Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p446

Williams; and Sarah m. 20 Dec. 1677, Gershom Swan. Perhaps Elizabeth m. 21 Mar
1682, John Read. SAMUEL, Groton, s. of Richard, by w. Ann had Ann, b. 1 Mar.
1682; and perhaps others. SAMUEL, Cambridge, s. of Justinian the first, by w.
Susanna d. of Philip Shattuck, had Lydia, and Susanna, both bapt. at Watertown, 8 Oct.
1699; Samuel, b. 29 Sept. bapt. 5 Oct. 1701; Mercy, b. 26 Mar. 1704; Ann; Mary;
Abigail, 30 May 1710; William, 4 Mar. 1712; and Phineas, 12 May 1715.

    HOLDER, CHRISTOPHER, Providence, a Quaker, of Alverton, Co.
Gloucester, 9 ms. from Bristol, arr. at Boston from London, 27 July
1656, aged 25, and was imprison. whip. next yr. and in the foll. had an ear
cut off; but he harken. no better after these modes of persuas. yet flourish.
on transplant. to Providence 1665, there m. 12 Aug. 1660, Mary, d. of Richard
Scott, had Mary, 1662, wh. m. Peleg Slocum of Dartmouth; Elizabeth 4 Jan. 1665;
but the first w. d. soon after the b. of
Elizabeth and by sec. w. Hope he had Christopher, 25 Dec. 1666; Hope, 25 Mar.
1668; Patience, 2 Feb. 1669, prob. d. soon; Patience, again, 16
Aug. 1671; John, 20 Aug. 1672; Content, 22 May 1674; Ann, 29 Feb. 1676, I
suppose, tho. the rec. says 31 of 12 mo. NATHANIEL, Dorchester 1634.

    HOLDRIDGE or HOLDRED, JOHN, Roxbury, by w. Elizabeth had Sarah,
b. 15 Nov. 1665; John, 25 Feb. 1668; Thomas, 23 May 1670; Elizabeth 14 Feb.
1672; and Mary; all bapt. 22 Nov. 1674; Samuel, 12 Mar. 1676, d. young;
and Samuel, again, 8 June 1679; but the three last I find not b. in the town rec.
wh. however, adds Mercy, in May 1684. WILLIAM, Haverhill 1646, a tanner,
of the parish of St. Alphage, Cripplegate, London, came in the Elizabeth,
1635, aged 25. He was first at Salisbury, when the name is Holdred; by
w. Isabella had Sarah, b. 1640, d. 1641; Mary, 22 Apr. 1641, d. in few
mos.; Rebecca, 20 June 1643; William, 15 Mar. 1647; Sarah, 26 Dec.
1650, d. within 6 mos.; Mehitable, 14 Apr. 1652; Abigail, 12 Nov. 1654,
d. young; Mary, again, 24 Dec. 1656; and Samuel, 6 Nov. 1659. Rebecca m.
at Andover, 21 May 1660, Richard Margin of Dover; Mehitable m. 25 Jan. 1670,
Jonathan Smith; and Mary m. 29 Sept. 1681, Roger Kelly. WILLIAM, Exeter,
s. of the preced. m. 10 Apr. 1674, Lydia, d. of Robert Quimby.

    HOLDSWORTH, JOSHUA, Boston, mariner, m. 10 May 1669, Sarah
Rawlins, was freem. 1671. His wid. m. 24 May 1683, John Knight of Charlestown,
as his fifth w. but happi. surv. him, and d. 6 Nov. 1713.

    HOLGRAVE or HALGRAVE, * JOHN, Salem, freem. 5 Nov. 1633, had
prob. w. Lydia, and sec. w. Elizabeth rep. at the first Assemb. 14 May 1634, also
1635, after 1640 had resid. at Gloucester. There he is not ment. aft. 1653.
See Babson, 105 for reason of rem. His d. Martha m. a. 1641, William Park
of Roxbury, long outliv. him, d. 25 Aug. 1708, aged 94. JOSHUA, Salem
1636, had. bapt. Elizabeth 1 Nov. 1640; and Love, 17 Apr. 1642. Perhaps he
was br. of the preced. and rem. with him to Gloucester.