Nicholas HOLT

Abt 1608 - 1685  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Nicholas HOLT
  Birth	Abt 1608	Romsey, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jan 1685	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I17370	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth SHORT,   b. Abt 1612, England d. 9 Nov 1656, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 44 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1635	Prob. Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Elizabeth HOLT,   b. 30 Mar 1636, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts d. 26 Aug 1683, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 47 years)   2. Hannah HOLT,   b. 1648, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts d. 30 Mar 1728, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)   3. James HOLT,   b. Abt 1654, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 14 Dec 1690, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 36 years)
  Family ID	F3321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

• Notes

  Nicholas Holt came to Boston alone, on the James from England arrivingJune 3, 1635. He is listed at age 27, "of Romsey, county Hants, tanner"and bound for Newbury. He was a resident of Newbury for about 10 years.He had a house and lot in Newbury, also two field lots, one of 300 acres,and one of 40 acres, "over the little river." The first book of Newbury church records is lost, but he was undoubtedlya member, or he could not have become a freeman. In 1637 he was one often Newbury men who in order to prevent the re-election of Sir Henry Vaneas governor, and to strengthen the friends of John Winthrop, traveledforty miles on foot to Boston, and qualified themselves to vote by takingthe freeman's oath there on May 17th. Winthrop was later chosen governor. Nicholas removed to Andover, residing there in 1644. He is one of theOriginalSettlers, 6th on the list of Householders. He was one of thefounders of the church there in 1645. He was one of the ten male members composing the church at the ordinationof Reverend John Woodbridge in 1645. In 1647 he was appointed to lay outthe way from Reading to the "new town, and to view the river and reportto the next court of the necessity and charge of a bridge." In 1652 hewas appointed with two others to lay out the bounds of Andover and in1653 to lay out the highway to Reading (the "way" by that time havingbecome inadequate). He sold his Newbury property in 1652. He had ahouselot of fifteen acres in Andover, also 160 acres meadow and 360 acreson Stoney Plain. He deposed in a court case on 11 April 1671, giving his age as aboutsixty-three, which is probably correct. In 1680 he conveyed land "forlove and affection I bear to my daughter Sarah, not long since married toRoger Marks." He disposed of the rest of his estate among his childrenbefore his death and did not leave a will. Nicholas' first wife was Elizabeth or Priscilla, believed to be ElizabethShort of Newbury, sister of Henry Short who settled at Ipswich and latermoved to Newbury. Her name has not been confirmed. He married secondly, Hannah Bradstreet who was the widow of DanielRofe/Rolfe. He married thirdly, Martha, widow of Roger Preston.