Saturday, November 20, 2010

The John Holmes Family- US 1632 to Current


** Connected to the Churchill Family at John Churchill (1678-1756) **
** Connected to Bailey the Family at Ira Bailey ( ) **



Generation One:
John Holmes b. abt. 1605; m. bef. 1605 Sarah Holmes Nee UNKNOWN;
Their children:
1. John  b. 1636 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. Josiah b. abt. 1638 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
3. Nathaniel b. abt. 1643 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
4. Sarah b. abt. 1645 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

       John Holmes was known to be in Plymouth, before 16 October 1632. He bought a house and six acres of land from William Palmer. He was admitted into the freedom of the Plymouth colony on 1 January 164. John Holmes is mentioned in the Plymouth Colony Records vol.. XII p. 19. To have indentured William Spooner on 27 March 1637, and transferred Spooner’s indenture to 1 July 1637. He was messenger of the Government on 4 December 1638. He served as summons server, jailer, and executioner.


Generation Two (Raymond 1):

John Holmes b. 1636 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 20 November 1661 Patience Faunce at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. July 1967, aged 61 years.
Their Children:
1. John b. 22 March 1662 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 13 February 1688 Sarah Thomas at Middleboro, Plymouth, MA; d. 7 September 1726. Aged 63 years.
2. Richard b. abt. 1664at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 20 March 1711 Hester Wormall at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. bef. April 1729, aged 65 years.
3. Mehitable b. abt. 1666at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m.4 February 1714 Menassah Kempton at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
4. Thomas b. abt. 1668 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m.1697 Joanna Morton
5. Ebenezer b. abt. 1670; m. 1695 Phebe Blackmer
6. Nathaniel b. abt. 1672; m. 13 March 1700 Eleanor Racer at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
7. Sarah Homes b. abt. 1674 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
8. Patience b. abt. 1678 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 20 July 1705 James Cobb at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
9. Joseph b. abt. 1678; m. Mary Holmes Nee Unknown
10. George b. abt. 1680; m. 4 February 1717 Lydia Wood at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1746 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
11. Desire b. abt. 1682 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 20 November 1661 John Churchill at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

     Probate record for the estate of John Holmes: [1: 347: OS Docket #10,466 contain the agreement/settlement.] The agreement for settlement of the estate of John Holmes, late of Plymouth, dated 29 September 1700, was made to John Holmes of Plymouth in ye County of Plymouth in New England, eldest son, who was to pay a yearly sum to the widow, Patience Holmes, for life as her dower, and make full payment to each of the said children [of the deceased], that is to say: to Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Thomas, Joseph, and Desire, wife of John Churchill, who were of age to sign for themselves and to Richard, Patience, Mehitable, Sarah and George, who were minors. The agreement was signed on 29 September 1701 by the mark of Patience Holmes for herself and her minor children, the mark of George Bonum, Jr. in behalf of Richard, Thomas Holmes, Nathaniel Holmes, Joseph Holmes, tand he mark of Desire Churchill, John Churchill and John Holmes.


(Raymond 2):


Nathaniel Holmes b. abt. 1643 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 29 December 1667 Mercy Faunce at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 25 July 1727 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 84 years.
Their Children:
1. Elisha b. 19 April 1670 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. Mercy b. 10 September 1673 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
3. Nathaniel b. 10 November 1676 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m/ 21 December 1698 Joanna Clark; d. 6 November 1746, aged 69 year; m. 1 June 1693 Ebenezer Cobb; d. 2 March 1726, aged 52 years.
4. Sarah b. 2 October 1680 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 7 November 1700 John Ellis at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1762 at Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, aged 81 years
5. John b. 17 April 1682 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m(1) 1709 Sarah Church; m(2) 1711 Mercy Ford; d. 23 January 1748 at Kingston, Plymouth, MA, aged65 years.
6. Elizabeth b. 25 April 1686 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 2 August 1701 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 15 years.
7. Eleazer b. 16 October 1688 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 15 March 1711 Hannah Sylvester at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 22 August 1754 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 65 years

Generation Three ( Raymond 2):
Elisha Holmes b. 19 April 1670 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m(1). 2 September 1695 Sarah Bartlett at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m(2) abt. 1719 Susanna Clark; d. abt. 1753, aged 82 years.
M(1) Children:
1. Mercy Holmes b. 26 June 21696 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 14 July 1721 Joseph Silvester;
2. Elisha b. 19 January 1698 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, m. 7 March 1721 Sarah Bartlett at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1779, aged 80 years
3. Joseph b. 11 July 1700 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
4. Elizabeth b. 13 March 1702 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 1 October 1724 Elkanah Morton
5. Jabez b. 28 January 1704 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 30 September 1730 Rebecca Harlow at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
6. Elnathan b. 19 January 1706 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 7 October 1731 Rebecca Churchill at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 10 September 1745, aged 39 years.
7. John b. 27 March 1707 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 28April 1733 Lois Kempton at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 19 March 1751 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 43 years.
8. Sarah b. March 1709 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 15 March 1732 John Blackmer at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

M(2) Children:
9. Rebecca b. 1720; m. Andrew Croswell
10. Nathaniel b. 1722
Generation Four (Raymond 2):
Joseph Holmes b. 11 July 1700 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 3 February 1726 Phebe Churchill at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. abt. 24 March 1748, aged 47 years.
Their Children:
1. Jonathan b. abt. 14December 1726 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. Phebe b. abt. 20 May 1729 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 30 March 1753 William Bendick Pearson at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
3. Desire b. abt. 6 May 1731 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. John Swift
4. Samuel b. abt. 14 March 1733 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 1754 Nova Scotia, Canada, aged 20 years.
5. Hannah b. abt. 12 May 1735 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 25 June 1751 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 16 years.
6. Meriah b. abt. 18 May 1737 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. in 9 weeks at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
7. Jane b. abt. 14 October 1738 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d.13October 1740 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 23 months.
8. Joseph b. 14 May 1741 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
9. Micah b. 10 June 1743 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. 25 July 1751 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 8 years
10. Elkanah b. abt. 27 March 1745 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
11. Susannah b. abt. 8 October 1747 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; d. in 12 weeks at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
12. Jane b, 26 June 1749 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Generation Five (Raymond 2):
Joseph Holmes b. 14 May 1741 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 27 October 1763 Phebe Bartlett at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
Their Children:
1. Joseph b. bef. 26 August 1764 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
2. Phebe b. abt. 1766 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. Thomas Holmes
3. Lewis b. abt. 1768 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. Betsey Diman; d. 31 December 1798 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, aged 30 years
4. James b. abt. 15 November 1722 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Generation Six (Raymond 2):
Joseph Holmes b. bef. 26 August 1764 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 6 November 1797 Lydia Lucas at Carver, Plymouth, MA;
Their Children:
1. Phebe Bartlett b. 1 November 1799 at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; m. 25 May 1821 Ira Bailey at Plymouth, Plymouth, MA.
2. Lewis b. abt. 1801
3. James S. b. abt. 1803



Sources:
1. William Spooner, of Plymouth, Mass., and his descendants, Volume 1, Spooner. P. 13
2. Plymouth Colony Records 12:18
3. Plymouth Colony, its History & People. 1620-1691, Eugene Aubrey Stratton, p. 306

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