Larkin Holt's age in the 1850 census for Gilmer County, Georgia, calculates to 1786 as his birth year in North Carolina. We don't know who provided that information.
Much of what we know about Larkin's early history, we learned from his War of 1812 Pension Application. Fold3 Page 21, of Larkin's Pension File, dated September 15, 1851, under oath before Justice of the Peace John Whitener, Larkin states he is 67 years old...
1851 - 67 = 1784. Folds3, Page 21 of Larkin's Pension Files. It is the only statement of age that we can be assured was made by Larkin himself, and it was sworn testimony.
He was married to Mahala Blair, daughter of James Blair and Elizabeth Powell, on 23 Apr 1805 in Franklin County GA by Jeremiah Sparks, Justice of the Peace.
It is not known who his parents were or any other thing about his life before their marriage in 1805.
Larkin served as a private in Capt. Benjamin Cleveland's Company, Georgia Militia, in the "War between the United States and Great Britain and the Creek Nation of Indians," what is now known as the War of 1812. He served 200 days, being honorably discharged on 11 Mar 1814 and mustered out at Milledgeville, then the capital of Georgia. Benjamin Cleveland was married to Mahala's sister Argin and was present at their marriage.
Larkin is shown on the Tax List of Franklin County GA in 1807, 1808, 1818. The deed books of Habersham County show Larkin as a landowner in 1819 and 1825. Habersham County was created from Franklin County in 1818, so we don't know if Larkin physically moved his family or if the county lines just changed.
The 1820 Census shows Larkin's family of 8 in Habersham County. His entry appeared on the same census page as his father-in-law James Blair, Shadrack Holt, and William Holt.
Shadrack and Larkin appear in Franklin County, Georgia, records near the same time, and stayed there together for the next 20 to 25 years. We do know that Shadrack is the son of John Holt and the grandson of German immigrant Hans Michael Hold/Holt, who came to the Germanna Colony in Culpepper, VA in 1717 from Stetten am Heuchelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Michael moved his family to Orange County, NC prior to the Revolutionary War. Y-DNA ties Larkin to this same German immigrant, Hans Michael Hold/Holt.
The 1821 Georgia Land Lottery involved the lands of the Creek Nation between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers in middle Georgia. This land was divided into lots of 202.5 acres and would become the counties of Dooly, Houston, Monroe, Fayette, and Henry. The fee was $19/lot and a 3 year residency was required to register. Larkin, living in McCrary's Militia District, Habersham County, drew Lot 172, Section 13 in the new Houston County. Shadrack Holt, also from McCrary's Militia District, drew 2 lots, one in Monroe County and one in Dooly County.
The 1830 Census finds Larkin's family still in Habersham County. His oldest son Seaborn (24) is also in the same census with his wife and young daughter. Larkin's second son Ausborn (21) with his first wife Hannah Patterson, and young son James Riley born in 1829 are also listed on the same page as Larkin's father-in-law James Blair.
The 1832 Gold and Land Lottery was the last lottery for Cherokee lands in Georgia. The 1833 publication printed in the state capital Milledgeville Prizes Drawn in the Cherokee Gold Lottery contained a map and the list of winners. Larkin's service in the War of 1812 made him eligible and he drew land Lot 130 in Section 4, District 2.
The next time we find Larkin is on the 1834 Gilmer County Census. Gilmer County was created on 3 Dec 1832 when Cherokee County was divided into smaller counties, and the first census was submitted 7 Jun 1834. Larkin Holt's family of 8 was one of the first 60 families in Gilmer County.
The 1840 Census for Gilmer County included Seaborn (34), and his family of 6 on page 16. Larkin's family of 6 is listed on page 20 two lines below Osborn/Ausborn (31) and his family of 8. Larkin's third son Elijah (29) and his family of 4 are found on page 22. This growing Holt family lived together in the Turniptown area.
The 1850 Census adds more information. Larkin (64 b.NC) was a farmer. Included in the household was wife Mahala (58 b.SC), son James (23 b.GA) and John (15 b.GA). Sons Seaborn (44), Osborn/Ausborn (41), Elijah (39), and William (32) have their own families in Gilmer County in 1850.
