Allard (Hollard) Family

[jeffreyallard]

I live in New Hampshire (US) and my family name is Allard. We have traced our ancestry back to Hugh Hollard who married Grace Tucker on the Isles of Shoals in what is today New Hampshire in 1674. We found Thomas Hollard's will which mentions "alias Silke". We also found the farm, Silkhay in Netherbury which we visited some years ago. I recently found this web site for the Silk family.

We are confused about the connection between the name Hollard and the name "Silk" or "Silke". Can someone tell me what the "alias Silke" means? Is my family, who descended form Hugh Hollard, related to the Silk family?

I appreciate any help you can provide.

Jeffrey Allard
New Durham, New Hampshire, USA

[Daniel Silk]

Welcome to the forum!

I was wondering about the same thing "alias Silke" Maybe that was her name before she was married?

Other Silk info from that area -

William Silke - Beaminster, Dorset 1826 - silkfamily.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=silk&action=display&thread=421

Thomas Silk - silkfamily.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=silk&action=display&thread=449

William Sylke - Rector Litton Cheney Dorset - 1445 - silkfamily.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=silk&action=display&thread=412

Silk - Symondsbury, Dorset - silkfamily.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=silk&action=display&thread=100

Silk - Coombe Keynes, Dorset 1620 - silkfamily.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=silk&action=display&thread=103