Thomas Jolly

"The Jolly family are of french Huguenot descent and trace their ancestry back to 1541. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, part of the family left France, going to Scotland and England. They were early identified with the Presbyterian Church of England. Rev Thomas Jolly was pastor of a church at Altham and, after his death, a chapel was erected to his memory.

The English branch of the family immigrated to America in 1749 and settled in Maryland. A few years later, they branched into Virginia and Pennsylvania. Three of the family were soldiers in the war of the Revolution. In 1796, they were among the first settlers of Chillicothe, Ohio, and in 1805, they left Chillicothe and branched into Higland, Hamilton and Brown counties. David, James, William and Mary, with their families, moved into Hillsboro. David helped to build the first Presbyterian church and was elected Elder. John W. Jolly moved to Cincinnati with his family. Thomas and Alexander Jolly, with their families, were among the first settlers at Ripley, Ohio".

Thomas, was a minister in England. The Jolly Family, as noted above, was identified with the Presbyterian Church of England.

By reading the following histories, the Jolly family can be easily traced, viz: New England History, Vol 60; History of Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia, by Wm De Hass; Historical Collections of PA; History of Panhandle.

(HISTORY of Clermont & Brown Counties, Vol I by Byron Williams):

Thomas was the father of 10 children and all of his children moved to Ohio:

David/1739 John/1741 Susannah/1753 (Mrs Jacob Whisner) Catherine/Dec 1756 (Mrs Philip Creekbaum) Henry/26 Jul 1757 Thomas/1759 Martha/1761 Elizabeth/1763 (Mrs George Humphrey) Alexander/1764 (m. Sarah Key) William/1766

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