Richard Solly
1598-1653
Born: 1598, Ash, Kent
Died: 1653, Kent
Occupation: Unknown. He may have been an agricultural labourer but he was the grandson of a notable man, Stephen Joseph Solly so he may have had a more prestigious role.
Parents: John Solly (1567-1624) and Christian Piper
Spouse: Elizabeth Pryor
Children: Richard Soale (1633-1683), Michael Solly (Born 1635), Stephen Solly (Born 1639), Martha Soale (1640-1735), Elizabeth Solly (Born 1642).
Richard Solly was born in 1598 in Ash, Kent, England.
His parents were John Solly (1567-1624) and Christian Piper.
He was the last of the Sollys in the Soale lineage to be born in Ash, Kent.
It seems he did not inherit Great Pedding Farm or the title 'of Pedding', unlike his brother, Stephen Solly of Pedding (alive 1661)
It is not clear what his occupation was.
He married Elizabeth Pryor.
Their children included Richard Soale (1633-1683), Michael Solly (Born 1635), Stephen Solly (Born 1639), Martha Soale (1640-1735) and Elizabeth Solly (Born 1642).
His life spanned the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604), Eighty Years' War (1568-1648), Tyrone's Rebellion (1594-1603), Edict of Nantes (1598), Galileo and the Scientific Revolution (1632), the Expansion of the Ottomon empire, the Edo Period of Japan (1603), Union of the Crowns (1603), the Gunpowder Plot (1605), the Founding of Jamestown and the establishment of the first British colonies in America (1607), Founding of Quebec (1608), War of Julich Succesion and the Treaty of Xanten (1609-1614), The Bohemian Revolt (1618), The Pilgrams and the Plymouth Colony (1620), Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Anglo-French Wars of Religion (1627-1629), Rise of the Mughal Empire (1632-1653), Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659), The Founding of Maryland and Rhode Island (1634-1636), The Founding of Harvard College (1636), The Puritans and the Founding of Massachussetts Bay (1636), Perquot War (1637), Bishops' Wars (1639-1640), War of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1653), Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674), English Civil War (1642-1651), Dutch arrival in New Zealand (1642), Battle of Marston Moor (1644), Battle of Naseby (1645) and the reign of Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658), The Independence of the Dutch Republic (1648), The Fronde (1648-1653), The Interregnum and Commonwealth (1649-1660). English Monarchs: Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Cromwell.