Sarah Holmes

Fourth great daughter:

Mamie Eisenhower, 31st First Lady of the United States

Biography

Sarah Brewster was the paternal fourth great grandmother of Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States, who was married to Dwight Eisenhower the 34th President of the United States.

Sarah was born around 1725. She was the child of Jonathan Brewster and Mary Partridge.

Sarah married Jehosaphat Holmes Jr. 10 Jan 1745 in Canterbury, Connecticut. [1] [2]

She passed away 24 Apr 1810 at Armenia, Dutchess, New York.

Children

Jehosophat and Sarah (Brewster) Holmes had the following (12) children:[3]

Anne, born 21 March 1746; married David Buttolph
Lydia, baptized 7 August 1749; married Ebenezer Carter
Sarah, baptized 22 September 1751; married Benjamin Webb
Nathan, born about 1752; married Mary Paine

Elijah, baptized 15 March 1754; married Hannah Pattison/Patterson

Jerusha, baptized 5 June 1757

Zilpha, baptized 5 June 1757; married John Buttolph

Easter, baptized 23 March 1760

Jonah, baptized 20 October 1756

Sylvanus, baptized 8 November 1767

Philomena, baptized 30 September 1771; married George Talbut Perry

Lester, baptized 30 September 1771

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Sarah (Brewster) Holmes (abt. 1725 - 1810)

Sarah Holmes formerly Brewster

Born about 1725 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Daughter of Jonathan Brewster and Mary (Partridge) Brewster

Sister of Hannah (Brewster) Barker, Mary Cate (Brewster) Bingham, Mary (Brewster) Kempton [half], James Brewster, Peleg Brewster, Jerusha (Brewster) Rudd, Jonah Brewster, Elijah Brewster and Jonathan Brewster

Wife of Jehosaphat Holmes Jr. — married 10 Jan 1745 in Canterbury, Connecticut

Mother of Anne (Holmes) Buttolph, Lydia (Holmes) Carter, Sarah (Holmes) Webb, Elijah Holmes, Zilpha (Holmes) Buttolph, Jerusha Holmes, Easter Holmes, Jonah Bruster Holmes, Sylvanus Holmes, Nathan Holmes, Lester Holmes and Philomena (Holmes) Perry

Died 24 Apr 1810 at about age 85 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Profile last modified 2 Jun 2021 | Created 18 Jun 2012

Sources

↑ :Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) - Ancestry Free Shared Link
Name: Sarah Brewster
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1745
Marriage Place: Canterbury, Connecticut, USA
Spouse: Johosaphat Holmes
Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Description: Chapter Name: Canterbury Vital Records 1703-1850 Page 131 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1062/VBMDUSACT1634_0005-0149?p...
↑ :North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - Ancestry Free Shared Link
Name: Sarah Brewster
Gender: Female
First Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1745
First Marriage Place: Canterbury, Conn
Father: Jonathan Brewster
Mother: Mary Partridge
Spouse: Jehosephat Holmes
Book Title: The Brewster Genealogy : 1566-1907 : A record of the descendants of William Brewster of the "Mayflo, Chapter Fourth Generation, Page 63 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b289905-00155/1302...
↑ 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 211
Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, Volume Twenty-four, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, Part 1 Generations 1 through 4, by Barbara Lambert Merrick, edited by Scott Andrew Bartley. Plymouth, Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014, page 379.
The Brewster Genealogy
Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 - Ancestry Free Shared Links
Name: Sarah Brewster
Gender: Female
Relationship: Child
Spouse's name: Jehosephat Holmes
Spouse Gender: Male
Father: Jonathan Brewster
Mother: Mary Partridge
Household Members:
Name Relation
Jonathan Brewster Self (Head)
Mary Partridge Wife
James Brewster Child
Jonah Brewster Child
Peleg Brewster Child
Hannah Brewster Child
Mary Brewster Child
Jerusha Brewster Child
Sarah Brewster Child
Elijah Brewster Child
Jonathan Brewster Child

References

1. Original data: 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. Description: Mayflower Births and Deaths: Volume 1 Page 212 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3718/mayflowerbdi-001715.212?p...