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William Holmes (1680 - 1760)

William Holmes
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth Colonymap
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Husband of — married 22 Nov 1715 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at age 80 in Halifax, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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William, the youngest of six children, was born at Duxbury, Massachusetts on 18 Jan 1679/80[1] to Josiah Holmes and Hannah Samson. Note: the printed Duxbury records list this as 1679. but because of the proximity of his brother John's birth in May 1678, it can be determined to be 1679/80.

Sometime before 1713, the Holmes family relocated to Pembroke and by 1713, William was working as a wheelwright.

On 13 May 1713 William's father, Josiah, deeded land to him there.[2][3] 9 Nov 1713 (acknowledged 23 Dec 1728) William, of Pembroke, wheelwright, sold to John Holmes, also of Pembroke, all the real and personal estate now in possession of "my father Josiah Holmes of Pembroke.[4][5]

22 November 1715 William married Bathsheba Stetson at Pembroke, Massachusetts [6]. The couple resided in Pembroke, where their first six children were born, until at least 1728. Three more children were born but there are no records of their birth in Pembroke, so the family may have relocated. By 1753, the family was located in Halifax as William sold 60 acres of land there to his sons William Jr. and Zebulon.[7] [4]

William died on 13 May 1760 at the age of 80 and is buried at Sturtevant Cemetery in Halifax, Massachusetts. [8]

Robert Waterman of Halifax was appointed on 2 Jun 1670 to administer his estate.[9] His wife's will dated 1762 names their children: William, Simeon Hezekiah Holmes, Lydia Tilden deceased, Hannah Bears (wife of Joseph), Zilpha Holmes, William Holmes, and Jane Holmes (wife of Ephraim Holmes)[10]

His inventory was taken on 11 June 1760 in Halifax.[11]

In 1760, an account of his estate by Robert Waterman was recorded which included, the widow's dower, legacies paid to William Holmes, Simeon Holmes, Hezekiah Holmes, Joseph Bearce and his wife, Ephraim Holmes, and Zilpha Holmes, and administration fees.[12]

The children of William and Bathsheba Holmes were:

  1. William, born 21 June 1716 [4][13]
  2. Hannah, born 26 January 1717/18 [4][13]
  3. Simeon, born 3 November 1721 [4][13]
  4. Jane, born 31 January 1724 [4]
  5. Lydia, born 28 May 1726 [4]
  6. Hezekiah, born 25 January 1727/28 [4][13]
  7. Zebulon, born 1730 [4]
  8. Molly, born 1731 [4]
  9. Zilpha, born after 1731 [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), (births) p. 92-93 (https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofdu00duxb/page/92/mode/2up)
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z7-5W64?cc=2106411&wc=MCB2-2NL%3A361612701%2C361633401: 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1712-1714 vol 10 > image 75 of 651; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Vol 10 p. 122
  3. ↑ Sherman, Robert M; Sherman, Ruth Ann Wilder, 1929-; Wakefield, Robert S., 1925-; Henry Samson of the Mayflower and his descendants for four generations (General Society of Mayflower Descendants), p. 5-6 (https://archive.org/details/henrysamsonofmay00sher/page/5/mode/2up) Please Note this sketch is identical to the sketch in the newer Mayflower Families for five generations published in 2000.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Wakefield, Robert S. (editor). Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Volume Twenty. Part 1 Family of Henry Samson. Robert Moody Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sheman (compilers).(General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000) pp 4,
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Z7-FBR?cc=2106411&wc=MCB2-DP6%3A361612701%2C361615901: 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1728-1729 vol 23-24 > image 274 of 549; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Vol 23 p. 210. Plymouth.
  6. ↑ Vital Records of Pembroke Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), (marriages) p. 290, 351 (https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofpe00newe/page/290/mode/2up)
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z7-G9R9?cc=2106411&wc=MCBL-SM9%3A361612701%2C361673801: 22 May 2014), Plymouth > Deeds 1752-1754 vol 42 > image 189 of 562; county courthouses and offices, Massachusetts. Vol 42 p 90.
  8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #45186150
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-2CCN?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-52S%3A338436701: 20 May 2014), Probate case files 1686-1881 no 10608-10720 > image 23 of 1198; State Archives, Boston.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6S68?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-Q68%3A337797401: 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 562 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-69DY: 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 293-294 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-69M8: 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 297 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Vital Records of Pembroke Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), (births) p. 108 (https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofpe00newe/page/108/mode/2up)
  • John Adams Vinton, The Giles Memorial, (Boston: Henry W. Dutton & Son, Printers, 1864), p. 186.
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8979-44YS?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DH-T3F%3A353350201%2C353419701%2C353423501: 20 May 2014), Plymouth > Duxbury > Town records 1645-1749 > image 14 of 96; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
  • Roser, Susan, Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. I [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  • Roser, Susan, Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. II [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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B-404 Anne B
William is part of the project because he's Hannah's son. Spouses of Descendants are not part of the project (although spouses of passengers are), so Josiah is not part of the project.
posted by Anne B
Jones-60769 Ian Jones
Thanks for the clarification Anne, I wasn't sure what the criteria was. How many generations qualify? I am happy to help with the project as time permits. I have been somewhat negligent working on the PGM project. I am also a Data Doctor on the Wales Project and have been focusing on that.
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B-404 Anne B
Generally Mayflower Project is passenger, children, and Grandchildren but sometime great grands etc if they were born before 1700.
posted by Anne B
Jones-60769 Ian Jones
Should William's father, Josiah Holmes-329 also be part of the Mayflower Project as he was married to Hannah Samson, whose father was a passenger?
posted by Ian Jones

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