Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Pollard was born in 1670, in Taylors Island, Dorchester, Maryland, United States, her father, John Pollard The Elder, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Billingsley, was 22. She married Edward Woollen III in 1696, in Taylors Island, Dorchester, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 13 January 1730, in her hometown, at the age of 60, and was buried in Taylors Island, Dorchester, Maryland, United States.
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Spouse and Children
1668–1730 Male
1670–1730 Female
Children (6)
1689– Female
1691–1750 Female
1691– Female
1702– Female
1702– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1645–1702 Male
1648–1731 Female
Siblings (5)
1665–1700 Female
1666–1707 Male
1670–1730 Female
1672–1747 Male
1690–1746 Male
Name Meaning
English:
perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English pollard, a derivative of the Middle English verb poll ‘to clip’ or the noun poll ‘the head’. It may have denoted someone with a close‐cropped head or a big head.
from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Pollard, a pet form of Paul (Old French Pol). The surname has been established in both England and Ireland since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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