Benjamin HOLDEN

                      
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:50:04 -0500 
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Ellie,
Boy, what an elegant hotel.  Right up there with the best.  In Cleveland no less.  Yes, I agree that we should pursue the Hollenden angle.  Mom said that the name - as I mentioned yesterday - was Hollenden in the Netherlands, but was changed to Holden in England.  The Hollendens moved from the Netherlands to England on their way to America.
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Mary
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   975.4  R46  VIRGINIANS OF 1800...BENJAMIN HOLDEN IN HARRISON  1001
                                    ALEXANDER HOLDEN IN HARRISON 1001

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            CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL
            COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800
            CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I."
            JUDGMENTS.
            page 77
            John G. Jackson of Harrison County vs. Frances E. Triplett--O. S. 39; N. S. 13--Bill 7th July, 1803. Breach
            of promise of marriage. Mary Triplett was sister-in-law of Frances. Judgment rendered in Monogalia District
            Court. Frances went to Kentucky shortly after May, 1799. John G. Jackson was son of Col. George
            Jackson, who was a member of Congress. Benjamin Holden deposes in Clarksburg, 7th September, 1803,
            that he came from Trenton, New Jersey, where he was well acquainted with Robert B. James, who had a
            wife and four children and was his neighbor.

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15 matches for Benjamin Holden in Virginia Census Records

1850 Census Harrison County, Virginia (W VA H2).

WILL:  Names wife Margaret and his children.   
   
Birth information:  Family records from Margaret Holden Muller, now deceased. Her records in possession of her daughter, Mary Sayers (Samuel), Dunn Loring, Virginia.

MARRIAGE:
Marriage information:  Appears from research that he may have been married three times: 1)Jemima Derumple (or Reed) of New Jersey...from History of Holdens (unpublished) sent to me from William Fred Holden.
2)Ann Lambert...married a Benjamin Holden 1802. Harrison County, Virginia Marriage Records;  also a deed in Green County,Ohio naming some children, heirs of Ann Lambert (deceased).
3) Margaret....named in will but have not found a marriage record for them in Harrison County, West Virginia.
   

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Deeds..Harrison County, West Virginia
   
1-26-00
Search in ancestry.com   for Benjamin Holden...This may be our Benjamin Holden.....
earch Terms: HOLDEN (165), BENJAMIN (16744)
            Database: 1790-1870 New Jersey Census Index
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Year 1793
Surname HOLDEN
Given Name BENJAMIN
                         (s)
County Essex County
State  NJ
Page
Township or Other Info     Trenton
Record                June Tax  List
Type
Database NJ Tax Lists  Index 1772-1822
ID#  NJS1a1610501                                                                         

   OCCUPATION: Farmer, stonemason, Baptist church Deacon and church builder..
Many of his sons were ministers....

   FHL/Salt Lake City  US/CAN Book: 975.4  D3  Vol  I, P.317-318 Men of West Virginia 


HISTORY:
   1 Nov 1974 I received a letter from Margaret Holden Muller with a photocoy of an old letter from Genova Law (my grandfather's sister)  to a cousin...stated L.E. Holden of Cleveland, Ohio (note: found a history on L.E. Holden in Cleveland History...now in my possession.  He was a very prominent man, an educator, later in mining in Salt Lake City and  very wealthy) was going to see to the  publishing of material another Holden of Hyattsville, Maryland had researched...England and Holland  1)Richard Holden  2)Justinian  3)Ebenezer 4)James 5)Benjamin
6)Pearson Bunyan Holden....name before William the conqueror was Hollenden...changed  to Holden.  L.E. Holden built a fine hotel in Cleveland and named it the Hollenden in honor of the old name.  Note: I have seen the Holden Family book in library in Los Angeles and in Salt Lake. At present have not been able to tie in my Benjamin to  this family. It may need additional looking into...note:  This is definetely a clue to follow.
8-7-99  note from some research I did in Salt Lake...In Pilby books...set 1 v.2  there is a
Holden, James  n.a.(no age I think) America  1763  1222  p133  Source:  Coldham English Convicts in Colonial America  Vol. 1-2....now I suppose that is a possibility.  I'll send it to Jane Hodgson and see what she thinks.

