The highley Surname
highley Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of several places so called,
for example one in Shropshire, which was named in Old English as
‘Hugga’s woodland clearing’, from an unattested personal name +
leah ‘wood’, ‘glade’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 30 - Messages: 78
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| William Highly b.1724 father of William Highley b. 1740 |
 EJM_Missouri
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| John HIGHLEY b:1759 England | Cheryl Highley Lengefeld | 16 |
| James Miles HIGHLEY married Gertie Rapp FRAZER | Veronica Highley | 3 |
| Kirk W.E. baby |
kgfuquay
| 0 |
| Name changes HILL, HALE, HIGHLEY |
pinkfishie18
| 0 |
| George W. HIGHLEY Descendants | Carol Espiritu | 3 |
| Norman Fredrick HIGHLEY |
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| Clinton HIGHLEY 1930 Duke Township, Jackson Co., OK Federal Census |
williael
| 2 |
| William HIGHLEY |
jdhighley01
| 2 |
| Mary (HIGHLEY) PENNYPACKER (1798 - 1835) |
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| 0 |
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