It is known that son James, still living at home at the time, leaves in 1852 for the California gold fields and dies aboard the Clarissa Andrews en route to San Francisco from Panama. Fourteen passengers died on that voyage and would have been buried at sea, including 6 young men from Georgia.
As a farmer, Larkin is listed on the Agriculture Schedule for the 1850 Census in Gilmer County. He reports to have 45 improved acres of land and 438 unimproved acres with a cash value for his farm of $1000. He reported having 12 sheep providing 30 pounds of wool. Three milk cows, 4 cattle, and 75 hogs were the remaining livestock. An interesting item mentioned on this schedule was 100 pounds of butter.
Deeds in the Gilmer County courthouse during the years 1836 – 1852 show that Larkin bought and sold fifteen parcels of land in Gilmer County. Most of these were 160 acre bounty land lots created from Cherokee Indian lands.
Larkin received two bounty land lots for his service in the War of 1812. His warrant application is dated 15 Sep 1850 before the Justice of the Peace in Gilmer County. His sworn statement below stated his service with Capt. Cleveland in the War with the Creek Indians in 1813 "for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he was entitled under the act granting bounty land to certain soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States. "
Larkin died 22 Jan 1855 on Rock Creek, Gilmer County. It would not be until 1871 at the age of 81 that Mahala would begin to receive a pension of $8/month as his widow.
A modern monument replaced the original mountain slate head and foot stones. It was placed by the family in the Cherry Log Baptist Church Old Cemetery, located at latitude 34°48'54" N, longitude 84°22'2" W.
Larkin was characterized in Ward's Annals of Upper Georgia: Mr. Holt was described as an honest, truthful, punctual man - reliable in all his promises. He had slight use for those whose honor was not to be counted upon; but, for the truthful and trustworthy, his respect was steadfast. He was ready to assist friends, and always had the means. He raised a family of boys and girls who remembered well the counsel of their parents on points of honor and ethics.
*Payton born and died as an infant in Franklin Co.*
1806 Seaborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 Ausborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 **Polly Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.**
1811 Elijah, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1813 Mary, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1816 Martha Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1818 William, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1821 ***Mickey, born in Habersham Co., Georgia***
1827 James, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1831 Lucinda, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1836 John, born in Gilmer Co., Georgia.
We are working on the listings noted with asterisks...
*A note in the Lucinda Holt Rogers family history, states Payton, the first child of Larkin and Mahala died in infancy and is buried in Franklin Co., Georgia, along with Larkin's brother Shadrac. Lucy was one of the youngest children and are more likely to have been around when Mahala was older and talking about her family... *
**Information about Polly is little but that she might have been the fourth child and died as a child.**
***Information is available in family trees and DNA circuits for Mickey C. Holt Berry born 1821. There is a female marked in the 1830 Habersham County census for the 5 thru 9 column... There is no other known child that would fill that spot... She was married and counted on the 1840 Gilmer County census and living in her father-in-law Jesse Berry's house with her husband Neil Colvard Berry... Neil C. Berry was a witness to Elijah Holt's will along with Ausborn, Daniel A. Smith and Coke Ellington... Daniel A. Smith is Ausborn's son-in-law...***
Submitted by 3X great granddaughter Rebecca Holt Amerson
Much of what we know about Larkin's early history, we learned from his War of 1812 Pension Application. Fold3 Page 21, of Larkin's Pension File, dated September 15, 1851, under oath before Justice of the Peace John Whitener, Larkin states he is 67 years old...
1851 - 67 = 1784. Folds3, Page 21 of Larkin's Pension Files. It is the only statement of age that we can be assured was made by Larkin himself, and it was sworn testimony.
He was married to Mahala Blair, daughter of James Blair and Elizabeth Powell, on 23 Apr 1805 in Franklin County GA by Jeremiah Sparks, Justice of the Peace.
It is not known who his parents were or any other thing about his life before their marriage in 1805.
Larkin served as a private in Capt. Benjamin Cleveland's Company, Georgia Militia, in the "War between the United States and Great Britain and the Creek Nation of Indians," what is now known as the War of 1812. He served 200 days, being honorably discharged on 11 Mar 1814 and mustered out at Milledgeville, then the capital of Georgia. Benjamin Cleveland was married to Mahala's sister Argin and was present at their marriage.
