John HOLMES, Sr

John HOLMES, Sr

Male 1732 - 1818  (85 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John HOLMES, SrJohn HOLMES, Sr was born on 24 Jul 1732 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (son of John HOLMES and Rebecca BELL); died on 6 Mar 1818; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

    John married Sarah HOYT on 30 Jan 1769. Sarah (daughter of Abraham HOYT and Hannah BATES) was born on 29 Feb 1740/1 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 1 Dec 1821; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Betsey HOLMES was born on 15 Aug 1770 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 14 Dec 1847; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    2. Hannah HOLMES was born on 15 Nov 1771 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 25 Oct 1820; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    3. Sarah HOLMES was born on 9 Feb 1773 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    4. John HOLMES, Jr. was born on 17 Jul 1776 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 27 Jun 1822; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    5. Rebecca HOLMES was born on 14 Nov 1777 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 17 Aug 1863; was buried in North Street Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    6. Mary HOLMES was born on 7 Jul 1779 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1852; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    7. Abba HOLMES was born on 27 Mar 1781; died on 12 Oct 1878; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John HOLMES was born on 21 May 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of John HOLMES and Mercy BELL); died between 1748 and 1785 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: 06 Jul 1703, His name was changed from Jonathan to John when the meeting house bell fell on his father and killed him.

    John married Rebecca BELL on 27 Nov 1729 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Rebecca (daughter of Jonathan BELL and Deborah FERRIS) was born on 10 Mar 1707/8 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rebecca BELL was born on 10 Mar 1707/8 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Jonathan BELL and Deborah FERRIS).
    Children:
    1. Martha HOLMES was born on 26 Apr 1741 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died after 1810.
    2. Mercy HOLMES was born on 09 Jan 1729/30 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    3. Hannah HOLMES was born in 1744 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Apr 1804 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Rebecca HOLMES was born on 29 Jan 1738/9 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Dec 1822 in Warwick, Orange Co., New York.
    5. Deborah HOLMES was born on 29 Aug 1736 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    6. 1. John HOLMES, Sr was born on 24 Jul 1732 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 6 Mar 1818; was buried in Noroton River Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John HOLMES was born about 1674 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Stephen HOLMES and Martha ?); died on 06 Jul 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Notes:

    Name:
    "Connecticut Ancestry": Young John Holmes died 6 July 1703 when he was helping to raise a new bell for the Stamford meetinghouse into place. When the bell was almost into its final position, the rope that was holding it gave way and the bell crashed to the floor, killing him instantly. His only child Jonathan Holmes, born on 21 May 1703 only 6 weeks before his father's death, was renamed John in his honor.

    John married Mercy BELL on 15 Jan 1701/02 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mercy (daughter of Jonathan BELL and Susanna PIERSON) was born on 05 Nov 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1747 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mercy BELL was born on 05 Nov 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Jonathan BELL and Susanna PIERSON); died in 1747 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. John HOLMES was born on 21 May 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died between 1748 and 1785 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 6.  Jonathan BELL was born on 14 Feb 1663/4 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Jonathan BELL and Mercy CRANE); died in Sep 1745 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Death: Bef 1 Oct 1745, Date of Will

    Jonathan married Deborah FERRIS on 14 Jan 1701/2 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Deborah (daughter of James FERRIS and Mary ?) died on 03 Jul 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Deborah FERRIS (daughter of James FERRIS and Mary ?); died on 03 Jul 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Francis BELL was born on 12 Dec 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Hannah BELL was born on 30 Apr 1705 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 6 Sep 1745.
    3. 3. Rebecca BELL was born on 10 Mar 1707/8 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. James BELL was born on 17 Mar 1709/10 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    5. Deborah BELL was born in Sep 1713 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 3 Oct 1713 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    6. Abigail BELL was born on 30 Sep 1717 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Stephen HOLMES was born about 1633 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Francis HOLMES and ? UNKNOWN); died on 15 May 1710 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 1640

    Notes:

    Name:
    "Connecticut Ancestry": Stephen Holmes was born about 1633 and died at Stamford on 15 May 1710. His widow Martha ?, whose maiden name is still unknown, died at Stamford on 13 March 1727/28.

    Stephen Holmes and his brother John were on the list of 21 Stamford residents nominated and approved as freemen of the State of Connecticut at the General Assembly of 14 October 1669 at Hartford.

