Descendants of William Holmes


Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM1 HOLMES was born 1592, and died 09 Nov 1678.  He married ELIZABETH.  She was born Abt. 1603, and died 17 Feb 1689.

Notes for WILLIAM HOLMES:
--Early Holmes families:
George Holmes of Roxbury died 1645; children- Joseph, Nathaniel, Deborah and Sarah.
John Holmes of Portsmouth whose wife was a daughter of Thomas Walford of Charlestown.
Thomas Holmes of Hingham
Thomas Holmes of New London
David Holmes of Dorchester had wife Jane, son David and daughter Margaret
Robert Holmes  had wife Jane and children John, Elizabeth, Sarah and Joseph
Richard Holmes of Rowley 1643, was born in 1610
Obadiah Holmes had eight children; of Boston and Newport
William Holmes; no mention of wife or children; had a brother Thomas who had Margaret, Mary, Rchel and Bathsheba;
John Holmes, of Plymouth, was the father of John (who married Patience Faunce) and Nathaniel (who married Mercy Faunce)
From John Holmes of Plymouth and William Holmes of Marshfield, most of the families bearing the name of Holmes in the Old Colony are descended.
	
Children of WILLIAM HOLMES and ELIZABETH are:
2.	i.	JOHN2 HOLMES, b. Abt. 1636; d. 24 Dec 1675.
3.	ii.	JOSIAH HOLMES, b. Abt. 1638.
4.	iii.	ABRAHAM HOLMES, b. Abt. 1641; d. 17 Apr 1722.
5.	iv.	ISRAEL HOLMES, b. Abt. 1642, Marshfield.
6.	v.	ISAAC HOLMES, b. Abt. 1644.
	vi.	SARAH HOLMES, b. Abt. 1646.

Notes for SARAH HOLMES:
--whether she is the daughter of William or John Holmes---?  they both may have had Sarahs.

	vii.	REBECCA HOLMES, b. Abt. 1648.
7.	viii.	MARY HOLMES?, b. Abt. 1650.
	ix.	ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. Abt. 1652; m. THOMAS BOURNE, 23 Nov 1702; b. 1647.


Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN2 HOLMES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1636, and died 24 Dec 1675.  He married MARY ATWOOD/WOOD 11 Dec 1661, daughter of JOHN ATWOOD/WOOD and SARAH MASTERSON.  She died 06 Jan 1715.

Notes for MARY ATWOOD/WOOD:
Immigrants to New England:
Mary is Mary (Wood) Holmes, daughter of John Wood and widow of John Holmes.[not Mary Atwood]
--third wife of William Bradford
--died 1714?
	
Children of JOHN HOLMES and MARY ATWOOD/WOOD are:
	i.	MARY3 HOLMES.
8.	ii.	JOSEPH HOLMES, b. 09 Jul 1665.
9.	iii.	ISAAC HOLMES, b. 1674; d. 11 Apr 1738.


3.  JOSIAH2 HOLMES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1638.  He married HANNAH SAMPSON 20 Mar 1665 in Duxbury1, daughter of HENRY SAMPSON/SAMSON and ANN PLUMMER.  
	
Children of JOSIAH HOLMES and HANNAH SAMPSON are:
	i.	HANNAH3 HOLMES, b. 11 Oct 1667.
	ii.	DORCAS HOLMES, b. 04 Aug 1669.
	iii.	JOSIAH HOLMES, b. 13 Aug 1672.
	iv.	MARY HOLMES, b. 05 Nov 1674.
10.	v.	JOHN HOLMES, b. 28 May 1678.
11.	vi.	WILLIAM HOLMES, b. 18 Jan 1680, Marshfield; d. Abt. 1760.


4.  ABRAHAM2 HOLMES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1641, and died 17 Apr 1722.  He married (1) ELIZABETH ARNOLD Abt. 1665, daughter of SAMUEL ARNOLD and ELIZABETH.  She died May 1690.  He married (2) ABIGAIL NICHOLS 1695.  

Notes for ABRAHAM HOLMES:
--of Marshfield, Massachusetts;
	
Children of ABRAHAM HOLMES and ELIZABETH ARNOLD are:
	i.	ISAAC3 HOLMES.
	ii.	SUSANNA HOLMES.
12.	iii.	BATHSHEBA HOLMES, d. 17 Apr 1747, Marshfield, Massachusetts.
	iv.	ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. 1666.
13.	v.	ROSE HOLMES, b. 1674; d. 27 Aug 1714, Andover, Massachusetts.
14.	vi.	EXPERIENCE HOLMES, b. 1681, Marshfield; d. 1715.


5.  ISRAEL2 HOLMES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1642 in Marshfield.  He married DESIRE DOTY 24 Nov 1681 in Marshfield, daughter of EDWARD DOTY/DOTEY/DOTEN and FAITH CLARKE.  She was born Abt. 1645, and died 22 Jan 1731 in Marshfield.

Notes for DESIRE DOTY:
--died 1723?
	
Children of ISRAEL HOLMES and DESIRE DOTY are:
15.	i.	ISRAEL3 HOLMES, b. 04 Feb 1683; d. 07 Sep 1760.
16.	ii.	JOHN HOLMES, b. 15 Jan 1685, Marshfield; d. 23 Jan 1748.


