John Jolley "of Millstreet, Leek, Staffordshire" is listed in the Family Search Community Trees (2010) website at: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I94914&tree=Welsh. This website attached the following reference to John Jolley's name and geographical information: "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland" (1847-1906), Burke, John, (London: Henry Colburn, 1847-1906), FHL book 942 D2buf 1847-1906., 1848 ed. vol. 3 p. 48.
John Jolley was born in about 1654--during the time of the English Civil War of 1642-1660. Unfortunately, "many church and civil records were destroyed, lost, or simply not kept during the English Civil War (1642-1660." (For further details see about this matter, see Ancestry.com., or any reliable reference source).
The children of John Jolley and Mary Rigglesworth are listed in "The Jolley Family Book", originally produced in 1966 by Bryant Manning Jolley and subsequently edited and republished by Ronald Lynn Jolley as a 2nd edition in 2005 (FHL Book #: 929.273, J683jo. 2005, Part 1, Pages 1-2).
Research Note: "The Jolley Family Book", originally produced in 1966 by Bryant Manning Jolley and subsequently edited and republished by Ronald Lynn Jolley as a 2nd edition in 2005 (FHL Book #: 929.273, J683jo. 2005), stated (in Part 1, pages 1-2) that "John Jolley" was "a descendant of Thomas Jolley" and that he "may [or] may not be [a] brother or a son to Thomas Jolley" who married "Margaret Skinner" and that he "fled to America" and "settled in Boston, Mass. in approx. 1600/1648" as a "Farmer" and that he married "Mary Rigglesworth". However, recent research (in 2011) suggests that the John Jolley who "settled in Boston" was probably not the "brother or son" of "Thomas Jolley" who married "Margaret Skinner"--as this John Jolley was of "Botham Hall, Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England" and died in 1694 in England. Instead, it is possible that the John Jolley who "settled in Boston" may have been the son of "Thomas Jolliffe" who married "Sarah Bulkeley" on 21 April 1647 in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England, and that this John Jolliffe was born in about 1652 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.
John Jolley and Mary Rigglesworth and thier children are listed several times in the IGI under different estimated birth dates and geographical locations.
Research Note: As of 2011, the proposed Jolley ancestry from John Jolley Sr., of Pitt Co., North Carolina (who was born in about 1762/1765), backwards in time to John Jolley of Leek, Staffordshire, England (who was born in about 1654), is rather questionable and is still under investigation.
Research Note: The IGI (via the LDS Extraction Program, FHL Film # 844558) lists a "Maria Wrigglesworth" who was christened on 31 March 1650 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, and whose father was "Josephi Wrigglesworth".
"Thomas Jolliffe, of Leek Hall, and of Buglawton, co. Chester." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h.)
Thomas Jollie is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Leek" in the book "The History of the Ancient Parish of Leek", by John Sleigh, 1883, p.35.
"Thomas Jolliffe" is listed in the book "Olde Leeke: Historical, Biographical, Anecdotal, and Archceological" by Matthew Henry Miller, 1900, pages 101-102, under the section "The Joliffe Family" as follows: "John's eldest son, Thomas, lived at Buglawton. He married first a Swettenham of Somerford, and second a daughter of Edward Mainwaring of Whitmore. One of their daughters married a Sir John Dethick, Lord Mayor of London in 1666, who was knighted by Cromwell in 1656, and again by Charles II. Thomas Joliffe lived at Siche, or Leek Old Hall, which was the ancient seat of the Joliffes. It was a half-timbered mansion, and included the present Red Lion Hotel and the adjoining house lately pulled down to make way for the present covered market. It was a large house, and was erected by Thomas Joliffe in 1627 on the site of an older seat. The upper rooms of the remainder of the hosue were panelled, and for some years used as a saddler's shop, and afterwards as a dressmaker's shop"....
"Margaret, dau. of L. Swettenham, of Somerford, co. Chester." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h.)
Margaret Swettenham is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Leek" in the book "The History of the Ancient Parish of Leek", by John Sleigh, 1883, p.35.
