Floreide (Speed) Holte (1798 - 1829)

Born 3 Mar 1798 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Feb 1829 at age 30 in South Carolina, United States

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Biography

RESEARCH NOTES

In Search of Descendants of William Speed (1716-1781) Data Submitted by Chuck Speed May 26, 2002

John and William Speed lived in Richmond County (in Anson County before the county split) from around 1760's to around 1809. Speeds Creek south of Rockingham was named for their family since both of them owned land in that area. John Speed (sometimes referred to as Captain or Colonel Speed while William was referred to as Major Speed), was even a member of St David's Parish Church during the late 1770's.

It should be noted here that as of 2002, family research still continues to firmly document the father-son relationship of William and John Speed of Richmond County, North Carolina. It is possible that William and John Speed may have shared another direct relationship such as being brothers or uncle and nephew.

At the estate settlement following William Speed's death, John Speed and Robert Speed were present and participated in that estate sale. William Speed and John Speed also owned land in Richmond County, NC very close to each other near the area of Speed's Creek just south of Rockingham, North Carolina and close to the South Carolina border.

He married ELIZABETH, 1748, in SURREY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, (daughter of UNKNOWN and UNKNOWN).

Children: 3. ROBERT WAGES SPEED, b. 26 Oct 1763, ORANGEBURG DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA, d. 1 Jan 1826, OCONEE CO., ABBEVILLE DIST., S. CAROLINA. Robert was listed as living in the Orangeburgh District, N. Part, S. Carolina in the 1790 U.S. census. In the 1800 U.S. census, he was shown to be living in Pendleton Co., S. Carolina. In the 1810 and 1820 U.S. census records the family was living in Abbeville Co., S. Carolina. It is believed that Robert served in a North Carolina unit during Revolutionary War.

The North Carolina Archives contain a pay voucher dated March 1782 for war service to Robert Speed. No middle name, however, is mentioned.

He married ELIZABETH MARTIN, CIRCA 1782, in SOUTH CAROLINA, b. CIRCA 1763, NORTH CAROLINA, d. CIRCA 1830, SOUTH CAROLINA. Children: vii FLOREIDE (FLORENCE) SPEED, b. 3 Mar 1798, PENDLETON CO., SOUTH CAROLINA, d. 26 Feb 1829, SOUTH CAROLINA. She married JOHN PAXTON HOLTE, in SOUTH CAROLINA.

Sources

In Search of Descendants of William Speed (1716-1781) Data Submitted by Chuck Speed May 26, 2002 http://ncgenweb.us/richmond/speed.htm

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