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Note: www.findagrave.com, Memorial #55203210 ----- https://www.newyorkroots.org/yates/ceme/lake2ceme.htm Lakeview Cemt., Penn Yan, Yates Co., NY
HOLDEN* Amasa Sr.; 1775 - 1868; 5th Reg Inf - War of 1812 Vet HOLDEN* Eunice; died Nov 18, 1894; 73y HOLDEN Sarah; July 12, 1842 - Mar 24, 1919; 77y; unwed; invalid; cousin [obit] ----- 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" (error, should be Eliza Ann Nichols). This takes Amasa Holden's tree back to William Holden b. cir 1553, the father of Richard Holden b. 1609. This book says that Amasa's son William Holden was living in Hopewell, Ontario Co., NY in 1867. 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! ----- The 1923 book The Holden Genealogy, Vol. 1-2; Descendants of Richard and Justinian Holden; by Eben Putnam. Vol. 2, Pages 43-44 "Amasa Holden removed to Montgomery County, NY. In 1810 he was enumerated at Johnstown, as aged between 26 and 45 and head of a family comprising one female of the same age, one male and two females between 10 an 16 years, and three males and three females under 10 years. In 1819 he and his wife Abigail, described as of Milo, Ontario County, sold land there. This part of Ontario is now Yates County. Amasa Holden soon became identified with the settlement now called Penn Yan. Nelson Vorse, who was born in Cayuga County, NY in 1815 and later of Tecumseh, VA whence he was a fugitive in the Civil War, gave the following information concerning this family: "Amasa Holden, a New England man, lived in Penn Yan as long ago as I can recollect and I think was one of the first to settle there. He was a cabinet maker, and each of his sons as they became old enough went to work with their father. Amasa Holden was nearly six feet in height, slim, somewhat scrawny. His sons William, Charles and James were shorter and thicker set. Amasa and Nymphos were more like their father. Charles was the shortest of the sons and had six fingers and toes. The father had light complexion, lightest hair bordering on red, as did the sons. The girls were above medium height and had red or sandy hair. Mrs. William Holden, Mary Nichols, was the daughter of Isaac Nichols who succeeded his father as the keeper of the tavern at Milo Centre. The elder Nichols was one of the first settlers at Milo and had been a follower of Jemina Wilkerson of Rhode Island. Amasa Holden took great delight in playing the fife, and was called 'Fifer Holden'. Simpson Buck of Penn Yan was a snare drummer, and the Fourth of July could not be celebrated without these gentlemen. In 1867 Amasa Holden related that during the War of 1812 Captain John E Wool, later a Major General, got into some difficulty with the civil authorities, who planned to arrest him. Fifer Holden said, 'Captain, just change into my clothes and walk off, I will attend to the matter for you.' Presently the constable came and arrested the supposed Captain, but Wool escaped detention." He enlisted as a musician, 13th United States Infantry, 19 May 1812, and was honorably discharged 5 July 1815. On the rolls of the same regiment is found the name of Amasa Holden Jr., musician, enlisted 19 May 1812, born in Sutton, aged 14 years, discharged 5 July 1815, because of extreme youth. This was doubtless the son." ----- 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. ----- --Typed as written in newspaper except I corrected typos and put questionable words in ( ) - ris
Yates Co., NY; Yates County Chronicle, Oct. 3, 1867
Amasa Holden is a Fife Major of the War of 1812 and a man who preferred to be a Fife major rather than hold a commission. He is 93 years old and has lived for more than half a century in Penn Yan, of late years a member of the family of his son Charles Holden. Major Wm Stewart Judd in the kindness of his hear negotiated a subscription a short time ago for the benefit of the old man and raised one hundred fifty dollars. Las Friday it was presented to him. Major Judd, who is great on Martial Music collected all the Drummers and Fifers of the surrounding country, and had a Martial Band of the first order. They escorted the old man to the Court house where the presentation was formerly made in a (neat?) speech by Hon. John L. Lewis. The old gentleman replied, but in a voice not audible to the audience, and recapitulated (then?) of the experience of his early life, including his military service and his acquaintance with Major General Wool, to whom he rendered at one time the service of preventing his arrest and imprisonment for debt. By the suggestion of Mr. Benjamin Joy, after a collection of $15 had been taken up among those present at the Court House, the sum was further raised so as to make $200 in all. Great credit is due to Mr. Judd for the zealous and efficient manner in which he carried through this matter and raised so handsome donation for the old soldier of 1812. Mr. Holden is equitably entitled to a pension, but it is said has not been able to make the necessary proofs of his service at the pension office giving to the death of all the parties by which proof could be made. Why would it not be feasible for our Member of Congress to procreate a special act in his behalf. The old man deserves a pension and it ought to be obtained by him. ----- Obituaries: There are two different death notices in the newspaper, with different wording and notices of recent death. -- Mar 5, 1868 "about 93 yrs." -- (this was retracted as he hadn't died) -- second was Aug.13, 1868 that said he was 93 yrs.