"Thomas Jolliffe, of Leek Hall, and of Buglawton, co. Chester." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h.)
Thomas Jollie is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Leek" in the book "The History of the Ancient Parish of Leek", by John Sleigh, 1883, p.35.
"Thomas Jolliffe" is listed in the book "Olde Leeke: Historical, Biographical, Anecdotal, and Archceological" by Matthew Henry Miller, 1900, pages 101-102, under the section "The Joliffe Family" as follows: "John's eldest son, Thomas, lived at Buglawton. He married first a Swettenham of Somerford, and second a daughter of Edward Mainwaring of Whitmore. One of their daughters married a Sir John Dethick, Lord Mayor of London in 1666, who was knighted by Cromwell in 1656, and again by Charles II. Thomas Joliffe lived at Siche, or Leek Old Hall, which was the ancient seat of the Joliffes. It was a half-timbered mansion, and included the present Red Lion Hotel and the adjoining house lately pulled down to make way for the present covered market. It was a large house, and was erected by Thomas Joliffe in 1627 on the site of an older seat. The upper rooms of the remainder of the hosue were panelled, and for some years used as a saddler's shop, and afterwards as a dressmaker's shop"....
"Elizabeth, dau. of Edw. Mainwaring, of Whitmore, co. Staffs." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h).
"John Jollye, of Leek, mercer." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h.)
"John Jolye" is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Leek" in the book "The History of the Ancient Parish of Leek", by John Sleigh, 1883, p.35.
"John Jollye" is listed as follows in the book "Olde Leeke: Historical, Biographical, Anecdotal, and Archceological" by Matthew Henry Miller, 1900, page 199, under the section "Ancient Leek Tradesmen" as follows: "1568, July 2. John Jollye de Leke, marcer (and A.D. 1550)".
"John Jollye" is listed in the book "Olde Leeke: Historical, Biographical, Anecdotal, and Archceological" by Matthew Henry Miller, 1900, pages 100-101, under the section "The Joliffe Family" as follows: "The earliest record of the Leek Joliffes is found in about the end of the reign of Henry VII., A.D. 1509. They were found to have settled in Leek, a town stated to have been famous for its ale, cloth, and ribbon from Tudor times, that is from the last quarter of the 15th century. There were Joliffes in Warwickshire in the 14th and 15th centuries, and in Dorsetshire, Cornwall, and the Isle of Wright from the 14th century, but there is no trace of any connection with the Leek Joliffes, and the arms are different. ...There was a...Joliffe at Shenstone in Staffordshire, in 1497, but not connected with the Leek Joliffes, the first of whom known to fame was John Jollye of Joliffe, born at Leek in the latter half of the 15th century. He was living in 1550 and 1568. He was engaged in trade as a mercer of 'marcer,' and is thought to be identical with the Jollys, or Joliffe, who obtained in 1596 a twenty-one years' lease of the Manor of Shenstone. This mercer had three sons, Thomas, John, and Richard, who all resided in Leek in the middle of the 16th century. He was assessed for the first payment of subsidy, or the then income tax, in 1545, granted by Parliament for two years in Henry VIII.'s reign, and again in 1547. In the sixth year of Edward VI. (1553) he was one of the four Leek churchwardens. The parish of Leek then included the townships of Leek and Lowe; Endon, Longsdon, and Stanley; Bradnop and Onecote; and Leek Frith quarter, which includes Rushton James, Rushton Spencer, and Heaton, each of which townships nominated respectively a churchwarden, each of whom was appointed by the Vicar of Leek, thus making with Leek four churchwardens, but leaving only one for Leek; this has been the custom from time immemorial to the present. He received from the Commissioners for the use of the Parish Church, divers pieces of plate--spoils most probably of Dieu-la-cresse Abbey."