6.  ISAAC2 HOLMES (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1644.  He married ANNA ROUSE, daughter of JOHN ROUSE and ANNIS/ANNA PABODIE.  She was born May 1651, and died 30 Nov 1715.

Notes for ISAAC HOLMES:
--there is an error in the Genealogical Register, Vol. VI, p 348, which married Israel holmes to Anna Rouse in 1678.  it should be Isaac.
	
Children of ISAAC HOLMES and ANNA ROUSE are:
	i.	ABIGAIL3 HOLMES, b. 21 Oct 1680; d. 1683.
17.	ii.	EBENEZER HOLMES, b. 25 Apr 1683, Marshfield.
	iii.	JOHN HOLMES, b. 18 Nov 1686.
	iv.	CORNELIUS HOLMES, b. 10 Nov 1688.
	v.	MERCY HOLMES, b. 01 Jan 1690.
18.	vi.	ISAAC HOLMES, b. 05 Apr 1693, Marshfield; d. Abt. 1747.
19.	vii.	JOSIAH HOLMES, b. 23 Jul 1696.


7.  MARY2 HOLMES? (WILLIAM1 HOLMES) was born Abt. 1650.  She married PETER CHENEY 07 Oct 1691 in Watertown, son of PETER CHENEY and HANNAH NOYES.  He was born 06 Nov 1664 in Newbury.

Notes for MARY HOLMES?:
--this may not be the Mary who married Peter Cheney: "He married, in Watertown, 7 October 1691, WIDOW Mary Holmes, born in 1664, died at Watertown, 28 January 1746;

Notes for PETER CHENEY:
--I assume it is Peter Cheney;
	
Children of MARY HOLMES? and PETER CHENEY are:
	i.	NICHOLAS3 CHENEY, b. 14 Mar 1692.
	ii.	RHODA CHENEY, b. 20 Oct 1695.
20.	iii.	BENJAMIN CHENEY, b. 06 Jan 1699.


Generation No. 3

8.  JOSEPH3 HOLMES (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 09 Jul 1665.  He married (1) SARAH SPRAGUE.    He married (2) MARY BREWSTER Abt. 1696, daughter of WRESTLING BREWSTER and MARY.  
	
Child of JOSEPH HOLMES and SARAH SPRAGUE is:
	i.	JOHN4 HOLMES.

Notes for JOHN HOLMES:
--The Giles Memorial:  "He is said to have lived in Marshfield,  But those who make this statement, have confounded him with another John Holmes, son of Israel, who did live in Marshfield, and m. Joanna Sprague, 1710."

	
Children of JOSEPH HOLMES and MARY BREWSTER are:
21.	ii.	JOSEPH4 HOLMES, b. 04 Oct 1696; d. 26 Apr 1756.
	iii.	WRESTLING HOLMES, b. 08 Feb 1698; d. Died young.
22.	iv.	EPHRAIM HOLMES, b. 14 Mar 1699; d. 10 Nov 1780.
23.	v.	MARY HOLMES, b. 04 Jun 1701.
	vi.	SARAH HOLMES, b. 11 Apr 1703; m. JOHN BEARSE, 12 May 1720, Plymouth.

Notes for JOHN BEARSE:
--Bearce/Bearse;

24.	vii.	ABIGAIL HOLMES, b. 18 Jul 1705.
25.	viii.	JONATHAN HOLMES, b. 05 Jul 1709; d. 05 Aug 1787.
	ix.	MICAH HOLMES, b. 11 Apr 1714; m. REBECCA BRADFORD, 31 Jan 1753; b. 31 Dec 1730; d. 25 Sep 1778.
	x.	LYDIA HOLMES, b. 05 Jun 1717; d. Died young.
	xi.	KEZIAH HOLMES, b. 23 Mar 1719; m. ISAIAH THOMAS, 03 Oct 1745, Kingston.


9.  ISAAC3 HOLMES (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1674, and died 11 Apr 1738.  He married MARY ALLERTON.  
	
Children of ISAAC HOLMES and MARY ALLERTON are:
	i.	MARY4 HOLMES, m. JOHN? PHILLIPS.
	ii.	HANNAH HOLMES, m. UNKNOWN EVERSON.
	iii.	BENJAMIN HOLMES, d. Died young.
26.	iv.	ISAAC HOLMES, d. Abt. 1756.
	v.	SUSANNA HOLMES.
	vi.	ZERVIAH HOLMES, m. UNKNOWN CHANDLER.


10.  JOHN3 HOLMES (JOSIAH2, WILLIAM1) was born 28 May 1678.  He married SUSANNA RANDALL.  She died 22 Oct 1732.

Notes for SUSANNA RANDALL:
--I gather it is not Susanna Briggs;
	
Children of JOHN HOLMES and SUSANNA RANDALL are:
	i.	JOSIAH4 HOLMES, b. 26 Sep 1715; m. SARAH ROGERS.
	ii.	MARY HOLMES, b. 29 Apr 1717; m. NATHANIEL SAMPSON; b. 22 Feb 1716; d. 1783.
	iii.	DEBORAH HOLMES, b. 22 Jun 1719; m. UNKNOWN DELANO.
	iv.	RUTH HOLMES, b. 22 Jun 1719; m. UNKNOWN BOURNE.
	v.	ABIGAIL HOLMES, b. 21 Feb 1720; m. (1) SOLOMON CUSHMAN; m. (2) JOSIAH BOURNE, 05 Apr 1744.
	vi.	LEMUEL HOLMES, b. 24 Nov 1723.

