James Holt (abt. 1756 - aft. 1850)

Born about 1756 in Orange, North Carolina

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Descendants

Died after Nov 1850 after about age 94 in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born about 1756. He is the son of Nicholas Holt and Eva Wilheit.

Wife unknown.

James Holt was born 11 February 1756 at Orange County, North Carolina. He was the son of Nicholas Holt and Eva Wilheit (1721-1807).

James Holt is named in the 1787 Will of his father, Nicholas Holt, who bequeathed him sixty acres of land adjoining the lands of Henry Loy, Peter Herman, and the Great Alamance [present day Big Alamance Creek, a 37 mile tributary of the Haw River running from Swepsonville thru Alamance County to Lake Mackintosh).^[1][2]

He is enumerated on the 1850 Census for Sullivan, Tennessee; thus, he passed after Nov 1850 possibly at Sullivan, Tennessee, United States.

Residences

1790 US Census, Orange, North Carolina.^[3]

1800 US Census, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, page 820.^[4]

• James Holt - males: 4 under 10, 2 age 10-15, 1 age45+; females 1 under 10, 1 age 10-15, 1 age 26-44,
• Others listed on same page: Nicholas Holt, John Holt, William Holt, William Holt Jr., John Holt (son [of] John), Jeremiah Holt, George Holt

1830 US Census, Sullivan, Tennessee, page 344.^[5]

• James Holt, Sen.: Males: 2 age 5-10, 1 age 70-80; Females: 1 age 20-30, 1 age 60-70.

1850 US Census, Sullivan, Tennessee, dwelling 1311, enumerated 6 Nov.^[6]

• Ambrose Holt, 60, Male, Farmer, $600, NC, cannot read/write
• Nancy Holt, 55, Female, NC, cannot read/write, Clubfoot
• Anderson Holt, 30, Male, Shoemaker, Tenn
• James Holt, 29, Male, Farmer, Tenn
• Jas. Holt, 100, Male, Farmer, NC

1850 Schedule 2 - Slave Inhabitants, Sullivan, Tennessee, page 9, enumerated 6 Nov.^[7]

• Jas Holt: 1 Male 36 Mulatto, 1 Female 28 Black, 1 Male 14 Black, 1 Male 11 Black, 1 Male 7 Black, 1 Female 5 Black, 1 Female 3 Black.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Nicholas Holt (1729-1787), Orange County, North Carolina, with transcript, (https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/104636572?cid=mem_copy)
2. ↑ Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752-1800 By Daughters of the American Revolution. Davie Poplar Chapter (Chapel Hill, N.C.), Ruth Herndon Shields. "Abstracts of Wills Recorded in Orange County, North Carolina, 1752 ..., Volume 2 B-17 Will in Archives. Dated 5 July 1787, proved Will.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ1N-D86 : accessed 11 October 2021), James Holt, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 95, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-F9Q : accessed 31 March 2021), James Holt, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 570, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 34; FHL microfilm 337,910.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-2SB : 20 February 2021), James Holl, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States; citing 344, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 175; FHL microfilm 24,533..
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6M-PBP : 23 December 2020), Jas Holt in household of Ambrose Holt, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-2SB : 12 October 2021), James Holl, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States; citing 344, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 175; FHL microfilm 24,533.

• The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006
• Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

See also:

• FamilySearch profile of James Holt