[1] Upon John Lorentz' death on 19 February 1702, the planters named Claus Hansen as governor, whereas the colony officials decided upon Holten.
However, the Danish West India Company sided with Hansen, and he was installed in office.
[1] Holten married in 1692 in the Lutheran Church on St. Thomas to Maria van Beverhoudt, daughter of a local planter.
They also maintained a residence in Charlotte Amalia in a house owned by Lucas van Beverhoudt.
[1] Their daughter Jacoba v. Holten married planter Johan Lorentz Carstensen (later ennobled under the name Castenschiold).