Yates County Chronicle, March 5, 1868, pg 3: Amasa Holden, an aged survivor of the war of 1812, died at the residence of his son Charles Holden in this village on Tuesday night at the age of about 93 years. He was probably the oldest person in Penn Yan at the time of his death. He was a Drum Major (correction: Fife Major) in the war of 1812 and through his long career was an example of honest and simple habits of life.
Note: Amasa is listed as born in the Vital Records for Shrewsbury, MA.
Yates County Chronicle, August 13, 1868 Amasa Holden, an old veteran of the war of 1812, died at his residence in this village on Monday, the 10th instant, at about 10 o'clock, at the advanced age of 93 years. He had been feeble for some time; indeed his death had been several times announced, but he lingered until the time of his death, as above stated, when he passed away, worn out by age. He served with honor as a fife major during the war of 1812 and has ever been held in respectful remembrance by the great numbers who knew him. Mr. Holden was a man of warm and of genial heart, always true to his friends, and when in the military service was a great favorite with officers and men. He frequently shaved General Scott and General Wool, with both of whom he was on familiar terms of acquaintance. He always loved to relate his war experience and retained his love for the fife till the latest period of his life. He was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts the year before the Declaration of Independence, and was therefore born a subject of Great Britain. He was for fifty years a resident of Penn Yan, and during the later years of his life was an inmate of the family of his son, Charles Holden. ----- On http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/1812vet.html -- list Veterans of 1812: Amasa Holden (brigade fife major) Amasa Holden Jr. (son of Amasa; drummer boy)
http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/mar68.htm; Vital Records Extracted from the Yates County Chronicle; Editor: Stafford C. Cleveland March - May 1868 5 March 1868 Amasa Holden, an aged survivor of the war of 1812, died at the residence of his son, Charles Holden, in this village on Tuesday night, at the age of about 93 years. He was probably the oldest person in Penn Yan at the time of his death. He was a Drum Major in the war of 1812 (correction, fife major), and through his long career was an example of honest and simple habits of life.
http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/aug68.htm; Vital Records Extracted from the Yates County Chronicle; Editor: Stafford C. Cleveland; August - October 1868: 13 August 1868 Amasa Holden, an old veteran of the war of 1812, died at his residence in this village on Monday, the 10th instant, at about 10 o'clock, at the advanced age of 93 years. He served with honor as a fife major during the war of 1812... He was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts the year before the Declaration of Independence, and was therefore born a subject of Great Britain. He was for fifty years a resident of Penn Yan, and during the later years of his life was an inmate of the family of his son, Charles Holden.
http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/1812vet.html When Walter Wolcott wrote his Military History of Yates County in 1895, he was primarily interested in the men and regiments who had served in the Civil War. However, he did write chapters on earlier wars, and on pages 12 and 13 he listed "the names, so far as known, ... of those soldiers of the War of 1812 who resided in what is now Yates County:" ... Amasa Holden (brigade fife major), Amasa Holden Jr. ...
