Jesse Frye's Gang Plow
Jesse Frye (1818-1887) was a framer and an inventor noted for the invention of the Jesse Frye Gang Plow. There were several versions of...
What's new? Holt genealogy in the works
An updated compilation of the descendants of Nicholas Holt of Andover is in the works.
House on Hidden Road
Abigail Holt and Isaac Chandler lived on the farm of Abigail's grandfather Benjamin Abbott. This property became to the site of 17 Hidde
19th Century Prenuptial Agreement
Prior to their marriage, Elijah Holt and his second wife Lovina Marcy Dunton entered into a contact specifying how the property of the estat
Clocks
Dane Holt made special provisions in the will for the disposition of his clock, a highly valued possession in colonial and early 19th centur
A Woman of Ill-Repute?
The Holt Genealogy sums up Polly Harris Holt as "a woman of ill-repute." What is the rest of the story.