John Holston

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Birth: Abt. 1791 in Delaware or Maryland or Virginia2

Death: 1868 in Portage, St Joseph, Indiana, USABurial: 1868 in Portage, Porter, Indiana, USA

Shared Facts: Nancy Bailey

Marriage: 24 Nov 1811 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA3

Children: Virginia HolstonHardin HolstonWilliam HolstonJohn HolstonJames HolstonNancey HolstonAbram HolstonSarah HolstonWaller Holston

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Person Notes: According to Bert's letter, John Holston was a Baptist preacher who traveledfrom town to town on horse back doing evangelical work. He was of Scotchparentage.

John Holston is found in the 1840 Census, Edgar County, Illinois.

Research Notes: (Research):Search for John Holston's birthplace and his parents.

1. Was he born in Delaware as Bert states in his letter or Delaware County,PA which was formed from Chester County, PA in 1789 or in Maryland ashis son Abram states in the census of 1880. They do border each other. Inthe 1880 census John Holston (the son) stated that both of his parentswere born in Virginia. Who is correct?

2. Is the Holston name derived from Holsteiner - Holstein - Holstoner -Holston - Stoner which were common spellings in the late 18th century.

3. A descendant of John Holston, claims her grandmother said the Holstonswere of Swedish origin and settled on both sides of the Delaware River.(presumably this refers to the Swedish Colony. Her sources are suspect, butshe says her grandmother told her this as a child.

History: The Swedish Colony established in the Delaware bay area in theyear 1638. It encompassed all of today's Delaware, part of Pennsylvania,and the shoreline of New Jersey. Later in the century, this piece ofPennsylvania was deeded to William Penn.

The boundaries of Delaware did not reach their present configuration until1760, due primarily to the long battle over control of much of this territorywaged by the Penn family of Pennsylvania and the Calvert family of

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Maryland. However, there were many people who lived in this area who didnot know to what state they belonged up until the end of the century.

Delaware County, PA (population 548,000) was created on September 26,1789 from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River, whichin turn had been named for Lord de la Warr, Governor of Virginia. Media,the county seat since 1850, was incorporated as a borough on March 11,1850, and named for its central location in the county. Chester, its originalcounty seat, was the county seat of Chester County before 1788, and thetemporary capital of Pennsylvania, 1681-1682, before Philadelphia was laidout.

Edgmont Township, Delaware County PA - The first record of EdgmontTownship dates from 1686 when Joseph Baker was listed as Constable forGilead, the original name for Edgmont and a portion of ThornburyTownship. The name Edgmont was adopted in 1687, and derives from theRoyal Manor of Edgmond in Shropshire from which the Bakers emigrated.Early documents spell is "Edgemond", "Edgmond", "Edgemont", or"Edgmont", with the Township officially settling on "Edgmont" in thenineteenth century. Incorporated as a township in 1687.

There is a Holdston listed as a taxable in 1715 in Edgmont Township.There are 3 Holstons, Benjamin, John, and Joseph listed as taxables in1799.

The following will was found in PA Wills 1682-1834:

ID: I4210Name: John Holston 1Name: HoulstonSex: MBirth: ABT 1726 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA, 1Will: 11 MAR 1795 ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Note:Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834

HOLSTON, JOHN, Edgemont.March 11, 1795 - April 14, 1796. Recorded May 11, 1796.Wife Martha HOLSTON to have home privileges and annuity charged on 3sons John, Benjamin and Joseph who get the plantation share and sharealike, son George HOLSTON (minor) 200£, daughter Ann CALVART wife ofDaniel land in Middletown. Legacies to daughters Mary SILL, SarahMcCARTY and Phebe HARDIN. Residue of estate to three sons firstmentioned subject to payment of these legacies, James GIBBONS, JohnEDWARDS, Jacob MINSHALL, James SILL and Thomas BISHOP trustees fordividing plantation. Exrs: Sd. wife and friend John EDWARDS.Wits: William YARNALL, Caleb YARNALL and Jno. EDWARDS. #91.

