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1st tier candidates

  • William Holdridge, Rensselaer, NY b 1789

1850 and 1855 cabinet maker

  • William Holdridge, Groton, CT 1794-1850

carpentry tools in inventory

W Holdridge

W Holdridge

Two tier 1 candidates.

William Holdridge, Rensselaerville, NY 1789/1790-1868

William Holdridge, Groton, CT 1794-1850

 

Of the four William Holdridges in the 1820 US census, the one without a known trade was William Holdridge of Marcellus, NY.

  • William Holdridge, Rensselaerville, NY 1789/1790-1868

m Elizabet/Betsy Jackson in 1815, both of Rensselaerville.

1850 and 1855 census, William is listed as a cabinetmaker.

In a 1830 deed, William and Betsy sell land with a sawmill which he erected.

In a 1825 deed, William's land is seized for a debt. It has a sawmill and a turning lathe.

In a 1860 deed, William sells land in Rensselaerville with a cabinet shop occupied by John Holdridge and himself.

 

1860 deed 162-174, William Holdridge, Rennselaerville, NY sells lot including a cabinet shop occupied by John and William Holdridge.

  • William Holdridge, Groton, CT 1794-1850

Common carpentry tools in his estate inventory include 3 bench planes, 4 saws, 6 augers, a work bench and a shop. No mention of molding planes.

This William, through his mother Jerusha Spicer, was the grandson of Oliver Spicer, plane maker 1726-1804.

parents William Holdridge and Jerusha Spicer

married Fanny Stark in 1826

1850 estate inventory with carpentry tools.

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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