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New France Genealogy
Montjoie Saint Denis!
Holt, Nicholas
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1. Holt, Nicholas was born 19 Oct 1602, Ramsey, Essex, England; died 30 Jan 1685, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. Other Events:
- _UID: 676FD4CA685535489FC9A025D1D5A53E6427
Nicholas — Short, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born 1606, Newbury Essex County, England; died 9 Nov 1656, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Holt, Hannah
- 3. Holt, Elizabeth
was born 3 Mar 1635/1636, Newbury, Essex, MA, New England; died 26 Aug 1683, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 4. Holt, Mary
was born 6 Oct 1638, Newbury, Essex, MA, New England; died 15 Nov 1700, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 5. Holt, Samuel
was born 6 Oct 1641, Newbury, Essex, MA, New England; died 7 Nov 1703, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 6. Holt, Henry
was born 1644, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 17 Jan 1719, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 7. Holt, Nicholas Jr.
was born 1647, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 8 Oct 1715, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 8. Holt, Priscilla
was born 20 Jun 1653, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 16 Oct 1653, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Generation: 2
2. Holt, Hannah (1.Nicholas1)
Other Events:
- _UID: 7802BF9DDA10CD4BA5F8E9DF11C0F595985A
Hannah married Gray, Robert 1668, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. Robert was born 1638; died 1718. [Group Sheet]
3. Holt, Elizabeth (1.Nicholas1) was born 3 Mar 1635/1636, Newbury, Essex, MA, New England; died 26 Aug 1683, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 30429B023354C6489F731210E246BD01BE64
Elizabeth married Farnum, Ralph (Farnham) 26 Oct 1658, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Farnum, Ralph Jr.
was born 1 Jun 1662, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 3 Jan 1736/1737, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
4. Holt, Mary (1.Nicholas1) was born 6 Oct 1638, Newbury, Essex, MA, New England; died 15 Nov 1700, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: F5B59A4270E0B9438B131E39C9E86DD1B65B
Mary married Johnson, Thomas 5 Jul 1757, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. Thomas was born Private. [Group Sheet]
5. Holt, Samuel (1.Nicholas1) was born 6 Oct 1641, Newbury, Essex, MA, New England; died 7 Nov 1703, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: A317371DD55145439F3EA7504F22E92B154B
Samuel — Allen, Sarah. [Group Sheet]
6. Holt, Henry (1.Nicholas1) was born 1644, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 17 Jan 1719, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: B43D80ADFEA0C544A5C31928B8D297C6559F
Henry — Ballard, Sarah. Sarah (daughter of Ballard, William and Berwick, Grace) died 25 Nov 1733, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Holt, Elizabeth
was born 29 Dec 1670, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 21 Dec 1734, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, New England.
- 11. Holt, Oliver
was born 14 Jan 1670/1671, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 24 Dec 1747, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 12. Holt, Henry Jr.
was born 24 Jan 1672/1673, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 10 Jun 1751, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 13. Holt, James
was born 3 Sep 1675, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 25 Nov 1751, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 14. Holt, George
was born 17 Mar 1676/1677, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 1748, Windham, CT, New England.
- 15. Holt, Sarah
was born 17 Aug 1678, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 16. Holt, Josiah
was born 13 Dec 1679, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 23 Oct 1754, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 17. Holt, Dinah
was born 23 May 1681, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 18. Holt, Paul
was born 7 Feb 1683/1684, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 7 May 1742, Hampton, CT, New England.
- 19. Holt, William
was born 3 Feb 1686/1687, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 22 Dec 1719, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 20. Holt, Zerviah
was born 24 Mar 1688/1689, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 26 Mar 1768, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 21. Holt, Keturah
was born 15 Dec 1690, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 2 Oct 1781, Windham, CT, USA.
- 22. Holt, Hunphrey
was born 22 Sep 1693, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 8 Aug 1754, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
- 23. Holt, Benjamin
was born 8 Jul 1696, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 15 Sep 1703, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
7. Holt, Nicholas Jr. (1.Nicholas1) was born 1647, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 8 Oct 1715, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: D068BC20E5A7614CB36F771E89ACD37985A7
Nicholas married Russell, Mary 8 Jan 1678/1679, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
8. Holt, Priscilla (1.Nicholas1) was born 20 Jun 1653, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 16 Oct 1653, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: DA9CC692D8181F46A005A8F696DEE65D1DD2
Generation: 3
9. Farnum, Ralph Jr. (3.Elizabeth2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 1 Jun 1662, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 3 Jan 1736/1737, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 5371984821D08843A4E9BA42A753F34C22DA
Ralph married Sterling, Sarah 9 Oct 1685, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. Sarah was born 4 May 1669, Haverhill, Essex, MA, New England; died 12 Apr 1732. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Farnum, Berechiah (Barachias)
was born 16 Mar 1697, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 22 Aug 1767, Haverhill, Essex, MA, New England.
