Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameAgnes HOLYOKE 
, F
, FBirthabt 1537, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Deathabt Feb 1587, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Burial20 Feb 1587, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England5
FatherWilliam HOLYOKE , M (~1490-<1573)
MotherJoane FLETCHER HAWTHORNE , F (~1491-~1573)
Spouses
1John GREENE 33,1, M
33,1, MBirthabt 1533, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Deathabt 1577, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Burial19 Jan 1577, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England
Notes for Agnes HOLYOKE
• Surname has also been spelled as “Holliocke, Holliock, Holiocke, Holiock or Holyocke,” however, he signed his will with “Holyoke.” During this period of time, before about the late 1600’s, many writers relied on the phonetic / pronunciation because literacy rate of most people of the time was quite low.
• The surname HOLYOKE and all of its variant forms seem to be derived from the holy oak, or gospel oak, an archaic term for a boundary tree. In Anglo-Saxon it is “hálig āc” (Holy Oak)
[S:8], [S:12]
• The surname HOLYOKE and all of its variant forms seem to be derived from the holy oak, or gospel oak, an archaic term for a boundary tree. In Anglo-Saxon it is “hálig āc” (Holy Oak)
[S:8], [S:12]
Notes for John (Spouse 1)
• Last name also recorded as “Green” or “Grene”