The children of Temperance Holt remains a mystery on the Holt side as well. However, Temperance Holt was not the mother of Joab, Malinda and the others mentioned. Polly Holt, her sister, was the mother of these children. Temperance married Joseph Parker in May of 1822. Before she married, she had Joseph W. Holt, Hilliard Holt, Eaton Holt, Nancy Holt, Hilby Holt. She had James Harvey Parker with Joseph Parker. Our research is also suggesting that Temperance's first son was Hiram Holt. BC Holtzclaw did a genealogy on the Holt family but he has several mistakes in it. He says that Temperance Holt's first children were by Jesse A. Holt but this is inaccurate since Jesse A. Holt was already in Tennessee and married to Elizabeth Davis before Temperance's children were born. We don't know who the father of Temperance or Polly's children were. We suspect that they may have been illegitimate children fathered by a Neville but we aren't sure at this point. There is another document registered in the Feb Term of 1866 as follows: "On motion it is ordered by the Court that Andrew Gunter, Braswell Britt, Wright Willey & W.K Pittman be appointed commissioners to divide the lands described in the petition into equal parts or shares, and to allot to each of the petitioners J.W. Holt, Eaton Holt and James H. Parker one share. ???(couldn't read name) Parker and wife Nancy one share, and to W.H., Hiram and Ann Marie Holt (Wallace) one share, and if no division, to sell, etc." These five shares are all given to children of Temperance Holt: J. W. Holt, Eaton Holt, James H. Parker, Nancy Holt (who married a Parker) and the children of Hiram Holt (W. H., Hiram and Ann Marie Holt) who was deceased by the time this petition was submitted to the court. Unfortunately, the land's owner is not identified on this court order to divide. I'm in the processing now of trying to find the original petition and subsequent report to the court on this document on the microfilm as I'm sure it will shed some light on who the father of these children were (other than James H. Parker who we know was the son of Joseph Parker). Is it possible that Temperance Holt was a Neville who married into the Holt family? Is there anyone on the Neville list who can verify a marriage between a Temperance Neville and a Holt? or.. is there anyone on the Neville list who can confirm that the Holt children by Temperance and Polly Holt were illegitimate children of a Neville? Any input greatly appreciated. Sue Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy L. Nevill" <liven@txucom.net> To: <NEVILLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:43 PM Subject: [NEVILLE-L] NC, Jesse Nevill, Benjamin, Lydia, p 64 Zachariah Nevill > #1. Benjamin Nevill 1840 Census NC, which Benjamin is this? He was born > about 1765 +- 5 years. I feel this maybe Lydia's husband or the home she > was in. There are not that many possibilities for 1840. "It is possible that > this is the marker we have been looking for", Note: there is two females in > this house one which is Lydia's age and one the age of Jane Statum, both are > in the home of Zachariah Nevill 1850 in Madison County > > > > Will # 487 pg. 230 Thomas Holt 14 Dec 1793 Aug Ct. 1794 > Lend wife Ann Holt land and plantation whereon I now live, Negroes and the > rest of my estate etc. during her life sons Joseph Holt, James Holt and > Thomas Holt Negroes each after wife's death son Arrington Holt Negroes etc. > and the land and plantation whereon I now live daughters Patience Johnston > and Rebecca Read 1 negro each grandson Benjamin Johnston bed and furniture > after my wife's death > > Wit.: Benj. Nevill and Joseph Seat(?) { Note: This is a Benjamin > Nevill/Thomas Holt connection } > > Extrs.: my sons Joseph and Arrington > > Note; Thomas Hoalt & Benjamin Nevill are neighbors in 1790 and note: > grandson Benjamin Johnson above, Halifax district, Halifax County. There are > two Benjamin Nevills and two Thomas Hoalts on this page and some other > Nevill families, Jesse, John, & William > > Will #952 Jesse Nevill Sr 21 April 19, 1819 (sic) the wife of Benjamin > Nevill Jr and Tempty Holts chirdren are mention after this. Here we have a > link to Benjamin, Tempty and Jesse > > *Two extant documents (a bond and appointment of successor guardian and > an inventory) name five "orphans' of Jesse Nevill, viz. Adam, Joab, Malinda > (or Malinder), Ezakiah, and Eagley( or Eaglet). One document uses the > surname "Nevill" and the other uses "Holt" when naming the beneficiaries. > Neither says what > property came into the guardianship originally. The original guardian was > Harvey Holt, brother of Mary(Polly) and Temperance Holt, daughters of Joseph > Holt. The successor guardian was Thomas Nevill. > > > *The Sarah Neville that is supposed to have m. Benjamin Neville Jr. was > the daughter of a Jesse Neville b.5 July,1759 Fauquier County ,VA. This > Jesse had 4 children ;Sarah m Benjamin Neville ,Tempy m. Thomas Holt ,Jack > and Jesse Jr. This information > from his will in Halifax County ,NC The will is # 952 page643 aug. Court > 1819 Halifax County, NC Abstracts of wills 1758-1824 > slwilcox@juno.com (Shirley L Wilcox > > Genealogical Abstracts of Wills / 1758 - 1824 / Halifax County , North > Carolina by Margaret M. Hofmann, pub. by The Roanoke News County , Weldon, > North Carolina, pg. 171: > Will #952 pg. 643 Jesse Nevill, Sr. 21 Apr. 1819 Aug. Ct. 1819 > daughter Sarah Nevill (sic) the wife of Benjamin Nevill Jr. (sic)) land and > plantation I bought of Edmond Nevill . . . Tempy Holt's children (names not > given) the land I bought of Abner Knight and the land called Daniels > son Jack Nevill . . . the lands I bought of Chappell Carstarphan . . . > Wit.: Miles Smith, Ransom Sherrin, Harvey B-----? > Extr.; my son Jack > ------------ > Records of Estates / Halifax County , North Carolina / Vol. 1 / Extant Loose > Records 1816 -1823 / 1865 - 1900 by David B. Gammon > pg. 80 Neville, Jesse > Thomas Neville filed a gdn. account for Adam, Malinder, Joab, Ezakiah and > Eagly Holt (sic), orphans of the dec'd., Feb. 17, 1822. The orphans had > received money from Harvy Holt, their former gdn. Thomas Neville, Jr. was > appt. gdn. of Adam, Joab, Eagley, Melinda and Zacharias Neville, orphans of > the dec'd. [Jesse Neville], Feb. 17, 1823. (Note discrepancy of names) > > Records of Estates / Halifax County , North Carolina / Vol. II / Extant > Bound Records by > David B. Gammon > *pg. 64 Nevill, Adam, Joab, Melinda, Eaglet & Zacharias (orphans' account) > Thomas Nevill, Jr. was apptd. gdn. of the said orphans, Feb., 1823. > ---- > I believe Tempe Nevill was the daughter of Jesse Nevill and married Thomas > Holt. After Tempe died her father Jesse must have been responsible for the > children, because when he dies they are named as Jesse's descendents and > custody is given to Harvey Holt. Later Thomas Nevill Jr was appointed > guardian. > > Roxann, > > I feel you are correct and it maybe that this Benjamin Nevill fits in here > some how. > > Randy > > > ==== NEVILLE Mailing List ==== > Have you searched the U.S. GenWeb for your counties of interest? > http://www.usgenweb.org/ >