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Early Records of the Holt Family of Andover ,- I i OF' THE EOJ..JT I<'AL:ILY OF AHDOVER ~---,. The HOLT FAMILY of ANDOVER. Nicholas (1) Holt and his wife, Elizabeth ( Short), with their daughter Hannah, came from London or Southampton in the ship"James", aaili~g in April, 1635. After a voyage lasting 58 days~ they landed in Boston in June. Nicholas is recorded as a "tanner" from Romney. England. His other occupations in the colonies were those of mas- ter cooper, dish turner,yeoman and husbandman. ( Ralph Farnum came over in the same boat.) He first settled in Newbury where he remained 10 years. There he joined the church; ran a ferry at the bridge near Holt's Rocks and ovmed land on Little River. A patch of 30 acres, still called Holb's Neck, between the highway and Little River was owned by a Little,1n In 1637, Nicholas, with nine others. walked from Newbury to Cambridge, a distance of 40 miles, to register,in order to help Winthrop in his fight with H. 6th on the Proprietors' List In l6~ he came to he members of the First Church, under the Rev. John W(Dodbridge. Here he had. a 15 acre house lot, 160 acres of meadow, 360 acres on Stony Plain and much more was given to him later. It is thought that he never built on his lot in North Parish Venter. IUs homestead WEtS on liolt t s(I'respect) Hill.A stockade was acrosa the fields to the South. ' In 1652, with Capt. Edward Johnson of Woburn and Thomas Dan- forth of Cambridge, Nicholas helped to layout the Andover boundar­ ies.The same year , with Lieut.Marshall of Reading,-~robably a -' settler on the border line near Gould's,- and with settler Sprague of ftaverhill, now lethuen, he helped layout roads. Nov.9,June 10,/ On/1656, Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas died • On! 1658, Nicholas r took for a second Wife, widow Han:::1a Rolfe, the daughter of Humphrey Bradstreet of Ipswich. She died in 1665 and Nicholas made his hame with his son, Nicholas.Jr., to whom he left" liS the house where he c'1tow' ,cf~ ltL •.Zird" ,May :2!,J.666,Mrs.• Martha Presbon.widow ot Rc>~~ The HOLT FAMILY -2- Nicholas (1) Holt died ~an. 30, 1685 at 83. The children of Nicholas (1) Holt and his wife, Elizabeth Short, are:- Hanna (2), b. in England; m. March 8,1669, Rorert (2) Gray of Salem; he d. in Andover in 1718, age 80; she d. March 30, 1728. They lived on the Henry Gray place,-now Taft's, on Salem street near Gray street,-at the home of his father, Henry (1) Gray. Robert had been a sailor. T,pey had four children. Elizabeth (2), b. in Newbury, march 30, 1636; m. Oct. 26, l658,Ra1ph Farnum; he was b. in 1633; d.1692; she d. in 1683; left 7 ch. Mary (2), b. Oct. 6,1638; m. July 5,1657, Thomas (2) Johnson, son 6f John (1), probably of Rowley; she d. 1700; he d. 1719 at 88. 1669-1- Sam (2), b. Oct. 6,1641; m.~ara (2) Allen, daughter of Andrew Allen and sister of Martha (Carrier) who was e~ecuted as a witch in \Ho!ts) Salem in 1692. In 1682 Sam got 1/2 of Nick's 60 acres of up- land and had 130 acres of the Great Division. 1/2 ~dle Meadow He held the estate nearest~eservoir Hill. and other lots./ He paid Nicholas 20 she a year. He was made a freeman in 1691. ( I think this was Sam (3), who would be 21 yr~ Sam d. Nov. 7, 1703; she d. ~pril 3, 1716 at 70. !teb. 24, Henry (2), b. in Andove;,1644; m.j1669, !ara Ballard, aaugn~er of Wm.; in 1686 ~e built the mill on Ladle Brook and probably lived near; Nicholas deeded him land in 1681; Sara died Nov. 25, 1733; he d. Jan.17, 1719. Livea nearer tne Sunset nock side of grant. Nicho1as(2), b. 1647; m. Jan. 8,1679, Mary (2) ~sse1l, dau. of Robt. and Mary, b. 1661. Nicholas had lots of land, the dwe11ing­ house with 1eanto and ce1~ar, left to him- probably the 2nd. homestead; he d. Oct.8, 1715; she d. April 1, 1717;had 11 ch. HOBe was near ~.