William Jolly (abt. 1742)

Born about 1742 in Hundon, Suffolk, England

Descendants

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Biography

William Jolly was born in Suffolk, England.

William Jolly was born about 1742 in the village of Hundon in south-west Suffolk, England; he was baptised at All Saints Church there on 6 March that year, the son of James Jolly and his wife Amy (formerly King). ^[1] However, the couple did not have any further children baptised there. They had married on 6 February 1736/37 at St Botolph's Church, Hadstock, Essex; he was a widower resident in Hundon, she was a single woman of Hadstock, a village just across the River Stour, which formed the county boundary between Suffolk to the north and Essex to the south. ^[2]
The connection between William and the Golding family of Hundon around 1770 relates to the birth about 1773 of Amy Golding, the illegitimate daughter of Mary Golding. ^[3] Her father is not named in the entry for her baptism in the parish register, but there is convincing evidence from documentary sources and genetic genealogy that he was in fact William Jolly - see Research notes: Amy's biological father?
However, clearly this biographical profile of William Jolly is hardly a comprehensive account of his life. No doubt a more direct descendant of his will write something more informative at some future date.

Research notes

• William Jolly is the biological 5xgreat-grandfather of the first author and manager of his Wikitree profile, Mark Carroll.
• The surname Jolly is also written in the historical records as Jolley. It was a common surname in that part of Suffolk at that time.

Amy's biological father?

Mary Golding was baptised at All Saints Church in Hundon in 1752, but any man living in that village or nearby around 1772 could have been her lover and thus the biological father of her illegitimate daughter, Amy Golding (baptised 1773). We have several clues as to his possible identity:
1. Mary named her daughter Amy, and Amy was the forename of the mother of William Jolly (baptised 1742, Hundon).
2. The manager of Amy Golding's profile, Mark Carroll, is a direct descendant of hers. He shares 26.7cM of DNA with Patricia [surname withheld, as still living], who is a descendant of William Jolly (baptised 1742, Hundon); he is her 6xgreat-grandfather. Mark and Patricia are thus 6th cousins once removed, a genealogical relationship that has a 56% chance of corresponding to 26.7cM of shared DNA. ^[4]
3. As far as we know, William Jolly did not have a brother living in Hundon and of an appropriate age around 1772. His father James died in 1769, before Amy was born, but William might have had a paternal uncle or cousin.

Sources

1. ↑ Haverhill Family History Group. Bishop's Transcripts of parish registers of Hundon All Saints, 1674-1837: baptism entry for Jolly, William, 06 Mar 1742, son of James and Amy. (Available: http://www.haverhill-uk.com/genealogy/baptisms/hundon_baptisms1.shtml [accessed 10 Dec 2023]).
2. ↑ FreeREG. Transcripts of parish registers of Hadstock St Botolph, Essex: entry for marriage of Jolly, James, widower of Hundon, and Amy King, sw, otp, 06 Feb 1736/37. (Available: www.freereg.org.uk/ [accessed 23 Jan 2024].)
3. ↑ Haverhill Family History Group. Bishop's Transcripts of parish registers of Hundon All Saints, 1674-1837: entry for baptism of Golding, Amy, 13 Apr 1773, base daughter of Mary. (Available: http://www.haverhill-uk.com/genealogy/baptisms/hundon_baptisms1.shtml [accessed 25 June 2023].)
4. ↑ DNA Painter: Shared cM tool. (Available: https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4 [accessed 09 Dec 2023].)