DESCENDANCY of OTHO HOLLAND
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“All-People” {Table of Contents} Page 10b- 1 DESCENDANCY of OTHO HOLLAND (b c1660) and MEHITABLE LARKIN (b c1666) Otho's parents may have been William Holland and Susan Norville Mehitable's parents were John Larkin and Katherine (Holland?) Note 1: material in smaller type is written by Barbara Ann Fisher (BFE), wife of Karl Frederick Edler Jr (KFE), while larger type material is primarily from our family history database maintained by KFE. Note 2: names of direct ancestors of KFE are underlined. Note 3: as with all early families, it's hard to be certain about much of the information available. For example, we haven't found proof that Otho's father was William Holland. Our presentation of the early generations seems to us the best theory currently available. Please read it for interest and as a starting point for further research. I. Otho 1 Holland was probably born abut 1660 in VA. His parents may have been William Holland and Susan Norville . Otho married Mehitable Larkin about 1684; six children. She was born about 1666 Anne Arundel Co MD. Her parents were John Larkin and Katherine (Holland?). Otho died early Feb 1701 Anne Arundel Co, age probably about 41. He was buried 12 Feb 1701 All Hallowes Parish, Anne Arundel Co.2 Mehitable married John Pierpoint before 1703 in MD; one child. His parents were Robert Pierpoint and Mary [Pierpoint]. Mehitable died after 1750 in MD,3 age probably at least 85. With the marriage of Otho Holland and Mehitable Larkin our HOLLAND lineage is Joined by our LARKIN lineage – see {Section 10a}-- OTHO's PROBABLE PARENTS -- William Holland was born about 1635 James City Co VA. He is thought to have come to Maryland about 1650 (when he was about 15) with John Larkin and others, from tidewater Virginia, at the invitation of Governor William Stone. Their first settlement was at Greenberry Point, then called Town Neck, between the Severn and South Rivers. William Holland probably married Susan Norville about 1659. They probably had at least two children, including Otho and Daniel. OTHO's PROBABLE GRANDPARENTS -- William Holland's father is said to have been Gabriel Holland. He was born about 1595/96 London. His parents were John Holland and Mary Mollenax . There is a great deal of fascinating information available about Gabriel. He immigrated to America on the Supply which left Bristol 18 Sep 1620, a few weeks after her sister ship Mayflower. Not being blown off course, the Supply landed at Berkeley VA 8 Feb 1621. Richard Holland, a brother or cousin who had accompanied Gabriel, was massacred on 16 Mar 1622 at the site of the Berkeley Hundred. Such events were almost commonplace, the settlers had to endure many tribulations, and for various reasons only a minority survived. – PARTLY UNVERIFIED DATA FOR STUDY/REVIEW ONLY, PLEASE SEE {PREFACE} TO THIS DOCUMENT -- “All-People” {Table of Contents} Page 10b- 2 Known as a Yeoman, Gabriel was elected a Burgess, an office often held by prominent landowners. He traveled extensively between Virginia and England 1621-1635 and became a well regarded factor. He probably married Rebecca George about 1621 in England; probably one child, George Holland. After Rebecca's death in Virginia about 1623, Gabriel probably married Mary Pink ; probably several children, probably including William Holland, and possibly including Katherine (who married John Larkin). GEORGE HOLLAND, thought to be Otho's uncle (half-brother of William), probably had no children of his own. In his will, proved 22 Jan 1685 Anne Arundel Co,1 George left property to his nephew Otho. He also left 300 acres to his probable nephew Thomas Larkin, brother of Otho's wife Mehitable Larkin, Section 10a. Some think this was an indication that George was probably a half-brother of Otho's mother Katherine. If so, Otho Holland and Mehitable Larkin were first cousins. EARLIER HOLLAND ANCESTORS -- John Holland, father of Gabriel Holland, was born about 1555/56 London. His parents were Henry Holland and Hyllary Barwarde . Henry was born about 1485 London. Several researchers have traced the Holland family back to the fourteenth century and even earlier in England and, in some cases, to the Netherlands and Germany. Some cite connections to nobility and to royalty. A good deal of interesting information is available, some of it on the Internet.264 We are, however, not attempting to include any of it here because we aren't confident of much of the data. MEHITABLE LARKIN She was an innkeeper with her first and second husbands, and later alone, in Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties MD. She was "a remarkable pioneering businesswoman in the Maryland colony".4 This was "in an era when women had duties instead of rights -- and their primary duties were to marry, bear and raise children, look after the home, and tend the hearth -- Mehitable was an exception." Sometime after her marriage about 1684 to Otho Holland, the couple probably took over operation of her father's Inn at Londontowne on the South River in Anne Arundel Co. See Section 10a for more on the Londontowne Inn. Mehitable and Otho had six children, but he died early Feb 1701, only a few weeks after the last child was born. She continued the operation until her second marriage about 1702 to John Pierpoint, a carpenter. They had a child, but John soon left her and the seven children without his having made any provision for them. She was in a precarious position because she had no husband, yet was still legally married. She was forced to petition the court to allow her to continue the business as a single woman and to sue to recover the debts owed the Inn (some debtors had refused to pay, claiming she had no power of attorney from her absent husband). Continuing to support herself and the children, she operated the inn and took care of sick and indigent individuals for Anne Arundel County Court until 1711 when she moved to Prince George's County. She was then granted a license to operate an Inn in Queen Anne, a tobacco port located at the Patuxent River crossing on the principal road (now long abandoned) between Annapolis and Upper Marlboro. She successfully operated the Queen Anne Inn until 1719 when she was in her mid-50s. With two sons she purchased a small plantation called Cattail Meadows located in what is now known as South Bowie. She continued to supplement the family income by caring for sick indigents for the Prince George's County Court, and her name appeared in Maryland legal records into the 1750s. Mehitable was a pioneering woman in colonial times, a single parent who supported her children through her own business enterprise and provided care to the poor long before a public welfare system was established.4 – PARTLY UNVERIFIED DATA FOR STUDY/REVIEW ONLY, PLEASE SEE {PREFACE} TO THIS DOCUMENT -- “All-People” {Table of Contents} Page 10b- 3 -- Children of Otho Holland and Mehitable Larkin -- A. John3 Holland3 was born 14 Aug 1685 "at John Larkin's on the Ridge", Anne Arundel Co MD.4 He died after 8 Mar 1710, age 24. In his will, proved 2 Aug 1710, he bequeathed to his mother "Welches Adventure" in Baltimore Co.4 B. Elizabeth3 Holland, born 10 Aug 1689, married Phillip Pendle -- see page 10b-5. C. Otho3 Holland, born 3 Jan 1692 All Hallowes Parish, Anne Arundel Co MD, married Mary Selby [Howard] -- see page 10b-6. D. Mehitable3 Holland, born 19 Aug 1696 All Hallowes Parish, Anne Arundel Co MD,6 married Henry Bateman 31 Jul 1722 St Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel Co.2 E. Thomas3 Holland was born 12 Mar 1697/98 Anne Arundel Co MD,6 and was baptized 25 Jul 1698 All Hallowes Parish, Anne Arundel Co.6 Some say he married Rosamond Compton in Charles Co MD and died there about 1736, age about 38. F. James 3 Holland , born 3 Dec 1700 Londontown, Anne Arundel Co MD, married Amy Simmons -- see page 10b-8. -- Child of Mehitable Larkin [Holland] and John Pierpoint -- G. Larkin Pierpoint, born 12 Feb 1703, married Sarah Simmons -- see Section 10c. – PARTLY UNVERIFIED DATA FOR STUDY/REVIEW ONLY, PLEASE SEE {PREFACE} TO THIS DOCUMENT -- “All-People” {Table of Contents} Page 10b- 4 INFORMATION ABOUT COLLATERAL FAMILIES Note: Our lineage is connected with many other early Maryland families, and these relationships can be confusing! We include a small amount of information about some of these other families in various places below and throughout this Section. Caution -- this material is FOR INTEREST ONLY, as we haven't verified much of it. We hope readers will find it interesting, and perhaps a starting point for further research. -- Some information about the DUVALL family -- (referenced on pages 10b-5, 10b-21, and 10b-24) I. Mareen Duvall ("the immigrant") was born about 1630. About 1650 he came from Nantes, France, and settled near Col William Burgess in Anne Arundel Co MD on the South River. He "became one of the most successful merchants and planters in that section" and left a vast estate.30 He is said to have acted as an officer of the MD troops in an expedition against the Nantikoke Indians about 1678, and was reimbursed for at least some of his expenses. (Some think it may have been his son, Mareen Duvall the Elder, who commanded the troops.) About 1683 Mareen was made a Commissioner for laying out towns, selecting ports, etc. in Anne Arundel Co. Mareen first married (--?--) [Duvall]; five children. Her name is not known, but she is said to have been "closely allied to the celebrated John Larkin, a neighbor and enduring friend of Mareen Duvall",37Section 10a.