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Holly Hill is included in part of the Holland's Hills tract originally patented to Francis Holland, a Justice of Anne Arundel County and a Quaker member of Herring Creek Meeting. |
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| 1667/00/00 |
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Francis Holland builds a frame dwelling. |
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| 1685/00/00 |
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Richard Harrison, a Quaker member of Herring Creek Meeting located near Holly Hill, buys a portion of Holland's Hills. |
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| 1688/00/00 |
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore |
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Richarch Harrison joins other Quakers in thanking Charles Calvert, Third Lord Baltimore, for allowing Friends to affirm, rather than swear allegiance to, the proprietor. |
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| 1698/00/00 |
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Sometime before his death in 1716, Richard Harrison encloses the 1667 frame structure in brick. |
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| 1705/00/00 |
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Esther Palmer, a Quaker, records in her diary a visit to Holly Hill. |
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| 1710/00/00 |
Quakers |
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A Quaker meeting, often held in Holly Hill before 1700, is held at Holly Hill. |
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| 1715/00/00 |
Richard Harrison |
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Sarah Hall Harrison, wife of Samuel Harrison, gives birth to a son, Richard Harrison, in the Province of Maryland. |
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| 1716/00/00 |
Samuel Harrison |
Home |
Samuel Harrison inherits a port of Holly Hill from his father, Richard, and adds a brick wing creating a "T". |
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| 1725/00/00 |
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Richard Harrison Jr, son of Richard Harrison, sells his inherited land portion and moves to Philadelphia. |
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| 1733/00/00 |
Samuel Harrison |
Died |
Samuel Harrison dies, in the Province of Maryland. |
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| 1745/00/00 |
Sarah Harrison Edelen |
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Rachel Smith Harrison, wife of Richard Harrison, gives birth to a daughter, Sarah Harrison, in Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland. |
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| 1761/08/00 |
Richard Harrison |
Died |
Richard Harrison dies, in the Province of Maryland. |
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| 1850/00/00 |
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The widow of Joseph Harrison, a direct descendant of Richard Harrison, through his son Samuel Harrison, sells Holly Hill to John H Somerville. |
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| 1968/00/00 |
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Attorney Brice McAdoo Clagett and his wife Virginia Parker Clagett buy Holly Hill. Brice is a descendant of Richard Harrison and Virginia P Clagett will serve in the Maryland House of Delegates. |
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