10. Holt, Elizabeth (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 29 Dec 1670, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 21 Dec 1734, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: C74B68D9F3484C46AFD298E7DD4E798E529B
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.?Elizabeth married Harnden, Lt. Benjamin 14 Jun 1711, Andover, Essex County, MA, USA. Benjamin (son of Harnden, Richard II and Andrews, Mary) was born 24 Apr 1671, Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England; died 30 May 1740, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 25. Harnden, Susanne
was born 1712; died 12 Aug 1735, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA.
- 26. Harnden, Barachias
was born 10 Jan 1713, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA; died 8 Feb 1788, Salem, New London, CT.
11. Holt, Oliver (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 14 Jan 1670/1671, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 24 Dec 1747, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: BACB190D00D35F45A4267918ACF6353D9171
Oliver — Hughes, Mary. [Group Sheet]
Oliver married Russell, Hannah 9 Mar 1697/1698, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
12. Holt, Henry Jr. (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 24 Jan 1672/1673, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 10 Jun 1751, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: LH6L-M5P
- _UID: C4205FCF6C730F4BB508C0269F513654685C
Henry married Marston, Martha 1700, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. Martha was born 28 Jan 1679, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; died 15 Nov 1754, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Holt, Child
was born 28 Nov 1702, Andover, Essex, Mass.; died DECEASED.
- 28. Holt, Joseph
was born 28 Nov 1702, Andover, Mass.; died 1774.
- 29. Holt, Benjamin
was born Abt 1704, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died 9 Jul 1784.
- 30. Holt, Henry Jr
was born 1706, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died 25 Sep 1754, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
- 31. Holt, Sarah
was born 1707, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died DECEASED.
- 32. Holt, Ephraim
was born Abt 1711, of Massachusetts; was christened 31 May 1713, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died 31 Dec 1749, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
- 33. Holt, Katurah
was born Feb 1714, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; was christened 27 Feb 1715, Andover, Essex, MA; died 16 Jan 1797, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
- 34. Holt, Returah
was born Feb 1715, of Andover Mass.; died 17 Dec 1741.
- 35. Holt, Hannah
was born 16 Aug 1719, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; was christened 16 Aug 1719, Andover, Essex, MA; died , Prob. Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
13. Holt, James (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 3 Sep 1675, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 25 Nov 1751, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: E8169BDD8A70374AA6323C050DF23691D09B
James married Preston, Susannah 24 May 1705, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. Susannah died 20 Feb 1741/1742, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
14. Holt, George (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 17 Mar 1676/1677, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 1748, Windham, CT, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: B548CE90FE683E44A3420F767D94CA62EA80
George — Preston, Priscilla. [Group Sheet]
George — Bixbee, Mary. [Group Sheet]
George married Farnum, Elizabeth 10 May 1698, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. Elizabeth died 28 Sep 1714, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
15. Holt, Sarah (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 17 Aug 1678, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: C986D14802BF114DBFC44D05D136A1C2C651
Sarah married Cram, John 18 Feb 1707/1708, Andover, Essex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
16. Holt, Josiah (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 13 Dec 1679, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 23 Oct 1754, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 35D58D350A938A4F855EF9D976BD884DFF5F
Josiah — Barker, Hepzibah. [Group Sheet]
Josiah married Lovejoy, Mary 8 Jun 1710, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
17. Holt, Dinah (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 23 May 1681, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 4A4A59E8A239A845B77FACC10A877413585A
Dinah — Pierce, David. [Group Sheet]
18. Holt, Paul (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 7 Feb 1683/1684, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 7 May 1742, Hampton, CT, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: BA405ED4237898439A18B81B87A8B34A5372
Paul married Holt, Abigail 10 Jan 1711/1712, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
19. Holt, William (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 3 Feb 1686/1687, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 22 Dec 1719, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: FA5906D3141C204B9ABB5ED3EC12F396D48B
Notes:
William never married.
20. Holt, Zerviah (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 24 Mar 1688/1689, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 26 Mar 1768, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 81E03635D18B904FBBE174D03790C74EC330
Zerviah married Abbot, Jonathan 6 May 1713, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. Jonathan was born 1687; died 21 Mar 1770, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
21. Holt, Keturah (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 15 Dec 1690, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 2 Oct 1781, Windham, CT, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 4257D520C18E5D49AE48BB4060EA69668D58
Keturah married Holt, Joshua 23 Feb 1723/1724, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
22. Holt, Hunphrey (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 22 Sep 1693, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 8 Aug 1754, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 88FA019B44DB384F95E18AD83FAA454F19B9
Hunphrey married Fisher, Abigail 30 Dec 1716, Andover, Essex, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]
23. Holt, Benjamin (6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 8 Jul 1696, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 15 Sep 1703, Andover, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 0AF3F9923418004094FEB4E0BCA10ECF7485
Generation: 4
24. Farnum, Berechiah (Barachias) (9.Ralph3, 3.Elizabeth2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 16 Mar 1697, Andover, Essex, MA, New England; died 22 Aug 1767, Haverhill, Essex, MA, New England.
