Elizabeth Jane HOLT

1784 - 1852  (68 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Jane HOLT  [2, 3]
  	She was the daughter of Robert Holt and Mildred Stanfield, originally of Halifax county, Virginia. On 24 August 1806 Elizabeth married Timothy Meigs at Fort Southwest Point, a federal frontier outpost at what is now Kingston, TN. He was the son of Grace Starr Meigs & Return Jonathan Meigs who held the first appointment as Cherokee Agent and Agent of the War Department for Tennessee. Elizabeth & Timothy lived in the home of the agent in present day Rhea county. When Grace Starr Meigs died on 10 Oct 1807, Elizabeth Holt Meigs became the hostess for the Agency. By this time her husband was acting as his father's clerk. By 1811 he had entered management of the factory that was the officially recognized supplier of goods to the indians and military personnel in the area. Shortly before he died he took a partner, John Ross, who later became the principal Chief of the Cherokees. Elizabeth was unique in her involvement in a large, complex movement, one that receives little note as its outcome was utterly shameful. Her husband died 16 October 1815 following a brief illness. She & her 5 children continued to live with Return Meigs until his death. As an older woman, she lived with her daughter, Elizabeth Jane Hawk. Posted on Find A Grave: Maintained y: Anna Jaech Originally Created by: Marvin & Samme Templin [1]
  Birth	1784	Halifax County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Fact	Daughter of Robert Holt and Mildred Stanfield   [1]
  Death	1852	McMinn County, Tennessee
  Burial	Calhoun Community Cemetery, Calhoun, McMinn Co., Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I29526	Main Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family	Timothy MEIGS,   b. 28 Sep 1782, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut d. 16 Oct 1815, Rhea County, Tennessee (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1806  [2, 3]
  Children	1. Emily Stanfield MEIGS,   b. 25 Oct 1808, Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennessee d. 20 Jun 1888, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee (Age 79 years)  [Birth]   2. Grace Starr MEIGS,   b. 25 Oct 1808, Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennesse   3. Eliza Jane MEIGS,   b. 19 Nov 1809, Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennesse  [Natural]   4. Return Jonathan MEIGS, IV,   b. 03 Apr 1812, Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennesse d. 06 Aug 1850, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 38 years)  [Birth]   5. Robert Holt MEIGS,   b. 25 Oct 1813, Charlestown, Bradley County, Tennesse d. 26 Feb 1898 (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F16762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2021

  
  

• Headstones

  Elizabeth Jane Holt Meigs Headstone Elizabeth J., daughter of Robert Hold and Mildred Stanfield, is the wife of Timothy Meigs. She is buried in the Calhoun Community Cemetery in Calhoun, McMinn Co., Tennessee. Maintained by: Anna Jaech Originally Created by: Marvin & Samme Templin Photo added by: Marvin & Samme Templin

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S03444] Professor Reynold Webb Wilcox, The Descendants of William Wilcoxson, Vincent Meigs, and Richard Webb, (Name: Name: New York - T.A. Wright, Publisher and Printer 1893;;). [S00059] Alvan Talcott, "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut" Vol. I, (Name: Name: Clearfield Company, Inc.;;).