Holley, I. B., Jr. (Irving Brinton), 1919-2013

Luther Holley (1751-1826) is the progenitor of the family. He was a merchant in Salisbury, Connecticut, and across the border in New York State and he sold bar iron. He married Sarah Dakin and together they had children John Milton (1777-1836); Myron (1779-1841) who was member of the New York State Assembly and served on the Canal Commission overseeing the construction of the Erie Canal; Horace (1781-1827), who was a minister and later president of Transylvania University; Edward Oramel (1783-1848) who was in the New York State militia; Newman (1785-1857), who was a merchant and also owned a blast furnace; and Orville Luther (1791-1861), publisher and politician. Newman Holley married Sally Stiles and they had children Francis Newman, Ransom (who was mining in Wisconsin and California), Mary, and Frederick. Francis Newman married Eliza Ann Hotchkiss and their children were Edward Hotchkiss Holley of Torrington, Connecticut, and Horace (1824-1874). Edward H. Holley married Nellie Wheeler and they had children Francis Newman, Horace, Irving B. (1883-1971), Lawrence H. and Lillie Wheeler Holley. The brothers enjoyed a lively correspondence and frequently went on fishing trips together. Francis (Frank) was a member of the League of American Wheelmen. Irving B. Holley married Mary Sharp and they had children Irving B. and Mary (known as Polly). Irving married Janet Carlson and they had son Irving and daughters Susan and Janet. Irving was a professor of history at Duke University, and was a graduate of Wilbraham Academy, Amherst College and Yale Univertsity.

From the description of Irving B. Holley collection of family papers, 1777-2008. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 682305313

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