Larkin is shown on the Tax List of Franklin County GA in 1807, 1808, 1818. The deed books of Habersham County show Larkin as a landowner in 1819 and 1825. Habersham County was created from Franklin County in 1818, so we don't know if Larkin physically moved his family or if the county lines just changed.
The 1820 Census shows Larkin's family of 8 in Habersham County. His entry appeared on the same census page as his father-in-law James Blair, Shadrack Holt, and William Holt.
Shadrack and Larkin appear in Franklin County, Georgia, records near the same time, and stayed there together for the next 20 to 25 years. We do know that Shadrack is the son of John Holt and the grandson of German immigrant Hans Michael Hold/Holt, who came to the Germanna Colony in Culpepper, VA in 1717 from Stetten am Heuchelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Michael moved his family to Orange County, NC prior to the Revolutionary War. Y-DNA ties Larkin to this same German immigrant, Hans Michael Hold/Holt.
The 1821 Georgia Land Lottery involved the lands of the Creek Nation between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers in middle Georgia. This land was divided into lots of 202.5 acres and would become the counties of Dooly, Houston, Monroe, Fayette, and Henry. The fee was $19/lot and a 3 year residency was required to register. Larkin, living in McCrary's Militia District, Habersham County, drew Lot 172, Section 13 in the new Houston County. Shadrack Holt, also from McCrary's Militia District, drew 2 lots, one in Monroe County and one in Dooly County.
The 1830 Census finds Larkin's family still in Habersham County. His oldest son Seaborn (24) is also in the same census with his wife and young daughter. Larkin's second son Ausborn (21) with his first wife Hannah Patterson, and young son James Riley born in 1829 are also listed on the same page as Larkin's father-in-law James Blair.
The 1832 Gold and Land Lottery was the last lottery for Cherokee lands in Georgia. The 1833 publication printed in the state capital Milledgeville Prizes Drawn in the Cherokee Gold Lottery contained a map and the list of winners. Larkin's service in the War of 1812 made him eligible and he drew land Lot 130 in Section 4, District 2.
The next time we find Larkin is on the 1834 Gilmer County Census. Gilmer County was created on 3 Dec 1832 when Cherokee County was divided into smaller counties, and the first census was submitted 7 Jun 1834. Larkin Holt's family of 8 was one of the first 60 families in Gilmer County.
The 1840 Census for Gilmer County included Seaborn (34), and his family of 6 on page 16. Larkin's family of 6 is listed on page 20 two lines below Osborn/Ausborn (31) and his family of 8. Larkin's third son Elijah (29) and his family of 4 are found on page 22. This growing Holt family lived together in the Turniptown area.
The 1850 Census adds more information. Larkin (64 b.NC) was a farmer. Included in the household was wife Mahala (58 b.SC), son James (23 b.GA) and John (15 b.GA). Sons Seaborn (44), Osborn/Ausborn (41), Elijah (39), and William (32) have their own families in Gilmer County in 1850.
It is known that son James, still living at home at the time, leaves in 1852 for the California gold fields and dies aboard the Clarissa Andrews en route to San Francisco from Panama. Fourteen passengers died on that voyage and would have been buried at sea, including 6 young men from Georgia.
As a farmer, Larkin is listed on the Agriculture Schedule for the 1850 Census in Gilmer County. He reports to have 45 improved acres of land and 438 unimproved acres with a cash value for his farm of $1000. He reported having 12 sheep providing 30 pounds of wool. Three milk cows, 4 cattle, and 75 hogs were the remaining livestock. An interesting item mentioned on this schedule was 100 pounds of butter.
Deeds in the Gilmer County courthouse during the years 1836 – 1852 show that Larkin bought and sold fifteen parcels of land in Gilmer County. Most of these were 160 acre bounty land lots created from Cherokee Indian lands.
Larkin received two bounty land lots for his service in the War of 1812. His warrant application is dated 15 Sep 1850 before the Justice of the Peace in Gilmer County. His sworn statement below stated his service with Capt. Cleveland in the War with the Creek Indians in 1813 "for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he was entitled under the act granting bounty land to certain soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States. "
Larkin died 22 Jan 1855 on Rock Creek, Gilmer County. It would not be until 1871 at the age of 81 that Mahala would begin to receive a pension of $8/month as his widow.
A modern monument replaced the original mountain slate head and foot stones. It was placed by the family in the Cherry Log Baptist Church Old Cemetery, located at latitude 34°48'54" N, longitude 84°22'2" W.
Larkin was characterized in Ward's Annals of Upper Georgia: Mr. Holt was described as an honest, truthful, punctual man - reliable in all his promises. He had slight use for those whose honor was not to be counted upon; but, for the truthful and trustworthy, his respect was steadfast. He was ready to assist friends, and always had the means. He raised a family of boys and girls who remembered well the counsel of their parents on points of honor and ethics.
*Payton born and died as an infant in Franklin Co.*
1806 Seaborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 Ausborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 **Polly Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.**
1811 Elijah, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1813 Mary, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1816 Martha Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1818 William, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1821 ***Mickey, born in Habersham Co., Georgia***
1827 James, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1831 Lucinda, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1836 John, born in Gilmer Co., Georgia.
We are working on the listings noted with asterisks...
*A note in the Lucinda Holt Rogers family history, states Payton, the first child of Larkin and Mahala died in infancy and is buried in Franklin Co., Georgia, along with Larkin's brother Shadrac. Lucy was one of the youngest children and are more likely to have been around when Mahala was older and talking about her family... *
**Information about Polly is little but that she might have been the fourth child and died as a child.**
***Information is available in family trees and DNA circuits for Mickey C. Holt Berry born 1821. There is a female marked in the 1830 Habersham County census for the 5 thru 9 column... There is no other known child that would fill that spot... She was married and counted on the 1840 Gilmer County census and living in her father-in-law Jesse Berry's house with her husband Neil Colvard Berry... Neil C. Berry was a witness to Elijah Holt's will along with Ausborn, Daniel A. Smith and Coke Ellington... Daniel A. Smith is Ausborn's son-in-law...***
Submitted by 3X great granddaughter Rebecca Holt Amerson
Larkin Holt's age in the 1850 census for Gilmer County, Georgia, calculates to 1786 as his birth year in North Carolina. We don't know who provided that information.
Much of what we know about Larkin's early history, we learned from his War of 1812 Pension Application. Fold3 Page 21, of Larkin's Pension File, dated September 15, 1851, under oath before Justice of the Peace John Whitener, Larkin states he is 67 years old...
1851 - 67 = 1784. Folds3, Page 21 of Larkin's Pension Files. It is the only statement of age that we can be assured was made by Larkin himself, and it was sworn testimony.
He was married to Mahala Blair, daughter of James Blair and Elizabeth Powell, on 23 Apr 1805 in Franklin County GA by Jeremiah Sparks, Justice of the Peace.
It is not known who his parents were or any other thing about his life before their marriage in 1805.
Larkin served as a private in Capt. Benjamin Cleveland's Company, Georgia Militia, in the "War between the United States and Great Britain and the Creek Nation of Indians," what is now known as the War of 1812. He served 200 days, being honorably discharged on 11 Mar 1814 and mustered out at Milledgeville, then the capital of Georgia. Benjamin Cleveland was married to Mahala's sister Argin and was present at their marriage.
Larkin is shown on the Tax List of Franklin County GA in 1807, 1808, 1818. The deed books of Habersham County show Larkin as a landowner in 1819 and 1825. Habersham County was created from Franklin County in 1818, so we don't know if Larkin physically moved his family or if the county lines just changed.
The 1820 Census shows Larkin's family of 8 in Habersham County. His entry appeared on the same census page as his father-in-law James Blair, Shadrack Holt, and William Holt.
Shadrack and Larkin appear in Franklin County, Georgia, records near the same time, and stayed there together for the next 20 to 25 years. We do know that Shadrack is the son of John Holt and the grandson of German immigrant Hans Michael Hold/Holt, who came to the Germanna Colony in Culpepper, VA in 1717 from Stetten am Heuchelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Michael moved his family to Orange County, NC prior to the Revolutionary War. Y-DNA ties Larkin to this same German immigrant, Hans Michael Hold/Holt.
