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Obadiah Holmes 1610–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1610

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

Death Date: 15 Oct 1682

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

Father: Sir Holmes

Mother: Katherine Johnson

Spouse(s): Katherine Hyde

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

Obadiah Holmes was born in 1610 in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Sir Robert Holmes And Katherine Johnson. Obadiah Holmes married Katherine Hyde, and had children including Hopestill Holmes, John Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Martha Holmes, Mary Holmes, Obadiah Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Sarah Holmes. Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Obadiah Holmes was born in 1610 in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, the child of Sir Robert Holmes And Katherine Johnson.
  • Obadiah Holmes married Katherine Hyde, and had children including Hopestill Holmes, John Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Martha Holmes, Mary Holmes, Obadiah Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Sarah Holmes.
  • Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Holmes
1559–1611
Birth Location: Stockport, Cheshire, England
SH
Katherine Johnson
1568–1630
Birth Location: Stockport, Cheshire, England
KJ

Spouses(s)

Katherine Hyde
1608–1682
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
KH

Children(s)

Mary Holmes
1629–1690
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MH
Hopestill Holmes
1648–1662
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
HH
Joseph Holmes
1646–1647
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
JH
John Holmes
1631–1633
Birth Location: Stockport, Lancashire, England
JH
Sarah Holmes
1669–1761
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
SH
Samuel Holmes
1642–1679
Birth Location: Gravesend, New York
SH
Jonathan Holmes
1633–1713
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
JH
Martha Holmes
1640–1711
Birth Location: Newport, Rhode Island
MH
John Holmes
1649–1712
Birth Location: Salem,Essex Co.,Massachusetts
JH
Obadiah Holmes
1644–1722
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
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Lydia Holmes
1637–1663
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
LH

Obadiah Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Holmes
1610–1682
Birth Place: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
Sir Robert Holmes
1559–1611
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Katherine Johnson
1568–1630
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Johnson
1548–1584
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Myllenton
1561–
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Obadiah Holmes (18 Mar 1610–15 Oct 1682) m. Katherine Hyde (27 Oct 1608–1682)
  1. 1. Mary Holmes 1629–1690 m. John Brown 1627–1677
    1. 1. Mary Brown 1660–1726 m. Arthur Aylesworth 1653–1725
      1. 1. Chad Aylsworth 1696–1773 m. Elizabeth Major 1687–1730 m. Mary Wood 1692–1713
      2. 2. John Aylesworth 1685–1771 m. Dorcas Jones 1681–1722
        1. 1. Anthony Aylesworth 1706–1735 m. Sarah Briggs 1691–1734
        2. 2. Anna Aylesworth 1712–1740 m. Sylvanus Whilford 1688–1739 m. Mr. Manchester 1695–1729
        3. 3. Phebe Aylesworth 1720–1746 m. Daniel Case 1695–1745
        4. 4. Mary Aylesworth 1714–1758 m. Joseph Olin 1710–1758
        5. 5. Josiah Aylesworth 1716–1733 m. Lydia Bundy 1712–1733
        6. 6. John Aylesworth 1710–1796 m. Ann Gardiner 1706–1727
        7. 7. Dorcas Aylesworth 1718–1732 m. Phillips 1701–1735
        8. 8. Arthur Aylesworth 1708–1725 m. Almy 1704–1725
      3. 3. Robert Aylesworth 1681–1760 m. Ann Davis 1670–1713
      4. 4. Philip Aylesworth 1694–1711 m. Rachel Green 1690–1711
      5. 5. Mary Aylesworth 1687–1741 m. John Greene 1662–1713
      6. 6. Martha Aylesworth 1698–1738 m. John Davis 1680–1734
      7. 7. Katherine Aylesworth 1694–1708 m. Green 1677–1711
      8. 8. Thomas Aylesworth 1689–1741
      9. 9. Mary Aylesworth 1700–1701
      10. 10. Arthur Aylesworth 1685–1761 m. Mary Franklin 1681–1702
      11. 11. Elizabeth Aylesworth 1691–1765 m. Peleg (Card) Sr 1685–1765 m. Dolliver 1674–1708
    2. 2. Martha Brown 1664–1677 m. Joseph Jencks 1644–1680
    3. 3. John (James) Brown 1662–1719 m. Isabel Mathewson 1656–1701 m. Mary Harris 1712–1742
    4. 4. Mary Brown 1653–1684 m. Thomas Pierson 1636–1670
    5. 5. Sarah Brown 1657–1738 m. John Pray 1632–1683 m. Ensign (Thomas) Jacobs 1626–1676
    6. 6. Obadiah Brown 1668–1716 m. Mary 1664–1685
    7. 7. Obadiah Brown 1660–1661
    8. 8. John Brown 1669–1670
    9. 9. Deborah Brown 1670–1671
    10. 10. Nathaniel Browne 1645–1717 m. Judith Perkins 1655–1678
      1. 1. Elizabeth Browne –1766
      2. 2. Jacob Browne –1769
      3. 3. James Browne 1685–1735
  2. 2. Hopestill Holmes 1648–1662 m. Mr Taylor 1631–1665
  3. 3. Joseph Holmes 1646–1647
  4. 4. John Holmes 1631–1633
  5. 5. Sarah Holmes 1669–1761 m. William Slade 1652–1686 m. (Unknown) Oulde 1652–1686
  6. 6. Samuel Holmes 1642–1679 m. Alice Stillwell 1627–1670
  7. 7. Jonathan Holmes 1633–1713 m. Sarah Borden 1622–1664
  8. 8. Martha Holmes 1640–1711 m. Odlin 1618–1670 m. Samuel Wilbur 1608–1658 m. John Audley 1615–1665
  9. 9. John Holmes 1649–1712 m. Mary Sayles 1652–1713 m. Frances Holden 1645–1663
    1. 1. Susannah Holmes 1667–1706 m. Valentine (W) Wightman 1657–1705
      1. 1. Daniel Wightman 1703–1753 m. Katherine Westcott 1705–1753
        1. 1. Mary Wightman 1729–1774 m. Abner Huntington 1726–1816
  10. 10. Obadiah Holmes 1644–1722 m. Hannah Cole 1640–1661 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1640–1661
  11. 11. Lydia Holmes 1637–1663 m. John Browne 1620–1654 m. John Bowne 1620–1654 m. James Bowne 1616–1668

Obadiah Holmes's Timeline

6 Records

1607
1607
Birth of Obadiah Holmes in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1610
18 Mar 1610
Birth of Obadiah Holmes in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1610
18 Mar 1610
Birth of Obadiah Holmes in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
1610
18 Mar 1610
Obadiah Holmes was baptized in Saint James,Didsbury,Lancashire,England
Saint James,Didsbury,Lancashire,England
1682
15 Oct 1682
Age 72
Death of Obadiah Holmes in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
1682
15 Oct 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 Mar 1610
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24003.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
    [3] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [4] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index
    [5] briggs.FTW
    [6] Gardner.FTW
    [7] v6t1512.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2124802

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1610
    Event Place: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1610
    Event Place: Saint James,Didsbury,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1610
    Event Place: Didsbury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    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: 149

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestors and descendents of Samuel E. Bradt and Bertha Glidden Bradt

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1682
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 2124802
    [2] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index
    [3] briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1682
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, Find A Grave Index, 1663-2013
    [3] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index
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