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 1628 - 1693

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• Birth	1628	Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Died	1693	, Essex, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I3563	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2008
  Father	Robert Holt,   b. Abt 1603, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. Abt 1661, , St. Mary's, Maryland, USA
  Mother	Dorothy Heywood,   d. Abt 1672
  Family ID	F1404	Group Sheet
  Family	Margaret Plunkett?,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	> 1. William Holt,   b. Abt 1684,   d. 1734   2. Plunkett Harraway Holt,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F1403	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1662. Richard purchases land in partnership with Edward Hudson in Rapp. Co. VA (see Edward Hudson) 1664 Rapp. Co. VA. "To all Xpian People to whom this shall come I Richard Holt of Piscatacon in the County of Rappa. Cooper send Greeting. Now know ye that I sd Richard Holt for divers good causes & valluable considerations hath given sold & confirmed to Edward Hudson of the abovesd Creek & County Planter his heirs & assignes One hundred acres of land beginning at a marked Hickory abutting upon a Swamp or Branch comonly called or Runn by the name of King's Swamp & running for the lenth thereof along the main branch of the sd Piscatacon Creek to the Eastermost part of a Marsh being between James Vaughan & the now Plantacion of the said Edward Hudson & for the breadth thereof straite out into the woods which sd land is part of 400 acres of land formerly granted by Pattent to William Denby for the transportation of Servants & sold by the sd Denby unto the sd Holt & Hudson reference being had unto the sd Pattent doth appear together with all houses edices buildings lofts barnes mills mill seats woods underwoods rivers waters fighings fowling waies moors quarryes royalties Franchiches, proffits to the sd land Premises belonging to have and hold unto the sd Edward Hudson his heirs & assignes for ever paying yearly such impositions taxes & country chares as shall be imposed & layed for the use of our Sovereign Lord the King & the sd Richd. Holt doth hereby promise to keep harmless the sd Hudson from all manner of persons whatsoever In Witness the sd Richard Holt hath put his hand & seal this blank day of blank 1664 in presence of us Francis Phillips & (missing X Genkins. /s/ Richard (R) Hoult 1666, Richard Holt, 400 ACS on N side of Puscaticon Cr upon S side of Rappa. Riv. 24 May 1666 p. 544(667). Extending along land of Oliver Segar for breadth 400 po. by or nigh the side of the maine Br. of said Cr. W by N. &c. Granted to Wm. Denby 1 Aug 1661 & sould to Edw. Hudson & Rich. Holt & by sd Hudson his part thereof sould to sd. Holt. (Cav & Pio Vol I p568) 1666 25 Oct. Richard Hoult. Patent 600 acres Rapp. Co., SS Rapp. River on Piscataway Creek, at Kings Swamp, adj James Boughan et al. Indicates Holt paid transport of 4 persons. (Nugent II-74) Repatented as "the devident he formerly lived on," Nov 4, 1685. (Nugent II-293) 1668 28 Dec. Richard Holt of Piscataway & wife Elizabeth to William Lark, 100 acres in Kings Swamp, "by now dwelling plantation of sd Holt." Wit: John Heyward, William Hickes or Stockes. S /S/ Richard RH Holt, Elizabeth X Holt (DB 1668-70 p 43) 1671, 26 June. Francis Webb to Richard Holt, Cooper, 100 acres where I now live, with houses etc. Wit: Thomas Gains, John Sooper. (DB 1670-72 p 239) 1671, 10 Dec. Edward Hudson & wife Dorothy to Francis Webb, 100 acres Piscataway Creek area, for work performed. Francis Webb transfers the land to Richard Holt July 5, 1671. Wit: Thomas Gaines, William Johnson. (DB 1668-72 p250) 1672/73, 3 Jan. Deed Acknowledgement. Richard Holt & his wife Elizabeth to William Lark. (D&W 1677-82 p205) 1675, 5 Oct. Richard Holt has land adj patent of John Gregory & Hugh Mead, Rapp. Co. (Nugent. II-166) 1675, 5 Oct. Richard Holt has land adj patent of John Gregory & Hugh Mead. Rapp. Co. VA. (Nugent II-166) 1693, 22 Apr. In the Name of God Amen. Aprill ye 22th 1693, I Richard Holte of Essex Co., Planter, being of perfect memory and remambrance praised be God for it, I Ordeyne this my last Will and Testamt. viz. First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my