~arnden~p1ace and Robt.Gray's in Holt district. James (2), b. 1651; m. Oct. 12, 1675,Han:Jah Allen, daughter of Andrew Allen and w. Faith Ingalls, and sister of ~am(2)'s wife,Sara; she d. Sept. 30, 1698; he d. of small-pox ~ec.13, 1690. He left an. estate valued at 230 I..; had 7 ch. The HOLT FAMILY -5- Children of Nicholas (1) Holt and 1st wife, Elizabeth (Short) cont.:­ ~riscilla (2), b. June 20, 1653; d. Oct.16, 1653. Sara (2), b. date unknown; m. Roger Marks; she d. in small pox epi­ demic, Dec. 1690; Roger's horse was shot under him while riding in Chelmsford, the day of the Indian raid in 1676; he was in the Narragansett War, listed as from Chelmsford; he outlived Sara; his estate was later sold to Robert Russell, Sr., for a 2nd home- stead; probably left no children. by 2nd wife, Hannah (bradstreet) Rolfe:­ Hebecca (2), b. ~ov. l4, ~662; not found ia~er. John (2), b. Jan.14,16'~4; m. July 3,1685,Sara Gerry;' he d. March 10, 1687; she m. 2nd., Nov. 2, 1687, John Preston. -- .. - .---/ ~-- Sam(2)Holt (Nicholas(l) and wife, ~ara Allen, had:- Sam (~), b. Aug. 3, 1670; m. March 2e, io93,aanna Farnum; she a. Jan. 30, 1758 at 91; he d. July 20, 1747. John (3), b. 1672; m. 1st, Jan.6, 1705, Elizabeth Preston; m. 2nd., July 17, 1712, Mehitabel Wilson. Sgt. Henry (2) Holt and Wife, Sara Ballard, had:- .h:11zabetn(3), b. Dec.29, 1670; m. June 14, l71l,Benj.Harndine.,of Wil­ ~ington; she d. there Dec.31 l734;he d. May 30,1740. Oliver (3), b. Jan.14, 1671; m. 1st, March 9,1698,Hanna Russell,dau. of Robert (I) and Mary (Marshal1)Russell; she d. May 16,1715 at 36; he m. 2nd., at Newbury, Mary Hewes, July 10,1716; she d. Aug. 1778 at 88; he d. Dec.24,1747; he was a farmer in Scotland District;. was a Sgt. Henry (3), b. Jan.24, 1673; Cornet; m. 176'0, Martha Marston,dau.of John and Martha,b. Jan.28,1670;she d. Nov.15,1754;he d.June 10,1751. He' was a Cornet. -4- THE HOLT FAMILY Children of Sgt.h enry(2) Holt and "l'Jife, ;;)ara Ballard, (cont.) :- James (3),b.Sept.3,16'75;m. ,May 24,1'705,Susanna l:'reston; she was dau.of ;;)am .Preston and w.Susanna(Gutterson);b.roar.3o,16'7'7;she d.F'eb.20, 1742; he d. Nov. 25,1751. ueorge to), b ...... ar.17 ,16?'7;m.May .LO,16~8,.l!,;lizabeth .l4'arnum,dau.of 1I·a1ph and ~lizabeth(holt) Farnum;sne d. ~ept. 2~,.L'714;. he m. 2nd., .Priscilla l'reston,Feb.22, .}.715; she was dau. of Sam I"reston and w. Susan;-: a ~ Gutterson); l:'riscilla d • .i an. 2~, 1716; he m. 3rd., June '7,1'71 '7 ,.l11ary Bixby; sne was ~u.of ~an Bixby and w.hannah Uhandler; b. April 10,1693. 'l'ney moved to 'Jiincflham, vonn.,1'726; nad 14' children. .tie d. in VVlndnam, 1748. ' CIUlN\ Sara (3), b.Aug.17,.L678;m. l:I'eb.1C3,1'708,John Oraw of Hampton. They lived on the heading line • .tiad 5 children bapt. here before 1722. Josia t3), b • .uec.13,1679;m. June C3,1710,_lVlary Lovejoy; she d. July 5, 1724- he m. 2nd., Dec.2~,,1726,Hephzil)a Darker,dau. of ':Im.Barker and {v. lilar;;'" Dix; she d. k1ay 7,1769. They lived in the Hackett ~louse on the Turnpilce. They adopted Jolm Fiske, who d. at 94, AU ;ust 182.1. Josia (3) died Oct.23,1754. Dinah (3), b. I.~a7~r 23,1681;m. July ,\,1705, lJavid Fierce of ~;oburn; she d. in :,;;'il1tin:~ton, Jo.:t;l.. 7,1738 • .Paul (3), b. Feb.7,1684; m. Jan.10,1712,Abigail llolt,dau.of Nicholas(2) and .s.'·ary(Kus~;ell) Holt; she Vlas b.Nov.23,168E5; the:,' moved to Hampton, Oonn. She d. there Au.o~.12, 1742; he d. May 7,1'742. '.'Jilliam (3), b. Feb.3,168'7; d. unm. Dec.2~:,1'71~); left estate to his motheI and le~acies to his sisters. Zerviah (3),- b.JilJ.arch 24,1689; m. ila~i- G,1'713,J-onathan (3) Abbott, son of ben (2) (ueo.(l); he d. at 83, karch 21, 1'7'70; she d. ~ar.26, 1'768; they lived on the Stephen D. Abbott place; had 8 children. n e l ura (3), b.uec.1~,1690;~.Feb.23,1'724,Josbua Holt, her cousin,son of h J. ... l!ic h__ nlas (2)~ an.d Y!.1,lary;' t~J.ey 1-lved In- .....:lnd -h am, Conn. e VIas called 'Oapt. 't She d. Oct.2, 1781. Hlunphrey (3), b. Sept. 22,1693; published 1'716 to i.bicail Fifield of Ben (3), b. Jl11y 8, 1696; d. Sept. 15, 1703. The HOLT FAMILY -5- )\ .. i ~ Nicholas (2) Holt (Nicho1as(1) and wife, Mary Russell, had:- Mary l3), b • .t'eb.13, 1680; m. Sept. 19,1705, Josia Ingalls.
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