Notes for LEMUEL HOLMES:
--moved to Boston;

	vii.	JACOB HOLMES, b. 13 Apr 1726; m. UNKNOWN.

Notes for JACOB HOLMES:
--died at sea;

	viii.	NATHANIEL HOLMES, b. 08 Dec 1729; m. UNKNOWN.

Notes for NATHANIEL HOLMES:
--Nathaniel married the widow of his brother Jacob.


11.  WILLIAM3 HOLMES (JOSIAH2, WILLIAM1) was born 18 Jan 1680 in Marshfield, and died Abt. 1760.  He married BATHSHEBA STETSON 22 Nov 1715 in Pembroke.  She died Abt. 1763.
	
Children of WILLIAM HOLMES and BATHSHEBA STETSON are:
	i.	HANNAH4 HOLMES, m. JOSEPH BEARSE, 17 Nov 1743, Halifax.
	ii.	WILLIAM HOLMES, m. ELIZABETH HAMLIN.
27.	iii.	LYDIA HOLMES, d. Abt. 1762.
	iv.	ZEBULON HOLMES.
	v.	ZILPAH HOLMES.

Notes for ZILPAH HOLMES:
--never married;


	vi.	SIMEON HOLMES, b. 03 Nov 1721; m. ABIAH STURTEVANT, Abt. 1744, Halifax; b. 1720.
	vii.	JANE HOLMES, b. 1724; d. 1775; m. EPHRAIM HOLMES, 26 Jun 1744, Halifax; b. 19 Apr 1719.
28.	viii.	HEZEKIAH HOLMES, b. 25 Jan 1728.


12.  BATHSHEBA3 HOLMES (ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) died 17 Apr 1747 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.  She married SAMUEL DOGGETT 21 Jan 1691 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, son of THOMAS DOGGETT and ELIZABETH HUMPHREY.  He was born 1652 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and died 15 Sep 1725 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

Notes for BATHSHEBA HOLMES:
--may be daughter of John Holmes;
	
Children of BATHSHEBA HOLMES and SAMUEL DOGGETT are:
	i.	ELIZABETH4 DAGGETT, b. 03 Nov 1691, Marshfield, Massachusetts; m. SYLVANUS HALL; b. 17 May 1693, Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
29.	ii.	EBENEZER DAGGETT, b. 22 Nov 1693, Marshfield, Massachusetts; d. Dec 1746, Boston, Massachusetts.
30.	iii.	BATHSHEBA DAGGETT, b. 18 Jun 1695, Marshfield, Massachusetts; d. 30 Jan 1776, Milton, Massachusetts.
	iv.	JOHN DAGGETT, b. 29 Mar 1697, Marshfield, Massachusetts; d. 19 Feb 1764, Lebanon, Connecticut; m. MARGERY EAMES, 05 Nov 1719, Marshfield, Massachusetts; b. Marshfield, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1771.

Notes for MARGERY EAMES:
--[I doubt if she was a child of Anthony and Grace as Margery was having children at the time her parents were married]  

	v.	ISAAC DAGGETT, b. 06 Feb 1699, Marshfield, Massachusetts.
	vi.	PERSIS DAGGETT, b. Abt. 1701.

Notes for PERSIS DAGGETT:
--one source does not mention a Persis as a child of Samuel and either of his wives;

	vii.	LYDIA DAGGETT, b. 26 Oct 1703, Marshfield, Massachusetts.
	viii.	SETH DAGGETT, b. 22 Oct 1705, Marshfield, Massachusetts.
	ix.	ABIGAIL DAGGETT, b. 14 Mar 1712, Marshfield, Massachusetts.


13.  ROSE3 HOLMES (ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1674, and died 27 Aug 1714 in Andover, Massachusetts.  She married THOMAS BLANCHARD 22 Mar 1699 in Andover, Massachusetts, son of SAMUEL BLANCHARD and HANNAH DOGGETT.  He was born 28 Apr 1674 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and died 17 Mar 1759 in Andover, Massachusetts.

Notes for ROSE HOLMES:
--of Marshfield;

Notes for THOMAS BLANCHARD:
--of Andover;

Marriage Notes for ROSE HOLMES and THOMAS BLANCHARD:
--married 22 May or March 1699?
	
Children of ROSE HOLMES and THOMAS BLANCHARD are:
	i.	THOMAS4 BLANCHARD.
	ii.	JOSIAH BLANCHARD.
	iii.	JOSEPH BLANCHARD.
	iv.	NATHANIEL BLANCHARD.
	v.	ISAAC BLANCHARD.


14.  EXPERIENCE3 HOLMES (ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1681 in Marshfield, and died 1715.  He married PATIENCE NICHOLS 06 Jan 1707 in Scituate.  
	
