Elizabeth (Holt) Oswald (1746 - 1797)

Born 19 Apr 1746 in Bruton Parish, Williamsburg City, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Eleazer Oswald — married 31 Dec 1771 in New York

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1797 at age 51 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1746.

Elizabeth Holt, wife of Eleazer Oswald is mistakenly assumed to be the daughter of John Holt because Eleazer Oswald was named an administrator of John Holt's will. Eleazer Oswald is not identified as a son-in-law of John Holt.

John Holt's will does not name a daughter, Elizabeth. ^[1] It's the will of his brother, David Holt, which names "daughter Elizabeth Oswald." ^[2]

Family

Southern Campaign, American Revolution Pension Statements
Record of John Hunter Holt (BLWt2121-300) - http://revwarapps.org/blwt2121-300.pdf

27 Aug 1835, Quarterly Session Court, Norfolk Borough

By the oath of Eleazer O. Balfour:
Elizabeth Oswald, the sole devisee of John H. Holt, [her brother] a Captain in the Rev. War, died intestate leaving six children, her only surviving heirs at law:
(1) Elizabeth C. Balfour
(2) Sarah Oswald
(3) Ann L. Oswald
(4) Rebecca Glenn, formerly Oswald, who married Hamilton Glenn, since decd.
(5) William H. Oswald, since decd., leaving two children Richard Oswald and William Oswald, his only surviving heirs at law
(6) John H. Oswald, decd., leaving three children: John Oswald, Elizabeth Oswald (now Elizabeth Urban, wife of Lewis Urban), and Caroline Oswald, now the wife of Israel H. Kurtz.

Included is a “copy of the last will and testament of John Hunter Holt of Richmond, printer, in which he names his cousin John Dixon, Jr., aunt Dixon, sister Barbour; his sister Elizabeth Oswald his residual legatee.” The will is dated 4 Dec 1786, probated 28 Apr 1788, Richmond, Virginia.

Burial (12 June 1748) Bruton Parish,Williamsburg,Va

Sources

1. ↑ Will of John Holt of the City of Williamsburgh. Surrogates Court, New York County, Record of Wills, Vol. 37 (1784-1785), pp. 271-273, w. 1 Oct 1749, p. City of New York, 30 Oct 1784. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8800/images/005512795_00478?ssrc=&backlabel=Return
2. ↑ Will of David Holt. Chesterfield Co., VA, WB 4, pp. 106-108, w. 9 Oct 1786, no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007644375_00113?ssrc=&backlabel=Return

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holt_(publisher)
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-08-22), "Record of Eleazer Oswald", Ancestor # A084779.