The 1821 Georgia Land Lottery involved the lands of the Creek Nation between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers in middle Georgia. This land was divided into lots of 202.5 acres and would become the counties of Dooly, Houston, Monroe, Fayette, and Henry. The fee was $19/lot and a 3 year residency was required to register. Larkin, living in McCrary's Militia District, Habersham County, drew Lot 172, Section 13 in the new Houston County. Shadrack Holt, also from McCrary's Militia District, drew 2 lots, one in Monroe County and one in Dooly County.
The 1830 Census finds Larkin's family still in Habersham County. His oldest son Seaborn (24) is also in the same census with his wife and young daughter. Larkin's second son Ausborn (21) with his first wife Hannah Patterson, and young son James Riley born in 1829 are also listed on the same page as Larkin's father-in-law James Blair.
The 1832 Gold and Land Lottery was the last lottery for Cherokee lands in Georgia. The 1833 publication printed in the state capital Milledgeville Prizes Drawn in the Cherokee Gold Lottery contained a map and the list of winners. Larkin's service in the War of 1812 made him eligible and he drew land Lot 130 in Section 4, District 2.
The next time we find Larkin is on the 1834 Gilmer County Census. Gilmer County was created on 3 Dec 1832 when Cherokee County was divided into smaller counties, and the first census was submitted 7 Jun 1834. Larkin Holt's family of 8 was one of the first 60 families in Gilmer County.
The 1840 Census for Gilmer County included Seaborn (34), and his family of 6 on page 16. Larkin's family of 6 is listed on page 20 two lines below Osborn/Ausborn (31) and his family of 8. Larkin's third son Elijah (29) and his family of 4 are found on page 22. This growing Holt family lived together in the Turniptown area.
The 1850 Census adds more information. Larkin (64 b.NC) was a farmer. Included in the household was wife Mahala (58 b.SC), son James (23 b.GA) and John (15 b.GA). Sons Seaborn (44), Osborn/Ausborn (41), Elijah (39), and William (32) have their own families in Gilmer County in 1850.
It is known that son James, still living at home at the time, leaves in 1852 for the California gold fields and dies aboard the Clarissa Andrews en route to San Francisco from Panama. Fourteen passengers died on that voyage and would have been buried at sea, including 6 young men from Georgia.
As a farmer, Larkin is listed on the Agriculture Schedule for the 1850 Census in Gilmer County. He reports to have 45 improved acres of land and 438 unimproved acres with a cash value for his farm of $1000. He reported having 12 sheep providing 30 pounds of wool. Three milk cows, 4 cattle, and 75 hogs were the remaining livestock. An interesting item mentioned on this schedule was 100 pounds of butter.
Deeds in the Gilmer County courthouse during the years 1836 – 1852 show that Larkin bought and sold fifteen parcels of land in Gilmer County. Most of these were 160 acre bounty land lots created from Cherokee Indian lands.
Larkin received two bounty land lots for his service in the War of 1812. His warrant application is dated 15 Sep 1850 before the Justice of the Peace in Gilmer County. His sworn statement below stated his service with Capt. Cleveland in the War with the Creek Indians in 1813 "for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he was entitled under the act granting bounty land to certain soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States. "
Larkin died 22 Jan 1855 on Rock Creek, Gilmer County. It would not be until 1871 at the age of 81 that Mahala would begin to receive a pension of $8/month as his widow.
A modern monument replaced the original mountain slate head and foot stones. It was placed by the family in the Cherry Log Baptist Church Old Cemetery, located at latitude 34°48'54" N, longitude 84°22'2" W.
Larkin was characterized in Ward's Annals of Upper Georgia: Mr. Holt was described as an honest, truthful, punctual man - reliable in all his promises. He had slight use for those whose honor was not to be counted upon; but, for the truthful and trustworthy, his respect was steadfast. He was ready to assist friends, and always had the means. He raised a family of boys and girls who remembered well the counsel of their parents on points of honor and ethics.
*Payton born and died as an infant in Franklin Co.*
1806 Seaborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 Ausborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 **Polly Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.**
1811 Elijah, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1813 Mary, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1816 Martha Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1818 William, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1821 ***Mickey, born in Habersham Co., Georgia***
1827 James, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1831 Lucinda, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1836 John, born in Gilmer Co., Georgia.