Children of EXPERIENCE HOLMES and PATIENCE NICHOLS are:
31.	i.	ELIZABETH4 HOLMES.
32.	ii.	SARAH HOLMES.
33.	iii.	EXPERIENCE HOLMES, b. 29 May 1716.
	iv.	INFANT HOLMES, b. 29 May 1716; d. 1716.


15.  ISRAEL3 HOLMES (ISRAEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 04 Feb 1683, and died 07 Sep 1760.  He married ELIZABETH TURNER, daughter of DANIEL TURNER.  She was born Abt. 1682, and died 23 Jan 1754.
	
Child of ISRAEL HOLMES and ELIZABETH TURNER is:
	i.	ISRAEL4 HOLMES.

Notes for ISRAEL HOLMES:
--had no children;


16.  JOHN3 HOLMES (ISRAEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 15 Jan 1685 in Marshfield, and died 23 Jan 1748.  He married (1) JOANNA SPRAGUE 11 May 1710 in Marshfield, daughter of SAMUEL SPRAGUE.    He married (2) SARAH THOMAS 08 Sep 1720 in Marshfield, daughter of SAMUEL THOMAS.  She was born Abt. 1683, and died Abt. 1783.

Notes for JOANNA SPRAGUE:
--not the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Sprague) Holmes.
	
Children of JOHN HOLMES and SARAH THOMAS are:
34.	i.	THOMAS4 HOLMES, b. 15 Oct 1720.
	ii.	SARAH HOLMES, b. 17 Sep 1722.
	iii.	SAMUEL HOLMES, b. 20 Nov 1724.
	iv.	LYDIA HOLMES, b. 24 Apr 1729; d. Abt. 1829.

Notes for LYDIA HOLMES:
--unmarried;

	v.	RUTH HOLMES, b. 03 Jan 1735.

Notes for RUTH HOLMES:
--unmarried;

35.	vi.	JOHN HOLMES, b. 14 Mar 1738.


17.  EBENEZER3 HOLMES (ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born 25 Apr 1683 in Marshfield.  He married HANNAH.  
	
Children of EBENEZER HOLMES and HANNAH are:
	i.	JOHN4 HOLMES, b. 19 Aug 1717.
	ii.	BARNABAS HOLMES, b. 05 May 1719.
	iii.	EBENEZER HOLMES, b. 03 Sep 1720; m. ABIGAIL NEWCOMB, 05 Apr 1744.

Notes for ABIGAIL NEWCOMB:
--of Pembroke;

	iv.	SETH HOLMES, b. 08 Mar 1723.
	v.	REBECCA HOLMES, b. 08 Mar 1723.
	vi.	LYDIA HOLMES, b. 22 Feb 1725.
	vii.	HANNAH HOLMES, b. 17 Dec 1727.


18.  ISAAC3 HOLMES (ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born 05 Apr 1693 in Marshfield, and died Abt. 1747.  He married SARAH.  
	
Children of ISAAC HOLMES and SARAH are:
	i.	DAUGHTER4 HOLMES, m. UNKNOWN GOODSPEED.
	ii.	SARAH HOLMES, m. UNKNOWN WILLIAMS.

Notes for SARAH HOLMES:
--moved to western Massachusetts;

	iii.	MERCY HOLMES, m. JOHN PERRY.
	iv.	ABIGAIL HOLMES, m. ELIJAH PARKER.


19.  JOSIAH3 HOLMES (ISAAC2, WILLIAM1) was born 23 Jul 1696.  He married HANNAH SHERMAN 12 May 1721.  

Notes for HANNAH SHERMAN:
--of Marshfield;
	
Child of JOSIAH HOLMES and HANNAH SHERMAN is:
	i.	HAZADIAH4 HOLMES, b. 03 Dec 1721.


20.  BENJAMIN3 CHENEY (MARY2 HOLMES?, WILLIAM1 HOLMES) was born 06 Jan 1699.  He married ELIZABETH LONG 12 Nov 1724 in Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of THOMAS LONG and SARAH ELMER.  She was born 1696 in Windsor, and died 03 Nov 1759.

Notes for BENJAMIN CHENEY:
--moved to Hartford, Connecticut;
	
Children of BENJAMIN CHENEY and ELIZABETH LONG are:
	i.	BENJAMIN4 CHENEY, b. 08 Sep 1725.
	ii.	ABIEL CHENEY, b. 18 May 1727.
	iii.	ELIZABETH CHENEY, b. 09 Dec 1728.
	iv.	TIMOTHY CHENEY, b. Abt. 1730.
	v.	SILAS CHENEY, b. 19 Mar 1734.
	vi.	ASAHEL CHENEY, b. 31 Jul 1737; d. 1763.


Generation No. 4

21.  JOSEPH4 HOLMES (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 04 Oct 1696, and died 26 Apr 1756.  He married REBECCA WATERMAN 20 May 1731 in Plympton, daughter of ROBERT WATERMAN and MARY CUSHMAN.  She was born 09 Oct 1710.
	
