Thomas Holladay

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Holladay was born in 1762, in Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Captain Joseph Holladay Sr., was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Lewis, was 38. He married Ann Overton Harris about 1795, in Louisa, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died before 10 February 1823, in Louisa, Virginia, United States, and was buried in Unknown Island, Western Australia, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Holladay
1762–1823
Ann Overton Harris
1773–
Elizabeth L Holladay
1795–1859
Ann O Holladay
1797–1844
Waller Holladay
1802–1858
Frederick H Holladay
1804–

Sources (12)

  • 1810 United States Federal Census
  • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Thomas Holliday, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

World Events (8)

1770

Lieutenant James Cook charts the easter coastline of the continent aboard the Endeavour and claims the land as a British possession.

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English (Kent): variant of Holliday .

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

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