Aaron Holden (1731 - 1802)

Born 26 Jan 1731 in Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Clark) Holden — married 20 Apr 1757 in Rutland District, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Sep 1802 at age 71 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain Aaron Holden served with 7th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Aaron Holden is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A056864.

Aaron was the son of James Holden and Hannah Adams.

He married Anna Clark on April 20, 1757 in Rutland District, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

They were the parents of:

• Rachel Holden (May 06, 1758-May 21, 1758)
• Martha Holden^[1]
• David Holden^[2]
• Hannah Holden^[3]
• Rebecca Holden^[4]
• Elijah Holden^[5]
• Rachel Holden
• Sarah Holden
• Rufus Holden
• Aaron Holden

Aaron was a Captain and he fought at Bunker Hill and that payment was made to him for the loss of part of a sword. He was at Cherry Hill at the time of the Indian Massacre and was taken to Montreal and held there for 18 months. Aaron and his wife Anna Clark are honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriotic service. ^[6]

Aaron served as a private soldier in the Crown Point (N.Y.) Expedition in 1756, and was at Fort William Henry, New York, in 1757.

The following sketch for his service in the Revolutionary War appears in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (8:94-5).

Aaron Holden, Hutchinson [Barre], also given New Rutland. Order on Major Barber, dated Cambridge, June 23, 1775, signed by Capt. John Black, for cartridge boxes for his company, Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt., to be delivered to said Holden, Sergeant; above cartridge boxes receipted for by said Holden; also, Capt. John Black's co., Col. Jonathan Brewer's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; engaged April 20, 1775; service, 3 mos. 13 days; also, petition signed by said Holden and others belonging to Capt. John Black's co., Col. Brewer's regt., asking allowance for articles lost in battle at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775; said Holden claimed compensation for loss of a sword; certificate dated Hutchinson, April 28, 1776, signed by Capt. Black, certified to the correctness of statements in above petition; amounts allowed by resolve of May 10, 1776; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Aaron Haynes's (3d) co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's regt.; muster roll dated Camp at Ticonderoga, Nov. 27, 1776; appointed Jan. 1, 1776; reported re-engaged for the war Nov. 14, 1776, as 1st Lieutenant in Capt. Reed 's co., Col. Alden's regt., but to remain in Col. Whitcomb's regt. until Dec. 31, 1776; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 7th Worcester Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Benjamin Nye and Capt. William Henry; residence, Barre; engaged for town of Barre; joined Capt. Reed's co., Col. Alden's regt.; term, during war; also, Lieutenant, Col. John Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported taken prisoner Nov. 11, 1778; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Reed's (5th) co., Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; return of field and staff officers (year not given); residence, New Rutland; also, Captain, Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, list of officers entitled to promotion in Lieut. Col. J. Brooks's (7th) regt., dated Sept. 9, 1780; said Holden entitled to a Captaincy vice Lane; date of vacancy, Oct. 18, 1779; ordered in Council Sept. 16, 1780, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Sept. 16 [?], 1780; also, Captain, 5th co., Lieut. Col. Brooks's (7th) regt.; returns of effectives between Oct. 16, 1780, and Dec. 28, 1780, dated Camp Totoway, Camp Hutts, and Camp near West Point; reported a prisoner in Canada from Nov. 11, 1778.

He was taken prisoner by Indians at Cherry Valley, New York, 10 November 1778; carried to Buffalo and sold to the British; under close confinement at Montreal for eighteen months, then released on parole; Captain, September 16, 1780; retired from the service, 1 January 1781 while still in captivity. Aaron was granted a Bounty Land Warrant 25 February 1791, which was later assigned to Samuel Whiting._

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11979400/martha-bullard
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54123613/david-holden
3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120915941/hannah-stowell
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99937982/rebecah-holden
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79981825/elijah-holden
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 8, 2019), "Record of Aaron Holden", Ancestor # A056864.

See Also: "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQX2-J8W : accessed 30 Jul 2014), Aaron Holden, 26 Jan 1731; citing WORCESTER,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0864093, 0864090.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKV-F3D : 4 December 2014), Aron Holdin in entry for Ratcheal Holdin, 06 May 1758; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

"Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCKV-C72 : accessed 01 Aug 2014), Martha Holdin, 07 Oct 1760; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKP-2XY : 4 December 2014), Aron Holdin in entry for David Holdin, 07 May 1762; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKV-FX4 : 4 December 2014), Aaron Holdin in entry for Hannah Holdin, 11 Feb 1764; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKV-6PY : 4 December 2014), Aron Holdin in entry for Rebbaca Holdin, 19 Mar 1766; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKP-NPD : 4 December 2014), Aaron Holdin in entry for Elijah Holdin, 04 Jan 1768; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKV-F3F : 4 December 2014), Aaron Holden in entry for Rachel Holden, 04 Dec 1769; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKP-X54 : 4 December 2014), Aaron Holden in entry for Rufus Holden, 28 Mar 1774; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCKP-FZ8 : 4 December 2014), Aaron Holden in entry for Aaron Holden, 11 Aug 1783; citing BARRE,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874027 IT 3, 974.43/B2 V2N.

United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-21J : accessed 28 June 2017), Aaron Holden, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 85, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR9-M95 : accessed 28 June 2017), Aaron Holden, Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 406, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.

United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LDTB : 21 December 2016), Aaron Holden, 1777.

United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L7B4 : 21 December 2016), A Holden, 1780.

United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LHXV : 21 December 2016), Holden, 1775-1783.

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