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From: "Peyton Carter" <>
Subject: Re: [VACHARLO] William Reily HOLLAND
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:35:58 -0500


I don't know anything about the Holland family; however, I am intrigued by
the Reily middle name in Virginia in the early 1800s. Do you know where
William Reily Holland acquired this middle name (family, liked the sound of
it)?

Peyton


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> From: Irby N. Hollans, Jr. <>
> To:
> Subject: [VACHARLO] William Reily HOLLAND
> Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 4:11 PM
>
> I am in search of the HOLLAND Family in Virginia -- particularly in the
> southwestern VA counties of Bedford, Floyd, Franklin and Montgomery.
>
> My great grandfather was William Reily HOLLAND
> b. about 1820, d. 14 September 1897 in Floyd County, Virginia.
>
> He married Mary Jane (Polly) MOORE, of Franklin County, VA on 27
> December 1843.
>
> They had 13 children, 11 of which lived to maturity.
>
> I am desperately searching for the parents of William Reily HOLLAND.
> His father may have been a "John HOLLAND,"
> since his first son was named "John."
> He also had a son named "James."
>
> The parents of Polly MOORE were John MOORE and Annie AUSTIN,
> both of Franklin County, VA
>
> The Floyd County, Virginia Clerks Office recognizes these nine variant
> spellings
> of this family name:
> "HOLLAND, HOLLANDS, HOLLANS, HOLAN, HOLANS, HOLLEN,
> HOLLON, HOLLINS, HOLLINGS" I have found in some legal documents
several
> variant
> spellings of the name in the same document!
>
> In my HOLLAND ancestry there were a number of first names of
> "Jesse, Benjamin, John, William, James"
> Do you have similar naming patterns in any of your HOLLAND ancestry
> in the 1700 to 1850 time period?
>
> I would be happy to share any data that might assist you.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Irby N. Hollans, Jr.
> in Fairfax, VA
>
>
>
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