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JAMES, the fourth son of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Short) Holt, was born at Andover in say 1650. He is sometimes said to have been born on 21 Jun 1651 but this date is not in the Vital records and appears to be an error. His name is on the list of males over sixteen years of age who took the oath of allegiance to King Charles II , February 11, 1678, with his father and brothers, Samuel, Nicholas, and Henry, and also a Daniel Holt, who was probably his step-brother, Daniel Rolfe, the son of the third wife of Nicholas.
James was a soldier in Captain Nicholas Paige's troop in King Phillips' War. Captain Paige's troop was appointed June 27th, 1675, to accompany Major Thomas Savage in the expedition to Mount Hope, and took part in the movements there. Captain Paige accompanied the army to Narragansett and back, then returned to Boston with Major Savage, and disbanded. There is no account of any further service in this war. In the credits for men in this campaign is James Hoult, 2 lbs. 00s, OOd, September 3, 1675.
James married October 12, 1675, Hannah Allen, daughter of Andrew Allen and Faith Ingalls. She was consequently a sister to Sarah, the wife of Samuel Holt, and also to Martha Carrier, who was hanged for witchcraft. But their story has been told before.
Hannah was born October 28, 1652, and died September 30, 1698. James and Hannah both united with the North Parish Church in 1686. The following, recorded among the Salem deeds, is a transfer of land made to James by his father Nicholas.
The story of the smallpox which broke out in Andover 1690, and may have been partly responsible for the madness of the witchcraft trials two years later, has been told under the story of Samuel. An early history of Andover relates that nine persons out of its small population died in that year of smallpox. One of these was James Holt. He died December 13, 1690, aged thirty-nine. His infant son died of the same disease. His brother Samuel was made chief executor of his estate.
James & Hannah's children. born in Andover, Mass, included:
Published Under the Auspices of THE HOLT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA pages 193-194
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