| Sources:
1a. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Westminster Marriages
(online at AmericanAncestors.org; NEHGS):
V 1, p. 87
Gardner
Marriages |
HOLT...
Silas of Westminster and Jerusha Bolton, int. May 12, 1796. |
V 1, p. 153
Westminster
Marriages |
HOLT...
Silas and Sarah Harrington, Jan. 25, 1772. In Lunenburg...
Silas and Jerusha Bolton [of Gardner], June 2, 1796. |
| p. - |
- |
1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:
IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).
Sarah HARRINGTON
Birth: 10 Nov 1752, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Father: Seth HARRINGTON; Mother: Abigail CHILD
Spouse: Silas HOLT
Marriage: 25 Jan 1772 <Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts>
Source: patron submission |
2. Census Index: Colonial America, 1607-1789 (Broderbund
CD-310):
| 1788 |
Holt, Silas |
VT |
Rutland Co. |
Brandon |
p. 25 |
3. 1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image
#1 of 1; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1790 |
VT |
Rutland Co. |
Brandon |
Roll M637_12 |
p. 255 |
Ln. 31R |
Holt Silas |
1-1-3-0-0 |
These data indicate:
| Gender and Type |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 free white males |
16 or over |
in or bef. 1774 |
= Silas (b. 1752) |
| 1 free white males |
15 or under |
1774-1790 |
= Seth (b. 1776) |
| 3 free white females |
all ages |
in or bef. 1790 |
= Wife-2?
= Sarah (b. 1778?)
= Abigail (b. 1778) |
That Silas had no additional children suggests the adult woman in this
and later censuses was possibly a housekeeper/nanny, not a second wife.
Also in Brandon: Joshua GOSS and Edward CHENEY. List was roughly
alphabetized.
4. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund
CD-312:¤•
| 1800 |
Holt, Silas |
VT |
Rutland Co. |
Brandon |
00101-00001-00 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
16-25 |
1774-1784 |
= Seth (b. 1776) |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1755 |
= Silas (b. 1752) |
| 1 female |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1755 |
= Wife-2? |
5. 1810 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #11 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen — Cayuga
is a re-bound county):¤•
| 1810 |
NY |
Cayuga Co. |
Sempronius |
Roll M252_31 |
p. 1128 |
Ln. 6 |
Silas Holt |
00001-00010-00 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1765 |
= Silas (b. 1752) |
| 1 female |
26-44 |
1765-1784 |
= Wife-2/3? |
This female is younger than the one in 1800. Is this a second (or
third?) wife?
6. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com,
Image #4 of 17; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•
| 1820 |
NY |
Cayuga Co. |
Sempronius |
Roll M33_68 |
enumerated 7 Aug 1820 |
p. 152 |
Ln. 12 |
Silas Holt |
000001-00001-0-001 |
These data indicate:
| No. & Sex |
Age Class |
Therefore Born |
Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Silas (b. 1762) |
| 1 female |
45 or over |
in or bef. 1775 |
= Wife-2?/3? |
| 1 |
person engaged in manufacture |
7. Daniel S. Durrie. 1864. A Genealogical History
of the Holt Family in the United States: more particularly, Descendants
of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and Andover, Mass., 1634-1644... Munsell,
Albany, NY:
| p. 35 |
Children of BARZILLAI4 (103) and Elizabeth
(Goss) Holt, 1st wife...
| 355. |
5. |
|
SILAS5 (926) b. Marlborough; m. Jan. 25, 1772,
Sarah, daughter of J.H. Herrington; removed to Westminster, Mass., and
was a fifer in Capt. Noah Miles's Co., which marched for Cambridge in 1775.
In 1777 he was in the service at Bennington, Vt., and in 1780, he enlisted
for three years. He d. at Sempronius, Vt.,
1815.
She d. at Brandon, Vt. 3 ch. |
... |
| Sempronius is in NY, not VT, and Silas died in 1823, not 1815. |
| p. 79 |
Children of SILAS6
(355) and Sarah (Herrington) Holt.
| 926. |
1. |
|
SETH6 (1966) b. Westminster Apr. 25, 1776; m. Abigail
Cheney of Brandon, Vt. After marriage he removed to Sempronius, N.Y.
In 1812 he enlisted and went to the frontiers under Capt. John Husted,
and d. a short time afterwards at Schlosser, near Niagara Falls.
