Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Holley was born about 1742, in Anson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Julius Holley, was 26 and his mother, Sarah King, was 24. He died on 4 September 1827, in his hometown, at the age of 86.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas (Twin) Holley -
Parents and Siblings
1717–1771 Male
1720–1771 Female
Siblings (12)
1738–1807 Male
1739–1827 Male
1740– Male
1742–1827 Male
1742– Female
+7 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 34
1776
Age 34
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 45
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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