Holmes John b. 1663 Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. AFT 1730 Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

1663 - 1731

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Birth 1663 Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [1]

Gender Male

_UPD 17 AUG 2009 18:41:45 GMT-5

Died Aft 1730 Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA [1]

Person ID I1778 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Holmes John, b. 1643, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 17 May 1676

Mother Sarah

Family ID F816 Group Sheet

Family 1 Gates Elizabeth, b. 1671, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 14 Dec 1726, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Married Abt 1690 [1, 2]

Children

1. Holmes George, b. 1694, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

, d. 1759, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Family ID F812 Group Sheet

Family 2 Rockwell Ann, b. 18 Jan 1704, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married 03 Dec 1729 Franklin, New London, Connecticut, USA [1, 2]

Family ID F814 Group Sheet

Notes	John Holmes (John, George). Born in Dorchester, in 1663(?), baptized there with his sister Sarah, Nov. 5,' 1667, and died in Colchester, Conn., sometime after 1730, perhaps in 1748 ([ See copy of court record a few lines farther on]. The History of New London Co., p. 387, states that John Holmes and Josiah Gates were living in Colchester in 1730. John went to Dedham in 1682 or a few years previous, probably with his brother Samuel into that part of Dedham, now Readville. We find him taxed in Dedham Town Records for many things, the last entrybeing Dec. 15, 1677. He lived a while in Roxbury. In January 1689 he was granted a piece of land in Stow, where he settled and married there (first) about 1690, Elizabeth Gates, born in Marlborough in 1671, died in Colchester, Dec. 14, 1726, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Freeman) Gates of Stow. He married (second) in Franklin, Conn., Dec. 3, 1729, Ann Rockwell, born in Windsor( ?), Conn., Jan. 18, 1704, and died in Colchester( ?), daughter of John and Anne (Skinner) Rockwell. Mar. 25, 1697, he sold his grant of land, as follows : "In the ninth year of the reign of our soveragn Lord William, King of England," etc., " between John Holmes of Stow, within his Majesties province of the Massachusetts bay in New England Carpenter and Elizabeth his wife" sells to John Stevens for £15 " the house lott originally granted to said Holmes by the town of Stow, Jan. 13, 1689 on both sides of Heather Medow Brook." This deed was not recorded until May 18, 1748. "At a Court held Third Tuesday in May 1748 Personally appeared Capt Jacob Stevens one of the Witnesses to the above Instrument and made oath that he was present and saw John Holmes and Elizabeth Holmes the Grantors therein Mentioned both now deceased sign seal and execute the same." (See Middlesex Deeds, vol. 46, p. 522.) May 13, 1700, an agreement was made between Mr. Evelyth and the town that he be settled as the minister. John Holmes was one of the signers. After his children grew up he removed to Colchester, Conn., where he was voted an inhabitant, Dec. 22, 1718. The early history of Colchester contains many pioneers named Gates which perhaps may account for John's removal there from Stow. He became prominent in Colchester, serving the town in various offices. Children, all by first wife, and all born in Stow : I. ELIZABETH, b. about 1 692 ; d. in Colchester, May 27, 1760 ; m. in Colchester, Dec. 12. 1717, Deacon SAMUEL LOOMIS, b. in Colchester. July 17, 16:)2, and d. there July 10, 1753, son of Deacon Samuel and Elizabeth (White) Loomis. No children. In her will, dated Apr. 14, 1760, proved July 7, 1760, she left her estate to her brother John Holmes, to heirs of her deceased brother George Holmes, to her sister Dorothy wife of Clement Daniels, to Mary wife of John Way, to Sarah wife of 'Thomas Gustin, and niece Ann Worthington, daughter of her sister Ann Lovett. 22. II. GEORGE, b. about 1694; d. Feb., 1759. III. DOROTHY, b. about 1696; m. in Colchester, in 1720, CLEMENT DANIELS, b. 1685 in New London, Conn., son of John and Mary (Chappell) Daniels. No record found of any children. IV. MARY, b. about 1698 ; m. in New London, now Montville, Conn., Nov. 21, 1727, JOHN WAY, son of George and Susanna (Nest) Way. No record of children obtained. 23. V. JOHN, b. about 1700; d. Sept. 19, 1785. VI. SARAH, b. about 1702; d. about 1745 ; m. in Colchester, June 7, 1722, Deacon THOMAS GUSTIN, b. in Lynn, Mar. 5, 1699 ; d. 1765 ? (His estate settled that year) son of John and Elizabeth (Brown) Gustin. Had a son Thomas, b. July 19, 1725, who m. Dec. 11, 1746, Hannah Griswold. 7 ch. VII. ANN, b. June 1, 1704; d. in Colchester, May 13, 1739; m. in Colchester, Apr. 3, 1734, Rev. JOSEPH LOVETT, who d. Jan. 10, 1754. He was the first pastor of the second church in Colchester. He married a second time. Children, all born in Colchester. 1. Samuel, b. Jan. 12, 1735. 2. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 8, 1737 ; d. Nov. 1, 1750. 3. Ann, b. Mar. 23, 1739, d. Mar. 19, 1814; m. Apr. 29, 1759, Capt. Elijah Worthington, b. 1735, d. July 16, 1797. 8 ch. Lieut. John Holmes married firtrt, Elixaboth Gates, and second, Ann Rockwell, 3 Dec., 1729. By his liwt wife, Elizabeth, he had a daughter, Elizabeth, horn about 1 09:,, married 12 Dec., 1717, Don. Samuel I.nomis, Jr., aud died 27 May, 1760. She left her estate to her brother, John Holmes, to the heirs of her deceased brother, George Helmes, to her sister Dorothy, wife of Clement Daniels, to sister Mary, wife of John Way, to sister Sarah, wife of Thomas Gustiu, and to her niece, Ann, daughter of her sister Ann, who married Rev. Joseph Lovett. His first wife, Elizabeth, mother of all his children, died 14 Dec., 1726.

Sources

[S139] The Descendants of George Holmes of Roxbury, George Arthur Gray, 25 (Reliability: 3).
[S2] History of Montville, H.A. Baker, (Name: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company;), 328 (Reliability: 3).