Children of JOSEPH HOLMES and REBECCA WATERMAN are:
	i.	MARY5 HOLMES, b. 21 Feb 1732; d. 22 May 1735.
	ii.	JOSEPH HOLMES, b. 20 Oct 1733; m. JEMIMA ADAMS; b. 1746.
	iii.	LYDIA HOLMES, b. 09 Nov 1736.

Notes for LYDIA HOLMES:
--unmarried;

	iv.	REBECCA HOLMES, b. 17 Jan 1738; m. JONATHAN HOLMES; b. 27 Apr 1736.
36.	v.	LAURANA HOLMES, b. 07 Apr 1740; d. 13 Mar 1825.
	vi.	LEMUEL HOLMES, b. 11 Feb 1742; d. 06 Apr 1771.
	vii.	JEDEDIAH HOLMES, b. 01 Jan 1744; d. 18 Feb 1744.
	viii.	MELATIAH HOLMES, b. 30 Mar 1745; m. ELIZABETH BRADFORD.
	ix.	ANNA HOLMES, b. 16 Jul 1748; m. PAUL BAILEY, 08 Mar 1769.

Notes for PAUL BAILEY:
--of Scituate;

	x.	JOHN HOLMES, b. 14 Jan 1751; d. 20 Mar 1772.

Notes for JOHN HOLMES:
--died in Virginia or North Carolina at 21; master of a vessel;

	xi.	THOMAS HOLMES, b. 28 Jan 1755; m. DEBORAH DELANO.


22.  EPHRAIM4 HOLMES (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 14 Mar 1699, and died 10 Nov 1780.  He married SARAH TILDEN 01 Jan 1734.  She was born 1703, and died 27 Mar 1773.
	
Children of EPHRAIM HOLMES and SARAH TILDEN are:
	i.	EPHRAIM5 HOLMES, b. 31 Oct 1734; m. ZERUIAH BRYANT.
	ii.	SARAH HOLMES, b. 23 Mar 1741; m. DAVID CARVER, 23 Nov 1775.
	iii.	LEVI HOLMES, b. 28 Nov 1747; m. LYDIA BRADFORD; b. 1749.


23.  MARY4 HOLMES (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 04 Jun 1701.  She married JACOB DINGLEY Abt. 1726, son of JOHN DINGLEY and SARAH PORTER.  He was born Abt. 1703, and died 24 Dec 1772.

Notes for MARY HOLMES:
--I know Mary Holmes married Jacob Dingley.  I am assuming this is the Jacob she married.
	
Children of MARY HOLMES and JACOB DINGLEY are:
37.	i.	JACOB5 DINGLEY.
38.	ii.	ABNER DINGLEY, b. 21 Jan 1732.
	iii.	MARY DINGLEY, b. 10 Nov 1735; m. SIMEON COOK, 01 Jan 1756.
	iv.	SARAH DINGLEY, b. 11 Apr 1742.
	v.	ABIGAIL DINGLEY, b. 05 May 1745.


24.  ABIGAIL4 HOLMES (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 18 Jul 1705.  She married ISRAEL TURNER, son of JAPHET TURNER and HANNAH HATCH.  He was born Abt. 1705.

Notes for ISRAEL TURNER:
--married Abigail Holmes?; of Pembroke;
	
Children of ABIGAIL HOLMES and ISRAEL TURNER are:
	i.	ELISHA5 TURNER, m. SARAH KEEN.
	ii.	DEBORAH TURNER, b. 20 Jun 1731; m. ISRAEL COZZENS.
	iii.	JONATHAN TURNER, b. 24 Mar 1732; m. MARY BONNEY.
	iv.	ABIGAIL TURNER, b. 07 May 1735.
	v.	PRISCILLA TURNER, b. 31 Dec 1736; m. ISAAC PHILLIPS, 1754; b. 16 Dec 1728.
	vi.	BETTY TURNER, b. 27 May 1739; m. ROBERT BARKER.
	vii.	CHRISTIANA TURNER, b. 20 Jun 1741; m. POOL SPEAR.
	viii.	ISRAEL TURNER, b. 06 Apr 1743; m. ELIZABETH HALL.
	ix.	DANIEL TURNER, b. 07 Feb 1744.


25.  JONATHAN4 HOLMES (JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 05 Jul 1709, and died 05 Aug 1787.  He married (1) MARY WATERMAN Abt. 1733, daughter of ROBERT WATERMAN and MARY CUSHMAN.  She was born 25 Feb 1716, and died 26 Jan 1750.  He married (2) REBECCA TILDEN 19 Dec 1752.  She was born 27 Apr 1705, and died 12 Dec 1791.
	
Children of JONATHAN HOLMES and MARY WATERMAN are:
	i.	ABIGAIL5 HOLMES, b. 18 Oct 1734.
	ii.	JONATHAN HOLMES, b. 27 Apr 1736; m. REBECCA HOLMES; b. 17 Jan 1738.
	iii.	CHARLES HOLMES, b. 01 Aug 1741; d. 08 Aug 1741.
	iv.	ROBERT HOLMES, b. 16 Jun 1743; m. ABIGAIL HOWLAND.
	v.	MARY HOLMES, b. 01 May 1745; m. JAMES MORTON, 09 Oct 1766.

