Pane-Joyce Genealogy

Thomas Holden (26948) & Ruth Baker

45908. Thomas Holden. Born on 23 Mar 1752 in Barre, MA.155 Thomas died in Barre, MA, on 5 Apr 1752.155

45909. Levinah Holden. Born on 2 Sep 1753 in Barre, MA.155

On 12 Mar 1778 when Levinah was 24, she married David Hagar.155

Their children include:

57988i.

Joseph Hagar (4 Jun 1780-)

57989ii.

Moses Hagar (22 Feb 1783-)

57990iii.

David Hagar (5 May 1785-)

57991iv.

Polly Hagar (6 Feb 1787-)

57992v.

Rossull Hagar (9 May 1789-)

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Lucas Hagar (24 Mar 1793-)

45910. Aaron Holden. Born on 23 Jun 1755 in Barre, MA.155 Aaron died in Ellisburgh, Jefferson Countty, New York.

Putnam wasn’t sure about details for Aaron Holden. From The Holden Genealogy, page 250:155
There is doubt connected with the identification of Aaron of Ellisburg with Aaron of Barre (12263). The latter disappears from Barre after the birth of Esther, who appears, but there is no proof, to be that Esther who married at Chester, Vt. There is a record at Chester of the marriage, 1 Dec., 1796, of Aaron Holden and Lydia Muzza. Chester is in Windsor County, and Joseph, brother of Aaron, settled there, and their brother John was married there. The census of 1790 and that of 1810 fail to disclose the residence of Aaron Holden. He was not given as head of a family in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, or New York yet, if children ascribed to him below are correctly given, he was certainly a citizen who should have been enumerated. He is said to have served in the American Revolution; if so he may be that Aaron Holden found as a member of the company commanded by Captain John Oliver, Colonel Sparhawk’s regiment, who served in New Jersey in 1777, for the period of three months prior to August. It is known that Aaron had a daughter Esther, and it is believed that he was father of sons Lewis, Asa, and Eli, as given in the list of children, but no evi- dence has been found to confirm the list as a whole, which is taken fromtheR.W.HoldenMs., andtheresaidtohavebeentakenfrom “History of Northern New York” where the line of Asa is continued.

On 30 Oct 1777 when Aaron was 22, he married Rachel Richardson in Barre, MA.155

Aaron and Rachel were both of Barre when they married there.

Their children include:

57994i.

Esther Holden (10 Apr 1778-)

57995ii.

Thomas Holden

57996iii.

Lewis Holden (ca 1783-)

57997iv.

Timothy Holden (ca 1785-1862)

57998v.

Asa Holden (ca 1791-)

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58001viii.

58002ix.

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58008xv.

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45911. Joseph Holden. Born on 23 Jun 1755 in Barre, MA.155 Joseph died in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, on 5 Nov 1833; he was 78.155

From The Holden Genealogy, pages 251–252:155
The census of 1810 found at Chester Joseph Holden, the only one of the name there enumerated as a head of a family, having a family of self, over 45 years, one male between the ages of 16 and 26, and three females, one over 45 years, one under 10, and one between the ages of 16 and 26.
Joseph Holden served throughout the American Revolution. He enlisted at Barre in the company of Captain Benjamin Gates, Colonel Holman’s regiment, Mass. Line, on or about 5 July, 1776, in which he served until December, 1776. He reenlisted from the 7th Worces- ter regiment of militia, March 13, 1777, in Reed’s company, Colonel John Brook’s regiment; was at Cherry Valley, February-April, 1779, following the engagement there with the Indians, 11 Nov., 1778, in which he took part; and he also took part in the engagement with the Indians at Onondaga in April, 1779. He was promoted corporal in July, 1780, and sergeant the following month. On descriptive list dated 20 Feb., 1782, he is described as sergeant in Capt. Eliphalet Thorp’s company, Brook’s (7th) regiment, age 27 (also given as 22 and 23); five feet, eight inches (also given as five feet, seven inches and also six feet) complexion dark (also appears as light), hair brown (also given as black and as light) born at Barre. He was tried by court martial 24 March, 1782, for abusing sergeant Pike, and demoted. He was discharged 8 June, 1783. His own declaration of service, made 13 April, 1818, when seeking a pension, which was granted, asserts that he was in the battle of Harlem Heights, White Plains, two engagements with Burgoyne’s army, and at Bemis Heights and Stillwater, at Cherry Valley and Onondaga and also at New Town Point, the last three with the Indians, and enclosed with his application a warrant constituting him first sergeant in company late Captain John Read’s, from 1 Feb., 1780, dated 1 Dec., 1780, at West Point.
After his death the pension was continued to his widow, who filed various documents in the case, one being a deposition by Arannah Spear of Braintree, Vt., dated 20 Oct., 1837, asserting that Jemima was then of Cavendish, and that she was his mother’s sister, and the widow both of Samuel Marsh and Joseph Holden. She testified 23 Oct., 1838, that she was aged 88 years, was a resident of Chester, and furnished a certificate of her first marriage. Kezia Spear, sister to Jemima, of Orange, Vt., aged 84 years, deposed that she was three years younger than Jemima and had lived in Brookfield, Mass., until she was 30 years old, and that her sister married Samuel Marsh in Boston, and later Joseph Holden; and that her three brothers, Silas, Jude and Roger Stevens were in the Revolutionary army,
and that Samuel Marsh was also in the army, and she believes an officer when “he last left never to return. Her sister had five children.”

