Samuel Holmes (1704 - 1760)

Born 17 Apr 1704 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey

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Died 23 Feb 1760 at age 55 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey

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Biography

American Genealogical-Biographical Index - Samuel Holmes 1704 New Jersey Val. 82, Page Number 438 Ref. Gen Column of the "Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. ^[1] Data for N/E/ area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the index.): 17 Jun 1908, 9967

Source Information:

Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

Birth: Apr. 17, 1704

Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Death: Feb. 23, 1760

Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey

from John E. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany:

SAMUEL HOLMES, son of Obadiah Holmes, 11, born Apr. 17, 1704, O. S.; died, Feb. 23, 1760, aet. 55, 10, 6; married, 7 Dec., 1731, Huldah, daughter of Gershom and Sarah (Clayton) Mott.

He bought land, in 1729, of Gershom Cottrell near Hop Brook. His plantation was called Scotschester. In 1753, the account of his estate given in to the Assessor was "1620 acres of land, 55 cattle at 2 years old and upwards, 23 horses and mares, 92 sheep, 3 white servants, 2 negro men." In 1752, "In the poor rate tax I paid about ye 23rd part of the tax of the Township of Freehold Vand there is about 255 householders in Freehold."

He and his wife were both members of the Middletown Baptist Church. Of his subscription money to the Rev. Abel Morgan he writes, 'Note I did subscribe to pay to said Morgan at his first settling in Middletown the sum of twenty shillings proc. every year and have paid yearly.

He was a saddler by trade.

1759, Apl. 5. His will, proved Mch. 7, 1760, says he resided at Freehold, and mentions: Wife, Huldah; Executors: his brother, James Holmes , and his brother-in-law, James Mott. Inventory of his personal estate amounted to £1664.9.11 1/2.

In the old Bible belonging to Mr. Asher Holmes , of Wickatunk, N. J., is the entry: "Samuel Holmes departed th ... February 20th 1760 in the fifty ... year of his age." [Record worn away where dots appear.]

Issue

1. Obadiah Holmes, born Sept. 15, 1732; died June 16, 1787.
2. Sarah Holmes, born Sept. 19, 1734; died Jan. 14, 1757; married Joseph Saltar.
3. Samuel Holmes, born Sept. 19, 1736; died July, 1773; unmarried.
4. James Holmes, died Nov. 23, 1769; married, 1765, Eleanor Lawrence.
5. Asher Holmes, born Feb. 22, 1740; died June 26, 1808; married, 1770, Sarah Watson.
6. Mary Holmes, born 1742; died Feb. 26, 1819; married John Taylor.
7. John Holmes, born July 8, 1745; died Nov. 28, 1798; married, 1787, Bathshebe Morrel.
8. Elisha Holmes, born July 1, 1748; died Dec. 20, 1786.
9. Gershom M. Holmes, born Oct. 6, 1750; died 1784.
10. Jonathan Holmes, born Mch. 24, 1753; living, as per deed, Mch. 25, 1807.

Parents

Obadiah Holmes (1666 - 1745) Alice Ashton Holmes (1671 - 1716)

Spouse

Huldah Mott Holmes (1709 - 1784)

Children

1. Mary Holmes Taylor (1742 - 1819)
2. Gershom Holmes (1750 - 1784)

Siblings

1. Jonathan Holmes (1696 - 1768)
2. Joseph Holmes (1698 - 1777)
3. Samuel Holmes (1704 - 1760)
4. John E. Holmes (1708 - 1758)

Burial

Holmdel Baptist Cemetery Holmdel Monmouth County New Jersey, USA Find A Grave: Memorial #39831363

Sources

1. ↑ American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)