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Notes: More information from "History of Ancient Wethersfield, Ct.", Henry R. Stiles:
Mr. (or later Lieut.) John Hollister is said to have been born in Glastonbury, England, but Mr. Alpheus Hollister of Hollisterville, PA, says, "The Hollister's were from Bristol, England, a good family as early as Henry VIII. There was a Jno. Hollister, Lord of the Manor of Stinchcombe in 1608. Dennis Hollister was a member of Cromwell's Privy Council after the Protectorate was established. The name is derived from "Holly" and "Ter" or "Terre", which means Holly land or the place of Holly trees. There is still a hamlet in England bearing the name of Hollester or Hollesterre." From this it appears that the name is English and of Somerset County, England.
John Hollister seems to have located first at Weymouth, Mass.; was made freeman in Mass. May 10, 1643; Representative to Mass. General Court, March 1644; was a man of strong character, of good family and education, and when he removed in November of that year to Wethersfield, CT ("where, " as Savage says, "he had been in 1642, where his son John was born to him, as is said, strange as his res. seems at that day"), he quickly took a prominent position in the community. In June 1646, was a juror of the Particular Court at Hartford, with Thomas Coleman and Nathaniel Dickinson; Deputy to Conn. General Court Apl., 1645, at Sept. sessions of 1644, and subsequent re-elected to same 14 times. In Oct., 1654, was appointed by General Court one of a commission of 3 "to press men and necessities in each town" for an exped. then being sent out against the Indians; and, again, in February, 1656, was, with others, appointed by the court to "give the best and safest advice to the Indians, if they agreed to meet and should crave their advice." These and many other legislative appointments testify to the respect in which he was held by both the people and the authorities of the Colony. He was appointed by the Court, March 7, 1649-50, as Lieutenant of the Wethersfield trainband. He was also Collector for Wethersfield March of 1660; became prominently involved in the in the controversy which arose in the Wethersfield Church which ultimately resulted in the large emigration to Hadley, 1659, under the Rev. Mr. Russell. (see chapt. III, vol. I)
Mr. Hollister was a large land-owner in the present Glastonbury portion of old town of Wethersfield, then called Naubuck Farms, where he held Lot No. 34 from the Hartford South line, originally Mitchell's, who had early removed to Stamford, containing 900 acres and to which he added 10 acres in 1655. On this farm, a dw-ho. and other necessary buildings had been erected before 1651, at which time Joseph Gilbert became his tenant and so remained until 1663. A considerable portion of this farm remained in possession of the Hollister family till 1884, when, on the death of its owner, Mr. Charles Hollister, it passed into other hands. The "Old Red House" in which he lived is said to have been built in 1675. It is pleasantly located on the West bank of Roaring Brook, facing South, on the road leading to the Ry-Hollister ferry. The Hollister ferry, to this day, still run May through October.
John Hollister died in April of 1665 in Wethersfield, CT, leaving by his will dated April 3, 1665, a large estate to widow, 5 sons and 3 daughters. His will was inventoried April 20, 1665. The will gave to his eldest son John, "his feather bed at Nayog," and his farm there, when he shall be 22 years old, he also to pay to his widow 20 bushels of apples and 2 bbls. of cider yearly. His will's inventory mentioned wampum 10 pounds--amount of whole estate 1,642-1-6 pounds; mentions also "29 small swine." His daughter, Elizabeth, is not mentioned in her father's will, but her 3 daughters received legacies.
