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Note: www.findagrave.com Memorial # 51476375 ----- Surrogate Court Records, Ontario Co., NY; 1789 to 1926: HOLDEN, WILLIAM H. 1901 HOPEWELL
William H. Holden's Last Will and Testament, typed as read -- Notes and un-legible words in brackets { } by Ruth I. Stude: Will. Wm. H. Holden, testator. Dated June 15, 1900 P-12-2-01 109-127 In the name of God, Amen: I, William H. Holden of the Town of Hopewell in the County of Ontario and State of New York, being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, in manner following, that is to say: First. - I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. Second. - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs. Francis E. Cole my watch and chain also my finger ring. Third. - I give and bequeath to my son Isaac S. Holden the sum of one dollar. Fourth - I give and bequeath to my son James H. Holden the sum of one dollar. Fifth - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs. Cynthia J. Pearce all the rest - residue and remainder of my property or estate of whatever kind or where ever it may be. Sixth - in consideration of the above bequest to my daughter Mrs. Cynthia J. Pearce, I bequest and direct that she shall have the remains of my first wife (Eliza Ann Holden) which be in the cemetery at Waterloo, N.Y. exhumed and have {the burial?} in the cemetery known as the "Sand Hill Cemetery" in the town of Seneca and I desire that I be buried in the same lot and further that my said daughter purchase a lot for said purpose." Lastly, I hereby appoint my said daughter Cynthia J. Pearce to be sole executive of this, my last Will and Testament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name the Fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred. {signed} William H. Holden
We, whose names are hereto subscribed, Do Certify, that William H. Holden of the town of Hopewell, Ontario County, NY the testator, subscribed his name to this instrument in our presence and in the presence of each of us, and at the same time, in our presence and hearing, declared the same to be his last Will and Testament, and requested us, and each of us, to sign our names hereto as witnesses to the execution thereof, which we hereby do in the presence of the testator and of each other, on the day of the date of the said Will, and write opposite our names our respective places of residence, {signed} Charlotte A. Smith residing at Hopewell, Ont. Co., NY {signed} Edwin M. Mott residing at Farmington, Ont. Co., NY ----- WILLIAM HOLDEN http://ontario.nygenweb.net/ontariochroniclebmdnoticespart2.htm Ontario County Journal 24 April 1901 -- DIED --- HOLDEN - At Hopewell, April 14, 1901, William Holden, aged 94 yrs. ----- Death Certificate, Hopewell Center, Ontario Co., NY -- Info. noted by the clerk about his death certificate read: William H. Holden, cabinet maker, died Apr. 14, 1901, aged 93 yrs. 9 mos., 11 days. He was born in Johnstown, NY, and resided in Hopewell 4 yrs. His father was Amasa Holden. Senile at the time of death. -- The office will not Xerox copy this death certificate but I got a certified copy which is info. typed out. But all of this was not typed on the certified copy. ----- Penn Yan Enquirer, Dec. 21, 1831-- Married -- In Milo, on Wednesday the 14th by Elder A. Chase, Mr. William Holden, to Miss Eliza Ann Nichols. ----- www.familysearch.org; New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009: W. Holden - Nichols William Holden married Miss Eliza Ann Nichols Dec. 14, 1831 in Milo. Married by Rev. A. Chase. ----- www.familysearch.org; New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009: HOLDEN Nimphus married Mary Morris at Benton on Jan 29, 1825 Relief P. married Edwin W. Lewis at Starkey on Jul 15, 1830 William married Eliza Ann Nichols at Milo on Dec. 14, 1831 ----- http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/yates/milo/miloearlyset.htm
Isaac and Anna (BOON) NICHOLS were numbering among the Rhode Island contingent of pioneer settlers in Milo. They were followers of the Friend, steadfast and true. Isaac NICHOLS located on the Garter, and after him the place was named Nichols�s Corners, afterward and now known as Milo Center. Isaac Nichols died in 1829, and his wife nine years later. Their children were George, Alexander, Benjamin and Jacob. George married Hannah GREEN and had one child, George B. NICHOLS. Alexander married Polly or Mary CHAMBERS and by her had these children: Joisah G., Johnson A., Alexander and Loring G. NICHOLS.
