Jonathan Holden (1736 - 1821)

Born 25 Aug 1736 in Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 19 Nov 1821 at age 85 in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

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Captain JONATHAN HOLDEN

Jonathan was born in 1736. He was the son of WILLIAM HOLDEN 'Senior', and ELIZABETH (MNU) HOLDEN... aka ELIZABETH DABY. He passed away in 1821 at or near Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

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Spouse and Children

Following material is from:

THE HOLDEN GENEALOGY

ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS OF

RICHARD AND JUSTINIAN HOLDEN

AND OF RANDALL HOLDEN

COMPILED BY EBEN PUTNAM

FOR THE FAMILY OF MR. L. E. HOLDEN

VOLUME I

BOSTON

1923

Page---122

THE HOLDEN GENEALOGY

Captain JONATHAN HOLDEN

6---6 JONATHAN, born 25 August, 1736; died 19 November, 1821;

married HANNAH WOODS.

[1966]—JONATHAN (William, Stephen, Richard) HOLDEN

born 25 August 1736, at Groton, Middlesex; he died 19 November, 1821, at Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, “aged 78 ”

Was married on the fifteenth-or-sixteenth of March, 1758, to HANNAH WOODS, who with her husband owned Covenant at Groton, 19 July, 1761.

Their Children, born at Groton:

1 HANNAH HOLDEN, born 30 August, 1759; Baptized 19 July, 1761.

2 ELIZABETH HOLDEN, born 2 November, 1762; Baptized 7th March, 1762.

3 LYDIA HOLDEN, Baptized 4 July, 1763.

JONATHAN HOLDEN served six years during the Old French War. His name appears on the roll of the company commanded by Captain Hobbs in Colonel Winslow’s regiment, dated 28 May, 1755. He is described as of Groton, aged 18 years.

He again enlisted 15 September, 1755, being then described as a resident of Boston, and having enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Moses Deshon.

He marched to Albany probably on the 26th of September, and remained in the service until 16 December.

On the return of the muster-master he was described as having been impressed out of the militia regiment commanded by Colonel Benjamin Lincoln. The following year his name appears on a list of those impressed out of the regiment of Colonel Oliver Wilder, and as having enlisted 22 April, 1756, for Crown Point.

On a roll dated at Fort Edward 26 July, he is described as a volunteer, having joined from Prescott’s Company, Wilder’s regiment, aged 20, residence Groton, Farmer, and in another roll his tour of service is given as from 30 March to 4 December, 1756.

On a roll dated 1758 it appears he enlisted that year 26 March and served in the expedition against Crown Point. He was out of the militia regiment commanded by Colonel William Lawrence, was aged 23, lived in Groton, and had been in the service the preceding year.

He had probably served from 18 March to 28 November, 1757, in Captain James Reed’s Company, Colonel Ruggles’ Regiment, the same command in which he had served in October 1756, when he was at Fort William Henry.

THE HOLDEN GENEALOGY

Page—196

He again enlisted 26 March and served until 7 December, 1759, in Company commanded by Captain Leonard Whiting, for Crown Point expedition.

He was in 1st Battalion, General Ruggles’ Regiment, and is called of Groton. :Also on roll dated 10 May for pay from 30 April same company, battalion and regiment.

JONATHAN HOLDEN—of Groton, enlisted 21 March, 1760, in the Company commanded by Captain William Jones, as appears by a roll dated Boston 12 February, 1761, and on which said Holden’s residence is given as Boston and is reported as doing duty in company commanded by Captain Farrington. On another roll dated 19 February, 1761, he is reported as serving till 2 December, 1760, under Captain Thomas Farrington. His residence was Groton. Travel allowance home 105 miles. Also enlisted 2 June, 1761, and served until 5 December, 1761, under Captain Thomas Farrington.

JONATHAN HOLDEN—enlisted 18 March, served until 28 November in Captain James Reed’s company, Colonel Ruggles’ regiment. The year appended by the clerk who copied this entry is 1762, but possibly an error was made. This may be the missing enlistment and discharge date for 1756. On Charlestown records he is styled

“Captain.”

(PLEASE NOTE:….I am still in the process of locating correct records matching the descriptions aforementioned. There is one (Sullivan County) New Hampshire Death Record matching historical references identifying last-known residence and location of death for Jonathan Holden. Presently, trying to identify a burial location for Jonathan and Annes…I have identified two of his siblings who also relocated to and ultimately died in New Hampshire….jlphawn)

RECORD ABSTRACT and ACTUAL ~

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEATH RECORDS

Name—----------JONATHAN HOLDEN

Event-Date—-----19 November 1821

Age—---------------------------------------78

Birth-Year (Estimated)—---------1743

Citing this Record: "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2C-QTL : 10 March 2018), Jonathan Holden, 19 Nov 1821; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,083.

Sources

• "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2C-QTL : 10 March 2018), Jonathan Holden, 19 Nov 1821; citing , Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,083.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-XK5C : 29 November 2018), Jonathan Holdin, 25 Aug 1736; citing Birth, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2T-75G : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Holding, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0599729 IT 1.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-8D1X : 29 November 2018), Jonathan Holdin and Hannah Wood, 16 Mar 1758; citing Marriage, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .