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Elizabeth Holt (Hansford)

Also Known As: "widow Wilson", "Elizabeth Hansford Wilson", "Mary Elizabeth Hansford"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cheesecake, York, Virginia
Death: May 03, 1709 (64-73)
Lawnes Creek, Surry County, Province of Virginia
Place of Burial: Surry, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Maj. John Hansford and Elizabeth Lockey
Wife of Randall Holt
Mother of John Holt; William Holt, I; Capt. Thomas Holt; Jane Hancock; Lucy Mountford and 1 other
Sister of Mary, widow of Thomas Robins; Col. John Hansford, Jr.; William Hansford; Capt. Thomas “the Rebel” Hansford; Margaret Hansford and 3 others

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About Elizabeth Holt

Another source has her born in 1640

Elizabeth Hansford was born in 1640 in York County, Virginia and died on 3 May 1709 in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry County, Virginia, at age 69.

One of the daughters of Col. John Hansford was Elizabeth Hansford who married in 1663 Randall Holt, son of Randall Holt, Sr., the emigrant, who came to Virginia in 1620 as a boy of 13 years. They lived at "Hog Island", Surry County, Va. (See Holt lineage, page 47.)

She first married Christian Wilson


Her mother:

Elizabeth's last will and testament, dated 8 February 1669, was proved on 29 April 1669, York County, Virginia. Children named were William, Elizabeth, Thomas, Mary, and John. To John she willed lands in now York County, which "was patented by my mother, Elizabeth Jands."


  • Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 15 2020, 16:44:21 UTC
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Feb 1 2020, 0:10:15 UTC
  • Father: John HANSFORD 1608-1661
  • Mother: Elizabeth HANSFORD 1618-1676
  • Spouse: Christian or Christopher Wilson
  • Married: about 1861.
  • Spouse: Randall (Randolph) HOLT
  • Marriage: 1661 / 1663
  • Of Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia

SONS

  1. John Holt
  2. William Holt
  3. Thomas Holt.

Mentioned in Randall's will. His personal property went to Wife Elizabeth. Land went to Eldest son John.

By 1704 the Holt family would own 2,768 acres in Surry County. Of this, 1,450 acres were controlled by Elizabeth Holt, wife of Randall Holt, Jr. The remainder was owned by the sons of Randall and Elizabeth. ...................

  • Children of Randall and Elizabeth:
  • 1-M: John HOLT
  • B: 1664 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • D: 1705 , Surry, Virginia
  • 2-M: Thomas HOLT
  • B: 1668 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • D: 1730 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • 3-F: Jane HOLT Hancocke
  • B: 1670 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • D:
  • 4-M: William HOLT
  • B: 1670 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • D: 18 May 1726 Lawne's Creek, Surry, Virginia
  • 5-F: Lucy HOLT Mountfortt
  • B: 1672 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • D:
  • 6-F: Elizabeth HOLT Seward
  • B: 1675 Hogg Island, Surry, Virginia
  • D:

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Elizabeth Holt's Timeline

1640
1640
Cheesecake, York, Virginia
1664
1664
Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia Colony
1666
July 19, 1666
Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia Colony, Colonial America
1668
1668
Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia Colony
1670
April 26, 1670
Hogg Island, Surry County, Virginia Colony
1675
1675
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
1679
April 26, 1679
Virginia Colony, Colonial America
1709
May 3, 1709
Age 69
Lawnes Creek, Surry County, Province of Virginia
1709
Age 69
Lawnes Creek Parish Church Cemetery, Surry, Virginia, United States