http://www.pyhistory.org/People/per_ah.htm Penn Yan history (Yates Co., NY) Amasa Holden and his family of 10 children arrived in Penn Yan in 1816. He was quite an addition to the new settlement, being a cabinet maker of superb craftsmanship. He was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in 1775, marrying Abigail Pratt of the same place in 1797. He served his apprenticeship in the nearby city of Boston, and went from there to Johnstown in Montgomery County, N.Y., in 1802. At that time three children were part of the family. When the War of 1812 started, Holden volunteered immediately, and brought with him his oldest son Amasa Jr., who was 11 years old. The boy was a drummer, and his father a fifer, and between them they became well-known as musicians. Both were discharged at the end of the war, having become acquainted with a number of the higher officers, including Generals Scott and Wool. It should be noted that Holden's son James served honorably in a later war; he was wounded at Antietam in September 1862, and was discharged for disability after serving two years of his three-year enlistment. The Holdens settled initially where 306 Main Street now stands, moving afterward to another place on the east side of Main Street north of Head Street. His was certainly the first cabinet-making shop in the village, and one of the first artisans' shops of any description. His work was of a very high standard indeed, with some of it now residing in museums in Montgomery County and in California, where one of his beautiful sideboards ended up after making the long trip west in a wagon train. Amasa Holden died in Penn Yan on 10 August 1868, at the age of 93. He was known locally for his playing on the fife, almost up until the day he died. He outlived Abigail by 17 years; she died in 1851, aged 74. They are buried in Lake View Cemetery. ----- History of Yates County, NY, edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich 1892, pgs. 304-305 During the first twenty or thirty years of its existence the village of Penn Yan was rapidly increased both in population and industries. The people who located there represented all trades and professions incident to their period but to mention each of them would be a thing next to impossible. Some were prominent in local affairs, while others were conservative in both thought and action, and did not therefore appear conspicuously in the settlement. By 1817 or 1818 the place had acquired a population sufficient to warrant the starting of a newspaper - the Penn Yan Herald - through which channel the business portion of the community could proclaim themselves and their wares to the inhabitants of the region. But the one great event which gave to the old village its greatest upward start and brought to it a considerable population, was the erection of Yates County, and the designation of Penn Yan as the county seat. This occurred in 1823...a fairly accurate list of the businesses conducted, together with the owners thereof...Cabinet and Furniture Makers -- ...Amasa Holden... ----- The Military History of Yates County, NY; by Walter Wolcott 1895, pgs. 12-13 Information from other sources in [ ] The engagements at Fort George, Fort Erie, Chippewa, and Lundy's Lane, may not have added territory to the possessions of the United States, but they were, next to Bunker Hill or Monmouth, sone of the most important battles what this country had.. The residents of Ontario County (then including Yates Co.) were not backward in offering their services to their country at that time�..Hardly any record, however, has been preserved from which can be learned the services they performed or of the battles in which they participated. The names, so far as known, are here given of those soldiers of the War of 1812 who resided in what is now Yates County: ...Amasa Holden (brigade fife major), Amasa Holden, Jr. [his son, drummer boy]... ------------------------- http://www.niagarahistorical.museum/media/AmericanMusterRollatFortGeorgeJuly311813.pdf A FORM TITLED "MUSTER ROLL OF A COMPANY OF Infantry UNDER THE COMMAND OF Captain Hugh R. Martin IN THE 13th Regiment OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMANDED BY Col. P.P. Schuyler FROM 30th April 1813 WHEN LAST MUSTERED TO the 31st July 1813" (Ft. George, Canada) -- Under "Names" column -- listed 13th: Amasa Holden Rank: Musician Enlistment: 19 May, 1812 To what time Engaged or Enlisted: 19 May 1814 Names Present: Amasa Holden) View original document at http://images.ourontario.ca/1812/72767/image/183734?w=1600&h=1200 ----- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_George ---- Fort George was the westernmost of the British fortified posts on Lake Ontario. - The fort was situated on the western bank of the Niagara River near its mouth. On the American side of the river lay Fort Niagara.