Milo Center as commonly known but properly, Milo, is a small hamlet of about two dozen houses, a store, a shop, hotel and possibly a few other light industries situated in the eastern-central part of the township. This point was originally known as Nichols Corners, so-called from the pioneer family of the locality, of which family Isaac NICHOLS was the head and parent. And even to this day, the surname Nichols, representing descendants from the same ancestor, is frequently in this part of Milo. Isaac NICHOLS�s son, Isaac Jr., appears to have been the prime mover in the endeavors to establish a village at this point, and whatever was accomplished in this direction was mainly doe to him. He opened a public house at the Corners in 1820 and was the first postmaster after an office had been established there. George B. NICHOLS and Herman SMITH were the pioneer merchants of the berg. During the state coach period, Nichols Corners or Milo, was a point of some importance, but when railroads superseded the slower means of travel the village lost much of its old-time importance. It is now no nearer than a mile from Milo station on the Northern Central road.
During the period of its existence the Center has had a number of successful merchants, among whom can be recalled the names of Nicols & Smith, Joseph C. STULL, William HOLDEN, Denreau & Fiero, Abel B. HUNT, Moses W. EASTMAN, George HOLLOWELL, H.F. ANDERSON, Schuyler SUTHERLAND, George W. and W. H. MILLARD. Among the various landlords, proprietors of the public house in the village have been Isaac NICHOLS JR., Philip DRAKE, Manchester TOWNSEND, F.F. RANDOLPH, John CLARK, M. DEPEW, Patrick BYRNE and others. The present landlord is Silas SPINK. ----- The 1923 book The Holden Genealogy, Vol. 1-2; Descendants of Richard and Justinian Holden; by Eben Putnam, it has that Amasa Holden and Abigail Pratt had a son William Holden who married "Mary Nichols". This takes Amasa Holden's tree back to William Holden b. cir 1553, the father of Richard Holden b. 1609. It says that Amasa's son William Holden was living in Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY in 1867. In 1865 census, William & Eliza Holden are in NY, Ontario Co., Hopewell twp. William Holden was a postmaster at Dresden, Torrey Twp., Yates Co., NY in 1848. On the 1850 census William & Eliza Holden are in NY, Yates Co., Benton twp., Roll #855, pg. 107a. On the 1860 census William & Eliza Holden in NY, Yates Co., Torrey twp., pg 12 (502). Both Torrey twp. and Benton twp. are near Penn Yan, just to the north. The Holden Genealogy, Vol. 1-2; Descendants of Richard and Justinian Holden; by Eben Putnam, pg. 43: Amasa Holden's son, William Holden, married Mary Nichols (all other records show her Eliza Ann), daughter of Isaac Nichols of Milo, NY. Note: Amasa Holden was a cabinetmaker/furniture maker. He died in Penn Yan, NY. Some of his things are in museums in Montgomery Co., NY and California! ----- Genealogical Gleanings Abstracted from the Early Newspapers of Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY 1823-1833 and 1841-1855 -- Pg. 52; published Dec. 21, 1831 in Penn Yan Enquirer: William Holden and Eliza Ann Nichols were married 14 Dec 1831 by Elder Amos Chase in Milo, Yates Co.
