Joseph Holt (1716 - 1754)

Born 28 Feb 1716 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas (Boynton) Holt — married 20 May 1749 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1754 at about age 37 in Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Joseph was born 28 Feb 1716 in Andover, MA.^[1]

Joseph married Mary (Abbott) Holt 14 October 1742 in ^[2][3]

Joseph died in 1754. He wrote his will on 16 February 1754 and his estate was in probate on 25 April 1754.^[4] Joseph pre-deceased his father and his father Thomas named Joseph's sons Abiel and Joseph in his will.

In his will written 16 February 1754 (probate 26 Apr 1754), Joseph Holt bequeaths to beloved wife Dorcas the use of all the real estate, mansion house, and barn until his youngest son Joseph reaches age seven years four months old. He adds several stipulations related Dorcas keeping the farm and barn in good repair. After son Joseph reaches age seven, Dorcas will have the use of one-third of the estate. Dorcas receives all the husbandry tools, smith tools, and smith shop which are hers forever except that part of the estate that he leaves to his two daughters Mary Holt and Sarah Holt. He bequeaths to Dorcas’s daughter Dorcas Frost £3.6.8 for her service while she was with the family. His two sons Abiel and Joseph are to receive two-thirds of the real estate and are to pay to their sister Mary and Sarah £13.6.8 when they reach age twenty-one. He also bequeaths to his two daughters household items that belonged to their mother which are currently in the care of Stephen Abbott in Andover. His four children will equally divide the books. Wife Dorcas and brother Thomas Holt are named executors. Real estate was valued at £200.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849, Volume 1 - Births, Volume 1, 1646-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-P31H-SHTC?i=202&cat=4279986
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRSG-8WR?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DM-FMF%3A353349801%2C353509001%2C353509002 : 25 October 2020), Worcester > Lunenburg > Births, marriages, deaths 1719-1797 vol 1-2 > image 151 of 153 / pg 291; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
3. ↑ Title: The Essex Antiquarian, Publication, Location: Salem, Massashusetts; Date: 1897; Repository: #R1, NOTE Vol 1, No 3, Reprint: Higginson Book Company
4. ↑ Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Case 30653

• Information can be found in Cunningham's History of Lunenburg. https://archive.org/details/cunninghamshistoeh00cunn/page/n427/mode/2up?q=abbot
• Source: S9 Abbreviation: George Abbot - A genealogical register Title: A genealogical register of the descendants of George Abbot of Andover: George Abbot of Rowley, Thomas Abbot of Andover, Arthur Abbot of Ipswich, Robert Abbot of Branford, CT and George Abbot of Norwalk, Ct. Author: Abiel Abbott Publication: Boston, Massachusetts: James Munroe, 1847. Text: Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

• WikiTree profile Holt-1383 created through the import of Madelon's Info_2012-08-26.ged.ged on Aug 26, 2012 by Madelon David. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Madelon and others.

Research Notes

There are several different versions of Joseph and Mary's marriage record on FamilySearch, all handwritten copies of the original records. All record the marriage on the same date, as well as recording the filing of intentions on 4 September 1742.

Notes

• Note N373Joseph & Mary came to Andover, 1744, soon after their marriage and lived on the Lancaster road, near her relative, Jonathan Abbot. His valuation in 1744, was real estate L15-0-0. Personal L8-2-0, being 1 horse, 3 cows, 1 swine, 8 sheep. He married a 2nd wife, Dorcas Frost of Dunstable, May 20, 1749. Dorcas died June 11, 1775 (age 60).