Notes for JAMES MORTON:
--of Plympton, afterwards of Chesterfield, in western Massachusetts;

	vi.	JEDIDIAH HOLMES, b. 04 Mar 1749; m. SARAH ADAMS; b. 1752.


26.  ISAAC4 HOLMES (ISAAC3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) died Abt. 1756.  He married MARY.  
	
Children of ISAAC HOLMES and MARY are:
	i.	BENJAMIN5 HOLMES, b. 18 Jul 1747; d. 13 Aug 1748.
	ii.	ISAAC HOLMES, b. 10 Jul 1749.
	iii.	BENJAMIN HOLMES, b. 13 Sep 1754.
	iv.	SALLY HOLMES, b. 14 Oct 1756.


27.  LYDIA4 HOLMES (WILLIAM3, JOSIAH2, WILLIAM1) died Abt. 1762.  She married UNKNOWN TILDEN.  
	
Children of LYDIA HOLMES and UNKNOWN TILDEN are:
	i.	JANE5 TILDEN.
	ii.	MARY TILDEN.
	iii.	FRIEND TILDEN.


28.  HEZEKIAH4 HOLMES (WILLIAM3, JOSIAH2, WILLIAM1) was born 25 Jan 1728.  He married MERCY BISBEE 1755, daughter of JOHN BISBEE and ABIAH BONNEY.  She was born 28 Oct 1736.
	
Children of HEZEKIAH HOLMES and MERCY BISBEE are:
	i.	LUCINDA5 HOLMES, b. 24 Apr 1756, Pembroke, New Hampshire; d. 30 Sep 1811; m. ICHABOD WADHAMS; b. 1742, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
	ii.	ORSAMUS HOLMES, b. 11 Oct 1757; m. RUTH WEBB.
	iii.	CYNTHIA HOLMES, b. 24 Jun 1760; d. 23 May 1761.
	iv.	LAURANA HOLMES, b. 17 Jan 1762; m. SAMUEL GILES.
	v.	ABIAH HOLMES, b. 06 Jan 1765; m. WILLIAM BRAGG.
	vi.	ABNER HOLMES, b. 06 May 1766; d. 1777.


29.  EBENEZER4 DAGGETT (BATHSHEBA3 HOLMES, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 22 Nov 1693 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, and died Dec 1746 in Boston, Massachusetts.  He married (1) ELIZABETH RICKARD 09 Jun 1720 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN RICKARD and MARY.  She died 07 Dec 1731 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  He married (2) DESIRE RICKARD Sep 1733.  

Notes for EBENEZER DAGGETT:
--Captain;
--Daggett/Doggett;
	
Children of EBENEZER DAGGETT and ELIZABETH RICKARD are:
	i.	EBENEZER5 DAGGETT, b. 05 Jul 1722, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. 20 Dec 1722, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
	ii.	JOHN DAGGETT, b. 06 Feb 1724, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Notes for JOHN DAGGETT:
--perhaps moved to Liverpool, Nova Scotia and had wife, Dorcas.  Very possibly confused with another John Daggett/Doggett;

	iii.	EBENEZER DAGGETT, b. 17 Jul 1726, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
	iv.	SAMUEL DAGGETT, b. 20 Jan 1729, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
	v.	CHILD DAGGETT, b. 23 Oct 1730, Plymouth, Massachusetts; d. Nov 1730, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

	
Child of EBENEZER DAGGETT and DESIRE RICKARD is:
	vi.	ELIZABETH5 DAGGETT, b. 14 May 1738, Marshfield, Massachusetts.


30.  BATHSHEBA4 DAGGETT (BATHSHEBA3 HOLMES, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 18 Jun 1695 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, and died 30 Jan 1776 in Milton, Massachusetts.  She married (1) JOHN KENT 17 Sep 1719 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, son of JOHN KENT and SARAH SMITH.    She married (2) OXENBRIDGE THACHER 30 Jul 1740 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of PETER THACHER and THEODORA OXENBRIDGE.  He was born 17 May 1681, and died 22 Oct 1772 in Milton, Massachusetts.

Notes for JOHN KENT:
--Captain;

Notes for OXENBRIDGE THACHER:
--Bathsheba was probably his second wife; he had a son named after him;
	
Children of BATHSHEBA DAGGETT and JOHN KENT are:
	i.	BATHSHEBA5 KENT, b. 21 May 1721, Marshfield, Massachusetts; d. 1729, Boston, Massachusetts.
	ii.	JOHN KENT, b. 26 Jan 1730, Marshfield, Massachusetts; d. 31 Oct 1737, Boston, Massachusetts.


31.  ELIZABETH4 HOLMES (EXPERIENCE3, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1)  She married JETHRO ASHLEY, son of JOSEPH ASHLEY and ELIZABETH.  He was born 11 Jan 1707.
	
Children of ELIZABETH HOLMES and JETHRO ASHLEY are:
	i.	FEAR5 ASHLEY.
	ii.	PATIENCE ASHLEY.
	iii.	OTHNIEL ASHLEY.
	iv.	NOAH ASHLEY.
	v.	NICHOLS ASHLEY.
	vi.	ELIZABETH ASHLEY.