Other Events:
- _UID: 325F9651BA05AE4684B532782AED9514CE77
Berechiah married Harnden, Hephsibah 1 Jan 1723, Reading, Middlesex, MA, USA. Hephsibah (daughter of Harnden, John and Clinton, Susannah) was born 25 May 1705, Reading, Middlesex, MA, New England. [Group Sheet]
25. Harnden, Susanne (10.Elizabeth3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 1712; died 12 Aug 1735, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA.
Other Events:
- _UID: 07869AC6D4F8954D8B99E48E31E285733C6F
- Baptism: 12 Oct 1712, South Church, Andover, Essex, MA
Notes:
Susanne never married.
26. Harnden, Barachias (10.Elizabeth3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 10 Jan 1713, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA; died 8 Feb 1788, Salem, New London, CT.
Other Events:
- _UID: DBCFA85AF6F65D4C9C83C5CD697D5C3C701E
- Rev War, Enlist: 12 Sep 1778, CT
Notes:
Because that part of Eastern Mass., where the early Harnden families lived had become thickly populated. Barachias Harnden and his family (sometime after 1735) migrated to the frontier in the vicinity of Hebron and Salem, Connecticut.
The family was at this location during the French and Indian war, when all male members of the family of military age went with the Colonial Troops for the invasion of Canada about 1755.
The women and children were left alone to provide for themselves and had to drive back the hostile Mohegan Indians for more then a year. The family evidently remained together in this location until the close of the Revolution.
When his son Jonathan and his immediate family moved to Granville, New York.
Barrachius was a soldier in the Revolationary War, from the vicinity of Salem, Conn., he served from 2 Aug 1778 to 12 Sep 1778, in Capt. David Cady's Company of Colonel Chapman's Regiment of the Connecticut Militia.Barachias married Sherman, Sarah 1733, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA. Sarah (daughter of Sherman) was born , Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA; died , CT, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 36. Harnden, SGT Jonathan
was born 15 May 1733, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA; died 30 Jul 1813, Granville, Washington, NY, USA; was buried , Lee-Oatman Cemetery, S. Granville, Washington, NY.
- 37. Harnden, Elizabeth
was born 5 Jun 1735, Wilmington, Middlesex, MA, USA.
27. Holt, Child (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 28 Nov 1702, Andover, Essex, Mass.; died DECEASED.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: KP7Z-WJL
- _UID: 71C804A453633944AF1264816A5E2345EA37
28. Holt, Joseph (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 28 Nov 1702, Andover, Mass.; died 1774.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: K81J-X89
- _UID: 167B928643FD254E944B660BB8A94F237F76
29. Holt, Benjamin (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born Abt 1704, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died 9 Jul 1784.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: LHYG-HDY
- _UID: 3B8586ECE7A1B842B60191B6609DA0368584
30. Holt, Henry Jr (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 1706, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died 25 Sep 1754, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: L23K-DN1
- _UID: FB0EF8CBF9B2E14AA20E7275ABDCAF23923F
31. Holt, Sarah (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 1707, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died DECEASED.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: KG1Z-74G
- _UID: 67B350E09144F84DA844534763649B8FDBB8
32. Holt, Ephraim (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born Abt 1711, of Massachusetts; was christened 31 May 1713, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; died 31 Dec 1749, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: L7V9-XRL
- _UID: 1EA13868CA79AC46AA93668685A6A37F0AA2
33. Holt, Katurah (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born Feb 1714, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; was christened 27 Feb 1715, Andover, Essex, MA; died 16 Jan 1797, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: KG1Z-Q1C
- _UID: C22F06F85054F942B18519CDC385F85781D9
34. Holt, Returah (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born Feb 1715, of Andover Mass.; died 17 Dec 1741.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: 9762-773
- _UID: 7068A5DC59281F49A684465F7F359286DD85
35. Holt, Hannah (12.Henry3, 6.Henry2, 1.Nicholas1) was born 16 Aug 1719, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts; was christened 16 Aug 1719, Andover, Essex, MA; died , Prob. Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
Other Events:
- _FSFTID: KZJC-FB1
- _UID: B6B24175D651D14CB1215EA9BAAC31F2C4D6