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Marriage: Children:
  1. Amasa Holden: Birth: 1798 in Shrewsbury, Worchester Co., MA.

  2. Julia Holden: Birth: 1798. Death: 31 DEC 1832 in Yates Co., NY

  3. Maria Holden: Birth: ABT 1800.

  4. Nymphos Holden: Birth: 1800 in Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY. Death: 1839 in Nankin Twp., Wayne Co, MI: aka: Adrian

  5. William H. Holden: Birth: 03 JUL 1807 in Johnstown, Fulton Co. (then was Montgomery Co.), NY. Death: 14 APR 1901 in Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY

  6. Charles Holden: Birth: ABT 1811 in Montgomery Co., NY. Death: 23 AUG 1878 in Yates Co., NY

  7. Relief P. Holden: Birth: ABT 1812.

  8. James Holden: Birth: 16 NOV 1814 in Montgomery Co., NY. Death: 30 JUN 1882 in Starkey, Yates Co., NY

  9. Frank Holden: Birth: ABT 1815.

  10. Hannah Holden: Birth: ABT 1817.


Sources
1. Title:   Census
2. Title:   The Holden Genealogy, Vol. 1-2; Descendants of Richard and JustinianHolden; by Eben Putnam
3. Title:   IGI MA, as of Apr. 1988
4. Title:   Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the end of year 1849;Franklin P. Rice
5. Title:   Family Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mass.;by Andrew H. Ward
6. Title:   History of the Town of Shrewsbury, MA, From Its Settlement in 1717 to1829; by Andrew Henshaw Ward
7. Title:   Internet source
8. Title:   NY, Yates County Historian - Fran Dumas
9. Title:   www.familysearch.org

Notes
a. Note:   www.findagrave.com Memorial # 185395891. She is probably buried in Yates County but I haven't found proof yet. She could be buried near Starkey, NY, maybe Eddytown Cemt. where her daug. Julia is buried.. ----- Family Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mass.; by Andrew H. Ward, pg. 119 and History of the Town of Shrewsbury, MA, From Its Settlement in 1717 to 1829; by Andrew Henshaw Ward, pg. 327: Abigail and Margaret, daughters of Capt. Seth Pratt. Abigail Pratt married Amasa Holden, the brother of Daniel and Margaret married Daniel. ----- Family Register of The Inhabitants of The Town of Shrewsbury, Mass. -- By Andrew Henshaw Ward was the first book printed by this author. An extension of this book was printed as History of the Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1717 to 1829.
  My best guess to unknown abbreviated words and additional info. in [ ] Family Register, pgs. 118-119 -- History of the Town, pgs. 326-327 HOLDEN, DANIEL, m. Jemima, daughter of Jedediah Tucker, Aug. 20. 1766; he was then called of Worce-ster; settled here and lived on the place afterwards purchased and occupied by John Mason, Jr. His wife, Jemi-ma, ad. [admitted?] to the church in 1780, d. Jan. 23, 1786. Children: Daniel, b. July 4, 1769, and d. in 1770 Jonah, b. Nov. 16, 1770 Daniel, who m. Margaret, daughter of Capt. Seth Pratt and settled in NY. Amasa, who m. Abigail Pratt, sister of Margaret, July 13, 1797, and removed to Johnstown, NY. Life, b. June 23, 1783, went to sea, and supposedly d. at sea, Baltimore in 1844; probably he had been master of a vessel; in the paper announcing his death, he was called "Capt. Life Holden". The second wife of Daniel Holden [Sr.] was Dorothy, daughter of Daniel Johnson, whom he m. Dec. 25, 1788. Their child: Rufus Johnson b. June 23, 1789. The father removed to Charlton, and d. there about 1835; his widow Dorothy is living here (Shrewsbury) March 1847, at the age of 95 yrs.
  Family Register, pg. 186 -- History of the Town, pg. 394 PRATT, Capt. SETH son of Elnathan, m. Margaret Stacey of Hopkinton, in 1772. Children: Joseph b. May 26, 1774 Hannah b. Nov. 30, 1775 and m. Schuyler Fisher, March 8 1798; they went to Richfield, NY Abigail b. May 3, 1777 and m. Amasa Holden in 1797; then went to Penn Yan, NY Elnathan b. Nov. 16, 1778 m. Cornelia, daughter of Levi Bush of Worcester, and settled there. He died in Alton, IL in 1833. Nymphas b. Dec. 24, 1780 Margaret b. Aug. 20, 1782 and m. Daniel Holden Relief b. June 20, 1784 and m. Moses H. Felton of Barre Seth b. April 5, 1786 Alice b. Aug. 6, 1791 and m. Phineas Haywood; she d. 1812, aged 21 yrs. Capt. Pratt removed to Barre about 1806 and d. there on April 5 1829, aged 78; and his widow Margaret, in Sept. following aged 83 yrs.
  ----- CENSUS 1850 NY, Yates Co. Starkey, pg. 145a, has 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; also on 1810 NY Census. Amasa is 75 years, a cabinet maker. Abigail is 73, their son Charles is 39, a cabinet maker, Charles's wife Eunice is 25. The two children are Charles' children: Julia R. is 10, Sarah P. is 3. Also with them is George Holden 22 (or 32 yrs.), if 22 yrs. this is Nymphos' son and Charles' nephew. Next door to Amasa is his son James Holden. Starky twp., is just S. of Milo.
  ----- 1988 IGI for MA: Abigail Pratt chr. May 3, 1777, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., parents Seth & Margaret; and Abigail Pratt chr. Jun 28, 1777, Oxford, Worcester Co., parents Stephen & Phebe. ----- http://newenglandgenealogy.pcplayground.com/f_49b.htm
  PRATT, Abigail b. 3 MAY 1777 Shrewsbury, Mass. Father: PRATT, Seth Mother: STACY, Margaret Marriage: 13 JUL 1797 Spouse: HOLDEN, Amasa b. 1775 Shrewsbury, Mass. d. 1868 New York Father: HOLDEN, Daniel Mother: TUCKER, Jemima



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