make houping through the mereytoruous death & passion of Jesus Christ my only Saviour & redeemer to receve free pardon for all my sins and as for my body to be beuryed in decent beuryell at the discresion of my Executrix. Item. I give unto my Soon, Richard Holt, twelve pence Item I give unto my Daufter, Elizabeth Brasher, twelve pence Item. I give unto my Soon, Robert Holt twelve pence Item. I give unto my Soon, David Holt twelve pence Item. give unto my Soon Wm. Holt the maire that is runing at Mr. Bowlers Plantation. Item. I give unto my Soon, Plunkett Holt, the Coalte that is now runing with the aforesaid Maire. Item. I give unto my Wife, Margaret Holte, the Plantation that I now live on for hur life & after hur desease the Plantation & land equally to be divided betweene my Soon, Wm. Holte & my Soon, Plunkett Holt, & the rest of my goods & chattles to be equally divided between my Wife, Margarett Holt and my Soon, Wm. Holt and my Soon Plunkett Holte every one of them they alike one as much as the other. I do by this presents make my Loveing Wife, Margarett Holte my Sole Executrix as witness my hand and seale the day and year above written. /S/ Richard (RH)Holte Test William (mark) Jones & Robt. Halsey. Essex Cor:ss Robt. Halsey aged 45 yrs or thereabouts upon his Corporall Oath deposeth that by direction of the within mentioned Richd. Holt being then in perfect sence & memory, he did write the within mentioned Will and did see him the sd Richard Holt signe seale & publish the same as his last Will & Testament. Essex Com: Sworne to in Court Feb. 10th 1693/94 /S/ Willm. X Jones F.M. Cl Cur At a Court held for Essex Co. Febry: ye 10th: Ano Dom 1693. The within Will was proved by the oathes of the witnesses thereto, a probate thereon granted to ye Exx. therein named & the same ordered to be recorded. Vere Recordtr: Test Fra. Meriwether, Cl Cur 1693/4, 9 Mar. Upon the mocon of Mr. John Everitt, Att. of John Poole, who intermarryed with Margaret, Exc. of Richard Holt, dec'd. It is ordered that Mr. Robert Halsey, Mr. William Johnson, Francis Brown & William Leake or any three of them do on the 22nd of this Instant Mar. mete at the House of the sd deced & then & there (being first sworn) inventory and appraise all such Estate of the said deceds as shall be presented to their view by the said Exc. & its likewise ordered that she present the Inv. & appraismt. which shall be taken & made by the said appraisers to the next Court to be held for this County upon Oath and Mr. Thomas Edmondson is hereby requested to be at the time & place aforsed to swear the said appraisers (OB 1693-4 p165) 1693-4 22 Mar. An Inventory of the goods chattles & Credits of Richard Holt deced taken & appraised this 22d day of March 1693/4 by vertue of an Order of Court taken by us whose names are hereunto subscribred. To 2 Mare, 1 horse, 6 cowes, 4 yearlings, 1 bull 2 year old, 1 feather bed & furniture, 1 old flock bed & bolster, 1 rugg, 1 blanket, 1 old cattails bed bolster rugg blanket, 1 old pewter dish, 6 plates, 4 sawcers, 1 flaggen, 1 tankard, 1 bason, 3 iron potts, 4 pr. of pott ookes & 2 pr. pot racks, 1 old brass & copper kettle, 2 old coates & 2 prs of breeches, 1 pr linen draws, 4 ell of canverse, 4 yds of serge, 1 wt. lkinnen sheet, a parcell of old coopers & carpenters tooles, 2 old chests, 3 old chairs, 1 old forme & 1 old table, 2 frying pans, 1 gridiron, 1 spit, 1 pestle, 1 cross cut saw, 1 pr of old tongs, 1 pr. of flesh forks, 1 smooting iron, a pcell of table linnen, 2 painted boxes, 1 old Bible, 1 Book entituled Ye Practice Piety, a prcell of old tin ware & a pcell of bottles, 1 old spinning wheele, 2 old runletts, 4 old earthen pans, 1 old cister, 1 old looking glass, pcell of old iron, Inkhorne, 1 old brush. To a Bill of John Waters for 0444. To a Bill for Ralph Whitings. Total 10067 To 2 hdds. of old Tobo; to 3 wedges, 2 old baggs, 2 old blankets. 0100 Sworne to before me the day & year abovesd. Tho. Edmondson; Robert Hasley; William Johnson; William (W) Lake. At a Court held for Essex Co. ye 10th day of July Ano: Dom 1694. Margaret, ye Exx of Richard Holt deceased presented ye above inventory upon Oath wch was ordered to be recorded. Vere Recordr: Test Fra. Meriwether, Cl Cur.

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