Dec. 21, 1831 Penn Yan Enquirer: In Milo, on Wednesday the 14th. by Elder Amos Chase, mr. William Holden to Miss Eliza Ann Nichols. ----- Elder Amos Chase married Wm. & Eliza Holden in Milo, Yates Co., NY. He was a Baptist Minister at Second Milo Baptist Church History and Directory of Yates County....inc. Source: "History and Directory of Yates County....inc. The Universal Friend" by Stafford C. Cleveland, Vol. 1 & 2. See his name on the following pages: Chase, A. B. [Rev.] 447; Chase, Amos P. [Rev.] 644; Chase, Amos [Rev.] 385, 433, 444, 753. ----- Index to deaths in Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY: listed William Holden; 482; death on 14 Apr 01. He is listed on the tombstone with his daughter Cynthia Holden Pierce and with birth as 1808 and death as 1901(about 97yrs. old). My family stories claims William lived to be over 100. ----- Sand Hill Cemetery A - L Town of Seneca - Ontario County NY http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyontari/sandhillcempart1.htm HOLDEN, William H.; 1808-1901; on stone with William and Cynthia Holden Pearce ----- http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/cem-ny-seneca-waterloo-stark.htm Stark Street Cemetery, Town of Waterloo, Seneca County, New York Stark Street Cemetery is Waterloo's oldest cemetery and located in the town of Waterloo, Seneca County, New York. HOLDEN, Eliza Ann, wife of William H., d. June 7, 1873 in her 61st year. ----- Yates County Will Books 1823-1867: The references in each index are to a will number; the letter T indicates the testator (that person's will); L a legatee, H an heir at law not shown as a legatee; E an executor; W a witness (contested wills have numerous witnesses besides the official witnesses to the will itself); and O any other person named in the probate proceedings as recorded.
Holden: Cynthia Jane, L280; Eliza an (Nichols), L280; Eliza Ann (Nichols), L564; Elizabeth an, L280; Isaac S., L280; James, W193, O209; James H., L280; Sarah Ann, O209; Sarah Ann Jr., L209; William, E280, H280, W297, E564, H564 ----- CENSUS: 1835 NY, Yates Co.: Holden Amsa, 34, BEN; Holden William, 48, MIL 1850 Census NY, Roll #618 pg. 145: Amasa & Abigail (Pratt) Holden both b. in MA (his b. cir. 1775 & her b. cir. 1777), they were in Starky twp., just S. of Milo where Wm. was wed. 1850 Census NY, Yates Co., Benton, pg. 107a: William is 42 years, a druggist, Eliza Ann is 39, Isaac is 15, James is 12, Elizabeth is 17, Cynthia is 8 and Frances is 21. (error: Frances, their daughter was 1 yr. ) 1855 Census NY, Yates Co., Milo 2/141: Holden, Wm. 46, b. Montgomery Co, NY; Eliza Ann, 34, Elizabeth Ann, 22; Isaac S, 20; James H., 16; Syntha J (Cynthia), 12; Frances E., 6; and Elizabeth Nichols, 62, "mother", b. Rhode Island. 1860 census for William and Eliza Holden: NY, Yates Co., Torrey twp., pg 12 (502) lists William (54 yrs.) & Eliza (46 yrs.) and Holden family. Listed with them directly after the parents' names, are their children -- as young as 11 yrs. But after those children, was Amelia A. Holden 21 yrs., born in NY; William H. Holden, 3 months, born in NY; and Elizabeth Nichols, 66 yrs. old, born in NY. Elizabeth Nichols is the mother of Eliza. It is possible that Amelia Holden is a daughter-in-law and William H. Holden is her child. 1865 census, William & Eliza Holden are in NY, Ontario Co., Hopewell twp. William Holden was a postmaster at Dresden, Torrey Twp., Yates Co., NY in 1848. 1870 Census, Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York William Holden is listed as being 62, a retired farmer. Eliza is 57, and Frances is 18. There is a Everetta Ackley, age 12, living with them. Maybe: 1880 census - Wm. & Adaline, NY, Ontario, Farmington pg. 144A; William H.. 71, b. NY, cabinet maker, parents b. MA; Adaline 68, b. NY -- ?? ours & a 2nd. wife? His Will does not mention a second wife, but I haven't found him otherwise on this census. 1892 NY, Ontario Co., Farmington, 2nd. ED, pg. 7 William H., 85, cabinet maker and female C?A,. 80. ?? ours & a 2nd. wife? I haven't found him otherwise on this census.
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