Ivory Holland (1739 - 1820)

Born 27 Dec 1739 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Rogers) Holland — married 4 Dec 1762 in Petersham, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1820 at age 80 in Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Edwin Rogers [send private message]

Biography

Birth and Parents

Ivory Holland was born in Massachusetts.

Ivory, the eldest son and first of ten children of Jonas Holland and Bathsheba Ivory was born on 27 December 1739 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.^[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

2nd Lieutenant Ivory Holland served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Ivory Holland served at the rank of Lieutenant during the American Revolutionary War with the Massachusetts Militia.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Ivory married Martha Rogers, the daughter of Thomas and Martha (Hubbard) Rogers on 4 December 1762 at Petersham, Massachusetts.^[3] They had twelve children, including

1. Mary "Polly" Holland (b. 18 Jul 1763; d. aft. 1805) ^[4] m. 1) say 1785 at Townsend, MA, Lieut. Life Baldwin (1763-1799); m. 2) 14 Nov 1799 at Townsend, MA, Samuel Sparhawk^[5]

Death and Burial

Lieut. Ivory Holland died on 10 July 1820 in his 79th year at Richfield, New York. [Needs source].

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-JCT : 15 January 2020), Iuory Holland, 1739.
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-2BX9 : 20 February 2021), Ivory Holland, 1775-1783; citing 1775-1783, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,315.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ2-8ZS : 20 May 2022), J..ry Holland, 4 Dec 1762; citing Marriage, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N2-99S : 10 November 2020), Ivory Holland in entry for Polly Holland, 18 Jul 1763; citing Birth, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011136.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4261199:2495

Acknowledgements

• Holland-3738 was created by Edwin Rogers through the import of EFRanc-6mr14.ged on Nov 5, 2014.
• Biography rewritten with inline sourcing by Carol Baldwin on 8 August 2022.