Lazarus Hollister died unmarried (see chapt. VII, vol. I). Hartford County Probate Records preserve the following, as to his estate and relatives: Lazarus Hollister - Invt. 260-16-09 pounds taken Nov. 28, 1709 by Thomas Steele & Thomas Chester -- Court Record Feb. 6, 1709-10 adm' to John or Johnathan Hollister -- June 2, 1712 report ad. act. this Court Order Dist to brothers & sisters -- July 1712 Order to distribute to Mary Welles sister; to Heirs of John Hollister, deceased; to Heirs of Thomas Hollister, deceased; to Heirs of Stephen Hollister; to Heirs of Elizabeth Hollister alias Welles; to Heirs of Sarah Hollister alias Baker, late of Northampton, deceased. Distributions Lazarus Hollister Late of Wethersfield Deed. 1713 -- Persons related to him: Mrs. Mary Welles of Hartford (Stratford), Mr. John Hollister's children: (of Glastonbury) John, Joseph, Thomas, Sarah, David, Ephriam & Elizabeth. Mr. Thomas Hollister's children: Thomas, Johnathan, Mary, Harris & Abigail. Mr. Stephen Hollister's children: Gershom, Samuel, Gideon, Nathaniel, Hepzibah, Abigail, Ann & Eunice. Elizabeth Hollister's children: Capt. Samuel Welles & Capt. Thomas Welles. Children, the Heirs of Sarah Blackleach (?), Mary Hale, Ann Welles, Elizabeth Shelton, the Heirs of Sarah Baker, Northampton, deceased. The persons that are concerned desire that Mr. Thomas Chester, Mr. Edward Bulkeley and Mr. James Patterson may be appointed Distributors. By court order July 12 to Mrs. Mary Welles sister of the Deceased; to Heirs of John Hollister of Glastonbury, deceased; to Heirs of Thomas Hollister, deceased; to the Heirs of Stephen Hollister, deceased; the Heirs of Elizabeth Hollister alias Welles; to the Heirs of Sarah Hollister alias Baker, of Northampton, deceased.
From "Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657": HOLLISTER, John; in Watertown, MA in 1635, Weymouth in 1643, Wethersfield 1644. Died in Wethersfield by April 20, 1665. Deputy. Lieutenant.
Another possible origin for the HOLLISTER surname from "Surname Book and Racial History" Susa Young Gates, 1918, pg. 445: "Hollister - Eisht haink ayn Ollister mooar Mac Ree Albey." Translation, "Then came great Ollister, son of the King of Scotland." It is found chiefly on the northern coast, the nearest to Scotland (variant spellings: Callister).
From "Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD", pg. 263-264
"Lieut. John1 Hollister, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, who is said to have been born in England about 1612, and to have come to America about 1642. Savage says, "Weymouth, freeman 10 May 1643 was Representative in March, 1644, in Mass., and November of the same year in Conn. He removed to Wethersfield, where he had been in 1642 when son John was born to him, as is said, strange as his residence seems at that day." The Treat Family says, p. 33, but probably wrongly, "There is reason, however, for thinking that there were two John Hollisters in New England at the same time, one at Weymouth, who afterward returned to England, and the other at Wethersfield." It is generally considered, however, that it was the same John Hollister. The Hollister Family, by L. W. Case, M.D., says, p. 19, that he was "one of the most prominent and influential men of Wethersfield and the Connecticut Colony. His name first appears in the annals of that Colony as juror of the particular court held March 2, 1642. He was admitted freeman in 1643; was a deputy from Wethersfield to the Conn. General Court 1644, 1645, 1650, 1653, 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1661. Lieutenant in April, 1657."
"Rev. John Russell had been a witness against him in a lawsuit, testifying in a way that was severely criticised by Lieut. Hollister. Russell excommunicated him without a hearing, 1656, and refused to give his reasons. Hollister's History of Conn. says, "Had Russell been anxious to test the practical workings of his plan of church government, he could hardly have chosen a more favorable subject than one of Captain Mason's military officers--a gentleman of undoubted probity, an experienced member of the General Court, and a man not likely to be outdone by Russell in the steadiness of his purposes." "Besides his own natural force of character, Hollister had married a daughter of Richard Treat, Esq., one of the most formidable opponents in the colony." The result of this quarrel was the withdrawal of Russell to Massachusetts, and the founding of Hadley, 1659. Lieutenant Hollister was appointed Collector in Wethersfield, March 14, 1660. He was a large land owner in Wethersfield. He married JOANNA, daughter of HON. RICHARD TREAT, SR., of Wetherfield, and his wife, ALICE GAYLORD. He died April, 1665, between 13th and 20th. His widow died in October, 1694."
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[90] Tom Krisha was killed by a train. He survived the accident but died several hours later in the hospital.
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