Stephen Holmes (1689 - aft. 1731)

Born 1689 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Mead) Holmes — married 27 Feb 1717 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Descendants

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Biography

Stephen Holmes (Stephen, John, Francis)^[1][2]

Origins

Stephen was born in 1689 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He was a son of Stephen Holmes and Mary Hobby.^[1]

Family

Stephen married Sarah Green September 7, 1710; officiated by Samuel Hoit, JP (Vol 1, Pg 124), recorded at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.^[3] Sarah died on September 15, 1713.^[4]

Children: (all recorded at Stamford, CT, Vol 1, Pg 143)^[3]

1. Child died August 11, 1712
2. Twin born and died May 2, __
3. Twin born and died May 2, __

Huntington transcribed this Stamford town record as, "two children b May 3 and d. same day."^[4] Also attributes the child who died on August 11, 1712 to Stephen Holmes who married to Martha Gibe on September 7, 1704 (unlikely the identical Stephen Holmes).

Stephen Holmes married second Martha Mead February 27, 1717; officiated by Ebenezer Mead, JP (Vol ER Pg 182), recorded at Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.^{[5] [6][7]}

Children:^[1]

1. Mary Holmes, born about 1720
2. Stephen Holmes, born before September 1, 1728, Greenwich, Connecticut
3. Mercy Holmes, born about 1730 in Greenwich, Connecticut; d February 24, 1761 in Stamford, Connecticut (both birth dates are shown in this source, which provides no further substantiation for her name or birth)

Death and Legacy

We do not know the death date for Stephen. His death was not recorded at Stamford (where is father died in 1710)^[4] or at Greenwich.^[8]

Spencer P. Mead reports that Stephen removed to Vermont,^[2] but CTGenWeb takes issue with this statement. He may have removed to Greenwich, as he is reported to have attended the 2d Congregational Church at Greenwich.^[1]

Research Notes

Spencer P. Mead identifies the wife of Stephen Holmes as Martha Mead (b 6 Sept 1729), daughter of Timothy Mead and Martha Weeks.^[9] Although incorrect, this apparently was followed by Cutter. Spencer P. Mead corrected the statement in his 1911 work, Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich.^[2] Martha was actually Martha Mead (b 11 Dec 1693), the daughter of Jonathan Mead and Martha Finch.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Descendants of Francis Holmes." CTGenWeb.org, Early Settlers, accessed 17 June 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Mead, Spencer P., (1911) Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut with Genealogical Notes ...] New York: Knickerbocker Archive.org accessed 17 June 2016 (Page 567).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Stamford Pg 80) (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928, accessed online 2/3/2014
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Huntington, E. B. 1874 Stamford Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths ... Stamford, CT: W.W. Gilespie & Co., steam printers, Archive.org accessed 17 June 2016 Page 45.
5. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (Greenwich Pg 27) (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928, accessed online 2/3/2014
6. ↑ Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, Vital Records from Barbour, 1668-1852 - A-H, Reference Holmes section, Stephen Holmes m Martha Mead
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Doherty, Frank J., (1990–2003) The Settlers of Beekman Patent (Dutchess Co., NY), ten volumes. AmericanAncestors.org accessed 1 June 2016, (Volume 8, Pages 700-05).
8. ↑ Brown, Coralynn, transcriber, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT Vital Records from Barbour 1640-1848. Greenwich F through H CTGenWeb accessed 17 June 2016 Maureen Mead, manager.
9. ↑ Mead, Spencer P., 1901 History and genealogy of the Mead family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, eastern New York, western Vermont, and western Pennsylvania, from A.D. 1180 to 1900. Archive.org, accessed 1 June 2016. Page 336, Caution: Incorrect.

See also:

• Hurd, D Hamilton, History of Fairfield county, Connecticut, J. W. Lewis & co., Philadelphia 1881, accessed online 12/30/2013

• Mead, Daniel M. A history of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield county, Conn., with many important statistics. New York : Baker & Godwin, 1857.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3H-MSWY : 21 September 2019), Stephen Holmes in entry for Sarah Green, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP72-KGJV : 21 September 2019), Stephen Holmes, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272233.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSX-BWP1 : 21 September 2019), Stephen Holmes in entry for Martha Mead, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272240.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP72-KGJP : 21 September 2019), Stephen Holmes, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272233.

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSB-DB5Q : 21 September 2019), Stephen Holmes Jr in entry for Sarah Green, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272232.