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Obadiah Holmes 1607 – 1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAR 1607

Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 OCT 1682

Death Location: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Robert Hulme

Mother: Katherine Johnson

Spouse(s): Catherine Hyde

Children(s): John Holmes, Mary Holmes, John Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Martha Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Obadiah Holmes, Hopestill Holmes, John Holmes, Sarah Holmes

The story of Obadiah Holmes began in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde, and had children including John Holmes, Mary Holmes, John Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Martha Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Obadiah Holmes, Hopestill Holmes, John Holmes, Sarah Holmes. Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Obadiah Holmes began in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde, and had children including John Holmes, Mary Holmes, John Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Martha Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Obadiah Holmes, Hopestill Holmes, John Holmes, Sarah Holmes.
  • Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hulme
1578 – 1649
Birth Location: Stockport, Lancashire, England
RH
Katherine Johnson
1574 – 1630
Birth Location: Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire, England
KJ

Spouses(s)

Catherine Hyde
1608 – 1682
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
CH

Children(s)

John Holmes
1631 – 1633
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JH
Mary Holmes
1632 – 1690
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MH
John Holmes
1633 – 1633
Birth Location: Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandStockport, Lancashire, England
JH
Jonathan Holmes
1633 – 1713
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
JH
Lydia Holmes
1637 – 1693
Birth Location: Reddish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
LH
Martha Holmes
1640 – 1711
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
MH
Samuel Holmes
1642 – 1679
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
SH
Obadiah Holmes
1644 – 1725
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
OH
Hopestill Holmes
1645 – 1675
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
HH
John Holmes
1649 – 1712
Birth Location: Rhode Island, United States
JH
Sarah Holmes
1652 –
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
SH

Obadiah Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Holmes
1607 – 1682
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Hulme
1578 – 1649
Stockport, Lancashire, England
Katherine Johnson
1574 – 1630
Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert Hulme
1550 – 1605
Reddish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Alyce Reddiche
1557 – 1610
Reddish, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
William Johnson
1548 – 1584
Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Barker
1561 – 1659
Macclesfield St Michael, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Hulme
1514 – 1558
Elizabeth Baker
1519 – 1610
John Reddiche
1535 – 1596
Clemence Worsley
1543 –
Johnson
1518 –
Johnson
1522 –
Johnson
1523 –
Margaret
1524 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hulme
1485 – 1558
Ellen James
1490 – 1530
Robert Worsley
1512 – 1585
Alice Tyldesley
1516 –

Obadiah Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Obadiah Holmes (8 MAR 1607 – 15 OCT 1682) m. Catherine Hyde (27 OCT 1608 – 15 OCT 1682)
  1. 1. John Holmes (1631 – 27 JAN 1633)
  2. 2. Mary Holmes (ABT 1632 – AFT 1690) m. John Browne (ABT 1630 – ABT 1706)
    1. 1. Sarah Brown (18 MAR 1662 – 1733) m. John Pray (1652 – 9 OCT 1733)
      1. 1. John Pray (1679 – 1728) m. Sarah Downing (ABT 1692 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Pray (1680 – 4 JAN 1728) m. Joseph Brown (1685 – 13 MAR 1764) m. Joseph Browne
      3. 3. Catherine Pray (1682 – 27 NOV 1728) m. Hazadiah Comstock (16 APR 1682 – 21 FEB 1764)
      4. 4. Richard Pray (1683 – 10 JUL 1755) m. Rachel (ABT 1685 – BEF 1755)
      5. 5. Mary Pray (1685 – 1765) m. Richard Brown (14 OCT 1678 – 20 FEB 1774)
      6. 6. Hugh Pray (ABT 1687 – 13 APR 1761) m. Abigail Blake (30 JUL 1698 – 1775)
        1. 1. Sarah Pray (ABT 1714 – ABT 1748) m. Elijah Blake (13 OCT 1723 – ) m. Abner Hopkins (1722 – )
        2. 2. Patience Pray (8 JUL 1718 – 4 JUL 1790) m. John Bullock (19 MAR 1711 – 5 DEC 1777) m. John Greatracks (1714 – BEF 1790)
        3. 3. Abigail Pray (1 JUN 1719 – ) m. David Dinsmore (<1718> – )
        4. 4. Sarah Pray (29 MAR 1721 – )
        5. 5. John Pray (3 DEC 1722 – 2 JUN 1747)
        6. 6. Jonathan Pray (9 SEP 1724 – 3 DEC 1792) m. Phebe Aldrich (7 JAN 1728 – )
        7. 7. Hugh Pray (9 AUG 1726 – 4 AUG 1816) m. Mary Aldrich (24 JUL 1748 – 28 MAR 1811) m. Lillis Cole (15 MAY 1736 – 11 MAY 1768)
        8. 8. Mary Pray (14 OCT 1728 – AFT 31 DEC 1750) m. Abner Hopkins (1722 – ) m. Joseph Hopkins (3 MAR 1667 – 16 MAY 1735)
        9. 9. Martha Pray (26 MAY 1731 – ) m. George Westcott (ABT 1727 – )
        10. 10. Jeremiah Pray (1 APR 1733 – 22 APR 1734)
        11. 11. Ann Pray (4 MAR 1734 – ) m. Cornelius Walling (ABT 1730 – )
        12. 12. Susan Pray (ABT 1736 – )
        13. 13. David Pray (18 MAR 1738 – ) m. Hannah (<1738> – )
        14. 14. Mercy Pray (7 OCT 1741 – ) m. Caleb Seamans (ABT 1737 – )
      7. 7. Penelope Pray (1689 – 5 DEC 1752) m. John Aldrich (27 NOV 1688 – 25 MAR 1750)
      8. 8. Martha Pray (1692 – 22 MAY 1784) m. Joseph Wilkinson (22 JAN 1683 – 24 APR 1740)
    2. 2. John Brown (18 MAR 1662 – 19 SEP 1719) m. Isabel Mathewson (ABT 1664 – 1719)
    3. 3. Martha Brown (1665 – 1727) m. Joseph Jenckes (1656 – 15 JUN 1740)
    4. 4. James Brown (1666 – 28 OCT 1732) m. Rebekah Brown (ABT 1664 – 19 JAN 1736) m. Mary Harris (17 DEC 1671 – 18 AUG 1736)
    5. 5. Mary Browne (28 AUG 1666 – 13 SEP 1726) m. Arthur Aylesworth (ABT 1653 – Between 7 Nov 1725 and 13 Sep 1726)
    6. 6. Obadiah Brown (1668 – 24 AUG 1716) m. Mary Williams (JUN 1676 – BEF 1716)
    7. 7. Deborah Brown (ABT 1670 – 3 DEC 1731)
  3. 3. John Holmes (1633 – 1633)
  4. 4. Jonathan Holmes (ABT 1633 – OCT 1713) m. Sarah Borden (1 MAY 1644 – 10 SEP 1713)
  5. 5. Lydia Holmes (1637 – 1693) m. John Bowne (1630 – 3 JAN 1684)
  6. 6. Martha Holmes (1640 – 30 DEC 1711) m. John Audley (3 FEB 1641/1642 – 13 DEC 1711)
  7. 7. Samuel Holmes (20 MAR 1642 – 29 MAY 1679) m. Alice Stillwell (ABT 1644 – 19 MAY 1709)
  8. 8. Obadiah Holmes (9 JUN 1644 – ABT 1725) m. Hannah Cole (ABT 1645 – ) m. Elizabeth Cooke (6 DEC 1645 – 6 DEC 1715)
  9. 9. Hopestill Holmes (1645 – 1675) m. Taylor (ABT 1640 – )
  10. 10. John Holmes (1649 – 2 OCT 1712) m. Frances Holden (29 SEP 1649 – ABT 1679) m. Mary Sayles (11 JUL 1652 – ABT 1717)
  11. 11. Sarah Holmes (1652 – )

Obadiah Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1607
8 MAR 1607
Birth of Obadiah Holmes in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1609
18 MAR 1609
Age 2
Obadiah Holmes was christened in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1682
15 OCT 1682
Age 75
Death of Obadiah Holmes in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1682
OCT 1682
Age 75
Burial of Obadiah Holmes in Middletown, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Middletown, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAR 1607
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1609
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1682
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: OCT 1682
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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