Joseph married Jemina Stevens. Born ca 1750.155 Jemina died in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont on 3 Feb 1847.155

Jemima Stevens first married Samuel Marsh, second Joseph Holden.

Their children include:

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Joseph Holden (ca 1791-13 Nov 1884)

58011ii.

Sophronia Holden

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Hannah Holden

45912. Kezia Holden. Born on 8 Apr 1757 in Barre, MA.155

45913. Thomas Holden. Born on 17 Apr 1759 in Barre, MA.155 Thomas died on 11 Nov 1778; he was 19.155

From The Holden Genealogy, page 146:155
Thomas was killed 11 Nov., 1778, at Cherry Valley, N. Y., at the time his brother Aaron was taken prisoner. He enlisted 21 Aug., 1777, in Captain Nye’s company, Sparhawk’s regiment, and the same day marched to re-enforce General Stark at Bennington. There proving no need of the services of this command, it was dismissed Aug. 25, having 96 miles travel home allowed. He again enlisted 26 Sept., 1777, in the same company and marched to re-enforce the Northern Army. He was discharged 18 October. The following 13 March he enlisted out of the Seventh Worcester County regiment and joined Captain Reed’s company, Colonel Alden’s regiment, which was stationed at Cherry Valley to protect that settlement from the British and Indians. On the 11 Nov., 1778, the garrison of 250 men were surprised, thirty killed, forty taken prisoners, who with many inhabitants were carried to Canada. Colonel Alden was slain in his quarters, but Major Whiting defended the fort, which Lieut. Aaron Holden vainly attempted to reach.

45914. Ruth Holden. Born on 12 May 1761 in Barre, MA.155

On 24 Feb 1787 when Ruth was 25, she married Rufus Richardson, son of David Richardson & Esther Smith.155 Born on 21 Sep 1760.155

45915. John Holden. Born on 13 Oct 1763 in Barre, MA.155 John died in New Hudson, Allegany County, New York, on 11 Jan 1845; he was 81.155 Occupation: Shoemaker, teacher.

From The Holden Genealogy, page 252:155
Thomas Caryl was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill, and his daughter remembered the occasion and circumstances, as well as many other incidents of her childhood, to the day of her death, which occurred at the house of her son, Thomas Caryl Holden. Two of her uncles were killed in the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars. She was the oldest of fourteen children.
Mr. Holden was a shoemaker. He also taught school. It is said of him that he was a “mathematician of very raregenius.” Warned at Rockingham, Vt., 7 June, 1813, with wife and eight eldest children. The United States Census of 1810 did not find him at Chester, Vt., nor was he enumerated in New York.

On 21 Jun 1798 when John was 34, he married Irena Caryl, daughter of Thomas Caryl (18 Apr 1740-24 Jul 1816) & Esther Wight (21 Sep 1750-22 Feb 1823), in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont.155 Born on 22 Jul 1770 in Hopkinton, MA.155 Irena died in New Hudson, Allegany County, New York, on 19 May 1873; she was 102.155

Their children include:

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Rosella Holden (4 Sep 1798-16 Apr 1872)

58014ii.

John Holden (19 Feb 1800-)

58015iii.

Thomas Caryl Holden (4 Feb 1802-10 Jun 1881)

58016iv.

Olive Peabody Holden (Died unmarried) (25 Oct 1803-)

58017v.

Harvey Holden (19 Oct 1805-aft 1877)

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Fanny Holden (Died unmarried) (30 Jul 1807-)

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Lawson Holden (Died unmarried) (1 Jul 1809-6 Dec 1844)

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Rufus Holden (20 May 1811-2 Mar 1905)

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George Stillman Holden (19 May 1814-25 Jan 1873)

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