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Preston Holt 1813–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1813

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Gibson County, Tennessee

Father: Michael II

Mother: Hannah Martin

Spouse(s): Emily Capps, Nancy Thetford

Children(s): Marion Holt, William Holt, General Holt, Frances Holt, Isaac Holt, Marianne Holt, Myron Holt, Rachel HOLT, Louisa Holt, William Holt, Martha Swindell, Minerva Holt, Patience Holt, Margaret Holt, Artilla Knott, Isaac HOLT, Newton HOLT, Joseph HOLT

The story of Preston Holt began in 1813 in Tennessee, United States. Preston Holt married Emily Anna Capps, Nancy Mary Honey Thetford, and had children including Artilla Holt Knott, Frances Holt, General Mead Holt, Isaac Ben Holt, Isaac Newton Holt, Joseph Brooks Holt, Louisa Eliza Holt, Margaret Mahala Holt, Marianne Mollie Holt, Marion Holt, Martha Drucilla Holt Swindell, Minerva Holt, Myron Holt, Newton J Holt, Patience Adeline Holt, Rachel Louisa Liza Holt, William Preston Buck Holt, William Thomas Holt. Preston Holt passed away in 1878 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Preston Holt began in 1813 in Tennessee, United States.
  • Preston Holt married Emily Anna Capps, Nancy Mary Honey Thetford, and had children including Artilla Holt Knott, Frances Holt, General Mead Holt, Isaac Ben Holt, Isaac Newton Holt, Joseph Brooks Holt, Louisa Eliza Holt, Margaret Mahala Holt, Marianne Mollie Holt, Marion Holt, Martha Drucilla Holt Swindell, Minerva Holt, Myron Holt, Newton J Holt, Patience Adeline Holt, Rachel Louisa Liza Holt, William Preston Buck Holt, William Thomas Holt.
  • Preston Holt passed away in 1878 in Gibson County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael II
1778–1876
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Hannah Martin
1795–1878
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emily Capps
1835–1870
Birth Location: Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Thetford
1816–1855
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Children(s)

Marion Holt
1868–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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William Holt
1858–1917
Birth Location: 17 District, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
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General Holt
1865–1932
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Frances Holt
1866–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
FH
Isaac Holt
1872–1900
Birth Location: Tennessee
IH
Marianne Holt
1868–1920
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
MH
Myron Holt
1869–
Birth Location: Tennessee
MH
Rachel HOLT
1860–1938
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RH
Louisa Holt
1859–
Birth Location: –
LH
William Holt
1858–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
WH
Martha Swindell
1836–1905
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
MS
Minerva Holt
1846–1873
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
MH
Patience Holt
1842–1880
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
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Margaret Holt
1848–1929
Birth Location: Wayne, Tennessee, United States
MH
Artilla Knott
1839–1877
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
AK
Isaac HOLT
1873–1958
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
IH
Newton HOLT
1845–
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
NH
Joseph HOLT
1845–1879
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
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Preston Holt's Ancestors

Self
Preston Holt
1813–1878
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Michael Holt II
1778–1876
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Hannah Martin
1795–1878
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Peter Holt
1725–1812
St. George Parish, Spotsylvania (later Orange, then Culpeper, then Madison) County, Virginia
Rachel (Catherine) Schofield
1763–1835
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Nathaniel (Richard) Martin
1755–1841
Caswell, North Carolina
Frances Turner
1765–1841
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hans Holt
1696–1767
Anna Scheible
1700–1765
Benjamin MARTIN
1734–1754
Arabella MORGAN
1730–1774
Henry Turner
1721–1809
Nancy Kimbrough
1739–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN MARTIN
1701–1761
Anne Dorsey
1699–1786
Samuel Morgan
1700–1746
Joanna Corbit
1700–1787
John Sr.
1700–1764
Sarah Williams
1710–1778
Thomas Kimbrough
1712–1777
Elleanaugh
1713–1777