We are working on the listings noted with asterisks...
*A note in the Lucinda Holt Rogers family history, states Payton, the first child of Larkin and Mahala died in infancy and is buried in Franklin Co., Georgia, along with Larkin's brother Shadrac. Lucy was one of the youngest children and are more likely to have been around when Mahala was older and talking about her family... *
**Information about Polly is little but that she might have been the fourth child and died as a child.**
***Information is available in family trees and DNA circuits for Mickey C. Holt Berry born 1821. There is a female marked in the 1830 Habersham County census for the 5 thru 9 column... There is no other known child that would fill that spot... She was married and counted on the 1840 Gilmer County census and living in her father-in-law Jesse Berry's house with her husband Neil Colvard Berry... Neil C. Berry was a witness to Elijah Holt's will along with Ausborn, Daniel A. Smith and Coke Ellington... Daniel A. Smith is Ausborn's son-in-law...***
Submitted by 3X great granddaughter Rebecca Holt Amerson
Much of what we know about Larkin's early history, we learned from his War of 1812 Pension Application. Fold3 Page 21, of Larkin's Pension File, dated September 15, 1851, under oath before Justice of the Peace John Whitener, Larkin states he is 67 years old...
1851 - 67 = 1784. Folds3, Page 21 of Larkin's Pension Files. It is the only statement of age that we can be assured was made by Larkin himself, and it was sworn testimony.
He was married to Mahala Blair, daughter of James Blair and Elizabeth Powell, on 23 Apr 1805 in Franklin County GA by Jeremiah Sparks, Justice of the Peace.
It is not known who his parents were or any other thing about his life before their marriage in 1805.
Larkin served as a private in Capt. Benjamin Cleveland's Company, Georgia Militia, in the "War between the United States and Great Britain and the Creek Nation of Indians," what is now known as the War of 1812. He served 200 days, being honorably discharged on 11 Mar 1814 and mustered out at Milledgeville, then the capital of Georgia. Benjamin Cleveland was married to Mahala's sister Argin and was present at their marriage.
Larkin is shown on the Tax List of Franklin County GA in 1807, 1808, 1818. The deed books of Habersham County show Larkin as a landowner in 1819 and 1825. Habersham County was created from Franklin County in 1818, so we don't know if Larkin physically moved his family or if the county lines just changed.
The 1820 Census shows Larkin's family of 8 in Habersham County. His entry appeared on the same census page as his father-in-law James Blair, Shadrack Holt, and William Holt.
Shadrack and Larkin appear in Franklin County, Georgia, records near the same time, and stayed there together for the next 20 to 25 years. We do know that Shadrack is the son of John Holt and the grandson of German immigrant Hans Michael Hold/Holt, who came to the Germanna Colony in Culpepper, VA in 1717 from Stetten am Heuchelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Michael moved his family to Orange County, NC prior to the Revolutionary War. Y-DNA ties Larkin to this same German immigrant, Hans Michael Hold/Holt.
The 1821 Georgia Land Lottery involved the lands of the Creek Nation between the Ocmulgee and Flint Rivers in middle Georgia. This land was divided into lots of 202.5 acres and would become the counties of Dooly, Houston, Monroe, Fayette, and Henry. The fee was $19/lot and a 3 year residency was required to register. Larkin, living in McCrary's Militia District, Habersham County, drew Lot 172, Section 13 in the new Houston County. Shadrack Holt, also from McCrary's Militia District, drew 2 lots, one in Monroe County and one in Dooly County.
The 1830 Census finds Larkin's family still in Habersham County. His oldest son Seaborn (24) is also in the same census with his wife and young daughter. Larkin's second son Ausborn (21) with his first wife Hannah Patterson, and young son James Riley born in 1829 are also listed on the same page as Larkin's father-in-law James Blair.
The 1832 Gold and Land Lottery was the last lottery for Cherokee lands in Georgia. The 1833 publication printed in the state capital Milledgeville Prizes Drawn in the Cherokee Gold Lottery contained a map and the list of winners. Larkin's service in the War of 1812 made him eligible and he drew land Lot 130 in Section 4, District 2.
