Richard Holt

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1660, Virginia, United States; Cooper & Planter
• Land Sale: 1664, Lancaster County, Virginia; Richard Holt sold one hundred acres of land to EDWARD HUDSON.
• Land: 1669, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA; Virginia County Records IX, Index to Land Grants, Rappahannock Co., Vol. 6, No. 6, p.291 Richard Holt, 600 acres in 1669
• Court/Deed: Jan 1672, Old Rappahannock, Virginia; Follow-up to above, RICHARD HOLT appoints friend Capt. Edmund Crask his attorney in regards to a sale to William Cook
• Deed: 3 Jan 1672, Old Rappahannock, Virginia; "I R HOLT do make over all my right & interest of the within mentioned conveyance to Wm. Cook of Gloster w/warranty from all persons wch may thereafter lay any claim to & do promise that I & my wife will acknow. the same @ next court held in Rappah.
• Note: 1692, Essex County, Virginia, USA; 1692 from the old Rappahannock County, Virginia

Richard married Unknown in 1660 in Virginia, United States. Unknown was born in 1642; died in 1688 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Holt
2. David Holt
3. Richard Holt was born in 1672 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia.
4. Robert Holt was born in 1677 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia; died in 1698 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.

Richard married Margaret Plunkett in 1682 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia. Margaret was born in 1655; died in 1698 in Essex County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Holt was born in 1684 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia; died in 1734 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
2. Plunkett Harraway Holt was born in 1689 in Old Rappahannock, Virginia; died in 1760 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1645; Immigrated to American some time around 1645 Occupation: Coopera maker of casks and barrels
• Court: 30 Aug 1646, St Mary's County, Maryland; This bill byndeth me Francis Posey hy heirs or assignes to pay or cause to be payed, unto Robert Holt or his assignes one thousand and thirty pounds of sound merchantable tobbaco in caske, and five barrells of good sound Indian corn, to be payed 10 Nov
• Court : 30 Aug 1646, St. Mary's County, Maryland; next, ensuing the date hereof, likewise, I Francis Posey do bind my crop for his security, and am not to dispose of it untill the sayd Holt be satisfied. Witness my hand this eighteenth of March, one thousand six hundred and fowerty six. X Francis Posey
• Court: 1647, St. Mary's County, Maryland; Robert Holt complaineth agst Cuthbert Phenick gent in action of damage to the value of 1030 lb of tobbaco & caske by wrongfully attaching a crop of Francis Posy made over to him. "Court & Testamentary Business, Proceedings of the Council of MD" Vol 3 p330
• Court: 23 Oct 1648, St. Mary's County, Maryland; This depositioner sayth that George Manners did desire Henry Clay to speak to Edward Commins to send him his pestle that he stole. Whereupon this depositioner told him that it was a hard matter to tax a man with such a thing.
• Court: 23 Oct 1648, St Mary's County, Maryland; But the said Manners made answer again, that he did tax him & would tax him. These words being spoke in this deposition hearing sometime in May last. And further he sayth not. Robert Holt.
• Court: 20 Jul 1649, St Mary's County, Maryland; This bill bindeth me Robert Holt of Maryland, planter, my heirs, executors and assignes to pay or cause to be pain unto Paul Simpson of St. Inegoes Marriner the full and just sum of 2300 pounds....see notes
• Court: 1650, St. Mary's County, Maryland; Edward Hudson defaulted on a bond in 1650 and the court allowed Robert Holt to "attach his estate" for the cost. "LAND NOTES, 1634-1655." In Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 6:
• Court: 6 Nov 1651, St Mary's County, Maryland; The St. Mary's court heard depositions concerning domestic problems between Robert Holt and his wife, Dorothy Heywood Holt. Robert reported that Dorothy threatened to murder Him.
• Land Warrent: 1655, Maryland; Robert Holt was issued a land warrant to lay out 400 acres "in any place within this province southward of Patuxtent River". (Patents ABH.32) Edward (Edmund) Hudson was associated with Robert Holt and was living in the same household.
• Court: 9 Sep 1658, St. Mary's County, Maryland; Was called afore the Board Robert Holt, & Mr William Wilkinson Clerk, The sd Holt being charged by Mr Attorney wth bigamy & Mr Willm Wilkinson as Accessory in Contryuing the same & prefers this Inditm.
• Deed: 2 Mar 1661, St Mary's County, Maryland; David Holt of St. Georges requests that this deed is recorded verbatim...Robert Holt do freely give...to my son David Holt one half of the 100 acres called "Randall's Point"..my son David's part

Notes:

Birth:
Robert, son of John HOLTE was baptized at Rochdale on 5 May 1605

Died:
See notes regarding Petition of Christian Holt for restoration of her share of Robert's estate

Robert married Dorothy Heywood on 19 Dec 1625 in Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England, and was divorced on 4 Dec 1654 in St Mary's County, Maryland. Dorothy was born in 1607 in Lancashire, England; died in > 1673. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Notes: 9 Sep 1658, St. Mary's County, Maryland; In a court hearing 9th of September 1658, testimony stated she had "two bastards" by Edward Hudson. It seems Dorothy may have moved to Rappahannock Co Va at some point to be near Edward & her daughters followed.
• Will: 13 Mar 1672, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA; I EDWARD HUTSON doe make DOROTHY HUTSON my true & lawfull Wife my whole Executor and all moveables & umoveables during her lifetime. Furthermore I do give unto ELIZABETH HOLT one cow calfe the first calfe that falls with all the future increase.