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Obadiah Holmes 1610–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1610

Birth Location: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Death Date: 15 October 1682

Death Location: Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Robert Hulmes

Mother: Katherine Holmes\Hulme

Spouse(s): Catherine Hyde

Children(s): John Holmes, Obadiah Jr

Obadiah Holmes was born in 1610 in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Robert Hulmes And Katherine Johnson Holmes Hulme. Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde, and had children including John Holmes, Obadiah Holmes Jr. Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Obadiah Holmes was born in 1610 in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Robert Hulmes And Katherine Johnson Holmes Hulme.
  • Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde, and had children including John Holmes, Obadiah Holmes Jr.
  • Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Obadiah Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Holmes
1610–1682
Birth Place: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
Robert Hulmes
1578–
En
Katherine ((Johnson)) Holmes\Hulme
1584–1630
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Hulme
1550–1604
Reddish, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Lady (Alyce) Raddiche
1557–1610
Reddish, Lancashire, , England
Wyllam (Henry) Johnson
1548–1584
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Mary (Brydgitt Squrry) Johnson
1559–1637
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hulme\Holmes
1514–1558
Sarah Rowbothom
1519–1610
Sir Ordsall
1536–1596
Lady Mallin
1538–1589
Sir ll
1525–1548
Lady Carter
1520–1583
Sir Jensonn
1522–1598
Lady (Johnson)
1526–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hulme
1485–1558
Lady Blesedale
1490–1530
John Rowbothom
1472–1556
Alica Smith
–1557
Sir Shrigley
1515–1540
Mary Mallin
1508–
James Johnson
1510–1560
Mary Sutton
1509–1574
Sir Carter
1500–1558
Elizabeth Coort
1502–1591
William Johnson
1500–1576
Alice Foreflode
1500–1576
John Humphrey
1500–1532
Joan Gawton
1505–1526

Obadiah Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Obadiah Holmes (18 March 1610–15 October 1682) m. Catherine Hyde (About 27 Oct 1608–1684)
  1. 1. John Holmes 1654–1712 m. Mary Sayles 1652–1717
    1. 1. Susannah Holmes 1682–1726 m. Valentine Wightman 1681–1747
      1. 1. Abraham Wightman 1711–1800 m. Susannah Stark 1711–1813
        1. 1. Benjamin Wightman 1755–1829 m. Esther Randall 1758–1829
      2. 2. Sarah Wightman 1721–
      3. 3. John Wightman 1726–1781
      4. 4. Daniel Wightman 1703–1753
      5. 5. Isaac Wightman 1715–
      6. 6. Mary Wightman 1704–1777
      7. 7. Valentine Wightman 1706–
      8. 8. Jacob Wightman 1717–
      9. 9. John Wightman 1723–
      10. 10. Amey Wightman 1729–
      11. 11. Susannah Wightman 1712–
      12. 12. Timothy Wightman 1719–1796
  2. 2. Obadiah (Holmes) Jr 1644–1722

Obadiah Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1609
18 Mar 1609
Obadiah Holmes was baptized in Didsbury, Manchester, Lancs, England
Didsbury, Manchester, Lancs, England
1610
18 March 1610
Birth of Obadiah Holmes in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
1669
1669
Age 59
Obadiah Holmes resided here in Quit Rent, Monmouth County, NJ
Quit Rent, Monmouth County, NJ
1682
15 October 1682
Age 72
Death of Obadiah Holmes in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1610
    Event Place: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1533.008; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1609
    Event Place: Didsbury, Manchester, Lancs, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Salem, Massachusetts; Year: 1639; Page Number: 148

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Quit Rent, Monmouth County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: A sermon preached November 26, 1829 : being the day of Thanksgiving : containing a history of the origin and growth of the Seco

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1682
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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