Archer Holt was witness in 1790 in Isle of Wight will of Thomas Mallicote (of Southwark Parish Surry). Thomas Holt a witness in Oct 12,1818 for the will of Hebe Carter of the town of Paris, Bourbon Co., KY Capt John West was a brother of Lord Delaware. Died at residence at WestPoint, Va abt 1660. He was born Dec 14, 1590 married Anne, and was one of the first 2 commanders of the Settlement on York River. There his son , born 1632, the first child born on York River. He married Unity Croshaw. Children Ann who married Henry Fox, of King William Co; 2 Thomas; 3 John ;4 Nathaniel homas West married Agnes--- He had issue, 1, Nathaniel; 2 Thomas; 3 Francis. Of these Nathaniel died without issue. Thomas was a member of the House of Burgesses for King William and died in 1743. He married Martha. He had issue L1, John and 2, Delaware. Will of Delaware West dated 4 Jan 1810 was proved in Norfolk City 28 Feb 1810. He gave all his estate to his brother and mentioned his niece Elizabeth Seaton. According to the "Biography" of William Weston Seaton, his aunt Elizabeth married John West(see also VA magazine XXV, p 432). John West and Elizabeth Seton , his wife, had issue Thomas West, Member of the House of Delegates from Campbell Co., in 1799-1801; who married Elizabeth Blair Bolling. (VA mag XXII, page 332. She was daughter of Robert Bolling of "Chellowe", Buckigham Co., who was a son of Col John Bolling and Elizabeth Blair, his wife, daughter of Dr. Archibald Blair. Francis West, 3rd son of Ct. ThomasWest married Jane ole, daughter of Col William cole(W &M Quarterly V 177-181 ) who had married previously to 1 Nathaniel Claiborne;2 Stephen Bingham. By this marriageCol Francis West had at least 2 daughters. !) Susanna born March 15, 1744, died Dec 5, 1780 and 2 Agnes. Susanna married Col Holt, Ritcheson, having , it issaid, first married her first cousin WestGregory. Genealogies of VA Families From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol I . Genealogical Pub. O. 1981 Lib of Congress 81-82083 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GENEALOGIES OF VIRGINIA FAMILIES FROM THE WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE Quarterly Historical Magazine Volume IV Indexed by Judith McGhan Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1982 Beginning Page 544 Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Samuel C. Bockius Is not Boskins in the Broke Genealogy Vol XIX, Virginia Magazine of History & Biography also called the Virginia Magazine Vol 20 page 288 lists an obituary in the Richmond, VA newspaper "Argus" for Jacob Bockius on June 2, 1804. page 336 HENRY Johnson born 1811 married Elizaeth, dau of Dannell Carroll of Dudington, died Aug 3, 1880l artis 7 writer; married second Wealtha Backus. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SOURCE James City County, Keystone of the Commonwealth by Martha W. McCartney James City County Board of Supervisors, James City County, Virginia, 1997 The Donning Company Publishers ISBN 0-89865-999-X In the 1730s John Holt imported slaves from primarily Barbados to James City Co. Page 481 Near Jamestown wasKennon's Mill which wassiturated on Mill reek upon land that beloged to Col Thomas Pettus during the nid seventeenth century. During the eary 1760s the heirs of ol Richard Kennon of Charles City County sold the mill to William Holt & Rev CharlesJeffries Smith. The two men built a blacksmithery, storehouse, granary, gristmil and dwellings at what became known as Providence Forge and converted K. mill into a bakehouse-milling complex , where ships' biscuits werebaked and sold. The biscuits which resembled hard-tack and were made from flour and a miimal amout of water were mass-produced; they were a valuable commodity for which mariners paid a good price. By 1775 William Holt was the sole owner of what he called Holt's mill. He manufactured ships biscuits and sold beef, pork and other commodities at his mill complex. ... ... ... The only surviving excerpts of the James City County Committee of Safety's minutes are those published in the VIRGINIA GAZETTE. A September 17, 1775 account of a recent committee meeting indicates that William Holt, whose mill near Jamestown had a bakehouse for ships' biscuits, was censured for furnishing supplies to some British naval vessels "now in the country." Holt replied that "he hath for several years contracted to furnish the men-0f-war with supplies of bread and flour for immediate use" and that after he moved to Norfolk he had secured its Committee of Safety's permission to proceed with the sale. Even so, the James City County Committee ordered him and other "proprietors of mills and bakehouses not to manufacture any larger quantities of bread or Indian corn into flour, meal or bread than may be necessary for internal consumption of this country." Two years later, Holt was paid for various commodities he sold to the American Army and he seems to have continued producing ships biscuits. (Note 10) 10. Purdie's VIRGINIA GAZETTE, September 17, 1775; Publis Service Claims 1776-1778. By 1783 William Holt's son-in-law, William Coleman, was operating his mill and bakehouse, then called Newport Mills (Lee Letter Book V, 2-6) page 237 ... James City County residents called upon the legislature for assistance with various types of problems. Thomas Smith asked for a land grant under the headright system, for he had brought 52 indentured servants into the colony during 1774 and 1775, when there was a moratorium on the acquisition of western lands. Henry Martin of the island of Tortola, who purchased Kingsmill and planned to make it his home, requested permission to bring 12 slaves to Virginia, his domestic servants. WILLIAM HOLT, who had merchant mills in James City and New Kent Counties, asked the asembly to establish a flour inspection station locally. He claimed that although his mills were capable of processing 75,000 bushels of wheat a year, he was hindered by the lack of convenient inspectorate. Holt apparently expected business to improve, for he hired Humphrey Harwood to build two new bake-ovens and a storehouse at his mill complex on Mill Creek. Local farmers petitioned the legislature to establish a bounty on crows, which had done extensive damage to their corn crops. (Note 4) page 259 ... NECK O'LAND AND HOLT'S MILL William Holt, owner of the 2,000 acre Neck O'Land farm, sold it to John Allen of Surry County in 1785. Allen's brother, William, acquired the tract in 1805, along with approximately 900 acres formerly owned by James Southall. William Allen, who lived at Claremont, was one of Virginia's wealthiest men and owned 700 to 800 slaves and an extimated 30,000 to 40,000 acres of land. In James City County alone, his river frontage on the James extended from Sandy Bay to Grove Creek. The Neck O'Land tract was the focal point of Allen's farming activities on the west side of College Creek. (Note 51) William Holt's son-in-law and business partner, William Coleman, by 1782 was running the Newport Mills, a grist-and=saw mill complex and bake-house on Mill Creek. At Holt's death, his interest in the property descended to his brothers, who called it the Jockey's Neck Mill. The holts sued William Coleman in an attempt to gain his share of the property, but he succeeded in becoming its sole proprietor and in time significantly enhanced its value. (Note 52) 52. Petersburg Hustings Court Will Book 1:223-224; James City County Land Tax Lists 1782-1820. ******************************************* Virginia Historical Magazine List of Obituaries, Virginia Independent Chronocle Issue Wednesday June 13, 1787 John Hunter Holt, Friday, May 16, 1787 .