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Richard Holley 1718–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1718

Birth Location: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Holly

Mother: Sarah Church

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Richard Holley was born in 1718 in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, the child of John Holly And Sarah Church. Richard Holley passed away in 1790 in Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Holley was born in 1718 in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, the child of John Holly And Sarah Church.
  • Richard Holley passed away in 1790 in Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States.

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Richard Holley's Ancestors

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Richard Holley
1718–1790
Birth Place: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
John Holly
1649–1716
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Sarah Church
1694–1728
Albemarle, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Galen) Holly
1619–1681
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Mary (Agnes) Waitsill
1621–1714
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Richard Church
Richard Church
1664–1720
Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Holly
1588–1643
Elizabeth Waddington
1592–
Elisha Waitsill
1595–1660
Martha Connell
1600–1621
Thomas Church
1640–
Joanna Church
1640–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Luther Holly
1556–1618
Sarah Dakin
1560–

Richard Holley's Timeline

2 Records

1718
ABT 1718
Birth of Richard Holley in Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1790
1790
Age 72
Death of Richard Holley in Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1718
    Event Place: Chowan, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States

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