John HOLLOWELL
Ancestry World Tree
NOTE: The name Hollowell was originally HolyWell. Further detail on the origin of this name is in PAF Notes. The name Hollowell was originally Holywell and was one of those place nam es so dear to the English. The Holy Well was in Sussex and was suppose d to be of miraculous origin. It was believed to have ben brought abou t by a goat herder finding a saint perishing on the downs for water. Th e goat herder prayed and the well spouted from the rolling hills. This a lso accounts for the goats up on the coat of arms. The Hollowell famil y has been recorded in England since before the Conquest.
He married Isabel Garfield 15 Nov 1582 at Ashby St. Ledgers, Northampton, England . Isabel Garfield was born at Northampton, England 1564 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
William Hollowell
born 27 Mar 1592.
Ann Hollowell
born 1583.
Elizabeth Hollowell
born 26 Nov 1587.
John Hollowell
born 1 Jan 1589.
Frances Hollowell
born 16 Jan 1590.
Issabel Hollowell
born 18 May 1594.
Mary Hollowell
born 9 May 1601.