| 1650 |
Richard Holt
of Ashworth mentioned re. Horwich church/chapel (p8).
Robert Holt of London purchased the old chapel of St
Marys at Singleton in Kirkham(vol.7 p187) |
| 1651 |
Peter Holt`s son
Roger heir on his death (p136). |
| 1654 |
Robert Holt
purchased the manor of Adlington with lands in
Adlington, Anderton and Blackrod (vol 6) |
| 1657 |
Leyland Hundred,
had 2 flagons bearing the arms of Holt of Shevington,
dividing a long inscription, "Alexander Holt esq.,
citizen and Goldsmith of London,gave these 2 flagons of
silver to the parish of Standish where he was born ..."
The second chalice is inscribed "given to the parish
church of Standish,...by Edward Holt, late of Shevington,
decd.1677". Also there were cover patens. The one of
1677, the gift of James Holt, is 9 in. in diameter
with the arms of Holt in the centre with a martlet
for difference. Around the arms is incribed "Ex dono
Jacobi Holt ...Edward Holt..." details vol. 6 p187. |
| 1657 |
Peter Heywood
died. His wife had lands in Rochdale and Stidd, the
inheritance of her former husband Theophilus Holt (p139).
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| 1662 |
John Holt shown
on Survey of Deadwenclough as renting land - as in 1609.
George Holt appears in survey of Harley Head and Bacup.
(vol 6) |
| 1664 |
A pedigree recorded
concerning Robert Holt (p224). |
| 1665 |
Little Mitton in
Whalley was purchased by Alexander Holt, goldsmith of
London, of the Gristlehurst family. This descended to
the Beaumonts who later sold it.(For a description of
hall see p389 vol 6). A pedigree in Whittaker outline
is Alexander Holt - Robert-Alexander - William d.1737 ->
daughter Elizabeth d 1791 married to Richard Beaumont. |
| 1666 |
| 1666 |
Heap - Roger Holt had 7 of the largest dwellings at
Heywood. Also at Heywood all branches of cotton spinning
and manufacture, and iron and brass foundries existed. At
Heap Bridge there were paper, woollen and cotton mills
(p136). Holt of Gristlehurst held 13 hearths in Burtle
with Bamford (p174). At Middleton, Ashworth only had 32
hearths liable to tax, but, Richard Holt`s dwelling had
12 of them (p177). Robert Holt had 11 hearths in Wardle
and 15 in Castleton (p189). Mr ? Holt at Shevington had 6
hearths - there were only two others in the township
with more ie 9 and 7(vol 6).In the Whalley area , of 22
hearths, 11 were in Alexander Holts house (vol 6)
Thomas Posthumus Holt and Anne his wife granted the
manors of Forton and Spotland to trustees who in 1667
conveyed them to the tenants.(vol 8 p107) |
| 1667 |
Richard Holt died - buried
at Middleton. Ashworth left to his son Robert who died without
issue (p179). |
| 1673 |
Robert Holt died
heir was younger son James (p224). |
| 1674 |
John Holt of
Manchester was a calenderer in the bleaching, finishing
and dyeing industry from the earliest records. |
| 1676 |
Francis Holt
exercised the right of patronage at the church of St
Saviour at Stidd, but on the decay of the family and
apparent extinction of the manor the vicar of Ribchester
seems to have become the patron (vol 7 p60) James Holt
inherited Castleton in 1676 (he was a brother of Robert
Holt who dies in 1673 see 1640 entry) James was a fellow
of Brazenose College Oxford BA 1667, MA 1670. |
| 1677 |
James Holt settled
manors Naden, Chesham and lands in Hundersfield (p224).
Isabel Holt, daughter of Robert of Castleton and Stubley
married Sir Richard Atherton (vol 3). |
| 1678 |
Thomas Posthumus
Holt died in poverty having squandered his whole estate
- pedigree 1664-5 (p175). Alexander Holt a London
goldsmith said to be his cousin. |
| 1682 |
Roger Holt
died and Bridge Hall went to his brother John (p137).
James Holt ,brother in law of Sir Richard Atherton,
presented at Queens college Cambridge as guardian of
John Atherton a minor. (Also in 1690 will of Sir Richard
-vol 3) |
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| 1685 |
6 Feb 9 John Holt
of Gray’s Inn, recorder of London (at Whitehall by the
king) |
| 1686 |
Fine recorded
William Daniel v Robert Holt , manors of Little Mitton
and Catterall(vol 6 Whalley, vol.7p322). |
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| 1689 |
Sir John Holt,
Judge and Lord Chief Justice (1642-1710) son of Sir
Thomas Holt of Grays Inn descended from Holts of
Gristlehurst. He was active in inviting William of
Orange to England and became Lord Chief Justice of
the King’s Bench in 1689. He was involved in
deciding the succession of William and Mary as follows:-
"The solution found - a bizarre pretence that, by
leaving the country as he did, (King) James had by
implication abdicated - was eventually put forward
by the Whig jurist Sir George Treby, and supported
by others of that ilk, like John Somers and Sir
John Holt." (p.257-258 Ref Stuart England by
J P Kenyon, Penguin Books Ltd, LONDON 1978)
He was "an ardent supporter of civil and religious
liberty" From Harvard University Law Library "In
judicial fairness, legal knowledge and ability,
clearness of statement and unbending integrity, he
has had few if any superiors on the English Bench.
Over the civil rights of his countrymen he exercised
a jealous watchfulness." (Enc Brit 11th ed). Sir
John Holt repeatedly directed acquittals of suspected
witches and inevitably his judgements were imitated by
judges in lesser courts, thereby doing much to bring
the witchcraft hysteria of seventeenth century England
to an end. |
| 1697 |
John sold
Bridge Hall (p137). |
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End of 17th C
Gooden was owned by James Holt of Stubley (p173). |
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