   FAMILY RECORDS OF WEST VIRGINIA  FHL 163771 Salt Lake City:  "Benjamin Holden was the earliest settler of the Holden family in Harrison County, West Virginia.  He came from New Jersey in pioneer days and settled on Elk Creek, above Clarksburg, where he spent the remainder of his days.  He was a stonemason by trade."

   
"Selected West Virginia Obituaries 1934-1937"..Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, West Virginia. Copy in my possession.
Obituary of Susan Holden, wife of John C. Holden (Benjamin,Peter,Lemuel) gives a genealogy of Holden family.  Indicates that Benjamin's father may have also been a Benjamin.  Needs varification. Mentions both Benjamins in Rev.War.

Holden Family History (unpublished) from William Fred Holden, 1415 North 24th Street, Clarksburg, West Virginia.
"Early settler into Clarksburg, Virginia...believe from Trenton, New Jersey and England.


DEATH:
Death: Will..Harrison County, West Virginia. Mentions wife, Margaret.
GS  F W-VA H3 22407 Will Bk #4;  Harrison County, West Virginia Family Records (FW.VA  H3B PT 49 22409);


CEMETERY: 
Cemeteries Clark District Harrison County, Harrison County Genealogical Society p. 413
Center Branch Cemetery...Location:  Rt. 20 to Buckhannon.  Close to  Clarksburg ...Center Branch Cemetery on Turkey Run Road, Beside coke plant.  Reading done 1989...update of Tetricks records.  .P.413A  Benjamin Holden, Jr.   died Aug 10, 1859   age 66 years 4 mo 4 days. 
Benjamin Holden, Sr.  died  5 Mar 18?2....(not clear) on burial at Center Branch  (Will stated 1832)
Center Branch Cemetery is next to church.....near Clarksurg, West Virginia.
Personally visited the graves of both Benjamin Holdens,  with some of my children:  Stephen, Paul and Mark...in 1994.
Benjamin Holden Jr. and I believe his father grave (illegable stone next to his.  The cemetery was read years ago.  Benjamin Holden, Sr. and Benjamin Holden, Jr. were both listed in the records. (listed in Harrison Co. Gen. Soc. Magazine as both being buried in Centerbranch Cem.) ****************************************************************************
TIME LINE FOR BENJAMIN HOLDEN.....BY Jane Hodgson, Tucson, Ariz......her conclusions:
   
