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Bathsheba (Stetson) Holmes (abt. 1692 - 1763)

Bathsheba (Barsheba) Holmes formerly Stetson
Born about in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap [uncertain]
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Wife of — married 22 Nov 1715 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Died at about age 71 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Bathsheba Stetson was born in March 1692-93 in Massachusetts. [A] She was the 8th child and daughter of Robert Stetson and Joanna Brooks. [1]

On 16 May 1676, the Narragansett Indian raid on Scituate burned the Robert Stetson Jr. house. The next reference we have of Robert is in Duxbury, Massachusetts (Prior to 1700). [1] The Stetson family may have moved shortly after the 1676 raid and it is likely that most of the Stetson children were born in Duxbury; however, additional sources are being sought to support this.

On November 22, 1715 Bathsheba married William Holmes at Pembroke, Massachusetts [2] and the couple resided there until at least 1728. During this time, six children were born and record of their births can be found in the Vital Records of Pembroke Massachusetts to the year 1850 [3] Three more children were born after 1728, 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. [4]

Will In the Name of God Amen I Barsheba Holmes of Hallifax in the County of Plimouth in New England widdow of William Holmes of Hallifax Deceased being infirm in Body but of a Sound and disposeing mind and memory .... unto my Son Wm Holmes ... Unto my Son Simeon Holmes ... unto my Son Hezekiah Holmes ... unto the Children of my Daughter Lydia Tilden Decd ... unto my Daughter Hannah Bears the wife of Joseph Bears ... unto my Daughter Zilpha Holmes ... unto my Daughter Wlizabeth Homes the wife of my Son William Holmes ... ... Jane Holmes the wife of Capt Ephraim Holmes ... Noah Cushing ... To be my Sole Executor .. this Twenty fifth Day of Dec Annoque Domini 1762." Proved 4 April 1763.[5]

The children of William and Bathsheba Holmes were:

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

Bathsheba (Stetson) Holmes passed away on March 30, 1763.

Her headstone is engraved with her death date and states that she was 70 years of age. [6] This would make her birth date between March 31. 1692 and March 30, 1693. [A]

Probate

The will of Barsheba Holmes of Halifax, widow of William Holmes, was dated December 25, 1762, and proved on April 4, 1763 in Plymouth.[4] She mentions her children William Holmes, Simeon Holmes, Hezekiah Holmes, Lydia Tilden, decd., Hannah Bearse, wife of Joseph Bearse, Zilpha Holmes, and Jane Holmes, wife of Capt. Ephraim Holmes, and her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Holmes, wife of her son William. Noah Cushing was appointed to be her executor. [7]

Research Notes

  • Stetson Kindred Genealogical Index: 1-8-8
  • The New England Sliver Book [4] states that William Holmes married Bathsheba Stetson, daughter of Joseph Stetson and Hannah Oldham, born in Scituate on September 29, 1693; however, The Descendents of Cornet Robert Stetson publications state that Bathsheba, daughter of Joseph and Hannah married Samuel Gardener on January 30, 1722 [8] and William Holmes married the daughter of Robert Stetson and Joanna (or Deborah) Brooks. [8]
A. Note that the birth date of September 29, 1693 would make Bathsheba Stetson 69 years of age if she died on March 30, 1763 although the inscription on her memorial could be interpreted as her being in her 70th year. I believe the proximity in age of the two Bathshebas and their close relationship has led to the confusion between the two.


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stetson;Vol. 1, no. 1 pg 32
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 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)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 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)
  5. ↑ "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 & 563 of 623; State Archives, Boston. Vol 16:463.
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 July 2020), memorial page for Bathsheba Stetson Holmes (unknown–30 Mar 1763), Find A Grave: Memorial #45186242, citing Sturtevant Cemetery, Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Tom (contributor 46981038) .
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-6S68 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 562-563 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Stetson Vol 1, No 1, pg 59

See Also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #45186242
  • Roser, Susan E., comp., Mayflower Marriages, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, Co., Inc., 1990), p. 257
  • Roser, Susan E., comp., Mayflower Births & Deaths, two volumes, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992), 2:259-260
  • Stetson, O.F., et. al. Ed; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933, 1956, 2008)




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Jones-60769 Ian Jones
This Biography needs some work, the statement:

"Bathsheba, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Oldham) Stetson, was born at Scituate, MA and baptized on September 29, 1693." is incorrect as it refers to Stetson-1256.

I have made a few corrections.

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Lamberton-139 Roy Lamberton
Not sure where Hannah came from as mother in this profile. The Descendants says her mother was Joanna Brooks Stetson, which is what is here and that is how I would have added it.

The entire listing for the children of Robert and Joanna (Brooks) Stetson are in Vol 1, No 1, pg 55-59. Mr. Barry and O.F. Stetson didn't mess too much up as they were a lot closer to the source.

rsl

posted by Roy Lamberton
Lamberton-139 Roy Lamberton
Stetson-1185 and Stetson-301 appear to represent the same person because: Added Stetson 1185 before search was complete - Stetso-301 is the correct one and is now linked all the way back to the Cornet Robert Stetson.
posted by Roy Lamberton
Janis (Paulding) Swanson
Stetson-481 and Stetson-301 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. Please merge. Thanks, Janis
posted by Janis (Paulding) Swanson
Janis (Paulding) Swanson
Removing Samuel Gardner as spouse to Bathsheba Stetson. She was married once to William Holmes. See Mayflower Families, Volume 20, Part 1, p. 17; Mayflower Marriages, p. 257; Mayflower Births & Deaths, Volume 2, p. 260; Pembroke, MA VR's, p. 291
posted by Janis (Paulding) Swanson

Rejected matches › Bathsheba (Stetson) Gardener (1693-abt.1763)

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