Joseph Holt (1685 - 1767)

Born 10 Jun 1685 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Benedict) Holt — married 13 Jul 1730 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut

Husband of Elizabeth (Wells) Lewis — married 9 Feb 1762 (to 26 Jul 1766) in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1767 at age 81 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Joseph Holt, son of Joseph Holt (1655-1697) and Elizabeth French (1664-1739), was born 10 Jun 1685, in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut^[1][2]

Marriages

Joseph and the mother of his children, Abigail Curtis, were married 8 Jun 1709 in Wallingford. Abigail, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Merriman) Curtis, was born Nov 1689 and d. 12 Jan 1730, both in Wallingford.^[1][2]

After the death of Abigail, Joseph remarried, in Wallingford, 13 July 1730 to Mary (Benedict) Royce, widow of Isaac Royce. Mary died 10 Feb 1748.^[1][2]

Joseph married a third time, 25 July 1749, Wallingford, to Mary Roberts, who d. 10 Sep 1761 in Wallingford.^[1][2]

9 Feb 1762, Wallingford Joseph married, at the age of 76, Elizabeth Merwin. Elizabeth _______ was the widow of Barnabas Lewis and Daniel Merwin (d. 1766).^[1][3]

Death

Joseph died 2 Jun 1767 in Wallingford in the 82nd year of his age^[2][1]

Children

Children born in Wallingford^[1]:

1. Sybil Holt was born 16 March 1710
2. Tamar was born 31 October 1711
3. Mary was born 9 February 1714
4. Susanna was born 12 February 1716
5. Samuel was born in 14 May 1718
6. Justus was born 19 October 1720
7. Lucy was born 12 December 1722
8. Lydia was born 24 April 1725
9. Abigail was born 20 July 1727
10. Mehitable was born 26 December 1729 and died 28 December 1729

Research Note

• No probate at Ancestry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Connecticut Vital Records to 1850 "Wallingford" (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928.
3. ↑ Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. p. 58

• Curtiss, Frederic Haines . A genealogy of the Curtiss family: being a record of the descendants of widow Elizabeth Curtiss who settled in Stratford Publication: Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press, 1903, page 8
• Bittner, James W. Bittner - Jorandby - Ross - Christenson Ancestors. Publication: RootsWeb/8 Dec 2006 Note: jbittner@crosspaths.net 18th-Century data appears to be well-researched.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Holt-1633 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.
• WikiTree profile Holt-1031 created through the import of NJCurtis.ged on Feb 3, 2012 by Tami Osmer. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tami and others.

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