The next time we find Larkin is on the 1834 Gilmer County Census. Gilmer County was created on 3 Dec 1832 when Cherokee County was divided into smaller counties, and the first census was submitted 7 Jun 1834. Larkin Holt's family of 8 was one of the first 60 families in Gilmer County.
The 1840 Census for Gilmer County included Seaborn (34), and his family of 6 on page 16. Larkin's family of 6 is listed on page 20 two lines below Osborn/Ausborn (31) and his family of 8. Larkin's third son Elijah (29) and his family of 4 are found on page 22. This growing Holt family lived together in the Turniptown area.
The 1850 Census adds more information. Larkin (64 b.NC) was a farmer. Included in the household was wife Mahala (58 b.SC), son James (23 b.GA) and John (15 b.GA). Sons Seaborn (44), Osborn/Ausborn (41), Elijah (39), and William (32) have their own families in Gilmer County in 1850.
It is known that son James, still living at home at the time, leaves in 1852 for the California gold fields and dies aboard the Clarissa Andrews en route to San Francisco from Panama. Fourteen passengers died on that voyage and would have been buried at sea, including 6 young men from Georgia.
As a farmer, Larkin is listed on the Agriculture Schedule for the 1850 Census in Gilmer County. He reports to have 45 improved acres of land and 438 unimproved acres with a cash value for his farm of $1000. He reported having 12 sheep providing 30 pounds of wool. Three milk cows, 4 cattle, and 75 hogs were the remaining livestock. An interesting item mentioned on this schedule was 100 pounds of butter.
Deeds in the Gilmer County courthouse during the years 1836 – 1852 show that Larkin bought and sold fifteen parcels of land in Gilmer County. Most of these were 160 acre bounty land lots created from Cherokee Indian lands.
Larkin received two bounty land lots for his service in the War of 1812. His warrant application is dated 15 Sep 1850 before the Justice of the Peace in Gilmer County. His sworn statement below stated his service with Capt. Cleveland in the War with the Creek Indians in 1813 "for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he was entitled under the act granting bounty land to certain soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States. "
Larkin died 22 Jan 1855 on Rock Creek, Gilmer County. It would not be until 1871 at the age of 81 that Mahala would begin to receive a pension of $8/month as his widow.
A modern monument replaced the original mountain slate head and foot stones. It was placed by the family in the Cherry Log Baptist Church Old Cemetery, located at latitude 34°48'54" N, longitude 84°22'2" W.
Larkin was characterized in Ward's Annals of Upper Georgia: Mr. Holt was described as an honest, truthful, punctual man - reliable in all his promises. He had slight use for those whose honor was not to be counted upon; but, for the truthful and trustworthy, his respect was steadfast. He was ready to assist friends, and always had the means. He raised a family of boys and girls who remembered well the counsel of their parents on points of honor and ethics.
*Payton born and died as an infant in Franklin Co.*
1806 Seaborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 Ausborn, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1809 **Polly Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.**
1811 Elijah, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1813 Mary, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1816 Martha Ann, born in Franklin Co., Georgia.
1818 William, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1821 ***Mickey, born in Habersham Co., Georgia***
1827 James, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1831 Lucinda, born in Habersham Co., Georgia.
1836 John, born in Gilmer Co., Georgia.
We are working on the listings noted with asterisks...
*A note in the Lucinda Holt Rogers family history, states Payton, the first child of Larkin and Mahala died in infancy and is buried in Franklin Co., Georgia, along with Larkin's brother Shadrac. Lucy was one of the youngest children and are more likely to have been around when Mahala was older and talking about her family... *
**Information about Polly is little but that she might have been the fourth child and died as a child.**
***Information is available in family trees and DNA circuits for Mickey C. Holt Berry born 1821. There is a female marked in the 1830 Habersham County census for the 5 thru 9 column... There is no other known child that would fill that spot... She was married and counted on the 1840 Gilmer County census and living in her father-in-law Jesse Berry's house with her husband Neil Colvard Berry... Neil C. Berry was a witness to Elijah Holt's will along with Ausborn, Daniel A. Smith and Coke Ellington... Daniel A. Smith is Ausborn's son-in-law...***
Submitted by 3X great granddaughter Rebecca Holt Amerson
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