Individual Details
Phebe Farnum
(10 Oct 1731 - 26 Jan 1806)
The parents of Phebe born on this date are Timothy and Dinah and these are the correct parents verified by the 1780 will of Timothy Farnum who has a bequest to his daughter Phebe the wife of Joshua Holt.
She is a George Abbott of Rowley descendant.
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This farmhouse was once the homestead of Joshua & Phebe (Farnum) Holt. Said to have been built in 1790 by Joshua Holt and enlarged through the years. Joshua Holt was b. on Jan. 30, 1730, son of Nicholas & Dorcus (Abbott) Holt. He married on Dec. 2, 1755 to Phebe Farnum b. Oct. 10, 1731, dau. of George & Fanny Farnum [these parents are wrong] of Andover, MA. Joshua Holt became a member of South Parish Church on May 13, 1753.
"He was elected a deacon in the South Parish Church, Andover, April 16, 1766, and served until his death, a period of 34 years. All of his family (12 in number) were born in Andover, and baptized the Sabbath succeeding their birth; were brought up in the strictest puritan manner, and were exemplary Christians, and members of Orthodox churches. He represented his town in the state legislature 21 years; and held the office of justice of the peace, and other town offices." ["A Genealogical History of the Holt family in the United States: more particularly the descendants of Nicholas Holt", by Daniel S. Durrie, 1864, pp. 22-23; 44-45]
She is a George Abbott of Rowley descendant.
https://preservation.mhl.org/111-reservation-road
Should look into this parentage.
This farmhouse was once the homestead of Joshua & Phebe (Farnum) Holt. Said to have been built in 1790 by Joshua Holt and enlarged through the years. Joshua Holt was b. on Jan. 30, 1730, son of Nicholas & Dorcus (Abbott) Holt. He married on Dec. 2, 1755 to Phebe Farnum b. Oct. 10, 1731, dau. of George & Fanny Farnum [these parents are wrong] of Andover, MA. Joshua Holt became a member of South Parish Church on May 13, 1753.
"He was elected a deacon in the South Parish Church, Andover, April 16, 1766, and served until his death, a period of 34 years. All of his family (12 in number) were born in Andover, and baptized the Sabbath succeeding their birth; were brought up in the strictest puritan manner, and were exemplary Christians, and members of Orthodox churches. He represented his town in the state legislature 21 years; and held the office of justice of the peace, and other town offices." ["A Genealogical History of the Holt family in the United States: more particularly the descendants of Nicholas Holt", by Daniel S. Durrie, 1864, pp. 22-23; 44-45]
Events
| Birth | 10 Oct 1731 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 2 Dec 1755 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Joshua Holt | |||
| Death | 26 Jan 1806 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
Families
| Spouse | Joshua Holt (1730 - 1810) |
| Child | Phebe Holt (1756 - 1849) |
| Child | Joshua Holt (1758 - 1835) |
| Child | Mary Holt (1759 - 1819) |
| Child | Abiah Holt (1761 - 1841) |
| Child | Peter Holt (1763 - 1851) |
| Child | John Holt (1765 - 1835) |
| Child | Timothy Holt (1767 - 1856) |
| Child | Solomon Holt (1768 - 1830) |
| Child | Hannah Holt (1771 - 1842) |
| Child | Stephen Holt (1773 - 1868) |
| Child | Chloe Holt (1775 - 1849) |
| Father | Timothy Farnum (1702 - 1780) |
| Mother | Dinah Ingalls (1705 - 1781) |
| Sibling | Abiah Farnum (1729 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Timothy Farnum (1736 - 1738) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Farnum (1738 - 1746) |
| Sibling | Peter Farnum (1740 - ) |
| Sibling | Abiah Farnum (1742 - 1746) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Farnum (1746 - 1833) |