For right now I believe the following to be correct but I am VERY open to any comments. Who was the wife of John Holt? Quoting from a letter of Bill Holt: It was accepted in the 19th century, that Mary Binns was John Holt's wife. This is incorrect, the result of an inaccurate reading in the will of Elizabeth Binns Mason (Surry Co., VA wills, Bk 6, p.173). the "grand" was not captialized in "grand Daughter Mary Holt". The 19th century researcher overlooked the "grand" and created "Mary (Binns) Holt, then, as John Holt had no wife on record, it was concluded that "Mary (Binns) Holt, must have been her name. In fact "Mary (Binns) Holt, never existed; Mary Holt (grand Daughter) was the daughter of John's brother, Thomas. The identity of Mary, wife of John Holt, is still in question. It has been said that she was the widow of Thomas Binns. NO PROOF!