Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Holley was born about 1739, in Anson, North Carolina, United States, his father, Julius Holley, was 23 and his mother, Sarah King, was 21. He married Holley about 1759, in Sampson, North Carolina, United States. He died on 4 September 1827, in his hometown, at the age of 89.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Edward Holley -
Spouse and Children
1739–1827 Male
1740– Female
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 37
1776
Age 37
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 47
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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