His widow m. 2d, Daniel Galusha, and has lived at Sodus, N.Y., and Warren,
Du Page county, Ill. 3 ch. |
| 927. |
2. |
|
ABIGAIL6 b. Westminster Jan. 31, 1778. |
| 928. |
3. |
|
SARAH6 b. Westminster 1778; m. Benjamin Springer, and
2d, _____ Sneather. |
|
| The superscript for Silas should be 5, not 6. |
8. William Sweetzer Heywood. 1893. History of Westminster,
Massachusetts... Vox Poluli Press, S.W. Huse & Co., Lowell, MA
(online at HeritageQuest at Ancestry.com):
| p. 172 |
WESTMINSTER MEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR...
NAMES OF SOLDIERS
Who went to Cambridge upon hearing of the battles of Lexington and
Concord, April 19, 1775, for ten days' service...
CAPTAIN MILES' COMPANY, IN COL. JOHN WHITCOMB'S REGIMENT...
Bezaleel Holt, corp.
Silas Holt, fifer...
|
| p. 173 |
According to rolls in Massachusetts archives there were in the
company of Capt. Manasseh Sawyer of Lancaster, Colonel Dike's regiment,
enlisted September, 1776, for three months' service in the defense of Boston
or for a shorter term at a later date...
Silas Holt...
|
| p. 174 |
At the time of the "Bennington Alarm," caused by the battle at
that place, Aug. 16, 1777, the folowing company of "Minute Men" marched
from Westminster, joining the regiment of Colonel Bridges and were in the
service ten days at East Hoosick, N.Y., in anticipation of an attach by
General Burgoyne...
Silas Holt, private...
|
| p. 176 |
Under a resolve of the general court dated Dec. 2, 1780, calling
for three years' men, the following persons enlisted, the amount of bounty
paid to each, as per receipt of the selectment found in the office of the
state secretary at Boston, being set against their respective name:
Silas Holt, £120...
|
| p. 177 |
ALPHABETICAL CATALOGUE
Of Westminster Men known to have been in the Revolution.
MINUTE MEN...
Holt, Barzillai
Holt, Silas... |
| p. 178 |
ENLISTED MEN...
Holt, Silas... |
| p. 684 |
HARRINGTON.
The earliest records of this name in New England have it Errington
and Arrington. The first of these forms soon received its aspirated
prefix, making it Herrington, and this was the prevailing orthography for
more than a century. Robert Errington1, the immigrant,
was one of the proprietors of Watertown in 1642. He m. in 1649, Susannah
George and had a son Thomas2, whose w., Rebecca Bemis, bore
him George3, b. Aug. 1, 1695. The latter m. Hepzibah,
dau. of John and Abigail Fiske, whose sister was mother of John and Thomas
Stearns of Nar. No. 2, and whose nieces were the wives of Samuel Hager
and Stephen Sawin. A cousin of Hepzibah m. Eliezer Bigelow.
So it appears that four of the oldest families in town were connected with
each other by ties of blood relationship.
1. HERRINGTON, SETH4, was the 10th child of George and
Hepzibah, b. Watertown, Sept. 15, 1729. He is understood to have
m. Sarah, dau. of Joshua and Grace (Bemis) Child, of whom mention has been
made, coming here ab. 1750, possibly bef. m. took place. They located
on lot No. 23, now in possission of Ephraim Lufkin, which had been improved
and built upon previously by Mrs. H.'s f. She d. Sept. 30, 1759,
leaving 4 chn., and he m. (2) Priscilla (Wilder), wid. of Benjamin Houghton
of Lanc. She had a dau., Priscilla Houghton, who d. Aug. 4, 1764,
a. 5 yrs. Seth Herrington d. Nov. 25, 1815, a. 86. His w. d.
the previous year, Jan. 28, 1814, a. 85. He was afterward pub. to
wid. Rebecca Temple, and prob. m. her a few months bef. his decease.
Chn.:
2. SARAH5, b. Nov. 10, 1752; m. Silas
Holt; 2 chn. b. W.
3. ELISHA5, b. Aug. 31, 1754; d. unm. Feb. 29,
1884.
4. SETH5, b. June 5, 1756; prob. d. young.
5. DANIEL5, b. Feb. 24, 1758; prob. d. young.
6. ABIGAIL5, b. Dec. 23, 1763; m. (1) James Bowers
and (2) Capt. Samuel Sawin; 2 chn.; res. W.
7. EUNICE5, b. Aug. 31 1766; m. (1) Isaac Dupee
and (2) Stephen Hunting; 2 chn.; res. W.
