Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Holley

Male Abt 1684 - 1756  (~ 72 years)


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  • Name John Holley 
    Birth Abt 1684  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jan 1756  Charles County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15776  Tree1
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Father Thomas Holley,   b. Bef 1667   d. Aft 1692, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F10778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hester Burch,   b. Bef 1696, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1761, Prince George's County, Maryland - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 65 years) 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1713  St. John's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Halley,   b. 17 Dec 1713, King George Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1769, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Nathaniel Holley,   b. Abt 1728, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1791, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. John Hawley,   b. 1739, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1815, Loudoun County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F10776  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

    Family 2 Female MNU Holley,   b. Bef 1688   d. Bef 1712, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 24 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1704  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Holley,   b. Bef 1704, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1729, Prince George's County, Maryland - admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 25 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F10777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • may be son of Benjamin Halley from AA county

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      HOLLY, John, Charles Co. 10 June 1755 9 Jan 1756
      To son Thomas Holly, tract called "Exeter" In Prince George's Co.
      To son Nathaniel Holly, 2 tracts where I now live called "Costly" and Costlys Addition."
      To son John Holly, tract called "Fellowship," In Frederick Co.
      Easter Holly, wife, extx.
      Wit: Jane Summers, John Burch, James Greene. 30.41
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      John Holley 63.494 CH £39.16.0 Aug 4 1757
      Appraisers: Samuel Miditon.
      Creditors: John Semple, Samuel Hanson.
      Next of kin: Nathaniel Hollly, Esther Holly.
      Executrix: Esther Holly.
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      John Burch 4.329 Page £57.5.7 Dec 3 1720
      Appraisers: James Young, Edward Marloe.
      Creditors: James Stoddert.
      Next of kin: Francis Burch, John Holly.

      === Contributed by Ralph D. Smith
      Nov. 4, 1729 - Exhibited from Prince George's Co., Md., bond of Elizabeth Shephard administratrix of Richard Shephard.
      ureties: James Reed, John Holly.
      Source: Maryland Prerogative Court, Testamentary Proceedings, Liber 28, Page 248.
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      Francis Clark 10.465 A SM £16.13 .3 Sep 16 1730
      Received from: Robert Clark, John Holley, Henry Jameson, James Briscoe.
      Payments to: Capt. George Clarke, Edward Henry Calvert, Esq., Philip Briscoe, Richard Carr, Col. John Baker.
      Legal representatives: widow (unnamed), 9 children (unnamed).
      Administratrix: Mary Clark (also Mary Clarke).
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      Gentle, George, Prince George's County, 23rd Nov., 1743; 5th Dec., 1743.
      To dau. Anne Robenson, "Hogpen", her husband Charles to pay to Elizabeth White 1/2 value of this,
      To sons George and Stephen and dau. Dinah More, 1s.
      To Anne Robinson and Elizabeth White, residue of estate,
      Ex.: Charles Robinson.
      Test: Charity Green, John Holly, James Green. MCW 23.331.
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      Humphry Deverson 23.91 A Page £8,17,0 £16.11.1 Nov 24 1746
      Received from: William Webster.
      Payments to: Francis Parnham, John Maconchie, Jos. Noble.
      Administrator: John Holly.
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      Humphrey Daverson 31.375 Page £8.17.0 Jul 6 1745 Nov 26 1745
      (also Humphrey Deaverson)
      Appraisers: William Webster, Charles Finly.
      Creditors: John Lawrance for Edward Trafford, Esq., Ralph Fisher.
      Administrator: John Holly.
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      Leonard Shirklif 35.256 A Page £30.3.1 £76.11.8 Oct 1 1753
      A second inventory is cited in the amount of £1.5.0.
      Payments to: Mr. John Baynes (merchant in Piscataway), Malcom McBean, Mr. William Piles, Martha Porteus wife of Edmund Porteus, Mrs. Mary Noble, Dr. Charles Neale, Robert Gordon, Jr., Robert Cato, Hester or John Holly, Andrew Robinson, Daniel Dulany, Esq.
      Administrator: Thomas Bowling.
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      Charles County Land Records, Liber M#2 Page 354. At the request of John Holly of Prince Georges County, the following deed was recorded this Sep 18, 1733. Aug 14, 1733 from William Smallwood and James Smallwood of CC, planters, to John Holly of Prince Georges County, planter, for 20 shillings (that is, 10 shillings apiece to Wm and James Smallwood), a small parcel of land in CC containing 2 acres, bounded by the Run side, called Pinee, retaining and now laid out for about 2 acres. John Holly shall have free privilege of getting wood for firing during his life, of the land belonging to sd Wm Smallwood and James Smallwood. Signed - William (M his mark) Smallwood, James Smallwood.
      Wit - John Stoddert, Henry Massey, Thomas Stone*, Richard Tarvin*. Mary, the wife of the afd William Smallwood, released her right of dower in and to the within mentioned land.
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      1748-1752 Frederick County MD Land Records {Patricia Abelard Andersen}
      pg. 556-557. John Holley of Charles Co., planter, recorded 12 May 1752, made 25 April 1752, between William Digges ofPGC, gentleman, for 1000 Ibs tob., for tract called "Fellowship" M&B for 122 acres. Signed W. Digges in presence of Geo. Stewart, Ann Stewart. Deed ack. by Wm. Digges, and at same time, Ann, wife of the said William Digges released dower rights. Recpt.,AF paid.

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