1770 Abt Born, possibly in Cape May, NJ  (my note: or British Isles.)
Abt 1785 Married Mary Derumple NJ
Abt 1786 Charles born NJ
1787 Alexander C. born NJ
Abt 1788 Sarah born NJ
Abt 1789 William born NJ
(1789 July 21 Brother Alexander Holden Purchased land on Elk Creek, Harrison
County, VA from Hezekiah and Ann Davisson) >1790 Federal Census Benjamin
Holden in Essex County, NJ >Abt 1791 Arominer born NJ
(1792 Sep 20 Alexander Holden purchased 5 acres on Elk Creek, Harrison
County, VA Hez Davisson)
1793 New Jersey Militia, Trenton Township, New Jersey in 1793, age 23 >
       Captain Jacob Carhart's Company C Hunterdon, also Continental Army
              Hunterdon County
1793 Oct 10 Peter W. born NJ
(1794 Mar 21 Brother Alexander Holden Witness to a deed 170 acres in Harrison
County, VA)
(1795 July 1 Alexander Holden 170 acres Harrison County, VA from William
Chamberlain on Elk Creek for 75 pounds)
Abt 1797 Benjamin born NJ
1797 Nov 13 Witnessed deed Clarksburg, Harrison County, VA 
1798 Mar 19 Benjamin 116 acres on Turkey Run at Elk Creek, age 28
(1799 Brother Alexander Holden purchased 400 Acres on Ten Mile Creek, Book 4, p 542)
1799 Feb 18 Name in Nutter deed as adjoining property
1800 Taxes Harrison County VA, no slaves, 1 horse, age 30  
1800 June 16 Harrison County, VA Deed on Elk Creek Brother Alexander Holden & Sary to George Roby
(1800 June 16 Brother Alexander Holden Land on Elk Creek to Stephen Dicks)
1800 Census? Built many of the first houses in Clarksburg 
Abt 1800 Grace born NJ
First wife died 
Moved to Harrison County, V
1801 Oct 17 Purchased 221 acres both sides of Turkey Run for $800.00 
1801 Simpson Creek Baptist Church, Clarksburg, age 31
1802 Jun 27 Married Anna Lambert, Harrison County, Va, Marriages, Film 848279  IGI, age 32
1802 Dec 22 Pearson Benjamin born, Harrison County, VA, age 32 
1802 Added property to 160 acres, age 32
1803 Added property to 221 acres, age 33
1804 Jan 15 Thomas S. born
(1804 Feb 11Brother Alexander Holden Bought 100 acres on Jone's Run, Harrison County, VA $60. from Adam Hope)
(1804 Nov 7 Alexander Holden Sold 315 acres Jone's Run for $700.00 to Saml Boggess  )
1805 Sep 2 Jonathan Lambert deceased deed mentions Benjamin Holden & Anna 
Abt 1806 Jemina born
1808 Jun 20 Harrison County, VA Deed Thos. Nutter & Mary to Benjamin Holden 4  acres west of Elk Creek for                   $50.00
1808 Jul 18 Harrison County, VA Deed Benjamin Holden & Anne to Stephen Dicks
	1 acre Elk Creek, mill seat for $500.00
1810 Census, Harrison County, VA, age 40
1811 Property now 116, 291 and 3 acres, age 41
1818 Oct 24 First Book of Center Branch Baptist Church; Bro Benjamin
	Holden be Deacon of the church
1819 Feb 27 Bro Benjamin Holden be appointed to Superintendent of the
	meeting house of Center Branch Baptist Church
1819 Property still 116, 291 and 3 acres, age 49
1819 May 22 Bro Benj Holden pay Bro Joseph Morris twenty six dollars in part paying for the finishing of our           meeting house church 
1819 Aug 21 Bros Benj Holden and A.C. Holden & others chosen by this church to represent it at Union Association held at Brickets Creek in Monongalia County, Va.
1819 Aug 21 Son Pearson Holden baptized 
1820 Census  Harrison County, Virginia, Page 90
1821 Mar 24 Son Pearson Holden overtaken in a fault but in consideration >	of
his minority Bros inquire into the matter
1821 May 26 Bros Dea Holden & A.C. Holden be messengers of the church >	to
the Union Association
1822 Jun 21 Deac Holden & A.C. Holden messengers to the Association >1823 Mar
23 Deac Holden purchase 3 pewter plates for his use >1823 Jul 6 Bro A.C.
Holden & Dec B. Holden & others messengers at the >	Association
1824 Feb 21 Dea Benj Holden & others assist the church in Buckhannon in their difficulty
1824 Mar 26 Old deacons B Holden & Synott be exempted from the active business of the church
1824 Apr 24 Son Pearson Holden for his improper conduct be excluded  from church
1824 Aug 21 Dea B. Holden & A.C. Holden & others be messengers at our
	Association
1824 Dec 25 That the church comply with the proposition made by Dea B.
	Holden concerning his making a deed for the land on which the meeting
house stands and that the Junior Deacons be the persons to whom the deed be made
1825 Jan 22 Deed of the Church recorded in Church Book 
1825 May Donated the land for the building of the Simpson Creek Baptist  Church, age 55
1826 Feb 25 Son Pearson Holden restored to full membership of the church
	and letter of dismission to Broad Run Church
1826 Sept 23 Dea B. Holden & A.C. Holden to endeaver to settle a disturbance
	between Reuben Berkley and Delilah his wife and Sarah Nolan 
1826 Oct 21 Dea.Holden to admonish the Berkleys & forgive them & suspend them for six months
(1828 Mar 22 Elder A.C. Holden chosen pastor of Center Branch Baptist)
1828  Dec 27 Dea Holden & others to attend cases of disorderly members 
1830 Census, Harrison County, VA, 1 slave, age 60, page 310
              May have remarried
a wife named Margaret Reed, mentioned in will
1830 Feb 27 Daughter Jemina mentioned in trouble with church 
1831 Sep 10 Will abstract, VA, age 61
1832 Mar 5 Died in Harrison County, WV, age 62
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CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN HOLDEN & MARY DERUMPLE HOLDEN 
1.    CHARLES HOLDEN (b. abt 1786)
2.    ALEXANDER C. HOLDEN (1797 - 19 Apr 1865) m. Mary Cross & Nancy
	Townsend
3.    SARAH (b. abt 1788) m Nathan Everet
4.    WILLIAM (b. abt 1789) m Eliza COTTRILL
5.   AROMINER (b. abt 1791) m COTTRILL
6.   PETER W. HOLDEN (10 Oct 1793 - 5 Sep 1872) m. Nancy Hickman & Sarah
	Cropp
7.   BENJAMIN HOLDEN (b. abt 1797) m. Sarah Smith >8.   GRACE (b. abt 1800) m
John HOLDEN
CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN HOLDEN & ANNA LAMBERT HOLDEN 
1.  PEARSON BENJAMIN HOLDEN (20 Dec 1802 - 24 Mar 1867) m1. Samantha) Nancy Kniseley
m. 2) Priscilla Ridenour
2.   THOMAS  S. HOLDEN (b. 1804) m. Nancy Lee
3.   JEMINA HOLDEN
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THEORY REGARDING THE PLACE OF BIRTH OF BENJAMIN HOLDEN 
A Benjamin HOLDEN served in Revolutionary War from Hunterdon Co NJ 1790
Federal Census shows a Benjamin HOLDEN in Essex Co NJ where  a number of
Derumple families also live (family lore says Benjamin's first wife was a Derumple and the HOLDENs came from NJ) (There was also a Derumple family and 2 Benjamin Holdens in Mass.)
1850 Federal Census shows sons Benjamin and Peter W. were born in NJ
Early land records link Benjamin and Alexander with numerous deeds for land on Elk Creek in Harrison County, VA. They seem to be brothers. Early church records of Center Branch Baptist Church frequently refer problem matters for solution to Bros. Benjamin and A.C. Holden. 	Alexander bought and sold land 3 times to people from NJ or moving  back to NJ.
William Chamberlain of Sussex Co NJ; Adam Hope of  Hunterdon Co NJ; and then a 3rd where William Chamberlain moved  back to NJ.  These all seem to link the brothers to NJ.  
The conclusion I draw from all these facts is that our Benjamin Holden is probably from NJ and possibly from Sussex or Essex or Hunterdon	Counties.
He may be descended from the Cape May Holdens or he may be descended from Holdens who came from England closer to the time of the Revolution in America.
The next step is to examine the land records in the 3 counties in NJ.
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OFFICIAL REGISTER OF THE OFFICERS & MEN OF NEW JERSEY IN THE  REVOLUTIONARY
WAR by Wm. S. Stryker (1967).

