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 of 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 natives 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.
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 of 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 natives 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.
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 of 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 natives 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.
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 of 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 natives 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.
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