Col. John Holt and Sarah Milligan

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Husband Col. John Holt ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1755
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           Died: Aug 1831 3 4
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         Father: Thomas Holt (      -      ) 4 5
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Wife Sarah Milligan ⁶

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           Born:  - England
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Children

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1 M Thomas Holt, Esq. ^{1 7}

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           Born: 5 Feb 1786 5
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           Died: 31 Jan 1868 - Clearfield Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: Sarah Meek (      -1851) 5 9

         Spouse: Catherine Watson (      -Aft 1898) 9

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2 M James Holt ^{3 4}

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3 M John Holt ^{4 10}

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           Born: 15 Apr 1795 - Bald Eagle Valley, Centre Co, PA 11
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           Died: 23 Nov 1869 - Princeton, Bureau Co, IL 4 11
         Buried: 18 Dec 1869 - Snow Shoe Cemetery 11

         Spouse: Mary Harbison (Abt 1795-1867) 4 11
           Marr: 1819 11

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4 M Robert Holt ^{3 4}

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5 F Nancy Holt ¹²

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           Died: Bef 1883
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         Spouse: James Patterson (      -      ) 4 12

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6 F Isabella Holt ^{2 3}

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            AKA: Elizabeth Holt 4
           Born: 4 Jul 1790 - Bald Eagle Valley, Centre Co, PA
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           Died: 1877 - Centre Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Judge Henry Barnhart (1786-1873) 12 13
           Marr: 17 May 1809 - Centre Co, PA 2

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7 F Mary Holt ¹²

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           Born: 1 May 1792 14
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           Died: 23 Oct 1879 14
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         Spouse: Jacob Barnhart (1783-1874) 12 15
           Marr: 14 Oct 1814 14

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8 F Jane Holt ^{3 4}

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         Spouse: Frederick Antes (      -      ) 3

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9 F Elizabeth Holt ³

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         Spouse: Samuel Miles (      -      ) 3

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10 F Sarah Holt ³

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         Spouse: William Russell (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Col. John Holt

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Different sources give contradictory statements about him:

He was born in England, but came to Pennsylvania at an early day, locating first in Cumberland County (in an area that is now a part of Dauphin county). In 1779 they removed to Bald Eagle Valley, Centre County, locating on a farm.

He was descended from Thomas Holt, a brother of Lord Chancellor Holt, who became a resident of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at an early period in its history. The records of the Holt family were destroyed by the burning of the court house of Cumberland County.

He settled in Bald Eagle Valley in 1782, is said to have been the first white man who followed the Indian trail to Snow Shoe to hunt game.
He was a settler in Bald Eagle Valley, central Pennsylvania, the love of hunting leading him to enter the Snow Shoe region, and it was his custom to spend a few weeks in the fall of each year in this pastime. He gained his title of "colonel" in the Revolutionary war, and took part in several battles, among them being the engagement at Germantown.

He located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, near where Milesburg now stands. He was a man of large stature, as the Holts have always been. He became a large land-owner and wealthy, and lived the life of a gentleman. He served in the patriot army during the war for independence, and rose to the rank of colonel. After the war he held the same rank in the State militia, with which he was for many years identified. His family consisted of nine children: four sons and five daughters.

1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 263, 397.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 277.

3 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 263.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 87.

5 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 397.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 277.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 87, 644, 1652.

8 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 398.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 644.

10 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 263, 423.

11 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 423.

12 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 176, 263.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 277, 729.

14 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 176.

15 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 729.