Re: Boley family from Pleasant Cty. WVA
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In reply to:
Boley family from Pleasant Cty. WVA
3/17/99
i am also a boley. i have been told that the name is for a 10th centurary christian martyr. a young boy tortured and killed by the moors of cordoba for refusing to renounce his faith. his fame led to the given name being very popular in spain in the middle ages. in uuropean countries it was not popular because of its association with the british heratic pelarius. so it came from spain to germany and then to the good old USA.i am looking for my grandfather's family.his name was henry b. boley married lizzie sexton.hope u can help.