In "The Jolley Family Book", which was originally produced by Bryant Manning Jolley and subsequently edited and republished by Ronald Lynn Jolley as a "2nd Edition" in 2005 (FHL Book # 929.273, J683jo, 2005; FHL online CD # 2571), the following historical outline appears (in Part 1, Page 1-2):
"In America, the Virginia and New England branches of the Jolley family appear to have descended from a common ancestor, John Jollie or Jolliffe, Sr., Dorset County England, living about 1500. John Jollie or Jolliffe, Sr. and his wife Elizabeth had two sons, John Jollie or Jolliffe, Jr. and Richard Jollie or Jolliffe.
"John Jollie or Jolliffe Jolley, Sr., who settled in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1600, was descended from John Jollie of Jolliffe, Sr. and Elizabeth as was immigrant John Jolley, Jr., who came to Virginia about 1650 soon after the execution of Charles I. John Jollie or Jolliffe Jolley, Sr. who settled in Boston married Ann, widow of Robert Knight. He was a select man and one of the patriots who took part in the revolt against Gov. Andros. No further record of him can be found.
"The pedigree of John Jollie or Jolliffe, Sr. ancestor of the Virginia Family is traced as follows: John Jollie or Jolliffe, Jr., about 1530, brother of Richard Jollie or Jolliffe of Dorset Co., married Margaret Ranchey. Their son, Thomas Jollie or Jolliffe [Jolley] of Leek, Stafford Co., married Margaret Swettenham. To Thomas Jollie or Jolliffe [Jolley] and Margaret Swettenham was born a son William Jolley, Sr., who married Anne Webb, daughter of Benedict Webb. William Jolley, Sr. and Anne Webb were the parents of four daughters and two sons: One son, William Jolley, Jr., became a merchant in London. He married Lady Mary Hastings, daughter of Ferdinando, Earl of Huntington. The other son, Thomas Jolley first married Margaret Skinner, daughter of Richard or John Skinner. Margaret was of royal descent through her mother's family who descended from Edward I. He was first of the Plantagenet family to occupy the English Throne.
"John Jolley, a descendant of Thomas Jolley and Margaret Skinner, was the father of John Jolley, Sr., who fled to America soon after the execution of Charles I, in 1648. He had been loyal to the King and therefore was an enemy of the Commonwealth Government of England....
"The following chart shows our Jolley Ancestral Line.
"1) John Jollie or Jolliffe, Sr. wife Elizabeth abt 1500 of Dorset Co., England - 2 sons Richard Jollie or Jolliffe of Dorset Co. England, and John Jollie or Jolliffe, Jr.
"2) John Jollie or Jolliffe, Jr. [Jolley] wife Margaret Ranchey abt 1530 - son Thomas Jollie or Jolliffe [Jolley]
"3) Thomas Jollie or Jolliffe [Jolley] wife Margaret Swettenham abt 1550 of Leek, Stafford Co, England - son William Jolley, Sr.
"4) William Jolley, Sr. wife Anne Webb abt 1575 - 2 sons William Jolley, Jr., and Thomas Jolley, and 4 daughters. William Jolley, Jr. (merchant in London) wife Lady Mary Hastings. Daughter of Ferdinando, Earl of Huntington.
"5) Thomas Jolley 1st wife Margaret Skinner abt 1600 - son John Jolley. Margaret is daughter of Richard or John Skinner. Margaret is of royal descent from her mothers family - Edward I.
"6) John Jolley. John is a descendant of Thomas Jolley. May or may not be a brother/son.
"7) John Jolley, Sr. wife Mary Rigglesworth abt 1620 - 4 sons Joseph Jolley, John Jolley, Jr., Thomas Jolley, Peter Jolley, Sr., and 3 daughters.
"8) Peter Jolley, Sr. wife Ann Burfoot abt 1670. Migrated to North Carolina.
"9) According to the Media Research Bureau findings Peter Jolley, Sr. abt 1670, 4th son of immigrant John Jolley, Sr. whose wife was Ann Burfoot, had a son who moved to North Carolina. In the North Carolina deeds for land transactions we find in early 1700 four Jolleys; Peter Jolley, Jr., John Jolley, Joseph Jolley, and James Jolley. Our ancestor to Henry Jolley, Jesse Jolley, was born in North Carolina about 1730. Which of the four Jolleys in North Carolina at that time was the father of our Jesse we haven't been able to determine.