32.  SARAH4 HOLMES (EXPERIENCE3, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1)  She married ELIAS MILLER.  
	
Children of SARAH HOLMES and ELIAS MILLER are:
	i.	SARAH5 MILLER, m. ISAAC CUSHMAN.
	ii.	ELIAS MILLER, m. UNKNOWN BENNETT.
	iii.	ABRAHAM MILLER, m. (1) SUSANNA TUCKER; m. (2) UNKNOWN MACOMBER.

Notes for SUSANNA TUCKER:
--within a year after marriage, she and her child died;

39.	iv.	HANNAH MILLER.
	v.	JACOB MILLER, m. DEBORAH SOULE.
	vi.	ELIPHALET MILLER, d. Died young.
	vii.	OLIVE MILLER, d. Died young.
	viii.	ISAAC MILLER, b. Apr 1743; d. Apr 1827.

Notes for ISAAC MILLER:
--unmarried;

	ix.	ELIZABETH MILLER, b. 1750; d. 1773.

Notes for ELIZABETH MILLER:
--unmarried;


33.  EXPERIENCE4 HOLMES (EXPERIENCE3, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 29 May 1716.  He married HANNAH SAMPSON 13 Dec 1737 in Duxbury, daughter of ABRAHAM SAMPSON and PENELOPE SAMPSON.  
	
Children of EXPERIENCE HOLMES and HANNAH SAMPSON are:
	i.	SUSANNA5 HOLMES, b. 1739; m. HEZEKIAH PURINGTON.
	ii.	JAMES HOLMES, b. 1741; d. Sep 1754.
	iii.	BATHSHEBA HOLMES, b. Abt. 1743; m. JOSEPH ROUNCEVILLE.
40.	iv.	ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. 30 Sep 1746.
	v.	EXPERIENCE HOLMES, b. 14 Aug 1749; d. 14 Apr 1768.

Notes for EXPERIENCE HOLMES:
--unmarried;

	vi.	ABRAHAM HOLMES, b. 09 Jun 1754; m. BETHIAH NYE.


34.  THOMAS4 HOLMES (JOHN3, ISRAEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 15 Oct 1720.  He married LYDIA WHITE 12 Oct 1748, daughter of BENJAMIN WHITE and FAITH OAKMAN.  She was born 01 Aug 1719.
	
Children of THOMAS HOLMES and LYDIA WHITE are:
	i.	BENJAMIN5 HOLMES, b. 10 Apr 1749; m. KEZIA CUDWORTH.
41.	ii.	SARAH HOLMES, b. 08 Feb 1751.
	iii.	FAITH HOLMES, b. 10 Feb 1753; m. UNKNOWN BARTLETT.
	iv.	CHRISTINA HOLMES, b. 27 Apr 1755.
	v.	THOMAS HOLMES, b. 04 Mar 1758.
	vi.	LYDIA HOLMES, b. 25 Mar 1760; m. UNKNOWN CLAPP.


35.  JOHN4 HOLMES (JOHN3, ISRAEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 14 Mar 1738.  He married BATHSHEBA WALKER 1772.  

Notes for JOHN HOLMES:
--supposedly if he were born in 1738, which he is supposed to have, his mother was too old to have him, perhaps he doesn't belong here, his mother's birthdate is wrong (probably is) or his father married again.
	
Children of JOHN HOLMES and BATHSHEBA WALKER are:
	i.	JOHN5 HOLMES, m. MARGARET PORTER.
	ii.	MARY HOLMES, b. 25 Oct 1772; m. AARON SAMPSON.
	iii.	NANCY HOLMES, b. 19 Dec 1775; m. AMOS SHERMAN.
	iv.	SARAH HOLMES, b. 25 Jan 1780; m. JAPHET MITCHELL.


Generation No. 5

36.  LAURANA5 HOLMES (JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 07 Apr 1740, and died 13 Mar 1825.  She married STETSON BRADFORD 31 Oct 1771 in Kingston2, son of ROBERT BRADFORD and SARAH STETSON.  He was born 17 Feb 1739.
	
Children of LAURANA HOLMES and STETSON BRADFORD are:
	i.	ELIZABETH6 BRADFORD, b. 1772.
	ii.	ZILPHA BRADFORD, b. 1773; m. LEVI WATERMAN.
	iii.	WILLIAM BRADFORD, b. 1776.
	iv.	CHARLES BRADFORD, b. 1777.
	v.	SPENCER BRADFORD, b. 1781.
42.	vi.	PELEG BRADFORD, b. 1787.


37.  JACOB5 DINGLEY (MARY4 HOLMES, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1)  He married SUSANNA FULLER 05 Apr 1753, daughter of JOHN FULLER and DEBORAH RING.  She was born 18 Nov 1731, and died 17 Mar 1782.

Notes for SUSANNA FULLER:
--if she died 5 Arpil 1753, she wouldn't have these children;
	
Children of JACOB DINGLEY and SUSANNA FULLER are:
	i.	ELKANAH6 DINGLEY, b. 09 Nov 1754.
43.	ii.	LEVI DINGLEY, b. 18 Oct 1756.
	iii.	DESIRE DINGLEY, b. 07 Feb 1758; m. UNKNOWN BISBEE.
	iv.	SUSANNA DINGLEY, b. 26 Apr 1764; m. BAILEY YOUNG, 1782.

