Ancestors of Tabitha Holt - back to Nicholas Holt of Andover
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Transcription: Below I've transcribed a genealogy of some descendants of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and later, Andover, Massachusetts. Nicholas came over on the ship James in 1635. The original is on one large sheet of pale blue paper faintly lined in a slightly darker blue. The paper is folded to form four pages read as you would a book. Pages 1-3 are in a very elaborate hand (except for the line which starts "There was a daughter..." which appears to be inserted in another hand). Page 4 is in a different hand altogether and I assume was added later. Comparing the contents to Daniel S. Durrie's "Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States: more particularly Descendants of Nicholas Holt" shows numerous differences. (I would recommend that you trust Durrie, not this document!)
Background: I have no idea who authored this document or what sources were used in creating it. It has been in the family for at least 100 years, having been passed down by my great, granduncle, Jacob Lyman Greene of Hartford, who died in 1905. His secretary at the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, of which he was President, made a transcription of this document about 1895 along with other documents related to genealogical research that Jacob had commissioned. (For example, see the Kilbourne Genealogy by George Blodgette.)
Genealogy of the Holts.
Nicholas Holt born in England
Sir Thomas Holt " " "
Children of Thomas Holt
Sir John Holt born in England
Roland " " " "
(There was a daughter name not known)
Nicholas Holt chose a trade and Thomas his brother chose the profession
of law. Nicholas Holt learned the Tanner trade in Romsey England whence
he emigrated to America in 1635 and resided in Newbury Mass. In 1645 he
removed to Andover Mass where he died in 1685 aged 85 yrs
Children of Nicholas Holt
Elizabeth Holt born in Newbury Mar 3rd 1636
Mary " " " " Oct 6th 1638
Samuel " " " " Oct 6th 1641
Hannah " " " Andover 1643
Henry " " " " 1647
Nicholas " " " " 1651
James " " " " 1654
John " " " " 1656
Priscilla " " " " June 12th 1658
Marriages of the children of Nicholas
Henry Holt & Sarah Ballard Feb 23rd 1669
Nicholas Holt & __ Preston May 21st 1666
James Holt & Hannah Allen Oct 12th 1676
John Holt & __Farnum
Children of Henry & Sarah B. Holt
Elizabeth Holt born in Andover Dec. 29th 1670
Oliver " " " " Jan. 14th 1672
Henry " " " " Jan 24th 1673
James " " " " Sept 13th 1675
George " " " " Mar 17th 1677
Sarah " " " " June 17th 1678
Josiah " " " " Dec. 16th 1679
Paul " " " " Feb 7th 1684
William " " " " Feb. 3 1687
Zeruiah " " " " Mar. 24th 1689
Keturah " " " " Dec. 15th 1690
Humphry " " " " Sept 22nd 1693
Benjamin " " " " July 8th 1696
Oliver Holt married Hannah Russell
Their Children
Oliver born in Andover Dec 16th 1698
Hannah " " " May 9th 1704
David " " " June 5th 1707
Uriah " " " June 25th 1710
Johnathan " " " Aug. 21st 1711
Joseph " " " Feb 9th 1713
Jacob " " " Mar. 30th 1717
Thomas " " " Aug 23rd 1719
Benjamin " " " Apr. 6th 1719
William " " " Sept 11th 1721
Jacob Holt married Mary Osgood Dec. 29th 1737
Their Children
Jacob Holt born in Andover Mar. 29th 1739
Nehemiah Holt,
David Holt
Jacob Holt married Rhoda Abbott Mar. 22nd 1764
Their Children
Jacob Holt born in Andover Feb. 16th 1765
Ephraim " " " Mar 19th 1767
Nehemiah " " "
Stephen " " " June 7th 1771
Rhoda " " " July 13th 1773
Uriah " " " May 25th 1775
Mary O, " " " Apr 21 1777
Tabby " " " Aug 11 1779
Hannah " " " July 17th 1781
David " " " Aug 21st 1783
Sarah " " " May 11th 1786
Tabitha married Thomas Greene
He was born at Rowley Mass. Died Oct 1809
Lived at Waterford Me
I think she died in June 1827
Their Children (following slightly edited for clarity)
Sarah Holt b. Waterford; d. July 26 1823
Tabitha b. Waterford 1800; married Leonard Grover
Jacob Holt b. Waterford 1802; married Mrs. Sarah Jewett
William W. b. Waterford 1804; maried Ruth Corsor
Thomas b. Waterford 1805; died May 3 1805
Thomas b. Waterford 1807; married Eliza Kimball