William
Hollis
Born about in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
Son of John Hollis
and Mary Trantham (Groom) Hollis
Brother of
David Nelson Hollis Sr., Elizabeth Hollis, Jesse Hollis, Rebecca Hollis, Lydia (Hollis) Reed, Hudson Hollis, Joseph Hollis, Mary (Hollis) Paine, Micajah Randolph Hollis, Hudson Hollis, Peggy Margaret Hollis and Nancy Hannah Hollis
Husband of
Susan E (Birdsong) Hollis
— married
1784 in South Carolina, USA
Husband of
Elisabeth (Reed) Hollis
— married
15 Feb 1790 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Reuben Jackson Hollis Sr, Jane (Hollis) Payne, Isaiah Hollis, Robert Jesse Hollis Sr, Rachel Hollis, Susannah Hollis, Joseph Hollis, William Hollis, Simeon Hollis, Henry Hollis, Daniel Hollis and Elizabeth Hollis
Died
at about age 77
in Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2013
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Contents |
Biography
WIlliam Hollis
- William, son of John Hollis (died 27 August 1832), was born about 1768 or '69. He applied for his father's pension in November 1832, stating his age to be about 64.[1]
- William Hollis married Elizabeth Reed in Rowan, North Carolina on 15 February 1790.[2]
- Their known children were[3]
- Rachel Hollis[3]
- John Hollis[3]
- Jane Hollis[3]
- Susannah Hollis[3]
- Robert Jesse/Jessie Hollis[3]
- William D. Hollis, Jr.[3]
- William died in Cannon County, Tennessee in 1846.[3]
- "Variations on his date of death are as follows: 1 SEP 1846, 25 Oct 1846, 7 Dec 1846"[3]
Name
- William Hollis[4]
Birth
- 1769, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States[4]
Death
Residence
- North Carolina[7]
Research Notes
Reference or Indent Number
- Reference or Indent Number: 23794698
- Place: Hollis Cem, Woodbury, Cannon, TN[10]
Sources
- ↑ Pension application for John Hollis by William Hollis (pdf), transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters (accessed 9 October 2019).
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CL-JQZ : 22 December 2016), William Hollis and Elizabeth Reed, 15 Feb 1790; citing , Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 317,002.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Find A Grave: Memorial #23794698 for William Hollis (1768-1846)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Source: #S30. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online publication, 2004). Original data... was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Source number: 103.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DHE. Birth 1768, NC; Marriage 1790, NC
- ↑ Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Ancestry Online publication, 2000): Birth 1768, Salisbury, Rowan, NC. Death 1846.
- ↑ Source: S7. Text: Birth 1768, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Death 1846.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Source: S8. Marriage Rowan; Residence North Carolina
- ↑ Source: S9: North Carolina State Archives. Marriage date 15 Feb 1790, Rowan, North Carolina.
- ↑ Source: S9-a. County Court Records - FHL # 0317002 and 0500949 - 0500957. Marriage 15 Feb 1790, Rowan, North Carolina
- ↑ Source: SR105.
- Pension application for John Hollis by William Hollis (pdf), transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters (accessed 9 October 2019).
- "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CL-JQZ : 22 December 2016), William Hollis and Elizabeth Reed, 15 Feb 1790; citing , Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 317,002.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 July 2019), memorial page for William Hollis (1768–1846), Find A Grave Memorial no. 23794698, citing Brawleys Fork Cemetery, Readyville, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Matt (contributor 46551360) . Find A Grave: Memorial #23794698
- See also:
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 9 October 2019), "Record of Sergeant John Hollis", Ancestor # A056673.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Cheryl Harvey for creating Hollis-611 on 2 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Cheryl and others.
Thank you to Christine Hollis for creating WikiTree profile Hollis-406 through the import of Hollis Family Tree_2013-04-09.ged on Apr 9, 2013.
- United States Federal Census, Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution, & Family Records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
David Clounch
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~1.56%
Sherry (Powell) Roman :
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~0.78%
Michelle Laird :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member michelle_donette
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~0.78%
Jean-Pierre Bass :
23andMe
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Peggy (Hughey) Tucker :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B212084
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~0.78%
Lisa (Horton) Kennon :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member glkenn
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~0.78%
Allen Hughey :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Donald Davis :
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Living DNA, GEDmatch TF5209445 [compare], yourDNAportal DONe8541510
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~0.78%
Robert Gardner :
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~0.39%
Patrick Robbins :
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the pension application was made in 1832 & William said he was about 64 years old & that his father died 27 August 1832 - that's the same date of death shown in the memorial for John Hollis that is linked to the memorial you have as a source for this William Hollis.