Isaac Holt (1764 - 1843)

Born 21 Jan 1764 in Andover, Essex, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Blunt) Holt — married 6 Dec 1789 in Andover, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1843 at age 79 in Andover, Essex, MA

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Biography

Isaac Holt was born on January 21, 1764, in Andover, Massachusetts, to Abigail Blanchard, age 29, and Samuel Holt, age 33. Isaac Holt married (Martha) Tabitha Blunt in Andover, Massachusetts, on December 6, 1789, when he was 25 years old. Isaac Holt died on July 25, 1843, in Andover, Massachusetts, when he was 79 years old.

Isaac inherited his father Samuel’s homestead in Andover, bequeathed to him in Samuel’s will. This homestead in the historic property at 173 Holt Road.^[1] He was a farmer and a cooper.

Marriage

Marriage to Tabitha Blunt 6 Dec 1789 • Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Name: Isaac, Jr. Holt Spouse: Tabatha Blunt Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1789 Marriage Place: Andover Source: Vital Records of Andover Full Text: HOLT, Isaac, Jr., and Tabatha Blunt, Dec. 6, 1789.

Probate

In his will written 21 March 1843 (probate 15 August 1843), Isaac Holt bequeathed sixty dollars to daughter Persis and forty dollars to daughter Mehitable. Persis and Mehitable have use and improvement of the east chamber while they are unmarried. As daughter Mary has mental debility and is unable to care for herself, she is to be supported comfortably from the estate. Son Isaac receives twenty-five dollars; Larkin, fifty dollars; Samuel, one hundred dollars; son Warren, one hundred dollars; and James Harvey, twenty-five dollars. Son Jonas receives the great bible. The remainder of the estate goes to son Jonas who is also named executor.^[2]

Children

Isaac Holt and Tabitha Blunt were parents of eleven children born at Andover.

i ANNA “NANCY” HOLT, b. 1 Nov 1790; d. at Watertown, 16 Jun 1813; m. at Andover, 12 Apr 1812, SAMUEL POND, b. 4 Nov 1786 son of John and Rebecca (Perry) Pond; Samuel d. at Cambridge, 20 May 1850. Samuel married second Sally Robinson.

ii PERSIS HOLT, b. 3 Jan 1792; d. 27 May 1848. Persis did not marry.

iii ISAAC HOLT, baptized 7 Jul 1793; d. with burial 12 Nov 1793.

iv ISAAC HOLT, b. 22 Nov 1794; d. at Andover, 29 Jan 1848; m. 1st 16 Nov 1816, HANNAH LACEY, b. at Andover, 31 Dec 1797 daughter of John and Hannah (Gray) Lacey; Hannah d. at Andover, 21 Jul 1838. Isaac m. 2nd 27 Feb 1839, MARY DOLE who has not been identified.

v LARKIN HOLT, b. 29 Jan 1797; d. at Cambridge, 18 May 1865; m. at Cambridge, 19 Jan 1823, SUSAN GILSON, b. 1799 daughter of Asa and Susan (Gragg) Gilson;^[3] Susan d. at Cambridge, 27 Sep 1863.

vi MARY HOLT, b. 18 Aug 1798; d. at Andover, 15 Feb 1852.

vii JONAS HOLT, b. 8 Dec 1800; d. at Andover, 21 Sep 1869; m. 24 Apr 1825, PAMELIA PORTER FRYE, b. at Brewer, ME, 1806 daughter of Ezekiel and Polly (Hawley) Frye;^[4] Pamelia d. at Andover, 1 Dec 1868.

viii SAMUEL HOLT, b. 1 Nov 1802; d. at Cambridge, 31 Mar 1863; m. 1st at Cambridge, 24 Jan 1850, SARAH Y. GILSON, b. 1811 daughter of Asa and Susan (Gragg) Gilson; Susan d. at Cambridge, 8 May 1846. Samuel m. 2nd 2 May 1847, ANN DAVIS, b. at Thompson, CT, 1823; Ann d. at Cambridge, 13 Aug 1853. Samuel m. 3rd 6 Dec 1854, MARTHA ANN GARDNER, b. at Salem, May 1817 daughter of John and Martha (Southwick) Gardner; Martha d. at Belmont, MA, 19 Mar 1909.

ix MEHITABLE HOLT, baptized 28 Apr 1805; d. at Andover, 27 Sep 1859. Mehitable did not marry.

x WARREN HOLT, b. 19 Aug 1807; d. at Montclair, NJ, 9 Jun 1893; m. 1st at Bloomfield, NJ, 16 Apr 1835, LUCINDA BALDWIN, b. 1809 daughter of Caleb and Mary (Dodd) Baldwin; Lucinda d. at Bloomfield, 2 Jul 1842. Warren m. 2nd SARAH ELIZABETH PARKHURST, b. 1826 daughter of Stephen Rawson and Thankful (Legg) Parkhurst;^[5] Sarah Elizabeth d. at Orange, NJ, 16 Mar 1903. Warren was a teacher and surveyor. He was a surveyor in California for the Pacific Railroad and taught math at Oakland College. He opened the Mt. Prospect Institute in New Jersey in 1835.^[6]

xi JAMES HARVEY HOLT, b. 31 Oct 1809; d. at San Francisco, CA, 20 Dec 1854;^[7] m. 1st at Bangor, ME, 19 Aug 1843, CORDELIA CURTIS. James m. 2nd at Bangor, 27 Jun 1848, MARY STAPLES, b. about 1821. James was a teamster. In 1850, he resided in Bangor with his wife Mary. There were daughters in the home: Angeline about aged 9 years and Delia aged one month.^[8] On 1860, Delia A. Holt aged 10 years and Mary Staples aged 39 years were living in Brewer, Maine.^[9]

Sources and Footnotes

1. ↑ Andover Historic Preservation, 173 Holt Road, https://preservation.mhl.org/173-holt-road
2. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 42597
3. ↑ The names of Susan’s parents are given as Asa and Susan Gilson on her death record.
4. ↑ The names of Pamelia’s parents are given as Ezekiel and Mary Frye on her death record.
5. ↑ In 1855, Sarah E. Holt and her son Warren H. Holt were living with Stephen R. and Thankful Parkhurst in New York, and she is identified as the daughter of Stephen in the census record. Parents are also identified in Whittemore, History of Montclair Township, p 211
6. ↑ Abbott, Charlotte Helen, Notes on the Holt Family of Andover, p 49
7. ↑ California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980; San Francisco Area, California, Funeral Home Records, 1850-1931. Records specify he was of Bangor, Maine.
8. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 264; Page: 136b
9. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Brewer, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: M653_447; Page: 49; Family History Library Film: 803447

Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49863755

Name Isaac, Jr. Holt Gender Male Spouse Tabatha Blunt Marriage Date 6 Dec 1789 City Andover County Essex Source Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0496897.

Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.