Catherine (Russell) Holtzclaw (abt. 1711 - aft. 1763)

Born about 1711 in Stafford, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Thomas — married 1726 in Virginia

Wife of Johannes Holtzclaw — married 1730 in Fauquier County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1763 after about age 52 in Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Angelique Chamberlain [send private message] and Lorraine Anonymous [send private message]

Biography

Katherine was born in 1711. Katherine Thomas Russell ... She passed away after 1763.

Sources

Catherine Thomas, as the widow of Edmund Thomas, was eligible to have the land surveyed and granted to her based on the warrant initially issued to her husband. The marriage is inferred from this land transaction since married women could not own or convey property, but a widow could. Further the dates given an indication of a time frame for the death of Edmund Thomas. The warrant was issued and signed over to him on 12 January 1725/1726 and on 5 August 1727 Catherine Thomas had the land surveyed. Between 12 January 1725/1726 and 5 August 1727 Edmund Thomas died. It is still unknown to which Thomas family Edmund belonged.

In 1763, Catherine Thomas, mother of Jacob, and Jacob conveyed land to Zachariah Lewis. The original record for this land, found in Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book 1, pg. 414, is as follows: Grant, Demise and to Farm Let unto the said Zacharias Lewis a Certain Tract of Parcel of Land situate in the Parish of Hamilton in the County aforesaid containing three hundred acres more or less and is the land that was granted unto the said Catherine Holtzclaw by the name of Catherine Thomas of Stafford County she then being the Widow and relict of _________Thomas dec'd by patent from the Proprietors Office of the Northern Neck of Virginia bearing Date the 22d day of January 1727/8. [Fauquier Co. Deed Book 1, pg. 414]. Note: Catherine Holtzclaw sold her land to Zachariah Lewis on the same day that her son, Jacob Thomas, sold his land to Zachariah Lewis. The land was originally owned by Edmund Thomas and it consisted of 615 acres, it was located near to the Germantown tract and next to the land of Robert "King" Carter.

Source Information: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

SAR Name: Mrs Cathrine Thomas Birth Date: 1710 Death Date: 1763 SAR Membership: 75576 Role: Ancestor Application Date: 25 Jun 1952 Spouse: John Holtzclaw Children: Joseph Holtzclaw

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Angelique Chamberlain for starting this profile.

Thanks to Lorraine Anonymous for starting this profile.