1. JOHN JOLLIE, of Leek, county of Stafford, was living about the middle of the fifteenth century (was probably born about 1510), "married Margaret, daughter of Ranchy." Their first son died without issue. Their second son was Thomas. (John Jolli probably had brothers Richard, of Canning Court, in the parish of Pulha, county of Dorset (who had sons John and Edmund), and Henry, who was a B.A., 1523, and dean of Bristol, 1554, etc.). 2. Thomas Jolli, of Leek, county of Stafford, and Buglawton, in Cheshire. Married (first) Margaret, daughter of Lawrence Swettenham, of Someford, county of Chester. Had a son, William Jolli, of Bothoms, in Staffordshire, born 1584, and a son, Thomas Jolli, of Leek, county of Staffordshire, lord mayor of London, 1615, whose son was Sir John Jolles, of London, alderman, born July 23, 1606, and he had a son, Sir William Jolliffe, who was knighted for building the London bridge. 3. William Jollie, of Bothoms, parish of Chedleton, in Staffordshire, born 1584, died June 11, 1669, aged eighty-five. Married Annie, daughter of Benedict Webb, of Kingwood, in county of Gloucester. They had a son, Thomas Jolli, or Jolliffe, of Cofton Hall, county of Worcester, and a son, Sir William Jolli, or Jolliffe, of Careswell Castle, county of Stafford, and a daughter Elizabeth, married Roland Hill. 4. Thomas Jollie, or Jolliffe, Esq., of Cofton Hall, county of Worcester, died October 23, 1693, aged seventy-six. One of His Majesty's justices, 1660, wedded (first) Margaret, daughter and coheir of Richard Skinner of Cofton Hall, county of Worcester (by Margaret, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, Knight, of Pillaton, and Margaret, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Sir William Devereux, son of Walter, Viscount Hereford), by whom he had William, died aged thirteen; Thomas, died aged seventeen; John (the American heir); Benjamin (the English heir); Annie, married Alexander Felton; Margaret, married Filson Bruin. His wife Margaret died January 6, 1647, aged twenty-seven. He wedded (second) Mary, daughter of Sir Gabriel Lowe, of Newark, county of Gloucester, Knight. Had one son, William, who died unmarried in London, 1680, aged twenty-three. His wife Mary died 1663. He attended Charles I. to the place of execution. 5. Benjamin Jolliffe (the English heir) died 1719, aged seventyfour. Married Mary, youngest daughter of John Jolliffe, of London, merchant, sister of Sir William Jolliffe (and his second cousin). They had Thomas, died unmarried; William, died unmarried in Aleppo; John (his heir), of Petersfield Haunts; Rebecca Lowe, and Annie Biddulph. 6. John Jolliffe (the American) died 1716, about seventy-five years old. Married Mary Rigglesworth, daughter and heiress of Peter Rigglesworth, of Norfolk County, Colony of Virginia. They had issue Joseph, Thomas, John, Peter, Sarah (Lowe), Elizabeth (Hasgood), and Mary (Bacon). |