Julius Holley

Brief Life History of Julius

When Julius Holley was born about 1742, in Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Nathaniel Holley Jr., was 28 and his mother, Jane Simmons, was 24.

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Nathaniel Holley Jr.
1715–1791
Jane Simmons
1720–1791
Nathaniel Holley III
1740–1782
Hannah Simmons Holley
1742–1818
Julius Holley
1742–
William Holley
1746–1827
James Holley
1748–

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    World Events (3)

    1767 · Tryon Palace

    Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.

    1774 · Edenton Tea Party

    On October 25, 1774, the Edenton Tea Party took place. It was the first organized women's protest. They put their cups down and refused to buy any tea.

    1775

    Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    nickname from Middle English hol ‘hollow’ + eie, egh(e) ‘eye’ (Old English hol + ēage), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye.

    topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘clearing in a hollow’, from Middle English hol ‘hollow’ + lei(e) ‘woodland clearing’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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