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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 Waddington

Spouse(s): Mary Waitsill

Children(s): John Holly, 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 Waddington. In 1636, John Galen Holly resided in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Br. 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. 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 Waddington.
  • In 1636, John Galen Holly resided in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Br.
  • 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.
  • 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
England
Elizabeth Waddington
1592–
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Luther Holly
1556–1618
Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, England
Sarah Dakin
1560–
Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Holley
1525–
Leonard Holley
1529–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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
    1. 1. Jacob Holley 1720–1779 m. Winnifred Mills 1720–
      1. 1. Howell Holley 1764–1850 m. Elizabeth McCoy 1766–1850
        1. 1. John (Jefferson) Holley 1808–1880 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Morgan 1815–1851
        2. 2. Celia (Sally L.) Holley 1787–1880
        3. 3. Richard (Henry Jacob) Holley 1793–1877
        4. 4. Elizabeth Holley 1795–1866
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Holly 1797–1833
        6. 6. Rutha Holley 1798–1880
        7. 7. Green (Lee) Holley 1803–1884
        8. 8. Jane (Harriett) Holley 1806–1866
        9. 9. Matilda (Hampton) Holley 1812–1875
      2. 2. William (Ephraim) Holly 1770–1821
    2. 2. John (Dickinson) Holley 1715–1765
    3. 3. Nathaniel Holley 1715–1782
    4. 4. James Holley 1718–1760
    5. 5. Richard Holley 1718–1790
    6. 6. Mary Holley 1727–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Holly 1639–1690
  3. 3. Samuel Holly 1642–1709
  4. 4. Increase Holly 1643–1732
  5. 5. Abigail Holly 1646–1710
  6. 6. Hannah Holly 1651–1710
  7. 7. Bethia Holly 1654–1713
  8. 8. Elisha Holly 1659–1719
  9. 9. Jonathan Holly 1662–1712

John Holly's Timeline

10 Records

1619
1619
Birth of John Galen Holly in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
1636
From 1636 to 1645
Age 17
John Galen Holly resided here in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1641
1641
Age 22
John Galen Holly - Naturalization in Connecticut, British Colonial America
Connecticut, British Colonial America
1647
From 1647 to 1681
Age 28
John Galen Holly resided here in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1654
from May 1654 to May 1655
Age 35
John Galen Holly was employed in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1663
MAY 1663
Age 44
John Galen Holly was employed in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1667
From 1667 to 1681
Age 48
John Galen Holly was employed in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1681
14 APR 1681
Age 62
John Galen Holly - Will in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: From 1636 to 1645
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: From 1647 to 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: from May 1654 to May 1655
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: MAY 1663
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: From 1667 to 1681

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: From 1667 to 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 14 APR 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America

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