: Samuel Holly

Mother: Elizabeth Cogan

Spouse(s): Mary Waitsill

Children(s): John Holly, William HOLLEY, Elizabeth Holly, Samuel Holly, Increase Holly, Abigail Holly, Hannah Holly, Bethia Holly, Elisha Holly, Jonathan Holly

John Galen Holly was born in 1619 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, the child of Samuel Holly And Elizabeth Cogan. John Galen Holly married Mary Agnes Waitsill, and had children including Abigail Holly, Bethia Holly, Elisha Holly, Elizabeth Holly, Hannah Holly, Increase Holly, John Holly, Jonathan Holly, Samuel Holly, William Holley. John Galen Holly passed away in 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Galen Holly was born in 1619 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, the child of Samuel Holly And Elizabeth Cogan.
  • John Galen Holly married Mary Agnes Waitsill, and had children including Abigail Holly, Bethia Holly, Elisha Holly, Elizabeth Holly, Hannah Holly, Increase Holly, John Holly, Jonathan Holly, Samuel Holly, William Holley.
  • John Galen Holly passed away in 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Holly's Ancestors

Self
John Holly
1619–1681
Birth Place: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Parents
Samuel Holly
1588–1643
Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cogan
1607–1676
Chard, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Luther Holly
1556–
Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Dakin
1560–1660
Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Philobet Cogan
1563–1641
Chard, Somerset, England
Anne Marshall
1579–1650
Abbotts Ann, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Holly
1500–1556
Joanna Divans
1506–1556
Thomas Cogan
1530–1580
Elizabeth Fisher
1537–1579
Thomas Marshall
1545–1618
Mary Cotton
1553–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Holley
1480–1580
Nicholas Cogan
1494–1593
Amia Ropsone
1495–1548
Edward Fisher
1504–1583
Elizabeth Todd
1516–
Thomas Marshall
1513–1598
Ellen Doane
1514–1599
Henry Cotton
1521–1595
Margaret Marshall
1524–1622

John Holly's Descendants

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John (Galen) Holly (1619–1681) m. Mary (Agnes) Waitsill (1621–9 Apr 1714)
  1. 1. John Holly 1649–1716 m. Sarah Church 1694–1728 m. Elizabeth Holley 1655– m. Hannah Newman 1657–1712
  2. 2. William HOLLEY 1640– m. Sarah Chaseman 1662–
    1. 1. Nathaniel Holley 1665–1728 m. Holley 1669– m. Sarah Sumner 1669–
      1. 1. John (Dickinson) HOLLEY 1690–1728 m. Sarah Church 1694–1728
        1. 1. John (Dickinson) Holley 1715–1765 m. Rebecca (Ann) Gilbert 1712–1770 m. Holley 1719– m. Roberta Gilbert 1712–1771
        2. 2. James Holley 1718–1760 m. Sarah 1722–
        3. 3. Richard Holley 1718–1790
        4. 4. Jacob Holley 1720–1779 m. Winnefred Mills 1720–
        5. 5. Mary Holley 1727–
      2. 2. Nathaniel Holly 1680–
      3. 3. James Holley 1694–
      4. 4. William Holley 1696–
      5. 5. Julius HOLLEY 1698– m. Holley 1702–
      6. 6. John HOLLEY 1702–1702
      7. 7. Thomas HOLLEY 1702–
      8. 8. Joseph HOLLEY 1704–
      9. 9. James HOLLEY 1708–1795
      10. 10. Nathaniel Holley 1715–1791 m. Jane Simmons 1720–1791
      11. 11. William HOLLEY 1720–1783 m. Agatha 1725–1800
      12. 12. Julius HOLLEY 1720–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Holly 1639–1690 m. Captain (Robert) Turney 1633–1690
  4. 4. Samuel Holly 1642–1709 m. Mary Close 1650–1714
  5. 5. Increase Holly 1643–1732 m. Elizabeth Newman 1658–1713 m. Mary Bennett 1708–
  6. 6. Abigail Holly 1646–1710 m. Nathaniel Cross 1654–1714
  7. 7. Hannah Holly 1651–1710 m. Samuel Hoyt 1643–1720
  8. 8. Bethia Holly 1654–1713 m. Jonas Weed 1645–1704
  9. 9. Elisha Holly 1659–1719 m. Martha Holmes 1667–1724
  10. 10. Jonathan Holly 1662–1712 m. Sarah Finch 1663–1750 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Bradley 1697–1742

John Holly's Timeline

3 Records

1619
1619
Birth of John Galen Holly in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
1681
25 May 1681
Age 62
Death of John Galen Holly in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1681
1681
Age 62
Burial of John Galen Holly in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1619
    Event Place: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Galen Holly, person ID LTJ9-884.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Galen Holly, person ID LTJ9-884.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for John Galen Holly, person ID LTJ9-884.

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