8. BENJAMIN5, b. Jan. 7, 1769; m. Sarah Woodward;
res. W.
9. HANNAH5, b. Oct. 28, 1770; prob. d. young.
[Continues the descent from Benjamin5 only.] |
9. Secretary of the Commonwealth. 1896. Massachusetts
Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution. 17 vols. Wright
& Potter, Boston (online at Ancestry.com and on Broderbund CD-147).
In Vol. VIII, on p. 196:
HOLT, SILAS, Westminster.
-
Fifer, Capt. Noah Miles's co., which marched on the alarm
of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge, and joined Col. Whitcom's regt.;
service, 8½ days; also, Private, Capt. Manasseh Sawyer's
co., Col. Dike's regt.; abstract for gun and blanket money dated
Dorchester, Feb. 12, 1777;
-
also, Capt. Elisha Jackson's co.; travel out and home (200 miles);
service at 20 miles per day, 10 days, probably in Aug., 1777; company marched
from Westminster to East Hoosuck under command of Maj. Ebenezer Bridge
on an alarm at Bennington and was there dismissed; roll dated Aug. 27,
1777;
-
also, Capt. Nathaniel Carter's co., Col Job Cushing's
(Worcester Co.) regt.; enlisted Sept. 7, 1777; discharged Oct. 22, 1777;
service, 1 mo. 24 days, at the Northward, including 8 days (160 miles)
travel home; roll dated Leominster;
-
also, receipt dated Westminster, June 4, 1781, for bounty paid said
Holt by the town of Westminster to serve in the Continental service, as
returned by Seth Washburn June 12 [?], 1781; Capt. Edgell's co.,
Col.
Rand's regt.; age, 28 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, light;
occupation, carpenter; engaged for town of Westminster; engaged Feb. 1,
1781; term, 3 years.
|
| The "alarms" of 19 Apr 1775, raised by Paul Revere's famous midnight
ride, were the Battles of Lexington and Concord — the "shot heard round
the world." If Silas was 28 years old when he was engaged on 1 Feb
1781, and his birthday was Apr 25th, then he was born in 1752, which makes
a great deal more sense than later birthdates given for him. |
10. United States Senate. 1835. Report from the
Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th
and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension
Establishment of the United States. Duff Green [Publ?], Washington,
DC (online at Ancestry.com):
| Name: |
Silas Holt |
| Rank: |
Private |
| County: |
Cayuga Co. |
| Annual
Allowance: |
19 00 |
| Sums
Received: |
449 31 |
| Description
of Service: |
Massachusetts line |
| When
placed on pension roll: |
25 Mar 1819 |
| Commencement
of pension: |
27 Apr 1818 |
| Remarks: |
Died January 1, 1823 |
11. Pension List of 1820: Persons on the Pension Roll under
the Law of the 18th of March, 1818, New York
| p. 397 |
Silas Holt |
Private |
Massachusetts |
12. National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of
America. 1975. Founders and Patriots of America Index.
(reprinted 1989/93 by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; Broderbund
CD-506). Numbers are volume and page numbers to the volumes of pedigrees.
| p. vii |
In each lineage is a Founder who arrived in one of the Colonies
between May 13, 1607, and May 13, 1687, and a Patriot ancestor who gave
military, civil service, or other aid in establishing American Independence
in the period of 1775 to 1784. |
| p. 114 |
HOLT...
Nicholas (1602-Jan. 30, 1685) m. .... Elizabeth Short MASS
XV, 36; XVII, 47; XVIII, 89; XXI, 19, 20; XXIX, 375; XXX, 121, 162;
XXXIII, 270...
Silas (....-....) m. a. 1776
Sarah Harrington XXIX, 375 |
Obviously, Nicholas is our founder, Silas is our patriot, and the record
we need is in vol. 29, p. 375.
13. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI
- International Genealogical Index and AF - Ancestral File
(online
at FamilySearch.org). Birthdates for Silas range from 1751 to 1757.
14. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:
International
Genealogical Index (IGI).
Sara HERRINGTON
Spouse: Silas HOLT
Marriage: 25 Jan 1772, Sempronius,
Cayuga, New York
Source: patron submission |
Sara HERRINGTON
Birth: 1752, Brandon,
Rutland, Vermont
Father: J. HERRINGTON; Mother:
Source: patron submission |
The locations can't possibly be correct.
15. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). |
