Re: Mary ---, wife of John Holley, Salisbury, CT
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Mary ---, wife of John Holley, Salisbury, CT
Ned Hawley 11/28/05
I have nothing definitive for you concerning the surname of Mary, wife of John Holley, but do have references for you to consider.
The Holley family of Salisbury shows generations in the ironmaking industry. An autobiography by A H Holley from the CT Historical Society contains genealogical notes of Luther Holley's son and daughters. Luther's son, John Milton Holley, married Mary Ann whose son Alexander Hamilton Holley became partner in Holley & Company in Salisbury. The CT Historical Society may be of some help to you regarding this line. JM Holley was Lakeville's principle land owner in his retirement year in 1834; perhaps the town of Lakeville, Ct has genealogical notes.
"John Holley formed a partnership with John C Coffing - a Southbury native who had established himself as a capaable businessman in Salisbury." This quote comes from the publication A Landscape Transformed by Robert B Gordon. I mention this because many people married within their industry to expand and retain their economic influences. If this is your line the genealogy of Coffing might prove useful to you. John C Coffing & John Holley hired ironmakers, they were not metallurgists in their own right.
I assume you are aware of Professor Holley of Duke University who posts on the Holley genforum www.genforum.com who states he has a large database of this family.
I would be interested in the migration to Vermont.
Good Luck
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Re: Mary ---, wife of John Holley, Salisbury, CT
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Re: Mary ---, wife of John Holley, Salisbury, CT