Revolutionary soldier. Capt. Jacob Carhart's co. 2nd Reg. Hunterdon, State troops; Continental Army.

Benjamin Holden

This cannot be the same person who served in the 1793 militia.
I put this here since I do not know what Benjamin this is.
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OFFICIAL REGISTER OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF NEW JERSEY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR                                              
HISTORICAL RECORDS SURVEY 1872 1941

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Holden, Benjamin (2) 214, (2) 633
Holden, Henry 214, 633
Holden, Richard 633
Holdren, Henry 633

BENJAMIN HOLDEN'S WILL                            (Age 61)
HARRISON COUNTY, VIRGINIA  WILL BOOK 4, P. 426  1831
In the name of God, Amen, I BENJAMIN HOLDEN of Harrison County Virginia
being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory for
which I thank God and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life and
being desirous to repose of all such worldly estate it hath pleased God
to bless me with
1st I give and bequeath my body to the grave and my soul to God who gave
it to rest in hope of a glorious immortality in the morning of the
resurrection and
the rest of my estate in the manner following that is to say I give after
the
payment of all my debts and funeral expenses I give to my wife, MARGARET
HOLDEN exclusively of her legal dowery forty dollars to be paid and of
any monies in hand or may be due me by notes to be hers during her
natural life.
2ndly I give my son CHARLES HOLDEN in addition to his braid to him and
his
heirs the sum of fifty dollars in a horse not exceeding eight years old
at a fair