"10) Jesse Jolley abt 1730 wife Martha Bryant abt 1732 - son John Jolley Sr.
"11) John Jolley, Sr. abt 1762/65 wife Louisa Bryan abt 1769 - 5 sons Frederick Jolley abt 1783, Jesse Jolley abt 1785, Hansel Bryan Jolley abt 1787, Henry Jolley b 26 Aug 1789, and John Jolley, Jr. abt 1791
"12) Henry Jolley b 26 Aug 1789 wife Frances Manning b 26 Sep 1789 - 2 sons Reuben Manning Jolley, Sr. b 1 Oct 1808, and Henry Bryant Manning Jolley (H.B.M.) b 11 Oct 1813, and 6 daughters.
"(It is difficult to say the least to follow early ancestral lines. Please accept these charts as our best efforts. Perhaps in years to come we can be more definitive with names and dates.)In "The Jolley Family Book", which was originally produced by Bryant Manning Jolley and subsequently edited and republished by Ronald Lynn Jolley as a "2nd Edition" in 2005 (FHL Book # 929.273, J683jo, 2005; FHL online CD # 2571:), the following historical outline appears (in Part 1, Page 1a-2):
The Outline below of the Jolleys in America, drafted by compiler, is an addition from the original Jolley Book:
– John Jollie or Jolliffe, Sr. (abt 1500); (M) Elizabeth
– Richard Jollie or Jolliffe of Dorset Co. England
– John Jollie or Jolliffe, Jr. (abt 1530); (M) Margaret Ranchey
– Thomas Jollie or Jolliffe [Jolley] (abt 1550) of Leek, Stafford Co. England; (M) Margaret Swettenham
– William Jolley, Sr.; (M) Anne Webb. She is the daughter of Benedict Webb
– 4 Daughters
– William Jolley, Jr. (Merchant in London); (M) Lady Mary Hastings. She is the daughter of Ferdinando, Earl of
Huntington
– Thomas Jolley (abt 1600); (M) (1st) Margaret Skinner. She is the daughter of Richard or John Skinner. (Margaret
is of royal descent from her mothers family who descended from Edward I)
– John Jolley is a descendant of Thomas Jolley. (May/may not be brother/or a son to Thomas Jolley.)
(On the preceding page it mentions in the last paragraph on Origins of the Family Name, the names of Edward
Jolley and James Jolley as descendants of John Jolley. Unclear as to where to put them in the genealogical
line.???)
– John Jolley, Sr. Fled to America. Settled in Boston, Mass. in approx. 1600/1648. Farmer. (M) Mary
Rigglesworth. Also mentions he (M) Ann, widow of Robert Knight
– Sarah Jolley; (M) Mr. Low
– Elizabeth Jolley; (M) Thomas Hasgood
– Mary Jolley; (M) John Bacon
– Joseph Jolley; (M) (1st) Ruth; (M) (2nd) Elizabeth
– John Jolley, Jr. Virginia immigrant abt 1650. Farmer. He had a granddaughter–Linda Jolley. (M) Martha
– John Jolley III
– Richard Jolley
– Peter Jolley
– Elizabeth Jolley; (M) Mr. Bowers
– Mary Jolley; (M) Mr. Taylor
– Sarah Jolley
– Susanna Jolley; (M) Mr. Bowers
– Rachel Jolley
– Ann Jolley
– Thomas Jolley
– Peter Jolley, Sr. Moved to North Carolina abt 1670; (M) Ann Burfoot
– Peter Jolley, Jr. abt 1700
– John Jolley abt 1700
– Joseph Jolley abt 1700
– James Jolley abt 1700
(One of these 4 sons of Peter Jolley, Sr. is the descendant of our Jesse Jolley as stated in The Jolley
Book.)
Part I Page 2
(In the Genealogical software program, PAF, I have taken the liberty to assume Peter Jolley, Jr. was the
descendant, that a line of ancestry could be followed. This may be in error.)
