Dear Fred, Regarding the Joseph and Ezra Holden that showed up on the 1850 census of Town of Porter, Ezra (born 1810) was the brother of Joseph (born 1800.) However, I have a few pages out of The Holden Genealogy, compiled by Eben Putnam for the family of Mr. L. E. Holden, Boston, 1926, which indicates that their ancestors went back to Justinian, to Joseph, to Abner, to Ezra. From the pages that I have there is no mention of an Augustus (1821). (Note: I wonder if "Augustus" could have originally been "Justinian." The reason I mention that is because of our local Clapsaddle family. "Dennis" was originally "Augustinius." Just a thought.) They came from the area of Westminster, MA, and married into several of the early families of Youngstown. According to the book Joseph and his father moved to Chesterfield, NH, stayed there until 1841 and then came to Youngstown by way of Lockport. From the pages that I do have from the Holden book, it doesn't surprise me that a number of the Holden descendants went further west to Michigan, Wisconsin, and other points west. Regarding the Holland Land Company records, although I haven't seen the actual ones on microfilm, I have the feeling that they contain only a precise description of the parcel of land, the name of the purchaser and the amount contracted for. Good luck Fred in you family research. vee ----- Original Message ----- From: <LAPIN12@aol.com> To: <NYNIAGAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 8:29 PM Subject: Holden of Hartland > Niagara Listers: > I have recently found that my Ggrandfather Augustus Holden was born in > Hartland on Sep 3 1821. He had migrated by 1849 to Genesee County, MI, where > he spent the next 40 years. Along the way, he married (9/15/1844) Caroline > Matilda Bullock of East Worcester, Otsego County NY. > I have tried to link Augustus to some earlier Holdens, so far with > little success other than to find, in Hartland in 1820, J.W. Holden (listed > in census index as J.M.). J.W.'s household includes a male child under 10, > one male 18-26, one to 45, and two adult females 16-26. I presume this to be > Augustus' family. There is also a James Holden in 1820 in Clarence. > No Holdens appear in the 1830 census in Hartland, but an Alvah lives > in Lockport. By 1850, there are Joseph Holden, age 49, Cooper and Ezra > Holden, age 34, Farmer, in the town of Porter (who could fit the two younger > males of 1820 Hartland). > Does someone out there know anything about these various Holdens? Do > the Holland-America Land Company records give places of origin of the land > purchasers? > Thank you for your consideration. > Fred Swart > > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Looking for a dead-end Niagara County ancestor? Check the WorldConnect > Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, to see if an unknown > cousin may be able to help! >