Jonathan Holmes

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Elder William Brewster and Mary Brewster, and passengers Love Brewster and Wrestling Brewster

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Isaac Allerton and Mary (Norris Allerton)

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Jonathan Holmes
Born 5 Jul 1709 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Joseph Holmes and Mary (Brewster) Holmes
Brother of John Holmes [half], Joseph Holmes, Wrestling Holmes, Ephraim Holmes, Mary (Holmes) Dingley, Sarah (Holmes) Bearce, Abigail (Homes) Turner, Micah Holmes, Lydia Holmes and Keziah (Holmes) Thomas
Husband of Mary (Waterman) Holmes — married 3 Jan 1734 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of Rebecca (Tilden) Holmes — married 19 Dec 1752 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Abigail (Holmes) Bearse, Jonathan Holmes, Charles Holmes, Robert Holmes, Mary (Holmes) Morton and Jedidiah Holmes
Died 5 Aug 1787 at age 78 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Contents

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1 Biography
2 Children
2.1 Probate
3 Sources
Biography

Children

Jonathan and Mary (Waterman) Holmes had the following (6) children:[1]

Abigail, born 18 October 1734; married John Bearce/Bierce
Jonathan, born 27 April 1736; married Rebecca Holmes
Charles, born 1 August 1741
Robert, born 5 June 1743; married Abigail Howland
Mary, born 1 May 1745; married James Morton
Jedediah, born 21 February 1748/9; married Sarah Adams
Probate

The will of Jonathan Holmes of Kingston, yeoman was dated 10 September 1772 and proved on 3 September 1787 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Rebecca, and his children, Jonathan Holmes, Robert Holmes, Jedediah Holmes (executor), Abigail Barse, and Mary Morton. His widow Rebecca quitclaimed her dower to Jedediah Holmes.[2]

Sources

↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-Four, Part 3, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by John Bradley Arthaud, previewed by Peggy M. Baker, published in 2019 by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 4 Winslow Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, page 193
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-88MM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 131-132 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 123
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2020), memorial page for Jonathan Holmes (5 Jul 1709–5 Aug 1787), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39974987, citing Old Burying Ground, Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mayflower Pilgrim 332 (contributor 47081711) .
Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. p 212 Brewster
Genealogies of Mayflower Families, Vol. I p. 396 (Brewster)

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