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Hannah (Lawrence) Holden (1664 - 1735)

Hannah Holden formerly Lawrence
Born in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1685 (to 19 Nov 1758) in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 70 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Birth and Parents

Massachusetts state seal
Hannah (Lawrence) Holden was born in Massachusetts.

Hannah, the third of nine children of NathanielLawrence and Sarah Morse was born on 3 July 1664 at Groton, Massachusetts.[1][2]

Marriage and Children

Hannah married Stephen Holden (1658-1715), the son of Richard and Martha (Fosdick) Holden say 1685 at Groton, Massachusetts.[3] They had ten children:

  1. Lieut. John Holden (b. 1685; d. 1753) m. 22 Nov 1716 at Groton, MA, Sarah Davis (1694-1753)
  2. Stephen Holden (b. 1691; d. 1759) m. 2 sep 1719 at Groton, MA, Hannah Sawtell (1695-1749)
  3. Nathaniel Holden (b. 1691; d. 1740) m. 11 Dec 1718 at Groton, MA, Abigail Stone ((1691-1757)
  4. Rachel Holden (b. 1693; d. 1758) m. 20 Dec 1716 at Groton, MA, William Lund I (1687-1758)
  5. William Holden (b. 1699; d. 1745) m. 20 Dec 1725 at Newington, NH, Elizabeth Unk. (1689-1767)
  6. Simon Holden (b. 1700; d. 1786) m. 1733 at Groton, MA, Abigail Grover (1713-1791)
  7. Benjamin Holden (b. 1704; d. 1764) m. 8 May 1728 at Dedham, MA, Hannah Ockington (1695-1776)
  8. Elizabeth Holden (b. 1706; d. 1706)
  9. Hannah Holden (b. 1707; d. 1797) m. 9 Mar 1727 at Groton, MA, William Green (1699-1778)
  10. Sarah Holden (b. 1711; d. 1756) m. 4 Nov 1731 at Groton, MA, John Kemp (1707-1755)

Husband Died Intestate

Hannah along with John Lawrence, were securities for the estate of her husband, Stephen Holden, who died intestate in 1715/16. Hannah received her portion from a committee established to divide up his estate:

  • "Whereas, We Simon Stone, Jonas Prescott Jun., Johnathan Boyden, Jonathan LAWRENCE, and John Shople [sic] all of Groton, We here appointed a Committee In and by a Commission from the Honorable Francis Foxcroft Esq. Judge of Probate and for the County of Middlessex Dated February 22, 1715/16 to set out by meats and bounds to the Widow of Stephen HOLDEN (Holdin) Late of Groton who died Intestate. One third part of said estate" [4]

At the end of the estate records is written:

  • On the side of this page reads, viz-So much thereof as was set off to his widow, (now also deceased) is not otherwise settled or disposed of.

Middlessex, Groton January 16, 1737 The above named William Lawrence, Abraham Moore and ______ Waitt personally appearing were sworn Justly and Judiciously to appraise and distribute the real estate above mentioned. [5]

Death and Burial

Hannah (Lawrence) Holden died on 30 June 1735 in her 70th year at Groton: FindAGrave maintains a memorial as her burial details are not known.[6]

Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMB-92R : 20 May 2022), Hannah Lauarnce, 3 Jul 1664; citing Birth, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  2. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/7713/135/142431660
  3. Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Vol II: H-S. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 774.
  4. Estate records of Stephen Holden, probated 22 Feb 1715/16
  5. Expanded biography written by Eleanor Colson, descendant and Holden researcher
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18850715/hannah-holden: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for Hannah Lawrence Holden (3 Jul 1664–30 Jun 1735), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18850715; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Tom Spencer (contributor 46902685).

Acknowledgements

  • Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected FindAGrave to proper location within death, removed numerous broken source links identified by Data Doctor and added full listing of children following detailed search by Carol Baldwin on 30 September 2023.




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