Holt, Elizabeth^[1]

1670 - 1734  (63 years)

• Name	Holt, Elizabeth
  Born	29 Dec 1670	Andover, Essex, MA, New England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	C74B68D9F3484C46AFD298E7DD4E798E529B
  Died	21 Dec 1734	Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, New England   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I6873	NewFranceGenealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	Holt, Henry,   b. 1644, Andover, Essex, MA, New England ,   d. 17 Jan 1719, Andover, Essex, MA, New England  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Ballard, Sarah,   d. 25 Nov 1733, Andover, Essex, MA, USA
  Family ID	F2729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harnden, Lt. Benjamin,   b. 24 Apr 1671, Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England ,   d. 30 May 1740, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, New England  (Age 69 years)  [1]
  Married	14 Jun 1711	Andover, Essex County, MA, USA   [7]
  _UID	221492EE882D75439F52D23AC7165861B64D
  Children	1. Harnden, Susanne,   b. 1712,   d. 12 Aug 1735, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA  (Age 23 years) + 2. Harnden, Barachias,   b. 10 Jan 1713, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1788, Salem, New London, CT  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2017
  Family ID	F2664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The source for Elizabeth Holt is: Virginia G. Aguilera 910 E. McKinsey Moberly, MO 65270 She was the submitter for World Family Tree, Volume 3, pedigree #2825 ?The first three generations of Holts in America? Holt Association of America Published 1930 ELIZABETH, DAUGHTER OF HENRY Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of Henry and his wife Sarah, was born at Andover, December 29, 1670. Probably she joined at the proper age the North Andover Church, but the early records of that church have disappeared, either destroyed, or deposited in some place of safety that has been forgotten. At the age of thirty-one, she married June 14, 1711, Benjamin Harnden of Reading, Massachusetts. Elizabeth?s brother William left by will the greater part of his property to his brother Humphrey. His other brothers and sisters signed quitclaims to the estate. One record begins ?I, Benjamin Harnden and Elizabeth Harnden, of the town of Reading in the county of Middlesex.? This is dated December 2, 1720. The Harnden family is not an easy one to trace. The first difficulty is in the spelling of the name: Harenden, Harndell, Harnden, Hornden, Herndin, Horndell?are a few of the variations of the surname. Elizabeth?s husband, Benjamin Harnden, the son of Richard, was born April 24, 1671, four months after Elizabeth had been born at Andover. Benjamin first married Mary, February 10, 1690-91. Five children are given as born to Benjamin and Mary, the last record being of twins, June 19, 1699. The date of his first wife is not known. As stated above, he married Elizabeth Holt, June 14, 1711. The birth of Berckus, son of Benjamin Harnden and Elizabeth, is recorded at Reading in 1712. The Harnden families lived in the part of Reading that was annexed in 1729 to Wilmington. In the Wilmington records the deaths of Elizabeth and Benjamin are recorded. Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin, died December 21, 1734. Benjamin, son of Richard and Mary, died May 30, 1740. On the twenty-second of May 1740 Benjamin Harnden of Wilmington, husbandman, made his will. In the opening he said: ?Being Very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.? Two sons and two daughters are mentioned in this document which was probated in 1740. But after years of hard work, painful thrift and self sacrifice all there was to leave was a couple of good cows, a yoke of oxen, ?the cows and oxen I lent to my son Samuel?, and the household goods, the latter, ?to be divided equally between his two daughters.?

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Douglas Wilmot Harnden Ancestors, Daniel Harnden, (daniel_harnden@yahoo.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 May 2009. This Harnden line is proven back to Richard b. 1648 beyond that it's speculative. [S101] Newspaper Accounts, Boston Transcript, Genealogical Dept. 26 Oct 1910. [S112] Family Tree Maker, Volume 3, Pedigree# 2825, cd# 6670320. [S103] Vital Records, City of Wilmington, Mass., Town Clerks Office, Wilmington Record of Deaths, page 229. [S103] Vital Records, City of Wilmington, Mass., Town Clerks Office, Wilmington Record of Marriages, page 142. [S130] Internet Site, Corbeil Family Database, 4 Jul 2001. http://www.geocities.com/augusta/4971/corbeil.htm [S114] World Family Tree, Family Tree Maker, WFT disk#3, pedigree 2825.