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/fortgeorge/natcul/natcul2.aspx ---- During the War of 1812, Fort George served as the headquarters for the Centre Division of the British Army.. Fort George was destroyed by American artillery fire and captured during the Battle of Fort George in May 1813. The U.S. forces used the fort as a base to invade the rest of Upper Canada, however, they were repulsed at the Battles of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams. After a seven month occupation by, the fort was retaken in December and remained in British hands for the remainder of the war. ----- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) ---- The 13th Regiment of Infantry was formed on July 16, 1798, and was mustered out January 11, 1800. During the War of 1812 the unit was consolidated with the 5th Infantry and took part in a series of long engagements. Most of these battles took place in the Niagara frontier, in and around Buffalo, New York, culminating in the war's final Battle of Plattsburgh. ----- See in my photo files "Holden, Amasa desk_cir 1792: This was on an online auction July 2009. This desk was made by Amasa Holden. -- SIGNED BY MAKER c. 1792 desk descending in the family of Gen'l John Eisenlord, Battle of Oriskany hero. Beautiful cherry and birch string inlaid French foot desk with history and provenance/research indicating it to be a desk belonging to the Eisenlord family. Desk is incized IE on reverse; together with several Eisenlord family bibles & books, and other reference/research material. SIGNED bottom drawer of desk is signed Amasa Holden. Amasa Holden is listed as a Cabinetmaker in the 1808 tax records of Johnstown, NY. He is known to have appeared before Sheriff John Eisenlord. ----- http://www.cottoneauctions.com/fall2003/Fall2003-FURNITURE-page2.htm or Search for Cottone Auctions 2003 Amasa Holden. See in my photo files "Holden, Amasa minichest1820_ NY". This miniature chest was sold fall of 2003, Lot 251. Fine Inlaid Cherry & Curly Maple Miniature Chest, made by Amasa Holden in Yates County, NY 1820, veneer chip, 16 ht, 16"w, 9" d. This is could be my great-great-great-great-grandfather � the father of Wm. H. Holden and grandfather of James Huntington Holden. ----- http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/pytaxind.htm Village of Penn Yan -- Tax and Assessment Rolls 1840s and 1850s Index Holden Amasa 1841 Holden Charles 1841 Holden Charles 1845 Holden Charles 1847 Holden Charles 1852 Holden Charles 1853 Holden Charles 1856 Holden Charles 1856+ Holden Chas 1846 Holden Chas 1850 ----- CENSUS 1810 NY, Montgomery Co., Johnstown, pg. 20: 3 males under 10 yrs., 1 male 10-16 yrs., 1 male 26-45 yrs. 3 females under 10 yrs., 2 females under 10-16 yrs., 1 female 26-45 yrs. So this would mean Amasa and Eliza Ann had 4 young males and 5 young females - no way to know if they are all their children. 1820 NY, Ontario Co., Milo, pg. 131 (247): 4 males under 10 yrs; 1 male of 10 yrs. & under 16 yrs.; 1male of 16-18 yrs.; 3 males of 16 yrs. & under 26 yrs.; 1 male 26 yrs. & under 45 yrs. -- 2 females or 10 yrs. & under 16 yrs.; 2 females 16 yrs. & under 26 yrs.; 1 female of 26 yrs. and under 45 yrs.; 4 in Commerce So this would be Amasa and Eliza with 9 young males and 4 young females - no way to know if they are all their children. 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. 1855 NY, Yates Co., Benton, listed Amasa Holden 28 yrs. Wm. is in Benton on 1850 census. 1860 NY, Yates Co., Benton, pg. 429 (3) PO Penn Yan has Amasa Holden, 85 yrs. b. Mass. -- living with his son and family: Charles Holden, 49 yrs., cabinet maker, b. NY. Census 1860 for William and Eliza Holden: NY, Yates Co., Torrey twp., pg 12 (502) 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.) ----- History of the Town of Shrewsbury, MA, From Its Settlement in 1717 to 1829; by Andrew Henshaw Ward, pg. 59: Lists Amasa Holden as the owner and occupant of a house in Shrewsbury, Oct. 1, 1798.
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