Preston Holt's Descendants

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Preston Holt (7 Aug 1813–1878) m. Emily (Anna) Capps (11 Jun 1835–1870) m. Nancy (Mary Honey) Thetford (abt 1816–1855)
  1. 1. Marion Holt 1868–
  2. 2. William (Preston Buck) Holt 1858–1917 m. Elizabeth (Francis "Fannie") NEVIL 1858–1882 m. Martha (Jane) COCHRAN 1866–1942 m. Harriet (Jane) TAYLOR 1868–
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson HOLT) I 1876–1943 m. Zada (Donelle) AKIN 1879–1909 m. Erma (B) WYATT 1892–1967
      1. 1. Lela (V) HOLT 1897–
      2. 2. Laura HOLT 1900–
      3. 3. Low (B) HOLT 1899–
      4. 4. Thelma (Wheat) HOLT 1916–1973 m. Alexander (Michael) LAURAIN 1917–1990 m. Herbert (Monroe) BANDY 1902–1952 m. Felix (Howard) GALLOWAY 1913–1974
        1. 1. Mildred (Arnell GALLOWAY) (Cunningham) 1932–2015
      5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson HOLT) II 1928–2017 m. Joy (Lue) Carter 1933–2018
      6. 6. Jesse (Weaver "JW") HOLT 1930–1999
      7. 7. Wyatt (Un-named) HOLT 1921–1921
    2. 2. Infant HOLT 1880–1880
    3. 3. Leona (E) HOLT 1888–
    4. 4. Frances (Ada) HOLT 1892–1976
    5. 5. Rhoda (Mai) HOLT 1897–
  3. 3. General (Mead) Holt 1865–1932
  4. 4. Frances Holt 1866–1880
  5. 5. Isaac (Ben) Holt 1872–1900 m. Sarah (Ann "Coonie") Capps 1876–1928
    1. 1. Henry (Preston) Holt 1894–1969 m. Nettie (Mae) Walker 1898–1985
      1. 1. Margie (Nell) Holt 1930–1989 m. Robert (Jr) Williams 1929–1974
        1. 1. Brenda (Nell) Williams 1950–1950
        2. 2. Robert (Dale) Williams 1950–1950
      2. 2. Henry (Felix) Holt 1921–2007 m. Maxine (Beatrice) Cantrell 1922–2008
        1. 1. Jerry (Glenn) Holt 1942–2022 m. Carolyn (Beatrice) Morgan 1944–2001
      3. 3. Lucile Holt 1920–2004
      4. 4. Brown Holt 1928–1990
      5. 5. Alexander Holt 1923–1923
      6. 6. Theron (Brooks) Holt 1933–1988
      7. 7. Edsel (Moore) Holt 1940–2014
      8. 8. Mary (Frances) Holt 1924–1978
      9. 9. Esther (Jewell) Holt 1926–1987
    2. 2. Jack (Clipper) Holt 1898–1970
    3. 3. Victoria Holt 1897–1980
  6. 6. Marianne ("Mollie") Holt 1868–1920
  7. 7. Myron Holt 1869–
  8. 8. Rachel (Louisa "Liza") HOLT 1860–1938 m. John (Franklin "Frank") Griffin 1860–1941
    1. 1. James (Laughtie) Griffin 1899–1981
    2. 2. Maggie (Lee) Griffin 1901–1971
    3. 3. John (Rollie) Griffin 1892–1977
    4. 4. Mary (Emily Irvin) Griffin 1889–1969 m. John (Arbie Solomon) Taylor 1893–1981
      1. 1. Fronie (Lee) Taylor 1926–2003 m. George (Albert) Butler 1924–1982
        1. 1. Glenn (Albert) Butler 1950–2008
      2. 2. Irene (Jane) Taylor 1918–2016
      3. 3. Henry (Ford) Taylor 1920–1997
      4. 4. Rachel (Amzonia "Zonie") Taylor 1923–2011
    5. 5. Addie Griffin 1886–1948
    6. 6. Laughtie (J) Griffin 1900–
    7. 7. Louise Griffin 1918–
    8. 8. Lillie Griffin 1884–1961
  9. 9. Louisa (Eliza) Holt 1859–
  10. 10. William (Thomas) Holt 1858–1890
  11. 11. Martha (Drucilla Holt) Swindell 1836–1905
  12. 12. Minerva Holt 1846–1873
  13. 13. Patience (Adeline) Holt 1842–1880 m. Sgt. (Jabez Jabes H. Hughes) Flippin 1822–1876
    1. 1. James (Allen) Flippin 1864–1917 m. Lillie (A) Tegethoff 1878–1927 m. Abigail (Narcissa) Cribbs 1873–1900
      1. 1. Edgar (Alton) Flippin 1902–1979
      2. 2. OSSIE (B) FLIPPEN 1909–1998
      3. 3. Jessie (Franklin) Flippin 1911–1994
      4. 4. Walter Flippin 1913–1983
      5. 5. James (Allen, Jr) Flippin 1915–1968
      6. 6. Mattie (Martha Lee) Flippin 1907–2002 m. Roy (Preston) Hicks 1907–1969
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Hicks 1932–2014 m. George (Frank) Miller 1926–1994
        2. 2. Cecil (Preston) Hicks 1929–1929
      7. 7. Lena Flippen 1895–1938
      8. 8. Ivy Flippin 1897–2000
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Flippin 1861–1945
    3. 3. Margarette (A.) Flippin 1865–1917
    4. 4. Frances (A.) Flippin 1867–1947
    5. 5. Louisa (H) Flippin 1874–
    6. 6. Victoria (Drucilla) Flippin 1870–1950
  14. 14. Margaret (Mahala) Holt 1848–1929
  15. 15. Artilla (Holt) Knott 1839–1877
  16. 16. Isaac (Newton) HOLT 1873–1958
  17. 17. Newton (J.) HOLT 1845–
  18. 18. Joseph (Brooks) HOLT 1845–1879

Preston Holt's Timeline

4 Records

1813
7 Aug 1813
Birth of Preston Holt in Tennessee
Tennessee
1813
7 Aug 1813
Birth of Preston Holt in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1878
5 Apr 1878
Age 65
Death of Preston Holt in Cades, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Cades, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1878
1878
Age 65
Death of Preston Holt in Gibson County, Tennessee
Gibson County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Cades, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee
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