1 Death: 14 APR 1796 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,

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Marriage 1 Martha Sill b: ABT 1728 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Married: ABT 1747 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA, 1ChildrenJohn Holston b: ABT 1748 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Benjamin Holston b: ABT 1750 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Ann Holston b: ABT 1751 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Joseph Holston b: ABT 1753 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Mary Holston b: ABT 1754 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Sarah Holston b: ABT 1755 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,Phebe Holston b: ABT 1757 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,George Holston b: ABT 1778 in ,, Edgmont Twp., Chester, PA,

Sources:Title: Family Tree Maker CD-ROM # 209 Gealogical Records PennsylvaniaWillAbstracts, 1682-1834.Abbrev: PA Wills 1682-1834

4. John Holston married Nancy Bailey on 24 Nov 1811 in Albermarle,Virginia. Since he was born about 1788 he would have been about 23 whenhe was married.

5. In this same southeast corner of Pennsylvania, a man by the name ofLeonhardt Holsteiner settled in the Tulpehocken Valley (near today'sLancaster) in the spring of 1723 with his family (see LeonhardtHolsteiner.doc). This man and his family were from the Zweibruchen regionof Germany. His descendants changed the name to Holstein, Holston,Stoner over the years.

The John Holdston listed in the 1715 taxables list of Edgmont Townshippredates the arrival of Leonhardt Holsteiner in 1723 so they are probablynot related. But the John Holston listed in the 1799 taxables list could beeither from John Holdston's family or from Leonhardt Holsteiner's line orneither. Tulpehocken Valley is close to Edgmont township in DelawareCounty, PA, but are the families connected?

There is a John Holston b. 1807 in Delaware with father Elisha Holstonentered in the LDS church records after 1991 by an LDS member. No otherfamily information.

[email protected] states in an email on 21 Jan 2003:

It would be helpful to have the name of John and Nancy's children. Theymight be named for grandparent. I found a Robert Holston in Baltimorecounty in 1790 census, with 2 males under 16. Robert married in 1785 andappears on the 1783 tax lists.

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Most of the Maryland Holstons resided in Worchester Co, however in the1800 census none of them have a child ages l0-16.

A lookup of Church Records: MD and DE, 1600s-1800s show the followingHolstons in Maryland and Delaware:

Holston, Hamilton R. Section : Presbyterian Records of Baltimore City, MDPage # : 89Holston, Joseph Section : Early Church Records of New Castle Co*., Vol. IPage # : 254Holston, Mary E. R. Section : Methodist Records of Baltimore City, MD,Vol. II Page # : 84 Holston, Peter Section : Early Church Records of NewCastle Co*., Vol. II Page # : 8

*Early Church Records of New Castle County, Delaware (Vol. 1: 1701-1800)- F. Edward Wright. Includes Wilmington Monthly Meeting, Marriage Bondsof New Castle, Emanuel Anglican, Welsh Tract Baptists, some laterMethodist records & some records of Pencader Presbyterian Church and St.Peters Roman Catholic Church.

Union Soldiers - Delaware Roster

Holstein William J. 8th Inf.CHolsten James 9th Inf. EHolston George 3rd Inf. FHolston James H. 1st Inf. HHolston James H. 3rd Inf. GHolston John 3rd Inf. EHolston Lemuel T. 8th Inf. BHolston William L. 8th Inf. BHolston William S 7th Inf. I

In the 1819 reassessment of the Little Creek Hundred 1797 assessment,the assessor identified mulattoes in Little Creek Hundred, but he didn'trequire signatures. There is a William Holston in this list.

Search for John Holston's parents to date has not been successful.However, today (24 Aug 2003) - Nan Harvey's file in GenCircles shows aHolston family:

Father: William Holston (no dates) - probably buried in Hardin County, KY.Mother: Nancy Waller.

ChildrenThomas Holston b. abt. 1780 in DelawareWilliam Holston IIIJohn HolstonRobert HolstonSarah Holston b. abt. 1794 in Virginia

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There are a number of things that are interesting about this family record.

