Holt family

William Holt

Holtmoderate

Vital Information

Field Value Source
Full Name William Holt (also "William B. Holt I") WikiTree Holt-1016
Born 19 Jul 1666, Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia WikiTree Holt-1016
Died 18 May 1726, Lawnes Creek, Surry County, Virginia Find a Grave #103963005
Burial Lawnes Creek Parish Church Cemetery, Surry County, VA Find a Grave #103963005
Father Randall Holt Jr. (c.1629-1679)
Mother Elizabeth Hansford (1626-bef.1709)
Wife 1 Alice Stagg
Wife 2 Elizabeth Seward (c.1670-c.1737), m. ~1699, Isle of Wight County, VA WikiTree Holt-1016
Children William, Charles (1694), Mary Seward (m. Clanton), Anne, Thomas Sr., Taphenas (m. Newsom), Elizabeth, Sarah

Biography

William Holt was born 19 July 1666 on Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia, the son of Randall Holt Jr. and Elizabeth Hansford. He was only thirteen when his father died in 1679. He married Elizabeth Seward around 1699 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Their son Charles Holt continued the direct line to Drury Holt Sr.

William died 18 May 1726 and was buried at Lawnes Creek Parish Church Cemetery in Surry County. Note: his daughter Mary Seward Holt married into the Clanton family, the same family from which Drury Holt Sr.'s mother Abigail Clanton descended, indicating endogamy within the Surry County planter families.

Document Sources

Document Type Status
Surry County Deeds & Wills 1645-72, p. 30 County deed/will book Referenced in WikiTree; originals at Library of Virginia
Will of William Holt (1726) Probate Referenced in WikiTree; not directly consulted
Logon Family Connections, v.2 p. 183; v.5 p. 45 Published genealogy Not directly consulted
Southside Family Connections, v.112 p. 280 Published genealogy Not directly consulted