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About Rev. John Holmes, of Duxbury
Not the same as John Holmes, Jr.
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From http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p169.htm#i4219
Reverend John Holmes was born circa 1635, parents unknown.
He married Mary Atwood, daughter of John Atwood and Sarah Masterson, on 11 December 1661 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, now Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3,1,2
Reverend John Holmes died on 24 December 1675.3. He left a will on 16 December 1675.2.
Mary Atwood married as her second husband Major William Bradford, son of Governor William Bradford and Alice Carpenter, in 1676/77 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, now Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2,3 Mary Atwood died on 6 January 1714/15 in Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts
Children of Reverend John Holmes and Mary Atwood
- Joseph Holmes3,4 b. 3 Jun 1665, d. 26 Jun 1733. Married 1) Sarah Sprague 2) Mary Brewster.
- Mary Holmes3 b. date unknown, d. 8 Mar 1695/96. .
- Isaac Holmes3 b. 1674, d. 11 Apr 1738.
The will of Mr. John Holmes, "Teacher of the Church of Christ att Duxburrow" was dated 16 Dec 1675 and proved March 1675/6. He named his wife Mary and three children: Joseph, Mary and Isaac.[2]
From http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GenMassachusetts/2011...
Note that Rev. John Holmes. husband of Mary Wood/Atwood, was not a son of William.
Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net
Biography
From History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers By Justin Winsor. Page 178. GoogleBooks
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKCY-KYZ/john-holmes-1638-1675
John Holmes
Male
25 February 1638–24 December 1675
Brief Life History of John
John Holmes was born on 25 February 1638, in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Holmes. He married Mary Atwood on 11 December 1661, in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 24 December 1675, in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 37, and was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.
References
- Note, in 1986 Eugene A. Stratton published an article on John Holmes in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol 74, pages 85-100, 202-223 to address many questions, including the correct marriages and births of the various John Holmes
- http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p169.htm#i4219 cites
- [S514] G. M. Fessenden, Bradford Genealogy.
- [S1060] Ann Smith Lainhart and Robert S. Wakefield, MF 22 Bradford.
- [S258] Ruth Wilder Sherman, "The Mary Atwood Sampler."
- [S1152] Barbara Lambert Merrick, MF 24 Brewster.
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Holmes-189
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Rev. John Holmes, of Duxbury's Timeline
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February 25, 1638
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Seen as, Heptonstall, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
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| 1665 |
July 9, 1665
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Colonial America
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| 1667 |
1667
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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| 1673 |
October 1673
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1675 |
December 24, 1675
Age 37
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Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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Old Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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