1.) The oldest child, Thomas, was born in Delaware about 1780.2.) There is a John listed as the third child - this could fit with my John'sbirth date being around 1788 and Bert in his letter states that he was bornin Delaware. However, if John Holston (the son) is correct that his fatherwas born in Virginia, then perhaps this John Holston was born in Virginiaand not Delaware.3.) The record also shows John Holston married to Nancy Bailey (no sourceinformation given)4.) It shows the last child Sarah being born in Virginia. This could meanthat between John being born in Delaware and Sarah's birth that the familymoved to Virginia. This could explain how John met his future wife, NancyBailey in Virginia.5.) John and Nancy (Bailey) Holston named 3 of their children, William,John, and Sarah.6.) Most interesting of all is the last child born to John and Nancy Holstonwas named "Waller". [mother's maiden name]7.) One additional fact is that since the son, William III, is named "thethird", there must be grandfather of that name.

Nan also states that Thomas was married to a Susan Wheeler and they hada son by the name of Moltimore, b. abt. 1811 and was living in GraysonCounty, KY in 1850 according to the 1850 census:

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Moltimore Holston, age 39 M, farmer b. Va.Sarah A, age 21 F b. Ky.Mary E, age 1/12 F b. Ky.Thomas Holston, age 70 M, none b. Del.

Thomas is shown here as living with his son and family.

Nan Harvey [email protected] does not have any other informationabout this family and did not keep a notes about where she obtained theinformation. Very frustrating!

13 Dec 2004: Came across a 1781 Tax Information List from RidleyTownship in Delaware County, PA today. It listed a John Holston as an"inmate". This date is earlier than the estimated date of my John Holston'sbirth, but I wonder if he is somehow related. Hmmmmm.

1820 U.S. Census lists a John Holstein with his family living in Little York"Little York was the first county seat of Meade Co., Ky., formed in 1823from Hardin Co. ( which explains why it was listed as Hardin Co. in the1810 and 1820 census). It was located on Doe Run Creek which is aboutmidway between Brandenburg and Ft. Knox."

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"At the time Meade County was established, and county officials appointed,legal business was transacted at the little community called Little York, inthe Doe Run section of the county. Squire Boone and an associate are saidto have discovered the stream in 1778 and named it Doe Run, based on thelarge number of deer found there. Boone acquired title to the landthereabout in 1786."

"About the year 1800 a large stone building was erected on Doe Run Creekand used as a mill for about a century following. Thomas Lincoln, whowould be the father of President Abraham Lincoln, was at that date a youngstone mason living at Elizabethtown, and is said to have worked on the DoeRun mill building, which today is likely the oldest building in the county. Itwas used first as a woolen mill, then as a grist mill, later it became a flourand grain mill. Today it is known as the Doe Run Inn, catering to overnightguests and serving "Southern-style food." Many valuable pieces of oldfurniture are on display."

"While Little York was the county seat of Meade County, court sessions andother legal functions were transacted in the homes of the county officers,who lived at Little York. A few years later the county seat was moved toBrandenburg, which was incorporated in 1825. The town took its namefrom Captain Solomon Brandenburg, proprietor of the town. Within a shortperiod the public officials had moved to Brandenburg and established theirresidence there."

Source: "Two Centuries in Elizabethtown and Hardin Co.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Most of the early communities including Wolf Creek and Concordia survivetoday. But many other settlements like Booneport, Meadville, Little York,Garnettsville, Stapleton and Grahamton have faded from existence, leavingbehind cemeteries filled with the graves of these pioneers who struggled totame the wilderness."

"In 1778, Squire Boone, Daniel's brother, and John McKinney discoveredthe stream that now bears the name Doe Run. Boone claimed title to atract of land, including the head of Doe Run Creek, in 1786. The deed wassigned by Patrick Henry, then Governor of Virginia. The community was firstcalled Little York, Va."

"Postal service in what is now Meade County began on December 21, 1819,with the establishment of an office at Little York in Hardin County,Kentucky."

Source: "The History of Meade County, Kentucky 1824 - 1991", compiled byLaura Young Brown and Marie Coleman.

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1 Bert Holston, Letter written 7 Jan 1900 to Billy Holston.2 Bert Holston, Letter written 7 Jan 1900 to Billy Holston.3 FamilySearch Individual Record, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Church of

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