    As the single recipient of his father's farmland in Stamford, Stephen Holmes acquired additional property in newly-divided sections of Stamford over the years through those original property rights. Paul Prindle found that Stephen received specific properties from the town directly in 1667, 1674, 1685 and 1687, and commonage from the town in 6 other layouts; was the grantee of other properties in 4 other deeds from individuals; and was the grantor in 25 deeds and one exchange.

    As often happened in colonial times and even today, stephen Holmes disposed of most of his property by deed to his children and their spouses over a period from 1702-1704. Some of these properties were in later settlements away from Stamford center - for example, his gift to his son Samuel in 1706 was of 10 1/2 acres east of the Noroton River, therefore in what is now the town of Darien.

    He provided for a homestead for his eldest son Samuel Holmes during his lifetime, but for some reason never transferred the title to Samuel. His widow Martha Holmes who was also the executor of his estate, rectified this on 10 December 1711, when she gave "all that lot of land whereon ye said Samuel Holmes now dwelleth" to Samuel on behalf of herself and her husband's estate.

    The sons-in-law Elisha Holly, John Slason and John Hait also received property from Stephen Holmes, either during his lifetime or from his estate. Because of our particular interest in John Slason and the daughter Mary Holmes, we may note that on 8 October 1703, Stephen Holmes gave his daughter "Mary the wife of John Slason one acre of meadow in part of her portion." the deed was witnessed by Steven Holmes Jr. and Sarah Holmes, her H mark, and acknowledged as a deed of gift by David Waterbury, J.P.

    Stephen married Martha ? before 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Martha was born about 1645; died on 13 Mar 1727/8 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Martha ? was born about 1645; died on 13 Mar 1727/8 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Martha HOLMES was born about 1666 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 04 Aug 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Samuel HOLMES was born about 1669 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 16 Jun 1734.
    3. Mary HOLMES was born about 1672 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 20 Aug 1745 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. 4. John HOLMES was born about 1674 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 Jul 1703 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    5. Stephen HOLMES was born in 1676 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    6. Rebecca HOLMES was born about 1680 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 Apr 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    7. Abigail HOLMES was born about 1682 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died after 1746 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    8. Sarah HOLMES was born about 1684 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 01 Aug 1709 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

  3. 10.  Jonathan BELL was born in Sep 1641 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Francis BELL and Rebecca ?); died on 11 Mar 1698/9 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Jonathan married Susanna PIERSON on 31 Oct 1672 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Susanna was born about 1650 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died in 04 Jan 1706/7 or 13 Jan 1706/7 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Susanna PIERSON was born about 1650 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died in 04 Jan 1706/7 or 13 Jan 1706/7 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. Abigail BELL was born on 23 Dec 1672/3 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 05 Apr 1674 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Abraham BELL was born on 22 Jun 1675 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 Jul 1744 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    3. 5. Mercy BELL was born on 05 Nov 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1747 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. Capt John BELL was born on 16 Jan 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Oct 1732 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
    5. Daughter BELL was born on 03 Aug 1683 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 03 Aug 1683 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    6. James BELL was born on 11 Dec 1684 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in young.
    7. Susannah BELL was born on 25 Dec 1686 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 23 Nov 1756 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    8. Mary BELL was born on 29 Sep 1689 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died after 1765.

  5. 12.  Jonathan BELL was born in Sep 1641 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (son of Francis BELL and Rebecca ?); died on 11 Mar 1698/9 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    Jonathan married Mercy CRANE on 22 Oct 1662 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mercy (daughter of Jasper CRANE and Alice ?) was born on 01 Mar 1644/5 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; died on 26 Oct 1671 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mercy CRANE was born on 01 Mar 1644/5 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Jasper CRANE and Alice ?); died on 26 Oct 1671 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. 6. Jonathan BELL was born on 14 Feb 1663/4 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in Sep 1745 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. Hannah BELL was born on 29 Oct 1665 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 1702.
    3. Rebecca BELL was born in 06 Dec 1667 or 1669 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 24 Sep 1689 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

  7. 14.  James FERRIS was born about 1643 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (son of Jeffrey FERRIS and Mary ?); died about 1706 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

    James married Mary ? about 1665. Mary was born about 1645. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Mary ? was born about 1645.
    Children:
    1. James FERRIS was born about 1673 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 06 Nov 1726 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. 7. Deborah FERRIS died on 03 Jul 1724 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.