– Jesse Jolley b abt 1730/1732; (M) Martha Bryant b abt 1732
– John Jolley, Sr. b abt 1762/1765; (M) Louisa Bryan b abt 1769. (We think but have no recorded
substantiation that) she is the daughter of Frederick Bryan. He (M) Amelia Pugh in 1780.
– Frederick Jolley b abt 1783
– Jesse Jolley b abt 1785
– Hansel Bryan Jolley b abt 1787; had a son, Abraham Jolley, Sr.
– Henry Jolley b 26 Aug 1789
– John Jolley, Jr. b abt 1791
Elizabeth is listed as the wife of John Jolliffe in the IGI (via LDS Patron submission).
Research Note: New FamilySearch (PI#: LZT6-2JF) lists Elizabeth as "Elizabeth DeRanchey", born about 1504 in Dorsetshire, England.
"Thomas Jollye, of Leek, Churchwarden 6 Edward VI [who lived between 1547-1553--and was made King in 1547]." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h.)
Thomas Jolye is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Leek" in the book "The History of the Ancient Parish of Leek", by John Sleigh, 1883, p.35.
Historical Note: Wikipedia states that "Edward VI (12 October 1537 - 6 July 1553) became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine".
"Richard Jollye, living at Leek, 1550." is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Staffordshire" (fold-out sheet) in the book "The Jolliffes of Staffordshire and Their Descendants: Down to the Year 1835", by Hylton George H. Jolliffe, 1892, p.233. This book and pedigree is available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the B1-Floor inside the "High Density" section under the reference number: B-0244516. (This book was originally indexed by the FHL as: British Book #: 929.242, J684h.)
Richard Jolye is listed in the "Pedigree of Jolliffe of Leek" in the book "The History of the Ancient Parish of Leek", by John Sleigh, 1883, p.35.
Peter Jolley Sr. is mentioned in the book "The Jolley Family Book", originally produced in 1966 by Bryant Manning Jolley and subsequently edited and republished by Ronald Lynn Jolley as a 2nd edition in 2005 (FHL Book #: 929.273, J683jo. 2005, Part 1, pages 1-2), which states that he eventually "moved to North Carolina" and married "Ann Burfoot".
The children of Peter Jolley Sr. are listed in "The Jolley Family Book", originally produced in 1966 by Bryant Manning Jolley and subsequently edited and republished by Ronald Lynn Jolley as a 2nd edition in 2005 (FHL Book #: 929.273, J683jo. 2005, in Part 1, pages 1-2), which states that "In the North Carolina deed for land transactions we find in early 1700 four Jolleys: Peter Jolley Jr., John Jolley, Joseph Jolley, and James Jolley."
Peter Jolley and Ann Burfoot and/or their children are listed several times in the IGI under different estimated birth dates and geographical locations.
Research Note: As of 2011, the proposed Jolley ancestry from John Jolley Sr., of Pitt Co., North Carolina (who was born in about 1762/1765), backwards in time to John Jolley of Leek, Staffordshire, England (who was born in about 1654), is rather questionable and is still under investigation.
Genealogical information on the family of Henry Jolley and Frances Manning came from multiple family sources.
Family sources state the following: "Henry was originally buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah. In approximately the late 1950's, Henry Jolley's remains were dug up and moved to the Provo Cemetery in Provo, Utah Co., Utah. Marriage date is also shown as 22 Sep 1806. Also, the marriage is shown as 23 Jan 1806 in the IGI. Birth 26 Aug 1789. Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-1846."
Genealogical information on the family of Henry Jolley and Frances Manning came from multiple family sources.
Family sources state the following: "Henry was originally buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah. In approximately the late 1950's, Henry Jolley's remains were dug up and moved to the Provo Cemetery in Provo, Utah Co., Utah. Marriage date is also shown as 22 Sep 1806. Also, the marriage is shown as 23 Jan 1806 in the IGI. Birth 26 Aug 1789. Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-1846."