Notes for BAILEY YOUNG:
--Captain

	v.	JACOB DINGLEY, b. 01 Nov 1767.
	vi.	EZRA DINGLEY, b. 05 Aug 1770.
	vii.	JOHN DINGLEY, b. 06 Jun 1773.


38.  ABNER5 DINGLEY (MARY4 HOLMES, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 21 Jan 1732.  He married RUTH.  
	
Children of ABNER DINGLEY and RUTH are:
	i.	AMASA6 DINGLEY, b. 15 Feb 1760.
	ii.	ABNER DINGLEY, b. 23 Jul 1761.
	iii.	NATHANIEL BARKER DINGLEY, b. 19 Jun 1764.


39.  HANNAH5 MILLER (SARAH4 HOLMES, EXPERIENCE3, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1)  She married ZEBULON LEARNED.  
	
Child of HANNAH MILLER and ZEBULON LEARNED is:
44.	i.	OLIVE6 LEARNED.


40.  ELIZABETH5 HOLMES (EXPERIENCE4, EXPERIENCE3, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 30 Sep 1746.  She married JOB SHERMAN 05 Sep 1768, son of JOHN SHERMAN.  
	
Children of ELIZABETH HOLMES and JOB SHERMAN are:
	i.	SUSANNA6 SHERMAN.
	ii.	OBED SHERMAN.
	iii.	JOB SHERMAN.
	iv.	JOHN SHERMAN.
	v.	GEORGE SHERMAN.
	vi.	STEPHEN SHERMAN.
	vii.	HOLMES SHERMAN.

Notes for HOLMES SHERMAN:
--unmarried;

	viii.	ELIZABETH SHERMAN.

Notes for ELIZABETH SHERMAN:
--unmarried;


41.  SARAH5 HOLMES (THOMAS4, JOHN3, ISRAEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 08 Feb 1751.  She married BENJAMIN JAMES.  
	
Children of SARAH HOLMES and BENJAMIN JAMES are:
	i.	SALLY6 JAMES, b. 1772.
	ii.	BENJAMIN JAMES, b. 1774.
	iii.	JOHN JAMES, b. 1776.
45.	iv.	MERCY JAMES, b. 1778.
	v.	POLLY JAMES, b. 1781.
	vi.	ELISHA JAMES, b. 1785; m. LYDIA YOUNG LITTLE, 1808.


Generation No. 6

42.  PELEG6 BRADFORD (LAURANA5 HOLMES, JOSEPH4, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 1787.  He married (1) SALLY JOHNSON.    He married (2) DEBORAH SAMPSON 1813, daughter of JEREMIAH SAMPSON.    He married (3) SALLY JOHNSON 1820.  

Notes for PELEG BRADFORD:
--of Kingston; I gather Peleg Bradford  married three times, two times to a Sally Johnson, one a widow of Asaph Holmes;

Notes for SALLY JOHNSON:
--of Kingston; I gather Peleg Bradford  married three times, two times to a Sally Johnson, one a widow of Asaph Holmes;

Notes for SALLY JOHNSON:
--of Kingston; I gather Peleg Bradford  married three times, two times to a Sally Johnson, one a widow of Asaph Holmes;
	
Children of PELEG BRADFORD and DEBORAH SAMPSON are:
	i.	CHARLES7 BRADFORD, b. 1814; m. CLARISSA GRAVES.

Notes for CLARISSA GRAVES:
--of Maine;

	ii.	PELEG SAMPSON BRADFORD, b. 1817; m. LYDIA H ROBINSON.

	
Child of PELEG BRADFORD and SALLY JOHNSON is:
	iii.	WILLIAM STETSON7 BRADFORD, b. 1825.


43.  LEVI6 DINGLEY (JACOB5, MARY4 HOLMES, JOSEPH3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born 18 Oct 1756.  He married HANNAH PETERSON 1778.  
	
Child of LEVI DINGLEY and HANNAH PETERSON is:
	i.	SPENCER7 DINGLEY, b. 14 Apr 1779.


44.  OLIVE6 LEARNED (HANNAH5 MILLER, SARAH4 HOLMES, EXPERIENCE3, ABRAHAM2, WILLIAM1)  She married SAMUEL SHAW.  
	
Children of OLIVE LEARNED and SAMUEL SHAW are:
	i.	JOHN7 SHAW.
	ii.	SARAH SHAW.


45.  MERCY6 JAMES (SARAH5 HOLMES, THOMAS4, JOHN3, ISRAEL2, WILLIAM1) was born 1778.  She married DR PELEG FORD.  
	
Child of MERCY JAMES and DR FORD is:
	i.	NANCY7 FORD, m. LEMUEL PACKARD.



Endnotes

1.  Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Marriages -from the files of George Ernest Bowman, --Hannah Samson and Josiah Holmes 20 Mar 1665 Duxbury.
2.  Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Marriages -from the files of George Ernest Bowman, --Stetson Bradford and Lurana Holmes 31 Oct 1771 Kingston.